DYSPHAGY | • dysphagy n. Difficulty in swallowing. • DYSPHAGY n. difficulty in swallowing. |
GYPSYDOM | • gypsydom n. The realm or sphere of gypsies. • GYPSYDOM n. the world of the gypsy, also GIPSYDOM. |
GYPSYING | • gypsying v. Present participle of gypsy. • gypsying n. Alternative form of gipsying. • GYPSY v. to live like a gypsy (a wanderer), also GIPSY. |
GYPSYISH | • gypsyish adj. Like a gypsy. • GYPSYISH adj. resembling a gypsy, also GIPSYISH. |
GYPSYISM | • gypsyism n. The state of being a gypsy. • gypsyism n. (Offensive, ethnic slur) The practices or habits ascribed to gypsies, such as deception, cheating, and flattery. • GYPSYISM n. the arts and practices or habits of gypsies; deception, also GIPSYISM. |
HYPOGYNY | • HYPOGYNY n. the condition of having flowers with organs below the ovary. |
LOGOTYPY | • logotypy n. (Typography) The use of logotypes or ligatures. • LOGOTYPY n. the use of logotypes. |
PANEGYRY | • panegyry n. Obsolete spelling of panegyric. • panegyry n. Archaic Egyptological spelling of panegyris. • PANEGYRY n. a great assembly. |
PERIGYNY | • perigyny n. (Botany) The quality of being perigynous. • PERIGYNY n. a receptacle developed as an open cup. |
PLYINGLY | • PLYING adv. PLY, to bend or fold. |
POLYGAMY | • polygamy n. The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time. • polygamy n. (Often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the… • polygamy n. (Zoology) The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate. |
POLYGENY | • polygeny n. Polygenesis. • polygeny n. The control of a single trait, or phenotype, by multiple genes. • POLYGENY n. generation from multiple origins. |
POLYGONY | • polygony n. Any plant of the genus Polygonum, especially knotgrass. • POLYGONY n. (Spenser) the plant bistort. |
POLYGYNE | • polygyne adj. Describing a hive or colony (of a social insect) that has more than one active queen. • POLYGYNE adj. having more than one egg-laying queen in an insect colony. |
POLYGYNY | • polygyny n. The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives. • polygyny n. The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens. • POLYGYNY n. the condition of having more than one wife at the same time. |
PRYINGLY | • pryingly adv. In a prying manner. • PRYING adv. inquisitive. |
PYGMYISH | • pygmyish adj. Like a pygmy; dwarfish. • PYGMYISH adj. like a pygmy. |
PYGMYISM | • pygmyism n. Dwarfism. • PYGMYISM n. a stunted or dwarfish condition. |
PYROLOGY | • pyrology n. (Dated) the scientific study of the effects of heat or flame, often in regards to explosives or chemical compounds. • PYROLOGY n. the scientific examination of materials by heat. |
TYPOLOGY | • typology n. The study of symbolic representation, especially of the origin and meaning of Scripture types. • typology n. The systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics. • typology n. (Archaeology) The result of the classification of things according to their characteristics. |