| APSIDIOLE | • apsidiole n. Alternative form of apsidole. • APSIDIOLE n. a subsidiary apse, a rounded extension at the end of a building, esp. at the east end of a church. |
| DIOPSIDIC | • diopsidic adj. Of or relating to the mineral diopside. • DIOPSIDIC adj. relating to diopside, a crystallized variety of pyroxene, of a clear, grayish green color. |
| INSIDIOUS | • insidious adj. Producing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner. • insidious adj. Intending to entrap; alluring but harmful. • insidious adj. (Nonstandard) Treacherous. |
| OBSIDIANS | • obsidians n. Plural of obsidian. • OBSIDIAN n. a dark-coloured vitreous lava or volcanic rock. |
| PRAESIDIA | • praesidia n. Plural of praesidium. • PRAESIDIUM n. (Latin) a standing committee in the former Soviet Union. |
| PRESIDIAL | • presidial adj. Belonging to a province, or being like a province; provincial. • presidial adj. Pertaining to a president or one who presides; presidential. • presidial adj. Having or relating to a garrison. |
| PRESIDING | • presiding v. Present participle of preside. • presiding adj. Having authority over; vested with the authority to preside over. • PRESIDE v. to occupy the position of authority. |
| PRESIDIOS | • presidios n. Plural of presidio. • PRESIDIO n. (Spanish) a Spanish fort. |
| PRESIDIUM | • presidium n. A permanent executive committee, used primarily in Communist countries, with the power to act for a… • presidium n. Such an executive committee headed by the President of the Supreme Soviet. • PRESIDIUM n. (Latin) a standing committee in the former Soviet Union, also PRAESIDIUM. |
| STASIDION | • stasidion n. Synonym of kathisma (“hinged seat used in monastic churches”). • STASIDION n. (Modern Greek) a stall in a Greek church. |
| SUBSIDIES | • subsidies n. Plural of subsidy. • SUBSIDY n. a grant or contribution of money. |
| SUBSIDING | • subsiding v. Present participle of subside. • subsiding n. The act by which something subsides. • SUBSIDE v. to sink to a lower or normal level. |
| SUBSIDISE | • subsidise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of subsidize. • SUBSIDISE v. to furnish with a subsidy, also SUBSIDIZE. |
| SUBSIDIZE | • subsidize v. (Transitive) To assist (someone or something) by granting a subsidy. • SUBSIDIZE v. to furnish with a subsidy, also SUBSIDISE. |