| GEOPHILOUS | • geophilous adj. Loving the ground: specifically applied to sundry animals, especially the Geophila or land-snails. • geophilous adj. (Botany) Terrestrial; growing or rooting in the ground. • geophilous adj. (Phytogeography) growing on the ground or on decaying vegetable matter: applied by Pound and Clements… |
| GLUCOPHORE | • GLUCOPHORE n. a chemical group responsible for sweetness of taste. |
| GOLOPTIOUS | • goloptious adj. (Colloquial, dialect, dated) fine; splendid. • goloptious adj. (Colloquial, dialect, dated) delicious; luscious. • GOLOPTIOUS adj. (slang) delicious, voluptuous, also GOLUPTIOUS. |
| GOLUPTIOUS | • goluptious adj. Splendid, delightful, magnificent. • GOLUPTIOUS adj. (slang) delicious, voluptuous, also GOLOPTIOUS. |
| GROUNDPLOT | • GROUNDPLOT n. the plot of ground on which a building stands. |
| OUTGALLOPS | • outgallops v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgallop. • OUTGALLOP v. to surpass at galloping. |
| OUTPOLLING | • outpolling v. Present participle of outpoll. • OUTPOLL v. to get more votes than. |
| PHILOLOGUE | • philologue n. A philologist. • PHILOLOGUE n. a person who studies or has knowledge of philology, also PHILOLOGER, PHILOLOGIAN, PHILOLOGIST. |
| PLOUGHBOYS | • ploughboys n. Plural of ploughboy. • PLOUGHBOY n. a boy who drives or guides horses in ploughing, also PLOWBOY. |
| POLYGAMOUS | • polygamous adj. Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy. • polygamous adj. (Botany) Exhibiting polygamy. • POLYGAMOUS adj. of or pertaining to polygamy. |
| POLYGENOUS | • polygenous adj. Consisting of, or containing, many kinds or genres. • polygenous adj. Of or pertaining to polygenesis. • POLYGENOUS adj. of multiple origin or composition. |
| POLYGONUMS | • polygonums n. Plural of polygonum. • POLYGONUM n. any plant of the knotgrass family Polygonaceae. |
| POLYGYNOUS | • polygynous adj. (Botany) Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia; polygynian. • polygynous adj. Having more than one female as wife or mate; practicing polygyny. • POLYGYNOUS adj. having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia, also POLYGYNIAN. |
| PROLOGUING | • prologuing v. Present participle of prologue. • PROLOGUE v. to preface, also PROLOG. |
| PROLOGUISE | • prologuise v. Alternative form of prologuize. • PROLOGUISE v. to speak a prologue, also PROLOGISE, PROLOGIZE, PROLOGUIZE. |
| PROLOGUIZE | • prologuize v. (Intransitive) To deliver or create a prologue, as for an oration or for a written or musical work. • PROLOGUIZE v. to speak a prologue, also PROLOGISE, PROLOGIZE, PROLOGUISE. |
| PSEUDOLOGY | • pseudology n. Falsehood of speech. • PSEUDOLOGY n. the art or science of lying. |
| SNOWPLOUGH | • snowplough n. (British spelling) Alternative form of snowplow. • snowplough v. (British spelling) Alternative form of snowplow. • snow␣plough n. (British spelling) Alternative form of snowplow. |
| UNSPOOLING | • unspooling v. Present participle of unspool. • UNSPOOL v. to unwind from a small cylinder. |