| innersole | (noun) the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests | Synonyms: insole |
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| insole | (noun) the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests | Synonyms: innersole |
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| insolence | (noun) an offensive disrespectful impudent act | - |
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| (noun) the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties | Synonyms: cheekiness, crust, freshness, gall, impertinence, impudence |
| intolerance | (noun) impatience with annoyances | - |
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| (noun) unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs | - |
| isoleucine | (noun) an essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine | - |
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| isolex | (noun) an isogloss marking off the area in which a particular item of vocabulary is found. | - |
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| itraconazole | (noun) an oral antifungal drug (trade name Sporanox) taken for cases of fungal nail disease | Synonyms: Sporanox |
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| keyhole | (noun) the hole where a key is inserted | - |
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| knothole | (noun) a hole in a board where a knot came out | - |
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| lansoprazole | (noun) antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach | Synonyms: Prevacid |
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| linoleum | (noun) a floor covering | Synonyms: lino |
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| lodgepole | (noun) shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares | Synonyms: lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta, shore pine, spruce pine |
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| loophole | (noun) a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons | - |
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| (noun) an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation | - |
| lumpenproletariat | (noun) (Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement | - |
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| macromolecule | (noun) any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals | Synonyms: supermolecule |
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| malevolence | (noun) the quality of threatening evil | Synonyms: malevolency, malice |
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| (noun) wishing evil to others | Synonyms: malignity |
| malevolency | (noun) the quality of threatening evil | Synonyms: malevolence, malice |
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| manhole | (noun) a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure | - |
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| mausoleum | (noun) a large burial chamber, usually above ground | - |
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| maypole | (noun) a vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day | - |
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| mebendazole | (noun) an anthelmintic used to treat hookworm and pinworm and roundworm infestations | - |
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| metronidazole | (noun) antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis | Synonyms: Flagyl |
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| miconazole | (noun) an antifungal agent usually administered in the form of a nitrate (trade name Monistat) | Synonyms: Monistat |
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| mole | (noun) small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet | - |
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| (noun) a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | Synonyms: breakwater, bulwark, groin, groyne, jetty, seawall |
| (noun) a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin | - |
| (noun) a spy who works against enemy espionage | Synonyms: counterspy |
| (noun) the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | Synonyms: gram molecule, mol |
| (noun) spicy sauce often containing chocolate | - |
| molecule | (noun) (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | - |
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| (noun) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | Synonyms: atom, corpuscle, mote, particle, speck |
| molehill | (noun) a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing | - |
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| moleskin | (noun) a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap | - |
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| molestation | (noun) the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism | Synonyms: harassment |
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| (noun) the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children) | - |
| molester | (noun) someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities | - |
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| napoleon | (noun) a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream | - |
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| napoleoniana | (noun) items related to the life of Napoleon (engravings, paintings, books, etc.). | - |
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| narcolepsy | (noun) a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep | - |
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| narcoleptic | (noun) a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep | - |
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| (noun) a person who has narcolepsy | - |
| neurolemma | (noun) thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber | Synonyms: neurilemma |
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| neuroleptic | (noun) tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired | Synonyms: antipsychotic, antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic drug, major tranquilizer, major tranquilliser, major tranquillizer, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic drug |
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| nonviolence | (noun) peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate | Synonyms: nonviolent resistance, passive resistance |
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| nucleole | (noun) a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis | Synonyms: nucleolus |
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| nympholepsy | (noun) a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable | - |
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| nympholept | (noun) a person seized by nympholepsy | - |
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| obsolescence | (noun) the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date | - |
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| obsoleteness | (noun) the property of being out of date and not current | Synonyms: superannuation |
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| oleaginousness | (noun) consisting of or covered with oil | Synonyms: greasiness, oiliness |
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| (noun) smug self-serving earnestness | Synonyms: fulsomeness, oiliness, smarminess, unction, unctuousness |
| oleander | (noun) an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions | Synonyms: Nerium oleander, rose bay |
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| oleaster | (noun) any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits | - |
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| olecranon | (noun) process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended | Synonyms: olecranon process |
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| olefin | (noun) any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon | Synonyms: alkene, olefine |
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| olefine | (noun) any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon | Synonyms: alkene, olefin |
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| olein | (noun) a naturally occurring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils | Synonyms: triolein |
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| oleo | (noun) a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter | Synonyms: margarin, margarine, marge, oleomargarine |
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| oleography | (noun) the art or process of producing chromolithographs printed on cloth to imitate an oil painting. | - |
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| oleomargarine | (noun) a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter | Synonyms: margarin, margarine, marge, oleo |
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| oleoresin | (noun) a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants | - |
