(astronomy) The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its maximum.
apulian
apulian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Apulia.
Noun
An inhabitant or a resident of Apulia.
bullpen
bullpen
noun
(baseball) An enclosed area for pitchers to warm up in during a game.
(baseball) The relief pitchers of a team collectively.
(figurative) A place for someone or something to get ready.
An enclosed area used to hold bulls.
An open seating arrangement where project teams can communicate openly with minimal effort.
bumping
bumping
noun
(chemistry) The violent boiling when an homogenous liquid is superheated to the point that the bubbles are formed at pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and be expelled from the container
Form of racing for coxed fours traditional at Oxford and Cambridge Universities; bumps race
The sound or action of a bump.
verb
present participle of bump
bumpkin
bumpkin
noun
(nautical) A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay.
A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
Dance, a series of reels, Scottish.
burnips
burping
burping
noun
The act by which a baby, or a container of fermenting substance, is burped.
The sound of a burp.
verb
present participle of burp
canopus
canopus
Proper noun
A yellowish-white supergiant star in the constellation Carina; Alpha (α) Carinae. It is the second brightest star in the night sky.
The pilot of King Menelaus's ship in the Iliad.
An ancient city in northern Egypt, known for extravagance.
capulin
capulin
noun
A Mexican timber tree (Condalia obovata) whose hard wood furnishes a blue dye.
A calabur tree (Muntingia calabura, sole species of Muntingia).
A groundcherry (any of most species of Physalis).
A tropical American tree (Trema micrantha), the bark of which yields a strong fiber
The Mexican cherry (Prunus serotina subsp. capuli, once Prunus capollin) and Prunus capuli, that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour.
cleanup
cleanup
noun
(baseball) Fourth in the batting order; a cleanup hitter.
The act of cleaning or tidying something.
verb
Misspelling of clean up.
clupein
clupein
noun
(organic chemistry) A protamine found in herring.
clupien
concupy
concupy
noun
(obsolete) concubine
(obsolete, nonce word) concupiscence
conspue
couping
couping
verb
present participle of coup
coupons
coupons
noun
plural of coupon
croupon
croupon
noun
(obsolete) The croup of a horse or quadruped.
(obsolete) The human buttocks.
cruppen
cupania
cupidon
cupping
cupping
noun
(medicine) Fire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated cupping glasses are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface.
(medicine, archaic) A similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess.
(medicine, archaic) The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
The taking of a small amount of a beverage such as tea or coffee into the mouth in order to taste it; a session where this is done.
verb
present participle of cup
cuprein
cuprene
cuprene
noun
(organic chemistry) A poorly characterised polymer of acetylene
cusping
cusping
noun
(architecture) A formation of cusps.
verb
present participle of cusp
dagupan
dauphin
dauphin
noun
(allegorical): An eldest son.
The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.
douping
doupion
doupion
noun
Alternative form of dupion
duckpin
duckpin
noun
A short, squat form of tenpin.
dumping
dumping
noun
Selling goods at less than their normal price, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.
The disposal of something no longer needed, or of no value.
verb
present participle of dump
dupioni
dupioni
noun
A silk fabric, similar to shantung, but thicker and more irregular.
duplone
dupping
dupping
verb
present participle of dup
dustpan
dustpan
noun
A flat scoop with a short handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.
euphone
euphony
euphony
noun
A pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
Pleasant phonetic quality of certain words.
eupione
eupione
noun
(organic chemistry) A clear oily liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of various vegetable and animal substances; specifically, an oil consisting largely of the higher hydrocarbons of the paraffin series.
eupneas
eupneas
noun
plural of eupnea
eupneic
eupneic
adj
Characterized by eupnea; possessing healthy breathing.
eupnoea
europan
expound
expound
verb
(intransitive) To make a statement, especially at length.
(transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length
expunge
expunge
verb
(transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
(transitive) To erase or strike out.
