| PHYLLOPHAGOUS | • phyllophagous adj. (Zoology) that feeds on leaves; leaf-eating. • PHYLLOPHAGOUS adj. leaf-eating. |
| PLAGIOTROPOUS | • PLAGIOTROPOUS adj. showing plagiotropism, the tendency to grow at an oblique or horizontal angle. |
| PLAYGROUPS | • playgroups n. Plural of playgroup. • PLAYGROUP n. an informal, sometimes voluntarily run group having morning or afternoon sessions attended by preschool children. |
| PLOUGHMANSHIP | • ploughmanship n. Skill in ploughing. • PLOUGHMANSHIP n. the craft of a ploughman, also PLOWMANSHIP. |
| PLOUGHMANSHIPS | • PLOUGHMANSHIP n. the craft of a ploughman, also PLOWMANSHIP. |
| POLYPHAGOUS | • polyphagous adj. Eating many types of food. • polyphagous adj. (Of an herbivorous insect) Having many host plants. • POLYPHAGOUS adj. eating many types of food. |
| POPULARISING | • popularising v. Present participle of popularise. • POPULARISE v. to cater to popular taste, also POPULARIZE. |
| PROPAGULES | • propagules n. Plural of propagule. • PROPAGULE n. a body with the capacity to give rise to a new plant e.g. seed, spore, bulbil, fragment etc., also PROPAGULUM. |
| PUPILAGES | • pupilages n. Plural of pupilage. • PUPILAGE n. the state of being a pupil. |
| PUPILLAGES | • pupillages n. Plural of pupillage. • PUPILLAGE n. the state of being a pupil or under age, also PUPILAGE. |
| REPOPULARISING | • repopularising v. Present participle of repopularise. • REPOPULARISE v. to popularise again, also REPOPULARIZE. |
| SPARKPLUG | • sparkplug n. Alternative form of spark plug. • sparkplug v. (Transitive) To serve as the driving force behind (a new endeavour). • spark␣plug n. The part of an internal combustion engine which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the… |
| SPARKPLUGGED | • sparkplugged v. Simple past tense and past participle of sparkplug. • SPARKPLUG v. to spark something off, in the manner of a sparkplug in a car carrying wires between which an electric spark passes to fire the explosive mixture of gases. |
| SPARKPLUGGING | • sparkplugging v. Present participle of sparkplug. • SPARKPLUG v. to spark something off, in the manner of a sparkplug in a car carrying wires between which an electric spark passes to fire the explosive mixture of gases. |
| SPARKPLUGS | • sparkplugs n. Plural of sparkplug. • spark␣plugs n. Plural of spark plug. • SPARKPLUG v. to spark something off, in the manner of a sparkplug in a car carrying wires between which an electric spark passes to fire the explosive mixture of gases. |
| SUPPLANTING | • supplanting v. Present participle of supplant. • SUPPLANT v. to take the place of. |
| SUPPLICATING | • supplicating v. Present participle of supplicate. • SUPPLICATE v. to entreat for. |
| SUPPLICATINGLY | • supplicatingly adv. Beseechingly, imploringly, in a supplicatory manner. • SUPPLICATING adv. SUPPLICATE, to entreat for. |
| UNAPPETISINGLY | • unappetisingly adv. Alternative spelling of unappetizingly. • UNAPPETISING adv. not appetising. |