ANTELOPE | • antelope n. Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer… • antelope n. (US) The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana. • antelope n. (Archaic, mythology) A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having… |
ASLOPE | • aslope adj. (Archaic) Slanted or sloping. • aslope adv. (Archaic) Slanted or sloping. • aslope adv. (Archaic, figurative) In an unintended or unfavourable direction. |
DELOPE | • delope v. (Obsolete, Ireland, Britain) To fire a gun into the air in order to end a duel. • DELOPE v. to fire one's gun into the air during a duel. |
DEVELOPE | • develope v. Archaic spelling of develop. • DEVELOPE v. to bring to a more advanced state, also DEVELOP. |
DOWNSLOPE | • downslope adj. In a direction down a slope. • downslope adv. Down a slope. • downslope n. A descent or declivity. |
ELOPE | • elope v. (Intransitive, of a married person) To run away from home with a paramour. • elope v. (Intransitive, of an unmarried person) To run away secretly for the purpose of getting married with… • elope v. (Intransitive, dated) To run away from home (for any reason). |
ENVELOPE | • envelope n. A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing. • envelope n. Something that envelops; a wrapping. • envelope n. A bag containing the lifting gas of a balloon or airship; fabric that encloses the gas-bags of an airship. |
ESCALOPE | • escalope n. A thin slice of meat, especially veal or poultry. • escalope n. (Heraldry) A charge (depiction) of the scallop. • ESCALOPE v. (French) to cut in a scallop shape, also ESCALOP. |
GANTELOPE | • gantelope n. (Archaic) The gauntlet (military punishment). • GANTELOPE n. an armoured glove, also GANTLET, GANTLOPE, GAUNTLET. |
GANTLOPE | • gantlope n. The military punishment known as running the gauntlet. • GANTLOPE n. an armoured glove, also GANTELOPE, GANTLET, GAUNTLET. |
GLIDESLOPE | • glideslope n. (Aviation) The portion of an instrument landing system which provides vertical guidance to an aircraft… • glideslope n. (Aviation) The approach path of an aircraft as it comes in to land. • glide␣slope n. Alternative form of glideslope. |
HILLSLOPE | • hillslope n. A slope of a hill. • HILLSLOPE n. the slope of a hill. |
INTERLOPE | • interlope v. To intrude, meddle, or trespass in others’ affairs. • INTERLOPE v. to intrude; to traffic without a licence. |
JACKALOPE | • jackalope n. A folkloric animal, a supposed cross between a jackrabbit and an antelope, goat, or deer, usually portrayed… • JACKALOPE n. a mythical animal that is reported chiefly from the western US and is reputed to be the size of a small deer and to have the body of a jackrabbit and the horns of an antelope. |
LOPE | • lope v. To travel an easy pace with long strides. • lope v. (Obsolete, intransitive) To jump, leap. • lope n. An easy pace with long strides. |
NYCTALOPE | • NYCTALOPE n. (Greek) one afflicted with nyctalopia, the condition of seeing poorly at night or in partial darkness, while the day sight is normal; erroneously, the opposite condition, also NYCTALOPS. |
SLOPE | • slope n. An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward. • slope n. The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward. • slope n. (Mathematics) The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero… |
UPSLOPE | • upslope n. An upward slope. • upslope adj. In a direction up a slope. • upslope adv. Up a slope. |