| CREEPIEST | • creepiest adj. Superlative form of creepy: most creepy. • CREEPY adj. rather eerie. |
| EPICENTER | • epicenter n. (American spelling) Alternative form of epicentre. • epicenter v. (American spelling) Alternative form of epicentre. • EPICENTER n. (US) the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the focus of an earthquake, also EPICENTRE, EPICENTRUM. |
| EPICENTRE | • epicentre n. (Seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus, or hypocentre, of an earthquake. • epicentre n. (Military) The point on the surface of the earth directly above an underground explosion. • epicentre n. (Figuratively, proscribed) The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive. |
| EXPEDITER | • expediter n. A person who expedites. • expediter n. Employee charged with tasks related to the purchase of materials (place orders, receive shipments, examine… • EXPEDITER n. one who expedites, also EXPEDITOR. |
| EXPERTISE | • expertise n. Great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby. • expertise n. Advice, or opinion, of an expert. • expertise v. (Transitive, rare) To supply with expert knowledge or advice. |
| EXPERTIZE | • expertize v. (Intransitive) To act as an expert. • expertize v. (Transitive) To give an expert opinion on; to assess. • EXPERTIZE v. to give an expert opinion on, also EXPERTISE. |
| PAPETERIE | • papeterie n. (Dated) A case or box containing paper and writing materials. • PAPETERIE n. (French) a stationery-case. |
| PEATERIES | • PEATERY n. a region covered with peat, also PEATARY, PETARY. |
| PERENTIES | • perenties n. Plural of perentie. • PERENTY n. (Native Australian) a large Australian monitor lizard, also PERENTIE. |
| PERIMETER | • perimeter n. (Mathematics) The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object. • perimeter n. (Mathematics) The length of such a boundary. • perimeter n. The outer limits of an area. See synonyms at circumference. |
| PERMITTEE | • permittee n. (Law) One who receives a permit. • PERMITTEE n. one to whom a permission or permit is given. |
| PEWTERIER | • PEWTERY adj. of or like pewter. |
| PIERRETTE | • Pierrette prop.n. A female Pierrot character. • PIERRETTE n. (French) a female performer in a pierrot group. |
| PREEDITED | • preedited v. Simple past tense and past participle of preedit. • PREEDIT v. to edit beforehand. |
| PREEXCITE | • preexcite v. (Transitive, medicine) To excite earlier than usual. • PREEXCITE v. to stimulate in preparation. |
| PRETERITE | • preterite adj. (Grammar, of a tense) showing an action at a determined moment in the past. • preterite adj. Belonging wholly to the past; passed by. • preterite n. (Grammar) A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past. |
| PYRENEITE | • pyreneite n. (Mineralogy) A greyish-black garnet. • PYRENEITE n. a black garnet. |
| RECEIPTED | • receipted v. Simple past tense and past participle of receipt. • RECEIPT v. to mark as having been paid. |
| RECEPTIVE | • receptive adj. Capable of receiving something. • receptive adj. Ready to receive something, especially new concepts or ideas. • receptive adj. (Botany) Of a female flower or gynoecium: ready for reproduction; fertile. |