AMPHIGORY | • amphigory n. A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless. • AMPHIGORY n. a nonsensical piece of writing, usually in verse form, typically composed as a parody, also AMPHIGOURI. |
APOGAMIES | • APOGAMY n. a form of plant reproduction. |
COMPANING | • companing v. Present participle of compane. • COMPANING adj. (Spenser) accompanying. |
COMPARING | • comparing v. Present participle of compare. • COMPARE v. to scrutinise for similarities. |
LIPOGRAMS | • lipograms n. Plural of lipogram. • LIPOGRAM n. a piece of writing that avoids one or more letters of the alphabet. |
MEGALOPIC | • megalopic adj. Having, or resembling large eyes. • megalopic adj. Relating to megalopses. • MEGALOPIC adj. having large eyes. |
OMOPHAGIA | • omophagia n. The eating of raw food, especially raw flesh. • OMOPHAGIA n. the eating of raw flesh, also OMOPHAGY. |
OMOPHAGIC | • omophagic adj. Eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food. • OMOPHAGIC adj. relating to omophagia, the eating of raw flesh. |
OOMPAHING | • oompahing v. Present participle of oompah. • OOMPAH v. to play a repeated rhythmic deep sound. |
PANEGOISM | • panegoism n. Solipsism. • PANEGOISM n. solipsism. |
PANLOGISM | • panlogism n. (Philosophy) The Hegelian doctrine that the universe is the act or realization of Logos, and therefore… • PANLOGISM n. the theory that the Universe is an outward manifestation of the Logos. |
PICOGRAMS | • picograms n. Plural of picogram. • PICOGRAM n. a millionth of a millionth of a gram. |
PICTOGRAM | • pictogram n. A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration. • PICTOGRAM n. a pictograph; a graphical representation. |
POLYGAMIC | • polygamic adj. Polygamous. • POLYGAMIC adj. of or like a polygam, a flower having male, female and hermaphrodite flowers. |
POROGAMIC | • porogamic adj. (Botany) Exhibiting or relating to porogamy. • POROGAMIC adj. relating to porogamy, the fertilization of seed plants by the entry of a pollen-tube through the micropyle. |
SPIROGRAM | • spirogram n. A graph of respiratory movement. • SPIROGRAM n. a record made by a spirograph, an instrument recording movements of breathing. |
TAMPONING | • tamponing v. Present participle of tampon. • tamponing n. The application of a tampon or plug. • TAMPON v. to plug with a tampon, also TOMPON. |
TOPMAKING | • topmaking n. The processing of wool into "top" (bundles of combed slivers with the noils removed). • TOPMAKING n. the making of toy tops. |