| AMPELOPSIS | • ampelopsis n. A vine of the genus Ampelopsis. • Ampelopsis prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Vitaceae – peppervine, porcelain berry, and other vines. • AMPELOPSIS n. a woody vine. |
| EPIPHRAGMS | • epiphragms n. Plural of epiphragm. • EPIPHRAGM n. the disc with which certain molluscs close the aperture of their shell. |
| HIPPODAMES | • hippodames n. Plural of hippodame. • HIPPODAME n. (Spenser) a fabulous sea monster. |
| HIPPOMANES | • hippomanes n. (Obsolete) An ancient love philter obtained from a mare or foal. • HIPPOMANES n. an ancient philtre obtained from a mare or foal. |
| MISAPPLIED | • misapplied v. Simple past tense and past participle of misapply. • MISAPPLY v. to apply wrongly. |
| MISAPPLIES | • misapplies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misapply. • MISAPPLY v. to apply wrongly. |
| MISHAPPENS | • mishappens v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mishappen. • MISHAPPEN v. (Spenser) to happen ill or unluckily. |
| PALIMPSEST | • palimpsest n. A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum… • palimpsest n. (Archaic) Monumental brasses that have been reused by engraving of the blank back side. • palimpsest n. (Astronomy) Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity. |
| PALMIPEDES | • palmipedes n. Plural of palmipede. • PALMIPEDE n. a webfooted bird, also PALMIPED. |
| PAMPERINGS | • pamperings n. Plural of pampering. • PAMPERING n. the act of treating with extreme or excessive indulgence. |
| PAMPOOTIES | • pampooties n. Plural of pampootie. • PAMPOOTIE n. a rawhide slipper worn by men in the Aran Islands. |
| PANSPERMIA | • panspermia n. (Biology) The hypothesis that microorganisms may transmit life from outer space to habitable bodies;… • PANSPERMIA n. (Greek) the theory that life could be diffused through the universe by means of germs carried by meteorites, also PANSPERMATISM, PANSPERMISM, PANSPERMY. |
| PANSPERMIC | • panspermic adj. (Biology) Relating to panspermy or to panspermia. • PANSPERMIC adj. of or pertaining to panspermy; as, the panspermic hypothesis. |
| PAUPERISMS | • pauperisms n. Plural of pauperism. • PAUPERISM n. the state of being a pauper. |
| PENMANSHIP | • penmanship n. Synonym of handwriting, one’s own style of writing. • penmanship n. Synonym of calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing. • PENMANSHIP n. the art or practice of writing with the pen. |
| PENTAPRISM | • pentaprism n. (Photography) A five-sided prism used in the viewfinder of most single-lens reflex cameras. • PENTAPRISM n. a five-sided prism used in photography. |
| PEPEROMIAS | • peperomias n. Plural of peperomia. • PEPEROMIA n. a genus of subtropical herbaceous plants. |
| PERIPLASMS | • periplasms n. Plural of periplasm. • PERIPLASM n. the region inside the wall of a biological cell. |