| APPOINTING | • appointing v. Present participle of appoint. • APPOINT v. to assign to a job. |
| DOGNAPPING | • dognapping n. Kidnapping or stealing of a dog owned by someone else. • dog-napping v. Present participle of dog-nap. • dog␣napping v. Present participle of dog nap. |
| NINCOMPOOP | • nincompoop n. (Derogatory, childish) A foolish or silly person. • NINCOMPOOP n. a fool; a silly or stupid person, also NICKUMPOOP, NICOMPOOP. |
| PANOPTICON | • panopticon n. A type of prison where all the cells are visible from the center, particularly if it is not possible… • panopticon n. (Figurative, by extension) A place in which people are subject to constant surveillance at totalitarian command. • panopticon n. A room for the exhibition of novelties. |
| PEPSINOGEN | • pepsinogen n. (Biochemistry) A zymogen that is converted into pepsin by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach. • PEPSINOGEN n. a substance in the mucous membrane of the stomach which converts into pepsin in a slightly acid medium. |
| PINCHPOINT | • pinchpoint n. Alternative form of pinch point. • pinch␣point n. (Engineering) A point in between moving and stationary parts of a machine where an individual’s body… • pinch␣point n. (Economics) The level of inventories of a commodity or product below which consumers become concerned… |
| PINPOINTED | • pinpointed v. Simple past tense and past participle of pinpoint. • pin-pointed v. Simple past tense and past participle of pin-point. • PINPOINT v. to locate precisely. |
| PORPENTINE | • porpentine n. (Archaic) Porcupine. • PORPENTINE n. (Shakespeare) a porcupine, also PORCUPINE. |
| POSTPONING | • postponing v. Present participle of postpone. • POSTPONE v. to put off to a future time. |
| PREOPENING | • preopening adj. Occurring before or in anticipation of an opening. • PREOPENING adj. taking place before an opening. |
| PROPENDING | • propending v. Present participle of propend. • PROPEND v. (Shakespeare) to have a tendency toward. |
| PROPENSION | • propension n. (Archaic) Propensity. • PROPENSION n. (Shakespeare) inclination, propensity. |
| UNOPPOSING | • unopposing adj. Not offering opposition; unresisting. • UNOPPOSING adj. not opposing. |
| UNPEOPLING | • unpeopling v. Present participle of unpeople. • UNPEOPLE v. to remove people from. |
| UNPROPPING | • unpropping v. Present participle of unprop. • UNPROP v. to remove the props from. |
| UNSTOPPING | • unstopping v. Present participle of unstop. • UNSTOP v. to remove a stopper from. |