| OPPUGNANCY | • oppugnancy n. The act of oppugning; opposition; resistance. • OPPUGNANCY n. (Shakespeare) antagonism. |
| OVERSUPPLY | • oversupply v. To supply more than is needed. • oversupply n. An excessive supply. • OVERSUPPLY v. to supply to excess. |
| PLAYGROUPS | • playgroups n. Plural of playgroup. • PLAYGROUP n. an informal, sometimes voluntarily run group having morning or afternoon sessions attended by preschool children. |
| POLYPARIUM | • polyparium n. (Biology) The stem, or supporting structure, of any colonial cnidarian such as coral. • POLYPARIUM n. the framework and base of a polyp colony, esp. coral, also POLYPARY. |
| POLYPODOUS | • polypodous adj. (Zoology) Having numerous legs. • POLYPODOUS adj. having many legs or similar appendages. |
| POPULARITY | • popularity n. The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor… • popularity n. (Archaic) The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people. • popularity n. (Archaic) Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap. |
| POPULOUSLY | • populously adv. In a populous manner. • POPULOUS adv. containing many inhabitants. |
| PORPHYROUS | • porphyrous adj. Of or crafted from porphyry. • porphyrous adj. Of purple hue, like that of porphyry. • PORPHYROUS adj. purple. |
| PROMPTUARY | • promptuary n. (Obsolete) A magazine, repository, or handbook. • promptuary n. (Arithmetic) A device described in Napier’s treatise Rabdologiæ, consisting of a large set of strips… • promptuary adj. (Obsolete) Of or relating to preparation. |
| PROPULSORY | • propulsory adj. Propulsive. • PROPULSORY adj. propulsive. |
| PROPYLAEUM | • propylaeum n. (Historical, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple. • PROPYLAEUM n. any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any inclosure. |
| PUPPYHOODS | • puppyhoods n. Plural of puppyhood. • PUPPYHOOD n. the time or state of being a puppy. |
| PYROPHORUS | • pyrophorus n. A substance capable of taking fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state. • Pyrophorus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Elateridae – fire beetles, bioluminescent click beetles. • PYROPHORUS n. any substance capable of igniting spontaneously on exposure to air. |
| SUPPLETORY | • suppletory n. A source of supply. • suppletory n. A supplement. • suppletory adj. (Now chiefly law) Making up for deficiencies; supplementary. |
| SUPPOSABLY | • supposably adv. Able to be supposed or conjectured. • supposably adv. (Nonstandard) Supposedly. • SUPPOSABLE adv. capable of being supposed. |
| SUPPOSEDLY | • supposedly adv. As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people. • SUPPOSED adv. SUPPOSE, to assume to be true. |
| UNPROPERLY | • unproperly adv. In an unproper manner; not properly. • UNPROPER adv. improper. |
| YUPPIEDOMS | • YUPPIEDOM n. the state of being a yuppie, also YUPPYDOM. |