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- PESTLEDsimple past and past participle of pestle
- PHIALA bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such vessel, especially one for holding a beverage; now , a small, narrow glass bottle with a cap used to hold liqu
- PHLEGMSplural of phlegm
- PHLOGISTONThe hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.
- PIMENTOA red sweet pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, used to make relish, stuffed into olives, or used as spice.
- PLOVERAny of various wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae.
- POINTEThe tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.
- PORCINEOf, pertaining to, or being a pig.
- POTLACHAlternative spelling of potlatch.
- POXESplural of pox
- PROLIXTediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
- PRONGSplural of prong
- QUICHEDsimple past and past participle of quich
- QUINCESplural of quince
- QUISLINGA traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
- RADIXESplural of radix
- REMANDEDsimple past and past participle of remand
- RESIDUEThat which persists or remains following the removal or elimination of other elements.
- RHOMBOIDA parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle.
- 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.
- RIALThe official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
- ROUXA mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.
- SAMBHARAlternative form of sambar.
- SANDWICHA dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.
- SAURIANA reptile of the suborder Sauria.
- SAXONY
- SCHOOLEDsimple past and past participle of school
- SCHOONERA sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.
- SCUTEA horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle, the skin of crocodiles, or the feet and legs of birds.
- SEMAPHOREAny equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.
- SHARNThe dung or manure of cattle or sheep.
- SHARNYCovered in dung.
- SHEWArchaic spelling of show.
- SHRIKEDAny of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on
- SHRIVETo hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.).
- SHRIVELINGpresent participle and gerund of shrivel
- SMIDGENChiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.
- SMOOTA unit of length defined as exactly sixty-seven inches (approximately 1.70 meters).
- SMURDrizzle, light rain, fine drizzle that hangs in the air and does not actually precipitate.
- SMUTTIERcomparative form of smutty: more smutty
- SPARINGLYIn a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.
- SPOORThe track, trail, droppings, or scent of an animal.
- SPOOT
- SPRUEA tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.
- STELEAn upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.
- STINGRAYAny of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.
- SUICIDALPertaining to suicide.
- SUNDRYMore than one or two but not very many; a number of, several.
- SUPINELying on its back.
- SURFEITSated; surfeited; filled.
- SWARDEarth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; a portion of such earth.
- SWOONERSomeone who swoons
- SYBILAlternative letter-case form of Sybil.
- TAPIRAn odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.
- TAPIRSplural of tapir
- TAXONOMYThe science, technique, or process used to make a classification.
- TEPIDLYIn a tepid or halfhearted manner.
- TOROIDA surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane.
- TRILBYnarrow-brimmed type of felt hat, described as having a "shorter brim which is angled down at the front and slightly turned up at the back" in comparison to the fedora
- TURGIDDistended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
- UMBERA brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
- UNGULATESplural of ungulate
- UNTOWARDUnfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.
- URBANEOf a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave.
- UROLOGISTA doctor of urology.
- UVULAROf or relating to the uvula.
- UVULASplural of uvula
- VEHICULAROf or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles, usually specifically cars and trucks; involving a vehicle.
- VIABLEAble to live on its own (as for a newborn).
- VIXENA female fox.
- VOLUTEThe characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
- WEFTEDThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
- WHISTAny of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
- WISTsimple past and past participle of wit.
- XANTHAMAlternative form of xanthan.
- XANTHAMSAlternative form of xanthan.
- XENOLITHAny piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found.
- XENOLITHSplural of xenolith