(obsolete) To place within an encircling space; to pot (a plant).
(obsolete) To put round; to place around; to place or arrange circularly.
clupeiform
clupeiform
adj
(zoology) Belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies
noun
Any fish of the order Clupeiformes
copernicus
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
corruptive
corruptive
adj
Tending to corrupt.
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
curiescopy
depositure
depositure
noun
(rare) The act of depositing.
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurition
depurition
noun
Alternative form of depuration
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
dispermous
dispermous
adj
(botany) Having only two seeds.
dispurpose
dispurpose
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dissuade; to frustrate.
emporeutic
emporeutic
adj
Alternative form of emporetic
epidermous
epipterous
epirhizous
episporium
eriophorum
eruptional
eruptional
adj
eruptive
eupatorine
eupatorine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound extracted from various species of Eupatorium.
eupatorium
eupatorium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs.
euphorbial
euphorbial
adj
(botany) Synonym of euphorbiaceous.
euphorbine
euphorbine
noun
Alternative form of euphorbin
euphorbium
euphorbium
noun
An acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
europasian
europasian
Adjective
Eurasian
Noun
Eurasian
eurytropic
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
exosporium
exosporium
noun
(botany) The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exine.
exploiture
exploiture
noun
(obsolete) The act of exploiting or accomplishing; achievement.
(obsolete) exploitation
fetiparous
fetiparous
adj
(of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed
fireplough
herophilus
hyponeuria
impervious
impervious
adj
Immune to damage or effect.
Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
importuner
importuner
noun
One who importunes.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
impostures
impostures
noun
plural of imposture
inexposure
inexposure
noun
A state of not being exposed.
intergroup
intergroup
adj
Taking place between groups, especially between social groups.
noun
(politics) A group of members of the European Parliament of no particular party or committee, to facilitate the exchange of views.
isopleural
isopleuran
isopterous
isopterous
adj
Having the wings equal.
lipoferous
misproduce
misproduce
verb
To produce something poorly, or in an improper way
nephrodium
neurophile
neutrophil
neutrophil
adj
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
noun
(biology, medicine) Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.
nonpremium
nonpremium
adj
Not premium
nonpuerile
northupite
northupite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.
ophiouride
outpraised
outpraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpraise
outpromise
outpromise
verb
(transitive) To make more or better promises than.
overpublic
overpunish
overpunish
verb
To punish excessively.
paguroidea
palicourea
paroecious
paroecious
adj
(bryology) Having the male and female reproductive organs in close proximity.
pediferous
pediferous
adj
(zoology) pedigerous; having feet
pedigerous
pedigerous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having feet or legs.
pentosuria
pentosuria
noun
(pathology) the presence of pentose sugars in the urine; especially the presence of abnormally high levels of xylulose in the urine
peptonuria
peptonuria
noun
(medicine) The presence of peptone or a similar body in the urine.
perculsion
percussion
percussion
noun
(countable) The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
(countable) The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm.
(countable) The sound so produced.
(engineering) The repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling.
(medicine) The tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis.
(music) The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.
(palmistry) The outer side of the hand.
perfidious
perfidious
adj
Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.
periculous
periculous
adj
dangerous, hazardous, perilous
peridiolum
peridiolum
noun
(botany) An inner peridium inside of which the hymenium is formed.
perigonium
perigonium
noun
(botany) The modified leaves around the antheridia in a bryophytic plant.
(botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth.
(dated, zoology) The wall of the sporosac in a hydroid.
perigynous
perigynous
adj
(botany) Having a hypanthium.
(botany) Having the stamens, petals or sepals situated around the ovary (especially, on the rim of the receptacle of a superior ovary).
perilously
perilously
adv
In a perilous manner.
periocular
periocular
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the eyeball.
periosteum
periosteum
noun
A membrane surrounding a bone.
periovular
periovular
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding an ovary
(pathology) About the time of ovulation
peritomous
peritomous
adj
(mineralogy) Cleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.
peritoneum
peritoneum
noun
(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
(zoology) In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.
perivenous
perivenous
adj
(medicine) Surrounding a vein.
perizonium
perizonium
noun
A thin membrane surrounding the auxospore of a diatom
perjurious
perjurious
adj
Of or pertaining to perjury.
pernicious
pernicious
adj
(obsolete) swift; celeritous.
Causing death or injury; deadly.
