| APOSTROPHE | • apostrophe n. (Orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a… • apostrophe n. (Rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent. • APOSTROPHE n. the addressing of a personified thing rhetorically. |
| GOBSTOPPER | • gobstopper n. A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape. • gob␣stopper n. (Britain) A large, hard, spherical sweet/candy that would completely fill the mouth. • GOBSTOPPER n. (colloquial) a large sweet that is sucked. |
| PHOSPHORET | • phosphoret n. A compound of phosphorus that does not include oxygen. • PHOSPHORET n. (obsolete) a phosphide, also PHOSPHURET. |
| POSTPERSON | • postperson n. (Uncommon) A letter carrier of any gender. • POSTPERSON n. a postman or postwoman. |
| POSTPONERS | • postponers n. Plural of postponer. • POSTPONER n. one who postpones. |
| PRAEPOSTOR | • praepostor n. (Britain) a prefect in some public schools. • PRAEPOSTOR n. (Latin) the name used for a prefect in some English public schools, also PREPOSITOR, PREPOSTOR. |
| PREOPTIONS | • preoptions n. Plural of preoption. • PREOPTION n. the right of first choice. |
| PREPOSITOR | • prepositor n. Scholar appointed to inspect other scholars; a monitor. • PREPOSITOR n. (Latin) the name used for a prefect in some English public schools, also PRAEPOSTOR, PREPOSTOR. |
| PREPOSTORS | • prepostors n. Plural of prepostor. • PREPOSTOR n. (Latin) the name used for a prefect in some English public schools, also PRAEPOSTOR, PREPOSITOR. |
| PROPONENTS | • proponents n. Plural of proponent. • PROPONENT n. one who is making proposals. |
| PROPOSITAE | • propositae n. Plural of proposita. • PROPOSITA n. a woman from whom a line of descent is traced. |
| PROPRETORS | • propretors n. Plural of propretor. • PROPRETOR n. a magistrate of ancient Rome who, after acting as praetor, was appointed to the governor of a province, also PROPRAETOR. |
| PROSPECTOR | • prospector n. A person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold. • PROSPECTOR n. one who prospects. |
| PROTANOPES | • protanopes n. Plural of protanope. • PROTANOPE n. a sufferer from protanopia, colour-blindness with respect to red. |
| PROTOTYPES | • prototypes n. Plural of prototype. • PROTOTYPE v. to make a prototype. |
| SPOROPHYTE | • sporophyte n. (Botany) A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order… • SPOROPHYTE n. a spore-producing phase in plants that reproduce by metagenesis (alternating asexual and sexual reproduction). |
| TROPOPAUSE | • tropopause n. The zone of transition between the troposphere and the stratosphere (approximately 13 kilometers). The… • TROPOPAUSE n. the level of the atmosphere where the troposphere ends and stratosphere begins. |