| CHAPLAIN | • chaplain n. A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned… • chaplain n. A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context. • Chaplain prop.n. A surname. |
| COMPLAIN | • complain v. (Intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment. • complain v. (Intransitive) To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge. • complain v. To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel. |
| DELAINES | • delaines n. Plural of delaine. • Delaines prop.n. Plural of Delaine. • DELAINE n. (French) a kind of fabric for women's dresses. |
| EXPLAINS | • explains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explain. • EXPLAIN v. to make clear and understandable. |
| FORELAIN | • forelain v. Past participle of forelie. • FORELAY v. to wait in ambush. |
| HOLLAING | • hollaing v. Present participle of holla. • HOLLA v. to shout out a greeting, also HALLO, HALLOA, HALLOO, HELLO, HILLO, HILLOA, HOLLO, HOLLOA, HOLLOO, HULLO. |
| MURLAINS | • MURLAIN n. (Gaelic) a narrow-mouthed basket, also MURLAN, MURLIN. |
| OVERLAIN | • overlain v. Past participle of overlie. • OVERLAY v. to lay over. |
| PLAINANT | • plainant n. (Law, obsolete) One who makes complaint; the plaintiff. • PLAINANT n. one who makes complaint; a plaintiff. |
| PLAINEST | • plainest adj. Superlative form of plain: most plain. • PLAIN adj. unadorned. |
| PLAINFUL | • plainful adj. (Archaic) Full of lamentation. • plainful adj. Plain; obvious. • plainful n. As much as a plain contains. |
| PLAINING | • plaining v. Present participle of plain. • plaining n. A lamentation. • PLAINING n. (Shakespeare) complaint. |
| PLAINISH | • plainish adj. Somewhat plain in appearance. • PLAINISH adj. somewhat plain. |
| POULAINE | • poulaine n. A long, pointed toe of a shoe, a style fashionable in the 14th and 15th centuries. • poulaine n. A shoe in such a style. • poulaine n. Rare form of poleyn (“knee armor”). |
| PURSLAIN | • purslain n. (Archaic) Alternative form of purslane. • PURSLAIN n. a pot herb and salad herb, also PERSELINE, PURSLANE. |
| VILLAINS | • villains n. Plural of villain. • VILLAIN n. a malevolent evildoer, also VILLAN. |
| VILLAINY | • villainy n. (Uncountable) Evil or wicked character or behaviour. • villainy n. (Countable) A wicked or treacherous act. • villainy n. (Uncountable, obsolete) Ill-treatment, indignity, degrading or shameful treatment of someone. |