| APOLUNE | • apolune n. (Astronomy) The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the… • APOLUNE n. the point in the orbit of a body revolving round the moon that is farthest from the centre of the moon. |
| LOUPING | • louping n. Alternative form of louping ill. • LOUP v. (Scots) to leap, also LOWP. |
| NONPLUS | • nonplus n. A state of bewilderment or perplexity. • nonplus v. (Transitive) To bewilder or perplex (someone); to confound, to flummox. • non-plus v. Alternative spelling of nonplus. |
| NONUPLE | • nonuple n. A ninefold amount or number. • NONUPLE n. a set of nine. |
| OPULENT | • opulent adj. Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent. • opulent adj. Rich, sumptuous and extravagant. • OPULENT adj. wealthy. |
| OUTPLAN | • outplan v. (Transitive) To surpass in planning. • OUTPLAN v. to surpass in planning. |
| PLEURON | • pleuron n. (Zoology) A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum. • PLEURON n. (Greek) a part of a thoracic segment of an insect. |
| PLUTONS | • plutons n. Plural of pluton. • PLUTON n. (German) a mass of rock solidified under earth's surface. |
| POUNDAL | • poundal n. (Dated, physics) A unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one… • POUNDAL n. a unit of force, the force imparting to one pound mass an acceleration of one foot per second. |
| PULDRON | • puldron n. Alternative form of pauldron. • PULDRON n. (obsolete) a shoulder-plate of a suit of armour, also PAULDRON, POULDRON. |
| PULSION | • pulsion n. (Now rare) The act of driving forward; propulsion. • pulsion n. (Psychoanalysis) A subconscious drive or impulse. • PULSION n. the act of driving forward; propulsion. |
| PULTONS | • pultons n. Plural of pulton. • PULTON n. (Hindi) an Indian regiment, also PULTUN, PULTAN, PULTOON. |
| PULTOON | • pultoon n. Alternative form of puttun (“Indian regiment”). • PULTOON n. (Hindi) an Indian regiment, also PULTUN, PULTAN, PULTON. |
| PURLOIN | • purloin v. (Transitive) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal. • purloin v. (Intransitive) To commit theft; to thieve. • PURLOIN v. to steal; to filch. |
| UNSPOOL | • unspool v. To remove (Film, cotton, etc.) from a spool; unwind. • unspool v. (Aviation) To reduce the thrust of a jet engine to idle in flight. • unspool v. (Slang) To screen a film. |
| UPALONG | • upalong adv. (Newfoundland) Toward the mainland. • UPALONG n. a location away from a person or place. |
| UPBLOWN | • upblown v. Past participle of upblow. • UPBLOW v. to blow up. |
| UPSILON | • upsilon n. The twentieth letter of Classical and Modern Greek; the twenty-second letter of Old and Ancient Greek. • upsilon n. (Particle physics) An upsilon meson, or bottomonium. • UPSILON n. (Greek) a Greek letter, also YPSILON. |