| 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. |
| DIAPHRAGM | • diaphragm n. (Anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed… • diaphragm n. (Anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another. • diaphragm n. A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse. |
| EPIPHRAGM | • epiphragm n. (Zoology) A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation. • epiphragm n. (Botany) The dilated apex of the columella in urn mosses. • EPIPHRAGM n. the disc with which certain molluscs close the aperture of their shell. |
| GRAPHEMIC | • graphemic adj. Of or pertaining to graphemes or their study. • graphemic adj. Being or that is a grapheme; being or that is an irreducibly meaningful unit of written language. • GRAPHEMIC adj. of or like a grapheme, a letter of the alphabet. |
| GRAPHIUMS | • graphiums n. Plural of graphium. • GRAPHIUM n. (Latin) a stylus. |
| GRUMPHIES | • grumphies n. Plural of grumphie. • grumphies n. Plural of grumphy. • GRUMPHY n. (Scots) a pig, also GRUMPHIE. |
| GRUMPHING | • grumphing v. Present participle of grumph. • GRUMPH v. (Scots) to grunt. |
| HAMPERING | • hampering v. Present participle of hamper. • hampering n. That which hampers; an impediment. • HAMPER v. to hinder, obstruct. |
| MARIGRAPH | • marigraph n. (Oceanography) A device used to measure tidal levels. • MARIGRAPH n. an instrument for recording tide levels. |
| MORPHINGS | • morphings n. Plural of morphing. • MORPHING n. the technique of using computer graphics. |
| PHARMINGS | • PHARMING n. the production of pharmaceuticals from genetically altered plants or animals. |
| PHLEGMIER | • phlegmier adj. Comparative form of phlegmy: more phlegmy. • PHLEGMY adj. full of phlegm. |
| SHRIMPING | • shrimping v. Present participle of shrimp. • SHRIMPING n. fishing for shrimps. |
| TEPHIGRAM | • tephigram n. (Meteorology) A graph that shows how dew point is dependent on temperature and entropy. • TEPHIGRAM n. a diagram on which information about vertical variation in the atmosphere is plotted. |