| AMIDSHIP | • amidship adv. In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern). • AMIDSHIP adv. toward the middle of the ship, also AMIDSHIPS. |
| ASPIDIUM | • aspidium n. (Dated, countable) Synonym of dryopteris: a genus of ferns or a member of the genus, including the male fern. • aspidium n. (Dated, medicine, uncountable) A vermifuge prepared from the dried male fern. • ASPIDIUM n. (Greek) a type of fern. |
| DIMPLIER | • dimplier adj. Comparative form of dimply: more dimply. • DIMPLY adj. dimpled. |
| DIMPLING | • dimpling v. Present participle of dimple. • dimpling n. The formation of a dimple. • DIMPLE v. to mark with indentations. |
| DIMPSIES | • DIMPSY n. (dialect) twilight. |
| EPIDEMIC | • epidemic n. A widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population. • epidemic n. (Epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population at a frequency higher than that… • epidemic n. (Figurative) The spreading of an idea or belief amongst a population. |
| IMPAIRED | • impaired adj. Rendered less effective. • impaired adj. Inebriated, drunk. • impaired v. Simple past tense and past participle of impair. |
| IMPEDING | • impeding v. Present participle of impede. • IMPEDE v. to retard by obstructing. |
| IMPINGED | • impinged v. Simple past tense and past participle of impinge. • IMPINGE v. to collide with. |
| LIMPIDLY | • limpidly adv. In a limpid manner. • LIMPID adv. transparent. |
| MIDPOINT | • midpoint n. A point equidistant between two extremes. • midpoint n. (Mathematics) A point which divides a line segment into two lines of equal length. • mid-point n. Alternative form of midpoint. |
| MIDSHIPS | • midships adv. Alternative form of amidships. • midships interj. Alternative form of amidships. • MIDSHIPS adv. towards the middle of the ship. |
| MILLIPED | • milliped n. Dated form of millipede. • MILLIPED n. a myriapod with many legs, also MILLEPED, MILLEPEDE, MILLIPEDE. |
| PERIDIUM | • peridium n. (Mycology) The outer layer that covers the spore-bearing organ in many fungi. • PERIDIUM n. the outer coating of the spore carrier of a fungus. |
| PIGMOIDS | • pigmoids n. Plural of pigmoid. • PIGMOID n. a pigmy. |
| POMPILID | • pompilid n. (Zoology) Any member of the Pompilidae, or spider wasps. • POMPILID n. a spider-hunting wasp. |
| PRISMOID | • prismoid adj. Resembling a prism. • prismoid n. (Geometry) A prismatoid that has planar sides, and the same number of vertices in both of its parallel planes. • prismoid n. (Geometry) An antiprism. |
| PYGIDIUM | • pygidium n. (Zoology) The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacea, and certain insects. • PYGIDIUM n. in trilobites, the posterior division of the body, formed by fusion of the telson with one or more posterior pleurae. |
| PYXIDIUM | • pyxidium n. (Botany) A seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off. • PYXIDIUM n. a capsule that opens by a transverse circular split. |