| PERPETRATE | • perpetrate v. (Transitive) To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit. • PERPETRATE v. to bring about or carry out, as a crime or deception. |
| PERPETUATE | • perpetuate adj. (Archaic except poetic) Perpetual, or made perpetual; continued for an indefinite time. • perpetuate v. (Transitive) To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also… • perpetuate v. (Transitive) To prolong the existence of (something) by repetition; to reinforce. |
| PERPETUITY | • perpetuity n. (Uncountable) The quality or state of being perpetual; endless duration; uninterrupted existence. • perpetuity n. (Countable) Something that is perpetual. • perpetuity n. (Countable, law) A limitation intended to be unalterable and of indefinite duration; a disposition of… |
| PHOTOTROPE | • PHOTOTROPE n. a substance exhibiting phototropism, movement directed by light. |
| PINSPOTTER | • pinspotter n. Synonym of pinsetter (person or machine). • PINSPOTTER n. an employee on a mechanical device that spots pins in a bowling alley, also PINSETTER. |
| PIPEFITTER | • pipefitter n. An industrial tradesman who installs and maintains piping systems. • pipe␣fitter n. Alternative form of pipefitter. • PIPEFITTER n. one whose job is to fit pipes. |
| PROPITIATE | • propitiate v. (Transitive) To conciliate, appease, or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit. • propitiate v. (Transitive) To make propitious or favourable. • propitiate v. (Intransitive) To make propitiation. |
| PROTOPHYTE | • protophyte n. (Biology) Any of various primitive organisms such as the slime molds. • PROTOPHYTE n. any unicellular plant, or plant forming only a plasmodium, having reproduction only by fission, gemmation, or cell division. |
| PROTOTYPED | • prototyped adj. Constructed as a prototype. • PROTOTYPE v. to make a prototype. |
| PROTOTYPES | • prototypes n. Plural of prototype. • PROTOTYPE v. to make a prototype. |
| PROTREPTIC | • protreptic adj. Serving to instruct; didactic. • protreptic n. A didactic speech, book, etc. • PROTREPTIC adj. exhorting or encouraging, also PROTREPTICAL. |
| STEPPARENT | • stepparent n. One’s parent’s spouse who is not one’s biological parent. • step-parent n. Alternative form of stepparent. • STEPPARENT n. a person who is a stepmother or stepfather. |
| STRAPPIEST | • strappiest adj. Superlative form of strappy: most strappy. • STRAPPY adj. having straps. |
| STROPPIEST | • stroppiest adj. Superlative form of stroppy: most stroppy. • STROPPY adj. (colloquial) touchy, belligerent. |
| TAPESCRIPT | • tapescript n. A transcript of a tape recording. • TAPESCRIPT n. a tape-recorded reading of a complete script. |
| TITTUPPIER | • TITTUPPY adj. gay, lively, unsteady, also TITTUPY, TITUPY. |
| TROPOPHYTE | • tropophyte n. (Biology) Any plant that lives in an environment in which heavy rainfall alternates with periods of drought. • TROPOPHYTE n. a plant adapted to alterations of moisture and drought. |
| TYPESCRIPT | • typescript n. Typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript. • typescript v. (Transitive) To transcribe into typewritten form. • TypeScript prop.n. (Scripting language) A scripting programming language that is a strongly-typed superset of JavaScript. |