| APHETISE | • APHETISE v. to lose the first vowel of a word, also APHETIZE. |
| APHETIZE | • aphetize v. (Transitive, linguistics) To shorten by aphesis. • APHETIZE v. to lose the first vowel of a word, also APHETISE. |
| CHEAPIES | • cheapies n. Plural of cheapie. • cheapies n. Plural of cheapy. • cheapies n. (Slang) cheap thrills; salacious excitement. |
| ELAPHINE | • elaphine adj. (Zoology) Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of the stag, Cervus elaphus. • ELAPHINE adj. pertaining to a genus of deer. |
| EPITHECA | • epitheca n. (Microbiology, planktology) The upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate. • EPITHECA n. the outer older cell layer of a diatom. |
| EPITHEMA | • epithema n. (Zoology) A horny excrescence upon the beak of birds. • EPITHEMA n. (Greek) a group of leaf cells which exude water, also EPITHEM. |
| HEAPIEST | • heapiest adj. Superlative form of heapy: most heapy. • HEAPY adj. full of heaps. |
| HEPATISE | • hepatise v. Alternative form of hepatize. • HEPATISE v. to convert into a liver-like substance, also HEPATIZE. |
| HEPATITE | • hepatite n. (Mineralogy, dated) A variety of barite that emits a foetid odour when rubbed or heated. • HEPATITE n. a variety of barite emitting a fetid odor when rubbed or heated. |
| HEPATIZE | • hepatize v. (Transitive) To impregnate with sulphureted hydrogen gas (formerly called hepatic gas). • hepatize v. (Transitive) To gorge with effused matter, as the lungs. • hepatize v. (Transitive) To convert into a substance resembling liver. |
| PEACHIER | • peachier adj. Comparative form of peachy: more peachy. • PEACHY adj. coloured or tasting somewhat of peach. |
| PETECHIA | • petechia n. (Medicine) A small spot, especially on an organ, caused by bleeding underneath the skin. • PETECHIA n. (Latin) a small hemorrhagic spot on a body surface. |
| PHARISEE | • Pharisee n. (Historical) A member of an ancient Jewish political party, a social movement, and a school of thought… • Pharisee n. (Figuratively, by extension; derogatory) A person who values the letter of the law over its spirit or intention. • PHARISEE n. a hypocritically self-righteous person. |
| PIERHEAD | • pierhead n. The end of a pier farthest from shore. • PIERHEAD n. the seaward end of a pier. |
| SPHAIREE | • SPHAIREE n. (Australian) an alternative to tennis played on a very small court, e.g. a garage floor. |