| ANTHOLOGY | • anthology n. A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors. • anthology n. (Attributive) A work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another. • anthology n. (By extension) An assortment of things. |
| ARCHOLOGY | • archology n. The study of the origins of things. • archology n. The science of government. • ARCHOLOGY n. the science of the origins of government. |
| ATHEOLOGY | • atheology n. Antagonism to theology; the study or profession of atheism. • ATHEOLOGY n. antagonism to theology. |
| GOATISHLY | • goatishly adv. In a goatish way. • GOATISH adv. lustful. |
| HAGIOLOGY | • hagiology n. Literature dealing with the lives of saints. • HAGIOLOGY n. the literature dealing with the lives and legends of saints. |
| HAPLOLOGY | • haplology n. (Phonology, uncountable) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word. • haplology n. (Phonology, countable) An instance of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word. • HAPLOLOGY n. the contraction of a word by the omission of one or more similar sounds or syllables (as in mineralogy for mineralology or prob-ly for probably). |
| HYALOGENS | • hyalogens n. Plural of hyalogen. • HYALOGEN n. a substance found in animal cells. |
| HYPOGAEAL | • hypogaeal adj. Alternative form of hypogeal. • HYPOGAEAL adj. germinating with cotyledons underground, also HYPOGAEAN, HYPOGAEOUS, HYPOGEAL, HYPOGEAN, HYPOGEOUS. |
| LOGOMACHY | • logomachy n. Dispute over the meaning of words. • logomachy n. A conflict waged only as a battle of words. • LOGOMACHY n. a dispute about words; controversy marked by verbiage. |
| MOYGASHEL | • moygashel n. A type of linen originally made in the town of Moygashel, Ireland. • MOYGASHEL n. an Irish linen; a garment made from this type of Irish linen. |
| OLIGARCHY | • oligarchy n. A government run by only a few, often the wealthy. • oligarchy n. Those who make up an oligarchic government. • oligarchy n. A state ruled by such a government. |
| PATHOLOGY | • pathology n. The study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences; now usually… • pathology n. Pathosis: any deviation from a healthy or normal structure or function; abnormality; illness or malformation. • PATHOLOGY n. the study of diseases or abnormalities or, more particularly, of the changes in tissues or organs that are associated with disease. |
| PLAYDOUGH | • playdough n. Modeling clay for children. • PLAYDOUGH n. a soft reusable modelling material for young children. |
| POLYGRAPH | • polygraph n. A device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate… • polygraph n. (Dated) A mechanical instrument for multiplying copies of a writing, resembling multiple pantographs. • polygraph n. (Archaic) A collection of different works, either by one or several authors. |
| POLYPHAGY | • polyphagy n. (Biology) The ability of an animal to eat a variety of food (e.g. several different families of plants). • POLYPHAGY n. the practice or faculty of subsisting on many kinds of food. |
| XYLOGRAPH | • xylograph n. An engraving in wood or woodcut, especially one used in printing predating the Western tradition (14th c.). • xylograph n. A print taken from such an engraving. • xylograph v. (Transitive) To make a print from an engraving in wood. |
| XYLOPHAGE | • xylophage n. (Biology) Any living organism that feeds on wood. • XYLOPHAGE n. an insect larva, mollusc etc. that eats or bores into wood. |