| ANDROGYNES | • androgynes n. Plural of androgyne. • ANDROGYNE n. a hermaphrodite; an effeminate man; a masculine woman. |
| ARGYRODITE | • argyrodite n. (Mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre. • ARGYRODITE n. a mineral composed of silver, germanium and sulphur. |
| BODYGUARDS | • bodyguards n. Plural of bodyguard. • BODYGUARD v. to act as a bodyguard. |
| CARDIOLOGY | • cardiology n. (Medicine) The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart. • CARDIOLOGY n. the study of the heart. |
| DEMOGRAPHY | • demography n. The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations… • demography n. The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc. • demography n. The particular demographic makeup of a population. |
| DEROGATELY | • derogately adv. (Archaic) In a derogatory manner. • DEROGATELY adj. (Shakespeare) in a derogatory manner. |
| DEROGATORY | • derogatory adj. Disparaging. • derogatory adj. (Usually with to) Tending to derogate… • derogatory adj. (Law, of a clause in a testament) Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause. |
| DOXOGRAPHY | • doxography n. The work or works of classical historians describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists. • DOXOGRAPHY n. the compilation of opinions on philosophers. |
| GADZOOKERY | • gadzookery n. The use of archaism, tushery. • GADZOOKERY n. the use of archaisms (as in a historical novel). |
| GLADIATORY | • gladiatory adj. (Archaic) gladiatorial. • GLADIATORY adj. (obsolete) of or like a gladiator, also GLADIATORIAL, GLADIATORIAN. |
| GOLIARDERY | • goliardery n. The satirical or ribald poetry of the Goliards. • GOLIARDERY n. the satirical or ribald poetry of the Goliards, also GOLIARDY. |
| GRAYHOUNDS | • grayhounds n. Plural of grayhound. • GRAYHOUND n. a tall slender fast-moving dog of an ancient breed originally used for coursing, also GREYHOUND. |
| GYNANDROUS | • gynandrous adj. (Botany) Having stamens and pistils together in a column. • gynandrous adj. (Philosophy) Exhibiting characteristics of both feminine and masculine. Denotational synonym and connotational… • GYNANDROUS adj. with stamen concrescent with the carpel, as in orchids. |
| HYDRAGOGUE | • hydragogue adj. (Medicine) Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy. • hydragogue n. Any medicine of this kind, usually a cathartic or diuretic. • HYDRAGOGUE adj. causing discharge of water. |
| HYDROGRAPH | • hydrograph n. A graph of flow past a point in a river versus time. • hydrograph n. A graph of water table versus time. • HYDROGRAPH n. a graph of variation of stream flow over time. |
| IDEOGRAPHY | • ideography n. The use of ideograms; logography. • IDEOGRAPHY n. the representation of ideas independently of sounds, or in an ideographic manner, as sometimes is done in shorthand writing, etc. |
| INDAGATORY | • indagatory adj. Indagative. • INDAGATORY adj. investigative, also INDAGATIVE. |
| PLAYGROUND | • playground n. (Outdoors) A large open space for children to play on, usually having dedicated play equipment (such… • playground n. (Figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to… • PLAYGROUND n. a piece of land used for and usually equipped with facilities for recreation esp. by children. |
| PRODIGALLY | • prodigally adv. In a prodigal manner; extravagantly or wastefully. • PRODIGAL adv. lavish. |