| enterpriser | (noun) someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it | Synonyms: entrepreneur |
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| equaliser | (noun) a weight that balances another weight | Synonyms: balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equalizer |
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| (noun) electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion | Synonyms: equalizer |
| eraser | (noun) an implement used to erase something | - |
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| excuser | (noun) a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense | Synonyms: forgiver, pardoner |
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| exerciser | (noun) sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises | Synonyms: gymnastic apparatus |
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| exorciser | (noun) someone who practices exorcism | Synonyms: exorcist |
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| exsert | (verb) thrust or extend out | Synonyms: extend, hold out, put out, stretch forth, stretch out |
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| fertiliser | (noun) any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile | Synonyms: fertilizer, plant food |
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| fundraiser | (noun) a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money | - |
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| (noun) someone who solicits financial contributions | - |
| galvaniser | (noun) a leader who stimulates and excites people to action | Synonyms: galvanizer, inspirer |
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| (noun) a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc | Synonyms: galvanizer |
| geyser | (noun) a spring that discharges hot water and steam | - |
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| (verb) to overflow like a geyser | - |
| greaser | (noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent | Synonyms: taco, wetback |
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| guesser | (noun) a person who guesses | - |
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| gyrostabiliser | (noun) a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane | Synonyms: gyrostabilizer |
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| hairdresser | (noun) someone who cuts or beautifies hair | Synonyms: hairstylist, styler, stylist |
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| harasser | (noun) a persistent attacker | Synonyms: harrier |
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| (noun) a persistent tormentor | - |
| harmoniser | (noun) a mediator who brings one thing into harmonious agreement with another | Synonyms: harmonizer |
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| (noun) a musician who sings or plays in harmony | Synonyms: harmonizer |
| hawser | (noun) large heavy rope for nautical use | - |
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| hisser | (noun) someone who communicates disapproval by hissing | - |
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| horseradish | (noun) grated horseradish root | - |
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| (noun) coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root | Synonyms: Armoracia rusticana, horse radish, red cole |
| (noun) the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning | Synonyms: horseradish root |
| houseroom | (noun) space for accommodation in a house | - |
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| hypnotiser | (noun) a person who induces hypnosis | Synonyms: hypnotist, hypnotizer, mesmerist, mesmerizer |
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| idoliser | (noun) a person who worships idols | Synonyms: idol worshiper, idolater, idolizer |
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| (noun) a lover blind with admiration and devotion | Synonyms: idolizer |
| indorser | (noun) someone who expresses strong approval | Synonyms: endorser, ratifier, subscriber |
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| (noun) a person who transfers his ownership interest in something by signing a check or negotiable security | Synonyms: endorser |
| insert | (noun) (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film | Synonyms: cut-in |
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| (noun) (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program | Synonyms: cut-in |
| (noun) an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted | Synonyms: inset |
| (noun) a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication | - |
| (verb) place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing | Synonyms: enclose, inclose, introduce, put in, stick in |
| (verb) insert casually | Synonyms: slip in, sneak in, stick in |
| (verb) put or introduce into something | Synonyms: enter, infix, introduce |
| (verb) fit snugly into | Synonyms: tuck |
| insertion | (noun) the act of putting one thing into another | Synonyms: introduction, intromission |
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| (noun) a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted | Synonyms: interpolation |
| kieserite | (noun) a white mineral consisting of hydrous magnesium sulfate often found in salt mines | - |
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| kisser | (noun) the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) | Synonyms: countenance, mug, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, visage |
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| (noun) someone who kisses | Synonyms: osculator |
| lamasery | (noun) a monastery for lamas | - |
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| laser | (noun) an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light | Synonyms: optical maser |
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| lesser | (adjective) of less size or importance | - |
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| (adjective) smaller in size or amount or value | - |
| licenser | (noun) an official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications) | - |
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| liquidiser | (noun) an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods | Synonyms: blender, liquidizer |
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| loser | (noun) a gambler who loses a bet | - |
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| (noun) a contestant who loses the contest | Synonyms: also-ran |
| (noun) a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently | Synonyms: failure, nonstarter, unsuccessful person |
| maidservant | (noun) a female domestic | Synonyms: amah, housemaid, maid |
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| manservant | (noun) a man servant | - |
