| CIRCUMGYRATE | • circumgyrate v. (Intransitive) To move around something. • circumgyrate v. (Transitive) To cause to move around something; to cause to orbit. • circumgyrate v. (Intransitive) To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point. |
| CURRYCOMBING | • currycombing v. Present participle of currycomb. • curry-combing v. Present participle of curry-comb. • CURRYCOMB v. to comb with this. |
| DOGBERRYISMS | • dogberryisms n. Plural of dogberryism. • Dogberryisms n. Plural of Dogberryism. • DOGBERRYISM n. the state of being like Dogberry, a foolish meddling person. |
| HYDRARGYRISM | • hydrargyrism n. (Medicine) A diseased condition produced by poisoning with hydrargyrum, or mercury; mercurialism. • HYDRARGYRISM n. mercury poisoning, also HYDRARGYRIA. |
| HYDROFORMING | • hydroforming n. (Engineering) A cost-effective way of shaping malleable metals into lightweight, stiff pieces by means… • hydroforming n. (Organic chemistry) The reaction of petroleum with hydrogen. • HYDROFORMING n. the catalytic reforming of petroleum to increase the proportion of aromatic and branched-chain hydrocarbons. |
| HYGROMETRIES | • HYGROMETRY n. the science of humidity. |
| MARROWSKYING | • MARROWSKY v. to utter a spoonerism. |
| MARTYROLOGIC | • martyrologic adj. Of, or pertaining to, a martyrology. • MARTYROLOGIC adj. relating to martyrology, also MARTYROLOGICAL. |
| MERRYMAKINGS | • merrymakings n. Plural of merrymaking. • MERRYMAKING n. gay or festive activity. |
| MICROGRAVITY | • microgravity n. (Physics) A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained… • MICROGRAVITY n. a condition in space in which only minuscule forces are experienced. |
| MICROSURGERY | • microsurgery adj. Relating to techniques of surgery on very small or delicate parts of the body. • microsurgery n. Surgical procedures that are very small. • MICROSURGERY n. minute dissection or manipulation (as by a micromanipulator or laser beam) of living structures or tissue. |
| NONMIGRATORY | • nonmigratory adj. Not migratory; that does not migrate. • non-migratory adj. Alternative form of nonmigratory. • NONMIGRATORY adj. not migratory. |
| TRANSMOGRIFY | • transmogrify v. (Transitive) To completely alter the form of. • transmogrify v. (Intransitive) To completely alter one’s form. • TRANSMOGRIFY v. to change or alter greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect. |
| TRIGONOMETRY | • trigonometry n. (Geometry, mathematical analysis) The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between… • TRIGONOMETRY n. the study of the properties of triangles and trigonometric functions and of their applications. |