(chess, slang) To beat an opponent ten times in a row.
To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.
To select and take or approve.
To take by choice into the scope of one's responsibility.
To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
aport
aport
adv
(nautical) on the left side of the boat
apout
apout
adj
(especially of the lips or mouth) Protruding to form a pout.
aptos
atopy
atopy
noun
(medicine) A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop localized immediate hypersensitivity reactions to allergens such as pollen, food etc and is manifested by hay fever, asthma, or similar allergic conditions; generally considered to be caused by the interaction of environmental and genetic factors.
A person suffering from atopic syndrome; a case of atopy.
atpco
capot
capot
noun
(card games) A winning of all the tricks in the game of piquet, counting for forty points.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To win all the tricks (from), when playing at piquet.
coapt
coapt
verb
To fit together; often, to fit together and fasten, sometimes with mutual adaptation.
compt
compt
adj
(obsolete) neat; spruce
noun
(obsolete) account; reckoning; computation
Alternative form of compt.
verb
(obsolete) To compute; to count.
coopt
copht
depot
depot
noun
(US) A bus station or railway station.
(card games) The tableau; the area where cards can be arranged in solitaire or patience games.
(military) A place for the storage, servicing or upgrade of military hardware.
(military) A place where recruits are assembled before being sent to active units.
(military) The portion of a regiment that remains at home when the rest go on foreign service.
A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.
A storage space for public transport and other vehicles where they can be maintained and from which they are dispatched for service
dompt
dompt
verb
(transitive, rare) To bring (something) under control; to overcome, to subdue.
dropt
dropt
verb
obsolete spelling of dropped; simple past tense and past participle of drop
eplot
epopt
epopt
noun
An initiate in the Eleusinian Mysteries; one who has attended the epopteia.
One instructed in the mysteries of a secret system.
estop
estop
verb
To impede or bar by estoppel.
To stop up, to plug
exopt
fplot
impot
netop
netop
noun
(US, New England dialect, possibly archaic) Friend.
opata
opelt
opted
opted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of opt
optez
optic
optic
adj
(optics, relational) Of, or relating to optics or optical instruments.
(relational) Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
noun
(archaic, humorous) An eye.
(optics) A lens or other part of an optical instrument that interacts with light.
(trademark in UK) A measuring device with a small window, attached to an upside-down bottle, used to dispense alcoholic drinks in a bar.
orpit
ostap
panto
panto
noun
(Britain, informal) Clipping of pantomime.
(countable, rail transport, informal) Clipping of pantograph.
parto
pasto
patao
patio
patio
noun
A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
An inner courtyard typical of traditional houses in some regions of Spain.
patmo
paton
perot
pesto
pesto
noun
A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino)
petos
petro
petro
noun
A Venezuelan cryptocurrency launched in 2018, supposed to be backed by the country's oil and mineral reserves. Symbol: ₽.
petto
petto
noun
Only used in in petto
photo
photo
noun
(informal) A digital picture of any kind.
(informal) A photo finish.
(informal) A photograph.
verb
(transitive) To take a photograph of.
phots
phots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phot
picot
picot
noun
An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
pilot
pilot
adj
Being a vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination.
Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability.
Used to control or activate another device.
noun
(Australia, road transport) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
(Australia, road transport, informal) A pilot vehicle.
(aviation) A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
(mining) The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel.
(motor racing) A driver.
(rail transport) A cowcatcher.
(television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.
A guide book for maritime navigation.
A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
A pilot light.
A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.
An instrument for detecting the compass error.
One who flies a kite.
Something serving as a test or trial.
verb
(rail transport, of a locomotive) To serve as the leading locomotive on a double-headed train.
(transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
(transitive) To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
(transitive) To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.)
pinot
pinot
noun
(by extension) Any of several wines made from these grapes.
Any of several grape varieties grown in Europe and North America.
pinto
pinto
adj
Pied, mottled.
noun
A horse with a patchy coloration that includes white.
piotr
pirot
pirot
noun
(philosophy) A notional living being used in discussing certain aspects of the philosophy of language.
piton
piton
noun
(climbing) A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).
verb
(climbing) To put pitons into a rock/ice to facilitate climbing.
pivot
pivot
noun
(Canadian football) A quarterback.
(US, politics) A shift during a general election in a political candidate's messaging to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.
(computing) A pivot table.
(computing) An element of a set to be sorted that is chosen as a midpoint, so as to divide the other elements into two groups to be dealt with recursively.
