| ALLOPHONIC | • allophonic adj. Of or pertaining to an allophone. • ALLOPHONIC adj. of or like an allophone, any of several speech sounds regarded as variants of a given phoneme. |
| APOLLONIAN | • apollonian adj. Clear, harmonious, and restrained. • Apollonian adj. (Greek mythology) Of or relating to the ancient Olympian Greek God Apollo. • Apollonian adj. Of or relating to the Ancient Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga. |
| CIPOLLINOS | • cipollinos n. Plural of cipollino. • CIPOLLINO n. (Italian) a kind of white marble streaked with green, also CIPOLIN. |
| FLOODPLAIN | • floodplain n. (Geography) An alluvial plain adjacent to a river formed by flooding during periods of high rain. • flood␣plain n. Alternative spelling of floodplain. • FLOODPLAIN n. an area bordering a stream over which water spreads when the stream tops its channel banks. |
| LOOPHOLING | • loopholing v. Present participle of loophole. • LOOPHOLE v. to make small openings in. |
| OPTIONALLY | • optionally adv. In an optional manner. Not mandatorily. • OPTIONAL adv. not compulsory. |
| OUTPOLLING | • outpolling v. Present participle of outpoll. • OUTPOLL v. to get more votes than. |
| POLLENOSIS | • pollenosis n. Alternative form of pollinosis. • POLLENOSIS n. allergic reaction to pollen; hay-fever, also POLLINOSIS. |
| POLLINATOR | • pollinator n. (Biology) the agent that pollinates a plant; often an insect. • pollinator n. The plant that is the source of pollen for cross-pollination. • POLLINATOR n. an agent that pollinates. |
| POLLINOSES | • pollinoses n. Plural of pollinosis. • POLLINOSIS n. an allergic reaction to pollen; hay-fever, also POLLENOSIS. |
| POLLINOSIS | • pollinosis n. An allergy to grass and other pollen which causes cold symptoms in sufferers; hay fever. • POLLINOSIS n. an allergic reaction to pollen; hay-fever, also POLLENOSIS. |
| POLLUSIONS | • pollusions n. Plural of pollusion. • POLLUSION n. (Shakespeare) blunder for allusion. |
| POLLUTIONS | • pollutions n. Plural of pollution. • POLLUTION n. making dirty, defilement. |
| POLYNOMIAL | • polynomial n. (Algebra, strict sense) An expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being… • polynomial n. (Taxonomy) A taxonomic designation (such as of a subspecies) consisting of more than two terms. • polynomial adj. (Algebra) Able to be described or limited by a polynomial. |
| POLYOLEFIN | • polyolefin n. (Chemistry) A polymer (such as polyethylene) made by the polymerization of an olefin. • polyolefin n. (Chemistry) A polyene. • POLYOLEFIN n. a polymer of an alkene (as polyethylene). |
| PONTICELLO | • PONTICELLO n. (Italian) the bridge of a stringed instrument. |
| POSTILLION | • postillion n. Alternative spelling of postilion. • POSTILLION n. (historical) a person who rides near horse of those drawing coach etc. and acts as guide to the whole team, also POSTILION. |
| SCOLLOPING | • scolloping v. Present participle of scollop. • SCOLLOP v. to indent like a shell, also SCALLOP, ESCALLOP, ESCALOP. |
| SPOONBILLS | • spoonbills n. Plural of spoonbill. • SPOONBILL n. a kind of wading bird with a spoon-shaped bill. |
| TROLLOPING | • trolloping v. Present participle of trollop. • TROLLOP v. to act or dress like a trollop. |