(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
chirpiness
chirpiness
noun
the state or quality of being chirpy
clinospore
conspirers
conspirers
noun
plural of conspirer
copernicus
copperskin
coprisoner
coprisoner
noun
A fellow prisoner.
crappiness
crappiness
noun
The state or condition of being crappy.
creepiness
creepiness
noun
The state of being creepy.
crimpiness
crispening
crispening
verb
present participle of crispen
crispiness
crispiness
noun
The state of being crispy
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
cypressinn
discerping
discerping
verb
present participle of discerp
discrepant
discrepant
adj
Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
noun
(archaic) A dissident.
encarpuspi
encopresis
encopresis
noun
(medicine) fecal incontinence in children
endosporic
endosporic
adj
related to, or characgerized by, endospory
epicenters
epicenters
noun
plural of epicenter
epicranius
epicranius
noun
The occipitofrontalis muscle.
epicureans
epicureans
noun
plural of epicurean
episarcine
esperantic
esperantic
Adjective
In, relating to, or resembling Esperanto.
hypersonic
hypersonic
adj
(of a speed, aeronautics) Far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in behaviour due to chemical reactions or dissociation of the air.
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.
indescript
indescript
adj
(rare) undescribed
inspectors
inspectors
noun
plural of inspector
inspectrix
inspectrix
noun
A female inspector.
intercepts
intercepts
noun
plural of intercept
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intercept
interclasp
interspace
interspace
noun
A space or interval between two things; an interstice
verb
(transitive) To place (things) spaced out between other things.
(transitive) To sow or seed (an area) with things spaced out between other things.
introscope
introspect
introspect
verb
(intransitive) To engage in introspection.
(transitive) To look into.
(transitive, programming) To examine by means of type introspection.
isentropic
isentropic
adj
(thermodynamics, of process) Having a constant entropy
micropenis
micropenis
noun
(medicine) An unusually small penis.
miniprices
necropolis
necropolis
noun
(archaeology) An ancient site used for burying the dead, particularly if consisting of elaborate grave monuments.
(chiefly historical, also figuratively) A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.
necropsied
necropsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of necropsy
necropsies
necropsies
noun
plural of necropsy
nitpickers
nitpickers
noun
plural of nitpicker
nonspheric
panegyrics
panegyrics
noun
plural of panegyric
panspermic
panspermic
adj
(biology) Relating to panspermy or to panspermia.
paracasein
paracasein
noun
casein coagulated with chymosin
parascenia
parascenia
noun
plural of parascenium
perculsion
percussing
percussing
verb
present participle of percuss
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.
periscians
periscians
noun
plural of periscian
pernicious
pernicious
adj
(obsolete) swift; celeritous.
Causing death or injury; deadly.
Causing much harm in a subtle way.
phrenesiac
picnickers
picnickers
noun
plural of picnicker
porcelains
porcelains
noun
plural of porcelain
porcupines
porcupines
noun
plural of porcupine
preachings
preachings
noun
plural of preaching
precasting
precasting
verb
present participle of precast
precessing
precessing
verb
present participle of precess
precession
precession
noun
(astronomy, uncountable) The slow gyration of the earth's axis around the pole of the ecliptic, caused mainly by the gravitational torque of the sun and moon.
(physics, countable) The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis.
(uncountable) Precedence.
Any of several slow changes in an astronomical body's rotational or orbital parameters.
precisians
precisians
noun
plural of precisian
precisions
precisions
noun
plural of precision
preclosing
preclosing
Adjective
Before closure.
preclusion
preclusion
noun
(countable) The act of precluding.
(uncountable) The condition of being precluded.
preconsign
preconsign
verb
(transitive) To consign beforehand; to make a previous consignment of.
prediscern
preinspect
preinspect
verb
(transitive) To perform a preliminary inspection of; to look for potential problems with, before an official inspection.
prelicense
prescience
prescience
noun
Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight; foreknowledge.
prescinded
prescinded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prescind
prescoring
prescoring
verb
present participle of prescore
presidence
presidence
noun
Obsolete form of presidency.
presidency
presidency
noun
(Britain, historical) One of the three original provinces of British India.
(Christianity) The role of ordained clergy in the celebration of the Eucharist in some denominations.
(Mormonism) A supreme local council made up of three persons; (usually capitalized; also First Presidency) the highest authority.
The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the president.
The office or role of president.
The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.
princedoms
princedoms
noun
plural of princedom
princeless
princeless
adj
Without a prince.
princeship
princeship
noun
The dignity, rank, or office of a prince.
princesses
princesses
noun
plural of princess
princessly
princessly
adj
Befitting a princess; noble, dainty, etc.
principles
principles
noun
plural of principle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of principle
processing
processing
noun
The act of retrieving, storing, classifying, manipulating, transmitting etc. data, especially via computer techniques.
The act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures.
The action of the verb to process.
verb
present participle of process
procession
procession
noun
(cricket) The rapid dismissal of a series of batsmen.
(ecclesiastical, obsolete, in the plural) Litanies said in procession and not kneeling.
A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
The act of progressing or proceeding.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a procession.
(transitive, dated) To honour with a procession.
(transitive, law, US, North Carolina, Tennessee) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands).
prolicense
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.
proscience
proscience
adj
In favour of science or its methods or the scientific establishment.
prosecting
prosecting
verb
present participle of prosect
prosection
prosection
noun
An anatomical dissection carried out by an experienced anatomist as a demonstration for others.
proselenic
prosthenic
prosthenic
adj
(zoology, obsolete) Having strong foreparts.
psiloceran
putrescine
putrescine
noun
A diamine, NH₂(CH₂)₄NH₂ (1,4-diaminobutane or butanediamine), produced by the breakdown of amino acids in living and dead organisms.
rampancies
rampancies
noun
plural of rampancy
receptions
receptions
noun
plural of reception
recipients
recipients
noun
plural of recipient
reclasping
reclasping
verb
present participle of reclasp
reinspects
reinspects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reinspect
respecting
respecting
prep
regarding; considering
verb
present participle of respect
respection
respection
noun
(obsolete) respect; regard
resplicing
resplicing
noun
The act by which things are respliced.
verb
present participle of resplice
rhinoscope
rhinoscope
noun
an instrument used to examine inside the nose
saprogenic
saprogenic
adj
Causing or resulting from putrefaction.
scampering
scampering
noun
A quick, light running motion.
verb
present participle of scamper
scarpering
scarpering
verb
present participle of scarper
sceliphron
sceptering
sceptering
verb
present participle of scepter
scorpaenid
scorpaenid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Scorpaenidae, a scorpionfish.
scorpiones
scrapiness
scrimpness
scrimpness
noun
The state of being scrimp.
scuppering
scuppering
verb
present participle of scupper
spencerian
spencerism
spencerite
spencerite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.
sphincters
sphincters
noun
plural of sphincter
spincaster
sporogenic
sporogenic
adj
Producing spores.
Reproducing via spores.
subphrenic
subphrenic
adj
(anatomy) Below the diaphragm
supersonic
supersonic
adj
(colloquial, of a sound) Ultrasonic, having a frequency too high to be audible.
(of a speed) Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure).
noun
An aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound.