Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words portamento noun In singing, or in the use of the bow, a gradual carrying or lifting of the voice or sound very smoothly from one note to another; a gliding from tone to tone. portcrayon noun A metallic handle with a clasp for holding a crayon. portcullis noun A … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words sanability noun The quality or state of being sanable; sanableness; curableness. sanatorium noun An establishment for the treatment of the sick; a resort for invalids. See Sanitarium. sance-bell noun Alt. of Sancte bell sanctified adjective Made holy; also, made to have the air of sanctity; sanctimonious., of Sanctify sanctifier … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words practicing present participle & vb. noun of Practice practician noun One who is acquainted with, or skilled in, anything by practice; a practitioner. practisant noun An agent or confederate in treachery. practisour noun A practitioner. praecocial adjective Of or pertaining to the Praecoces. praecordia noun The front part of … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words sarcasmous adjective Sarcastic. sarcobases plural of Sarcobasis sarcobasis noun A fruit consisting of many dry indehiscent cells, which contain but few seeds and cohere about a common style, as in the mallows. sarcoblast noun A minute yellowish body present in the interior of certain rhizopods. sarcocolla noun A gum … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words procacious adjective Pert; petulant; forward; saucy. procambium noun The young tissue of a fibrovascular bundle before its component cells have begun to be differentiated. procedendo noun A writ by which a cause which has been removed on insufficient grounds from an inferior to a superior court by certiorari, or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words psalmistry noun The use of psalms in devotion; psalmody. psalmodist noun One who sings sacred songs; a psalmist. psalmodize verb i. To practice psalmody. psalterial adjective Of or pertaining to the psalterium. psalterium noun The third stomach of ruminants. See Manyplies., The lyra of the brain. psalteries plural of … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words psychiatry noun The application of the healing art to mental diseases. psychology noun The science of the human soul; specifically, the systematic or scientific knowledge of the powers and functions of the human soul, so far as they are known by consciousness; a treatise on the human soul. psychopomp … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words puberulent adjective Very minutely downy. pubescence noun The quality or state of being pubescent, or of having arrived at puberty., A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered. pubescency noun Pubescence. publicness noun The quality or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words rabbinical adjective Of or pertaining to the rabbins or rabbis, or pertaining to the opinions, learning, or language of the rabbins. rabblement noun A tumultuous crowd of low people; a rabble. rabdomancy noun Divination by means of rods or wands. racemation noun A cluster or bunch, as of grapes., … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words pentabasic adjective Capable of uniting with five molecules of a monacid base; having five acid hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by a basic radical; — said of certain acids. pentachord noun An ancient instrument of music with five strings., An order or system of five sounds. pentacrons plural of … Read more