A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration.
A formal objection, especially one by a group.
A written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc.
The noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill.
verb
(intransitive) To make a strong objection.
(law, transitive) to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
(obsolete, transitive) To publish; to make known.
(transitive) To affirm (something).
(transitive, chiefly Canada, US) To object to.
To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
proteus
proteus
noun
Any of many gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Proteus, several of which are responsible for human infections.
protist
protist
noun
single-celled eukaryotes
single-celled eukaryotes and prokaryotes
single-celled eukaryotes, prokaryotes and sponges
protons
protons
noun
plural of proton
protyls
protyls
noun
plural of protyl
provost
provost
noun
(UK, higher education) The head of various colleges and universities.
(UK, military slang, obsolete) A provost cell: a military cell or prison.
(US, higher education) A senior deputy administrator; a vice-president of academic affairs.
(fencing, historical) An assistant fencing master.
(historical) A constable: a medieval or early modern official charged with arresting, holding, and punishing criminals.
(historical) A steward or seneschal: a medieval agent given management of a feudal estate or charged with collecting fees; (obsolete, sometimes as ~ of Paradise or ~ of Heaven) a title of the archangel Michael.
(historical) Any manager or overseer in a medieval or early modern context.
(military) An officer of the military police, particularly provost marshal or provost sergeant.
(obsolete) A governor.
(obsolete) A reeve.
(obsolete) A ruler.
(obsolete) A viceroy.
(obsolete) The head of various Roman offices, such as prefect and praetor.
(religion) The head of various other ecclesiastical bodies, even (rare, obsolete) muezzins.
(religion) The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia.
(religion, historical) A dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.
(religion, historical) A prior: an abbot's second-in-command.
A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly (Scotland) the head of a burgh or (historical) the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or (by extension) other Continental European countries.
verb
(UK, transitive, used in passive, obsolete, military slang) To be delivered to a provost marshal for punishment.
prowest
prowest
adj
superlative form of prow: most prow
prudist
prudist
noun
(rare) prude
psalter
psalter
noun
(Anglicanism) Synonym of Book of Common Prayer, which prominently includes the Psalms.
(Catholicism) A rosary with 150 beads, used for reciting the Psalms in Catholic editions of the Bible.
(Catholicism) Synonym of breviary, which arranges the Psalms for devotional recitation.
(Christianity) Synonym of Psalms, particularly when printed as a separate work from the Bible.
(obsolete or archaic) Alternative form of psaltery, a kind of zither as well as the King James translation of certain obscure musical terms in the Old Testament.
psaltry
psaltry
noun
Alternative spelling of psaltery
psycter
psykter
psykter
noun
An Ancient Greek pot with a bulbous body set on a high, narrow foot, used as a wine cooler.
pterins
pterins
noun
plural of pterin
punster
punster
noun
A person who makes puns.
punters
punters
noun
(slang) The general public, a body of customers.
plural of punter
purists
purists
noun
plural of purist
purslet
pursuit
pursuit
noun
(cycle racing) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents.
(law, obsolete) prosecution
A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
The act of pursuing.
putters
putters
noun
plural of putter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of putter
pyrites
pyrites
noun
plural of pyrite
ragtops
ragtops
noun
plural of ragtop
rapists
rapists
noun
plural of rapist
rappist
raptest
raptors
raptors
noun
plural of raptor
raspite
raspite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lead, oxygen, and tungsten.
recepts
recepts
noun
plural of recept
redtops
redtops
noun
plural of redtop
repaste
repaste
noun
Obsolete spelling of repast
verb
To paste again.
repasts
repasts
noun
plural of repast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repast
repeats
repeats
noun
plural of repeat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repeat
repents
repents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repent
replots
replots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of replot
reports
reports
noun
plural of report
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of report
reposit
reposit
verb
(transitive) To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; to place; to store.
reputes
reputes
noun
plural of repute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repute
respect
respect
intj
(Jamaica) hello, hi
noun
(countable) a particular aspect, feature or detail of something
(uncountable) an attitude of consideration or high regard
(uncountable) good opinion, honor, or admiration
(uncountable, always plural) Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.
