Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
clypeaster
coreplasty
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
cystophore
cystospore
cystospore
noun
A zoospore within a cyst of a chytrid
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
depository
depository
noun
A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation; a repository.
A trustee; a depositary.
dermatopsy
desmotropy
dispersity
dispersity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is dispersed.
(uncountable) The state of being dispersed, of being a dispersion.
dryopteris
epistolary
epistolary
adj
Carried on by written correspondence.
In the manner of written correspondence.
Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
noun
(Christianity) A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.
epistrophy
eurypterus
expository
expository
adj
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
ferrotypes
ferrotypes
noun
plural of ferrotype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ferrotype
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
hydropotes
hypaethros
hyperstoic
hypertense
hypertense
adj
Extremely tense.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypocrites
hypocrites
noun
plural of hypocrite
hypotensor
hypsometer
hypsometer
noun
An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
hypsometry
hypsometry
noun
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
interplays
interplays
noun
plural of interplay
metroscopy
metroscopy
noun
The use of the metroscope.
paederasty
paederasty
noun
Alternative spelling of pederasty
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
paymasters
paymasters
noun
plural of paymaster
pericystic
pericystic
adj
Relating to a pericyst
Surrounding a cyst
peristylar
peristylar
adj
Having the form of a peristyle.
peristyles
peristyles
noun
plural of peristyle
peristylos
peristylum
perpensity
perpensity
noun
(obsolete) Perpension.
personalty
personalty
noun
(law) Any property that is movable; that is, not real estate.
(law) The property that goes to the executor or administrator of the deceased, as distinguished from the realty, which goes to the heirs.
The state of being a person; personality.
personeity
personeity
noun
(obsolete) personality
perversity
perversity
noun
A perverse act.
The quality of being perverse.
pheasantry
pheasantry
noun
(zoology) A place for keeping and rearing pheasants.
phenocryst
phenocryst
noun
(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock
physometra
physometra
noun
distension of the uterus due to the presence of gas or air
pleasantry
pleasantry
noun
(dated) Anything that promotes pleasure or merriment.
(sometimes proscribed) A casual, courteous remark.
A playful remark; a jest.
poetastery
poetastery
noun
Inferior poetry.
poetryless
poetryless
adj
Without poetry.
polychrest
polychrest
noun
(medicine) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
polycrates
polyesters
polyesters
noun
plural of polyester
polypterus
posttreaty
preciosity
preciosity
noun
(obsolete, countable) Something of high value or worth.
(obsolete, uncountable) The quality of being precious (of high value or worth).
(usually derogatory, countable) An instance of preciosity; something that is overly refined in an affected way.
(usually derogatory, uncountable) The quality of being overly refined in an affected way (often used to describe speech or writing, but also visual art and dress).
predestiny
predestiny
noun
(obsolete) Predestination.
predestroy
prehistory
prehistory
noun
(humorous, hyperbolic) Any past time (even recent) treated as such a distant, unknowable era.
(often as pre-history) The history leading up to some event, condition, etc.
The study of those times.
The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times.
prejustify
premastery
premastery
adj
Before reaching the level of mastery.
presatisfy
presatisfy
verb
(transitive) To satisfy (requirements) in advance.
presbytere
presbyters
presbyters
noun
plural of presbyter
presbytery
presbytery
noun
A body of elders in the early Christian church.
A chancel; a section of the church reserved for the clergy.
Presbyters collectively; the body of presbyters of a congregation.
The district (jurisdiction) of those presbyters.
