| AFTERPEAKS | • afterpeaks n. Plural of afterpeak. • AFTERPEAK n. space behind the aftermost bulkhead, often used for storage. |
| ANTIHERPES | • antiherpes adj. (Pharmacology) Countering herpes. • ANTIHERPES adj. designed to prevent herpes. |
| MERPEOPLES | • MERPEOPLE n. mermaids and mermen. |
| OVERPEDALS | • overpedals v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpedal. • OVERPEDAL v. to make excessive use of the sustaining pedal of a piano. |
| OVERPEERED | • overpeered v. Simple past tense and past participle of overpeer. • OVERPEER v. to peer over. |
| OVERPEOPLE | • overpeople v. (Transitive) To people too densely; overpopulate. • overpeople n. Plural of overperson. • OVERPEOPLE v. to people too densely. |
| PERPENDING | • perpending v. Present participle of perpend. • PERPEND v. to weigh in the mind; to consider carefully. |
| PERPETRATE | • perpetrate v. (Transitive) To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit. • PERPETRATE v. to bring about or carry out, as a crime or deception. |
| PERPETUALS | • perpetuals n. Plural of perpetual. • PERPETUAL n. a type of rose that flowers several times in one season. |
| PERPETUATE | • perpetuate adj. (Archaic except poetic) Perpetual, or made perpetual; continued for an indefinite time. • perpetuate v. (Transitive) To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also… • perpetuate v. (Transitive) To prolong the existence of (something) by repetition; to reinforce. |
| PERPETUITY | • perpetuity n. (Uncountable) The quality or state of being perpetual; endless duration; uninterrupted existence. • perpetuity n. (Countable) Something that is perpetual. • perpetuity n. (Countable, law) A limitation intended to be unalterable and of indefinite duration; a disposition of… |
| PUERPERIUM | • puerperium n. (Obstetrics) The period of time lasting around a month immediately following childbirth, when the mother’s… • PUERPERIUM n. (Latin) the condition immediately following childbirth. |
| RINDERPEST | • rinderpest n. A contagious disease of ruminants and swine caused by Rinderpest virus, an RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus. • RINDERPEST n. (German) an infectious disease of ruminants, esp. oxen. |
| SERPENTINE | • serpentine adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes. • serpentine adj. Of, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis in the Bible… • serpentine adj. Having the form or shape of a snake. |
| SERPENTISE | • serpentise v. Alternative form of serpentize. • SERPENTISE v. to wind; to cause to wind, also SERPENTINISE, SERPENTINIZE, SERPENTIZE. |
| SERPENTIZE | • serpentize v. (Intransitive) To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander. • SERPENTIZE v. to wind; to cause to wind, also SERPENTINISE, SERPENTINIZE, SERPENTISE. |
| TERPENOIDS | • terpenoids n. Plural of terpenoid. • TERPENOID n. any one of a series of isomeric hydrocarbons of pleasant aromatic odor. |
| UNDERPEEPS | • underpeeps v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underpeep. • UNDERPEEP v. (Shakespeare) to peep under. |