| ALLSPICES | • allspices n. Plural of allspice. • ALLSPICE n. a widely used aromatic spice, so named because it combines the flavours of several different spices. |
| ARUSPICES | • aruspices n. Plural of aruspice. • aruspices n. Plural of aruspex. • ARUSPEX n. (Latin) a person who inspected the entrails of sacrificial victims in order to foretell the future, also HARUSPEX. |
| EPICEDIAL | • epicedial adj. Elegiac; funereal. • EPICEDIAL adj. of or relating to dirges or elegies, also EPICEDIAN. |
| EPICEDIAN | • epicedian adj. Epicedial. • epicedian n. An epicede. • EPICEDIAN n. a dirge or elegy. |
| EPICEDIUM | • epicedium n. Dirge, lament, elegy. • EPICEDIUM n. (Latin) a funeral ode, also EPICEDE. |
| EPICENISM | • epicenism n. The property of being epicene. • EPICENISM n. the state of being epicene, common to both sexes. |
| EPICENTER | • epicenter n. (American spelling) Alternative form of epicentre. • epicenter v. (American spelling) Alternative form of epicentre. • EPICENTER n. (US) the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the focus of an earthquake, also EPICENTRE, EPICENTRUM. |
| EPICENTRA | • EPICENTRUM n. the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the focus of an earthquake, also EPICENTER, EPICENTRE. |
| EPICENTRE | • epicentre n. (Seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus, or hypocentre, of an earthquake. • epicentre n. (Military) The point on the surface of the earth directly above an underground explosion. • epicentre n. (Figuratively, proscribed) The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive. |
| OVERSPICE | • overspice v. (Transitive) To add too much spice to (a dish). • OVERSPICE v. to spice excessively. |
| PRECIPICE | • precipice n. A very steep cliff. • precipice n. (Figurative) The brink of a dangerous situation. • precipice n. (Obsolete) A headlong fall or descent. |
| SPICEBUSH | • spicebush n. (US) The common spicebush, Lindera benzoin, whose leaves have a distinctive strong citrusy aroma. • spicebush n. Any plant in the genus Calycanthus. • SPICEBUSH n. a pungently aromatic North American shrub of the laurel family. |
| SPICELESS | • spiceless adj. Devoid of spice. • SPICELESS adj. without spices. |
| SPICERIES | • spiceries n. Plural of spicery. • SPICERY n. spices in general; a repository of spices. |