nunchuck
Alternative form of nunchaku.

nunchucks
plural of nunchuck

nunchuk
Alternative form of nunchaku.

nunchuks
plural of nunchuk

obelisc
Archaic spelling of obelisk.

obeliscs
plural of obelisc

obturator
An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate.
The membrane vessels, etc. that close the obturator foramen, or thyroid foramen, a large opening or fenestra in the anterior part of the hip bone.
A valve closure member (disk, gate, plug, etc.).
Any device for preventing the escape of gas through the breech mechanism of a breech-loading gun; a gas check.
A camera shutter.

obturators
plural of obturator

octaazacubane
A theoretical molecule composed of eight (8) nitrogen atoms only, in a cubic configuration, with each nitrogen (N) atom being a vertex on the cube, and bonding to three other nitrogens at the nearest three other vertexes. This is theorized to be the high explosive with the highest velocity, the most explosive non-nuclear explosive. It is an allotrope of nitrogen, and an analogue of the organic molecule cubane; and an isomer of octanitrogen (N₈).

octaazacubanes
plural of octaazacubane

octanitrocubane
A high explosive derived from cubane, and one of the most powerful chemical explosives known.

odachi
A long, large Japanese sword.
A long Japanese sword constructed like the katana but longer (about 4 to 6 feet or 120 to 180 cm long), used for combat on horseback.

odachis
plural of odachi

ogive
The curve of a cumulative distribution function.
A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault.
The pointed, curved nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket.
A three-dimensional wave-bulge, characteristic of glaciers that have experienced extreme underlying topographic change.

ogives
plural of ogive

oiligarchies
plural of oiligarchy

oodachi
Alternative spelling of odachi (“sword”).

oodachis
plural of oodachi

oowop
An uzi submachine gun.
A double blunt (cannabis cigar).

ord
Abbreviation of order.
Abbreviation of ordinance.

orde
Alternative form of ord.

ordes
plural of orde

ordie
ordnance operative

ordies
plural of ordie

ordinance
A local law, passed by e.g. a city.
An edict or decree, authoritative order.
An edict or decree, authoritative order.
An edict or decree, authoritative order.
An edict or decree, authoritative order.
A religious practice or ritual prescribed by a church.
Alternative form of ordnance (“military equipment, especially artillery”).

ordinances
plural of ordinance

ordinaunce
Obsolete form of ordinance.
Obsolete form of ordnance.

ordinaunces
plural of ordinaunce

ordnance
Military equipment, especially weapons and ammunition.
Artillery.

ordnances
plural of ordnance

ords
plural of ord

orthodiagram
The record made by an orthodiagraph.

orthodiagrams
plural of orthodiagram

outer
Outside; external.
Farther from the centre of the inside.

outers
plural of outer

outgarment
Synonym of outer garment.

outgarments
plural of outgarment

ovate
Shaped like an egg.
With the broadest extremity near the base.

ovates
plural of ovate

paedotrophy
Alternative form of pedotrophy.

painstick
A weapon consisting of a baton capable of delivering a jolt of pain on contact with the body.

painsticks
plural of painstick

pake
Synonym of piecake.

palaeosurface
Alternative form of paleosurface.

palaeosurfaces
plural of palaeosurface

paleosurface
A surface (of the Earth) as it existed in prehistoric times.

paleosurfaces
plural of paleosurface

palstaff
An old Celtic and Scandinavian weapon consisting of a wedge of stone or metal fixed by a tongue in a staff.

palstaffs
plural of palstaff

palstaves
plural of palstave

paltik
A crude homemade firearm, often made using scrap metal.

paltiks
plural of paltik

pangram
A sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet.
A crossword puzzle in which every letter appears in the completed grid.

pangrams
plural of pangram

panoplies
plural of panoply

panoply
A splendid display of something.
A collection or display of weaponry.
Ceremonial garments, complete with all accessories.
A complete set of armour.
Something that covers and protects.
A broad or full range or complete set.

panzerfaust
Alternative letter-case form of Panzerfaust.

panzerfausts
plural of panzerfaust

paparchies
plural of paparchy

paperknife
A knife for cutting paper or opening envelopes.

paperknives
plural of paperknife

parabellum
A type of cartridge used in some handguns.
A type of German semiautomatic pistol.

parabellums
plural of parabellum

parabomb
A bomb dropped by parachute.

parang
A short, heavy, straight-edged knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia as a tool and weapon.

parangs
plural of parang

parazone
A dagger resembling a parazonium

parazones
plural of parazone

parazonia
plural of parazonium

parazonium
A long ceremonial dagger from Roman times.

parergies
plural of parergy

parergy
Something unimportant, incidental, or superfluous; a trifle

partisan
An adherent to a party or faction.
A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways of harassment or sabotage; a guerrilla fighter.
The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.

partisans
plural of partisan

partizan
Alternative spelling of partisan (“adherent, supporter”).

partizans
plural of partizan

partyarchies
plural of partyarchy

pasguard
Alternative form of passguard (“L-shaped elbow armor”).

pasguards
plural of pasguard

passegarde
Alternative form of passguard (“plate sticking up off shoulder-armor to protect the neck”).

passegardes
plural of passegarde

passguard
An L-shaped piece of armor worn over one arm (typically the left arm), which generally kept it in a bent position and protected it during jousts.
A ridge or an additional plate on a shoulder piece, to turn the blow of a weapon away from the neck or joint of the armor.

passguards
plural of passguard

passkey
A key, especially in a hotel, that allows someone in authority to open any door.
A key for entering a house or other building.
A cryptographic key that is tied to specific devices or cloud accounts and is meant to be used instead of a password.
Synonym of password.

passkeys
plural of passkey

passphrase
A password that comprises a whole phrase.

passphrases
plural of passphrase

pata
An Indian sword with an attached gauntlet.

patchbox
Alternative spelling of patch box.

patchboxes
plural of patchbox

patta
Alternative form of pata (“type of sword”).

pattas
plural of patta

pedotrophy
The nourishment of children.

peels
plural of peel

penknives
plural of penknife

penstaff
An upright plug for the drain of a mash tun.

penstaffs
plural of penstaff

pentagrids
plural of pentagrid

pentolite
A composite high explosive used for military and civilian purposes.

pepperbox
A pepper shaker.
A repeating firearm with three or more barrels grouped around a central axis.
A buttress at one side of the court in the game of fives.
A tower capped by a cupola, looking similar to a giant pepper shaker.
Any of the buildings of the Royal Academy and National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, having cupolas on the roof.

pepperboxes
plural of pepperbox

perichete
Alternative form of perichaeth.

perichetes
plural of perichete

perimetrical
of, relating to or having a perimeter

peshkabz
Alternative spelling of pesh-kabz.

petraries
plural of petrary

petrary
A weapon used to hurl stones

petronel
A short but large-caliber, heavy 16th- and 17th-century firearm that used a matchlock or wheellock mechanism, intermediate between the arquebuse and pistol.

petronell
Obsolete form of petronel.

petronels
plural of petronel

phalange
Synonym of phalanx (“group of soldiers, people etc.”).
Synonym of phalanx (“one of the bones of the finger or toe”).
Any of the joints of an insect's tarsus.
A bundle of stamens joined by their filaments.
A phalanstery.