APOGRAPHS | • apographs n. Plural of apograph. • APOGRAPH n. an exact copy. |
APOPHASES | • apophases n. Plural of apophasis. • APOPHASIS n. the rhetorical device of emphasizing a fact, by pretending to ignore or deny it. |
APOPHASIS | • apophasis n. (Rhetoric) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned. • apophasis n. (Christianity, philosophy, theology) A process of arriving at knowledge by statements of denial; particularly… • APOPHASIS n. the rhetorical device of emphasizing a fact, by pretending to ignore or deny it. |
APOPLASTS | • apoplasts n. Plural of apoplast. • APOPLAST n. the non-protoplasmic component of a plant, including the cell walls and intercellular material. |
APPALOOSA | • appaloosa n. (US, uncountable) A breed of horse having a spotted rump. • appaloosa n. (Countable) A horse of the breed. • appaloosa n. (Southern US) A catfish. |
APPOSABLE | • apposable adj. (Anatomy) Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand;… • APPOSABLE adj. that can be apposed. |
APPROVALS | • approvals n. Plural of approval. • APPROVAL n. the act of approving. |
COAPPEARS | • coappears v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coappear. • COAPPEAR v. to appear together at the same time. |
HAPLOPIAS | • HAPLOPIA n. normal vision. |
MALAPROPS | • malaprops n. Plural of malaprop. • malaprops v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malaprop. • MALAPROP n. a humorous misuse of a word, also MALAPROPISM. |
PALPATORS | • palpators n. Plural of palpator. • PALPATOR n. one who palpates. |
PAPPADOMS | • pappadoms n. Plural of pappadom. • PAPPADOM n. (Tamil) a thin circle of dough fried in oil until crisp, also PAPADAM, PAPADOM, PAPADUM, PAPPADAM, PAPPADUM, POPADUM, POPPADOM, POPPADUM, PUPPODUM. |
PARADROPS | • paradrops n. Plural of paradrop. • paradrops v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paradrop. • PARADROP v. to deliver by parachute. |
PORTAPAKS | • portapaks n. Plural of portapak. • PORTAPAK n. a small portable combined videotape and camera, also PORTAPACK. |
SOPAPILLA | • sopapilla n. Alternative spelling of sopaipilla. • SOPAPILLA n. a square of deep-fried dough often sweetened and eaten as dessert, also SOPAIPILLA. |
STRAPPADO | • strappado n. A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which… • strappado v. (Transitive) To torture by means of this device. • STRAPPADO n. (Italian) a form of torture in which victim is left dangling from a rope. |