| EMPIRE | • empire n. A political unit, typically having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations… • empire n. A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress. • empire n. The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them)… |
| EPIMER | • epimer n. (Chemistry) Any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres. • EPIMER n. a type of sugar compound. |
| IMPURE | • impure adj. Not pure. • impure v. (Transitive, obsolete) to defile; to pollute. • IMPURE adj. tainted, also UNPURE. |
| JIMPER | • jimper adj. Comparative form of jimp: more jimp. • JIMP adj. (Scots) slender. |
| LIMPER | • limper adj. Comparative form of limp: more limp. • limper n. One who limps. • limper n. (Poker slang) One who limps (one who calls the big blind in the preflop betting round). |
| MOPIER | • mopier adj. Comparative form of mopey: more mopey. • MOPY adj. dejected, also MOPEY. |
| PERMIE | • permie n. (UK, informal) A permanent employee. • PERMIE n. a permanent worker, as opposed to a temp. |
| PERMIT | • permit v. (Transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. • permit v. (Transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. • permit v. (Intransitive) To allow for, to make something possible. |
| PRELIM | • prelim adj. Preliminary. • prelim n. (Informal) Something preliminary, such as a trial, report, race, etc. • prelim n. (Oxford University slang) Clipping of preliminary examination; a type of exam sat at the end of the… |
| PREMIA | • premia n. Plural of premium. • PREMIUM n. (Latin) a sum regularly payable for insurance. |
| PREMIE | • premie n. Alternative spelling of preemie. • premie n. A follower of the controversial spiritual leader Prem Rawat (born 1957). • PREMIE n. (US slang) a premature baby, also PREEMIE, PREM, PREMY. |
| PREMIX | • premix n. A blend of components that has been mixed in advance of use or of further processing. • premix n. (Australia, informal) A manufactured beverage consisting of alcohol and soft drink, milk or other non-alcoholic… • premix v. To blend in advance. |
| PRIMED | • primed v. Simple past tense and past participle of prime. • primed adj. Prepared for use or action. • PRIME v. to make ready. |
| PRIMER | • primer n. (Historical, Catholicism ecclesiastical) A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an… • primer n. (Historical, Protestant ecclesiastical) Any of various similar works issued in England for private prayer… • primer n. A children’s book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell. |
| PRIMES | • primes n. Plural of prime. • primes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prime. • Primes prop.n. Plural of Prime. |
| RIMPLE | • rimple n. A wrinkle. • rimple v. (Now chiefly US) To wrinkle or crease. • RIMPLE v. to wrinkle. |
| SIMPER | • simper v. (Intransitive) To smile in a foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, coy, obsequious, or smug manner. • simper v. (Obsolete) To glimmer; to twinkle. • simper n. A foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, or affected smile; a smirk. |
| SPIREM | • spirem n. Alternative form of spireme. • SPIREM n. a filament forming part of a cell nucleus, also SPIREME. |
| UMPIRE | • umpire n. (Tennis, badminton) The official who presides over a tennis match sat on a high chair. • umpire n. (Cricket) One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match. • umpire n. (Baseball) One of the officials who preside over a baseball game. |