| FLASHPOINT | • flashpoint n. Alternative form of flash point. • flash␣point n. (Physics) The lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface… • flash␣point n. (Figuratively) A hotspot; a dangerous place of violent political unrest. |
| FLOPTICALS | • flopticals n. Plural of floptical. • FLOPTICAL n. a type of read-write head using a laser device. |
| FLYPOSTING | • flyposting n. Alternative form of fly-posting. • flyposting v. Present participle of flypost. • fly-posting n. The act of posting posters in prohibited or illegal areas, especially for advertisement purposes. |
| LIGHTPROOF | • lightproof adj. Sealed so that no light can enter. • LIGHTPROOF adj. impervious to light, also LIGHTTIGHT. |
| PATRIFOCAL | • patrifocal adj. Patriarchal. • PATRIFOCAL adj. centred on the father. |
| PERFOLIATE | • perfoliate adj. (Botany, of leaves) Appearing to have the stem passing through the blade. • perfoliate adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having the leaf round the stem at the base. • perfoliate adj. (Zoology) Surrounded by a circle of hairs, etc. |
| PONTIFICAL | • pontifical adj. Of or pertaining to a pontiff. • pontifical adj. Pompous, dignified or dogmatic. • pontifical adj. Splendid; magnificent. |
| PORTFOLIOS | • portfolios n. Plural of portfolio. • PORTFOLIO n. a case or pair of boards for holding loose papers. |
| POSTFLIGHT | • postflight adj. After a flight. • POSTFLIGHT adj. after a flight. |
| PROFILISTS | • profilists n. Plural of profilist. • PROFILIST n. one who draws profiles, also PROFILER. |
| PROFITABLE | • profitable adj. Producing a profit. • profitable adj. Beneficial, serviceable, of use. • PROFITABLE adj. yielding profit. |
| PROFITABLY | • profitably adv. In a profitable manner, in a way that achieves profit or gain. • PROFITABLE adv. yielding profit. |
| PROFITLESS | • profitless adj. Not yielding profit. • PROFITLESS adj. without profit. |
| PROFLIGATE | • profligate adj. Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly. • profligate adj. Immoral; abandoned to vice. • profligate adj. (Obsolete) Overthrown, ruined. |
| SHOPLIFTED | • shoplifted v. Simple past tense and past participle of shoplift. • shop-lifted v. Simple past tense and past participle of shop-lift. • SHOPLIFT v. to steal goods from a store. |
| SHOPLIFTER | • shoplifter n. A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops. • SHOPLIFTER n. one who shoplifts. |
| TOPLOFTIER | • toploftier adj. Comparative form of toplofty: more toplofty. • TOPLOFTY adj. high and mighty, haughty, also TOPLOFTICAL. |
| TOPLOFTILY | • toploftily adv. In a toplofty manner. • TOPLOFTY adv. high and mighty, haughty, also TOPLOFTICAL. |