| EARPLUG | • earplug n. A piece of protective gear meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer’s hearing from… • earplug v. (Transitive) To fit with earplugs. • EARPLUG n. a plug for the ear. |
| GRAPLES | • graples v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of graple. • GRAPLE n. (Spenser) a grapple, also CRAPLE. |
| GRAPNEL | • grapnel n. (Nautical) A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel. • grapnel n. A device with a multiple hook at one end and attached to a rope, which is thrown or hooked over a firm… • grapnel n. (Nautical) A grappling iron. |
| GRAPPLE | • grapple v. (Transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly. • grapple v. (Intransitive) To wrestle or tussle. • grapple v. (Figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with. |
| GRAUPEL | • graupel n. (Meteorology, uncountable) A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake. • graupel n. (Meteorology, countable) The result of this process, a small ball of rime. • GRAUPEL n. (German) precipitation consisting of granular snow pellets. |
| GRIPPLE | • gripple adj. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Griping; tenacious; gripping. • gripple adj. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Grasping; greedy; snatchy; mean; niggardly; avaricious, covetous. • gripple adj. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Sprained. |
| GULPERS | • gulpers n. Plural of gulper. • GULPER n. one who gulps. |
| GULPIER | • GULPY adj. marked by gulping. |
| GYPLURE | • gyplure n. A potent gypsy moth attractant synthesized from ricinoleic acid. • GYPLURE n. a synthetic attractant to trap gypsy moths. |
| PEREGAL | • peregal adj. (Obsolete) Fully equal. • peregal n. An equal; one who is of equal standing. • PEREGAL n. (obsolete) an equal. |
| PERGOLA | • pergola n. A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof; used to support… • pergola n. Such a framework employed to provide shade, especially over a patio. • Pergola prop.n. A surname from Italian. |
| PINGLER | • pingler n. (Rare) One who plays with his food, but does not eat. • PINGLER n. one who nibbles at food with little appetite. |
| PLAGUER | • plaguer n. One who plagues or annoys. • plaguer n. (Slang) One infected with HIV. • PLAGUER n. one who plagues. |
| PLEDGER | • pledger n. Someone who gives a pledge. • Pledger prop.n. A surname originating as an occupation. • PLEDGER n. one who pledges something, also PLEDGEOR, PLEDGOR. |
| PLEDGOR | • pledgor n. Alternative spelling of pledger. • pledgor n. (Law) One who engages in or makes a pledge to a pledgee. • PLEDGOR n. one who pledges something, also PLEDGER, PLEDGEOR. |
| PLUGGER | • plugger n. One who, or that which, plugs. • plugger n. A dental instrument used to insert fillings. • plugger n. (Australia) A thong or flip-flop. |
| PLUNGER | • plunger n. A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction. • plunger n. The internal piece of a syringe that pushes out or pulls in any contents. • plunger n. The sliding activator of an exploder, an electrical generator used to trigger electrical detonators… |
| PROLEGS | • prolegs n. Plural of proleg. • PROLEG n. an abdominal leg of certain insect larvae. |
| SPLURGE | • splurge v. (Transitive, intransitive, informal) To (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush. • splurge v. (Colloquial) To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money. • splurge v. To produce an extravagant or ostentatious display. |