| EPROUVETTE | • eprouvette n. A one-piece, fixed-elevation mortar formerly used to test the strength of gunpowder. • EPROUVETTE n. (French) an apparatus for testing or proving the strength of gunpowder. |
| OUTPREENED | • outpreened v. Simple past tense and past participle of outpreen. • OUTPREEN v. to surpass in preening. |
| PERPETUATE | • perpetuate adj. (Archaic except poetic) Perpetual, or made perpetual; continued for an indefinite time. • perpetuate v. (Transitive) To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also… • perpetuate v. (Transitive) To prolong the existence of (something) by repetition; to reinforce. |
| PERSECUTED | • persecuted v. Simple past tense and past participle of persecute. • PERSECUTE v. to harass, afflict, hunt down, or put to death, esp. for religious or political opinions. |
| PERSECUTEE | • persecutee n. One who is subjected to persecution. • PERSECUTEE n. one who is persecuted. |
| PERSECUTES | • persecutes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of persecute. • PERSECUTE v. to harass, afflict, hunt down, or put to death, esp. for religious or political opinions. |
| PETROLEUSE | • PETROLEUSE n. (French) a female petroleur, one who makes use of petroleum for incendiary purposes. |
| PREFECTURE | • prefecture n. The office or position of a prefect. • prefecture n. The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of… • PREFECTURE n. the office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; also, his official residence. |
| PUPPETEERS | • puppeteers n. Plural of puppeteer. • PUPPETEER n. one who operates a puppet. |
| RECUPERATE | • recuperate v. To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness. • recuperate v. (Sociology) To co-opt subversive ideas for mainstream use. • RECUPERATE v. to get back, recover. |
| REPETITEUR | • repetiteur n. (Music, theater) A tutor or coach of ballet dancers or opera singers. • REPETITEUR n. (French) a coach, tutor; one who rehearses opera singers. |
| REPUTELESS | • reputeless adj. Not having good repute; disreputable; disgraceful; inglorious. • REPUTELESS adj. (Shakespeare) without good repute. |
| SUPERELITE | • superelite n. An elite that ranks above the regular elite. • superelite adj. Being above and beyond elite. • SUPERELITE n. a very elite group. |
| SUPERETTES | • superettes n. Plural of superette. • SUPERETTE n. (New Zealand) a small local supermarket. |
| SUPERSWEET | • supersweet adj. Extremely sweet. • SUPERSWEET adj. exceptionally sweet. |
| UNREPEATED | • unrepeated adj. Not having been repeated. • UNREPEATED adj. not repeated. |
| UNREPENTED | • unrepented adj. Not repented of. • UNREPENTED adj. not repented. |
| 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. |