| APIOLOGY | • apiology n. The scientific study of bees and honey-making. • APIOLOGY n. the study of bees. |
| APPLYING | • applying v. Present participle of apply. • applying n. The act of applying; an application. • APPLY v. to bring to bear. |
| DIAGLYPH | • diaglyph n. Glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem. • DIAGLYPH n. a figure cut into any substance. |
| GAPINGLY | • gapingly adv. So as to gape or open wide. • GAPING adv. wide open. |
| HYPALGIA | • hypalgia n. Diminished sensitivity to pain. • HYPALGIA n. diminished susceptibility to pain, also HYPALGESIA. |
| JAPINGLY | • japingly adv. In a japing manner; with good-natured humour. • JAPING adv. joking. |
| PALLYING | • PALLY v. as in to pally up with, to become friends. |
| PALSYING | • palsying v. Present participle of palsy. • PALSY v. to affect with palsy (a loss of control or of feeling in the muscles of the body). |
| PLAGIARY | • plagiary n. The crime of literary theft; plagiarism. • plagiary n. (Archaic) A plagiarist. • plagiary n. (Obsolete) A kidnapper. |
| PLAGUILY | • plaguily adv. In a plaguy way. • PLAGUY adv. vexatious, also PLAGUEY. |
| PLAYGIRL | • playgirl n. The female counterpart to a playboy: a woman, specially a wealthy one, who devotes herself to a life… • PLAYGIRL n. a women devoted to pleasurable activities. |
| PLAYINGS | • playings n. Plural of playing. • PLAYING n. an act of play. |
| PYGIDIAL | • pygidial adj. Of, or pertaining to, the pygidium. • PYGIDIAL adj. of or like a pygidium, the posterior division of the body in trilobites. |
| SPLAYING | • splaying v. Present participle of splay. • splaying n. A shape or motion that splays. • SPLAY v. to spread out. |
| UPLAYING | • uplaying v. Present participle of uplay. • UPLAY v. to hoard. |