Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.
verb
To bespeckle with tiny spatters of color.
To inspect in minute detail to ensure that something contains no flaws; nitpick.
foolscap
foolscap
noun
(more usually) Such a sheet folded or cut in half, thus approximately 8 x 13.25 inches.
(strictly) Writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 x 16.5 inches
Alternative form of fool's cap
Printing paper measuring 13.5 inches x 17 inches.
forcipes
freespac
offscape
offscape
noun
(now rare) The distant part of a view, garden etc.; the background.
pacifies
pacifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pacify
pacifism
pacifism
noun
(video games, roguelikes) The additional challenge of winning a game without harming any enemy characters.
The conviction that it is morally wrong to settle disputes (especially between countries) by war or other violent means.
pacifist
pacifist
adj
Of or relating to pacifism.
noun
(video games, roguelikes) A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.
One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
One who opposes violence and is anti-war.
One who prefers to avoid violence.
perfects
perfects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perfect
pickoffs
pickoffs
noun
plural of pickoff
postface
postface
noun
a piece of text, containing information normally included in a preface, placed at the back of a publication
postfact
postfact
adj
after the fact; after something has happened
prefaces
prefaces
noun
plural of preface
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preface
prefects
prefects
noun
plural of prefect
prefocus
prefocus
adj
Describing a lamp whose light source is positioned to be in focus when fitted (especially in a motor car)
verb
To focus in advance
puckfist
puckfist
noun
A puffball (Lycoperdon giganteum).
pulsific
pulsific
adj
Exciting the pulse; causing pulsation.
scarfpin
scarfpin
noun
A pin used to hold a scarf or tie in place.
scoopful
scoopful
noun
The quantity in a scoop.
spaceful
spaceful
adj
(obsolete) wide, extensive, spacious, commodious
specific
specific
adj
(bioscience, taxonomy) pertaining to a species, as a taxon or taxa at the rank of species.
(immunology) limited to a particular antibody or antigen.
(physics) a measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air)
(physics) of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy)
(physics) similarly referring to a value divided by any measure which acts to standardize it (e.g. thrust specific fuel consumption, referring to fuel consumption divided by thrust)