In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
alphabet
alphabet
noun
(India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia) An individual letter of an alphabet; an alphabetic character.
(Internet slang, politics) An agent of the FBI, the CIA, or another such government agency.
(computer science) A typically finite set of distinguishable symbols.
A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)
A writing system in which there are letters for the consonant and vowel phonemes. (Contrast e.g. abjad.)
The set of letters used when writing in a language.
The simplest rudiments; elements.
verb
(rare) To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
apoblast
bagplant
baldpate
baldpate
noun
A bald-headed person.
A bird, the American wigeon (Anas americana).
baptlsta
bedplate
bedplate
noun
(engineering) The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed.
bellport
betipple
bioplast
bioplast
noun
(biology) a mass or cell of bioplasm that is a unit of living matter; an independently existing mass of living matter
blackpot
blacktop
blacktop
noun
(US, countable) A paved area on a schoolground reserved for recess activities, often doubling as a parking lot.
(US, countable) A road so paved.
(US, uncountable) Asphalt concrete or similar bituminous black paving material used for the surface of roads (e.g., tarmacadam, tarmac).
verb
(US) To pave with blacktop.
bluetops
bluetops
noun
plural of bluetop
boltrope
boltrope
noun
Alternative spelling of bolt rope
bullpout
bullpout
noun
Any of various bullheads (fish).
epiblast
epiblast
noun
(biology, embryology) The outer layer of a blastula that, after gastrulation, becomes the ectoderm.
leptobos
partable
partable
adj
Capable of being parted.
partible
partible
adj
Divisible, able to be divided or partitioned.
Pertaining to property that can be divided between heirs on inheritance, or to an inheritance system based on such division.
pattable
pattable
adj
(rare) Able to be patted; suitable for patting.
pettable
pettable
adj
Suitable for petting.
philbert
piblokto
piblokto
noun
A condition affecting dogs or other animals in the Arctic, characterized by aggressive behavior and seizures.
A condition affecting the Inuit peoples in winter, characterised by a period of frenzied activity or irrational behaviour, followed by unconsciousness or stupor.
pitiable
pitiable
adj
That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.
pitiably
pitiably
adv
In a pitiable manner.
platband
platband
noun
(architecture) A fillet on a column, between the flutings.
(architecture) A flat fascia on an architrave, or forming a border round a window, or a horizontal band along a wall.
(figuratively) Any border.
(rare) A flat lintel over a door or window.
A border of flowers in a garden, especially along a wall; a strip of turf forming a border.
plebeity
plowbote
plowbote
noun
Alternative form of ploughbote
plumbate
plumbate
noun
(chemistry) Any compound containing the plumbate ion PbO₃²⁻ or Pb(OH)₆²⁻.
plumbite
plumbite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The PbO₂²⁻ oxyanion or hydrated forms; any salt containing this anion
poblacht
portable
portable
adj
(computing) Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.
(computing) Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
Able to be carried or easily moved.
Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
noun
(computing) Clipping of portable computer.
(video games) A hand-held video gaming device.
A trailer or other movable structure used for classes at a school.
Clipping of portable toilet.
portably
portably
adv
In a portable manner
postable
postable
adj
Capable of being posted (in various senses).
potables
potables
noun
Beverages.
Potable liquids.
potbelly
potbelly
noun
(informal) A Vietnamese Pot-bellied pig.
A large, swollen, or protruding abdomen; a paunch. [from 18th c.]
potboils
potboils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of potboil
pubertal
pubertal
adj
Of or pertaining to puberty.
pueblito
pueblito
noun
A small pueblo or village.
pullboat
spitball
spitball
noun
(baseball) A pitch of a baseball that has been partly covered with saliva, illegal at most levels.
A balled-up piece of paper, moistened with saliva (by chewing) and shot through a drinking straw.
verb
(baseball) To moisten the ball with saliva before pitching it.
To brainstorm ideas.
subplant
subplate
subplate
noun
A layer of cells lying below the cortical plate of the cerebral cortex.
subplots
subplots
noun
plural of subplot
tabletop
tabletop
adj
Suitable for use on top of a table.
Taking place on top of a table.
noun
(furniture) The flat, horizontal upper surface of a table.
(photography, advertising) A photograph of an object or product placed on a table.
(role-playing games) Ellipsis of tabletop game.
(skateboarding) A fixed item resembling a table, used for performing skateboarding tricks.
tappable
tappable
adj
Capable of being tapped.
tippable
tippable
adj
(of a job, etc.) Eligible to receive tips or gratuities.
Capable of being tipped or tilted.
trapball
trapball
noun
(obsolete) A game in which a batsman makes a ball hit a trap (device) that sends the ball into the air, where the batsman has to hit it again.
typeable
typeable
adj
(particularly of a writing system) Capable of being typed on a keyboard.
Capable of being identified as a particular type, particularly by automatic means.