| AMPHIPROSTYLE | • amphiprostyle adj. (Architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides. • amphiprostyle n. (Architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice. • AMPHIPROSTYLE adj. with columns at each end but not at sides. |
| APOGEOTROPISM | • apogeotropism n. (Botany) An apogeotropic tendency. • APOGEOTROPISM n. bending up or away from the ground. |
| APPERTAINMENT | • appertainment n. (Obsolete) That which appertains or belongs to a person; an appurtenance; trappings. • APPERTAINMENT n. (Shakespeare) an appurtenance. |
| APPORTIONMENT | • apportionment n. The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned. • apportionment n. (US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states. • apportionment n. (US) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states. |
| APPRAISEMENTS | • appraisements n. Plural of appraisement. • APPRAISEMENT n. the act of appraising. |
| APPROXIMATELY | • approximately adv. Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount. • APPROXIMATE adv. close together. |
| APPROXIMATIVE | • approximative adj. Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation. • approximative n. (Grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation. • APPROXIMATIVE adj. approaching closely. |
| HYPERMETROPIA | • hypermetropia n. Hyperopia. • HYPERMETROPIA n. longsightedness, aka hyperopia, also HYPERMETROPY. |
| IMPARIPINNATE | • imparipinnate adj. (Botany) pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex. • IMPARIPINNATE adj. pinnate with the rachis terminated by a single leaflet or tendril. |
| IMPERATORSHIP | • IMPERATORSHIP n. the office of imperator. |
| MISAPPRECIATE | • misappreciate v. (Transitive) To appreciate improperly; to fail to understand in the right way. • MISAPPRECIATE v. to fail to appreciate. |
| MOUSETRAPPING | • mousetrapping v. Present participle of mousetrap. • MOUSETRAPPING n. a range of techniques employed to stop users leaving a website. |
| PANSPERMATISM | • panspermatism n. (Historical) The obsolete theory that germs are omnipresent. • PANSPERMATISM n. the theory that life could be diffused through the universe by means of germs carried by meteorites, also PANSPERMIA, PANSPERMISM, PANSPERMY. |
| PANSPERMATIST | • panspermatist n. Alternative form of panspermist. • PANSPERMATIST n. a believer in panspermia. |
| PERPETUALISMS | • PERPETUALISM n. a belief in the perpetual continuance of things. |
| PRIMIPARITIES | • PRIMIPARITY n. the bearing of one's first child. |
| REAPPOINTMENT | • reappointment n. An act of reappointing. • reäppointment n. Obsolete spelling of reappointment. • REAPPOINTMENT n. the act of reappointing. |
| STRIPPERGRAMS | • strippergrams n. Plural of strippergram. • STRIPPERGRAM n. a message delivered by a messenger who performs a striptease act for the recipient, also STRIPAGRAM, STRIPOGRAM, STRIPPAGRAM. |
| SUPERDIPLOMAT | • superdiplomat n. A very skilled or successful diplomat (government representative). • SUPERDIPLOMAT n. an exceptional diplomat. |