| CARPOLOGY | • carpology n. The study of the structure of seeds and fruit. • CARPOLOGY n. the study of fruits and seeds. |
| COPROLOGY | • coprology n. Scatology. • COPROLOGY n. the study of pornography. |
| COPYGIRLS | • copygirls n. Plural of copygirl. • COPYGIRL n. a girl who runs errands in a newspaper office. |
| 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. |
| GYROPLANE | • gyroplane n. Any aircraft that obtains lift from both rotating blades and small wings. • gyroplane n. An autogyro. • GYROPLANE n. an airplane balanced and supported by the aerodynamic forces acting on rapidly rotating horizontal or slightly inclined airfoils, also GYROCOPTER. |
| HYGROPHIL | • HYGROPHIL adj. moisture-loving; living where there is much moisture, also HYGROPHILOUS. |
| HYPERGOLS | • hypergols n. Plural of hypergol. • HYPERGOL n. a rocket fuel. |
| PATROLOGY | • patrology n. (Theology) the study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers. • patrology n. A handbook or published collection of patristic literature. • PATROLOGY n. the study of early Christianity. |
| PETROLOGY | • petrology n. (Geology) The study of the origin, composition and structure of rock. • PETROLOGY n. the geological study of rocks. |
| PLAYGOERS | • playgoers n. Plural of playgoer. • PLAYGOER n. one who attends plays. |
| PLAYGROUP | • playgroup n. A group of children who meet together for supervised play. • playgroup n. A group of gamers who meet together, especially for role-playing games. • playgroup n. (UK) An informal organised group providing care and activities for preschool children. |
| POLYGRAPH | • polygraph n. A device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate… • polygraph n. (Dated) A mechanical instrument for multiplying copies of a writing, resembling multiple pantographs. • polygraph n. (Archaic) A collection of different works, either by one or several authors. |
| POURINGLY | • pouringly adv. In a manner that pours. • POURING adv. of rain, very heavy. |
| PROBINGLY | • probingly adv. In a probing way. • PROBINGLY adv. PROBING. |
| PYELOGRAM | • pyelogram n. An image produced by means of pyelography. • PYELOGRAM n. an X-ray picture of the renal pelvis. |
| ROMPINGLY | • rompingly adv. In a romping manner. • ROMPING adv. ROMP, to play boisterously. |
| TROPOLOGY | • tropology n. (Rhetoric) The use of a trope (metaphor or figure of speech). • tropology n. (Theology, philosophy) The interpretation of scripture or other work in order to educe moral or figurative… • tropology n. A recurring motif or metaphor, a trope; an interplay of tropes. |
| 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. |
| XYLOGRAPH | • xylograph n. An engraving in wood or woodcut, especially one used in printing predating the Western tradition (14th c.). • xylograph n. A print taken from such an engraving. • xylograph v. (Transitive) To make a print from an engraving in wood. |