(transitive, computing) To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.
gauping
gauping
verb
present participle of gaup
greenup
greenup
Proper noun
a village in Illinois, USA.
a small city in Kentucky, USA
grownup
grownup
noun
Alternative form of grown-up
guapena
guenepe
gulping
gulping
noun
The action of one who gulps.
verb
present participle of gulp
gunplay
gunplay
noun
(BDSM) A sexual practice involving the use of a (usually unloaded) firearm for physical and mental stimulation.
The discharge of firearms, usually with violent intent and in confrontations.
gunport
gunport
noun
A hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired.
gunship
gunship
noun
(US, air force, military) A transport airplane equipped with large calibre guns typical of armoured fighting vehicles
(aviation) An armed helicopter tasked to attack the enemy.
(nautical) A ship equipped with heavy artillery.
gunshop
gunshop
noun
A shop where guns are sold.
hangups
hangups
noun
plural of hangup
hepburn
hepburn
Proper noun
A system of romanization of Japanese, short for "Hepburn romanization".
humping
humping
noun
A hump or mound.
verb
present participle of hump
impound
impound
noun
(law, banking) Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance.
(uncountable) The state of being impounded.
A place in which impounded things are stored.
That which has been impounded.
verb
(transitive) To hold back.
(transitive) To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.
(transitive, law) To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.
(transitive, law, banking) To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest.
impugns
impugns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impugn
ingroup
ingroup
noun
(sociology) The social group that one belongs to.
(systematics) In cladistics, the monophyletic group that includes all taxa of interest to the current study.
verb
To form an ingroup.
inpours
inpours
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inpour
insculp
insculp
verb
(obsolete, rare) To engrave; to carve; to sculpture.
insuper
janapum
jauping
jauping
verb
present participle of jaup
jumping
jumping
adj
(colloquial) Exuberantly active; in full swing.
noun
The act of performing a jump.
verb
present participle and gerund of jump
juniper
juniper
noun
(UK, slang, archaic) Gin.
Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.
One of a number of coniferous trees which resemble junipers.
kiangpu
kingcup
kingcup
noun
(Britain, dialectal) Any of various species of buttercup, or the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris.
knockup
knockup
noun
Alternative form of knock-up
laputan
laputan
Adjective
fanciful; preposterous; absurd in science or philosophy
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the fictional island of Laputa.
lineups
lineups
noun
plural of lineup
linkups
linkups
noun
plural of linkup
lispund
lispund
noun
Alternative form of lispound
louping
louping
noun
Alternative form of louping ill.
lumpens
lumpens
noun
plural of lumpen
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lumpen
lumping
lumping
adj
bulky; heavy
noun
The act or result of lumping things together.
verb
present participle of lump
lumpkin
lumpkin
noun
A clumsy, heavy, stupid, silly or blundering person.
lumpman
lumpmen
lupanar
lupanar
noun
(formal, archaic) A brothel.
lupanin
lupines
lupines
noun
plural of lupine
lupinin
lupinin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside found in the seeds of several species of lupine.
lupinus
lupulin
lupulin
noun
(botany) Small hairs obtained from the strobili of the hop plant.
(organic chemistry) The bitter aromatic principle of the hop.
manipur
manipur
Proper noun
State in north-eastern India which has Imphal as its capital.
mumping
mumping
verb
present participle of mump
nampula
nasaump
nauplii
nauplii
noun
plural of nauplius
neepour
neptune
neptune
Proper noun
eighth planet in our solar system, represented in astronomy and astrology by ♆.
The god of the ocean and of earthquakes. The same as Poseidon in Greek mythology.
unincorporated community in West Virginia.
unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
neupest
neurope
nipmuck
nonplus
nonplus
noun
A state of perplexity or bewilderment.
verb
(transitive) to perplex or bewilder someone; to confound or flummox.
nonuple
nonuple
noun
A ninefold amount or number.
nudiped
nunship
nunship
noun
The position or role of a nun.
nuptial
nuptial
adj
Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.
Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
nutpick
nutpick
noun
(US) A sharp tool used for digging the edible portion out of a nut.
verb
(Internet) To cherry-pick poor representatives of a viewpoint (i.e., from Internet postings) in order to disparage it.
opencut
oppugns
oppugns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oppugn
opulent
opulent
adj
Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.
