| DAMPISHNESS | • dampishness n. The quality of being moderately damp or moist. • DAMPISHNESS n. the state of being dampish. |
| DISWORSHIPS | • disworships v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disworship. • DISWORSHIP v. (Milton) to refuse to worship. |
| DUMPISHNESS | • dumpishness n. Quality of being dumpish. • DUMPISHNESS n. the state of being dumpish. |
| DYSPHEMISMS | • dysphemisms n. Plural of dysphemism. • DYSPHEMISM n. the substitution of a disagreeable or offensive expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one, e.g. The Holocaust (the dysphemism chosen by Jewish historians to replace the Nazis' ghastly euphemism, The Final Solution). |
| HANDPRESSES | • handpresses n. Plural of handpress. • hand␣presses n. Plural of hand press. • HANDPRESS n. a press operated by hand. |
| PRUDISHNESS | • prudishness n. The condition of being prudish; prudery. • PRUDISHNESS n. the state of being prudish. |
| RHAPSODISES | • rhapsodises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rhapsodise. • RHAPSODISE v. to utter as a rhapsody, or in the manner of a rhapsody, also RHAPSODIZE. |
| RHAPSODISTS | • rhapsodists n. Plural of rhapsodist. • RHAPSODIST n. anciently, one who recited or composed a rhapsody; esp. one whose profession was to recite the verses of Homer and other epic poets, also RHAPSODE. |
| SHEEPSHEADS | • sheepsheads n. Plural of sheepshead. • SHEEPSHEAD n. a large and valuable sparoid food fish found on the Atlantic coast of the United States, also SHEEPHEAD. |
| SHEPHERDESS | • shepherdess n. A female shepherd. • shepherdess n. A large and deep armchair with a cushion. • SHEPHERDESS n. a woman or girl who tends sheep. |
| SPADEFISHES | • spadefishes n. Plural of spadefish. • SPADEFISH n. a fish, a member of the sturgeon family, aka paddlefish. |
| SPHENOPSIDS | • sphenopsids n. Plural of sphenopsid. • SPHENOPSID n. any of a class of tracheophyte with jointed ribbed stems. |
| SPLASHDOWNS | • splashdowns n. Plural of splashdown. • splash␣downs n. Plural of splash down. • SPLASHDOWN n. a landing in the sea e.g. of a spacecraft. |
| SYNDICSHIPS | • syndicships n. Plural of syndicship. • SYNDICSHIP n. the office of syndic, a magistrate; a member of committee. |