PALAS | • palas n. A tree of eastern India and Burma, Butea monosperma. • palas n. Plural of pala. • Palas prop.n. Plural of Pala. |
PALAY | • palay n. (Philippines) paddy. • PALAY n. (Tamil) the ivory tree, a small South Indian tree of the dogbane family. |
PALEA | • palea n. (Botany) The interior chaff or husk of grasses. • palea n. (Botany) One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such… • PALEA n. (Latin) the membranous inner bract of a grass flower, also PALET. |
PALED | • paled v. Simple past tense and past participle of pale. • paled adj. (Obsolete) Striped. • paled adj. (Obsolete) Enclosed with a paling. |
PALER | • paler adj. Comparative form of pale: more pale. • PALE adj. lacking colour. |
PALES | • pales v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pale. • pales n. Plural of pale. • pales n. Plural of palea. |
PALET | • palet n. (Heraldry) A perpendicular band upon an escutcheon, one half the breadth of the pale. • PALET n. the membranous inner bract of a grass flower, also PALEA. |
PALIS | • PALI n. (Hawaiian) a cliff in Hawaii. |
PALKI | • palki n. (South Asia, now chiefly historical) A litter or palanquin. • PALKI n. (Hindi) a palanquin, also PALKEE. |
PALLA | • palla n. A traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street. • palla n. (Historical) A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in Ancient Rome and fastened with brooches. • Palla prop.n. A surname. |
PALLS | • palls n. Plural of pall. • palls v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pall. • Palls prop.n. Plural of Pall. |
PALLY | • pally adj. Like a pal; friendly. • pally n. (US) An affectionate term of address. • pally n. (US, Australia) A slightly derogatory and insulting term of address. |
PALMS | • palms n. Plural of palm. • palms v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of palm. • Palms prop.n. A surname from Dutch. |
PALMY | • palmy adj. Of, related to, or abounding in palm trees. • palmy adj. (Figurative) Prosperous, flourishing, booming or thriving. • palmy adj. (Obsolete) Made out of palm leaves or palm sap. |
PALPI | • palpi n. Plural of palpus. • PALPUS n. (Latin) a sense organ attached to mouthparts of certain insects and crustacea, also PALP. |
PALPS | • palps n. Plural of palp. • PALP v. to sense by touch. |
PALSA | • palsa n. (Geomorphology) A hummock rising out of a bog with a core of ice; similar in appearance to a pingo but… • PALSA n. (Finnish) a landform of subarctic regions. |
PALSY | • palsy n. (Pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling… • palsy v. To paralyse, either completely or partially. • palsy adj. (Colloquial) Chummy, friendly. |