All English words - page 2932

Meanings of Pseudowhorl:

noun

An apparent whorl of plant parts, especially of leaves, resulting from alteration of the distances between nodes spirally arranged around an axis.

Meanings of Pshawed:

verb

Say ‘pshaw’.

Usage examples:

When i suggested that free trade might dilute canadian culture, he pshawed

exclamation

An expression of contempt or impatience.

Usage examples:

‘poison? pshaw! the very idea!’

Meanings of Psilanthropism:

noun

The doctrine or belief that jesus was a mere man.

Meanings of Psilanthropist:

noun

A person who holds the doctrine of psilanthropism; = "humanitarian".

Meanings of Psilanthropy:

noun

= psilanthropism .

Meanings of Psilocin:

noun

A hallucinogenic alkaloid which is the active metabolite of psilocybin and is found in traces in psilocybin-containing mushrooms.

Meanings of Psilocybin:

noun

A hallucinogenic compound of the alkaloid class, found in the liberty cap and related toadstools.

Usage examples:

Lsd use also produces tolerance for other hallucinogenic drugs such as psilocybin and mescaline, bu…

Meanings of Psilomelane:

noun

A hard black ore of manganese which consists of a mechanical mixture of manganese oxides and hydroxides, usually also containing barium and other metals.

Meanings of Psilosis:

noun

Chiefly with reference to greek: the substitution of plosive for aspirated or fricative consonants (as p for ph) or of smooth breathings for rough ones; an instance of this.

Meanings of Psilothrum:

noun

Psilothre.

Meanings of Psilotic:

adjective

Characterized by psilosis.

Meanings of Psis:

noun

The twenty-third letter of the greek alphabet ( ψ, ψ ), transliterated as ‘ps’.

Meanings of Psittacine:

adjective

Relating to or denoting birds of the parrot family.

Usage examples:

Psittacine beak and feather disease

noun

A bird of the parrot family.

Usage examples:

Psittacines such as budgerigars

Meanings of Psittacism:

noun

The mechanical repetition of previously received ideas or images, without true reasoning or feeling; repetition of words or phrases parrot-fashion; an instance of this.

Meanings of Psittacosis:

noun

A contagious disease of birds, caused by chlamydiae and transmissible (especially from parrots) to human beings as a form of pneumonia.

Usage examples:

One species, c. psittaci, causes psittacosis (so-called parrot fever), a respiratory infection tran…

Meanings of Psittacotic:

adjective

Of, relating to, or affected with psittacosis.

Meanings of Psocids:

noun

A small or minute insect of an order that includes the booklice. many psocids are wingless and somewhat resemble lice or aphids, and most live on bark and among foliage.

Usage examples:

Book lice is a species of insect called psocid which was given its common name as it used to live o…

Meanings of Psoroptic:

adjective

Designating mites of the genus psoroptes; relating to or caused by such mites.

Meanings of Psorosis:

noun

A virus disease of citrus plants which causes scaly patches or small pustules and gummy deposits to develop on the bark, beneath which the wood becomes stained.

Meanings of Psorosperm:

noun

Any of various unicellular parasites found in an encysted stage in the tissues of a host; (also) any of the organisms which form such cysts, now variously identified as sporozoans (especially coccidia and gregarines), microsporidians, and myxosporidians.

Meanings of Psst:

exclamation

Used to attract someone's attention surreptitiously.

Usage examples:

Psst! want to know a secret?

Meanings of Psych:

verb

Mentally prepare (someone) for a testing task or occasion.

Usage examples:

He had to psych himself for a tough conversation with his wife

adjective

Short for psychiatrist or psychologist.

Meanings of Psych out:

phrasal verb

Intimidate an opponent or rival by appearing very confident or aggressive.

Usage examples:

He works hard to psych out the competition

Meanings of Psych-up:

phrasal verb

Mentally prepare someone for a testing task or occasion.

Usage examples:

We had to psych ourselves up for the race

verb

To prepare yourself mentally to do something difficult

Usage examples:

I really tried to psych myself up to do it.

Meanings of Psychagogic:

adjective

That influences the mind; persuasive, attractive.