(agriculture) A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
(anatomy) A pouch-like part of the alimentary tract of some birds (and some other animals), used to store food before digestion or for regurgitation; a craw.
(archaic or dialect) The head of a flower, especially when picked; an ear of corn; the top branches of a tree.
(architecture) The foliate part of a finial.
(mining) An outcrop of a vein or seam at the surface.
(mining) Tin ore prepared for smelting.
A group of vesicles at the same stage of development in a disease.
A group, cluster or collection of things occurring at the same time.
A photograph or other image that has been reduced by removing the outer parts.
A rocky outcrop.
A short haircut.
An entire oxhide.
An entire short whip, especially as used in horse-riding; a riding crop.
The act of cropping.
The lashing end of a whip.
The natural production for a specific year, particularly of plants.
verb
(intransitive) To yield harvest.
(transitive) To beat with a crop, or riding-whip.
(transitive) To cause to bear a crop.
(transitive) To cut (especially hair or an animal's tail or ears) short.
(transitive) To mow, reap or gather.
(transitive) To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.
(transitive) To remove the top end of something, especially a plant.
dorp
dorp
noun
(now chiefly South Africa) A village or small town; a town considered provincial.
drop
drop
noun
(American football) A dropped pass.
(American football) Short for drop-back.
(Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
(US, banking, dated) An unsolicited credit card issue.
(agriculture) A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.
(also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
(architecture) An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
(chiefly Australia, Britain) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
(chiefly Britain) Usually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general.
(engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
(figuratively) A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
(gambling) The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
(informal) Only used in get the drop on, have the drop on An advantage.
(law enforcement) A trapdoor (“hinged platform”) on a gallows; a gallows itself.
(law enforcement) The distance that a person drops when being executed by hanging.
(law enforcement, informal) Preceded by the: execution by hanging.
(music) A point in a song, usually electronic music such as dubstep, house, trace, or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in bass, tempo, and/or overall tone; a climax, a highlight.
(nautical) The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
(online gaming, video games) An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy.
(pharmacology) A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
(pharmacology, chiefly in the plural) A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
(pinball) Short for drop target.
(rugby) Short for drop kick.
(theater) A curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; also, a section of (cloth) scenery lowered on to the stage like a curtain.
A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
A mechanism for lowering something, such as a machine for lowering heavy weights on to a ship's deck, or a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet, etc.
A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.
A release (of music, a video game, etc).
An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc.
Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference.
Of women's clothes: the difference between the bust circumference and hip circumference.
Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
Short for drop hammer and drop press.
The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope.
The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
verb
(cooking) To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling.
(cricket) Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
(intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
(intransitive) Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
(intransitive) Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty.
(intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
(intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop.
(intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
(intransitive) To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
(intransitive) To fall into a particular condition or state.
(intransitive) To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
(intransitive) Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
(intransitive, also figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
(intransitive, computing) To enter a more basic interface.
(intransitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution.
(intransitive, gambling) To drop out of the betting.
(intransitive, obsolete) To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
(intransitive, physiology, informal) Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
(originally US) To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.).
(rugby) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
(transitive) Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg).
(transitive) To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project).
(transitive) To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.).
(transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
(transitive) To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
(transitive) To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts.
(transitive) To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner.
(transitive) To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
(transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.
(transitive) To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
(transitive) To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
(transitive) To reduce; to make smaller.
(transitive) To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off.
(transitive, archaic) To cover (something) with or as if with drops, especially of a different colour; to bedrop, to variegate.
(transitive, computing) To present the user with a more basic interface.
(transitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public.
(transitive, ergative, also figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
(transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.).
(transitive, music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD).
To impart (something).
To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money).
To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.).
To perform (rap music).
To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
To quickly lower or take down (one's trousers), especially in public.
gorp
gorp
noun
A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
oper
pero
piro
poor
poor
adj
Deficient in a specified way.
Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
Inadequate, insufficient.
Of low quality.
Used to express pity.
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
noun
(countable, originally chiefly Scotland) A poor person.
(obsolete) Synonym of poor cod.
(plural only) The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become poor.
(obsolete) To call poor.
(transitive, rare) Synonym of impoverish, to make poor.
porc
pore
pore
noun
A tiny opening in the skin.
By extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many, or one allowing the passage of a fluid.
verb
to meditate or reflect in a steady way.
to study meticulously; to go over again and again.
pori
pork
pork
noun
(MLE, slang, collective) law enforcement, those who side with criminal prosecution
(US politics, slang, derogatory) Funding proposed or requested by a member of Congress for special interests or their constituency as opposed to the good of the country as a whole.
