| APOCALYPSE | • apocalypse n. A revelation, especially of supernatural events. • apocalypse n. (Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of… • apocalypse n. (Christianity) The Book of Revelation. |
| APOCRYPHAL | • apocryphal adj. (Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha. • apocryphal adj. (By extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical. • apocryphal adj. (By extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature… |
| APOCRYPHON | • APOCRYPHON n. a hidden or secret thing. |
| APPLICABLY | • applicably adv. In an applicable manner. • APPLICABLE adv. that can be applied, also APPLIABLE. |
| CLAPPERBOY | • CLAPPERBOY n. the person who works the clapperboards. |
| COPROPHAGY | • coprophagy n. The eating of feces. • COPROPHAGY n. feeding on dung. |
| COPYGRAPHS | • copygraphs n. Plural of copygraph. • COPYGRAPH n. a process for copying type. |
| CYPRIPEDIA | • CYPRIPEDIUM n. a kind of orchid. |
| EPISCOPACY | • episcopacy n. The office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops. • episcopacy n. Bishops collectively: Synonym of episcopate. • EPISCOPACY n. government of the church by bishops. |
| HYPERSPACE | • hyperspace n. (Mathematics) An n-dimensional Euclidian space with n > 3. • hyperspace n. (Mathematics) A Euclidian space of unspecified dimension. • hyperspace n. (Science fiction) A notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light… |
| OPPUGNANCY | • oppugnancy n. The act of oppugning; opposition; resistance. • OPPUGNANCY n. (Shakespeare) antagonism. |
| PARALYMPIC | • paralympic adj. Alternative form of Paralympic; Pertaining to the Paralympics and their participants, staff etc. • paralympic adj. (By extension) Pertaining to disability sport in general. • Paralympic adj. (Sports) Pertaining to the Paralympic Games. |
| PIPECLAYED | • pipeclayed v. Simple past tense and past participle of pipeclay. • PIPECLAY v. to whiten with pipeclay. |
| POLYCARPIC | • polycarpic adj. (Botany) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year. • polycarpic adj. (Botany) Having several carpels in one flower. • POLYCARPIC adj. fruiting many times, or year after year, also POLYCARPOUS. |
| POLYPHASIC | • polyphasic adj. Having multiple coexisting phases. • polyphasic adj. Having multiple successive peaks of activity. • POLYPHASIC adj. going through several periods of activity followed by rest in twenty-four hours. |
| PSYCHOPATH | • psychopath n. A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness… • psychopath n. (Figurative) A person with no moral conscience. • psychopath n. (Figurative) A person who perpetrates especially gruesome or bizarre violent acts. |
| PYRENOCARP | • PYRENOCARP n. a perithecium, a small fruiting body containing ascospores. |