| AERONOMY | • aeronomy n. A branch of science that deals with the upper atmosphere of the Earth and the other planets with reference… • AERONOMY n. the study of the upper atmosphere. |
| AMYLOGEN | • amylogen n. The water-soluble part of granulose. • AMYLOGEN n. the relatively soluble component of starch, also AMYLOSE. |
| BOGEYMAN | • bogeyman n. A menacing, ghost-like monster in children’s stories. • bogeyman n. (By extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract. • bogey␣man n. Alternative spelling of bogeyman. |
| ENDOGAMY | • endogamy n. The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one’s own ethnic, religious, or social group. • endogamy n. (Biology) The fusion of two related gametes. • ENDOGAMY n. the practice of marriage within a specific social group. |
| GEOMANCY | • geomancy n. A method of divination using earth or the ground, such as interpreting markings on the ground or how… • geomancy n. Feng shui; Chinese geomancy. • GEOMANCY n. telling the future from geographical features. |
| HOGMENAY | • Hogmenay n. Obsolete form of Hogmanay. • HOGMENAY n. (Scots) a Scottish celebration, also HOGMANAY, HOGMANE. |
| LAYWOMEN | • laywomen n. Plural of laywoman. • LAYWOMAN n. a female member of the laity. |
| MONETARY | • monetary adj. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money. • MONETARY adj. pertaining to money. |
| MONEYBAG | • moneybag n. Alternative spelling of money bag. • money␣bag n. A bag, normally with a drawstring, used for holding money. • money␣bag n. (In the plural) A wealthy person. |
| MONEYMAN | • moneyman n. Someone tasked with handling money, often specifically a financier. • money␣man n. Someone who provides the financing for an endeavor. • MONEYMAN n. a person specializing in finance. |
| OVERMANY | • overmany pron. Too many. • OVERMANY n. an excess of people. |
| ROMNEYAS | • romneyas n. Plural of romneya. • ROMNEYA n. a plant with large white flowers. |
| XENOGAMY | • xenogamy n. (Botany) The transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination. • xenogamy n. Cross-cultural marriage. • XENOGAMY n. cross-fertilization. |
| YAWNSOME | • yawnsome adj. Characterised or marked by yawning; boring; dull. • YAWNSOME adj. dull and boring; tiresome. |
| YEOMANLY | • yeomanly adj. Like a yeoman: stout and true. • yeomanly adj. Of or proper to the class of yeomen in British history. • yeomanly adv. Like a yeoman: stoutly and bravely. |
| YEOMANRY | • yeomanry n. (Historical) A class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land. • yeomanry n. A British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense and later incorporated into the Territorial Army. • YEOMANRY n. a collective body of yeomen. |