| DESPOTISM | • despotism n. Government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute… • DESPOTISM n. absolute power; a state governed by a despot. |
| DIMPLIEST | • dimpliest adj. Superlative form of dimply: most dimply. • DIMPLY adj. dimpled. |
| DIPLOMATS | • diplomats n. Plural of diplomat. • DIPLOMAT v. to act as a diplomat. |
| DISTEMPER | • distemper n. (Veterinary medicine, pathology) A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by… • distemper n. (Archaic) A disorder of the humours of the body; a disease. • distemper n. A glue-based paint. |
| DUMPSITES | • dumpsites n. Plural of dumpsite. • DUMPSITE n. a place for dumping rubbish. |
| IMPASTOED | • impastoed adj. (Painting) Painted with an impasto. • impastoed v. Simple past tense and past participle of impasto. • IMPASTOED adj. with impasto applied. |
| LAMPADIST | • Lampadist n. (Historical, Ancient Greece) One who gained the prize in the Lampadrome. • LAMPADIST n. one who gained the prize in a lampadedromy, a foot race with lighted torches. |
| MIDPOINTS | • midpoints n. Plural of midpoint. • mid-points n. Plural of mid-point. • MIDPOINT n. the point in the middle. |
| MISADAPTS | • misadapts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misadapt. • MISADAPT v. to adapt wrongly. |
| MISPARTED | • misparted v. Simple past tense and past participle of mispart. • MISPART v. to part badly. |
| MULTIPEDS | • multipeds n. Plural of multiped. • MULTIPED n. an insect having many feet, as a myriapod, also MULTIPEDE. |
| OPTIMISED | • optimised v. Simple past tense and past participle of optimise. • OPTIMISE v. to make as effective as possible, also OPTIMIZE. |
| PEDANTISM | • pedantism n. (Rare) Behaving or acting in the manner of a pedant. • PEDANTISM n. pedantry, also PEDANTICISM. |
| PEDIMENTS | • pediments n. Plural of pediment. • PEDIMENT n. a triangular structure crowning front of a Greek building. |
| PIEDMONTS | • piedmonts n. Plural of piedmont. • PIEDMONT n. an area lying at the foot of a mountain. |
| PREADMITS | • preadmits v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preadmit. • PREADMIT v. to admit beforehand. |
| PREDATISM | • PREDATISM n. the state of preying on other animals. |
| SEPTEMFID | • septemfid adj. (Botany) cleft into seven. • SEPTEMFID adj. split into seven. |
| SPERMATID | • spermatid n. (Biology) A haploid cell, produced by meiosis of a spermatocyte, that develops into a spermatozoon. • SPERMATID n. a cell that develops directly into a spermatozoon. |