BULLWHIP | • bullwhip n. A whip made from plaited leather, often with a knotted end, for use with livestock. • bullwhip v. (Transitive) To beat with a bullwhip. • bull-whip n. Alternative form of bullwhip. |
CALIPHAL | • caliphal adj. Of or relating to a caliph or a caliphate. • CALIPHAL adj. (Arabic) relating to a caliph. |
HELPLINE | • helpline n. (Telecommunications) A telephone service (or (by extension) one using email, SMS, or the Web) which… • HELPLINE n. an often free telephone line by means of which people with a particular problem may contact advisers who will help them deal with it. |
HILLTOPS | • hilltops n. Plural of hilltop. • HILLTOP n. the top of a hill. |
LOPOLITH | • lopolith n. (Geology) a mass of volcanic or igneous rock found within strata which has spilled downward into underlaying… • lopolith n. (Geology) mass similar to laccolith but concave down. • LOPOLITH n. a lens-shaped body of igneous rock. |
LYOPHILE | • lyophile n. (Chemistry) a lyophilic substance. • lyophile adj. (Chemistry) lyophilic. • LYOPHILE adj. of a colloid, readily dispersed in a suitable medium, also LYOPHIL, LYOPHILIC. |
PHALLINS | • phallins n. Plural of phallin. • PHALLIN n. a type of fungal poison. |
PHALLISM | • phallism n. The worship of the phallus (penis) as a symbol of male generative power. • PHALLISM n. worship of the phallus as symbolic of nature's creative power. |
PHALLIST | • phallist n. Someone who practises phallism. • PHALLIST n. an adherent of phallism. |
PHALLOID | • phalloid adj. Resembling a penis. • phalloid n. Any fungus of the genus Phallus. • PHALLOID adj. phallus shaped. |
PHELLOID | • PHELLOID adj. resembling cork, but unable to shed water. |
PHIALLED | • phialled v. Simple past tense and past participle of phial. • PHIAL v. to keep in a small bottle, also VIAL. |
PHILOMEL | • philomel n. (Poetic) The nightingale. • PHILOMEL n. (Greek) a songbird, also PHILOMELA. |
PHYLLIDS | • phyllids n. Plural of phyllid. • PHYLLID n. the leaf of a liverwort or moss. |
PHYLLITE | • phyllite n. (Geology) A type of metamorphic rock formed from clay-rich sediments called pelites. • PHYLLITE n. a foliated rock, a kind of metamorphosed mudstone. |
PHYLLOID | • phylloid adj. Resembling a leaf. • PHYLLOID n. a leaflike assimilatory organ in brown algae. |
PILLHEAD | • pillhead n. (Slang) A person who habitually takes tranquilizers, amphetamines, barbiturates, and other drugs, in… • PILLHEAD n. a regular, usually addicted taker of sedative or stimulant pills. |
PITHBALL | • pithball n. A ball made of plant pith, used in early experiments with electricity. • PITHBALL n. a pellet of pith. |
PLUSHILY | • plushily adv. In a plushy manner. • PLUSHY adv. luxurious. |
PRECHILL | • prechill v. (Transitive) To chill in advance. • PRECHILL v. to chill beforehand. |