(optics) A lens that has been corrected for spherical aberration and coma in order to produce a rectilinear image.
aplenty
aplenty
adj
(postpositive) In a generous or overlarge quantity.
adv
Enough or more than enough.
clapnet
clapnet
noun
Alternative form of clap net
clapton
clapton
Proper noun
An area of London, in the borough of Hackney (officially Upper Clapton and Lower Clapton)
clopton
deplant
deplant
verb
(transitive) To take up plants; to transplant.
diplont
diplont
noun
(genetics) An organism having a diploid number of chromosomes in its cells
explant
explant
noun
(biology) Any portion taken from a plant or an animal that will be used to initiate a culture. It can be a portion of the shoot, or of the leaves, or even just some cells.
verb
(medicine) To remove something, such as a medical device, that has been implanted.
haplont
haplont
noun
(biology) Any haplontic organism; any organism whose zygotes undergo zygotic meiosis (meiosis immediately after the fusion of cell nuclei).
implant
implant
noun
(medicine) Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants.
(travel) A representative of a travel company, working within the office of a large client and exclusively dealing with that client.
verb
(intransitive) Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb.
(transitive) To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
(transitive) To insert (something) surgically into the body.
inaptly
inaptly
adv
In an inapt manner; inappropriately.
ineptly
ineptly
adv
In an inept or incompetent manner.
lapotin
laputan
laputan
Adjective
fanciful; preposterous; absurd in science or philosophy
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the fictional island of Laputa.
lepanto
leptene
leptons
leptons
noun
plural of lepton
naphtol
naphtol
noun
Archaic form of naphthol.
nepotal
nepotal
adj
Of or relating to a nephew.
nuptial
nuptial
adj
Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.
Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
opulent
opulent
adj
Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.
Rich, sumptuous and extravagant.
outplan
outplan
verb
(transitive) To surpass in planning.
pantile
pantile
noun
(obsolete) A flat jam-covered cake.
(obsolete, slang) A hat.
A type of interlocking roof tile with a rounded under and over, giving it an elongated S shape.
verb
(transitive) To tile with pantiles.
pantler
pantler
noun
(obsolete) The servant in charge of the bread and the pantry in a great house.
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.
peloton
peloton
noun
(cycle racing) A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack.
(military, chiefly historical) Synonym of platoon (“a small group of soldiers”) or synonym of section (cognate with the former; not invariably synonymous with it, depending on century of use)
pelting
pelting
adj
(obsolete) mean; paltry
noun
The act by which somebody or something is pelted.
verb
present participle of pelt
penalty
penalty
noun
(finance) A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
(ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.
(soccer) A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.
A disadvantageous consequence of a previous event.
A legal sentence.
A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
penlite
penlite
noun
(dated) A battery or cell of size AA, size AAA, or size N.
Dated form of penlight.
pentail
pentail
noun
An insectivore (Ptilocercus lowii) of Borneo, with a very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly at the base and plumose at the tip.
pentyls
pentyls
noun
plural of pentyl
penults
penults
noun
plural of penult
petalon
petling
petling
noun
term of affection or endearment; darling.
pinitol
pinitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A cyclitol with antidiabetic activity, first identified in the sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana).
pintail
pintail
noun
(engineering) The end of a fastening pin or mandrel on a Huckbolt or pop rivet that is broken off when installation is complete.
(surfing) A surfboard with a pointed back end.
A northern pintail, Anas acuta, a dabbling duck of the northern hemisphere that has a long pointed tail.
A pin-tailed snipe, Gallinago stenura.
A pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail.
Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Acisoma, endemic to Africa and Asia.
pintles
pintles
noun
plural of pintle
placent
plaints
plaints
noun
plural of plaint
planate
planate
adj
flat, flattened. Resembling a plane, or otherwise planar.
noun
(entomology, geography) flat or flattened area.
planeta
planets
planets
noun
plural of planet
planity
planont
plantad
plantae
plantae
noun
plural of planta
plantal
plantal
adj
(obsolete) Belonging to plants.