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| omeprazole | (noun) antacid (trade name Prilosec) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach | Synonyms: Prilosec |
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| oriole | (noun) American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow | Synonyms: American oriole, New World oriole |
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| (noun) mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black | Synonyms: Old World oriole |
| ostiole | (noun) a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass | - |
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| outsole | (noun) the outer sole of a shoe or boot that is the bottom of the shoe and makes contact with the ground | - |
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| overtolerance | (noun) too much permissiveness | - |
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| parole | (noun) (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with | - |
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| (noun) a promise | Synonyms: word, word of honor |
| (noun) a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group | Synonyms: countersign, password, watchword, word |
| parolee | (noun) someone released on probation or on parole | Synonyms: probationer |
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| peephole | (noun) a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep | Synonyms: eyehole, spyhole |
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| pesthole | (noun) a breeding ground for epidemic disease | - |
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| petiole | (noun) the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf | Synonyms: leafstalk |
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| petroleum | (noun) a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons | Synonyms: crude, crude oil, fossil oil, oil, rock oil |
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| pigeonhole | (noun) a small compartment | Synonyms: cubbyhole |
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| (noun) a specific (often simplistic) category | - |
| pinhole | (noun) a small puncture that might have been made by a pin | - |
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| pinole | (noun) meal made of finely ground corn mixed with sugar and spices | - |
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| piolet | (noun) an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice | Synonyms: ice ax, ice axe |
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| pistoleer | (noun) someone armed with a pistol (especially a soldier so armed) | - |
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| plughole | (noun) a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away) | - |
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| pole | (noun) a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic | - |
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| (noun) one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated | Synonyms: magnetic pole |
| (noun) a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting | - |
| (noun) a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves | Synonyms: terminal |
| (noun) one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions | - |
| (noun) one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface | - |
| (noun) one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere | Synonyms: celestial pole |
| (noun) a linear measure of 16.5 feet | Synonyms: perch, rod |
| (noun) a square rod of land | Synonyms: perch, rod |
| polearm | (noun) a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user's effective range. | Synonyms: pole weapon |
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| poleax | (noun) a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick | Synonyms: poleaxe |
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| (noun) an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade | Synonyms: poleaxe |
| poleaxe | (noun) a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick | Synonyms: poleax |
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| (noun) an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade | Synonyms: poleax |
| polecat | (noun) dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened | Synonyms: fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius |
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| (noun) American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae | Synonyms: skunk, wood pussy |
| polemic | (noun) a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma) | - |
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| (noun) a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) | Synonyms: polemicist, polemist |
| polemicist | (noun) a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) | Synonyms: polemic, polemist |
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| polemics | (noun) the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors | - |
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| polemist | (noun) a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) | Synonyms: polemic, polemicist |
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| polemonium | (noun) any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions | - |
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| polenta | (noun) a thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water | - |
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| poler | (noun) a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle | Synonyms: pole horse |
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| polestar | (noun) the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it | Synonyms: North Star, polar star, Polaris, pole star |
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| pooler | (noun) someone who shares in and contributes to a general fund for use by all | - |
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| porthole | (noun) a window in a ship or airplane | - |
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| (noun) an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through | Synonyms: embrasure, port |
| posthole | (noun) a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post | Synonyms: post hole |
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| pothole | (noun) a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface) | Synonyms: chuckhole |
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| potholer | (noun) a person who explores caves | Synonyms: spelaeologist, speleologist, spelunker |
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| pratincole | (noun) Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers | Synonyms: glareole |
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| preschooler | (noun) a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten | Synonyms: kindergartener, kindergartner |
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| profiterole | (noun) a small hollow pastry that is typically filled with cream and covered with chocolate | - |
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| prole | (noun) a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) | Synonyms: proletarian, worker |
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| prolegomenon | (noun) a preliminary discussion inserted at the beginning of a book or treatise | - |
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| prolepsis | (noun) anticipating and answering objections in advance | - |
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| proletarian | (noun) a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) | Synonyms: prole, worker |
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| proletarianism | (noun) The condition or political position of a member of the working class. | - |
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| proletariat | (noun) a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages | Synonyms: labor, labour, working class |
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| rathole | (noun) a small dirty uncomfortable room | - |
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| (noun) a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats | - |
| redolence | (noun) a pleasingly sweet olfactory property | Synonyms: bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, sweetness |
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| ridgepole | (noun) a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters | Synonyms: ridge, rooftree |
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| rigamarole | (noun) a long and complicated and confusing procedure | Synonyms: rigmarole |
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| (noun) a set of confused and meaningless statements | Synonyms: rigmarole |