| CHIRONOMY | • chironomy n. (Rhetoric) The art of using effective hand gestures, especially (historical) in Greco-Roman contexts. • chironomy n. (Music) The skill of conducting music with hand gestures. • CHIRONOMY n. the art of gesticulation or mime. |
| COHYPONYM | • cohyponym n. (Semantics) Synonym of coordinate term. • co-hyponym n. (Semantics) Alternative form of cohyponym; Synonym of coordinate term. • COHYPONYM n. a word which is one of two or more hyponyms of another word. |
| GYMNOSOPH | • gymnosoph n. A nudist; one who practises or promotes gymnosophy. • GYMNOSOPH n. one of a sect of naked ascetics of ancient India, also GYMNOSOPHIST. |
| HOMONYMIC | • homonymic adj. Having the same form (orthographic/phonetic) but unrelated meaning. • HOMONYMIC adj. relating to homonyms, words having the same sound but different meanings. |
| HOMOPHONY | • homophony n. (Music) a texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords. • homophony n. The quality of being homophonous. • HOMOPHONY n. sameness of sound. |
| HONEYCOMB | • honeycomb n. A structure of hexagonal cells made by bees primarily of wax, to hold their larvae and for storing the… • honeycomb n. (By extension) Any structure resembling a honeycomb. • honeycomb n. (Construction) Voids left in concrete resulting from failure of the mortar to effectively fill the spaces… |
| HONEYMOON | • honeymoon n. The period of time immediately following a marriage. • honeymoon n. A trip taken by a newly married couple during this period. • honeymoon n. A period of goodwill at the beginning of a new term or relationship (e.g. towards a newly elected politician… |
| HYMNBOOKS | • hymnbooks n. Plural of hymnbook. • hymn-books n. Plural of hymn-book. • hymn␣books n. Plural of hymn book. |
| HYMNOLOGY | • hymnology n. The study of hymns; hymnody. • HYMNOLOGY n. the study of hymns. |
| MONOMACHY | • monomachy n. (Now rare) A fight or other contest between two people or forces; a duel; single combat. • MONOMACHY n. single combat; a duel, also MONOMACHIA. |
| MONOPHAGY | • monophagy n. The feeding on a single type of food (e.g., a single plant species). • MONOPHAGY n. the eating of one kind of food only. |
| MONOPHONY | • monophony n. (Music) The characteristic of a piece that has only a primary melody and no secondary melody or accompaniment. • MONOPHONY n. a composition for one voice. |
| MONOPHYLY | • monophyly n. (Systematics) In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from… • MONOPHYLY n. the state of being monophyletic. |
| MONORHYME | • monorhyme n. (Poetry) A poem or rhyme scheme whose lines all end with the same rhyme. • monorhyme adj. Having a single rhyme. • MONORHYME n. a series of lines all rhyming together. |
| MOONISHLY | • moonishly adv. In a moonish manner. • MOONISH adv. like the moon; variable. |
| MOONSHINY | • moonshiny adj. (Obsolete) Moonlit; lit by moonlight. • moonshiny adj. (Dated, colloquial) Crazy; nonsensical; ludicrous. • MOONSHINY adj. full of moonlight. |
| TAPHONOMY | • taphonomy n. The study of the fate of the remains of organisms after they die, especially the study of fossilization. • TAPHONOMY n. the study or science of how plants and animals die, decay and become buried and fossilized. |