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- OSTLERA person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses; a groom.
- OTICOf, relating/pertaining to, or located near the ear.
- OTIOSEHaving no effect.
- OUDSplural of oud
- PAEANSplural of paean
- PANEGYRICA formal speech publicly praising someone or something.
- PANEGYRICSplural of panegyric
- PARGETSplural of parget
- PAROXYSMALOf, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms.
- PATHOSThe quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like;
- PEDUNCULAROf or pertaining to a peduncle
- PEEVISHLYIn a peevish manner.
- PELAGICLiving in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
- PHENOLSplural of phenol
- PHLOEMSplural of phloem
- PHLOGISTONThe hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.
- PHOTICOf, related to, or irradiated by light. Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.
- PLASTRONThe nearly flat part of the shell structure of a tortoise or other animal, similar in composition to the carapace.
- PLATENSplural of platen
- PNEUMAA neume.
- PNEUMASplural of pneuma
- PONTIFEXA pontiff, state minister, or high priest, in Ancient Rome.
- POTHERSplural of pother
- POUFA headdress for women popular in 18th century France.
- PRIONSplural of prion
- PTERYGIUMAn abnormal mass of tissue in the corner of the eye that obstructs vision.
- PULCHRITUDEPhysical beauty.
- PULINGpresent participle and gerund of pule
- PUNCTILIOUSStrictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
- PURLINGpresent participle and gerund of purl
- PUSTULAROf, pertaining to, or containing pustules.
- PUTTEEA strip of cloth wound round the leg, worn for protection or support by hikers, soldiers etc.
- PUTTIplural of putto
- QUAHOGAn edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.
- RANTIPOLESplural of rantipole
- REIFIEDsimple past and past participle of reify
- RHEUMYOf, relating to, or made of rheum (“thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum”); watery.
- RHOMBICHaving the characteristics of a rhombus.
- RHOTICThat allows the phoneme /ɹ/ to be followed by a vowel, as in bar (/bɑːɹ/) and bard or barred (/bɑːɹd/); who speaks with such an accent.
- RONDOSplural of rondo
- ROUESplural of roue
- ROUNDELSplural of roundel
- SANGFROIDComposure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.
- SANTERIAAlternative form of santería.
- SCALARHaving magnitude but not direction.
- SCHWAAn indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.
- SCLERAEplural of sclera
- SCREELoose stony debris on a slope.
- SETTEEA long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.
- SHAWMA mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
- SHRIVENpast participle of shrive
- SHTUMSilent; speechless; dumb.
- SINECUREA position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
- SITREPA situation report: a periodic report on the current military situation.
- SNOODA band or ribbon for keeping the hair in place, including the hair-band formerly worn in Scotland and northern England by young unmarried women.
- SODALITYA fraternity, a society or association.
- SOPORIFICSomething inducing sleep, especially a drug.
- SOUGHTo make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.
- SPINORAn element of the fundamental representation of a Clifford algebra that transforms to its negative when the space is rotated through a complete turn from 0° to 360°.
- STODGETo stuff; to cram.
- SUZERAINA dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy.
- SWOTTo study with effort or determination.
- SYNODALA monetary tribute formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, at the time of his Easter visitation, by every parish priest.
- SYNOVIALRelating to or denoting a type of joint which is surrounded by a thick flexible membrane forming a sac into which is secreted a viscous fluid that lubricates the joint. Of, relatin
- TELOPHASEThe final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes move towards opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
- TELOSThe aim, purpose, or end goal.
- TENEBRAE
- TENSORA muscle that tightens or stretches a part, or renders it tense.
- THEWSplural of thew
- THRENODIESplural of threnody
- THRENODYA song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.
- THYLACINEA carnivorous marsupial (†Thylacinus cynocephalus) which was native to Tasmania, now extinct.
- THYLACINESplural of thylacine
- TIPIAlternative form of teepee.
- TOPERSplural of toper
- TOPINGpresent participle and gerund of tope
- TOROIDALHaving the shape of a torus or toroid.
- TRIODESplural of triode
- TROPHICOf or pertaining to nutrition.
- TRUCKLESplural of truckle
- TSARINAAn empress of several Eastern European countries, especially Russia, or the wife of a tsar.
- UVULAROf or relating to the uvula.
- UXORIALOf or pertaining to a wife, or her genes or relatives.
- UXORIOUSVery devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
- UXORIOUSLYIn an uxorious manner.
- VACUITYEmptiness.
- VARIOLASmallpox (Orthopoxvirus variola).
- VARIOLASplural of variola
- VERILYTruly; doubtless; honestly; in truth.
- VESICLEA membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
- VESPERThe bell that summons worshippers to vespers; the vesper-bell.
- VESTIBULAROf or pertaining to a vestibule in a building (or railway coach).
- VIANDSplural of viand
- VIRIDGreen, verdant.
- VITRINESplural of vitrine
- VOLUMETRICSThe measurement or the estimation of volume.
- VOUDOUAlternative form of voodoo (religion)
- VULPINEPertaining to a fox.
- WEENDoubt; conjecture.
- WELLADAYvariant form of wellaway; alas.