| AMPHIBOLOGY | • amphibology n. (Archaic) Amphiboly. • AMPHIBOLOGY n. a grammatically ambiguous phrase or sentence, also AMPHIBOLY. |
| BLASPHEMING | • blaspheming v. Present participle of blaspheme. • blaspheming n. An act of blasphemy. • BLASPHEME v. to speak impiously or contemptuously. |
| BUCKJUMPING | • buckjumping n. (Australia) The action (of a horse) of aggressively attempting to buck a rider. • buckjumping n. (Australia) A rodeo event in which the rider attempts to stay in the saddle of a bucking horse for a set period. • BUCKJUMPING n. (Australian) a competitive event for buckjumpers in a rodeo. |
| BUMPOLOGIES | • BUMPOLOGY n. jocularly, the study of bumps on the head, aka phrenology. |
| GERMAPHOBES | • germaphobes n. Plural of germaphobe. |
| GERMAPHOBIC | • germaphobic adj. Alternative form of germophobic. |
| GERMOPHOBES | • germophobes n. Plural of germophobe. |
| GERMOPHOBIC | • germophobic adj. Morbidly afraid of germs. |
| IMPREGNABLE | • impregnable adj. (Military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable… • impregnable adj. (Figuratively) Too strong to be defeated or overcome; invincible. • impregnable adj. Capable of being impregnated; impregnatable. |
| IMPREGNABLY | • impregnably adv. In an impregnable manner; so as to defy attack. • IMPREGNABLE adv. that cannot be taken by attack. |
| MUMBLETYPEG | • mumbletypeg n. Alternative form of mumblety peg. • mumblety-peg n. Alternative form of mumbletypeg. • mumblety␣peg n. (US) Any of several forms of a game in which a jack-knife is thrown so that it sticks into the ground… |
| OBTEMPERING | • obtempering v. Present participle of obtemper. • OBTEMPER v. to yield obedience to, also OBTEMPERATE. |
| PHLEBOGRAMS | • phlebograms n. Plural of phlebogram. • PHLEBOGRAM n. a tracing (with the sphygmograph) of the movements of a vein, or of the venous pulse. |
| PROGRAMABLE | • programable adj. Alternative form of programmable. • PROGRAMABLE adj. that can be programmed, also PROGRAMMABLE. |
| SUBPROGRAMS | • subprograms n. Plural of subprogram. • SUBPROGRAM n. a subpart of a program. |
| SUBSAMPLING | • subsampling n. The creation of subsamples. • subsampling n. A subordinate sampling. • SUBSAMPLE v. to create a subsample. |