| ESSAYISH | • essayish adj. Resembling or characteristic of an essay. • ESSAYISH adj. like an essay. |
| ESSAYIST | • essayist n. One who composes essays; a writer of short compositions. • ESSAYIST n. a writer of prose compositions. |
| ISOSTASY | • isostasy n. (Geology) The state of balance or pressure equilibrium thought to exist within the Earth’s crust, whereby… • ISOSTASY n. the state of balance in the earth's crust, also ISOSTACY. |
| MISASSAY | • MISASSAY v. to attempt unsuccessfully. |
| MYOSISES | • MYOSIS n. (Greek) excessive contraction of the pupil of the eye, also MIOSIS. |
| SANYASIS | • sanyasis n. Plural of sanyasi. • SANYASI n. (Hindi) a Hindu ascetic or hermit who lives by begging, also SANNYASI, SANNYASIN. |
| SISSYISH | • sissyish adj. Like a sissy. • SISSYISH adj. resembling a sissy. |
| SKYSAILS | • skysails n. Plural of skysail. • SKYSAIL n. a type of sail. |
| STYLISES | • stylises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stylise. • STYLISE v. to make conventional, also STYLIZE. |
| STYLISTS | • stylists n. Plural of stylist. • STYLIST n. one who is master of a literary or rhetorical style. |
| SYNAPSIS | • synapsis n. The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis. • synapsis n. Alternative form of synapse. • SYNAPSIS n. the point at which an impulse passes from one neuron to another, also SYNDESIS. |
| SYNDESIS | • syndesis n. (Orthopedics, surgery) Synonym of arthrodesis (fusion of a joint between two or more bones). • syndesis n. (Cytology) Synapsis (association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes). • syndesis n. (Grammar) The use of a syndetic construction. |
| SYNOPSIS | • synopsis n. (Authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an… • synopsis n. A reference work containing brief articles that taken together give an overview of an entire field. • synopsis n. (Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the church. |
| SYSSITIA | • syssitia n. (Historical) In Ancient Greece, a common meal shared by men and youths in social or religious groups. • SYSSITIA n. (Greek) the ancient Spartan custom of eating the main meal together in public. |