A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphitoky
anonychia
anonychia
noun
(medicine) The absence of nails.
anthomyia
antiphony
antiphony
noun
(music, singing) alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner
alternate, or responsive ideas or opinions; juxtaposition
apophysis
apophysis
noun
(anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone.
(botany) The external part of a cone scale.
(geology) A branch of a dike or vein.
archigony
athyrosis
athyrosis
noun
Synonym of athyroidism
authority
authority
noun
(countable) A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
(countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
(plural) Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
(uncountable) Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.
(uncountable) Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
basihyoid
basihyoid
noun
(anatomy) The central tongue bone.
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
boarishly
boarishly
adv
in a boarish manner
chariotry
cherimoya
cherimoya
noun
A conical fruit with white flesh from that tree.
A subtropical tree, Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America.
chicayote
chirimoya
chirimoya
noun
Alternative form of cherimoya
conchylia
coryphaei
coryphaei
noun
plural of coryphaeus
cyanophil
cyanophil
noun
(cytology) A cell that is differentially coloured blue by a cytological dye
diachrony
diachrony
noun
The study of change over time, especially changes to language
diachylon
diachylon
noun
(medicine) A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants, later made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerine mixed with lead salts of the fat acids.
dichogamy
dichogamy
noun
(biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
dyschroia
dysphonia
dysphonia
noun
(medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
dysphoria
dysphoria
noun
(LGBT) Ellipsis of gender dysphoria.
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.
fairyhood
fairyhood
noun
The state or period of being a fairy.
forsythia
forsythia
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.
goatishly
goatishly
adv
In a goatish way.
hagiology
hagiology
noun
literature dealing with the lives of saints
halcyonic
haloxylin
hierogamy
hierogamy
noun
The ritual enactment of sexual relations between gods and goddesses in order to guarantee fertility of crops
hippolyta
hippolyta
Proper noun
An Amazonian queen who possessed a magic girdle given to her by her father, Ares.
hoistaway
hoistaway
noun
A kind of mechanical lift, or elevator.
holidayed
holidayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of holiday
holidayer
holidayer
noun
(Britain) Someone who is taking a holiday (recreational trip away from home).
homiliary
hooraying
hooraying
verb
present participle of hooray
hyalolith
hydantoic
hydantoic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, hydantoin.
hydantoin
hydantoin
noun
(organic chemistry) The heterocycle imidazolidine-2,4-dione derived from urea and glycolic acid; any of its many derivatives
hydration
hydration
noun
(biology) The process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues.
(chemistry) The incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound.
(construction) The chemical reaction by which a substance (such as cement) combines with water, giving off heat to form a crystalline structure in its setting and hardening.
hydrazino
hydrazino
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) The univalent radical formed from hydrazine by loss of a hydrogen atom
hydrazoic
hydrazoic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to hydrazoic acid
hydroidea
hydromica
hydromica
noun
(mineralogy) An alternate name for illite.
hylobatic
hyperopia
hyperopia
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the vision where the eye focusses images behind the retina instead of on it, so that distant objects can be seen better than near objects.
hyphopdia
hypnoidal
hypnoidal
adj
hypnoid
hypobaric
hypobaric
adj
Of, relating to, or utilizing less than normal air pressure.
hypobasis
hypobulia
hypobulia
noun
Difficulty in making decisions; impaired willpower.
hypogaeic
hypohemia
hypohemia
noun
(medicine) A deficiency of blood.
hypomania
hypomania
noun
(medicine) A mild form of mania, especially the phase of several mood disorders characterized by euphoria or hyperactivity.
hypomanic
hypomanic
adj
afflicted with a mild state of mania
noun
A person afflicted with hypomania.
hyponoias
hypoparia
hypopodia
hypotaxia
hypotaxic
hypotaxis
hypotaxis
noun
(grammar) Syntactic subordination of one clause or construction to another.
hypothami
hypotonia
hypotonia
noun
An abnormal loss of muscle tone.
hypoxemia
hypoxemia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg), the content of oxygen (ml oxygen per dl of blood) or the per cent saturation of the blood's hemoglobin, singly or in combination.
hyracoids
hyracoids
noun
plural of hyracoid
idiopathy
idiopathy
noun
(pathology) Something idiopathic; a disease having no known cause.
inharmony
inharmony
noun
Lack of harmony.
isography
isography
noun
(archaic) The imitation of another's handwriting.
(mathematics) An automorphism of transformation networks.
(music) The relationship between two pitch class sets that can be arranged into K-nets that are isographic (in the mathematical sense).
isohyetal
isohyetal
adj
Pertaining to, or making use of, isohyets.
noun
An isohyet.
kandiyohi
kandiyohi
Proper noun
a small city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, USA.
kobayashi
mayorship
mayorship
noun
The office or role of a mayor.
mohineyam
mondayish
mondayish
Adverb
on, or around Monday
Adjective
feeling ill, especially used of clergymen having worked all day Sunday
hungover after a weekend of drinking (as a presumed contributing explanation for a clergyman feeling Mondayish)
grumpy and disheartened on returning to work on a Monday after the weekend
mycohemia
mycorhiza
myopathia
myopathia
noun
Archaic form of myopathy.
myopathic
myopathic
adj
Pertaining to myopathy
ohmically
ohmically
adv
By means of ohmic heating, the process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor releases heat.
oligarchy
oligarchy
noun
A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.
A state ruled by such a government.
Those who make up an oligarchic government.
olynthiac
olynthian
opiophagy
opsimathy
opsimathy
noun
Learning or education that occurs late in life.
ownwayish
oxyhalide
oxyhalide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any anion (and corresponding salt) in which a central atom is bonded to both oxygen and a halogen
oxyhaloid
oxyphonia
oxyphonia
noun
(medicine) shrillness or high pitch of the voice
oxytricha
pachyotia
philocaly
philocaly
noun
The love of beauty.
phoniatry
phoniatry
noun
phoniatrics
phyllodia
phyllodia
noun
plural of phyllodium
phymatoid
polyanthi
polyanthi
noun
plural of polyanthus
polychsia
polyhemia
porphyria
porphyria
noun
(pathology) Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by excretion of excess porphyrins in the urine.
pyophagia
rachitomy
rhizotaxy
rhizotaxy
noun
Alternative form of rhizotaxis
sciomachy
sciomachy
noun
Alternative form of sciamachy
shadowily
shadowily
adv
In a shadowy manner.
shamoying
shamoying
noun
A process used in preparing certain kinds of leather, which consists of frizzing the skin and working oil into it to supply the place of the astringent (tannin, alum, etc.) ordinarily used in tanning.
symphonia
symphonia
noun
(music) Concord in Ancient Greek music.
(obsolete) The bagpipe.
(obsolete) The virginal.
syphiloma
syphiloma
noun
A syphilitic tumor
thiocyano
thiopyran
thiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) An unsaturated six-membered heterocycle consisting of five carbon atoms. one sulfur atom and two double bonds
throatily
throatily
adv
In a throaty manner.
thylakoid
thylakoid
noun
(biology) a folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from which grana are made, used in photosynthesis
thyroidal
thyroidal
adj
(physiology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting the thyroid
thyroidea
toadyship
toadyship
noun
The state or behaviour of a toady; obsequious fawning.
tychonian
tychonian
Adjective
Tychonic
typhoemia
typhoidal
typhoidal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with typhoid fever
typhonian
typhonian
Adjective
Of or relating to Typhon.
unholiday
unholiday
adj
Grim or drab; the antithesis of festive.
noun
A day or period of time which is not a holiday, but is celebrated as if it were one.