| DEPENDENTS | • dependents n. Plural of dependent. • DEPENDENT n. a person who depends on another for support. |
| ENSTEEPING | • ensteeping v. Present participle of ensteep. • ENSTEEP v. (Shakespeare) to steep; to place under water. |
| NEPENTHEAN | • nepenthean adj. Bringing welcome forgetfulness or relief. • NEPENTHEAN adj. relating to nepenthe, soothing, comforting. |
| 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. |
| PENETRANCE | • penetrance n. The quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power. • penetrance n. (Genetics) The proportion of individuals carrying a particular variation of a gene that also express… • PENETRANCE n. the degree or frequency with which a gene manifests its effect. |
| PENITENCES | • penitences n. Plural of penitence. • PENITENCE n. the state of being penitent, also PENITENCY. |
| PENTYLENES | • PENTYLENE n. an unsaturated hydrocarbon of the olefine series, also PENTENE. |
| PERENNATED | • perennated v. Simple past tense and past participle of perennate. • PERENNATE v. to last or live through a number of years, as a perennial plant. |
| PERENNATES | • perennates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perennate. • PERENNATE v. to last or live through a number of years, as a perennial plant. |
| 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. |
| PRETENDENT | • pretendent n. Alternative form of pretendant. • PRETENDENT n. a pretender; a claimant, also PRETENDANT. |
| PREVENIENT | • prevenient adj. Relating to prevenience; anticipatory. • PREVENIENT adj. antecedent, anticipatory. |
| REPENTANCE | • repentance n. The condition of being penitent. • repentance n. A feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning. • REPENTANCE n. the act of repenting. |
| REPINEMENT | • repinement n. The act of repining. • REPINEMENT n. the act of repining. |
| SEPTENNATE | • septennate n. A period of seven years. • SEPTENNATE n. a period of seven years; as, the septennate during which the President of the French Republic holds office. |
| 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. |
| THREEPENNY | • threepenny adj. Having a value or cost of threepence. • threepenny adj. Of little worth; mean; vulgar. • threepenny n. A stamp worth three pence. |
| UNREPENTED | • unrepented adj. Not repented of. • UNREPENTED adj. not repented. |