(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
(graphical user interface) Any of a row of captioned elements used to navigate to subpages, rather like tabs.
(handball) A circle runner.
(mathematics) An element of a matrix that is used as a focus for row operations, such as dividing the row by the pivot, or adding multiples of the row to other rows making all other values in the pivot column 0.
(military) The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place while the company or line moves around him in wheeling.
(roller derby) A player with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam.
A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
Act of turning on one foot.
verb
(US, politics) To shift a political candidate's messaging during a general election to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.
(business slang) To change the direction of a business, usually in response to changes in the market.
(intransitive) To turn on an exact spot.
plato
ploat
ploat
verb
To pluck or strip off.
To plunder or rifle.
plote
plots
plots
noun
plural of plot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plot
plott
plotx
plotz
plotz
verb
To faint.
To fall down dead.
To flop down wearily.
To strongly feel exasperation, pleasure, or other emotions
plout
pluto
pluto
verb
(neologism) To demote or devalue something.
poets
poets
noun
plural of poet
point
point
noun
(UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
(UK) An electric power socket.
(US, slang, dated) An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
(archaic) Condition, state.
(automotive, chiefly in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
(backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
(baseball) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
(by extension) A note; a tune.
(by extension) An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
(cricket) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
(economics) A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
(falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
(fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
(heraldry) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
(historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
(hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
(in the plural, dated) The chief or excellent features.
(lacrosse, ice hockey) The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
(mathematics) A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
(mathematics, sciences) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
(medicine, obsolete) A vaccine point.
(music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
(nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
(nautical) The difference between two points of the compass.
(navigation, nautical) A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
(now only in phrases) A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
(obsolete) A tiny amount of time; a moment.
(obsolete) The smallest quantity of something; a jot, a whit.
(rail transport, UK, in the plural) A railroad switch.
(sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
(typography) a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
(usually in the plural) An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
A peninsula or promontory.
A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
A tine or snag of an antler.
A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition.
An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
Any projecting extremity of an object.
Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
Lace worked by the needle.
Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
Short for percentage point.
Short for point man.
Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
The sharp tip of an object.
verb
(dated) To give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to.
(dated) To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.
(intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
(intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
(intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
(intransitive, hunting) To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
(intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.
(medicine, of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.
(obsolete) To appoint.
(stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
(transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
(transitive) To mark with diacritics.
(transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
(transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
(transitive, intransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.
(transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
(transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
(transitive, sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim.
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
polit
ponto
ponto
noun
(historical, measure) A traditional short Portuguese unit of length usually about equal to 0.2 mm.
poort
poort
noun
(South Africa) A mountain pass.
pooty
pooty
adj
(dialectal) pretty
poret
porta
porta
noun
(anatomy) The foramen of Monro.
(anatomy) The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.
porte
porto
porto
noun
An aperitif made from port
ports
ports
noun
plural of port
porty
porty
adj
Resembling or characteristic of port wine.
posit
posit
noun
(aviation) Abbreviation of position.
Something that is posited; a postulate.
verb
Assume the existence of; to postulate.
Propose for consideration or study; to suggest.
Put (something somewhere) firmly; to place or position.
posts
posts
noun
plural of post
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of post
potch
potch
noun
(chiefly Australia, mineralogy, gemmology) A type of rough opal without colour, and therefore not worth selling.
verb
(transitive) To bleach rags in paper-making.
Obsolete form of poach (to cook in simmering water).
To thrust.
To trample.
poter
potoo
potoo
noun
(birds) Any species of the genus Nyctibius related to the nightjars (same order Caprimulgiformes), and found from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.
potos
potsy
potsy
noun
(countable) The puck used in this game, usually made of a flattened tin can.
(uncountable, New York City) A children's game, similar to hopscotch, especially popular in New York.
potti
potto
potto
noun
(now rare) The kinkajou.
A small primate, Perodicticus potto, native to the tropical rainforests of Africa.
potts
potts
noun
plural of pott
potty
potty
adj
(golf) Easy to pot the ball on.
(informal) Insane.
noun
(diminutive) A chamber pot, particularly (children) the pot used when toilet-training children.
(diminutive) Any other device or place for urination or defecation: a toilet; a lavatory; a latrine; an outhouse.
verb
(intransitive, childish) Synonym of go potty
potus
poult
poult
noun
A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.).
pouts
pouts
noun
plural of pout
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pout
pouty
pouty
adj
Tending to pout; angry in a childish or cute way; showing mock anger.
prato
prost
prote
proto
proto
adj
Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something
prout
ptous
punto
punto
noun
(fencing) A hit or point.
