(astronomy) The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its maximum.
apulian
apulian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Apulia.
Noun
An inhabitant or a resident of Apulia.
canopus
canopus
Proper noun
A yellowish-white supergiant star in the constellation Carina; Alpha (α) Carinae. It is the second brightest star in the night sky.
The pilot of King Menelaus's ship in the Iliad.
An ancient city in northern Egypt, known for extravagance.
capulin
capulin
noun
A Mexican timber tree (Condalia obovata) whose hard wood furnishes a blue dye.
A calabur tree (Muntingia calabura, sole species of Muntingia).
A groundcherry (any of most species of Physalis).
A tropical American tree (Trema micrantha), the bark of which yields a strong fiber
The Mexican cherry (Prunus serotina subsp. capuli, once Prunus capollin) and Prunus capuli, that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour.
cleanup
cleanup
noun
(baseball) Fourth in the batting order; a cleanup hitter.
The act of cleaning or tidying something.
verb
Misspelling of clean up.
cupania
dagupan
dauphin
dauphin
noun
(allegorical): An eldest son.
The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.
dustpan
dustpan
noun
A flat scoop with a short handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.
eupneas
eupneas
noun
plural of eupnea
eupnoea
europan
gauping
gauping
verb
present participle of gaup
guapena
gunplay
gunplay
noun
(BDSM) A sexual practice involving the use of a (usually unloaded) firearm for physical and mental stimulation.
The discharge of firearms, usually with violent intent and in confrontations.
hangups
hangups
noun
plural of hangup
janapum
jauping
jauping
verb
present participle of jaup
kiangpu
laputan
laputan
Adjective
fanciful; preposterous; absurd in science or philosophy
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the fictional island of Laputa.
lumpman
lupanar
lupanar
noun
(formal, archaic) A brothel.
lupanin
manipur
manipur
Proper noun
State in north-eastern India which has Imphal as its capital.
nampula
nasaump
nauplii
nauplii
noun
plural of nauplius
nuptial
nuptial
adj
Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.
Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
opuntia
opuntia
noun
Opuntia, a genus of cactus that includes such cacti as the prickly pear and xoconostle.
outplan
outplan
verb
(transitive) To surpass in planning.
outspan
outspan
noun
(South Africa) The place where one outspans.
An area on a farm kept available for travellers to rest and refresh their animals
verb
(South Africa) To release oxen from harness.
paenula
paenula
noun
(historical) A kind of woollen cloak or mantle used by Romans, worn on journeys and in rainy weather.
A chasuble, especially in its older form.
pahouin
pahutan
painful
painful
adj
(informal) Very bad, poor.
(now rare) Painstaking; careful; industrious.
Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.
pakhtun
palaung
pandour
pandour
noun
(obsolete) A robber.
One of a class of Croatian skirmishers serving in the Austrian army.
pandura
pandura
noun
(music) An Ancient Greek stringed instrument, a kind of lute with three strings that were stopped with a fingerboard to alter the tone, and with either a mandolin- or banjo-like shape.
pandure
panfuls
panfuls
noun
plural of panful
pangful
pangful
adj
(rare, chiefly poetic) Full of pangs; sorrowful, anguishing.
pangium
panicum
panicum
noun
Any of the genus Panicum of tropical grasses.
pantoum
pantoum
noun
A poem, similar to a villanelle, that comprises a series of quatrains, the second and fourth lines of each stanza repeated as the first and third lines of the next.
panuelo
panurge
panurgy
panurgy
noun
Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft.
papuans
papulan
parvenu
parvenu
adj
Being a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu.
noun
A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.
pasquin
pasquin
noun
A lampoon; a pasquinade.
A lampooner.
verb
(rare) To lampoon or satirize.
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.
paukpan
paukpan
noun
A bast fiber made from the flowering plant Aeschynomene aspera.
paulden
paulian
paulian
Adjective
Pauline (related to the apostle Paul or his writings).
Noun
A supporter or follower of the apostle Paul.
A follower of a bishop of Antioch in the third century, who was deposed for denying the divinity of Christ.
