| HAIRSPRINGS | • hairsprings n. Plural of hairspring. • HAIRSPRING n. the slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the balance in a timepiece. |
| INNERSPRING | • innerspring adj. That is constructed using springs enclosed within a padded fabric cover. • INNERSPRING adj. having coil springs inside a padded casing. |
| PERIGASTRIC | • perigastric adj. (Anatomy) Surrounding the stomach. • PERIGASTRIC adj. surrounding the alimentary canal. |
| PLAGIARISER | • plagiariser n. Alternative spelling of plagiarizer. • PLAGIARISER n. one who plagiarises, also PLAGIARIZER. |
| PORRIDGIEST | • PORRIDGY adj. resembling porridge. |
| PORRIGINOUS | • porriginous adj. Having or relating to the disease porrigo. • PORRIGINOUS adj. suffering from porrigo, a scalp disease that causes baldness. |
| PRESCRIBING | • prescribing v. Present participle of prescribe. • PRESCRIBING n. the act of prescribing. |
| PREWRITINGS | • prewritings n. Plural of prewriting. • PREWRITING n. a preliminary writing. |
| PROSCRIBING | • proscribing v. Present participle of proscribe. • PROSCRIBE v. to forbid, esp. by law. |
| PRURIGINOUS | • pruriginous adj. (Medicine) Tending to, or caused by, prurigo; affected by, or of the nature of, prurigo. • PRURIGINOUS adj. relating to prurigo. |
| RAPTURISING | • rapturising v. Present participle of rapturise. • RAPTURISE v. to put, or be put, in a state of rapture, also RAPTURIZE. |
| REINSPIRING | • reinspiring v. Present participle of reinspire. • REINSPIRE v. to inspire anew. |
| RESCRIPTING | • rescripting v. Present participle of rescript. • RESCRIPT v. to issue a papal edict or decree. |
| RESPRINGING | • respringing v. Present participle of respring. • RESPRING v. to replace the springs of. |
| RIPSNORTING | • ripsnorting adj. (Slang) Strong; intense. • ripsnorting adj. (Slang) Excellent (very good). • RIPSNORTING adj. fast and furious, like a ripsnorter. |
| SERIGRAPHIC | • serigraphic adj. Relating to serigraphs. • SERIGRAPHIC adj. relating to serigraphy. |
| SPRIGHTLIER | • sprightlier adj. Comparative form of sprightly: more sprightly. • SPRIGHTLY adj. lively, also SPRITELY. |
| SURPRINTING | • surprinting v. Present participle of surprint. • SURPRINT v. to print over printing. |
| SURPRISINGS | • surprisings n. Plural of surprising. • SURPRISING n. the act of causing surprise. |
| TRANSPIRING | • transpiring v. Present participle of transpire. • TRANSPIRE v. to give off as vapour; to exhale; to emit through the skin. |