| CALYPTERAS | • calypteras n. Plural of calyptera. • CALYPTERA n. a hood or hoodlike structure, esp. that covering the spore capsule of mosses and liverworts, also CALYPTER, CALYPTRA. |
| CAPRYLATES | • caprylates n. Plural of caprylate. • CAPRYLATE n. a salt of caprylic acid. |
| PAEDERASTY | • paederasty n. Alternative spelling of pederasty. • pæderasty n. Obsolete spelling of pederasty. • PAEDERASTY n. anal intercourse between a man and a boy, also PEDERASTY. |
| PARABLEPSY | • parablepsy n. False vision. • parablepsy n. (Obsolete) scribal error. • PARABLEPSY n. false vision; oversight, also PARABLEPSIS. |
| PARALYSERS | • paralysers n. Plural of paralyser. • PARALYSER n. a paralysing agent, also PARALYZER. |
| PARALYZERS | • paralyzers n. Plural of paralyzer. • PARALYZER n. a paralysing agent, also PARALYSER. |
| PARAPHYSES | • paraphyses n. Plural of paraphysis. • PARAPHYSIS n. a sterile filament or hair borne among the sporangia. |
| PARARHYMES | • pararhymes n. Plural of pararhyme. • PARARHYME n. a form of rhyme in which the consonants but not the vowels of the last stressed syllable are identical. |
| PARHYPATES | • parhypates n. Plural of parhypate. • PARHYPATE n. (Greek) in Greek music, the lowest note but one in a tetrachord. |
| PAYMASTERS | • paymasters n. Plural of paymaster. • PAYMASTER n. the official in an organization, government etc. who pays out money. |
| PHEASANTRY | • pheasantry n. (Zoology) A place for keeping and rearing pheasants. • PHEASANTRY n. a place for keeping and rearing pheasants. |
| PLAYMAKERS | • playmakers n. Plural of playmaker. • PLAYMAKER n. a playwright. |
| PLEASANTRY | • pleasantry n. (Sometimes proscribed) A casual, courteous remark. • pleasantry n. A playful remark; a jest. • pleasantry n. (Dated) Anything that promotes pleasure or merriment. |
| RATEPAYERS | • ratepayers n. Plural of ratepayer. • RATEPAYER n. one who pays rates or taxes. |
| SANDPAPERY | • sandpapery adj. Resembling sandpaper. • SANDPAPERY adj. rough like sandpaper. |
| SEPARATELY | • separately adv. In a separate manner; not together; apart. • SEPARATE adv. apart. |
| SEPARATORY | • separatory adj. Used to separate. • separatory n. (Obsolete, chemistry) An apparatus used in separating, such as a separating funnel. • separatory n. (Obsolete, surgery) A surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium. |