(pathology) The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
arpen
arpen
noun
Alternative form of arpent (old unit of measure)
aspen
aspen
adj
(obsolete) Of a woman's tongue: wagging, gossiping.
(obsolete) Tremulous, trembling.
Pertaining to the asp or aspen tree.
noun
(uncountable) The wood of such a tree; usually pale, lightweight and soft.
The asp tree; a kind of poplar tree (genus Populus sect. Populus). A medium-size tree with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.
bepen
bepun
copen
dnepr
enapt
encup
enpia
epner
epona
genep
genip
genip
noun
A succulent berry with a thick rind, the fruit of plants in the genus Genipa.
Alternative form of quenepa (“mamoncillo”)
ginep
impen
impen
verb
To shut up or enclose, as in a pen.
inept
inept
adj
Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
Unfit; unsuitable.
insep
knape
knape
noun
(obsolete, dialectal) A lad.
knipe
naper
napes
napes
noun
plural of nape
nappe
nappe
noun
(cooking) The ability of a sauce or other relatively thick liquid to coat food, the back of a spoon, etc.
(geology) A sheet-like mass of rock that has been folded over adjacent strata.
(hydraulics) Geological nappe whose underside is not in contact with the overflow structure and is at ambient atmospheric pressure.
(mathematics) Either of the two parts of a double cone.
The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a vertical drop.
verb
(cooking) To coat (a food) with liquid.
neaps
neaps
noun
plural of neap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of neap
neeps
neeps
noun
(chiefly Scotland) mashed swede (called "turnip" in Scotland), especially when served with tatties (potatoes) and haggis.
plural of neep
nepal
neper
neper
noun
(electronics) A non-SI unit of the attenuation (or sometimes gain) of field and power quantities such as electronic signals; the natural logarithm of a ratio, with 1 Np (a ratio of 2.718:1) being equivalent to 8.686 dB.
nephi
nephi
Proper noun
A son of Lehi.
A city in Utah, USA
nepil
nepit
nepit
noun
Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”)
nepos
netop
netop
noun
(US, New England dialect, possibly archaic) Friend.
niepa
nikep
niple
npeel
opens
opens
noun
plural of open
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of open
opine
opine
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from amino acids, found in some plant tumours
verb
(intransitive) To give one's formal opinion (on or upon something).
(intransitive, transitive) To have or express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).
oppen
paden
paean
paean
noun
(Ancient Greece, historical) A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
(by extension) An enthusiastic expression of praise.
(by extension) Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.
verb
(transitive, rare) To sing a paean; to praise.
paeon
paeon
noun
(poetry) A foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable.
pagne
pagne
noun
A length of wax-print fabric made in West Africa, worn as a single wrap or made into other clothing, and serving as a form of currency.
paine
paine
noun
Obsolete spelling of pain
paned
paned
adj
(often in combination) Having panes.
panel
panel
noun
(Britain, historical) A list of doctors who could provide limited free healthcare prior to the introduction of the NHS.
(architecture) A sunken compartment with raised margins, moulded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.
(comics) An individual frame or drawing in a comic.
(dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
(graphical user interface) A type of GUI widget, such as a control panel.
(joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame.
(law) A document containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff.
(law) The whole jury.
(law, Scotland) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court.
(masonry) A slab or plank of wood used instead of a canvas for painting on.
(masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone.
(medicine) A group of tests or assays, a battery.
(mining) A heap of dressed ore.
(mining) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.
(obsolete) A piece of cloth serving as a saddle.
A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.
A portion of text or other material within a book, newspaper, web page, etc. set apart from the main body or separated by a border.
A soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To enter (jury members) on an official list of jurors; to empanel.
(obsolete, transitive) To fit (an animal, especially a mule or ass) with a panel or simple padded saddle.
(transitive) To fit (a room etc.) with panels.
panes
panes
noun
plural of pane
panne
panne
noun
(ecology) A wetland consisting of a small depression, with or without standing water, often in a salt marsh or other coastal wetland.
A fabric resembling velvet, but having the nap flat and less close.
A lustrous finish applied to velvet and satin.
panse
papen
paren
paren
noun
(informal, especially computing) A parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text).
paten
paten
noun
(Christianity) The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist.
