| AMPHIGORIC | • amphigoric adj. Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory. • AMPHIGORIC adj. relating to amphigory, a nonsensical piece of writing, usually in verse form, typically composed as a parody. |
| AMPHIGOURI | • AMPHIGOURI n. a nonsensical piece of writing, usually in verse form, typically composed as a parody, also AMPHIGORY. |
| DIAPHRAGMS | • diaphragms n. Plural of diaphragm. • DIAPHRAGM n. the muscular structure separating the chest from the abdomen. |
| EPIPHRAGMS | • epiphragms n. Plural of epiphragm. • EPIPHRAGM n. the disc with which certain molluscs close the aperture of their shell. |
| GEOMORPHIC | • geomorphic adj. Of or pertaining to the shape or structure of the surface of the Earth. • geomorphic adj. Of or pertaining to geomorphology. • GEOMORPHIC adj. earth-shaped. |
| GRAPHEMICS | • graphemics n. (Linguistics) The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the… • GRAPHEMICS n. the study of systems of representing speech in writing. |
| GRUMPISHLY | • GRUMPISH adv. grumpy. |
| HARUMPHING | • harumphing v. Present participle of harumph. • HARUMPH v. to clear one's throat noisily in annoyance, also HARRUMPH. |
| MARIGRAPHS | • marigraphs n. Plural of marigraph. • MARIGRAPH n. an instrument for recording tide levels. |
| MICROGRAPH | • micrograph n. An image such as a photograph that presents the microscopic at a macroscopic scale; an image produced… • micrograph n. A pantograph instrument for executing minute writing or engraving. • micrograph v. To produce such an image by micrography. |
| MICROPHAGE | • microphage n. (Biology) A small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte (a granulocyte). • MICROPHAGE n. a small phagocyte. |
| MIMEOGRAPH | • mimeograph n. (Historical) A machine for making printed copies using typed stencil, eventually superseded by photocopying. • mimeograph v. To make mimeograph copies. • MIMEOGRAPH n. (tradename) an autographic stencil copying device invented by Edison. |
| MIMOGRAPHY | • mimography n. (Archaic) The art of writing sign language by means of pictorial symbols constituting ideographs. • MIMOGRAPHY n. the writing of mimes. |
| MYOGRAPHIC | • myographic adj. Pertaining to myography. • MYOGRAPHIC adj. relating to myography, the description of muscles, also MYOGRAPHICAL. |
| PHORMINGES | • phorminges n. Plural of phorminx. • PHORMINX n. (Greek) a kind of lyre used by the Greeks. |
| PHRAGMITES | • phragmites n. Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands. • Phragmites prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – many reeds. |
| SHRIMPINGS | • SHRIMPING n. fishing for shrimps. |
| TEPHIGRAMS | • tephigrams n. Plural of tephigram. • TEPHIGRAM n. a diagram on which information about vertical variation in the atmosphere is plotted. |
| TRIUMPHING | • triumphing v. Present participle of triumph. • triumphing n. A display of triumph. • TRIUMPHING n. the act of triumphing. |
| WHIMPERING | • whimpering v. Present participle of whimper. • whimpering n. The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint. • WHIMPERING adj. crying with plaintive, broken sounds. |