Good will; favor
verb
(obsolete) To look toward; to face.
(obsolete) To regard; to consider; to deem.
(transitive, dated except in "respecting") To relate to; to be concerned with.
To abide by an agreement.
To have regard for something, to observe a custom, practice, rule or right.
To have respect for.
To take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed.
respelt
respite
respite
noun
(law) A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
(law) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
(musical theatre) A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.
A brief interval of rest or relief.
verb
(transitive) To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.
(transitive) To delay or postpone (an event).
resplit
resplit
verb
To split again.
respots
respots
noun
plural of respot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of respot
restamp
restamp
verb
(transitive) To stamp again.
resteep
resteep
noun
The act or process of resteeping.
verb
To steep again.
restrap
restrip
restrip
verb
(transitive) To strip again.
reswept
reswept
verb
simple past tense and past participle of resweep
retapes
retapes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of retape
retypes
retypes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of retype
riposte
riposte
noun
(by extension) A counter-attack in any combat or any sport
(fencing) A thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
(figurative) A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.
An answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem.
verb
(fencing) To attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
To respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.
riposts
riposts
noun
plural of ripost
ripstop
ripstop
noun
A thick reinforcement thread woven into fabric to provide resistance against tearing.
ropiest
ropiest
adj
superlative form of ropy: most ropy
sapwort
sarepta
satraps
satraps
noun
plural of satrap
satrapy
satrapy
noun
(historical) The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of Western Asia (specifically, of the Median or Achaemenid empires or certain of their successors, including the Sassanian Empire and Hellenistic empires).
scepter
scepter
noun
American spelling form of sceptre
sceptre
sceptre
noun
(UK) An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.
verb
To give a sceptre to.
To invest with royal power.
sceptry
scripto
scripts
scripts
noun
plural of script
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of script
seaport
seaport
noun
A town or harbour with facilities for seagoing ships to dock and take on or discharge cargo.
separte
septier
septuor
septuor
noun
(music) Synonym of septet.
serpent
serpent
noun
(figurative) A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
(music) An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).
(now literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.
A kind of firework with a serpentine motion.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To wind or meander
(obsolete, transitive) To encircle.
shirpit
skyport
sourtop
sparest
sparest
adj
superlative form of spare: most spare
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of spare
spartan
spartan
adj
Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
Lacking in decoration and luxury.
Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.
spartle
spatter
spatter
noun
(figuratively) A burst or series of sounds resembling the sound of droplets hitting a surface.
(figuratively) A collection of objects scattered like droplets splashed onto a surface.
A spot or spots of a substance spattered on a surface.
A spray or shower of droplets hitting a surface.
The sound of droplets hitting a surface.
verb
(intransitive) To send out small droplets; to splash in small droplets (on or against something).
(obsolete, transitive, figurative) To injure by aspersion; to defame.
(transitive) To distribute (a liquid) by sprinkling; to sprinkle around.
(transitive) To splash (someone or something) with small droplets.
(transitive, figurative) To send out or disperse (something) as if in droplets.
(transitive, figuratively) To cover, or lie upon (something) by having been scattered, as if by splashing.
specter
specter
noun
(entomology) Any of certain species of dragonfly of the genus Boyeria, family Aeshnidae. [from 20th c.]
(figuratively) A threatening mental image. [from 18th c.]
A ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from 17th c.]
spector
spectra
spectra
noun
plural of spectrum
spectre
spectre
noun
Britain standard spelling of specter.
spectry
spelter
spelter
noun
(countable) An objet d'art made from zinc.
(uncountable) Zinc, often in blocks or ingot form.
