CHESSBOXING | • chessboxing n. Alternative spelling of chess boxing. • chess␣boxing n. A hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing. • CHESSBOXING n. a hybrid sport which combines the sport of boxing with games of chess in alternating rounds. |
DOXOGRAPHER | • doxographer n. A classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists. • DOXOGRAPHER n. a compiler of the opinions of philosophers. |
DOXOGRAPHIC | • doxographic adj. Describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists. • DOXOGRAPHIC adj. relating to doxography. |
FLEXOGRAPHY | • flexography n. A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging… • FLEXOGRAPHY n. a method of rotary letterpress printing using a resilient printing plate and solvent-based ink, used characteristically for printing on metal foil or plastic. |
FOXHUNTINGS | • FOXHUNTING n. the pastime of hunting foxes. |
HEXAGONALLY | • hexagonally adv. In a hexagonal manner. • HEXAGONAL adv. having six sides and six angles. |
OXYHYDROGEN | • oxyhydrogen adj. Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and oxygen. • oxyhydrogen n. (Chemistry) A potentially explosive mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. • oxy-hydrogen n. Alternative spelling of oxyhydrogen. |
THIGMOTAXES | • thigmotaxes n. Plural of thigmotaxis. • THIGMOTAXIS n. the movement of a plant towards or away from an object. |
THIGMOTAXIS | • thigmotaxis n. (Biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from the stimulus of physical contact. • THIGMOTAXIS n. the movement of a plant towards or away from an object. |
THOROUGHWAX | • thoroughwax n. An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves. • thoroughwax n. The thoroughwort. • THOROUGHWAX n. the plant hare's-ear, from the stem seeming to 'wax' (i.e. grow) through the leaves. |
TOXIPHAGOUS | • TOXIPHAGOUS adj. eating poison, also TOXICOPHAGOUS. |
XEROGRAPHER | • xerographer n. A xerography machine; a photocopier. • XEROGRAPHER n. one who practises xerography. |
XEROGRAPHIC | • xerographic adj. Of, relating to, or produced by xerography. • XEROGRAPHIC adj. relating to xerography. |
XEROPHAGIES | • xerophagies n. Plural of xerophagy. • XEROPHAGY n. the eating of dry food, esp. food cooked without oil. |
XIPHOPAGOUS | • xiphopagous adj. (Obsolete) Alternative form of xiphopagus. • XIPHOPAGOUS adj. like a xiphopagus, a set of Siamese twins joined in the region of the xiphoid cartilage. |
XYLOGRAPHED | • xylographed v. Simple past tense and past participle of xylograph. • XYLOGRAPH v. to copy by xylograph. |
XYLOGRAPHER | • xylographer n. A person who makes xylographs. • XYLOGRAPHER n. one who practises xylography, the art of making engravings on wood. |
XYLOGRAPHIC | • xylographic adj. Of or pertaining to xylographs. • XYLOGRAPHIC adj. relating to xylography, the art of making engravings on wood, also XYLOGRAPHICAL. |
XYLOPHAGANS | • xylophagans n. Plural of xylophagan. • XYLOPHAGAN n. one of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood. |
XYLOPHAGOUS | • xylophagous adj. Feeding on wood. (Of insects etc.) • xylophagous adj. Destructive to wood. (Of fungi etc.) • XYLOPHAGOUS adj. wood-eating. |