APOTHEOSIS | • apotheosis n. The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification. • apotheosis n. Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status. • apotheosis n. A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief). |
HEMOPTYSIS | • hemoptysis n. (Medicine) expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system. • HEMOPTYSIS n. the expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs. |
HOSPITAGES | • hospitages n. Plural of hospitage. • HOSPITAGE n. (Spenser) hospitality. |
HOSPITALES | • hospitales n. Plural of hospitale. • HOSPITALE n. (Spenser) lodging. |
HYPNOTISES | • hypnotises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hypnotise. • HYPNOTISE v. to put in a state of hypnosis, also HYPNOTIZE. |
HYPOTHESIS | • hypothesis n. (Sciences) Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific… • hypothesis n. (General) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation. • hypothesis n. (Grammar) The antecedent of a conditional statement. |
PANTIHOSES | • PANTIHOSE n. tights worn by women or children with ordinary dress, also PANTYHOSE. |
PHONETISES | • phonetises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phonetise. • PHONETISE v. to represent phonetically, also PHONETICISE, PHONETICIZE, PHONETIZE. |
PHONETISMS | • PHONETISM n. the science which treats of vocal sounds. |
PHONETISTS | • phonetists n. Plural of phonetist. • PHONETIST n. one versed in phonetics; a phonologist. |
PHOSPHITES | • phosphites n. Plural of phosphite. • PHOSPHITE n. a salt of phosphorous acid. |
PHOTOPSIES | • photopsies n. Plural of photopsy. • PHOTOPSY n. the appearance of light flashes due to retinal irritation, also PHOTOPSIA. |
PROSTHESIS | • prosthesis n. (Medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external. • prosthesis n. (Linguistics, prosody) Prothesis. • PROSTHESIS n. the addition to the human body of some artificial part, to replace one that is wanting, as a log or an eye. |
SCIOPHYTES | • sciophytes n. Plural of sciophyte. • SCIOPHYTE n. any plant that grows best in the shade. |
SEXTONSHIP | • sextonship n. The office or position of a sexton. • SEXTONSHIP n. the office of a sexton. |
SOPHISTERS | • sophisters n. Plural of sophister. • SOPHISTER n. a person who uses deceptive reasoning to win debates, also SOPHIST. |
STORESHIPS | • storeships n. Plural of storeship. • STORESHIP n. a vessel used to carry naval stores for a fleet, garrison, or the like. |
TROPHESIES | • trophesies n. Plural of trophesy. • TROPHESY n. a state of diseased nutrition due to disorder of the trophic action of the nerves. |