AMPULLA | • ampulla n. (Historical) An Ancient Roman two-handled vessel. • ampulla n. A vessel for containing consecrated wine or oil. • ampulla n. (Anatomy) The dilated end of a duct. |
LAMPLIT | • lamplit adj. Illuminated by a lamp or lamps. • LAMPLIT adj. lit by lamps. |
LUMPILY | • lumpily adv. In a lumpy manner, with lumps. • lumpily adv. Like a lump; awkwardly, heavily, ponderously. • LUMPY adv. full of lumps. |
PALLIUM | • pallium n. (Historical) A large cloak worn by Greek philosophers and teachers. • pallium n. (Christianity) A woolen liturgical vestment resembling a collar and worn over the chasuble in the Western… • pallium n. (Malacology) The mantle of a mollusc. |
PALMFUL | • palmful n. Enough to fill the palm of one’s hand. • PALMFUL n. as much as a palm can hold. |
PELLUMS | • PELLUM n. (dialect) dust. |
PHELLEM | • phellem n. (Botany) cork (dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants). • PHELLEM n. (Greek) a layer of plant cells that make cork. |
PLIMSOL | • plimsol n. Alternative form of plimsoll. • PLIMSOL n. a rubber-soled cloth shoe, also PLIMSOLL, PLIMSOLE. |
PLUMPLY | • plumply adv. Unreservedly; fully. • plumply adv. With plumpness, in a plump way. • PLUMP adv. somewhat fat. |
PLUMULA | • plumula n. (Botany) A plumule. • plumula n. (Zoology) A down feather. • PLUMULA n. (Latin) the embryo shoot in a seed, also PLUMULE. |
PLUMULE | • plumule n. (Botany) The first bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons. • plumule n. (Zoology) A down feather. • plumule n. (Zoology) The aftershaft of a feather. |
POLLMAN | • pollman n. (UK, historical, Cambridge University slang) One who takes an ordinary university degree, without honours. • Pollman prop.n. A surname. • POLLMAN n. a graduate with a pass degree. |
POLLMEN | • pollmen n. Plural of pollman. • POLLMAN n. a graduate with a pass degree. |
PULLMAN | • Pullman n. (Rail transport, US) A railroad passenger car; especially one of the luxurious ones named after the… • Pullman n. A train made up of Pullman coaches. • Pullman prop.n. A surname, notably that of George Pullman. |
ROLLMOP | • rollmop n. A fillet of herring, rolled and flavoured with sliced onion and spices then pickled in brine. • ROLLMOP n. a fillet of herring rolled up in onion. |