| ASEPALOUS | • asepalous adj. (Botany) Without sepals. • ASEPALOUS adj. without sepals. |
| COMPULSES | • compulses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compulse. • COMPULSE v. (obsolete) to compel. |
| ESPOUSALS | • espousals n. Plural of espousal. • ESPOUSAL n. a mutual promise of marriage. |
| NONPLUSES | • nonpluses n. Plural of nonplus. • nonpluses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nonplus. • NONPLUS v. to take aback, baffle. |
| OPUSCULES | • opuscules n. Plural of opuscule. • OPUSCULE n. a short work, also OPUSCLE, OPUSCULUM. |
| OUTSLEEPS | • outsleeps v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsleep. • OUTSLEEP v. to sleep later than. |
| OUTSPELLS | • outspells v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspell. • OUTSPELL v. to surpass in spelling. |
| PELORUSES | • peloruses n. Plural of pelorus. • PELORUS n. (Latin) a kind of compass from which bearings can be taken. |
| PLEUSTONS | • PLEUSTON n. organisms living in the thin surface layer of fresh water. |
| POLYPUSES | • polypuses n. Plural of polypus. • POLYPUS n. (Latin) a growth protruding from the mucous lining to an organ. |
| POSTLUDES | • postludes n. Plural of postlude. • POSTLUDE n. a closing piece of music; esp. an organ voluntary at the end of a church service. |
| PULSOJETS | • pulsojets n. Plural of pulsojet. • PULSOJET n. in jet propulsion, an intermittent jet, also PULSEJET. |
| PYLORUSES | • pyloruses n. Plural of pylorus. • PYLORUS n. (Latin) the opening between the stomach and the duodenum. |
| SLEEPOUTS | • sleepouts n. Plural of sleepout. • SLEEPOUT n. part of a veranda partitioned off for sleeping. |
| SOUTPIELS | • soutpiels n. Plural of soutpiel. • SOUTPIEL n. (South African) derogatory for an English-speaking South African, also SOUTIE. |
| SPINULOSE | • spinulose adj. Covered with small spines. • SPINULOSE adj. covered with small spines, also SPINULOUS. |
| SPOUTLESS | • spoutless adj. Having no spout. • SPOUTLESS adj. having no spout. |
| SULPHONES | • sulphones n. Plural of sulphone. • SULPHONE n. a sulfur compound, also SULFONE. |
| SUPERLOOS | • superloos n. Plural of superloo. • SUPERLOO n. a self-cleaning public toilet. |
| SUPERSOLD | • supersold v. Simple past tense and past participle of supersell. • SUPERSELL v. to sell in exceptional quantities. |