| COMPRESSORS | • compressors n. Plural of compressor. • COMPRESSOR n. one that compresses. |
| COREOPSISES | • coreopsises n. Plural of coreopsis. • COREOPSIS n. a genus of herbaceous composite plants, mostly American. |
| DISPOSITORS | • dispositors n. Plural of dispositor. • DISPOSITOR n. in astrology, a planet that disposes or controls another. |
| GASTROSOPHS | • gastrosophs n. Plural of gastrosoph. • GASTROSOPH n. a person skilled in matters of eating, also GASTROSOPHER. |
| ISOTROPISMS | • ISOTROPISM n. isotropy, also ISOTROPY. |
| OPEROSENESS | • operoseness n. (Archaic) The state of being operose; tedium. • OPEROSENESS n. the state of being operose. |
| OPPRESSIONS | • oppressions n. Plural of oppression. • OPPRESSION n. unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power. |
| POSTPERSONS | • postpersons n. Plural of postperson. • POSTPERSON n. a postman or postwoman. |
| PROBOSCISES | • proboscises n. Plural of proboscis. • PROBOSCIS n. an elongated organ, usually associated with the mouth. |
| PROCESSIONS | • processions n. Plural of procession. • processions v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of procession. • PROCESSION v. to go in procession. |
| PROFESSIONS | • professions n. Plural of profession. • PROFESSION n. a calling. |
| REPOSSESSOR | • repossessor n. Agent noun of repossess; one who repossesses. • REPOSSESSOR n. one who repossesses. |
| REPOUSSOIRS | • repoussoirs n. Plural of repoussoir. • REPOUSSOIR n. (French) a figure or object in the foreground of a painted etc. composition intended to draw the viewer's eye in. |
| RESPONSIONS | • responsions n. Plural of responsion. • RESPONSIONS n. the first examination for BA degree at Oxford University. |
| SPOILSPORTS | • spoilsports n. Plural of spoilsport. • spoil-sports n. Plural of spoil-sport. • SPOILSPORT n. one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others. |
| SPONSORSHIP | • sponsorship n. (Uncountable) The state or practice of being a sponsor. • sponsorship n. (Countable, uncountable) The aid or support provided by a sponsor; backing or patronage. • SPONSORSHIP n. support by a sponsor. |
| SPOONERISMS | • spoonerisms n. Plural of spoonerism. • SPOONERISM n. a transposition of initial sounds of spoken words, e.g. 'shoving leopard' for 'loving shepherd'. |
| TRANSPOSONS | • transposons n. Plural of transposon. • TRANSPOSON n. a sequence of DNA capable of moving to different sites in a chromosome. |
| UROSCOPISTS | • uroscopists n. Plural of uroscopist. • UROSCOPIST n. one who carries out a uroscopy, the diagnosis of diseases by inspection of urine. |
| VASOPRESSOR | • vasopressor adj. (Medicine) Of or relating to the constriction of blood vessels, which usually causes a rise in blood pressure. • vasopressor n. (Medicine) An agent that causes such constriction: a medication that tends to increase blood pressure. • VASOPRESSOR n. a drug causing a rise in blood pressure by exerting a vasoconstrictor effect. |