| OVERSUPPLY | • oversupply v. To supply more than is needed. • oversupply n. An excessive supply. • OVERSUPPLY v. to supply to excess. |
| PELYCOSAUR | • pelycosaur n. Any of a group of basal or primitive Late Paleozoic synapsid amniotes, part of a polyphyletic grade… • PELYCOSAUR n. a kind of dinosaur. |
| PERILOUSLY | • perilously adv. In a perilous manner. • PERILOUS adv. dangerous, also PARLOUS, PERICULOUS, PERLOUS. |
| PERVIOUSLY | • perviously adv. In a pervious manner. • PERVIOUS adv. capable of being penetrated. |
| PLAYHOUSES | • playhouses n. Plural of playhouse. • play␣houses n. Plural of play house. • PLAYHOUSE n. a child's miniature house for playing in. |
| POLYGENOUS | • polygenous adj. Consisting of, or containing, many kinds or genres. • polygenous adj. Of or pertaining to polygenesis. • POLYGENOUS adj. of multiple origin or composition. |
| POLYMEROUS | • polymerous adj. (Biology) Having many parts or members in each set. • polymerous adj. (Chemistry) Polymeric. • POLYMEROUS adj. consisting of many parts or segments. |
| POLYSEMOUS | • polysemous adj. (Linguistics) Having multiple meanings or interpretations. • POLYSEMOUS adj. having multiple meanings. |
| PRECIOUSLY | • preciously adv. In a precious manner. • PRECIOUS adv. valuable. |
| PREVIOUSLY | • previously adv. (Now archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance. • previously adv. (With past-tense constructions) At an earlier time. • previously adv. (Television) Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series. |
| PSEUDOLOGY | • pseudology n. Falsehood of speech. • PSEUDOLOGY n. the art or science of lying. |
| PYROLUSITE | • pyrolusite n. (Mineralogy) A dark coloured mineral, consisting of manganese dioxide (MnO2), that is an important ore… • PYROLUSITE n. native manganese dioxide, a black or dark-grey tetragonal mineral with a metallic lustre. |
| SPECIOUSLY | • speciously adv. In a specious manner; fallaciously and erroneously, but seeming superficially to be correct. • SPECIOUS adv. plausible, but inaccurate. |
| SPOYLEFULL | • SPOYLEFULL adj. (Spenser) plundering, also SPOILFUL. |
| SUPERALLOY | • superalloy n. (Metallurgy) Any of several high-performance alloys that are resistant to high temperatures. • SUPERALLOY n. an alloy that has good stability at 600 degrees to 1000 degrees C. |
| SUPERIORLY | • superiorly adv. (Anatomy, medicine) above; in a superior position. • superiorly adv. In a superior manner. • SUPERIOR adv. of higher rank, quality, or authority than another. |
| SUPPLETORY | • suppletory n. A source of supply. • suppletory n. A supplement. • suppletory adj. (Now chiefly law) Making up for deficiencies; supplementary. |
| SUPPOSEDLY | • supposedly adv. As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people. • SUPPOSED adv. SUPPOSE, to assume to be true. |
| UPHOLSTERY | • upholstery n. The craft or business of upholstering furniture. • upholstery n. The materials used in upholstering furniture. • UPHOLSTERY n. material used to make a soft covering esp. for a seat. |
| VIPEROUSLY | • viperously adv. In a viperous manner. • VIPEROUS adv. having the qualities of a viper; venomous. |