A strait; a narrow tract of water, where the tide or a current flows and reflows with violence, like the ancient firth of this name between Eubaea and Baeotia.
gulpers
gulpers
noun
plural of gulper
insuper
jumpers
jumpers
noun
plural of jumper
leprous
leprous
adj
(alchemy, historical) Of gold or other metals: contaminated with other substances; impure.
(botany, archaic) Synonym of leprose (“covered with thin scurfy scales, scaly-looking”)
(figuratively, archaic) Immoral, or corrupted or tainted in some manner; also, ostracized, shunned.
(obsolete) Causing leprosy or a disease resembling it.
Having the appearance of the skin of one infected with leprosy; flaking, peeling, scabby, scurfy.
Relating to or infected with one of the diseases known as leprosy.
Similar to leprosy or its symptoms.
lumpers
lumpers
noun
plural of lumper
mumpers
mumpers
noun
plural of mumper
orpheus
orpheus
Proper noun
A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.
oversup
oversup
verb
(obsolete) To eat (supper) excessively
parures
parures
noun
plural of parure
pasteur
pasture
pasture
noun
(obsolete) Food, nourishment.
Ground covered with grass or herbage, used or suitable for the grazing of livestock.
Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.
verb
(intransitive) To graze.
(transitive) To feed, especially on growing grass; to supply grass as food for.
(transitive) To move animals into a pasture.
paupers
paupers
noun
plural of pauper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pauper
pausers
pausers
noun
plural of pauser
pelorus
pelorus
noun
A device used to take a bearing on a distant object.
percuss
percuss
verb
(intransitive) to impact
(transitive) to strike; to hit; to knock; to give a blow to
(transitive, chiefly medicine) to attempt to divine the location or other quality of (something) by tapping on an overlying surface
(transitive, chiefly medicine) to attempt to divine the location or other quality of something by tapping on (an overlying surface)
perdues
perdues
noun
plural of perdue
perfuse
perfuse
verb
(transitive) To force a fluid to flow over or through something, especially through an organ of the body.
(transitive) To permeate or suffuse something, especially with a liquid or with light.
peropus
perseus
perseus
Proper noun
The mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Zeus and Danae.
An autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It includes the stars Algenib and Algol.
The last Antigonid king of Macedonia, Perseus of Macedon.
persius
pertuse
pertuse
adj
pierced or punched with holes
perukes
perukes
noun
plural of peruke
perusal
perusal
noun
The act of perusing; studying something carefully.
perused
perused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of peruse
peruser
peruser
noun
One who peruses.
peruses
peruses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peruse
perusse
peterus
petrous
petrous
adj
(anatomy) Of the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear.
Resembling rock or stone in its hardness.
peursem
piraeus
pleuras
pluries
pluries
noun
(law) A writ issued in the third place, after two former writs have been disregarded.
plusher
plusher
adj
comparative form of plush: more plush
poisure
poisure
noun
(obsolete) weight
poseurs
poseurs
noun
plural of poseur
posture
posture
noun
(rare) The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.
A situation or condition.
One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.
The way a person holds and positions their body.
verb
(intransitive) to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction
(intransitive) to put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired
(transitive) To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose.
pourers
pourers
noun
plural of pourer
pouters
pouters
noun
plural of pouter
precuts
precuts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of precut
predusk
predusk
adj
Before dusk.
noun
The period immediately preceding dusk.
pregust
prespur
presume
presume
verb
(intransitive) To be presumptuous; with on, upon, to take advantage (of), to take liberties (with).
(transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
(transitive) To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument.
(transitive) With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission.
(transitive, now rare) To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.
prevues
prevues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prevue
proetus
profuse
profuse
adj
abundant or generous to the point of excess.
verb
(obsolete) To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.
proteus
proteus
noun
Any of many gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Proteus, several of which are responsible for human infections.
prunase
pruners
pruners
noun
plural of pruner
puckers
puckers
noun
plural of pucker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pucker
puffers
puffers
noun
plural of puffer
pugrees
pugrees
noun
plural of pugree
pullers
pullers
noun
plural of puller
pulpers
pulpers
noun
plural of pulper
pulsers
pulsers
noun
plural of pulser
pumpers
pumpers
noun
plural of pumper
punners
punners
noun
plural of punner
punster
punster
noun
A person who makes puns.
punters
punters
noun
(slang) The general public, a body of customers.
plural of punter
purfles
purfles
noun
plural of purfle
purgers
purgers
noun
plural of purger
purines
purines
noun
plural of purine
purples
purples
noun
(medicine) purpura
An early purple-flowered orchid.
ear cockle
plural of purple
swine fever or hog cholera
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of purple
purpose
purpose
noun
(Sense of having a) meaning for existing or doing something.
(obsolete) The subject of discourse; the point at issue.
Function, role.
Resolution; determination.
The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
verb
(intransitive) To have (an) intention, purpose, or design; to intend; to mean.
(obsolete, intransitive) To discourse.
(transitive) To have or set as one's purpose or aim; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.
pursers
pursers
noun
plural of purser
pursier
pursier
adj
comparative form of pursy: more pursy
pursive
pursive
adj
Obsolete form of pursy.
purslet
pursley
pursley
noun
(dialect) The plant purslane.
pursued
pursued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pursue
pursuer
pursuer
noun
(Scotland, law) The party who initiates a lawsuit; a plaintiff.
