| ABRUPTION | • abruption n. (Archaic) A sudden termination or interruption. • abruption n. A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies. • ABRUPTION n. a sudden, violent separation. |
| ENTROPIUM | • entropium n. Alternative form of entropion. • ENTROPIUM n. (Greek) the inversion or turning in of the border of the eyelids, also ENTROPION. |
| EPURATION | • epuration n. Purification of a product (such as in the process of sugar extraction). • epuration n. Any type of political cleansing, such as ethnic cleansing. • EPURATION n. purification, esp. removal of officials or politicians believed to be disloyal. |
| ERUPTIONS | • eruptions n. Plural of eruption. • ERUPTION n. the action of a volcano. |
| IMPORTUNE | • importune v. To bother, irritate, trouble. • importune v. To harass with persistent requests. • importune v. To approach to offer one’s services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals. |
| INCORRUPT | • incorrupt adj. Not corrupt, void of moral corruption. • incorrupt adj. Free from physical decay. • INCORRUPT adj. not corrupt, also UNCORRUPT. |
| IRRUPTION | • irruption n. The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion. • irruption n. (Ecology) An abrupt increase of an animal population. • irruption n. (By extension) An abrupt increase in the size of a movement or organization. |
| OUTSPRING | • outspring v. (Intransitive) To spring out. • outspring n. The outcome, result, or issue. • OUTSPRING v. to spring out. |
| OUTSPRINT | • outsprint v. (Transitive) To sprint faster than. • OUTSPRINT v. to excel in sprinting. |
| PERTUSION | • pertusion n. The act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument. • pertusion n. A punched hole; a perforation. • PERTUSION n. the act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument; as, pertusion of a vein. |
| POSTURING | • posturing n. The assumption of an exaggerated pose or attitude. • posturing n. The behaviour of some birds as a means of signalling etc. • posturing v. Present participle of posture. |
| POURPOINT | • pourpoint n. (Historical) A quilted military doublet or gambeson worn in the 14th and 15th centuries. • pourpoint n. (Historical) A doublet of the 16th and 17th centuries worn by civilians. • POURPOINT n. (French) a mediaeval quilted doublet. |
| PRINTOUTS | • printouts n. Plural of printout. • print-outs n. Plural of print-out. • print␣outs n. Plural of print out. |
| PURGATION | • purgation n. The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative. • purgation n. The process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt. • purgation n. (Archaic) Exoneration or the act undertaken to achieve exoneration. |
| RAINSPOUT | • rainspout n. A spout through which rainwater can drain from the roof of a building, etc. • RAINSPOUT n. a gutter, a downspout. |
| ROUNDTRIP | • roundtrip n. Alternative form of round trip. • roundtrip v. (Computing, transitive) To export (A file, data, etc.) and eventually import it again without loss of fidelity. • roundtrip v. (Finance) To engage in the form of barter called a round trip. |
| SPROUTING | • sprouting v. Present participle of sprout. • sprouting n. The act by which something sprouts. • SPROUTING n. the act of sprouting. |
| SUPINATOR | • supinator n. (Anatomy) Any muscle that aids supination. • SUPINATOR n. a muscle which produces the motion of supination. |
| UPROOTING | • uprooting v. Present participle of uproot. • uprooting n. A tearing up. • UPROOTING n. the act of uprooting. |