Adjective
Of or relating to (1900–1958), Austrian theoretical physicist and pioneer of quantum physics.
paulina
pauline
pauline
Adjective
Of or relating to the Apostle Paul, his writings, his doctrines, and the form of Christianity that arose from them.
pauling
pauling
Proper noun
Linus Pauling, American chemist
paulins
paulins
noun
plural of paulin
paulsen
paulson
paunche
paunchy
paunchy
adj
Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
pausing
pausing
noun
A pause.
verb
present participle of pause
peanuts
peanuts
noun
(informal, figurative) A very small or insufficient amount (especially of a salary).
plural of peanut
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peanut
pecunia
peganum
petunia
petunia
adj
Of a dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
noun
A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
Any of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids.
Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; tangy.
Producing a burning sensation due to the presence of chilies or similar spices; spicy, hot.
Stimulating to the senses; engaging; charming.
planaru
planful
planful
adj
(psychology) Intentional.
Having (many) plans.
planula
planula
noun
(biology) In embryonic development, a vesicle filled with fluid, formed from the morula by the divergence of its cells in such a manner as to give rise to a central space, around which the cells arrange themselves as an envelope; an embryonic form intermediate between the morula and gastrula.
(zoology) The larva of a hydrozoan, which is free-swimming and covered in cilia.
planury
plugman
plutean
pluvian
pluvian
adj
Rainy.
noun
The crocodile bird.
pneumas
poduran
ponceau
ponceau
noun
(chemistry) Any of a number of red pigments, some of which are used as indicators.
pookaun
pookaun
noun
(Ireland) A kind of small fishing boat from the region of Galway in Ireland.
portuna
posaune
posaune
noun
(obsolete) trombone
pounamu
pounamu
noun
(New Zealand) greenstone
poundal
poundal
noun
(dated, physics) A unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one foot per second per second.
pronaus
pronuba
prunase
pudenda
pudenda
noun
plural of pudendum
pudiano
puerman
puinavi
pujunan
pukwana
pulahan
pulajan
pulasan
pulasan
noun
The fruit of the tropical tree Nephelium ramboutan-ake (syn. N. mutabile)
pulayan
pulijan
pullman
pulsant
pulsant
adj
pulsing
pumpman
pumpman
noun
A man employed to operate a pump, as in a mine.
punaise
punakha
punalua
punalua
noun
A member of a traditional Hawaiian group marriage between two or more brothers with their wives, or two or more sisters with their husbands.
punatoo
punatoo
noun
(obsolete) A foodstuff made in Sri Lanka by preserving the jellied pulp of the palmyra palm fruit.
punctal
punctal
adj
(anatomy) relating to a punctum
(mathematics) relating to a point
pundita
punjabi
punkahs
punkahs
noun
plural of punkah
punnage
punnage
noun
punning; wordplay in the form of puns
pupunha
pupunha
noun
The peach palm.
puquina
puranas
puranic
puranic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Puranas.
pureayn
puritan
puritan
adj
(often disapproving) Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex.
noun
(often disapproving) A puritanical person.
purlman
putamen
putamen
noun
(anatomy) A round structure located at the base of the forebrain, regulating movement and learning.
(botany) The shell of a nut; the stone of a drupe fruit; endocarp.
rangpur
rangpur
noun
Citrus limon (syn. Citrus × limonia), a citrus fruit which is a hybrid between the mandarin orange and the lemon.
ruphina
sannups
sannups
noun
plural of sannup
saponul
snapout
spandau
spandau
Proper noun
The westernmost of the twelve boroughs of Berlin.
spanule
spinula
spinula
noun
Alternative form of spinule
spumans
standup
standup
noun
Alternative form of stand-up
subpena
subpena
noun
(Canada, US) Alternative form of subpoena
sumpman
sumpman
noun
(mining) A pitman's assistant, responsible for the machinery in the engine shaft.
sunapee
sunlamp
sunlamp
noun
(film, photography) A high-intensity lamp, used to produce an illusion of daylight.
A lamp that produces ultraviolet radiation; used for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes.
suntrap
suntrap
noun
A warm place that captures the heat of the sun.
suppnea
surnape
tapuyan
turncap
turncap
noun
A sort of chimney cap which turns round with the wind so as to present its opening to the leeward.
uitspan
uitspan
noun
(South Africa) Alternative form of outspan
ulpanim
unadapt
unadapt
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To undo the process of adaptation; to revert or restore to an original form.
unadept
unadept
adj
Not adept; unproficient.
noun
Someone who is not an adept.
unadopt
unadopt
verb
(transitive) To give up (someone or something previously adopted).