| HAPTIC | • haptic adj. Of or relating to the sense of touch. • haptic adj. (Computing) Of or relating to haptics (“the study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch”). • HAPTIC adj. pertaining to the sense of touch, also HAPTICAL. |
| HATPIN | • hatpin n. A long straight pin, often with a decorative head, used to secure a woman’s hat to her hair. • HATPIN n. a pin for securing a hat. |
| OPHITE | • ophite n. (Geology) Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry. • ophite adj. (Rare) Serpent-like; ophidian. • Ophite n. (Historical) A member of a Gnostic snake-worshipping sect of the second century. |
| PATHIC | • pathic n. (Now literary) Synonym of bottom: a passive male partner in homosexual anal intercourse. • pathic adj. Passive; suffering. • pathic adj. Relating to disease. |
| PHATIC | • phatic adj. (Linguistics) Pertaining to words used to convey any kind of social relationship. • PHATIC adj. relating to a communication meant to generate an atmosphere of social relationship rather than to convey some information. |
| PHOTIC | • photic adj. Of, related to, or irradiated by light; especially describing that part of the near-surface ocean is… • PHOTIC adj. pertaining to light. |
| PHYTIN | • PHYTIN n. a substance from plants used as an energy supplement. |
| PIGHTS | • PIGHT v. to pitch (e.g. a tent). |
| PITCHY | • pitchy adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling pitch. • pitchy adj. Very dark black; pitch-black. • pitchy adj. (Music) Off pitch; out of tune. |
| PITHED | • pithed v. Simple past tense and past participle of pith. • PITH v. to sever the central nervous system of. |
| PITHOI | • pithoi n. Plural of pithos. • PITHOS n. (Greek) a type of Greek storage jar. |
| PITHOS | • pithos n. (Historical) A large ceramic jar used by certain ancient civilizations that bordered the Mediterranean. • PITHOS n. (Greek) a type of Greek storage jar. |
| PLIGHT | • plight n. A dire or unfortunate situation. • plight n. (Now rare) A (neutral) condition or state. • plight n. (Obsolete) Good health. |
| PLINTH | • plinth n. A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based. • plinth n. The bottom course of stones or bricks supporting a wall. • plinth n. A base or pedestal beneath a cabinet. |
| SPIGHT | • spight n. Alternative form of speight. • spight n. Obsolete spelling of spite. • spight v. Obsolete spelling of spite. |
| SPILTH | • spilth n. (Archaic) Spillage; spilled material. • SPILTH n. that which is spilt, also SPILLAGE. |
| THRIPS | • thrips n. Any of the many small insects of the order Thysanoptera, especially those that attack useful plants. • Thrips prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Thripidae – many common thrips species. • THRIPS n. (Greek) any insect of the order Thysanoptera, esp. a minute black insect of the genus Thrips. |
| TROPHI | • trophi n. Plural of trophus. • TROPHI n. (Greek) the mouthparts of an insect. |
| YPIGHT | • ypight v. Past participle of pitch. • PITCH v. to throw. |