| ARROGANCY | • arrogancy n. (Now rare) Arrogance. • ARROGANCY n. the quality of being arrogant, also ARROGANCE. |
| FORRAYING | • forraying v. Present participle of forray. • FORRAY v. (Spenser) to foray; to ravage. |
| GARRYOWEN | • garryowen n. (Rugby union) A high short punt onto or behind the defending team. • GARRYOWEN n. in rugby, a high kick forward followed by a rush towards the landing place of the ball. |
| GRADATORY | • gradatory n. (Architecture) A series of steps from a cloister into a church. • gradatory adj. Proceeding step by step; gradual. • gradatory adj. (Zoology) Suitable for walking; said of the limbs of an animal when adapted for walking on land. |
| KARYOGRAM | • karyogram n. (Genetics) A graphical representation of a karyotype. • KARYOGRAM n. a chromosome diagram or karyotype. |
| MIGRATORY | • migratory adj. (Of birds, etc) Migrating. • migratory adj. Roving; wandering; nomadic. • MIGRATORY adj. migrating, wandering. |
| ORIGINARY | • originary adj. (Rare) Pertaining to or being the origin of something. • originary adj. (Rare) primitive, original. • originary adj. (Obsolete, often preceding ’of’) Having its origin (in); originating (from). |
| OROGRAPHY | • orography n. (Geomorphology) the scientific study, or a physical description of mountains. • orography n. The orographic features of a region. • OROGRAPHY n. the branch of physical geography which deals with the formation and features of mountains, also OREOGRAPHY. |
| PARTYGOER | • partygoer n. Someone who attends a party or parties. • party-goer n. One who attends a specific party. • party-goer n. One who frequently attends parties. |
| PURGATORY | • purgatory n. (Christianity) Alternative letter-case form of Purgatory. • purgatory n. Any situation where suffering is endured, particularly as part of a process of redemption. • purgatory adj. Tending to cleanse; expiatory. |
| REGIONARY | • regionary adj. Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical region. • regionary n. (Christianity, historical) Synonym of regionarius (“type of Roman Catholic ecclesiastic”). • regionary n. (Historical) A catalogue of monuments and buildings in ancient Rome, produced from a survey. |
| ROARINGLY | • roaringly adv. With, or as if with, a roaring sound. • roaringly adv. With lively success. • ROARING adv. proceeding with very great activity or success. |
| SPIROGYRA | • spirogyra n. Any of a group of freshwater, filamentous green algae, of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts arranged… • SPIROGYRA n. any of various minute green filamentous freshwater algae constituting the genus Spirogyra. |
| SURROGACY | • surrogacy n. (Rare) The state or condition of being a surrogate. • surrogacy n. The practice of being a surrogate mother. • SURROGACY n. the state of being a surrogate. |
| UROGRAPHY | • urography n. Radiography of the urinary tract. • UROGRAPHY n. radiological examination of the urinary tract. |