| EURYPTERID | • eurypterid n. A large, prehistoric, carnivorous arthropod, of the class †Eurypterida, thought to be one of the first… • EURYPTERID n. any of an order of large extinct aquatic Paleozoic arthropods related to the horseshoe crab. |
| FERROTYPED | • ferrotyped v. Simple past tense and past participle of ferrotype. • FERROTYPE v. to take a photograph by ferrotype. |
| FERROTYPES | • ferrotypes n. Plural of ferrotype. • ferrotypes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ferrotype. • FERROTYPE n. an old form of photograph taken using a film on an iron plate. |
| HYPERALERT | • hyperalert adj. Excessively alert, especially as a result of traumatic stress. • HYPERALERT adj. excessively alert. |
| HYPERMETER | • hypermeter n. A hypercatalectic line, i.e. with two syllables beyond the metrum. • hypermeter n. A period with a redundant syllable. • HYPERMETER n. a verse which has a redundant syllable or foot; a hypercatalectic verse. |
| PEREMPTORY | • peremptory adj. (Law) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal. • peremptory adj. Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or… • peremptory adj. (Obsolete) Firmly determined, resolute; obstinate, stubborn. |
| PERVERSITY | • perversity n. The quality of being perverse. • perversity n. A perverse act. • PERVERSITY n. the quality of being perverse. |
| PRECEPTORY | • preceptory n. A community of the Knights Templar, or the physical buildings or estate of such a community. • preceptory adj. Preceptive. • PRECEPTORY n. a community of Knights Templars (occasionally extended to a commandery of the Hospitallers). |
| PREDENTARY | • predentary n. An extension to the dentary in the jawbone of some dinosaurs. • PREDENTARY adj. designating a bone situated in front of the dentary bone in some non-mammalian vertebrates (esp. ornithischian dinosaurs). |
| PREPUBERTY | • prepuberty adj. Before puberty. • PREPUBERTY n. the time before puberty. |
| PRESBYTERS | • presbyters n. Plural of presbyter. • PRESBYTER n. an elder in the early Christian church, also PRESBYTE. |
| PRESBYTERY | • presbytery n. The home of a Roman Catholic parish priest. • presbytery n. A body of elders in the early Christian church. • presbytery n. A chancel; a section of the church reserved for the clergy. |
| PYROMETERS | • pyrometers n. Plural of pyrometer. • PYROMETER n. an instrument for measuring very high temperatures. |
| RATEPAYERS | • ratepayers n. Plural of ratepayer. • RATEPAYER n. one who pays rates or taxes. |
| REDEMPTORY | • redemptory adj. Paid as ransom; serving to redeem. • REDEMPTORY adj. paid for ransom; serving to redeem. |
| REPORTEDLY | • reportedly adv. According to reports or rumors; supposedly. • REPORTED adv. REPORT, to give an account of. |
| SPERRYLITE | • sperrylite n. (Mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal tin white mineral containing arsenic and platinum. • SPERRYLITE n. an arsenide of platinum, the only known compound of platinum occurring in nature. |
| TERPOLYMER | • terpolymer n. A copolymer derived from three species of monomer. • TERPOLYMER n. a polymer such as a complex resin. |
| TYPEWRITER | • typewriter n. A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed… • typewriter n. (Archaic) One who uses a typewriter; a typist. • typewriter n. (US, dated, slang) A machine gun or submachine gun (from the noise it makes when firing). |