(historical) A traditional small Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 0.16 mm.
puton
putto
putto
noun
(art) A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small, naked, often winged (usually male) child; a cherub.
pynot
pyote
pyotr
pytho
repot
repot
verb
(transitive) To move (a growing plant) from one pot to a larger one to allow for further growth.
(transitive, by extension) To give (oneself) new challenges or environments as a means of personal growth.
spoot
sport
sport
noun
(biology, botany, zoology, countable) A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both mutants and organisms with non-genetic developmental abnormalities such as birth defects.
(countable) A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
(countable) A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
(countable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
(countable) Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.
(informal, usually singular) A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)
(obsolete) Mockery, making fun; derision.
(obsolete) Play; idle jingle.
(obsolete) That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.
(obsolete, uncountable) An amorous dalliance.
(slang, countable) A sportsman; a gambler.
(slang, countable) One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.
(uncountable) Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing.
Term of endearment used by an adult for a child, usually a boy.
verb
(intransitive) To amuse oneself, to play.
(intransitive) To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
(reflexive) To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
(transitive) To close (a door).
(transitive) To display; to have as a notable feature.
(transitive) To represent by any kind of play.
To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.
To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.
spots
spots
noun
plural of spot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spot
spout
spout
noun
(Australia) A hollow stump formed when a tree branch breaks off.
A stream of liquid.
A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged. [[File:Spout (PSF).png|thumb|]]
The mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale.
verb
(intransitive) To gush forth in a jet or stream
(intransitive) To speak tediously or pompously.
(transitive) To utter magniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or pompous manner.
(transitive, intransitive) To eject water or liquid in a jet.
(transitive, slang, dated) To pawn; to pledge.
sprot
stipo
stoep
stoep
noun
A raised veranda in front of a house.
stomp
stomp
noun
A dance having a heavy, rhythmic step.
A deliberate heavy footfall; a stamp.
The jazz music for this dance.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To trample heavily.
(transitive, slang) To severely beat someone physically or figuratively.
stoop
stoop
noun
(US) The threshold of a doorway, a doorstep.
(chiefly Northeastern US, chiefly New York, also Canada) The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.
(dialect) A post or pillar, especially a gatepost or a support in a mine.
A stooping, bent position of the body.
A vessel for holding liquids; like a flagon but without the spout.
An accelerated descent in flight, as that for an attack.
verb
(intransitive) Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.
(transitive) To cause to incline downward; to slant.
(transitive) To cause to submit; to prostrate.
To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend.
To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection.
stopa
stope
stope
noun
A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps.
verb
(mining) To excavate in the form of stopes.
(mining) To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out.
stops
stops
noun
plural of stop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stop
stopt
stopt
verb
Obsolete spelling of stopped; simple past tense and past participle of stop
stoup
stoup
noun
(archaic) A mug or drinking vessel.
(obsolete) A bucket.
A receptacle for holy water, especially a basin set at the entrance of a church.
verb
Obsolete form of stoop.
stowp
stowp
noun
(Scotland, England) Alternative form of stoup
strop
strop
noun
(Britain) A bad mood or temper (see stroppy.)
(nautical) A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.
(slang) A poor-quality or unsaleable diamond.
A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor, in this sense also called razor strop.
verb
(computing) To mark a sequence of letters syntactically as having a special property, such as being a keyword, e.g. by enclosing in apostrophes as in 'foo' or writing in uppercase as in FOO.
(obsolete) To strap.
(recorded since 1842; now most used) To hone (a razor) with a strop.
taipo
taipo
noun
(New Zealand) A goblin.
(New Zealand) An evil spirit.
taopi
tapoa
taupo
tempo
tempo
noun
(American football) A rapid rate of play by the offense resulting from reducing the amount of time which elapses after one play ends and the next starts.
(bridge) The timing advantage of being on lead, thus being first to initiate a strategy to develop tricks for one's side.
(chess) A move which is part of one's own plan or strategy and forces, e.g. by means of a check or attacking a piece, the opponent to make a move which is not bad but of no use for him (the player gains a tempo, the opponent loses a tempo), or equivalently a player achieves the same result in fewer moves by one approach rather than another.
(cycling) The steady pace set by the frontmost riders.
(music) The number of beats per minute in a piece of music; also, an indicative term denoting approximate rate of speed in written music (examples: allegro, andante)
A frequency or rate.
