| MASSPRIEST | • mass␣priest n. (Historical) A Roman Catholic secular priest, distinct from those living under a rule. • mass␣priest n. Later, a priest retained in chantries etc. to say masses for the dead. • mass␣priest n. A Roman Catholic priest generally. |
| PATISSIERS | • patissiers n. Plural of patissier. • pâtissiers n. Plural of pâtissier. • PATISSIER n. (French) a maker or seller of fancy cakes. |
| PERSISTERS | • persisters n. Plural of persister. • PERSISTER n. one who persists. |
| POSTERISES | • posterises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of posterise. • POSTERISE v. (US and Canadian slang) to humiliate (a sporting opponent) by performing a dramatic feat against them, also POSTERIZE. |
| POSTURISES | • posturises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of posturise. • POSTURISE v. to posture, also POSTURIZE. |
| PROSTHESIS | • prosthesis n. (Medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external. • prosthesis n. (Linguistics, prosody) Prothesis. • PROSTHESIS n. the addition to the human body of some artificial part, to replace one that is wanting, as a log or an eye. |
| PRUSSIATES | • prussiates n. Plural of prussiate. • PRUSSIATE n. a salt of prussic acid; a cyanide. |
| SOPHISTERS | • sophisters n. Plural of sophister. • SOPHISTER n. a person who uses deceptive reasoning to win debates, also SOPHIST. |
| SPARSITIES | • sparsities n. Plural of sparsity. • SPARSITY n. the state of being sparse. |
| SPINSTRESS | • spinstress n. (Obsolete) A woman who spins. • SPINSTRESS n. a woman who spins. |
| SPIRASTERS | • spirasters n. Plural of spiraster. • SPIRASTER n. a coiled sponge spicule with radiating spines. |
| SPIRITLESS | • spiritless adj. Lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated. • SPIRITLESS adj. lacking animation or courage. |
| SPIRITUSES | • spirituses n. Plural of spiritus. • SPIRITUS n. (Latin) spirit; a breathing. |
| SPORTINESS | • sportiness n. The property of being sporty. • SPORTINESS n. the state of being sporty. |
| STAIRSTEPS | • stairsteps n. Plural of stairstep. • stairsteps adj. Having distinct evenly-spaced values, especially when arranged in order. • STAIRSTEP v. to carry out an exercise like stepping on a stair. |
| STEPSISTER | • stepsister n. The daughter of one’s stepparent who is not the daughter of either of one’s parents. • stepsister n. The stepdaughter of one’s parent which is not one’s half-sister. • step-sister n. Alternative form of stepsister. |
| STEREOPSIS | • stereopsis n. Stereoscopic vision. • STEREOPSIS n. stereoscopic or three-dimensional vision. |
| STORESHIPS | • storeships n. Plural of storeship. • STORESHIP n. a vessel used to carry naval stores for a fleet, garrison, or the like. |
| STRIPELESS | • stripeless adj. Without stripes. • STRIPELESS adj. without a stripe. |
| STRIPINESS | • stripiness n. The state or condition of being stripy. • STRIPINESS n. the state of being stripy. |