| etymological | (adjective) based on or belonging to etymology | - |
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| etymologise | (verb) construct the history of words | Synonyms: etymologize |
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| (verb) give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word) | Synonyms: etymologize |
| etymologist | (noun) a lexicographer who specializes in etymology | - |
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| etymologize | (verb) construct the history of words | Synonyms: etymologise |
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| (verb) give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word) | Synonyms: etymologise |
| etymologizing | (noun) (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase | Synonyms: derivation, deriving |
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| etymology | (noun) the study of the sources and development of words | - |
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| (noun) a history of a word | - |
| etymon | (noun) a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes | Synonyms: root |
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| stymie | (noun) a thwarting and distressing situation | Synonyms: stymy |
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| (noun) a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole | Synonyms: stymy |
| (verb) hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of | Synonyms: block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymy |
| stymy | (noun) a thwarting and distressing situation | Synonyms: stymie |
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| (noun) a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole | Synonyms: stymie |
| (verb) hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of | Synonyms: block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie |
| tympan | (noun) a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end | Synonyms: drum, membranophone |
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| tympani | (noun) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | Synonyms: kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympanum |
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| tympanic | (adjective) associated with the eardrum | - |
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| (adjective) resembling a drum | - |
| tympanist | (noun) a person who plays the kettledrums | Synonyms: timpanist |
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| tympanites | (noun) distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity | - |
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| tympanitic | (adjective) of or relating to tympanites | - |
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| tympanitis | (noun) inflammation of the inner ear | - |
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| tympanoplasty | (noun) surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear | - |
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| tympanum | (noun) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | Synonyms: kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympani |
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| (noun) the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound | Synonyms: eardrum, myringa, tympanic membrane |
| (noun) the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear | Synonyms: middle ear, tympanic cavity |