| 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. |
| ECPHRASES | • ecphrases n. Plural of ecphrasis. • ECPHRASIS n. a description of a work of art, possibly imaginary, produced as a rhetorical exercise, also EKPHRASIS. |
| ECPHRASIS | • ecphrasis n. Alternative spelling of ekphrasis. • ECPHRASIS n. a description of a work of art, possibly imaginary, produced as a rhetorical exercise, also EKPHRASIS. |
| EKPHRASES | • ekphrases n. Plural of ekphrasis. • EKPHRASIS n. a literary description of or commentary on a visual work of art, also ECPHRASIS. |
| EKPHRASIS | • ekphrasis n. (Rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or verbal description of an object, especially of an artwork. • EKPHRASIS n. a literary description of or commentary on a visual work of art, also ECPHRASIS. |
| 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. |
| EUPHRASIA | • euphrasia n. Any of many flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia. • EUPHRASIA n. eyebright, a plant once used to treat disorders of the eyes, also EUPHRASY. |
| MISPHRASE | • misphrase v. To phrase incorrectly. • MISPHRASE v. to phrase wrongly. |
| NEPHRALGY | • nephralgy n. Archaic form of nephralgia. • NEPHRALGY n. pain in the kidneys, also NEPHRALGIA. |
| PHRASALLY | • phrasally adv. In a phrasal context or manner. • PHRASAL adv. pertaining to a group of two or more associated words. |
| PHRASEMAN | • phraseman n. A phrasemonger. • PHRASEMAN n. a user or maker of fine phrases. |
| PHRASEMEN | • phrasemen n. Plural of phraseman. • PHRASEMAN n. a user or maker of fine phrases. |
| PHRASIEST | • PHRASY adj. inclined to use wordy phrases. |
| PHRASINGS | • phrasings n. Plural of phrasing. • PHRASING n. a style of verbal expression. |
| PHRATRIES | • phratries n. Plural of phratry. • PHRATRY n. (Greek) a tribal unit among primitive peoples. |
| PRONEPHRA | • PRONEPHROS n. a primitive kidney that disappears early in embryonic development. |
| REPHRASED | • rephrased v. Simple past tense and past participle of rephrase. • REPHRASE v. to say or repeat in a different way. |
| REPHRASES | • rephrases v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rephrase. • REPHRASE v. to say or repeat in a different way. |