| ANAGLYPH | • anaglyph n. A decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry. • anaglyph n. A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles… • ANAGLYPH n. (Greek) a type of carved ornament. |
| ASPHYXIA | • asphyxia n. Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia. • asphyxia n. Loss of consciousness due to the body’s inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing… • asphyxia n. (Medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the… |
| HANDPLAY | • handplay n. Hand-to-hand combat. • handplay n. (Card games) In the game of skat, the playing of one’s hand without using the skat. • HANDPLAY n. a dealing of blows. |
| HYPALGIA | • hypalgia n. Diminished sensitivity to pain. • HYPALGIA n. diminished susceptibility to pain, also HYPALGESIA. |
| HYPOGAEA | • hypogaea n. Plural of hypogaeum. • HYPOGAEUM n. (Greek) an underground chamber, also HYPOGEUM. |
| NYMPHAEA | • nymphaea n. (Botany) Originally, the European white water lily; later also, a species of the genus Nymphaea. • nymphaea n. Plural of nymphaeum. • Nymphaea prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae – the waterlilies. |
| PATHWAYS | • pathways n. Plural of pathway. • PATHWAY n. a path. |
| PHANTASY | • phantasy n. Dated form of fantasy. • phantasy n. (Psychology) The innate, mental image of an object; the link between instinct and reality. • phantasy v. Dated form of fantasy. |
| PHARMACY | • pharmacy n. (Countable) A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed. • pharmacy n. (Uncountable) The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry… • pharmacy n. (Uncountable) The role or occupation of a pharmacist. |
| PHRYGANA | • phrygana n. A type of low brush or scrub found around the Mediterranean especially in Greece. • PHRYGANA n. (Modern Greek) an uncultivated open scrubland of the Mediterranean region, aka garigue. |
| PHYSALIA | • physalia n. Any organism of the genus Physalia. • Physalia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Physaliidae – colonies of specialized polyps and medusoids, the… • PHYSALIA n. a genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the Portuguese man-of-war. |
| PITAHAYA | • pitahaya n. Alternative form of pitaya. • PITAHAYA n. (Spanish) a cactus of southwestern US and Mexico, also PITAYA. |
| SYNAPHEA | • synaphea n. (Prosody) The metrical continuity between one colon and another. • synaphea n. (Prosody) Mutual connection of all the verses in a system, so that they are scanned as one verse, as in anapaestics. • synaphea n. (Prosody) Elision or synalepha, at the end of a line, of the final vowel of a dactylic hexameter before… |