One who pursues.
pursues
pursues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pursue
purveys
purveys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of purvey
pushers
pushers
noun
plural of pusher
pushier
pushier
adj
comparative form of pushy: more pushy
pussier
pussier
adj
comparative form of pussy: more pussy
putters
putters
noun
plural of putter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of putter
recoups
recoups
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recoup
repours
repours
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repour
repouss
repugns
repugns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repugn
repulse
repulse
noun
refusal, rejection or repulsion
the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed
verb
(transitive) To cause revulsion in.
(transitive) To reject or rebuff.
(transitive) To repel or drive back.
repumps
repumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repump
reputes
reputes
noun
plural of repute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repute
rumples
rumples
noun
plural of rumple
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rumple
ruspone
scauper
scauper
noun
A tool with a semicircular edge, used by engravers to clear away the spaces between the lines of an engraving.
screwup
screwup
noun
(colloquial) A person who is mentally or emotionally damaged.
(colloquial) A person who often makes substantial mistakes; a bungler.
(colloquial) A substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it.
scruple
scruple
noun
(obsolete) A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity.
(obsolete, by extension) A very small quantity; a particle.
(pharmacy) A weight of ¹⁄₂₈₈ of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).
A Hebrew unit of time equal to ¹⁄₁₀₈₀ hour.
Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience.
verb
(intransitive) To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.
(intransitive) To hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience.
(intransitive, obsolete) To question the truth of (a fact, etc.); to doubt; to hesitate to believe, to question.
(transitive) To regard with suspicion; to question.
sculper
scupper
scupper
noun
(architecture) A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.
(nautical) A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
verb
(Britain) Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.
septuor
septuor
noun
(music) Synonym of septet.
seropus
seropus
noun
(medicine) A mixture of serum and pus.
serpula
serpula
noun
(zoology) Any of numerous species of tubicolous annelids of the genus Serpula and allied genera of the family Serpulidae that secrete a calcareous tube, usually irregularly contorted, but sometimes spirally coiled, with a wreath of plumelike and often bright-colored gills around its head, and usually an operculum to close the aperture of its tube when it retracts.
siruped
siruped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sirup
siruper
siruper
noun
Alternative form of syruper
slurped
slurped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of slurp
snupper
soupier
soupier
adj
comparative form of soupy: more soupy
splurge
splurge
noun
An extravagant indulgence; a spending spree.
An extravagant or ostentatious display.
verb
(colloquial) To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money.
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush.
To produce an extravagant or ostentatious display.
sporule
sporule
noun
A small spore
spouter
spouter
noun
A South Sea whale.
A skilful whaler.
Anything that spouts.
Someone who rants or talks nonsense at length.
sprague
spreeuw
spreeuw
noun
(South Africa) A starling.
sprogue
spruced
spruced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spruce
sprucer
sprucer
adj
comparative form of spruce: more spruce
spruces
spruces
noun
plural of spruce
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spruce
spudder
spudder
noun
One who digs up weeds with a spud.
spumier
spumier
adj
comparative form of spumy: more spumy
spurdie
spurger
spurges
spurges
noun
plural of spurge
spuriae
spuriae
noun
(rare) The alae spuriae, or bastard wings.
spuries
spurlet
spurlet
noun
A little spur.
spurned
spurned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spurn
spurner
spurner
noun
One who spurns.
spurred
spurred
adj
Affected with spur, or ergot.
Furnished with a spur or spurs; having shoots like spurs.
Wearing spurs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spur
spurrer
spurrer
noun
A manufacturer of spurs.
One who spurs.
spurrey
spurrey
noun
Alternative form of spurry
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.
stumper
stumper
noun
(archaic, slang) A boastful person.
(informal) A difficult puzzle or problem.
One who stumps, or speaks, or orates, as a politician.
sumpter
sumpter
noun
(historical) A packhorse; a beast of burden.
(historical) The driver of a packhorse.
(obsolete) A pack; a burden.
supered
supered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of super
suppers
suppers
noun
plural of supper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of supper
suppler
suppler
adj
comparative form of supple: more supple
supreme
supreme
adj
(botany) Situated at the highest part or point.
(sometimes postpositive) Greatest, most excellent, extreme, most superior, highest, or utmost.
Dominant, having power over all others.
noun
(cooking) A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.
(cooking) A pizza having a large number of the most common toppings, such as pepperoni, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, olives, etc.
(cooking) Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.
verb
(transitive, cooking) To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.
supremo
supremo
noun
(informal) The most important person in an organization.
surnape
surrept
suspire
suspire
noun
(obsolete) A long, deep breath; a sigh.
verb
(literary) To breathe.
(literary) To exhale.
(literary) To sigh.
syruped
syruped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of syrup
syruper
syruper
noun
A machine for making syrup.
troupes
troupes
noun
plural of troupe
umpires
umpires
noun
plural of umpire
unprest
unprest
adj
Obsolete form of unpressed.
unpurse
unpurse
verb
(transitive) To bring (one's lips) back from a pursed expression.