| LEPROSIES | • leprosies n. Plural of leprosy. • LEPROSY n. a chronic disease with skin lesions and deformities, also LEPRA. |
| LORDSHIPS | • lordships n. Plural of lordship. • LORDSHIP n. the power of a lord. |
| OVERSLIPS | • overslips v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overslip. • OVERSLIP v. to leave out. |
| PELORISMS | • PELORISM n. abnormal symmetry of structure in flowers normally zygomorphic (e.g. toadflax), also PELORIA, PELORY. |
| PLIOSAURS | • pliosaurs n. Plural of pliosaur. • PLIOSAUR n. a type of fossil marine reptile. |
| POLARISES | • polarises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of polarise. • POLARISE v. to give polarity to, also POLARIZE. |
| POLISHERS | • polishers n. Plural of polisher. • POLISHER n. one who polishes. |
| POSSIBLER | • possibler adj. (Nonstandard) comparative form of possible: more possible. • POSSIBLE adj. that can be done. |
| PROCLISES | • proclises n. Plural of proclisis. • PROCLISIS n. the pronunciation of a word as a proclitic. |
| PROCLISIS | • proclisis n. (Uncountable, linguistics) The use of proclitics in the syntax of a language. • proclisis n. (Countable, linguistics) A specific instance of the usage of a proclitic. • PROCLISIS n. the pronunciation of a word as a proclitic. |
| PROLEPSIS | • prolepsis n. (Rhetoric) The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it. • prolepsis n. (Logic) The anticipation of an objection to an argument. • prolepsis n. (Grammar, rhetoric) A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that… |
| PYROLISES | • PYROLISE v. to decompose by heating, also PYROLIZE, PYROLYSE, PYROLYZE. |
| PYROLYSIS | • pyrolysis n. (Chemistry, physics) The decomposition of a material or compound due to heat, in the absence of oxygen… • PYROLYSIS n. decomposition due to heat. |
| SHOPGIRLS | • shopgirls n. Plural of shopgirl. • SHOPGIRL n. a salesgirl. |
| SLIPFORMS | • slipforms n. Plural of slipform. • slipforms v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slipform. • SLIPFORM v. to construct with the use of a mould. |
| SLIPOVERS | • slipovers n. Plural of slipover. • SLIPOVER n. a garment easily put on over the head. |