(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of clasp
elspet
leptus
letups
letups
noun
plural of letup
palest
palest
adj
superlative form of pale: most pale
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of pale
palets
palets
noun
plural of palet
pastel
pastel
noun
(art) A drawing made with any of those colors.
(color) Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender
A crayon made from such a paste.
A traditional dish in various Latin American countries, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone.
A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
Woad.
pastil
pastil
noun
Obsolete spelling of pastel
Obsolete spelling of pastille
pestle
pestle
noun
(archaic) A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.
A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.
verb
(transitive) To pound, crush, rub or grind, as in a mortar with a pestle.
petals
petals
noun
plural of petal
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of petal
pilots
pilots
noun
plural of pilot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pilot
pistil
pistil
noun
(botany) A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma.
pistle
pistle
noun
(obsolete) A written communication; a letter, an epistle.
pistol
pistol
noun
(American football) An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, but closer than in a shotgun formation, with a running back lined up behind him.
(Southern US) A small boy who is bright, alert and very active.
A creative and unpredictable jokester, a constant source of entertainment and surprises.
A handgun
The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator.
verb
(transitive) To shoot (at) a target with a pistol.
plaits
plaits
noun
plural of plait
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plait
plants
plants
noun
plural of plant
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plant
platas
plates
plates
noun
plural of plate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plate
platus
platys
platys
noun
plural of platy
pleats
pleats
noun
plural of pleat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pleat
plutus
plutus
Proper noun
The god of wealth in Ancient Greek religion and myth. He was the son of Demeter and Iasion.
postal
postal
adj
Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.
postel
postil
postil
noun
(archaic) A Bible commentary written in its margins.
A collection of homilies.
A marginal note.
A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture.
verb
(intransitive) To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.
(transitive) To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.
poults
poults
noun
plural of poult
sculpt
sculpt
noun
(computer graphics) A modification that can be applied to an object, like a texture, but changes the object's shape rather than its appearance.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a sculptor.
(transitive) To carve out gradually.
(transitive) To form by sculpture.
septal
septal
adj
(anatomy, biology, relational) Of or pertaining to a septum.
(archaeology, of a stone or slab) Separating compartments in a burial chamber.
(relational) Relating to an Irish clan or sept.
sepult
sepult
adj
(archaic) buried.
verb
(obsolete) To bury or inter.
spelts
spelts
noun
plural of spelt
speltz
spilth
spilth
noun
(archaic) Spillage; spilled material.
spital
spital
noun
(historical) A charitable house to receive and care for sick people, later distinguished from a hospital as being especially for those of a low class or meagre financial means.
splats
splats
noun
plural of splat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of splat
spleet
splent
splent
noun
Obsolete form of splint (“excrescence of bone”).
splint
splint
noun
(dentistry) A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
(medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.
(military, historical) A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.
(mining) Synonym of splent coal
(zootomy) A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.
(zootomy, veterinary medicine) A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
verb
(obsolete, rare, transitive) To split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.
(transitive) To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.
splite
splits
splits
noun
(dance, cheerleading, gymnastics) A maneuver in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.
plural of split
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of split
sploit
sploit
noun
(informal, computing) exploit (program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software)
splunt
splurt
splurt
verb
(informal, transitive) To spit out violently, as with disgust or surprise.
(informal, transitive, intransitive) To squirt out in a messy stream.
spoilt
spoilt
adj
(UK) Having lost its original value
(of a person, usually a child) Having a selfish or greedy character, especially due to pampering
Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spoil
staple
staple
adj
Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled.
Fit to be sold; marketable.
Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.
noun
(by extension) Place of supply; source.
(mining) A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
(now historical) A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
(obsolete) A post; prop; support
A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
A basic or essential supply.
A district granted to an abbey.
A recurring topic or character.
A small pit.
A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.
Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.
The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
Unmanufactured material; raw material.
verb
(transitive) To secure with a staple.
(transitive) To sort according to its staple.
staplf
stipel
stipel
noun
(botany) A stipule associated with a leaflet rather than a complete leaf.