(uncountable, countable) Zinc alloyed with another metal (especially copper), used as a solder.
verb
To combine copper and metallic zinc to form an alloy.
sperate
sperate
adj
(archaic) hoped for
sperity
sperket
spintry
spirant
spirant
noun
(linguistics, dated) A fricative.
spirate
spirits
spirits
noun
Distilled alcoholic beverages.
plural of spirit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spirit
spirity
spirity
adj
Full of spirit; spirited.
spirket
spirket
noun
A space forward and aft between floor-timbers.
spirted
spirted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spirt
spirtle
spirtle
noun
Alternative spelling of spurtle
verb
Archaic spelling of spurtle.
spitter
spitter
noun
(baseball) A spitball.
(herpetology, slang) A spitting cobra.
A young deer whose antlers are beginning to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket.
One who puts meat on a spit.
One who spits.
spitzer
spitzer
noun
A pointed bullet.
sporont
sporont
noun
(biology) In the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans: an encysted spore, developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
sported
sported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sport
sporter
sporter
noun
(archaic) One who takes part in sport or games.
(firearms) A firearm suitable for sporting use.
One who sports or plays with something; a trifler.
Someone who sports something.
sportly
sportly
adj
(rare) sporty, sportive
spotter
spotter
noun
(US) A person who gives directions for a crane or vehicle (that is challenging to navigate) from a different point of view to the moved load.
(motor racing) A team member responsible for communication with the driver to keep them up-to-date about on-track events, such as other nearby cars.
(weightlifting, gymnastics, climbing) One who supervises a person performing an activity, in order to help them should they be unable to complete it.
A member of a sniper team who in addition to this function is responsible for providing additional information about targets from a different point of view.
A person who observes something.
Dolphins of the genus Stenella, and specifically Stenella attenuata distinguished from the streaker (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the spinner (Stenella longirostris).
spouter
spouter
noun
A South Sea whale.
A skilful whaler.
Anything that spouts.
Someone who rants or talks nonsense at length.
spraint
spraint
noun
A piece of otter dung. Usually used when referring to the observation and tracking of otters.
spraith
spratty
spreath
spreath
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A raid in order to steal cattle.
spretty
spriest
spriest
adj
superlative form of spry: most spry
spright
spright
noun
(obsolete) A kind of short arrow.
(obsolete) A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a ghost.
(obsolete) Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood.
Obsolete spelling of sprite
verb
(obsolete) To haunt.
sprints
sprints
noun
(cycling, UK) Synonym of tubulars
plural of sprint
sprites
sprites
noun
plural of sprite
spritty
sprouts
sprouts
noun
plural of sprout
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sprout
spryest
spurlet
spurlet
noun
A little spur.
spurted
spurted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spurt
spurter
spurtle
spurtle
noun
Either of two Scottish kitchen implements made of wood: a flat one for turning oatcakes, or a stick for stirring porridge.
verb
To spurt, spatter or sputter; to spurt in a scattering manner.
sputter
sputter
noun
Confused and hasty speech.
Moist matter thrown out in small detached particles.
verb
(intransitive) To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.
(physics, intransitive) To cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it with heavy atoms or ions.
(physics, transitive) To coat the surface of an object by sputtering.
(transitive, intransitive) To speak so rapidly as to emit saliva; to utter words hastily and indistinctly, with a spluttering sound, as in rage.
(transitive, intransitive) To throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering.
stamper
stamper
noun
A physical template from which many identical vinyl records or compact discs can be produced.
An instrument for pounding or stamping.
One who stamps.
stapler
stapler
noun
(dated) A dealer in staple goods.
(dated) One employed to sort wool according to its staple.
A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper.
startup
startup
noun
(computing, often capitalized) A folder (especially in Windows), containing shortcuts of applications or programs that start up automatically after a user signs in.
(obsolete) One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart.
(obsolete, dialect, chiefly in the plural) A kind of gaiter or legging.
(obsolete, dialect, chiefly in the plural) A kind of high-low or thigh-high boot worn by rustic people.
A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.
