| COMPACTIFY | • compactify v. (Humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact. • compactify v. (Humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact. • compactify v. (Mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact. |
| FORETOPMAN | • foretopman n. (Nautical) A sailor who controls the masts in the foretop. • FORETOPMAN n. a sailor who works on the platform at the head of the foremast. |
| FORETOPMEN | • foretopmen n. Plural of foretopman. • FORETOPMAN n. a sailor who works on the platform at the head of the foremast. |
| MOTHPROOFS | • mothproofs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mothproof. • MOTHPROOF v. to proof against moths. |
| OUTPERFORM | • outperform v. To perform better than something or someone. • OUTPERFORM v. to exceed in performance. |
| PERMAFROST | • permafrost n. Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof. • PERMAFROST n. permanently frozen subsoil. |
| PLATFORMED | • platformed v. Simple past tense and past participle of platform. • PLATFORM v. to equip with a platform. |
| PLATFORMER | • platformer n. (Video games, informal) A platform game. • PLATFORMER n. a platform game, a type of computer game that is played by moving a figure on the screen through a series of obstacles and problems. |
| POSTFORMED | • postformed v. Simple past tense and past participle of postform. • POSTFORM v. to shape subsequently. |
| POSTMODIFY | • postmodify v. (Grammar) To modify or qualify the previous word or phrase. • POSTMODIFY v. to modify the sense of (a word or phrase) by being placed after it. |
| PREFORMATS | • preformats v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preformat. • PREFORMAT v. to format in advance. |
| PROTEIFORM | • proteiform adj. (Zoology) changeable in form; resembling a proteus. • PROTEIFORM adj. changeable in form. |
| STORMPROOF | • stormproof adj. Capable of resisting a storm. • storm-proof adj. Alternative form of stormproof. • STORMPROOF adj. proof against bad weather. |