| AMIDSHIP | • amidship adv. In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern). • AMIDSHIP adv. toward the middle of the ship, also AMIDSHIPS. |
| AMPHIBIA | • amphibia n. The amphibians. • Amphibia prop.n. A taxonomic class within the subphylum Vertebrata – the amphibians. • AMPHIBIA n. organisms adapted for life on land and sea. |
| AMPHIOXI | • amphioxi n. Plural of amphioxus. • AMPHIOXUS n. (Greek) a fishlike creature, two or three inches long, found in temperate seas, aka lancelet. |
| BLIMPISH | • blimpish adj. Blimp-like in appearance or size. • blimpish adj. (Often capitalized) Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp. • BLIMPISH adj. like Colonel Blimp, pompous. |
| HEMIOPIA | • hemiopia n. Hemianopia. • HEMIOPIA n. a defect of vision in consequence of which a person sees only half of an object looked at, also HEMIANOPIA, HEMIANOPSIA, HEMIOPSIA. |
| HEMIOPIC | • hemiopic adj. Hemianopsic. • HEMIOPIC adj. suffering from hemiopia, blind in half the field of vision, also HEMIANOPIC, HEMIANOPTIC. |
| IMPISHLY | • impishly adv. In an impish manner; mischievously. • IMPISH adv. mischievous. |
| MEPHITIC | • mephitic adj. Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere. • MEPHITIC adj. poisonous or foul-smelling, also MEPHITICAL. |
| MEPHITIS | • mephitis n. A poisonous or foul-smelling gas, especially as emitted from the earth; an unpleasant smell. • mephitis n. (Homeopathy) A dilution of fluids derived from skunks or polecats. • Mephitis prop.n. Alternative form of Mefitis. |
| MIDSHIPS | • midships adv. Alternative form of amidships. • midships interj. Alternative form of amidships. • MIDSHIPS adv. towards the middle of the ship. |
| PEMPHIGI | • PEMPHIGUS n. (Greek) a somewhat rare skin disease, characterized by the development of blebs upon different parts of the body, also PEMPHIX. |
| PHIMOSIS | • phimosis n. (Medicine) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition)… • PHIMOSIS n. (Greek) the abnormal constriction of the opening of the prepuce. |
| PHIMOTIC | • phimotic adj. Pertaining to, or afflicted with, phimosis. • PHIMOTIC adj. relating to phimosis, a condition of the penis in which the prepuce can not be drawn back so as to uncover the glans penis. |
| PICHURIM | • PICHURIM n. (Tupi) a South American tree of the laurel family. |
| SHIPTIME | • shiptime n. The local time on-board a ship (or spacecraft). • SHIPTIME n. the annual arrival of a supply ship. |
| SILPHIUM | • silphium n. (Historical) A plant, thought to be extinct, used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in cooking and… • Silphium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – rosinweed. • SILPHIUM n. (Latin) a plant imported by the Greeks from Cyrenaica and used as a foodstuff and in medicine. |