| AMPHIGORY | • amphigory n. A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless. • AMPHIGORY n. a nonsensical piece of writing, usually in verse form, typically composed as a parody, also AMPHIGOURI. |
| CHAMPERTY | • champerty n. (Law) The investing of money into an individual’s lawsuit. • CHAMPERTY n. an illegal contract to finance a lawsuit for a percentage fee. |
| CYMAGRAPH | • cymagraph n. An instrument for tracing the outlines of moldings. • CYMAGRAPH n. an instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings, also CYMOGRAPH. |
| CYMOGRAPH | • cymograph n. An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture. • CYMOGRAPH n. an instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings, also CYMAGRAPH. |
| HYPEREMIA | • hyperemia n. (Pathology) excess of blood in a body part. • HYPEREMIA n. an excess or congestion of blood in an organ or part of the body, also HYPERAEMIA. |
| 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. |
| HYPERMART | • hypermart n. A hypermarket. • HYPERMART n. a very large self-service store, also HYPERMARKET. |
| HYPODERMA | • hypoderma n. (Botany) A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, performing the physiological function of… • hypoderma n. (Zoology) An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids… • Hypoderma prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Oestridae – warble flies. |
| KYMOGRAPH | • kymograph n. A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure… • KYMOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording fluid pressure. |
| MAYORSHIP | • mayorship n. The office or role of a mayor. • MAYORSHIP n. the office of a mayor. |
| MELAPHYRE | • melaphyre n. (Obsolete) Various dark-coloured volcanic igneous rocks rich in augite, similar to and in some definitions… • MELAPHYRE n. any one of several dark-colored augitic, eruptive rocks allied to basalt. |
| MYOGRAPHS | • myographs n. Plural of myograph. • MYOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording muscular contractions. |
| MYOGRAPHY | • myography n. The scientific description of muscles. • MYOGRAPHY n. the recording of muscle traces by use of a myograph. |
| PACHYDERM | • pachyderm n. (Obsolete, zoology) A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned… • pachyderm n. (Informal) An elephant. • pachyderm n. (Idiomatic) A person with thick skin; someone who is not affected by or does not care what others say… |
| PAMPHREYS | • PAMPHREY n. (Irish) a cabbage. |
| PARANYMPH | • paranymph n. (Archaic) A friend of the bridegroom; a best man; a bridesmaid. • paranymph n. (Archaic) An ally or spokesman; someone who speaks in support of someone else. • PARANYMPH n. (historical) a best man or bridesmaid. |
| PARARHYME | • pararhyme n. A verse form in which the consonants of two words are identical in sound, but the vowels of the words… • PARARHYME n. a form of rhyme in which the consonants but not the vowels of the last stressed syllable are identical. |