| BOOTSTRAPPING | • bootstrapping v. Present participle of bootstrap. • bootstrapping n. The process by which something is bootstrapped. • BOOTSTRAP v. to prepare (a computer) for operation by causing an operating system to be loaded into its memory. |
| CONTRAPPOSTOS | • CONTRAPPOSTO n. a pose of the human body with hips, shoulders and head in different planes. |
| OPPORTUNISTIC | • opportunistic adj. Taking advantage of situations that arise. • opportunistic adj. Taking advantage of situations to advance one’s own interests without regard for moral principles. • OPPORTUNISTIC adj. taking advantage of opportunities as they arise. |
| OPPORTUNITIES | • opportunities n. Plural of opportunity. • OPPORTUNITY n. a favorable juncture of circumstances. |
| OPPOSITIONIST | • oppositionist n. A person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition. • OPPOSITIONIST n. a member of an opposition. |
| PANTOPHAGISTS | • pantophagists n. Plural of pantophagist. • PANTOPHAGIST n. an omnivore. |
| PEPTONISATION | • peptonisation n. Alternative form of peptonization. • PEPTONISATION n. the process of peptonising, also PEPTONIZATION. |
| PERPETRATIONS | • perpetrations n. Plural of perpetration. • PERPETRATION n. the act of perpetrating. |
| PERPETUATIONS | • perpetuations n. Plural of perpetuation. • PERPETUATION n. continuation or preservation for ever, or a long time. |
| POSTPONEMENTS | • postponements n. Plural of postponement. • POSTPONEMENT n. the act of postponing. |
| POSTPOSITIONS | • postpositions n. Plural of postposition. • POSTPOSITION n. the placing of a grammatical element after a word to which it is primarily related in a sentence. |
| POSTPUBESCENT | • postpubescent adj. That occurs after puberty. • postpubescent n. An individual who has completed puberty; a sexually mature person. • POSTPUBESCENT n. someone of an age after pubescence. |
| POSTULANTSHIP | • POSTULANTSHIP n. the office of postulant. |
| PROPITIATIONS | • propitiations n. Plural of propitiation. • PROPITIATION n. the act of propitiating. |
| SUPPLANTATION | • supplantation n. The act of supplanting. • supplantation n. The condition of having been displaced. • SUPPLANTATION n. the act of supplanting. |