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| maser | (noun) an acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an amplifier that works on the same principle as a laser and emits coherent microwave radiation | - |
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| memoriser | (noun) a person who learns by rote | Synonyms: memorizer |
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| merchandiser | (noun) a businessperson engaged in retail trade | Synonyms: merchant |
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| merganser | (noun) large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges | Synonyms: fish duck, sawbill, sheldrake |
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| miser | (noun) a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably) | - |
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| miserabilism | (noun) mid-20th century French art movement. | - |
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| miserable | (adjective) of the most contemptible kind | Synonyms: abject, low-down, low, scummy, scurvy |
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| (adjective) of very poor quality or condition | Synonyms: deplorable, execrable, woeful, wretched |
| (adjective) contemptibly small in amount | Synonyms: measly, paltry |
| (adjective) characterized by physical misery | Synonyms: wretched |
| (adjective) deserving or inciting pity | Synonyms: hapless, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched |
| (adjective) very unhappy; full of misery | Synonyms: suffering, wretched |
| miserableness | (noun) a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune | Synonyms: misery, wretchedness |
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| miserably | (adverb) in a miserable manner | - |
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| miserliness | (noun) total lack of generosity with money | - |
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| miserly | (adjective) (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity | Synonyms: mean, mingy, tight |
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| misery | (noun) a feeling of intense unhappiness | - |
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| (noun) a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune | Synonyms: miserableness, wretchedness |
| monopoliser | (noun) someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something | Synonyms: monopolist, monopolizer |
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| mouser | (noun) a cat proficient at mousing | - |
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| muser | (noun) a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation | Synonyms: muller, ponderer, ruminator |
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| nebuliser | (noun) a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | Synonyms: atomiser, atomizer, nebulizer, spray, sprayer |
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| neoconservatism | (noun) an approach to politics or theology that represents a return to a traditional point of view (in contrast to more liberal or radical schools of thought of the 1960s) | - |
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| neoconservative | (noun) a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism | Synonyms: neocon |
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| nonassertive | (adjective) not aggressively self-assured, though not necessarily lacking in confidence | - |
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| nonobservance | (noun) a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc. | - |
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| nonobservant | (adjective) failing or refusing to observe religious customs | - |
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| nonpasserine | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of birds that are not perching birds | - |
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| normaliser | (noun) a person who normalizes | Synonyms: normalizer |
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| nurser | (noun) a person who treats something carefully | - |
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| nursery | (noun) a child's room for a baby | Synonyms: baby's room |
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| nurseryman | (noun) someone who takes care of a garden | Synonyms: gardener |
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| observable | (adjective) capable of being seen or noticed | Synonyms: discernible, evident |
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| observably | (adverb) in a noticeable manner | Synonyms: noticeably, perceptibly |
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| observance | (noun) the act of observing; taking a patient look | Synonyms: observation, watching |
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| (noun) conformity with law or custom or practice etc. | Synonyms: honoring, honouring |
| (noun) the act of noticing or paying attention | Synonyms: notice, observation |
| (noun) a formal event performed on a special occasion | Synonyms: ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony |
| observant | (adjective) paying close attention especially to details | - |
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| (adjective) (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs | Synonyms: law-abiding |
| (adjective) quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception | Synonyms: observing |
| observantly | (adverb) in an observant manner | Synonyms: observingly |
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| observation | (noun) the act of observing; taking a patient look | Synonyms: observance, watching |
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| (noun) the act of making and recording a measurement | - |
| (noun) the act of noticing or paying attention | Synonyms: notice, observance |
| (noun) facts learned by observing | - |
| (noun) a remark expressing careful consideration | Synonyms: reflection, reflexion |
| observational | (adjective) relying on observation or experiment | Synonyms: data-based, experimental |
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| observatory | (noun) a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena | - |
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| (noun) a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings | Synonyms: lookout, lookout station, observation tower |
| observe | (verb) stick to correctly or closely | Synonyms: keep, maintain |
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| (verb) make mention of | Synonyms: mention, note, remark |
| (verb) watch attentively | - |
| (verb) observe with care or pay close attention to | Synonyms: note, take note |
