| BIOPHYSICS | • biophysics n. The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology. • BIOPHYSICS n. the science of the application of the laws of physics to biological phenomena. |
| BISHOPRICS | • bishoprics n. Plural of bishopric. • BISHOPRIC n. the diocese or jurisdiction of a bishop; the rank or office of a bishop. |
| CHIEFSHIPS | • chiefships n. Plural of chiefship. • CHIEFSHIP n. the office of chief. |
| CHIPPINESS | • chippiness n. Quality of being chippy. • CHIPPINESS n. the state of being chippy, irritable. |
| CHIRPINESS | • chirpiness n. The state or quality of being chirpy. • CHIRPINESS n. the state of being chirpy. |
| COUSINSHIP | • cousinship n. The state of being cousins, or the relationship that exists among cousins. • COUSINSHIP n. the state of being cousins. |
| ECTHLIPSIS | • ecthlipsis n. (Phonology) The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel. • ecthlipsis n. (Phonology) The elision of a final /m/, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel. • ECTHLIPSIS n. the omission of one or more sounds in pronouncing a word. |
| PHYSICIANS | • physicians n. Plural of physician. • PHYSICIAN n. a doctor; someone legally qualified to practise medicine, also PHYSICIANER. |
| PHYSICISMS | • PHYSICISM n. belief in the material or physical as opposed to the spiritual. |
| PHYSICISTS | • physicists n. Plural of physicist. • PHYSICIST n. an expert in or student of physics. |
| PINCHFISTS | • pinchfists n. Plural of pinchfist. • PINCHFIST n. a closefisted person; a miser. |
| PISTACHIOS | • pistachios n. Plural of pistachio. • PISTACHIO n. a kind of tree, or its edible nutlike fruit. |
| PITCHINESS | • pitchiness n. Blackness, as of pitch; darkness. • PITCHINESS n. blackness, as of pitch. |
| PSYCHICISM | • psychicism n. The study of psychic ability. • psychicism n. Psychic ability. • PSYCHICISM n. psychical research. |
| PSYCHICIST | • psychicist n. Someone who studies psychic behaviour or phenomena. • PSYCHICIST n. a psychical researcher. |
| SLIPSTITCH | • slipstitch n. (Knitting) A kind of stitch that is passed from the left needle to the right needle without being knitted. • slip␣stitch n. Alternative form of slipstitch. |
| SYNDICSHIP | • syndicship n. The role or status of syndic. • SYNDICSHIP n. the office of syndic, a magistrate; a member of committee. |
| VICARSHIPS | • vicarships n. Plural of vicarship. • VICARSHIP n. the office or dignity of a vicar. |