| APOTHEGMS | • apothegms n. Plural of apothegm. • APOTHEGM n. (Greek) a short, pithy and instructive saying or formulation, also APOPHTHEGM. |
| CHAMPAGNE | • champagne n. (Countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and… • champagne n. (Countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise. • champagne n. (Countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine. |
| EPIPHRAGM | • epiphragm n. (Zoology) A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation. • epiphragm n. (Botany) The dilated apex of the columella in urn mosses. • EPIPHRAGM n. the disc with which certain molluscs close the aperture of their shell. |
| GALUMPHED | • galumphed v. Simple past tense and past participle of galumph. • GALUMPH v. to move with a clumsy heavy tread, also GALLUMPH. |
| GALUMPHER | • galumpher n. Someone who galumphs. • GALUMPHER n. one who galumphs, moves with a clumsy heavy tread. |
| GRAPHEMES | • graphemes n. Plural of grapheme. • GRAPHEME n. a unit of a writing system. |
| GRAPHEMIC | • graphemic adj. Of or pertaining to graphemes or their study. • graphemic adj. Being or that is a grapheme; being or that is an irreducibly meaningful unit of written language. • GRAPHEMIC adj. of or like a grapheme, a letter of the alphabet. |
| HAMPERING | • hampering v. Present participle of hamper. • hampering n. That which hampers; an impediment. • HAMPER v. to hinder, obstruct. |
| HOMEPAGES | • homepages n. Plural of homepage. • home␣pages n. Plural of home page. • HOMEPAGE n. the main page of a website. |
| HYPERGAMY | • hypergamy n. Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself. • HYPERGAMY n. the marriage of a man to a woman of lower status. |
| HYPOGAEUM | • hypogaeum n. Alternative form of hypogeum. • HYPOGAEUM n. (Greek) an underground chamber, also HYPOGEUM. |
| MAGESHIPS | • mageships n. Plural of mageship. • MAGESHIP n. the office of a sorcerer. |
| MEGAPHONE | • megaphone n. A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice… • megaphone n. (Figuratively) Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another. • megaphone v. (Transitive, intransitive) To use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone. |
| MEGAPHYLL | • megaphyll n. (Botany) A leaf having an internally branching system of veins, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf. • MEGAPHYLL n. a relatively large type of leaf produced by e.g. ferns. |
| NEPHOGRAM | • nephogram n. A picture of a cloud. • nephogram n. (Physics) A graphical depiction of a physical quantity that resembles a cloud. • NEPHOGRAM n. a photograph of clouds. |
| PESHMERGA | • peshmerga n. A term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters. • peshmerga n. The official name of the military forces of Iraqi Kurdistan. • PESHMERGA n. the military forces of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan. |
| PHAENOGAM | • phaenogam n. Alternative form of phenogam. • PHAENOGAM n. (Greek) any plant of the class Phaenogamia, flowering plants, also PHENOGAM. |
| PHAGOSOME | • phagosome n. A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis. • PHAGOSOME n. part of a biological cell. |
| PHENOGAMS | • phenogams n. Plural of phenogam. • PHENOGAM n. (Greek) any plant of the class Phaenogamia, flowering plants, also PHAENOGAM. |
| TEPHIGRAM | • tephigram n. (Meteorology) A graph that shows how dew point is dependent on temperature and entropy. • TEPHIGRAM n. a diagram on which information about vertical variation in the atmosphere is plotted. |