A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphogeny
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
chammying
chammying
verb
present participle of chammy
conyngham
cymagraph
cymagraph
noun
An instrument for tracing the outlines of moldings.
cymograph
cymograph
noun
An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture.
dichogamy
dichogamy
noun
(biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
gamophagy
geomorphy
geomorphy
noun
geodesy
geomorphology
gymkhanas
gymkhanas
noun
plural of gymkhana
gymnosoph
gymnosoph
noun
A nudist; one who practises or promotes gymnosophy.
haymaking
haymaking
noun
Taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.
hemiglyph
hemiglyph
noun
(architecture) The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order.
hemingway
hemingway
Proper noun
(1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
hemiplegy
hemiplegy
noun
Dated form of hemiplegia.
hemophagy
hemophagy
noun
The condition of being hemophagous
hercogamy
hercogamy
noun
(botany) The condition where self-pollination is impossible (e.g. due to physical obstacles or mutations).
hierogamy
hierogamy
noun
The ritual enactment of sexual relations between gods and goddesses in order to guarantee fertility of crops
hogmanays
hogmenays
hummingly
hygrogram
hymnology
hymnology
noun
The study of hymns; hymnody.
hypergamy
hypergamy
noun
Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself.
kymograph
kymograph
noun
A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure over time, using a pen on a rotating drum.
logomachy
logomachy
noun
A conflict waged only as a battle of words
Dispute over the meaning of words
mcconaghy
meghalaya
meghalaya
Proper noun
State in north-eastern India which has Shillong as its capital.
monophagy
monophagy
noun
The feeding on a single type of food (e.g., a single plant species).
murphying
mycophagy
mycophagy
noun
(biology) The eating of fungus.
myographs
myographs
noun
plural of myograph
myography
myography
noun
The scientific description of muscles
mythogeny
mythogony
mythology
mythology
noun
(countable and uncountable) A similar body of myths concerning an event, person or institution.
(countable and uncountable) Pervasive elements of a fictional universe that resemble a mythological universe.
(countable and uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.
(uncountable) The systematic collection and study of myths.
nightmary
nightmary
adj
Characterized by, beset by, or resembling, nightmares.
orthogamy
orthogamy
noun
(botany) fertilization of the ovules of a plant by pollen from the same plant
othygroma
phytogamy
pygmyhood
pygmyhood
noun
The condition of being a pygmy.
pygmyship
shammying
shammying
verb
present participle of shammy
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.
shimmying
shimmying
verb
present participle of shimmy
smithying
smithying
verb
present participle of smithy
sphygmoid
sphygmoid
adj
pulse-like
thingummy
thingummy
noun
Synonym of thingy: something one cannot remember the name of, or is unable to or does not care to specify precisely.
Synonym of whatshisname: someone one cannot remember the name of.
