| AMBIOPHONY | • AMBIOPHONY n. the reproduction of sound to create an illusion to a listener of being in a spacious room, such as a concert hall. |
| AMPHIBIANS | • amphibians n. Plural of amphibian. • AMPHIBIAN n. any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, typically living on land but breeding in water, that includes newts and salamanders, frogs and toads, and caecilians. |
| AMPHIBIOUS | • amphibious adj. Capable of functioning on land or in water. • amphibious adj. Occurring on both land and water. • AMPHIBIOUS adj. adapted for both land and water. |
| AMPHIBOLES | • amphiboles n. Plural of amphibole. • AMPHIBOLE n. any mineral of a group of dark-coloured, rock-forming silicates. |
| AMPHIBOLIC | • amphibolic adj. Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal. • amphibolic adj. (Geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole. • AMPHIBOLIC adj. able to turn both backwards and forwards; double-jointed. |
| AMPHIBRACH | • amphibrach n. (Prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one… • amphibrach n. (Prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which… • AMPHIBRACH n. a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short. |
| BAPHOMETIC | • Baphometic adj. Relating to Baphomet. • BAPHOMETIC adj. relating to Baphomet, a mysterious idol worshipped by the Templars. |
| BLASPHEMED | • blasphemed v. Simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme. • BLASPHEME v. to speak impiously or contemptuously. |
| BLASPHEMER | • blasphemer n. One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God. • BLASPHEMER n. one who blasphemes. |
| BLASPHEMES | • blasphemes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blaspheme. • blasphemes n. Plural of blaspheme. • BLASPHEME v. to speak impiously or contemptuously. |
| BLEPHARISM | • BLEPHARISM n. spasm of the eyelid. |
| CHAMBERPOT | • chamberpot n. Alternative spelling of chamber pot. • chamber␣pot n. A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before… • CHAMBERPOT n. a container for urine etc. |
| GERMAPHOBE | • germaphobe n. Alternative form of germophobe. |
| HOMOPHOBIA | • homophobia n. Hatred, fear, dislike of, or prejudice against homosexuals. • homophobia n. (Obsolete, individual occurrences) A pathological fear of mankind. • HOMOPHOBIA n. fear of homosexuals. |
| HUMPBACKED | • humpbacked adj. Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition. • humpbacked adj. Being a humpback bridge. • humpbacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of humpback. |
| MONOPHOBIA | • monophobia n. A fear of being alone. • monophobia n. Any phobia relating to a single specific thing, such as spiders or heights. • MONOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of being alone. |
| MYSOPHOBIA | • mysophobia n. An abnormal fear of uncleanliness, dirt, or contamination. • MYSOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of dirt. |
| PHLEBOGRAM | • phlebogram n. A venogram. • PHLEBOGRAM n. a tracing (with the sphygmograph) of the movements of a vein, or of the venous pulse. |