(archaeology) Any shallow dish found in an archaeological site.
paven
paven
adj
(rare, dated or archaic) paved
noun
Alternative form of Paduan (“stately Spanish dance”)
payen
payen
noun
(obsolete) Pagan.
payne
peano
peano
Proper noun
(1858–1932), Italian mathematician.
peans
peans
noun
plural of pean
peban
pecan
pecan
noun
A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.
A half of the edible portion of the inside of this nut.
A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.
peene
peens
peens
noun
plural of peen
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peen
peine
peine
noun
(law) Pain or punishment.
peins
pekan
pekan
noun
The fisher cat, the fisher (Martes pennanti), or the marten (Martes americana).
pekin
pelon
penal
penal
adj
Of or relating to punishment.
Serving as a place of punishment.
Subject to punishment; punishable.
pence
pence
noun
plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).
penda
pendn
pends
pends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pend
penes
penes
noun
(chiefly sciences) plural of penis
plural of pene
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pene
pengo
pengo
noun
Alternative spelling of pengő
penis
penis
noun
(anatomy) The male reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse that in the human male and some other mammals is also used for urination; the tubular portion of the male genitalia (excluding the scrotum).
penki
penna
penna
noun
a contour feather
penni
penni
noun
(historical) A former Finnish currency unit, worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of the markka.
penny
penny
noun
(historical) In Ireland, a coin worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.
(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.
A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d.
In the US and (formerly) Canada, a one-cent coin, worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.
In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p.
In various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin.
Money in general.
verb
(Oxbridge slang) During a meal or as part of a drinking game, to drop a penny in a person's drink such that they must finish it (or some such variation thereof); commonly associated with crewdates at Oxford and swaps at Cambridge.
(electronics) To circumvent the tripping of an electrical circuit breaker by the dangerous practice of inserting a coin in place of a fuse in a fuse socket.
(slang) To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.
pense
pensy
pensy
adj
(dated) pensive
penta
penup
penup
noun
The stage during the process of handwriting after a pen lift event, where the pen's tip hovers above the writing pad, before a pendown landing.
penza
peons
peons
noun
plural of peon
peony
peony
noun
A dark red colour.
A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers.
pepin
perni
peron
perun
phane
phane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several substructures of a more complex molecule.
Obsolete form of fane.
phene
phene
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Benzene.
(genetics) A genetically determined phenotype.
pheni
pheny
pheon
pheon
noun
(heraldry) A bearing representing the head of a dart or javelin, with long barbs which are engrailed on the inner edge.
phone
phone
noun
(phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
verb
(transitive) To call (someone) using a telephone.
phren
phren
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The diaphragm.
(philosophy, historical) The brain or mind.
piane
piend
piend
noun
Alternative form of peen (“end of a hammer”)
pined
pined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pine
pinel
piner
piner
noun
One who pines (languishes, grieves or mourns).
pines
pines
noun
plural of pine
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pine
piney
piney
adj
Alternative spelling of piny
pinge
pinte
plane
plane
adj
Of a surface: flat or level.
noun
(Northern UK) A sycamore.
(anatomy) An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
(computing, Unicode) Any of 17 designated ranges of 2¹⁶ (65,536) sequential code points each.
(countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
(countable, carpentry) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight.
(entomology) The butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.
(geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).
A level of existence or development.
A level or flat surface.
A roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water over its surface, found on aircraft, submarines, etc. (Compare wing, airfoil, hydrofoil.)
An airplane; an aeroplane.
verb
(nautical, of a boat) To move in a way that lifts the bow out of the water.
(transitive, carpentry) To smooth (wood) with a plane.
To glide or soar.
plena
plena
noun
(music, countable) A song in this style
(music, uncountable) A style of Puerto Rican music having a highly syncopated rhythm and often satirical lyrics
plural of plenum
pleny
pleon
pleon
noun
(zoology) the abdomen of a crustacean
plzen
pneum
poine
ponce
ponce
noun
(Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, derogatory, slang) Synonym of poof: an effeminate male homosexual; any similarly effeminate man.
(Louisiana) The stomach of a pig, especially when stuffed as chaudin (a Louisianan food).
Synonym of kept man.
Synonym of pimp, especially one hired by a prostitute as a tout, bodyguard, and driver.
verb
(by extension) To try to get rid of or sell something.
(derogatory) To behave in a posh or effeminate manner.
To act as a pimp.