(slang) A shag; a fuck; an act of coitus.
(uncountable) The meat of a pig; swineflesh.
verb
(transitive, slang, vulgar, usually of a male) To have sex with (someone).
porn
porn
noun
(countable, informal, chiefly in the plural) A pornographic work.
(uncountable, informal) Material, usually visual, presenting something desirable in a sensational manner.
(uncountable, informal) Pornography.
(uncountable, informal, often humorous) Material that provides illicit gratification of an obsessive or unhealthy interest in something.
porr
port
port
adj
(nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.
noun
(Australia) A suitcase or schoolbag.
(archaic) The manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage. See also portance.
(computing) A female connector of an electronic device, into which a cable's male connector can be inserted.
(computing) A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred. Computer port (hardware) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
(computing) A program that has been adapted, modified, or recoded so that it works on a different platform from the one for which it was created; the act of this adapting.
(computing, BSD) A set of files used to build and install a binary executable file from the source code of an application.
(curling, bowls) A space between two stones wide enough for a delivered stone or bowl to pass through.
(informal) The portfolio of a model or artist.
(medicine) A small medical appliance installed beneath the skin, connected to a vein by a catheter, and used to inject drugs or to draw blood samples.
(military) The position of a weapon when ported; a rifle position executed by throwing the weapon diagonally across the front of the body, with the right hand grasping the small of the stock and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder.
(nautical, aviation, uncountable) The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel structure, rather than to a person or object on board.
(now Scotland, historical) An entryway or gate.
(rowing) A sweep rower that primarily rows with an oar on the port side.
A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
A town or city containing such a place, a port city.
A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dark red, traditionally made in Portugal.
An opening or doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; an embrasure through which a cannon may be discharged; a porthole.
An opening where a connection (such as a pipe) is made.
Something used to carry a thing, especially a frame for wicks in candle-making.
verb
(US, government and law) To transfer a voucher or subsidy from one jurisdiction to another.
(computing, video games) To adapt, modify, or create a new version of, a program so that it works on a different platform. Porting (computing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
(military) To hold or carry (a weapon) with both hands so that it lays diagonally across the front of the body, with the barrel or similar part near the left shoulder and the right hand grasping the small of the stock; or, to throw (the weapon) into this position on command.
(nautical, transitive, chiefly imperative) To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; said of the helm.
(telephony, transitive) To carry or transfer (an existing telephone number) from one telephone service provider to another.
To carry, bear, or transport. See porter.
pory
pory
adj
(archaic) porous
pour
pour
noun
(colloquial) A downpour, or flood of precipitation.
Something, or an amount, poured.
The act of pouring.
verb
(impersonal) To rain hard.
(intransitive) Of a beverage, to be on tap or otherwise available for serving to customers.
(intransitive) To flow, pass or issue in a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly.
(intransitive) To move in a throng, as a crowd.
(transitive) To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
(transitive) To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.
(transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.
Misspelling of pore.
prao
prio
prio
noun
Abbreviation of priority.
proa
proa
noun
A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail.
prob
prob
adv
(dictionaries, text messaging) Clipping of probably.
noun
(informal) Clipping of problem.
proc
proc
noun
Abbreviation of procedure.
Abbreviation of processor.
Abbreviation of programmed random occurrence.
verb
(video games) To cause a special event to occur.
prod
prod
noun
(Ireland, UK, slang, sometimes derogatory) Alternative letter-case form of Prod.
(demoscene, slang, countable) A production; a created work.
(programming, slang, uncountable) Short for production (“the live environment”).
A device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.
A light kind of crossbow; a prodd.
A poke.
A prick or stab with such a pointed instrument.
verb
(transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
(transitive) To prick with a goad.
(transitive, informal) To encourage, to prompt.
prof
prof
noun
(informal) Clipping of professor.
(informal) Clipping of profit.
prog
prog
adj
Abbreviation of progressive.
noun
(UK, university slang, dated) A proctor.
(computing, informal) A program.
(dialect) A pointed instrument.
(informal, music) Progressive rock.
(informal, politics) A progressive.
(obsolete) Plunder; booty.
(obsolete, slang) A vagrant beggar; a tramp.
(obsolete, slang) Provisions, food and supplies, particularly for a journey.
(slang) Progesterone.
verb
(Scotland) To prick; to goad; to progue.
(meteorology) To prognosticate, forecast.
(obsolete) To seek food and wealth as opposed to pursuing spiritual goals.
