| DOUCEPERE | • doucepere n. Obsolete spelling of douzeper. • DOUCEPERE n. (Spenser) one of the twelve peers of France, companions of Charlemagne in war, also DOUZEPER. |
| EUROCREEP | • eurocreep n. Alternative form of Eurocreep. • Eurocreep n. (Uncountable, dated) The spreading use of the Euro as currency in countries that have not officially adopted it. • Eurocreep n. (Countable, by extension, derogatory) A proponent, in the 1980s, of closer ties between Britain and… |
| OUTPEERED | • outpeered v. Simple past tense and past participle of outpeer. • OUTPEER v. (Shakespeare) to surpass, excel. |
| PERSECUTE | • persecute v. To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim’s race, sexual identity… • persecute v. To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy. • persecute v. To kill many of one species of animal, with the intent of removing them from human habitats. |
| PRECIEUSE | • précieuse n. An affected woman of polite society, especially one of the literary women of the French salons of the 17th century. • PRECIEUSE n. (French) a woman affecting a fastidious overrefinement. |
| PUERPERAE | • puerperae n. Plural of puerpera. • PUERPERA n. (Latin) a woman who has recently given birth. |
| PUPPETEER | • puppeteer n. A person who uses a puppet. • puppeteer n. (Figurative) Someone who is manipulative and thus able to get people to do what they want or events… • puppeteer v. To control a person, event, or organisation. |
| REPERUSED | • reperused v. Simple past tense and past participle of reperuse. • REPERUSE v. to peruse again. |
| REPERUSES | • reperuses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reperuse. • REPERUSE v. to peruse again. |
| SUPERCEDE | • supercede v. Common misspelling of supersede. • SUPERCEDE v. to take the place of, also SUPERSEDE. |
| SUPERETTE | • superette n. (New Zealand) A convenience store. • SUPERETTE n. (New Zealand) a small local supermarket. |
| SUPERGENE | • supergene n. (Genetics) A group of neighbouring genes on a chromosome that are inherited together because of close… • supergene adj. (Geology, of a mineral) leached and then deposited by descending waters. • SUPERGENE n. a group of closely linked genes, frequently having related functions. |
| SUPERSEDE | • supersede v. (Transitive) To take the place of. • supersede v. (Transitive) To displace in favour of itself. • supersede n. (Internet) An updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version. |
| SUPERVENE | • supervene v. (Intransitive) To follow (something) closely, either as a consequence or in contrast. • supervene v. To supersede. • supervene v. To be dependent on an earlier event. |
| SUPERWEED | • superweed n. Any wild plant that has become a virulent weed as a result of acquiring resistance to herbicides through… • SUPERWEED n. a hybrid plant that contains genes for herbicide resistance. |
| UNDERKEEP | • underkeep v. (Transitive) To keep under or in subjection; subdue; suppress. • underkeep v. (Transitive) To keep or maintain inadequately or below standard. • underkeep n. An underground reserve. |
| UNDERPEEP | • underpeep v. To peep under. • UNDERPEEP v. (Shakespeare) to peep under. |
| UPCHEERED | • upcheered v. Simple past tense and past participle of upcheer. • UPCHEER v. to encourage. |