gymnasium |
a building or large room designed and equipped for physical education and for athletic and gymnastic games and contests. [3 definitions] |
gymnast |
one skilled in gymnastics. |
gymnastic |
of or relating to gymnastics. |
gymnastics |
(used with a pl. verb) physical exercises used to develop and demonstrate muscular strength, agility, and control, esp. with the aid of special equipment such as the parallel bars, the horse, and the high bar. [3 definitions] |
gymno- |
naked; bare. |
gymnosperm |
any of a large division of seed plants having seeds not enclosed within an ovary, such as the conifers, seed ferns, and gingko. (Cf. angiosperm.) |
gym shoe |
a rubber-soled canvas shoe intended to be worn for indoor sports; sneaker. |
gynandromorph |
an individual exhibiting the physical characteristics of both sexes. |
gyneco- |
female. |
gynecocracy |
government by a woman or women. |
gynecologist |
a medical doctor who specializes in gynecology. |
gynecology |
the branch of medicine that deals with the reproductive system and endocrinology of women. |
gynephobia |
irrational fear of women. |
gyniatrics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of medicine that deals with disorders peculiar to women. |
gyno- |
female. |
gynoecium |
the female reproductive organs of a flower; carpel, or carpels collectively; pistil, or pistils collectively. |
gynophore |
a stalk that supports a flower's pistil or pistils. |
-gynous |
of or pertaining to females or female organs. |
-gyny |
the state of having or otherwise relating to (such or so many) females. [2 definitions] |
gyp |
(informal) to cheat, swindle, or defraud. [3 definitions] |
gypsophila |
any of various plants that bear delicate clusters of small white or pink flowers; baby's breath. |