(obsolete, slang) To seek food, goods, or money by low arts, such as begging, trickery, or abuse of power.
(obsolete, slang) To steal; to rob; to filch.
(obsolete, usually of an animal) To feed and care for oneself, as opposed to being fed and cared for by someone (like a domesticated animal).
To programme.
prom
prom
noun
(Britain) A promenade concert.
(Britain, abbreviation) A promenade.
(US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g,. near the end of the academic year.
pron
pron
noun
(Internet, leetspeak) Deliberate misspelling of porn, initially to bypass internet filters.
Abbreviation of pronoun.
Abbreviation of pronunciation.
proo
prop
prop
noun
(astronautics) propellant (“rocket fuel”)
(gambling, informal) Short for proposition player.
(rugby) The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.
(theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.
A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.
An item placed within an advertisement in order to suggest a style of living etc.
An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
Any of the seashells in the game of props.
The propeller of an aircraft.
verb
(intransitive) To play rugby in the prop position.
(transitive, sometimes figurative) To support or shore up something.
(transitive, usually with "up" - see prop up) To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.
To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition.
pros
pros
noun
plural of pro
prot
prov
prow
prow
adj
(archaic) Brave, valiant, gallant.
noun
(nautical) The front part of a vessel
A vessel
Alternative form of proa
prox
prox
noun
(US, Rhode Island) The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes.
pyro
pyro
adj
Pyromaniac, pyromaniacal.
Pyrotechnic.
noun
(archaic, especially photography) Pyrogallol, pyrogallic acid.
(slang) A pyromaniac.
Pyrocellulose.
Pyrotechnician.
Pyrotechnics.
repo
repo
noun
(countable, computing, informal) Clipping of repository (“storage location for files”).
(countable, finance) A repurchase agreement: a type of derivative which allows a borrower to use a financial security as collateral for a cash loan at a fixed interest rate.
(uncountable, informal) Repossession.
verb
(transitive, informal) repossess
romp
romp
noun
(chiefly sports) A decisive victory; a game, match etc. which is won easily.
(now archaic) Someone who romps; especially, a girl or young woman who indulges in boisterous play; a tomboy.
A period of boisterous play, a frolic; now especially, a bout of sexual activity, especially when illicit.
An enjoyable, fast-paced but essentially inconsequential film, play, or other piece of entertainment.
verb
(intransitive) To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.
(slang) To engage in playful or boisterous sex.
(transitive, US) (Often used with down) To press forcefully, to encourage vehemently, to oppress.
(with adverb) To move with little effort relatively quickly.
To win easily.
roop
roop
noun
Hoarseness.
verb
(intransitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To roar; make a great noise.
(intransitive, dialectal) To cry; shout.
(transitive, usually with up, dialectal) To make hoarse.
rope
rope
noun
(Jainism) A unit of distance equivalent to the distance covered in six months by a god flying at ten million miles per second.
(archaic) A unit of length equal to 20 feet.
(baseball) A hard line drive.
(ceramics) A long thin segment of soft clay, either extruded or formed by hand.
(computer science) A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.
(countable) An individual length of such material.
(dated) A continuous stream.
(in the plural) The small intestines.
(jewelry) A necklace of at least 1 meter in length.
(military, uncountable) A kind of chaff (material dropped to interfere with radar) consisting of foil strips with paper chutes attached.
(nautical) Cordage of at least 1 inch in diameter, or a length of such cordage.
(slang) Rohypnol.
(slang, usually in the plural) Semen being ejaculated.
(slang, vulgar) A shot of semen that a man releases during ejaculation.
(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.
(with "the") Death by hanging.
A cohesive strand of something.
verb
(incel slang, intransitive) To commit suicide, particularly by hanging.
(intransitive) To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread.
(intransitive) To climb by means of a rope or ropes.
(transitive) To throw a rope (or something similar, e.g. a lasso, cable, wire, etc.) around (something).
(transitive) To tie (something) with rope.
My life is a mess; I might as well rope.
ropp
ropy
ropy
adj
(Britain, colloquial) Of poor quality; in poor health.
(of milk or another liquid) Slimy, as after the action of Enterobacter aerogenes in syrup.
Capable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures.
Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
roup
roup
noun
(Scotland) A sale of goods by auction.
An infectious disease of poultry caused by Trichomonas gallinae.
An outcry.
verb
(Scotland) To sell by auction.
To cry or shout.
spor
torp
torp
noun
(Australian rules football, informal) A torpedo punt.