| DYSPROSIUM | • dysprosium n. A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre. • DYSPROSIUM n. a rare-earth metal used in nuclear research. |
| HYPOCAUSTS | • hypocausts n. Plural of hypocaust. • HYPOCAUST n. an ancient air chamber or series of chambers for heating rooms. |
| PERSUASORY | • persuasory adj. Persuasive. • PERSUASORY adj. persuasive. |
| PLAYHOUSES | • playhouses n. Plural of playhouse. • play␣houses n. Plural of play house. • PLAYHOUSE n. a child's miniature house for playing in. |
| POLYSEMOUS | • polysemous adj. (Linguistics) Having multiple meanings or interpretations. • POLYSEMOUS adj. having multiple meanings. |
| PSEUDONYMS | • pseudonyms n. Plural of pseudonym. • PSEUDONYM n. a fictitious name assumed for the time, as by an author. |
| PUSSYFOOTS | • pussyfoots v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pussyfoot. • PUSSYFOOT v. to tread softly or lightly to avoid being noticed; to act cautiously or noncommittally. |
| SPACIOUSLY | • spaciously adv. In a spacious manner. • SPACIOUS adv. ample in extent. |
| SPECIOUSLY | • speciously adv. In a specious manner; fallaciously and erroneously, but seeming superficially to be correct. • SPECIOUS adv. plausible, but inaccurate. |
| SPONDYLOUS | • spondylous adj. Relating to spondyles; vertebral. • SPONDYLOUS adj. like a spondyl, a vertebra. |
| SPURIOSITY | • spuriosity n. (Rare) Spuriousness. • spuriosity n. (Rare) That which is spurious; something false or illegitimate. • SPURIOSITY n. the state of being spurious. |
| SPURIOUSLY | • spuriously adv. In a spurious manner. • SPURIOUS adv. not genuine. |
| SULPHONYLS | • sulphonyls n. Plural of sulphonyl an alternative spelling of sulfonyl. • SULPHONYL n. a particular chemical divalent group, also SULFONYL, SULFURYL, SULPHURYL. |
| SUPPOSABLY | • supposably adv. Able to be supposed or conjectured. • supposably adv. (Nonstandard) Supposedly. • SUPPOSABLE adv. capable of being supposed. |
| SUPPOSEDLY | • supposedly adv. As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people. • SUPPOSED adv. SUPPOSE, to assume to be true. |
| SUSPENSORY | • suspensory adj. Held in suspension. • suspensory adj. Holding in suspension. • suspensory adj. Suspensive. |
| SYMPHILOUS | • SYMPHILOUS adj. of or like a symphile, an animal of another kind kept in an ants' or termites' nest. |
| SYMPHYLOUS | • SYMPHYLOUS adj. of or like a symphile, an animal of another kind kept in an ants' or termites' nest. |
| SYMPOSIUMS | • symposiums n. Plural of symposium. • SYMPOSIUM n. (Greek) a conference. |
| SYNCARPOUS | • syncarpous adj. (Botany, of a pistil) Having carpels joined together. • SYNCARPOUS adj. bearing syncarps, fleshy fruit developing from several carpels. |