beany | (noun) a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen | Synonyms: beanie |
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botany | (noun) the branch of biology that studies plants | Synonyms: phytology |
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(noun) all the plant life in a particular region or period | Synonyms: flora, vegetation |
company | (noun) a social gathering of guests or companions | - |
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(noun) an institution created to conduct business | - |
(noun) organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical) | Synonyms: troupe |
(noun) small military unit; usually two or three platoons | - |
(noun) crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship | Synonyms: ship's company |
(noun) a unit of firefighters including their equipment | - |
(noun) a band of people associated temporarily in some activity | Synonyms: party |
(noun) a social or business visitor | Synonyms: caller |
(noun) the state of being with someone | Synonyms: companionship, fellowship, society |
dittany | (noun) Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather | Synonyms: burning bush, Dictamnus alba, fraxinella, gas plant |
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epiphany | (noun) a divine manifestation | - |
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litany | (noun) any long and tedious address or recital | - |
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mahogany | (noun) a shade of brown with a tinge of red | Synonyms: burnt sienna, reddish brown, sepia, Venetian red |
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(noun) any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish | Synonyms: mahogany tree |
(noun) wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture | - |
meany | (noun) a person of mean disposition | Synonyms: meanie, unkind person |
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miscellany | (noun) an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. | Synonyms: florilegium, garland |
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(noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things | Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety |
palaeobotany | (noun) the study of fossil plants | Synonyms: paleobotany |
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paleobotany | (noun) the study of fossil plants | Synonyms: palaeobotany |
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tetany | (noun) clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis | Synonyms: apyretic tetanus, intermittent cramp, intermittent tetanus, tetanilla |
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theophany | (noun) a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person | - |
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zany | (noun) a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect | - |
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(noun) a man who is a stupid incompetent fool | Synonyms: bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, goose, jackass, twat |