The act or process of starting a process or machine.
steeper
steeper
adj
comparative form of steep: more steep
noun
A vessel, vat, or cistern in which things are steeped.
The stem of a shrub or small tree in a hedgerow, often laid by being partially cut through at the base in the process of laying a hedge.
stepper
stepper
noun
(UK, obsolete, slang, historical) A prison treadmill.
(colloquial, especially in the plural) A shoe, especially a fashionable or attractive shoe, or one used for step-dancing.
(more specifically) A dancer in a step show.
A device used in the manufacture of microcircuits to apply a photolithographic image repeatedly, at regular intervals (by imaging, moving a step and repeating).
A kind of electric motor (a stepper motor) that advances in steps rather than smoothly.
A person or animal that steps, especially energetically or high.
A type of exercise machine.
Anything that moves or advances in steps.
sterope
stirpes
stirpes
noun
(law) branches, lines of descent, used in the legal expression per stirpes.
plural of stirp
plural of stirps
stirrup
stirrup
adj
Referring to women's pants/trousers: being of a form, commonly worn by women, that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot.
noun
(anatomy) A stapes.
(by extension) Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.
(climbing) A portable, flexible ladder-like device used in climbing.
(equestrianism) A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.
(nautical) A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope.
stomper
stomper
noun
(informal) A thumpingly percussive music track.
One who stomps.
stooper
stooper
noun
A person who stoops.
One who searches for discarded winning tickets at a racetrack.
stopers
stopers
noun
plural of stoper
stopper
stopper
noun
(botany) Any of several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies.
(finance, slang) In the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they want to take possession of the deliverable commodity.
(nautical) A short rope for making something fast.
(rail transport) A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
(slang, soccer) Goalkeeper.
A bung or cork.
A playspot where water flows back on itself, creating a retentive feature.
A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
Agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.
verb
To close a container by using a stopper.
strepen
strepor
striped
striped
adj
Having stripes, decorated or marked with bands differing in color.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stripe
striper
striper
noun
(fishing) The striped bass, Morone saxatilis, a popular sport fish native to North America
(military) A person who is authorized to wear a certain number of stripes on his or her uniform
A device that applies stripes
stripes
stripes
noun
plural of stripe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stripe
strophe
strophe
noun
(prosody) A pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based.
(prosody) A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.
(prosody) The section of an ode that the chorus chants as it moves from right to left across the stage.
stroppy
stroppy
adj
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Ornery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal with.
stumper
stumper
noun
(archaic, slang) A boastful person.
(informal) A difficult puzzle or problem.
One who stumps, or speaks, or orates, as a politician.
stupors
stupors
noun
plural of stupor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stupor
stuprum
stuprum
noun
stupration; rape
subpart
subpart
noun
Part of a part; a subcomponent or subset.
subport
sumpter
sumpter
noun
(historical) A packhorse; a beast of burden.
(historical) The driver of a packhorse.
(obsolete) A pack; a burden.
suntrap
suntrap
noun
A warm place that captures the heat of the sun.
support
support
noun
(computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
(fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
(gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
(mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.
(sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
(structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.
An accompaniment in music.
An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
Evidence.
Financial or other help.
verb
(archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
(transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
(transitive) To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
(transitive) To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.
(transitive) To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories, peripherals, or programming) to function compatibly with or provide the capacity for.
(transitive) To help, particularly financially.
(transitive) To keep from falling.
(transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
surrept
tampers
tampers
noun
plural of tamper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tamper
tapirus
tapiser
tapiser
noun
A maker of tapestry; an upholsterer.
tappers
tappers
noun
plural of tapper
tapster
tapster
noun
(archaic) One whose business is to tap or draw ale or other liquor.
tarpans
tarpans
noun
plural of tarpan
tarpons
tarpons
noun
plural of tarpon
tempers
tempers
noun
plural of temper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of temper
tephras
tephras
noun
plural of tephra
thorpes
thorpes
noun
plural of thorpe
threaps
threaps
noun
plural of threap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of threap