| CHIRRUPIEST | • CHIRRUPY adj. cheerful. |
| CIRRHIPEDES | • CIRRHIPEDE n. an erroneous form of cirripede, a subclass of marine crustacea, also CIRRIPED, CIRRIPEDE. |
| HORRIPILATE | • horripilate v. (Transitive, intransitive) To bristle in fear or horror; to have goose bumps or goose pimples. • HORRIPILATE v. to produce the erection of hairs on the head or body. |
| HYPERCRITIC | • hypercritic n. A carping or unduly censorious critic. • hypercritic adj. Hypercritical. • HYPERCRITIC n. one who is hypercritical. |
| INTERPARISH | • interparish adj. Between parishes. • INTERPARISH adj. between parishes. |
| PARISHIONER | • parishioner n. A member of a parish. • PARISHIONER n. a member or inhabitant of a parish. |
| PERIMORPHIC | • perimorphic adj. Of or relating to perimorphism or a perimorph. • PERIMORPHIC adj. like a perimorph, also PERIMORPHOUS. |
| PERINEPHRIA | • PERINEPHRIUM n. the fatty tissue surrounding the kidney. |
| PERINEPHRIC | • perinephric adj. (Anatomy) Around the kidney. • PERINEPHRIC adj. relating to the perinephrium, the fatty tissue surrounding the kidney. |
| PERIPHERIES | • peripheries n. Plural of periphery. • PERIPHERY n. a line or surface acting as a boundary. |
| PERIPHRASIS | • periphrasis n. The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going… • periphrasis n. (Linguistics) Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather… • periphrasis n. (Rhetoric) The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a type of circumlocution). |
| PREHISTORIC | • prehistoric adj. (Properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record. • prehistoric adj. (Inexact or humorous) Ancient; very old, outdated, etc. • PREHISTORIC adj. relating to the time before historical records, also PREHISTORICAL. |
| PREMIERSHIP | • premiership n. The office of a premier or prime minister. • premiership n. (Australia, sporting) The position held by the champion team at the end of a particular season (especially… • Premiership prop.n. (Britain, soccer) the Premier League of English association football. |
| PROHIBITERS | • prohibiters n. Plural of prohibiter. • PROHIBITER n. one who prohibits, also PROHIBITOR. |
| RETROPHILIA | • retrophilia n. The attraction to and preference for that which is from or characteristic of the past. • RETROPHILIA n. love of things of the past. |
| SERIGRAPHIC | • serigraphic adj. Relating to serigraphs. • SERIGRAPHIC adj. relating to serigraphy. |
| SPRIGHTLIER | • sprightlier adj. Comparative form of sprightly: more sprightly. • SPRIGHTLY adj. lively, also SPRITELY. |
| WHIPCORDIER | • WHIPCORDY adj. like whipcord, a fabric with bold twill used for making dresses. |
| WRITERSHIPS | • writerships n. Plural of writership. • WRITERSHIP n. the office of a writer. |