| LAPILLUS | • lapillus n. A fragment of lava ejected from a volcano. • lapillus n. (Zoology) One of the otoliths in finfish. • LAPILLUS n. (Latin) a small stone ejected by volcanic eruption. |
| LILLIPUT | • lilliput n. Any of various small freshwater mussels of the genus Toxolasma, found mainly in the southeastern United States. • Lilliput prop.n. (Fiction) An imaginary island populated by tiny people, in the book Gulliver’s Travels. • Lilliput prop.n. (By extension) A generic name of a fictional country, sometimes contrasted with a counterpart Brobdingnag or Blefuscu. |
| LOLLIPOP | • lollipop n. An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick. • lollipop n. Something having the shape of a lollipop: a linear stem connected to a round body. • lolli-pop n. Alternative spelling of lollipop. |
| PALLIDLY | • pallidly adv. In a pallid manner. • PALLID adv. pale, wan. |
| PELLICLE | • pellicle n. A thin skin or film. • pellicle n. A skin or coating of proteins on the surface of meat to be smoked, improving the surface adhesion. • pellicle n. Cuticle, the hard protective outer layer of certain life forms. |
| PLAYBILL | • playbill n. A poster advertising a theatrical performance. • playbill n. A program/programme/pamphlet for a theatrical performance. • PLAYBILL n. the programme for a theatrical performance. |
| PLIMSOLL | • plimsoll n. (Britain) A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers. • plimsoll n. The plimsoll symbol ⦵ (or o) that is used as a superscript in the notation of thermodynamics to indicate… • Plimsoll prop.n. A surname. |
| POLLICAL | • pollical adj. (Anatomy) of the thumb. • POLLICAL adj. relating to a pollex. |
| POLYPILL | • polypill n. Medication that is a combination drug of multiple active ingredients, and that is intended to be consumed… • POLYPILL n. a proposed pill which has drugs to control cholesterol, blood pressure and clotting. |
| PULPMILL | • pulpmill n. Alternative form of pulp mill. • pulp␣mill n. A factory for making paper pulp from (usually) wood. • PULPMILL n. a machine for pulping wood. |
| PULVILLE | • pulville n. Alternative form of pulvillio. • PULVILLE n. (historical) perfumed powder; snuff, also PULVIL, PULVILIO, PULVILLIO. |
| PULVILLI | • pulvilli n. Plural of pulvillus. • PULVILLUS n. (Latin) a little cushion or pad. |