| PULVERINES | • PULVERINE n. barilla ash, used in glassmaking, also POLVERINE. |
| PULVINULES | • PULVINULE n. the pulvinus of a leaflet. |
| PURSUIVANT | • pursuivant n. (Archaic) A follower. • pursuivant n. (Heraldry) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; called also pursuivant… • pursuivant n. (Freemasonry) A Grand Lodge Officer who guards the inner door during a meeting of the Grand Lodge. |
| SUPERNOVAE | • supernovae n. Plural of supernova. • supernovæ n. Plural of supernova. • SUPERNOVA n. (Latin) a very brilliant nova resulting from an explosion which blows the star's material into space, leaving an expanding cloud of gas. |
| SUPERNOVAS | • supernovas n. Plural of supernova. • SUPERNOVA n. (Latin) a very brilliant nova resulting from an explosion which blows the star's material into space, leaving an expanding cloud of gas. |
| SUPERVENED | • supervened v. Simple past tense and past participle of supervene. • SUPERVENE v. to come in addition, or closely after, esp. so as to cause a change. |
| SUPERVENES | • supervenes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of supervene. • SUPERVENE v. to come in addition, or closely after, esp. so as to cause a change. |
| SUSPENSIVE | • suspensive adj. (Chiefly law) That suspends (temporarily stops). • suspensive adj. Characterized by suspense; suspenseful. • SUSPENSIVE adj. tending to suspend, or to keep in suspense. |
| UNPERVERTS | • unperverts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unpervert. • UNPERVERT v. to free from perversion. |
| UNPLAUSIVE | • unplausive adj. (Obsolete) disapproving. • UNPLAUSIVE adj. not approving; disapproving. |
| UNPROVIDES | • unprovides v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unprovide. • UNPROVIDE v. (Shakespeare) to deprive of necessary provision. |
| UNPROVOKES | • unprovokes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unprovoke. • UNPROVOKE v. (Shakespeare) to counteract the provocation of. |
| VAPOURINGS | • vapourings n. Plural of vapouring. • VAPOURING n. the act of vapouring. |
| VULPINISMS | • VULPINISM n. foxlike cunning. |
| VULPINITES | • VULPINITE n. a granular scaly form of the mineral anhydrite. |