| frontierswoman | (noun) a woman who lives on the frontier | - |
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| gingersnap | (noun) a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger | Synonyms: ginger nut, ginger snap, snap |
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| glanders | (noun) a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans | - |
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| guttersnipe | (noun) a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas | Synonyms: street urchin |
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| haversack | (noun) a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder | Synonyms: back pack, backpack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack |
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| headmastership | (noun) the position of headmaster | - |
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| headquarters | (noun) the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command | Synonyms: HQ, military headquarters |
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| (noun) (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise | Synonyms: central office, home base, home office, main office |
| (noun) (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff | - |
| hindquarters | (noun) the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks | Synonyms: croup, croupe, rump |
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| (noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush |
| hipsters | (noun) a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music | Synonyms: flower people, hippies |
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| hypersecretion | (noun) excessive secretion | - |
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| hypersensitivity | (noun) extreme sensitivity | - |
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| (noun) pathological sensitivity | - |
| hypersomnia | (noun) an inability to stay awake | - |
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| hypersplenism | (noun) enlarged spleen and a decrease in one or more types of blood cells; associated with many disorders | - |
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| immersion | (noun) a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged | - |
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| (noun) the act of wetting something by submerging it | Synonyms: dousing, ducking, submersion |
| (noun) complete attention; intense mental effort | Synonyms: absorption, concentration, engrossment |
| (noun) sinking until covered completely with water | Synonyms: submergence, submerging, submersion |
| (noun) (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse | Synonyms: ingress |
| impersonation | (noun) imitating the mannerisms of another person | Synonyms: personation |
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| (noun) pretending to be another person | Synonyms: imposture |
| (noun) a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect | Synonyms: caricature, imitation |
| impersonator | (noun) someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another | Synonyms: imitator |
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| innersole | (noun) the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests | Synonyms: insole |
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| intersection | (noun) the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path) | - |
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| (noun) a junction where one street or road crosses another | Synonyms: carrefour, crossing, crossroad, crossway |
| (noun) a point where lines intersect | Synonyms: intersection point, point of intersection |
| (noun) a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena | Synonyms: convergence, overlap |
| (noun) the set of elements common to two or more sets | Synonyms: Cartesian product, product |
| (noun) a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations | - |
| intersex | (noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made | Synonyms: androgyne, epicene, epicene person, gynandromorph, hermaphrodite |
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| interspersal | (noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things | Synonyms: interspersion |
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| interspersion | (noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things | Synonyms: interspersal |
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| interstate | (noun) one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States | Synonyms: interstate highway |
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| interstice | (noun) small opening between things | - |
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| (noun) a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ | - |
| introversion | (noun) (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings | - |
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| (noun) the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface | Synonyms: infolding, intussusception, invagination |
| (noun) the condition of being folded inward or sheathed | Synonyms: invagination |
| inverse | (noun) something inverted in sequence or character or effect | Synonyms: opposite |
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| inversion | (noun) turning upside down; setting on end | Synonyms: upending |
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| (noun) the act of turning inside out | Synonyms: eversion, everting |
| (noun) a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex | Synonyms: sexual inversion |
| (noun) the reversal of the normal order of words | Synonyms: anastrophe |
| (noun) (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa | - |
| (noun) (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed | - |
| (noun) the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer | - |
| (noun) a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa | - |
| (noun) abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth) | - |
| irreversibility | (noun) the quality of being irreversible (once done it cannot be changed) | - |
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| jersey | (noun) a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric | - |
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| (noun) a close-fitting pullover shirt | Synonyms: T-shirt, tee shirt |
| jitters | (noun) extreme nervousness | Synonyms: heebie-jeebies, screaming meemies |
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| kinsperson | (noun) a person having kinship with another or others | Synonyms: family, kin |
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| knickerbockers | (noun) (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee | Synonyms: breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickers |
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| knickers | (noun) (used in the plural) underpants worn by women | Synonyms: bloomers, drawers, pants |
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| (noun) (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee | Synonyms: breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers |
| lancers | (noun) a quadrille for 8 or 16 couples | - |
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| layperson | (noun) someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person | Synonyms: layman, secular |
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| leaders | (noun) the body of people who lead a group | Synonyms: leadership |
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| leadership | (noun) the activity of leading | Synonyms: leading |
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| (noun) the ability to lead | - |
| (noun) the body of people who lead a group | Synonyms: leaders |
| (noun) the status of a leader | - |
| leftovers | (noun) food remaining from a previous meal | - |
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| letters | (noun) the literary culture | - |
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| (noun) scholarly attainment | - |
| limbers | (noun) a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well | - |
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| listenership | (noun) all the listeners collectively of a particular radio programme, station, or broadcaster. | - |
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| malversation | (noun) misconduct in public office | - |
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| managership | (noun) the position of manager | - |
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| manners | (noun) social deportment | - |
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| mastership | (noun) the position of master | - |
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| (noun) the skill of a master | - |
| masterstroke | (noun) an achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery | - |
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| maulers | (noun) large strong hand (as of a fighter) | Synonyms: hooks, meat hooks |
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| meerschaum | (noun) a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum | - |
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| (noun) a white clayey mineral | Synonyms: sepiolite |
| membership | (noun) the body of members of an organization or group | Synonyms: rank |
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| (noun) the state of being a member | - |
| meterstick | (noun) a rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters) | Synonyms: metrestick |
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| misunderstanding | (noun) an understanding of something that is not correct | Synonyms: misapprehension, mistake |
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| (noun) putting the wrong interpretation on | Synonyms: misinterpretation, mistaking |