Causing much harm in a subtle way.
perochirus
perspicous
persuasion
persuasion
noun
(by extension, often humorous) Another personal, animal or inanimate trait that is not (very) liable to be changed by persuasion, such as sex, gender, ethnicity, origin, profession or nature.
A specified religious adherence, a creed; any school of thought or ideology.
A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief.
An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone.
One's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings; persuasiveness.
The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.
perviously
perviously
adv
In a pervious manner.
petiolular
petiolular
adj
(botany) Of or relating to a petiolule.
picturedom
piliferous
piliferous
adj
Containing or producing hair.
piligerous
piligerous
adj
Bearing hair; covered with hair or down; piliferous.
pilocereus
piniferous
pirouetted
pirouetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pirouette
pirouetter
pirouetter
noun
One who pirouettes.
pirouettes
pirouettes
noun
plural of pirouette
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pirouette
plesiosaur
plesiosaur
noun
Any of several extinct marine reptiles, of the order Plesiosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
pleurodira
pleurodire
pleurodire
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of side-necked turtles of the suborder Pleurodira
pleurolith
pleurolith
noun
A concretion in the pleural cavity; a pleural calculus.
pluteiform
polimetrum
polyneuric
polyuresis
polyuresis
noun
Synonym of polyuria
pomiferous
pomiferous
adj
(botany) bearing pomes or pomelike fruit as opposed to berries.
Producing or bearing fruit, especially apples
popularise
popularise
verb
(transitive) To make something popular.
(transitive) To present something in a widely understandable or acceptable form, especially technical or scientific material for a general audience.
popularize
popularize
verb
To make popular.
porcupines
porcupines
noun
plural of porcupine
poriferous
poriferous
adj
Having pores.
Of or related to the Porifera.
portunidae
posturised
posturised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of posturise
posturized
posturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of posturize
poulardize
pourboires
pourboires
noun
plural of pourboire
poxviruses
poxviruses
noun
plural of poxvirus
praetorium
praetorium
noun
Alternative form of pretorium
praetorius
precarious
precarious
adj
(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
(dentistry) Relating to incipient caries.
(law) Depending on the intention of another.
precaution
precaution
noun
A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good
verb
(transitive) To warn or caution beforehand.
(transitive, rare) To take precaution against.
preciouses
preciouses
noun
plural of precious
preciously
preciously
adv
In a precious manner.
preclusion
preclusion
noun
(countable) The act of precluding.
(uncountable) The condition of being precluded.
precocious
precocious
adj
Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.
precordium
precordium
noun
(anatomy) The region of the body over the heart and thorax.
predacious
predacious
adj
Alternative spelling of predaceous
preludious
preludious
adj
(archaic) preludial
preobvious
preoutline
prepiously
prequoting
preroutine
preroutine
noun
A routine carried out in advance of something else.
prerouting
prerouting
verb
present participle of preroute
preruption
prespinous
prestomium
previously
previously
adv
(now archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance.
(television) Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.
(with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time.
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
procursive
procursive
adj
(medicine) Running forward, as the patient does in certain forms of epilepsy.
producible
producible
adj
Able to be produced
productile
productile
adj
Capable of being extended or prolonged; extensible; ductile.
productive
productive
adj
(linguistics, of an affix or word construction rule) Consistently applicable to any of an open set of words.
(medicine) Of a cough, producing mucus or sputum from the respiratory tract.
(medicine) Of inflammation, producing new tissue.
Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
Of, or relating to the creation of goods or services.
Yielding good or useful results; constructive.
prologuise
prologuize
prologuize
verb
(intransitive) To deliver or create a prologue, as for an oration or for a written or musical work.
promethium
promethium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.
promiseful
promiseful
adj
Full of promise for the future; promising.
propertius
propulsive
propulsive
adj
Of or pertaining to propulsion
Serving to propel
proscenium
proscenium
noun
(in a modern theater) The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.
(in an ancient theater) The row of columns at the front the scene building, at first directly behind the circular orchestra but later upon a stage.
(in an ancient theater) The stage area immediately in front of the scene building.
A proscenium arch.
prosneusis
prostitute
prostitute
adj
(obsolete) Debased, corrupt; seeking personal gain by dishonourable means.
Taking part in promiscuous sexual activity, licentious; (later, chiefly as attributive use of noun) that is a prostitute.
noun
A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage.
A woman who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
verb
(transitive, derogatory) To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.
(transitive, reflexive) To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money.