| EPIZEUXES | • epizeuxes n. Plural of epizeuxis. • EPIZEUXIS n. the immediate repetition of a word for emphasis. |
| EUPEPSIES | • EUPEPSY n. a good digestion, also EUPEPSIA. |
| EUPHEMISE | • euphemise v. Alternative spelling of euphemize. • EUPHEMISE v. to speak or write (of) euphemistically, also EUPHEMIZE. |
| HOUSEKEEP | • housekeep v. (Intransitive) To carry out the domestic duties of housekeeping. • housekeep v. (Transitive, intransitive, computing) To perform the general tasks of housekeeping. • housekeep n. (Archaic or fantasy) The person in charge of a house; a housekeeper or innkeeper. |
| 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. |
| 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. |