CHIRRUPIEST | • CHIRRUPY adj. cheerful. |
CIRRHIPEDES | • CIRRHIPEDE n. an erroneous form of cirripede, a subclass of marine crustacea, also CIRRIPED, CIRRIPEDE. |
HAIRSPRINGS | • hairsprings n. Plural of hairspring. • HAIRSPRING n. the slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the balance in a timepiece. |
INTERPARISH | • interparish adj. Between parishes. • INTERPARISH adj. between parishes. |
PARISHIONER | • parishioner n. A member of a parish. • PARISHIONER n. a member or inhabitant of a parish. |
PERIPHERIES | • peripheries n. Plural of periphery. • PERIPHERY n. a line or surface acting as a boundary. |
PERIPHRASIS | • periphrasis n. The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going… • periphrasis n. (Linguistics) Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather… • periphrasis n. (Rhetoric) The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a type of circumlocution). |
PREHISTORIC | • prehistoric adj. (Properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record. • prehistoric adj. (Inexact or humorous) Ancient; very old, outdated, etc. • PREHISTORIC adj. relating to the time before historical records, also PREHISTORICAL. |
PREMIERSHIP | • premiership n. The office of a premier or prime minister. • premiership n. (Australia, sporting) The position held by the champion team at the end of a particular season (especially… • Premiership prop.n. (Britain, soccer) the Premier League of English association football. |
PROHIBITERS | • prohibiters n. Plural of prohibiter. • PROHIBITER n. one who prohibits, also PROHIBITOR. |
PROHIBITORS | • prohibitors n. Plural of prohibitor. • PROHIBITOR n. one who prohibits, also PROHIBITER. |
PYRRHICISTS | • pyrrhicists n. Plural of pyrrhicist. • PYRRHICIST n. (historical) one who danced the pyrrhic. |
SERIGRAPHIC | • serigraphic adj. Relating to serigraphs. • SERIGRAPHIC adj. relating to serigraphy. |
SPRIGHTLIER | • sprightlier adj. Comparative form of sprightly: more sprightly. • SPRIGHTLY adj. lively, also SPRITELY. |
TRAITORSHIP | • traitorship n. The state, condition, character, or conduct of a traitor. • TRAITORSHIP n. the state of being a traitor. |
TRIMORPHISM | • trimorphism n. (Crystallography) The property of crystallizing in three distinct forms. • trimorphism n. (Biology) The coexistence among individuals of the same species of three distinct forms, not generally… • TRIMORPHISM n. the property of crystallizing in three forms. |
WRITERSHIPS | • writerships n. Plural of writership. • WRITERSHIP n. the office of a writer. |