The home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
presbytism
presbytism
noun
Presbyopia.
presymptom
presystole
presystole
noun
cardiac contraction that follows the diastole and precedes the systole
pretestify
pristinely
pristinely
adv
In a way that is pristine
propensity
propensity
noun
An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction.
proselyted
proselyted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of proselyte
proselyter
proselyter
noun
A person who proselytes; a proselytizer.
proselytes
proselytes
noun
plural of proselyte
prosperity
prosperity
noun
The condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune
protensity
protensity
noun
Synonym of protension
prototypes
prototypes
noun
plural of prototype
psychiater
psychiater
noun
(archaic) A psychiatrist.
pterygiums
pterygotus
pterylosis
pterylosis
noun
(ornithology) The particular arrangement of feathers on a bird.
pyrolusite
pyrolusite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark coloured mineral, consisting of manganese dioxide (MnO₂), that is an important ore of manganese.
pyrolysate
pyrolysate
noun
(chemistry) Any product of pyrolysis
pyrometers
pyrometers
noun
plural of pyrometer
rectoscopy
rectoscopy
noun
Synonym of proctoscopy
repayments
repayments
noun
plural of repayment
repositary
repository
repository
noun
(computing) a storage location for files, such as downloadable software packages, or files in a source control system.
(dated) A place where things are kept for sale; a shop.
(figurative) A person to whom a secret is entrusted.
A burial vault.
saprophyte
saprophyte
noun
any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria
separately
separately
adv
In a separate manner; not together; apart.
separatory
separatory
adj
Used to separate.
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) An apparatus used in separating, such as a separating funnel.
(obsolete, surgery) A surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium.
septennary
serpentary
spectatory
spectatory
noun
(dated) A place for spectators to watch an event.
spectrally
spectrally
adv
In a spectral manner; like a ghost.
In terms of a spectrum.
sperrylite
sperrylite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal tin white mineral containing arsenic and platinum.
spherality
spherality
noun
The property of being spheral.
sphericity
sphericity
noun
(chiefly uncountable) The quality of being spherical, being a sphere.
(geometry, countable) The ratio of the surface area of a given particle to the surface area of a sphere with the same volume.
spinsterly
spinsterly
adj
of or relating to a spinster or spinsterhood
spiritedly
spiritedly
adv
In a spirited manner; with spirit; enthusiastically.
spirometry
spirometry
noun
(medicine) The measurement of the volume of air that a person can move into and out of the lungs, using a spirometer.
sporophyte
sporophyte
noun
(botany) A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes.
sportively
sportively
adv
In a sportive way
spurtively
stereotype
stereotype
noun
(printing) A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.
(psychology) A person who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
(software engineering) An extensibility mechanism of the Unified Modeling Language, allowing a new element to be derived from an existing one with added specializations.
A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people).
verb
(transitive) To make a stereotype of someone or something, or characterize someone by a stereotype.
(transitive, figurative) To make firm or permanent; to fix.
(transitive, printing) To prepare for printing in stereotype; to produce stereotype plates of.
(transitive, printing) To print from a stereotype.
stereotypy
stereotypy
noun
(countable, medicine) Excessive repetition, especially of meaningless gestures.
(uncountable, printing) The process of making stereotype plates and printing from them.
stipendary
stipendary
adj
(of a job or employment) Paid (sometimes at a low level, but not voluntary).
(of a person) In receipt of a regular payment; salaried
Of or pertaining to a stipend.
strathspey
strathspey
noun
A Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel.
A piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance.
strumpetry
strumpetry
noun
Behaviour suited to a strumpet; brazenness, sluttishness.
Whoredom; prostitution.
stylospore
stylospore
noun
(botany) A spore that has a thin stalk.
subreptary
superdeity
supernuity
superpiety
superunity
superyacht
superyacht
Noun
A very large luxury yacht
suppletory
suppletory
adj
(now chiefly law) Making up for deficiencies; supplementary.
noun
A source of supply.
A supplement.
suretyship
suretyship
noun
(law) An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligations of another.
sympatries
sympatries
noun
plural of sympatry
triphysite
tripsomely
trophyless
trophyless
adj
Without a trophy.
trypsinize
trypsinize
verb
(transitive, biochemistry) To treat (a protein) with trypsin.
tylersport
typescript
typescript
noun
typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript
verb
(transitive) To transcribe into typewritten form.
typesetter
typesetter
noun
(historical) A machine that combines type in the correct order for printing.
(historical) A person who sets type; an employee in a printshop who manually selected pieces of movable type and assembled them for printing.
typewrites
typewrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of typewrite