| ASTRONOMY | • astronomy n. The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth’s atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations… • astronomy n. (Obsolete) Astrology. • ASTRONOMY n. the study of the celestial bodies and the heavens in all scientific aspects. |
| BACRONYMS | • bacronyms n. Plural of bacronym. • BACRONYM n. an acronym formed using the initial letters or syllables of an existing word, also BACKRONYM. |
| BRIMSTONY | • brimstony adj. Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous. • BRIMSTONY adj. containing or resembling brimstone. |
| CRONYISMS | • cronyisms n. Plural of cronyism. • CRONYISM n. appointment of friends to posts. |
| MESOCRANY | • mesocrany n. The condition of being mesocranic. • MESOCRANY n. medium skull breadth. |
| MONASTERY | • monastery n. A building for housing monks or others who have taken religious vows. • MONASTERY n. the residence of a religious community, esp. of monks, living in seclusion from secular society and bound by religious vows. |
| MYRMIDONS | • myrmidons n. Plural of myrmidon. • Myrmidons n. Plural of Myrmidon. • MYRMIDON n. (Greek) a loyal follower, esp. a subordinate who follows orders unquestioningly or pitilessly. |
| OXYMORONS | • oxymorons n. Plural of oxymoron. • OXYMORON n. (Greek) a self-contradictory expression. |
| OYSTERMAN | • oysterman n. A person who cultivates, harvests or sells oysters. • oysterman n. (Nautical) A boat used to dredge for oysters. • OYSTERMAN n. one who gathers or breeds oysters. |
| OYSTERMEN | • oystermen n. Plural of oysterman. • OYSTERMAN n. one who gathers or breeds oysters. |
| PARSIMONY | • parsimony n. Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. • parsimony n. (By extension) The quality or characteristic of using the fewest resources or explanations to solve a problem. • PARSIMONY n. sparingness or reluctance in the spending of money, also PARCIMONY. |
| RETRONYMS | • retronyms n. Plural of retronym. • RETRONYM n. a term coined to distinguish the original referent from a later development. |
| SKYRMIONS | • skyrmions n. Plural of skyrmion. • SKYRMION n. a mathematical model used to model baryons. |
| SOKEMANRY | • sokemanry n. Alternative form of socmanry. • SOKEMANRY n. tenure by socage, a feudal tenure of land involving payment of rent or other nonmilitary services to a superior. |
| SYNDROMES | • syndromes n. Plural of syndrome. • SYNDROME n. a group of symptoms that characterize a particular disorder. |
| SYNDROMIC | • syndromic adj. Relating to a syndrome. • syndromic adj. Relating to syndromics. • SYNDROMIC adj. of or like a syndrome, a characteristic group of symptoms. |