| DESPOTISM | • despotism n. Government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute… • DESPOTISM n. absolute power; a state governed by a despot. |
| EPISTOMES | • epistomes n. Plural of epistome. • EPISTOME n. a structure over the mouth of some invertebrates. |
| EPSOMITES | • epsomites n. Plural of epsomite. • EPSOMITE n. a mineral, native sulphate of magnesia or Epsom salt. |
| IMPOSTERS | • imposters n. Plural of imposter. • IMPOSTER n. one who poses as another to deceive, also IMPOSTOR. |
| METOPISMS | • metopisms n. Plural of metopism. • METOPISM n. the condition of having a frontal suture. |
| MILEPOSTS | • mileposts n. Plural of milepost. • MILEPOST n. a post with each progressive mile marked on it. |
| NEPOTISMS | • nepotisms n. Plural of nepotism. • NEPOTISM n. favouritism shown to a relative. |
| OPTIMISES | • optimises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of optimise. • OPTIMISE v. to make as effective as possible, also OPTIMIZE. |
| PEYOTISMS | • PEYOTISM n. the ceremonial drinking of peyote. |
| POLEMISTS | • polemists n. Plural of polemist. • POLEMIST n. one who engages in polemics. |
| SMOKEPOTS | • smokepots n. Plural of smokepot. • SMOKEPOT n. a container for giving off smoke. |
| SPORTSMEN | • sportsmen n. Plural of sportsman. • SPORTSMAN n. a man who engages in sport. |
| STAMPEDOS | • stampedos n. Plural of stampedo. • stampedos v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stampedo. • STAMPEDO v. (obsolete) to stampede. |
| STOMPIEST | • stompiest adj. Superlative form of stompy: most stompy. • STOMPY adj. conducive to stomping the feet. |
| SYMPTOSES | • SYMPTOSIS n. emaciation. |