| APOSIOPESES | • aposiopeses n. Plural of aposiopesis. • APOSIOPESIS n. a conscious breaking off in the middle of a sentence. |
| APOSIOPESIS | • aposiopesis n. (Rhetoric) An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—). • APOSIOPESIS n. a conscious breaking off in the middle of a sentence. |
| APPOSITIONS | • appositions n. Plural of apposition. • APPOSITION n. the position of a word parallel to another in syntactic relation. |
| HYPOTYPOSIS | • hypotyposis n. (Rhetoric) A vivid, picturesque description of scenes or events. • HYPOTYPOSIS n. a vivid description of a scene. |
| OPPOSITIONS | • oppositions n. Plural of opposition. • OPPOSITION n. the act of opposing. |
| OPPRESSIONS | • oppressions n. Plural of oppression. • OPPRESSION n. unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power. |
| PHILOSOPHES | • philosophes n. Plural of philosophe. • PHILOSOPHE n. (French) a philosopher. |
| PHOSPHORISE | • phosphorise v. Alternative spelling of phosphorize. • PHOSPHORISE v. to combine or impregnate with phosphorus, also PHOSPHORIZE. |
| PHOSPHORISM | • phosphorism n. Chronic phosphorus poisoning. • PHOSPHORISM n. (obsolete) chronic phosphorus poisoning. |
| POMPOSITIES | • pomposities n. Plural of pomposity. • POMPOSITY n. the state of being pompous. |
| POROSCOPIES | • POROSCOPY n. the use of a poroscope, an instrument for investigating porosity. |
| PREPOSITORS | • prepositors n. Plural of prepositor. • PREPOSITOR n. (Latin) the name used for a prefect in some English public schools, also PRAEPOSTOR, PREPOSTOR. |
| PROPENSIONS | • propensions n. Plural of propension. • PROPENSION n. (Shakespeare) inclination, propensity. |
| PROPULSIONS | • propulsions n. Plural of propulsion. • PROPULSION n. the act of propelling. |
| PROVOSTSHIP | • provostship n. The state, property, or office of being a provost. • PROVOSTSHIP n. the office of provost. |
| SPIROPHORES | • spirophores n. Plural of spirophore. • SPIROPHORE n. an apparatus for inducing artificial respiration by means of an airtight case for the body and an air pump. |
| SPOILSPORTS | • spoilsports n. Plural of spoilsport. • spoil-sports n. Plural of spoil-sport. • SPOILSPORT n. one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others. |
| SPONSORSHIP | • sponsorship n. (Uncountable) The state or practice of being a sponsor. • sponsorship n. (Countable, uncountable) The aid or support provided by a sponsor; backing or patronage. • SPONSORSHIP n. support by a sponsor. |
| SUPPOSITION | • supposition n. Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture. • supposition n. The act or an instance of supposing. • SUPPOSITION n. something that is supposed. |
| SUPPOSITORY | • suppository n. (Medicine) A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially… • SUPPOSITORY n. a solid but readily meltable cone or cylinder of usually medicated material for insertion into a bodily passage or cavity, as the rectum. |