Rich, sumptuous and extravagant.
opuntia
opuntia
noun
Opuntia, a genus of cactus that includes such cacti as the prickly pear and xoconostle.
outplan
outplan
verb
(transitive) To surpass in planning.
outspan
outspan
noun
(South Africa) The place where one outspans.
An area on a farm kept available for travellers to rest and refresh their animals
verb
(South Africa) To release oxen from harness.
outspin
outspin
verb
(transitive) To exceed in spinning; exceed in spinning thread.
(transitive) To spin out; finish; exhaust.
paenula
paenula
noun
(historical) A kind of woollen cloak or mantle used by Romans, worn on journeys and in rainy weather.
A chasuble, especially in its older form.
pahouin
pahutan
painful
painful
adj
(informal) Very bad, poor.
(now rare) Painstaking; careful; industrious.
Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.
pakhtun
palaung
pandour
pandour
noun
(obsolete) A robber.
One of a class of Croatian skirmishers serving in the Austrian army.
pandura
pandura
noun
(music) An Ancient Greek stringed instrument, a kind of lute with three strings that were stopped with a fingerboard to alter the tone, and with either a mandolin- or banjo-like shape.
pandure
panfuls
panfuls
noun
plural of panful
pangful
pangful
adj
(rare, chiefly poetic) Full of pangs; sorrowful, anguishing.
pangium
panicum
panicum
noun
Any of the genus Panicum of tropical grasses.
pantoum
pantoum
noun
A poem, similar to a villanelle, that comprises a series of quatrains, the second and fourth lines of each stanza repeated as the first and third lines of the next.
panuelo
panurge
panurgy
panurgy
noun
Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft.
papuans
papulan
parvenu
parvenu
adj
Being a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu.
noun
A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.
pasquin
pasquin
noun
A lampoon; a pasquinade.
A lampooner.
verb
(rare) To lampoon or satirize.
patulin
patulin
noun
(organic chemistry) A mycotoxin, 2-hydroxy-3,7-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]nona-5,9-dien-8-one, produced by fungi associated with rotting fruit.
paukpan
paukpan
noun
A bast fiber made from the flowering plant Aeschynomene aspera.
paulden
paulian
paulian
Adjective
Pauline (related to the apostle Paul or his writings).
Noun
A supporter or follower of the apostle Paul.
A follower of a bishop of Antioch in the third century, who was deposed for denying the divinity of Christ.
Adjective
Of or relating to (1900–1958), Austrian theoretical physicist and pioneer of quantum physics.
paulina
pauline
pauline
Adjective
Of or relating to the Apostle Paul, his writings, his doctrines, and the form of Christianity that arose from them.
pauling
pauling
Proper noun
Linus Pauling, American chemist
paulins
paulins
noun
plural of paulin
paulsen
paulson
paunche
paunchy
paunchy
adj
Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
pausing
pausing
noun
A pause.
verb
present participle of pause
peanuts
peanuts
noun
(informal, figurative) A very small or insufficient amount (especially of a salary).
plural of peanut
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peanut
pecunia
peganum
pendule
pendule
Noun
A pendulum.
penguin
penguin
noun
(UK, military, slang) A member of the air force who does not fly aircraft.
(juggling) A type of catch where the palm of the hand is facing towards the leg with the arm stretched downward, resembling the flipper of a penguin.
(obsolete or historical) An auk (sometimes especially a great auk), a bird of the Northern Hemisphere.
(slang) A nun (association through appearance, because of the often black-and-white habit).
A spiny bromeliad with egg-shaped fleshy fruit, Bromelia pinguin.
Any of several flightless sea birds, of order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage.
penuche
penuche
noun
A fudge made from brown sugar, butter, milk, and often nuts.
penuchi
penuchi
noun
Alternative form of penuche
penults
penults
noun
plural of penult
petunia
petunia
adj
Of a dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
noun
A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
Any of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids.
petunse
petunse
noun
Powdered feldspar, kaolin, or quartz, used in the manufacture of porcelain.