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- OSCULATIONThe action of kissing.
- OSCULATORYA religious tablet, usually carrying a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which is kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace"); it is then passed to others at
- OSTRACIZEDsimple past and past participle of ostracize
- OUTBOARDSplural of outboard
- OUTDOINGpresent participle and gerund of outdo
- OVERBLANKETA blanket placed on top of a bedsheet, not directly on the mattress.
- OVERBLOWINGpresent participle and gerund of overblow
- OVERBOUGHTOf a stock or commodity market condition: where there has been significant trading bidding up prices to higher levels, levels which seem overextended or excessive on a short-term b
- OVERBOUNDsimple past and past participle of overbind
- OVERCOATSplural of overcoat
- OVERFISHINGpresent participle and gerund of overfish
- OVERFLOWINGoverflow
- OVERWEIGHTHaving a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
- OVERWOUNDsimple past and past participle of overwind
- OXBOWSplural of oxbow
- OYSTERINGpresent participle and gerund of oyster
- PADEMELONSplural of pademelon
- PARADIGMSplural of paradigm
- PARADISICparadisiacal
- PARADISICALAlternative form of paradisiacal.
- PARCHMENTSplural of parchment
- PARVENUESplural of parvenue
- PASTICHEA work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, usually in a positive or neutral way.
- PATCHILYIn a patchy manner.
- PATCHWORKEDsimple past and past participle of patchwork
- PATHOGENICAble to cause (harmful) disease.
- PAUNCHYHaving a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
- PEEVISHLYIn a peevish manner.
- PERFIDIOUSOf, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.
- PERSNICKETYUS standard form of pernickety.
- PETRELSplural of petrel
- PETROLEUMSplural of petroleum
- PHALANXESplural of phalanx
- PHLOXESplural of phlox
- PHOTOGENESplural of photogene
- PHOTOGENYphotography
- PHRENOLOGISTAn adherent or practitioner of phrenology.
- PHRENOLOGYThe pseudoscience which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.
- PHYSIOCRATAny of a group of economists in 18th-century France who believed that the government should not seek to influence the operation of natural economic laws.
- PICTOGRAPHA picture that represents a word or an idea.
- PIGFISHAny one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish. A golden-spot hogfish (Bodianus perditio) A redmouth grunt (Orthopristis chrysoptera) A red pigfish (Bodianus
- PITCHFORKINGThe act of pricking with a pitchfork.
- PLASTICINEModeling clay.
- PLAYWRIGHTSplural of playwright
- PLOVERSplural of plover
- POLEAXEDsimple past and past participle of poleaxe
- POLEAXESplural of poleax
- POWERBOATSplural of powerboat
- PREDILECTIONSplural of predilection
- PROBLEMATICALDoubtful or disputed.
- PROBOSCISAn elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal. The tubular feeding and sucking organ of certain invertebrates like insects, worms and molluscs. The trunk
- PRODUCTIVELYIn a productive manner.
- PROFANITIESplural of profanity
- PROGNOSTICOf, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.
- PROVIDENTIALPertaining to divine providence.
- PUBLICISESthird-person singular simple present indicative of publicise
- PUFFERYAn act of puffing.
- PULVERISINGpresent participle and gerund of pulverise
- PUNCHBOWLSplural of punchbowl
- PUNCTUATIONA set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops
- QUISLINGA traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
- RAPACIOUSLYIn a rapacious manner, greedily, with great appetite.
- RECOUPLINGpresent participle and gerund of recouple
- REFASHIONEDsimple past and past participle of refashion
- REFLEXIVITYThe condition or state of being reflexive.
- REPLICATIONThe process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
- RESILIENTReturning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. Having the ability to absorb energy when deformed.
- REWOUNDsimple past and past participle of rewind
- SCHOOLIESClipping of schoolies week.
- SECULARITYThe state of being secular.
- SEMITONALRelating to semitones.
- SEQUENTIALSucceeding or following in order.
- SHAKEDOWNExtortion, especially through blackmail
- SHOWGROUNDAn outdoor arena or area where entertainment events and shows are held.
- SHRIVINGpresent participle and gerund of shrive
- SIXPENCEThe value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.
- SLUICEGATEAlternative form of sluice gate.
- SOCIOPATHYThe property of being a sociopath, a person showing antisocial behavior as part of psychiatric pathology compassing mainly antisocial personality disorder and narcissistic personal
- SOUTHPAWOne who is left-handed, especially in sports.
- SPECULAplural of speculum
- SPECULUMA medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice.
- SPHERICALShaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
- SPHINCTERA ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening (such as the anus or the openings of the stomach), constricting and relaxing as required for normal physiological function
- SPOONBILLAny of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
- SPORADICALsporadic.
- SQUAWKINGSquawk, the sound of a squawk.
- SQUIDGETo squash, most often between one's fingers.
- SQUIDGIERcomparative form of squidgy: more squidgy
- STIFFENERSplural of stiffener
- STYLIplural of stylus
- SUBDUCTIONThe action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.
- SUBJUNCTIVEInflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.
- SUPERLATIVEHaving the power to carry something or someone above, over or beyond others.
- SUPERLIGHTExtremely lightweight.
- SUPERWOMANA woman who looks after a home and children as well as being employed in a full-time job.
- SUPERWOMENplural of superwoman
- SWORDFIGHT
- SWORDPLAYfighting with a sword
- THEREMINSplural of theremin
- TRIFLINGLYIn a trifling manner.