| 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. |
| BIOGRAPHY | • biography n. A person’s life story, especially one published. • biography n. The art of writing this kind of story. • biography v. (Transitive) To write a biography of. |
| COPYGIRLS | • copygirls n. Plural of copygirl. • COPYGIRL n. a girl who runs errands in a newspaper office. |
| COPYRIGHT | • copyright n. (Uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute… • copyright n. (Countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works. • copyright n. (Uncountable, informal, nonstandard) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement. |
| EPIROGENY | • EPIROGENY n. the geological formation of continents, oceans, etc., also EPEIROGENY. |
| GIPSYWORT | • GIPSYWORT n. a hairy Eurasian plant, having two-lipped white flowers with purple dots on the lower lip, also GYPSYWORT. |
| GROPINGLY | • gropingly adv. In a groping manner; blindly. • GROPING adv. GROPE, to feel about with the hands. |
| GYROPILOT | • GYROPILOT n. a type of automatic pilot. |
| HYGROPHIL | • HYGROPHIL adj. moisture-loving; living where there is much moisture, also HYGROPHILOUS. |
| PARODYING | • parodying v. Present participle of parody. • parodying n. An instance of parody. • PARODY v. to imitate in a satirical manner for comic effect. |
| POURINGLY | • pouringly adv. In a manner that pours. • POURING adv. of rain, very heavy. |
| PROBINGLY | • probingly adv. In a probing way. • PROBINGLY adv. PROBING. |
| PTERYGOID | • pterygoid adj. (Anatomy) Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull. • pterygoid n. (Anatomy) A pterygoid part (such as a bone, muscle, or nerve). • PTERYGOID adj. winglike. |
| PYROGENIC | • pyrogenic adj. (Pathology, chemistry) generating or produced by heat, especially in the body; causing or caused by fever. • pyrogenic adj. (Geology) of a mineral formed from magma at high temperature. • PYROGENIC adj. produced by, or producing, heat or fever, also PYROGENETIC, PYROGENOUS. |
| RECOPYING | • recopying v. Present participle of recopy. • recopying n. The process of copying something again. • RECOPY v. to copy again. |
| ROMPINGLY | • rompingly adv. In a romping manner. • ROMPING adv. ROMP, to play boisterously. |
| SPIROGYRA | • spirogyra n. Any of a group of freshwater, filamentous green algae, of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts arranged… • SPIROGYRA n. any of various minute green filamentous freshwater algae constituting the genus Spirogyra. |
| TROPHYING | • trophying v. Present participle of trophy. • TROPHY v. to honour with a symbol of victory. |
| UROPYGIAL | • uropygial adj. (Ornithology) Of or pertaining to the uropygium; on the rump. • UROPYGIAL adj. of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds. |
| UROPYGIUM | • uropygium n. The posterior part of a bird’s body from which the tailfeathers grow. • UROPYGIUM n. the rump of a bird which supports the tail feathers. |