| EMPATHIC | • empathic adj. Showing or expressing empathy. • empathic adj. (Science fiction) Of, pertaining to, or being an empath: of or having the capability of sensing the… • EMPATHIC adj. involving or showing empathy, also EMPATHETIC. |
| EMPHATIC | • emphatic adj. Characterized by emphasis; forceful. • emphatic adj. Stated with conviction. • emphatic adj. (Grammar) Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to. |
| EMPIGHTS | • EMPIGHT v. (Spenser) to fix or position. |
| EPITHEMA | • epithema n. (Zoology) A horny excrescence upon the beak of birds. • EPITHEMA n. (Greek) a group of leaf cells which exude water, also EPITHEM. |
| EPITHEMS | • epithems n. Plural of epithem. • EPITHEM n. (Greek) a group of leaf cells which exude water, also EPITHEMA. |
| HEMIPTER | • hemipter n. (Zoology) Any organism of the order Hemiptera, including cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs. • HEMIPTER n. (Greek) one of the Hemiptera, an order of insects including bugs and cicadas, also HEMIPTERAN, HEMIPTERON. |
| HEMPIEST | • HEMPY adj. mischievous, also HEMPIE. |
| HUMPIEST | • humpiest adj. Superlative form of humpy: most humpy. • HUMPY adj. full of humps. |
| HUMPTIES | • HUMPTY n. a low padded seat. |
| MATESHIP | • mateship n. (Countable and uncountable, nautical) The post of mate on a ship; a posting as mate. • mateship n. (Countable, whaling, obsolete) A type of contract between ships to cooperate and share the proceeds of an expedition. • mateship n. (Uncountable) Fellowship; companionship. |
| MEPHITIC | • mephitic adj. Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere. • MEPHITIC adj. poisonous or foul-smelling, also MEPHITICAL. |
| MEPHITIS | • mephitis n. A poisonous or foul-smelling gas, especially as emitted from the earth; an unpleasant smell. • mephitis n. (Homeopathy) A dilution of fluids derived from skunks or polecats. • Mephitis prop.n. Alternative form of Mefitis. |
| PITCHMEN | • pitchmen n. Plural of pitchman. • PITCHMAN n. a salesman of small wares. |
| SHIPMATE | • shipmate n. (Nautical) A fellow sailor serving on the same ship as another. • shipmate n. (Nautical, informal) Any sailor (when used as a form of address by a sailor). • SHIPMATE n. a fellow sailor. |
| SHIPMENT | • shipment n. A load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship). • shipment n. The act of transporting goods. • SHIPMENT n. something that is shipped. |
| SHIPTIME | • shiptime n. The local time on-board a ship (or spacecraft). • SHIPTIME n. the annual arrival of a supply ship. |
| TERAPHIM | • teraphim n. An idol or other image of reverence and divination among the ancient Hebrews; apparently especially… • TERAPHIM n. an image of a Semitic household god. |
| TUMPHIES | • TUMPHY n. (Scots) a blockhead. |
| UMPTIETH | • umptieth adj. (Informal) A generic ordinal number; a last or one of the latest in a long series; implies repetition. • UMPTIETH adj. denoting an indefinitely large number in a sequence, also UMPTEENTH, UMTEENTH. |