| CYESIS | • cyesis n. (Medicine, rare) Pregnancy. • CYESIS n. (Greek) pregnancy. |
| LYSINS | • lysins n. Plural of lysin. • LYSIN n. a substance capable of disintegrating bacteria. |
| MISSAY | • missay v. (Transitive, archaic) To speak ill of (someone). • missay v. (Obsolete, intransitive) To say something erroneous; to speak wrongly. • MISSAY v. to say incorrectly. |
| MYASIS | • MYASIS n. infestation of human tissue by fly maggots, also MYIASIS. |
| MYOSIS | • myosis n. Alternative spelling of miosis. • MYOSIS n. (Greek) excessive contraction of the pupil of the eye, also MIOSIS. |
| MYSIDS | • mysids n. Plural of mysid. • MYSID n. a kind of small shrimp. |
| OSSIFY | • ossify v. (Transitive, intransitive) To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into… • ossify v. (Transitive, intransitive, animate) To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions. • ossify v. (Transitive, intransitive, inanimate) To grow (or cause to grow) formulaic and permanent. |
| PHYSIS | • physis n. (Ancient Greek philosophy and theology) Nature, as contrasted with law or custom. • physis n. (Anatomy) The epiphyseal plate, a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone… • -physis suff. Growth or growing. |
| PRISSY | • prissy adj. Excessively prim, proper, particular or fussy. • prissy adj. (Usually derogatory) Very feminine or dressy. • prissy adj. Well-mannered, well-behaved. |
| PYOSIS | • pyosis n. (Medicine) formation of pus. • PYOSIS n. the formation of pus. |
| SAYIDS | • SAYID n. (Arabic) a descendant of Mohammed's daughter Fatima, also SAID, SAIYID, SAYED, SAYYID. |
| SHYISH | • shyish adj. Somewhat shy. • SHYISH adj. somewhat shy. |
| SIBYLS | • sibyls n. Plural of sibyl. • SIBYL n. (Greek) any of various women in classical antiquity supposed to utter the oracles and prophecies of a god, also SYBIL. |
| SKYISH | • skyish adj. Like the sky, or approaching the sky; lofty; ethereal. • SKYISH adj. (Shakespeare) like the sky, or approaching the sky. |
| SLIMSY | • slimsy adj. (US, colloquial, dated) flimsy; frail. • SLIMSY adj. flimsy, also SLIMPSY. |
| SLYISH | • slyish adj. Somewhat sly. • SLYISH adj. somewhat sly. |
| SWISHY | • swishy adj. Producing a swishing sound. • swishy adj. (Britain) Swish; fancy, posh, impressive. • swishy adj. (Informal, of a man) Effeminate; gay. |
| SYBILS | • Sybils n. Plural of Sybil. • SYBIL n. (Greek) any of various women in classical antiquity supposed to utter the oracles and prophecies of a god, also SIBYL. |
| SYRTIS | • syrtis n. (Obsolete) A quicksand. • SYRTIS n. (Milton) an area of quicksand. |
| YESSIR | • yessir interj. (Informal or military) Used to express assent, especially to a male superior. • yessir interj. (Informal) Used to express emphatic affirmation. • yessir n. (Isle of Man, colloquial) Term of address to a male; mate; buddy. |