| COMPERING | • compering v. Present participle of compere. • COMPERE v. (French) to act as master of ceremonies. |
| ENTROPIUM | • entropium n. Alternative form of entropion. • ENTROPIUM n. (Greek) the inversion or turning in of the border of the eyelids, also ENTROPION. |
| IMPORTUNE | • importune v. To bother, irritate, trouble. • importune v. To harass with persistent requests. • importune v. To approach to offer one’s services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals. |
| IMPOUNDER | • impounder n. One who impounds. • IMPOUNDER n. one who impounds. |
| MEROPIDAN | • meropidan n. Any bird (such as the bee-eaters) of the family Meropidae. • MEROPIDAN n. one of a family of birds that includes bee-eaters. |
| MORPHINES | • morphines n. Plural of morphine. • MORPHINE n. the principal alkaloid in opium, also MORPHIN. |
| ORPIMENTS | • orpiments n. Plural of orpiment. • ORPIMENT n. a yellow arsenic compound used as a pigment. |
| PENNIFORM | • penniform adj. Feather-shaped. • penniform n. (Archaeology) A symbol that is shaped like a feather. • PENNIFORM adj. feather-shaped. |
| PERSIMMON | • persimmon n. A type of fruit, of orange colour, very sweet, quite astringent when immature. • persimmon n. The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros… • PERSIMMON n. a kind of plumlike fruit. |
| PREINFORM | • PREINFORM v. to inform in advance. |
| PREMONISH | • premonish v. (Obsolete, transitive) To warn of something in advance. • PREMONISH v. to warn beforehand. |
| PREMOTION | • premotion n. Previous motion or excitement to action. • PREMOTION n. a motion or impulse given beforehand; esp. divine action as determining will. |
| PREMOVING | • premoving v. Present participle of premove. • PREMOVE v. to incite or prompt to action. |
| PRENOMINA | • prenomina n. Plural of prenomen. • PRENOMEN n. (Latin) the first name of an ancient Roman, also PRAENOMEN. |
| PRINCEDOM | • princedom n. The jurisdiction, sovereignty, rank, or estate of a prince. • PRINCEDOM n. the realm or authority of a prince. |
| PROLAMINE | • prolamine n. (Biochemistry) any of a class of proteins, high in proline, found in the seeds of cereals. • PROLAMINE n. one of a group of proteins found in wheat and rye, also PROLAMIN. |
| PROMINENT | • prominent adj. Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant. • prominent adj. Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous. • prominent adj. Eminent; distinguished above others. |
| PROOEMION | • prooemion n. A preface, an introduction. • proœmion n. Obsolete form of proœmium. • PROOEMION n. a preface, also PROEM, PROOEMIUM. |
| PROTAMINE | • protamine n. (Biochemistry) Any of various strongly basic proteins of relatively low molecular weight that are rich… • PROTAMINE n. any of a class of simple basic proteins which occur combined with nucleic acids (esp. in fish sperm), also PROTAMIN. |
| TRIMPHONE | • trimphone n. (UK) A luxury telephone of the 1960s with a then-innovative electronic ringer and illuminated dial. • TRIMPHONE n. (tradename) a phone designed in the 1960s. |