The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
creepmousy
cryophorus
cryophorus
noun
(chemistry) An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. The ordinary form consists of two glass bulbs connected by a tube and containing only a quantity of water and water vapour, devoid of air. The water is in one of the bulbs, and freezes when the other is cooled below zero.
curiescopy
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
doryphorus
dysprosium
dysprosium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre.
euphrosyne
euphrosyne
Proper noun
One of the three Charites and the goddess of joy.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
eurypylous
eurypylous
adj
(biology, of a sponge) Having a wide opening between chambers
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hyporadius
hypotarsus
hypotarsus
noun
(anatomy) A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.
lapeyrouse
myophorous
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
oversupply
oversupply
noun
An excessive supply.
verb
To supply more than is needed.
panhygrous
paronymous
paronymous
adj
(semantics) Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning.
(semantics) Having the same root or derivation; conjugate.
pelycosaur
pelycosaur
noun
Any of a group of basal or primitive Late Paleozoic synapsid amniotes, part of a polyphyletic grade, formerly regarded as order Pelycosauria.
percursory
percursory
adj
Running over slightly or in haste; cursory.
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.
peromyscus
persuasory
persuasory
adj
Persuasive.
perviously
perviously
adv
In a pervious manner.
polymerous
polymerous
adj
(biology) Having many parts or members in each set.
(chemistry) Polymeric.
polyparous
polyparous
adj
Producing or bearing a great number; bringing forth many.
polyporous
polyporous
adj
Having or involving many pores.
polypterus
polyuresis
polyuresis
noun
Synonym of polyuria
porphyrous
porphyrous
adj
Of or crafted from porphyry.
Of purple hue, like that of porphyry.
poultryist
poultryist
noun
A person who raises poultry.
preciously
preciously
adv
In a precious manner.
precursory
precursory
adj
Being or relating to a precursor; relating to events that will follow.
noun
(medicine) A precursor; a sign of the onset of something.
prepiously
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.
propulsity
propulsory
propulsory
adj
propulsive
protylopus
proudishly
proudishly
adv
In a proudish manner.
pseudomery
pseudovary
pseudovary
noun
Alternative form of pseudovarium
pterygotus
purposedly
purposedly
adv
According to purpose or design; purposely.
pylorouses
pyrogenous
pyrogenous
adj
(pathology, chemistry, geology) Synonym of pyrogenetic
(pathology, chemistry, geology) Synonym of pyrogenic
pyrolusite
pyrolusite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark coloured mineral, consisting of manganese dioxide (MnO₂), that is an important ore of manganese.
pyrophorus
pyrophorus
noun
a substance capable of taking fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state
sportfully
sportfully
adv
(archaic) playfully
spuriosity
spuriosity
noun
(rare) Spuriousness.
(rare) That which is spurious; something false or illegitimate.
spuriously
spuriously
adv
In a spurious manner.
superalloy
superalloy
noun
(metallurgy) Any of several high-performance alloys that are resistant to high temperatures
superfolly
superiorly
superiorly
adj
in an superior way; to the greatest degree
adv
(anatomy, medicine) above; in a superior position.
In a superior manner.
superloyal
superloyal
adj
Extremely loyal.
superroyal
superroyal
adj
Beyond the royal rank; being greater than or beyond royal; exceptionally royal.
Larger than royal; applied to a particular size of paper: 19¼ × 27½ inches for writing and drawing paper, 20½ × 27½ inches for printing paper.
suppletory
suppletory
adj
(now chiefly law) Making up for deficiencies; supplementary.
noun
A source of supply.
A supplement.
suprahyoid
suprahyoid
adj
(anatomy) Above the hyoid bone
suspensory
suspensory
adj
Doubtful.
Held in suspension.
Holding in suspension.
Suspensive.
noun
(anatomy) The suspensory ligament.
(medicine) A kind of bandage.
(sports) A jockstrap.
syncarpous
syncarpous
adj
(botany, of a pistil) Having carpels joined together
synsporous
upholstery
upholstery
noun
The craft or business of upholstering furniture.
The materials used in upholstering furniture.
uranoscopy
uranoscopy
noun
(archaic) Observation of the heavens or heavenly bodies; astronomy.