A small truck or cargo van with three or four wheels, commonly used for commercial transport and deliveries (particularly in Asian and African countries): a genericized trademark, originally associated with the manufacturer Vidal & Sohn Tempo-Werke GmbH.
A temporary carport.
The timing of a particular event – earlier or later than in an alternative situation (as in chess example)
(archaic, now chiefly in placenames) A group of houses standing together in the country; a hamlet; a village.
tippo
topas
topas
noun
(East India, now historical) A person of mixed black and Portuguese descent.
topau
topaz
topaz
adj
Of a yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
noun
(historical, British India) A black Catholic soldier in the British Army.
A ruby-topaz hummingbird, Chrysolampis mosquitus, the male of which has bright ruby feathers on the head and topaz on the throat
A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.
A yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
An often clear, yellowish-brown gemstone cut from this.
Either of two species of very large hummingbirds in the genus Topaza.
toped
toped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tope
topee
toper
toper
noun
(now literary) Someone who drinks alcoholic beverages a lot; a drunkard.
topes
topes
noun
plural of tope
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tope
tophe
tophi
tophi
noun
plural of tophus
tophs
tophs
noun
plural of toph
topia
topia
noun
(historical) A kind of mural decoration common in Ancient Roman houses, usually featuring landscapes.
(postmodern philosophy) The lived physical place, in opposition to the ideal of a utopia.
topic
topic
adj
topical
noun
(Internet) Discussion thread.
(music) A musical sign intended to suggest a particular style or genre.
(obsolete) An argument or reason.
(obsolete, medicine) An external local application or remedy, such as a plaster, a blister, etc.
Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
topis
topis
noun
plural of topi
topog
topoi
topos
topos
noun
(Rugby School) a toilet
(category theory) a Grothendieck topos
(category theory) an elementary topos
A literary theme or motif; a rhetorical convention or formula.
toppy
toppy
adj
(US) High-quality (of animals).
(finance) Unstable, priced too high (of a currency, stock etc.).
(music) Characterised by lots of treble.
(obsolete) Having a top or peak.
(slang) Crazy; mad.
Top-heavy.
topsl
topsy
topsy
Noun
Something or someone who figuratively grows without control or intention.
tromp
tromp
noun
A blowing apparatus in which air, drawn into the upper part of a vertical tube through side holes by a stream of water within, is carried down with the water into a box or chamber below which it is led to a furnace.
verb
(chiefly US, transitive, intransitive) To tread heavily, especially to crush underfoot.
(informal) To utterly defeat an opponent.
troop
troop
noun
(Scouting) A chapter of a national girl or boy scouts organization, consisting of one or more patrols of 6 to 8 youngsters each.
(chiefly in the plural) A group of soldiers; military forces.
(collective) A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general).
(collective) A group of baboons.
(military) A small unit of cavalry or armour commanded by a captain, corresponding to a platoon or company of infantry.
(mycology) Mushrooms that are in a close group but not close enough to be called a cluster.
(nonstandard) A company of actors; a troupe.
(nonstandard) An individual soldier or member of a military force.
A detachment of soldiers or police, especially horse artillery, armour, or state troopers.
A group of meerkat families living together.
A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.
verb
To march on; to go forward in haste.
To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.
To move or march as if in a crowd.
trope
trope
noun
(Greek philosophy) Any of the ten arguments used in skepticism to refute dogmatism.
(Judaism) A cantillation pattern, or one of the marks that represents it.
(archaic) The reciprocal of a node on a surface.
(art, literature) Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature, such as the ‘mad scientist’ of horror movies or the use of the phrase ‘once upon a time’ as an introduction to fairy tales; a motif.
(medieval Christianity) An addition (of dialogue, song, music, etc.) to a standard element of the liturgy, serving as an embellishment.
(metaphysics) A particular instance of a property (such as the specific redness of a rose), as contrasted with a universal.
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.
A pair of complementary hexachords in twelve-tone technique.
A short cadence at the end of the melody in some early music.
A tangent space meeting a quartic surface in a conic.
verb
(intransitive) To think or write in terms of tropes.
(transitive) To use, or embellish something with, a trope.
To analyse a work in terms of its literary tropes.
To represent something figuratively or metaphorically, especially as a literary motif.
To turn into, coin, or create a new trope.
troup
typos
typos
noun
plural of typo
unpot
unpot
verb
To remove from a pot.
untop
upton
upton
Proper noun
Any of several places in England (derived from upper town) and elsewhere.