| APHESES | • apheses n. Plural of aphesis. • APHESIS n. (Greek) the loss of an unstressed vowel from the beginning of a word. |
| ASEPSES | • asepses n. Plural of asepsis. • ASEPSIS n. (Greek) freedom from blood poisoning. |
| ASPERSE | • asperse v. To sprinkle or scatter (liquid or dust). • asperse v. To falsely or maliciously charge another; to slander. • ASPERSE v. to slander, disparage. |
| ELAPSES | • elapses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elapse. • ELAPSE v. to pass by. |
| ESCAPES | • escapes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of escape. • escapes n. Plural of escape. • ESCAPE v. to free oneself. |
| PARESES | • pareses n. Plural of paresis. • PARESIS n. (Greek) a partial form of paralysis affecting muscle movements but not diminishing sensation. |
| PESADES | • pesades n. Plural of pesade. • PESADE n. (French) a dressage manoeuvre in which a horse rears up on its hindlegs without forward movement. |
| PESETAS | • pesetas n. Plural of peseta. • PESETA n. (Spanish) a monetary unit of Spain. |
| PESEWAS | • pesewas n. Plural of pesewa. • PESEWA n. a monetary unit of Ghana. |
| PLEASES | • pleases v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of please. • PLEASE v. to give enjoyment or satisfaction to, also PLEASURE. |
| PRAESES | • PRAESES n. (Scots) a chairman or president, also PRESES. |
| PREASES | • preases v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prease. • PREASE v. (Spenser) to press, also PREACE, PREASSE. |
| PREASSE | • preasse v. (Scotland) Obsolete form of press. • PREASSE v. (Spenser) to press, also PREASE, PREACE. |
| SAPELES | • sapeles n. Plural of sapele. • SAPELE n. a tropical timber resembling mahogany. |
| SERAPES | • serapes n. Plural of serape. • SERAPE n. (Spanish) a blanket or shawl worn as an outer garment by the Spanish Americans, as in Mexico, also SARAPE, ZARAPE. |
| SPAHEES | • spahees n. Plural of spahee. • SPAHEE n. (Turkish) formerly, a Turkish or French Algerian cavalryman, also SPAHI. |