(obsolete) Of the nature of implanting or uniting.
plantar
plantar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sole of the foot.
planted
planted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plant
planter
planter
noun
(historical) Any of the early English or Scottish settlers, given the lands of the dispossessed Irish populace during the reign of Elizabeth I.
A box or pot for plants, usually large and standing on the floor.
A machine used for planting seeds.
One who plants something.
The owner of a plantation.
plantin
planxty
planxty
noun
An Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a mournful character.
plastin
plastin
noun
(biology) A substance associated with nuclein in cell nuclei, and by some considered as the fundamental substance of the nucleus.
platane
platane
noun
Obsolete form of platan.
platano
platans
platans
noun
plural of platan
platens
platens
noun
plural of platen
platina
platina
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) platinum.
platine
plating
plating
noun
(philately) An act of determining where a postage stamp is positioned on a sheet.
A coating or defensive armour of metal plates.
A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.
The presentation of food that is ready to be served.
verb
present participle of plate
platoon
platoon
noun
(education, historical) A group of children in the platoon grouping education system.
(military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
A group of self-driving vehicles travelling in a close convoy and communicating electronically with each other.
verb
(baseball) To alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher
(sports) To specialize in a particular position or playing style.
Of self-driving vehicles: to travel in a close convoy, each vehicle communicating electronically with the others.
platten
platten
verb
(transitive, glassmaking) To flatten and make into sheets or plates.
plenist
plenist
noun
One who believes that all space is full of matter.
plenity
plinths
plinths
noun
plural of plinth
plotkin
plotton
plutean
plutons
plutons
noun
plural of pluton
pointal
pointal
noun
(botany) The pistil of a plant.
pointel
pointel
noun
(computer graphics) Any of the eight vertices of a voxel.
A sharp instrument; any sharp-pointed thing.
polenta
polenta
noun
Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.
polkton
pollent
poltina
poltina
noun
(historical) A half ruble in Lithuanian long currency.
pondlet
pondlet
noun
A little pond.
pontile
pontile
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the pons.
pontils
pontils
noun
plural of pontil
potline
potline
noun
An interconnected row of electrolytic reduction pots used in the smelting of aluminium.
potling
ptyalin
ptyalin
noun
(biochemistry) A form of amylase found in saliva that breaks down starch into maltose and dextrin.
pulment
pulsant
pulsant
adj
pulsing
punctal
punctal
adj
(anatomy) relating to a punctum
(mathematics) relating to a point
replant
replant
noun
The act of planting again.
verb
To plant again, especially to plant in a different place, using different plants, or in a different design.
saltpan
saltpan
noun
Alternative spelling of salt pan
splents
splents
noun
plural of splent
splints
splints
noun
an equine ailment
plural of splint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of splint
splinty
splinty
adj
Having the texture of splent coal.
tailpin
tailpin
noun
The centre in the spindle of a turning lathe.
The endpin of a musical instrument.
talpine
tapling
templon
templon
noun
A barrier between the nave and the altar in a Byzantine church.
topline
topline
noun
Principal billing.
The edge that runs along the top of the opening of a shoe.
The upper curvature of a horse's or dog's withers, back, and loin.
verb
(transitive) To bill (a performer) as the primary entertainer in a production.
(transitive, intransitive) To be billed as the primary entertainer in (a production).
typhlon
unaptly
unaptly
adv
In a way that is unapt.
unpetal
unpetal
verb
(transitive) To strip the petals from (a flower).
unplait
unplait
verb
to undo or untwist plaited hair; to unbraid
unplant
unplant
verb
(transitive) To dig up and remove (something planted).
unpleat
unpleat
verb
(transitive) To remove the plaits of; to smooth.
unslept
unslept
adj
Not having been slept (in, on, with, etc.); usually with a preposition.