| (verb) discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes | Synonyms: detect, discover, find, notice |
| (verb) follow with the eyes or the mind | Synonyms: follow, keep an eye on, watch, watch over |
| (verb) show respect towards | Synonyms: abide by, honor, honour, respect |
| (verb) behave as expected during of holidays or rites | Synonyms: celebrate, keep |
| (verb) conform one's action or practice to | Synonyms: keep |
| observed | (adjective) discovered or determined by scientific observation | Synonyms: ascertained, discovered |
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| observer | (noun) a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses | Synonyms: beholder, perceiver, percipient |
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| (noun) an expert who observes and comments on something | Synonyms: commentator |
| observing | (adjective) quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception | Synonyms: observant |
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| observingly | (adverb) in an observant manner | Synonyms: observantly |
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| opposer | (noun) someone who offers opposition | Synonyms: adversary, antagonist, opponent, resister |
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| organiser | (noun) a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. | Synonyms: organizer, PDA, personal digital assistant, personal organiser, personal organizer |
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| (noun) a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise | Synonyms: arranger, organizer |
| (noun) someone who enlists workers to join a union | Synonyms: labor organizer, organizer |
| overserious | (adjective) excessively serious | - |
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| oxidiser | (noun) a substance that oxidizes another substance | Synonyms: oxidant, oxidizer, oxidizing agent |
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| papooseroot | (noun) tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally | Synonyms: blue cohosh, blueberry root, Caulophyllum thalictrioides, Caulophyllum thalictroides, papoose root, squaw root, squawroot |
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| parser | (noun) a computer program that divides code up into functional components | - |
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| passer | (noun) (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass | Synonyms: forward passer |
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| (noun) a person who passes by casually or by chance | Synonyms: passer-by, passerby |
| (noun) a student who passes an examination | - |
| (noun) a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group | - |
| passerby | (noun) a person who passes by casually or by chance | Synonyms: passer-by, passer |
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| passerine | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds | - |
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| (noun) perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless | Synonyms: passeriform bird |
| pasteuriser | (noun) an apparatus for pasteurizing substances (especially milk). | Synonyms: pasteurizer |
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| patisserie | (noun) a bakery specializing in French pastry | - |
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| philosophiser | (noun) someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view | Synonyms: philosophizer |
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| pisser | (noun) a very disagreeable difficulty | - |
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| (noun) a person who urinates | Synonyms: urinator |
| plagiariser | (noun) someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own | Synonyms: literary pirate, pirate, plagiarist, plagiarizer |
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| plasticiser | (noun) a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable | Synonyms: plasticizer |
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| pleaser | (noun) a pleasing entertainer | - |
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| poetiser | (noun) a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) | Synonyms: poetizer, rhymer, rhymester, versifier |
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| populariser | (noun) someone who makes something attractive to the general public | Synonyms: popularizer, vulgariser, vulgarizer |
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| poser | (noun) a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem | Synonyms: sticker, stumper, toughie |
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| (noun) a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor | Synonyms: model |
| (noun) a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not | Synonyms: poseur |
| preservable | (adjective) capable of being preserved | - |
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| preservation | (noun) the activity of protecting something from loss or danger | Synonyms: saving |
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| (noun) an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change | Synonyms: conservation |
| (noun) a process that saves organic substances from decay | - |
| (noun) the condition of being (well or ill) preserved | - |
| preservationist | (noun) someone who advocates the preservation of historical sites or endangered species or natural areas | - |
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| preservative | (adjective) tending or having the power to preserve | - |
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| (noun) a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition | - |
| preserve | (noun) fruit preserved by cooking with sugar | Synonyms: conserve, conserves, preserves |
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| (noun) a reservation where animals are protected | - |
| (noun) a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone | - |
| (verb) prevent (food) from rotting | Synonyms: keep |
| (verb) keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction | Synonyms: conserve, keep up, maintain |
| (verb) to keep up and reserve for personal or special use | Synonyms: save |
| (verb) keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last | Synonyms: bear on, carry on, continue, uphold |
| (verb) maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger | Synonyms: keep |
| (verb) keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing | - |
| preserved | (adjective) kept intact or in a particular condition | - |
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| (adjective) prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use | - |