Luis A. Waller Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words pabulous adjective Affording pabulum, or food; alimental. pacation noun The act of pacifying; a peacemaking. pachalic adjective & noun See Pashalic. parchesi noun A game, somewhat resembling backgammon, originating in India., See Pachisi. pachonta noun A substance resembling gutta-percha, and used to adulterate it, obtained from the East Indian … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words parchesi noun A game, somewhat resembling backgammon, originating in India., See Pachisi. parabola noun A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words oscinian noun One of the Oscines, or singing birds., Any one of numerous species of dipterous files of the family Oscinidae. oscinine adjective Of or pertaining to the Oscines. oscitant adjective Yawning; gaping., Sleepy; drowsy; dull; sluggish; careless. oscitate verb i. To gape; to yawn. osculant adjective Kissing; hence, … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words overalls noun pl. A kind of loose trousers worn over others to protect them from soiling., Waterproof leggings. overarch verb t. & i. To make or place an arch over; to hang over like an arch. over-arm adjective Done (as bowling or pitching) with the arm raised above the … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words organdie noun Alt. of Organdy organism noun Organic structure; organization., An organized being; a living body, either vegetable or animal, compozed of different organs or parts with functions which are separate, but mutually dependent, and essential to the life of the individual. organist noun One who plays on the … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words phrasing present participle & vb. noun of Phrase, Method of expression; association of words., The act or method of grouping the notes so as to form distinct musical phrases. phreatic adjective Subterranean; — applied to sources supplying wells. phrenics noun That branch of science which relates to the mind; … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words overseas adverb Over the sea; abroad. overseen past participle of Oversee overseer noun One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways. oversold imp. & past participle of Oversell … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words ovenbird noun Any species of the genus Furnarius, allied to the creepers. They inhabit South America and the West Indies, and construct curious oven-shaped nests., In the United States, Seiurus aurocapillus; — called also golden-crowned thrush., In England, sometimes applied to the willow warbler, and to the long-tailed titmouse. … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words ovariole noun One of the tubes of which the ovaries of most insects are composed. ovarious adjective Consisting of eggs; as, ovarious food. ovaritis noun Inflammation of the ovaries. ovariums plural of Ovarium ovenbird noun Any species of the genus Furnarius, allied to the creepers. They inhabit South America … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words oxaluric adjective Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid related to the ureids, and obtained from parabanic acid as a white silky crystalline substance. oxanilic adjective Pertaining to, or derived from, oxalic acid and aniline; — used to designate an acid obtained in white crystalline scales by heating … Read more