| ALLOGRAPH | • allograph n. A variant form of a letter (or other grapheme). • allograph n. A signature made by one person for another. • ALLOGRAPH n. a writing, esp. a signature, for another, as opposed to an autograph. |
| ANGLOPHIL | • Anglophil n. Archaic form of Anglophile. • ANGLOPHIL n. one who loves the English, also ANGLOPHILE. |
| GALLUMPHS | • gallumphs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gallumph. • GALLUMPH v. to move with a clumsy heavy tread, also GALUMPH. |
| HAPLOLOGY | • haplology n. (Phonology, uncountable) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word. • haplology n. (Phonology, countable) An instance of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word. • HAPLOLOGY n. the contraction of a word by the omission of one or more similar sounds or syllables (as in mineralogy for mineralology or prob-ly for probably). |
| HOPLOLOGY | • hoplology n. The study of the methods, behaviour, and technology involved in human combat, particularly weapons and armour. • HOPLOLOGY n. the study of weapons. |
| HYPALLAGE | • hypallage n. (Rhetoric, grammar) A construction in which a modifier with meaning associated with one word appears… • HYPALLAGE n. a rhetorical figure in which relations between words are changed. |
| LAMPLIGHT | • lamplight n. The light emitted by a lamp. • LAMPLIGHT n. the light cast by a lamp. |
| LOGOPHILE | • logophile n. One who loves words; a word buff. • LOGOPHILE n. a person who loves words. |
| MEGAPHYLL | • megaphyll n. (Botany) A leaf having an internally branching system of veins, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf. • MEGAPHYLL n. a relatively large type of leaf produced by e.g. ferns. |
| PHALANGAL | • phalangal adj. Alternative form of phalangeal. • PHALANGAL adj. of or pertaining to the phalanges, the bones of a digit. |
| PHELLOGEN | • phellogen n. (Botany) The tissue of young cells that produces the phellem. • PHELLOGEN n. the tissue of young cells which produces cork cells. |
| PHIALLING | • phialling v. Present participle of phial. • PHIAL v. to keep in a small bottle, also VIAL. |
| PHILLABEG | • phillabeg n. Alternative form of philibeg. • PHILLABEG n. (Gaelic) the kilt, also FILABEG, FILIBEG, FILLIBEG, PHILABEG, PHILIBEG, PHILLIBEG. |
| PHILLIBEG | • phillibeg n. Alternative form of philibeg. • PHILLIBEG n. (Gaelic) the kilt, also FILABEG, FILIBEG, FILLIBEG, PHILABEG, PHILIBEG, PHILLABEG. |
| PHILOLOGY | • philology n. The humanistic study of language. • philology n. (Uncommon) Linguistics. • philology n. (Philosophy) Love and study of learning and literature, broadly speaking. |
| PLIGHTFUL | • plightful adj. Full of risk or danger; risky; dangerous; perilous. • plightful adj. Full of plight; plighted; pledged; devoted. • plightful adj. Indicating plight; dire; grim; grievous. |
| PLUGHOLES | • plugholes n. Plural of plughole. • PLUGHOLE n. a drain-hole in a sink, bath etc. which may be stopped with a plug. |