English words starting with gy

Meanings of Gybe:

verb

Change course by swinging the sail across a following wind.

Usage examples:

They gybed, and the boat turned over

noun

An act or instance of gybing.

Usage examples:

The incident, which could have easily ended in tragedy, occurred last spring during a regional tune…

Meanings of Gybing:

verb

Change course by swinging the sail across a following wind.

Usage examples:

They gybed, and the boat turned over

noun

An act or instance of gybing.

Usage examples:

The incident, which could have easily ended in tragedy, occurred last spring during a regional tune…

Meanings of Gym:

noun

A gymnasium.

Usage examples:

It also has an olympic-size swimming pool and indoor gyms with wrestling and judo mats, fencing str…

Meanings of Gymkhana:

noun

An equestrian day event comprising races and other competitions on horseback, typically for children.

Usage examples:

Mr stephens said the money would also be used to provide new outreach services to isolated station …

Meanings of Gymkhanas:

noun

An equestrian day event comprising races and other competitions on horseback, typically for children.

Usage examples:

Mr stephens said the money would also be used to provide new outreach services to isolated station …

Meanings of Gymnasia:

noun

A room or building equipped for gymnastics, games, and other physical exercise.

Usage examples:

They also put forward the idea that school gymnasiums, exercise rooms and pools could be geared spe…

Meanings of Gymnasial:

adjective

Denoting or relating to a school in germany, scandinavia, or central europe that prepares pupils for university entrance.

Usage examples:

Gymnasial training in germany

Meanings of Gymnasiums:

noun

A room or building equipped for gymnastics, games, and other physical exercise.

Usage examples:

They also put forward the idea that school gymnasiums, exercise rooms and pools could be geared spe…

Meanings of Gymnast:

noun

A person trained or skilled in gymnastics.

Usage examples:

From then on coaches and girls alike realised that a smaller gymnast meant a better gymnast.

Meanings of Gymnastic:

adjective

Relating to gymnastics.

Usage examples:

A gymnastic display

Meanings of Gymnogene:

noun

A name used in africa for the harrier hawk.

Usage examples:

Other commonly-seen species include gymnogenes, black shouldered kites and forest and mountain buzz…

Meanings of Gymnosophist:

noun

A member of an ancient hindu sect who wore very little clothing and were given to asceticism and contemplation.

Usage examples:

There he is said to have encountered the ‘gymnosophists’ and ‘magi’ who were thought to have influe…

Meanings of Gymnosperm:

noun

A plant of a group that comprises those that have seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit, including the conifers, cycads, and ginkgo.

Usage examples:

Taxonomists can now say that the ferns' closest cousins are the seed plants - angiosperms (flowerin…

Meanings of Gymnure:

noun

Another term for moonrat.

Meanings of Gymslip:

noun

A sleeveless belted tunic reaching from the shoulder to the knee, formerly worn by schoolgirls.

Usage examples:

Miss hopper was wearing her original gymslip and sash from her school in askrigg, and had borrowed …

Meanings of Gyn:

noun

Abbreviation for obstetrics and gynecology (= a part of medicine that manages pregnancy, birth, and a woman's ability to reproduce)

Meanings of Gynaecea:

noun

A part of a building set apart for women in an ancient greek or roman house.

Usage examples:

In their aristocratic form, gynaecea were created by the male elite and were similar to muslim hare…

Meanings of Gynaeceum:

noun

A part of a building set apart for women in an ancient greek or roman house.

Usage examples:

In their aristocratic form, gynaecea were created by the male elite and were similar to muslim hare…

Meanings of Gynaecocracy:

noun

Another term for gynarchy.

Meanings of Gynaecologist:

noun

A physician or surgeon qualified to practise in gynaecology.

Usage examples:

Post menopausal bleeding requires evaluation by a gynaecologist.

Meanings of Gynaecomastia:

noun

Enlargement of a man's breasts, usually due to hormone imbalance or hormone therapy.

Usage examples:

False gynaecomastia or pseudo gynaecomastia is simply breast enlargement due to fatty tissue, and t…

Meanings of Gynander:

noun

A person with both male and female characteristics; specifically a masculine woman.

Meanings of Gynandromorph:

noun

An abnormal individual, especially an insect, having some male and some female characteristics.

Usage examples:

The negative sustained component was reduced to 1/3 of that from sibling controls or the contralate…

Meanings of Gynandromorphism:

noun

The condition of being gynandromorphic.

Meanings of Gynandromorphous:

adjective

Designating an animal (most often an insect) in which male and female tissues are present as a genetic mosaic in the same individual, as shown by markings or other features.