| multiversity | (noun) a university system having several separate campuses and colleges and research centers | - |
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| newsperson | (noun) a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories | Synonyms: reporter |
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| nonperson | (noun) a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons) | Synonyms: unperson |
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| numbers | (noun) an illegal daily lottery | Synonyms: numbers game, numbers pool, numbers racket |
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| obverse | (noun) the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design | - |
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| (noun) the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides | - |
| oersted | (noun) the magnetic field strength 1 cm from a unit magnetic pole | - |
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| outdoorsperson | (noun) a person who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting or fishing) | - |
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| overseer | (noun) a person who directs and manages an organization | Synonyms: superintendent |
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| oversensitiveness | (noun) sensitivity leading to easy irritation or upset | - |
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| overshielding | (noun) excessive protection | Synonyms: momism, overprotection |
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| overshoe | (noun) footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold | - |
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| overshoot | (noun) an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt | Synonyms: go-around, wave-off |
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| oversight | (noun) a mistake resulting from inattention | Synonyms: lapse |
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| (noun) management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group | Synonyms: superintendence, supervising, supervision |
| (noun) an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something | Synonyms: inadvertence |
| oversimplification | (noun) an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is | Synonyms: simplism |
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| (noun) an explanation that simplifies too far to the point of misrepresentation | Synonyms: simplism |
| overskirt | (noun) an outer skirt worn over another skirt | - |
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| overspill | (noun) the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity | Synonyms: overflow, runoff |
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| (noun) the relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns | - |
| overstatement | (noun) making to seem more important than it really is | Synonyms: exaggeration, magnification |
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| oversteer | (noun) when a car turns (steers) by more than (over) the amount commanded by the driver. | - |
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| overstrain | (noun) too much strain | - |
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| oversupply | (noun) the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall | Synonyms: glut, surfeit |
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| ownership | (noun) the act of having and controlling property | Synonyms: possession |
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| (noun) the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others | - |
| (noun) the state or fact of being an owner | - |
| papers | (noun) writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) | Synonyms: document, written document |
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| partnership | (noun) a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses | - |
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| (noun) the members of a business venture created by contract | - |
| (noun) a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal | - |
| persecution | (noun) the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | - |
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| persecutor | (noun) someone who torments | Synonyms: tormenter, tormentor |
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| perseverance | (noun) the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior | Synonyms: perseveration, persistence |
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| (noun) persistent determination | Synonyms: doggedness, persistence, persistency, pertinacity, tenaciousness, tenacity |
| perseveration | (noun) the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior | Synonyms: perseverance, persistence |
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| (noun) the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it | - |
| persicot | (noun) a cordial made of the kernels of apricots, nectarines, etc., with refined spirit. | - |
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| persiflage | (noun) light teasing | - |
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| persimmon | (noun) orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe | - |
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| (noun) any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros | Synonyms: persimmon tree |
| persistence | (noun) the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior | Synonyms: perseverance, perseveration |
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| (noun) persistent determination | Synonyms: doggedness, perseverance, persistency, pertinacity, tenaciousness, tenacity |
| (noun) the property of a continuous and connected period of time | Synonyms: continuity |
| persistency | (noun) persistent determination | Synonyms: doggedness, perseverance, persistence, pertinacity, tenaciousness, tenacity |
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| person | (noun) a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential | Synonyms: individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul |
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| (noun) a human body (usually including the clothing) | - |
| (noun) a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party | - |
| persona | (noun) (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world | Synonyms: image |
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| (noun) an actor's portrayal of someone in a play | Synonyms: character, part, role, theatrical role |
| personableness | (noun) the complex of attributes that make a person socially attractive | - |
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| personage | (noun) another word for person; a person not meriting identification | - |
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| (noun) a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events | Synonyms: important person, influential person |
| personal | (noun) a short newspaper article about a particular person or group | - |
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| personality | (noun) the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual | - |
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| (noun) a person of considerable prominence | - |
| personalty | (noun) movable property (as distinguished from real estate) | Synonyms: personal estate, personal property, private property |
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| personation | (noun) imitating the mannerisms of another person | Synonyms: impersonation |
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| (noun) acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture | Synonyms: characterization, enactment, portrayal |
| personhood | (noun) being a person | - |
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| personification | (noun) the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. | Synonyms: incarnation |
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| (noun) representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature | Synonyms: prosopopoeia |
| (noun) a person who represents an abstract quality | - |
| personnel | (noun) group of people willing to obey orders | Synonyms: force |
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| (noun) the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management | Synonyms: personnel department, personnel office, staff office |
| perspective | (noun) the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer | Synonyms: linear perspective |
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| (noun) a way of regarding situations or topics etc. | Synonyms: position, view |
| perspicaciousness | (noun) intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) | Synonyms: astuteness, perspicacity, shrewdness |
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| perspicacity | (noun) the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions | Synonyms: judgement, judgment, sound judgement, sound judgment |
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| (noun) intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) | Synonyms: astuteness, perspicaciousness, shrewdness |
| perspicuity | (noun) clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous | Synonyms: perspicuousness, plainness |
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| perspicuousness | (noun) clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous | Synonyms: perspicuity, plainness |
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| perspiration | (noun) salty fluid secreted by sweat glands | Synonyms: sudor, sweat |
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| (noun) the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid | Synonyms: diaphoresis, hidrosis, sudation, sweating |
| perspirer | (noun) a person who perspires | Synonyms: sweater |
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