| CUPIDINOUS | • cupidinous adj. Characterized by or related to cupidity (greed, desire for wealth). • CUPIDINOUS adj. full of desire, amorous. |
| EUPHONIOUS | • euphonious adj. Of sounds, especially speech: demonstrating or possessing euphony; agreeable to the ear; pleasant-sounding. • EUPHONIOUS adj. agreeable in sound, also EUPHONIC, EUPHONICAL. |
| EUPHONIUMS | • euphoniums n. Plural of euphonium. • EUPHONIUM n. a musical instrument like a tuba but with somewhat higher pitch. |
| OUTPUSHING | • outpushing v. Present participle of outpush. • outpushing n. A part that pushes outward; a protuberance. • OUTPUSH v. to surpass in pushing. |
| PALUDINOUS | • paludinous adj. Paludinal. • paludinous adj. Like or relating to the genus Paludina. • paludinous adj. Of or relating to a marsh or fen. |
| PLUTONIUMS | • plutoniums n. Plural of plutonium. • PLUTONIUM n. a naturally radioactive, silvery, metallic transuranic element. |
| PUGNACIOUS | • pugnacious adj. Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose. • PUGNACIOUS adj. having a quarrelsome or combative nature. |
| PULTRUSION | • pultrusion n. A continuous process for manufacture of composite materials with constant cross section. • PULTRUSION n. a process for producing reinforced plastic products. |
| PURDONIUMS | • purdoniums n. Plural of purdonium. • PURDONIUM n. a kind of coal-scuttle introduced by a Mr Purdon. |
| SUBSPINOUS | • subspinous adj. (Anatomy) subvertebral. • subspinous adj. (Pathology) Situated beneath a spinous process, such as that of the scapula. • SUBSPINOUS adj. subvertebral. |
| SULPHONIUM | • sulphonium n. Alternative spelling of sulfonium. • SULPHONIUM n. the positively charged group SH3, its salts or derivatives, also SULFONIUM. |
| UNPERILOUS | • unperilous adj. Not perilous. • UNPERILOUS adj. not perilous. |
| USUCAPIONS | • usucapions n. Plural of usucapion. • USUCAPION n. the acquisition of a property through long usage, also USUCAPTION. |
| USUCAPTION | • usucaption n. The acquisition of right or title to an object or property by means of the simple passage of time. • USUCAPTION n. the acquisition of a property through long usage, also USUCAPION. |
| USURPATION | • usurpation n. The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority. • usurpation n. Trespass onto another’s property without permission. • usurpation n. A taking or use without right. |