| APPRAISALS | • appraisals n. Plural of appraisal. • APPRAISAL n. the act of appraising. |
| GLASSPAPER | • glasspaper n. (Archaic) sandpaper. • glasspaper v. (Archaic, transitive) To sand with sandpaper. • GLASSPAPER v. to sand with glasspaper (an abrasive composed of quartz granules on a paper backing). |
| ISOPROPYLS | • isopropyls n. Plural of isopropyl. • ISOPROPYL n. a radical derived from propane. |
| PARALIPSES | • paralipses n. (Linguistics) plural of paralipsis. • PARALIPSIS n. a rhetorical figure by which one fixes attention on a subject by pretending to neglect it, also PARALEIPSIS. |
| PARALIPSIS | • paralipsis n. (Rhetoric, linguistics) A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually… • PARALIPSIS n. a rhetorical figure by which one fixes attention on a subject by pretending to neglect it, also PARALEIPSIS. |
| PERIPLASMS | • periplasms n. Plural of periplasm. • PERIPLASM n. the region inside the wall of a biological cell. |
| PERIPLASTS | • periplasts n. Plural of periplast. • PERIPLAST n. an intercellular substance; the ectoplasm of flagellates. |
| PERIPLUSES | • peripluses n. Plural of periplus. • PERIPLUS n. a voyage or trip around something. |
| PIPISTRELS | • pipistrels n. Plural of pipistrel. • PIPISTREL n. a small reddish-brown bat, also PIPISTRELLE. |
| PIROPLASMS | • piroplasms n. Plural of piroplasm. • PIROPLASM n. a parasite causing cattle fever, aka babesia, also PIROPLASMA. |
| PROPOLISES | • PROPOLIS n. (Greek) a resinous substance used as a cement by bees. |
| PROPULSORS | • propulsors n. Plural of propulsor. • PROPULSOR n. something which propels. |
| PURPLENESS | • purpleness n. The state or condition of being purple in colour. • PURPLENESS n. the state of being purple. |
| RESUPPLIES | • resupplies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of resupply. • RESUPPLY v. to supply again. |
| SCHLEPPERS | • schleppers n. Plural of schlepper. • SCHLEPPER n. (Yiddish) an incompetent or nonentity, also SHLEPPER. |
| SPARKPLUGS | • sparkplugs n. Plural of sparkplug. • spark␣plugs n. Plural of spark plug. • SPARKPLUG v. to spark something off, in the manner of a sparkplug in a car carrying wires between which an electric spark passes to fire the explosive mixture of gases. |
| SPOILSPORT | • spoilsport n. Someone who puts an end to others’ fun, especially harmless fun. • spoilsport adj. Like a spoilsport. • spoil-sport n. (Dated) Alternative form of spoilsport. |
| SPOROPHYLS | • sporophyls n. Plural of sporophyl. • SPOROPHYL n. a leaf that bears sporangia, also SPOROPHYLL. |
| SPORTSPLEX | • sportsplex n. (US) A complex offering sporting facilities. |
| SUPPERLESS | • supperless adj. Without supper. • SUPPERLESS adj. having no supper. |