| COMPETENCE | • competence n. (Uncountable) The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role. • competence n. (Countable) The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state… • competence n. (Linguistics) The system of linguistic knowledge possessed by native speakers of a language, as opposed… |
| ELOPEMENTS | • elopements n. Plural of elopement. • ELOPEMENT n. the act of eloping. |
| EMPALEMENT | • empalement n. Obsolete form of impalement. in particular in botany as a term for the calyx of a flower. • EMPALEMENT n. a fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes. |
| EPAULEMENT | • epaulement n. A barricade of heaped earth for protection from gunfire. • epaulement n. (Ballet) A position in which one shoulder is thrust forward and the other back, and the torso turned… • EPAULEMENT n. a side-work of a battery or earthwork to protect it from flanking fire. |
| ESCAPEMENT | • escapement n. (Clocks, mechanics) The contrivance in a timepiece (winding wristwatch) which connects the train of… • escapement n. A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage. • escapement n. An escape or means of escape. |
| EXPERIMENT | • experiment n. A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of… • experiment n. (Obsolete) Experience, practical familiarity with something. • experiment v. (Intransitive) To conduct an experiment. |
| PAVEMENTED | • pavemented adj. Furnished with a pavement. • pavemented adj. (Pathology) Having undergone the process of pavementing. • PAVEMENT v. to provide with a pavement. |
| PEDIMENTED | • pedimented adj. (Architecture) Furnished with a pediment. • PEDIMENTED adj. having a pediment. |
| PENTAMETER | • pentameter n. (Poetry) A line in a poem having five metrical feet. • pentameter n. (Poetry) Poetic metre in which each line has five feet. • PENTAMETER n. a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet. |
| PESTERMENT | • pesterment n. The act of pestering, or the state of being pestered; vexation; worry. • PESTERMENT n. the act of pestering, or the state of being pestered. |
| 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. |
| PREFERMENT | • preferment n. (Now historical) Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a… • preferment n. (Obsolete) The fact of being pushed or advanced to a more favourable situation; furtherance, promotion… • preferment n. Advancement to a higher position or office; promotion. |
| REPINEMENT | • repinement n. The act of repining. • REPINEMENT n. the act of repining. |
| TELPHERMEN | • TELPHERMAN n. a man who works on a telpher system, a contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. |
| TEMPERANCE | • temperance n. Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or… • temperance n. Moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors. • temperance n. Moderation of passion. |
| TREPONEMES | • treponemes n. Plural of treponeme. • TREPONEME n. a kind of bacterium, a spirochaete, that causes syphilis, also TREPONEMA. |
| UNTEMPERED | • untempered adj. Not tempered; not conditioned by a process. • untempered adj. In the case of a person, inexperienced; untested. • UNTEMPER v. to destroy the temper of. |