| COUNTERPLAY | • counterplay n. A game move made as a response. • counterplay n. (Chess) A counterattack in a different part of the board. • counterplay n. (Video games, sociology) A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual… |
| CRAPULENTLY | • CRAPULENT adv. suffering from overindulgence in food or drink, also CRAPULOUS. |
| CYPERACEOUS | • cyperaceous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to the Cyperaceae, or sedges. • CYPERACEOUS adj. belonging to the Cyperaceae, a family of grasslike plants including the sedges, certain rushes and papyrus. |
| EXCULPATORY | • exculpatory adj. Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing. • EXCULPATORY adj. tending or serving to clear from alleged fault or guilt. |
| HYPERACUITY | • hyperacuity n. Sensory performance finer than the receptor grain. • HYPERACUITY n. the state of being hyperacute. |
| HYPERACUSES | • HYPERACUSIS n. an abnormally good sense of hearing. |
| HYPERACUSIS | • hyperacusis n. (Medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds, especially extremely loud noises. • HYPERACUSIS n. an abnormally good sense of hearing. |
| PAPYRACEOUS | • papyraceous adj. Made of papyrus. • papyraceous adj. Of the consistency of paper; papery. • PAPYRACEOUS adj. like paper; papery. |
| PARTURIENCY | • parturiency n. Parturition. • PARTURIENCY n. the condition of being ready to give birth. |
| PECULIARITY | • peculiarity n. The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity. • peculiarity n. That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity. • peculiarity n. Exclusive possession or right. |
| PECUNIARILY | • pecuniarily adv. In a pecuniary manner; in terms of money; financially. • PECUNIARY adv. pertaining to money. |
| PELYCOSAURS | • pelycosaurs n. Plural of pelycosaur. • PELYCOSAUR n. a kind of dinosaur. |
| POLYNUCLEAR | • polynuclear adj. (Biology) having multiple nuclei. • polynuclear adj. (Chemistry) polycyclic. • POLYNUCLEAR adj. chemically polycyclic esp. with respect to the benzene ring. |
| PURVEYANCES | • purveyances n. Plural of purveyance. • PURVEYANCE n. the act of purveying. |
| SPECULARITY | • specularity n. The condition of being specular, or the degree to which something is specular. • SPECULARITY n. the state of being specular. |
| SPECULATORY | • speculatory adj. Intended or adapted for viewing or espying; having oversight. • speculatory adj. Exercising speculation; speculative. • SPECULATORY adj. exercising speculation; adapted for spying or viewing. |
| SUPERAGENCY | • superagency n. An agency with unusually far-reaching powers. • superagency n. (California) A cabinet-level agency within the executive branch, composed of several departments. • SUPERAGENCY n. a large complex governmental agency esp. when set up to supervise other agencies. |