adjective, noun, verb

A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum. (+25 more)

noun, verb

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea. (+2 more)

noun

A desaturated chartreuse yellow colour, like that of a pear. (+5 more)

noun, verb

(sometimes figurative) To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. (+19 more)

noun, verb

A form of slow-burning gunpowder in large cubical grains. (+9 more)

adjective, noun

(canon law) an ecclesiastical district, parish, chapel or church outside the jurisdiction of the bishop of the diocese in which it is situated. (+17 more)

adjective, noun, verb

(equestrian) A stirrup. (+7 more)

adjective

Being finicky or fastidious, especially with language. (+2 more)

adjective, noun

A walker (+8 more)

noun, verb

(mildly vulgar) To drizzle. (+7 more)

noun, verb

(usually uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc. (+26 more)

noun, verb

A feeble utterance or complaint. (+16 more)

noun, verb

A comrade (+13 more)

noun, verb

(typically in heterosexual contexts) To engage in anal sex by penetrating (one's male partner) with a dildo. (+29 more)

noun, verb

A feather, especially one of the flight feathers of a bird, angel etc. (+13 more)

verb

To impose a handicap on. (+1 more)

noun

A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box (+5 more)

noun

A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d. (+6 more)

noun, verb

A family of geometric objects with a common property, such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective plane. (+6 more)

verb

To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle (+10 more)

noun

A person, often in a foreign country, with whom one exchanges friendly correspondence but whom one never or rarely meets.