| COMPULSORY | • compulsory adj. Required; obligatory; mandatory. • compulsory adj. Having the power of compulsion; constraining. • compulsory n. Something that is compulsory or required. |
| HYDROPULTS | • hydropults n. Plural of hydropult. • HYDROPULT n. a machine for throwing water by hand power, as a garden engine, a fire extinguisher, etc. |
| OVERSUPPLY | • oversupply v. To supply more than is needed. • oversupply n. An excessive supply. • OVERSUPPLY v. to supply to excess. |
| PELYCOSAUR | • pelycosaur n. Any of a group of basal or primitive Late Paleozoic synapsid amniotes, part of a polyphyletic grade… • PELYCOSAUR n. a kind of dinosaur. |
| PERILOUSLY | • perilously adv. In a perilous manner. • PERILOUS adv. dangerous, also PARLOUS, PERICULOUS, PERLOUS. |
| PERVIOUSLY | • perviously adv. In a pervious manner. • PERVIOUS adv. capable of being penetrated. |
| PLAYGROUPS | • playgroups n. Plural of playgroup. • PLAYGROUP n. an informal, sometimes voluntarily run group having morning or afternoon sessions attended by preschool children. |
| POLYMEROUS | • polymerous adj. (Biology) Having many parts or members in each set. • polymerous adj. (Chemistry) Polymeric. • POLYMEROUS adj. consisting of many parts or segments. |
| PRECIOUSLY | • preciously adv. In a precious manner. • PRECIOUS adv. valuable. |
| PREVIOUSLY | • previously adv. (Now archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance. • previously adv. (With past-tense constructions) At an earlier time. • previously adv. (Television) Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series. |
| PROPULSORY | • propulsory adj. Propulsive. • PROPULSORY adj. propulsive. |
| PYROLUSITE | • pyrolusite n. (Mineralogy) A dark coloured mineral, consisting of manganese dioxide (MnO2), that is an important ore… • PYROLUSITE n. native manganese dioxide, a black or dark-grey tetragonal mineral with a metallic lustre. |
| SPORTFULLY | • sportfully adv. (Archaic) playfully. • SPORTFUL adv. full of sport; merry. |
| SPURIOUSLY | • spuriously adv. In a spurious manner. • SPURIOUS adv. not genuine. |
| SUPERALLOY | • superalloy n. (Metallurgy) Any of several high-performance alloys that are resistant to high temperatures. • SUPERALLOY n. an alloy that has good stability at 600 degrees to 1000 degrees C. |
| SUPERIORLY | • superiorly adv. (Anatomy, medicine) above; in a superior position. • superiorly adv. In a superior manner. • SUPERIOR adv. of higher rank, quality, or authority than another. |
| SUPPLETORY | • suppletory n. A source of supply. • suppletory n. A supplement. • suppletory adj. (Now chiefly law) Making up for deficiencies; supplementary. |
| UPHOLSTERY | • upholstery n. The craft or business of upholstering furniture. • upholstery n. The materials used in upholstering furniture. • UPHOLSTERY n. material used to make a soft covering esp. for a seat. |
| VAPOROUSLY | • vaporously adv. In a vaporous manner. • VAPOROUS adv. like vapour, also VAPOUROUS. |
| VIPEROUSLY | • viperously adv. In a viperous manner. • VIPEROUS adv. having the qualities of a viper; venomous. |