(agriculture, zoology) A place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm).
(by extension) Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.
(countable) Something which educates and nurtures.
(countable, also figuratively) A place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
(countable, billiards) Short for nursery cannon (“a carom shot involving balls that are very close together”).
(countable, obsolete, rare) Someone or something that is nursed; a nursling.
(horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees.
(sports) A club or team for developing the skills of young players.
(uncountable, obsolete) The act of nursing or rearing.
A nursery school (“a school where pre-school children learn and play at the same time”).
A place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day; a crèche, a daycare centre.
nycteus
nyquist
obsequy
obsequy
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A funeral rite or service.
The last office for the dead.
olympus
olympus
Proper noun
The highest mountain in Greece; in Ancient Greek mythology the home of the gods.
onymous
onymous
adj
Having a name.
ornytus
oryssus
ossuary
ossuary
noun
A container, receptacle, or building, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.
outlays
outlays
noun
plural of outlay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outlay
outstay
outstay
verb
(transitive) To stay beyond or longer than.
papyrus
papyrus
noun
(countable) A scroll or document written on papyrus.
(usually uncountable) A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.
(usually uncountable) A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
payouts
payouts
noun
plural of payout
phyleus
phyteus
phyxius
piously
piously
adv
in a pious manner
pitylus
plurisy
plurisy
noun
(obsolete) superabundance, excess, plethora
plushly
plushly
adv
In a plush manner.
polybus
polypus
polypus
noun
(archaic) An octopus.
(hematology, pathology) A cardiac thrombus usually found post-mortem.
pucksey
pulleys
pulleys
noun
plural of pulley
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pulley
punkeys
punkeys
noun
plural of punkey
punyish
punyish
adj
Somewhat puny.
punyism
punyism
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being puny; puniness.
puposky
pursily
pursily
adv
In a puckered manner.
Out of breath, breathlessly.
pursley
pursley
noun
(dialect) The plant purslane.
purveys
purveys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of purvey
pushily
pushily
adv
In a pushy manner.
pusleys
pusleys
noun
plural of pusley
pussley
pussley
noun
Purslane.
pygopus
pylaeus
pylorus
pylorus
noun
(anatomy, biology) In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.
A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ.
pyramus
pyramus
Proper noun
a Babylonian lover in the tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe
pyropus
pyropus
noun
Obsolete form of pyrope (“type of garnet”).
pyrrhus
pyrrhus
Proper noun
Ancient Greek given name, particularly worn by the king of Epirus (319-272 BC) who defeated Romans in several battles, but sustained heavy losses, from which the term Pyrrhic victory was coined.
pythius
pyurias
pyurias
noun
plural of pyuria
quashey
quesnay
ragusye
restudy
restudy
verb
To study again.
roynous
rubbisy
rucksey
rudesby
rudesby
noun
(archaic) A rude person
runways
runways
noun
plural of runway
russety
russety
adj
Of a russet colour.
russify
russify
Verb
To make or become more Russian.
rustily
rustily
adv
In a rusty manner
sakulya
saucery
saucery
noun
(historical) The part of a noble estate dedicated to making sauces.
saucily
saucily
adv
In a saucy manner; impudently or impertinently.
savoury
savoury
adj
(Britain, Canada, Australian and New Zealand spelling) Alternative form of savory
noun
(British spelling, Canadian spelling, Australian and New Zealand spelling) Alternative form of savory
scrubby
scrubby
adj
Covered with or consisting of scrub.
Inferior in size or quality.
scruffy
scruffy
adj
Scurfy.
Untidy in appearance.
noun
(informal) An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that intelligence is too complicated (or computationally intractable) to be solved with the sorts of homogeneous system favoured by the "neats".
scrumpy
scrumpy
noun
(Britain) A rough cider, normally more alcoholic than usual, and typically produced through natural fermentation.
scrunty
scrunty
adj
Poor; bare; barren.
Small; mean; contemptible.
Stingy; miserly.
scudery
scuffly
scuffly
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scuffle.
sculley
scyphus
scyphus
noun
(botany) The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers.
(lichenology) A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens.
A kind of large drinking cup used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, especially by poor people.
seabury
sebundy
sebundy
noun
(historical) A native soldier or local militiaman in India.
sequoya
seymour
seymour
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
shlumpy
shlumpy
adj
Alternative form of schlumpy
shroudy
shroudy
adj
(obsolete) Affording shelter.
shrubby
shrubby
adj
Of or resembling a shrub; fruticose.
Planted or covered with shrubs.
shumway
shuteye
shuteye
noun
Alternative spelling of shut-eye
silybum
simulty
simulty
noun
(obsolete) Private grudge or quarrel.
skyugle
slouchy
slouchy
adj
Given to slouching.
sloughy
sloughy
adj
Marshy; having the characteristics of a wetland.
Resembling dead skin.
slutchy
slutchy
adj
(UK, dialect) slushy
smuisty
smutchy
smutchy
adj
Covered in smutches.
snuffly
snuffly
adj
Given to sniffling, to making snuffling noises.
snuggly
snuggly
adj
(informal) Cuddly; pleasant to snuggle with.
(informal) Fond of snuggling.
adv
(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of snugly
snugify
snugify
verb
(transitive, rare) To make snug.
solubly
solubly
adv
In a soluble manner.
soundly
soundly
adv
In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.
southey
southey
Proper noun
Robert Southey, English poet.
southly
southly
adj
Synonym of southerly
souushy
soyuzes
splurgy
splurgy
adj
(slang) extravagant; expensive
sprunny
sprunny
adj
(UK, dialect, obsolete) neat; spruce
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A sweetheart.
spulyie
spurrey
spurrey
noun
Alternative form of spurry
spurway
squabby
squabby
adj
Short and thick; squabbish.
squaddy
squaddy
adj
Alternative form of squabby (“short and thick”)
noun
Alternative spelling of squaddie
squally
squally
adj
(UK, obsolete) Having unproductive wet spots due to poor drainage.
(weaving, of cloth) Not equally good throughout; not uniform; uneven; faulty.
Characterized by squalls, or sudden violent bursts of wind; gusty.
Producing or characteristic of loud wails.
squashy
squashy
adj
Easily squashed when pressed.
Resembling a bog or marsh underfoot.
squatly
squatly
adv
In a squat manner.
squatty
squatty
adj
Somewhat squat.
squawky
squawky
adj
(of a sound) Resembling a squawk; raw and grating
Making squawking sounds.
squeaky
squeaky
adj
Tending to produce a high-pitched sound or squeak.