| ATTEMPERS | • attempers v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attemper. • ATTEMPER v. (archaic) to alter quality by addition or mixture; to moderate. |
| BESPATTER | • bespatter v. (Transitive) To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance. • bespatter v. (Transitive) To soil by spattering. • bespatter v. (Transitive, figuratively) To asperse with calumny or reproach; shend. |
| ETTERCAPS | • ettercaps n. Plural of ettercap. • ETTERCAP n. (Scots) a spider, also ATTERCOP, ETHERCAP. |
| OPERETTAS | • operettas n. Plural of operetta. • OPERETTA n. (Italian) a light musical drama with dialogue. |
| PARKETTES | • parkettes n. Plural of parkette. • PARKETTE n. (Canadian) a small public park. |
| PATTERERS | • patterers n. Plural of patterer. • PATTERER n. one who patters. |
| PERTUSATE | • pertusate adj. (Botany) Pierced at the apex. • PERTUSATE adj. pierced at the apex. |
| POETASTER | • poetaster n. An unskilled poet. • POETASTER n. an inferior poet. |
| PRETASTED | • pretasted v. Simple past tense and past participle of pretaste. • PRETASTE v. to taste beforehand. |
| PRETASTES | • pretastes n. Plural of pretaste. • PRETASTE v. to taste beforehand. |
| PRETREATS | • pretreats v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pretreat. • PRETREAT v. to treat beforehand. |
| SALTPETER | • saltpeter n. (US) Alternative spelling of saltpetre. • saltpeter v. (US) Alternative spelling of saltpetre. • SALTPETER n. (US) potassium nitrate, the chief constituent of gunpowder, also SALTPETRE. |
| SALTPETRE | • saltpetre n. (Originally) Potassium nitrate. • saltpetre n. (Uncommon) Sodium nitrate. • saltpetre v. (Transitive) To treat with saltpetre. |
| SPATTERED | • spattered v. Simple past tense and past participle of spatter. • SPATTER v. to scatter in drops. |