| DEEPENINGS | • deepenings n. Plural of deepening. • DEEPENING n. the act of making deep. |
| ENSTEEPING | • ensteeping v. Present participle of ensteep. • ENSTEEP v. (Shakespeare) to steep; to place under water. |
| ENSWEEPING | • ensweeping v. Present participle of ensweep. • ENSWEEP v. to sweep over. |
| IMPENDENCE | • impendence n. Alternative form of impendency. • IMPENDENCE n. (obsolete) the state of impending; also, that which impends, also IMPENDENCY. |
| INNKEEPERS | • innkeepers n. Plural of innkeeper. • INNKEEPER n. a person in charge of an inn. |
| NEPHELINES | • nephelines n. Plural of nepheline. • NEPHELINE n. a rock-forming mineral, silicate of sodium, potassium and aluminium, colourless, usually crystallizing in hexagonal prisms, also NEPHELITE. |
| NINEPENCES | • ninepences n. Plural of ninepence. • NINEPENCE n. nine pennies. |
| PENDENCIES | • PENDENCY n. a pending state. |
| PENDENTIVE | • pendentive n. (Architecture) The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome… • PENDENTIVE n. one of four spherical triangles formed by a dome springing from a square base. |
| PENITENCES | • penitences n. Plural of penitence. • PENITENCE n. the state of being penitent, also PENITENCY. |
| PENSIONEER | • PENSIONEER adj. as in pensioneer trustee. |
| PERSIENNES | • persiennes n. Plural of persienne. • PERSIENNE n. (French) an Eastern cambric or muslin with a coloured printed pattern; (in plural) Persian blinds, outside shutters of thin movable slats. |
| PERTINENCE | • pertinence n. The quality of being pertinent. • PERTINENCE n. the state of being pertinent, also PERTINENCY. |
| PREEMINENT | • preeminent adj. Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. • preëminent adj. Alternative spelling of preeminent. • pre-eminent adj. Alternative spelling of preeminent. |
| PREVENIENT | • prevenient adj. Relating to prevenience; anticipatory. • PREVENIENT adj. antecedent, anticipatory. |
| REPINEMENT | • repinement n. The act of repining. • REPINEMENT n. the act of repining. |
| SERPENTINE | • serpentine adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes. • serpentine adj. Of, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis in the Bible… • serpentine adj. Having the form or shape of a snake. |
| STEEPENING | • steepening v. Present participle of steepen. • steepening n. The process of becoming steeper. • STEEPEN v. to become steep. |