To borrow (something) from somebody without returning it.
pones
pones
noun
plural of pone
poney
poney
noun
Archaic form of pony. (the animal)
posen
poyen
preen
preen
noun
(dialectal) bodkin; brooch
(dialectal) pin
A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.
verb
(intransitive) To show off, posture, or smarm.
(of birds, transitive, intransitive) To groom; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers.
(of people, intransitive, reflexive) To spend time making oneself attractive and admiring one's appearance, e.g. in front of a mirror.
(transitive) To comb; to make orderly.
(transitive) To pin; fasten.
(transitive) To trim up, as trees.
(transitive, more generally) To improve the appearance of; groom; prettify.
prent
prepn
prine
prone
prone
adj
(figuratively) Predisposed, liable, inclined.
Having a downward inclination or slope.
Lying face downward.
Of the hand, forearm or foot: turned facing away from the body; with the thumb inward or big toe downward.
verb
(medicine) To place in a prone position, to place face down.
prune
prune
noun
(obsolete) A plum.
(slang) An old woman, especially a wrinkly one.
The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.
verb
(intransitive, informal) To become wrinkled like a dried plum, as the fingers and toes do when kept submerged in water.
(obsolete) To preen; to prepare; to dress.
(transitive, computer science) To remove unnecessary branches from a tree data structure.
(transitive, figuratively) To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material).
(transitive, horticulture) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.
psend
punce
punke
repen
repin
repin
verb
(transitive) To pin again.
ripen
ripen
verb
(intransitive) To approach or come to perfection.
(intransitive) to grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.)
(transitive) To cause (something) to mature; to make ripe
(transitive) To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection
snape
snape
verb
(intransitive) To chide, to rebuke, to reprimand.
(nautical, shipbuilding) To bevel the end of a timber to fit against an inclined surface.
Synonym of sneap (“to check or abruptly reprove (someone); to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand”)
To check or curtail (the growth of something); also, to check or curtail the growth of (a plant, etc.).
sneap
sneap
noun
(obsolete) A rebuke; a reprimand.
verb
(also figuratively) To check or abruptly reprove (someone); to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand.
(informal) To offend (someone); to put (someone's) nose out of joint.
To bite, nip, or pinch (someone or something).
snerp
snipe
snipe
noun
(ice hockey slang) A goal.
(naval slang) A member of the engineering department on a ship.
(slang) A cigarette butt.
A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
A end of a log remaining after timber has been cut away - sometimes referred to as a snipe-end.
A fool; a blockhead.
A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out), political criticism, etc.
A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
A shot fired from a concealed place.
A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement in such a way that it stands out from the ad.
An animated promotional logo during a television show.
Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
verb
(ice hockey slang) To score a goal.
(intransitive) To hunt snipe.
(intransitive) To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
(intransitive) To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
(intransitive, by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.
(transitive) To attach a note or sticker to (an existing poster) to provide further information, political criticism, etc.
(transitive) To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
(transitive) To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
To move the ball quickly in a different direction.
spane
spane
verb
(obsolete, UK, dialect) To wean; to spean.
spean
spean
noun
(archaic or dialectal) A teat or nipple of a cow.
verb
(archaic) to wean
speen
spend
spend
noun
(in the plural) Expenditures; money or pocket money.
Amount of money spent (during a period); expenditure.
Discharged semen.
Vaginal discharge.
verb
(dated) To squander.
(dated, transitive, intransitive) To have an orgasm; to ejaculate sexually.
(intransitive) To waste or wear away; to be consumed.
(mining) To break ground; to continue working.
(transitive, intransitive) To pay out (money).
To be diffused; to spread.
To bestow; to employ; often with on or upon.
To consume, to use up (time).
To exhaust, to wear out.
spent
spent
adj
Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.
Of fish: exhausted as a result of having spawned.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spend
spine
spine
noun
(anatomy, zootomy) A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.
(botany) The heartwood of trees.
(figurative) Courage or assertiveness.
(geology) A tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcano.
(neuroscience) Ellipsis of dendritic spine..
(zootomy, botany) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant.
A linear payscale operated by some large organizations that allows flexibility for local and specific conditions.
Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.
The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.
The stiffness of an arrow.
supen
tapen
unpeg
unpeg
verb
To remove from a peg.
unpen
unpen
verb
(transitive) To release from a pen.
upend
upend
verb
(figurative) To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.