Glyphs is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for GLYPHS in dictionary:

NOUN:
• GLYPH, a sunken channel or groove, usually vertical
• a hieroglyphic character or symbol
• a sculptured symbol (e.g. as forming the ancient Mayan writing system)
• a small graphic symbol.
• an ornamental carved groove or channel, as on a Greek frieze.
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• an ornamental groove

Words related to GLYPHS

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Words that contain GLYPHS

diglyphs18 anaglyphs18 diaglyphs19 triglyphs18 ditriglyphs21 hieroglyphs23 lithoglyphs23 petroglyphs22 photoglyphs25 dendroglyphs23

How to use GLYPHS in a sentence

• Under each pair of red and black numbers there is usually a human form and over each pair a group of four glyphs belonging to the figure below.
• Throughout the codices and, to a less degree, in the stone carvings, we find what have usually been considered to be glyphs for several of the constellations.
• These glyphs are usually oblong in shape and three or more are arranged together end to end.
• The creatures pictured in the codices are often accompanied by their glyphs which appear in the lines of signs directly above.
• The same is seen also in connection with the representation of the gods and their glyphs.
• There are some animals in the codices which are represented by glyphs very frequently.
• In the inscriptions glyphs frequently occur which represent animals either showing the whole body or simply the head.
• This stone monument is remarkable from the fact that the glyphs are all more or less realistic representations of human and animal forms.
• A collection of glyphs of this period shows clearly the lizard-like character of the face.
• Curiously, however, it has no lower jaw and the same is true of the numerous glyphs representing the head of the animal.
• A comparison of this figure with the glyphs in the Nuttall Codex seems to leave little doubt that it represents a crocodile.
• There are other glyphs which seem to show the black vulture, although it is quite possible that no sharp distinction was made between the two in regard to the glyphs at least.
• As noted in the case of the glyphs of the king vulture, the greater number of these occur quite alone.
• Above in the glyphs the character for the south is shown.
• Here, clearly, there is some connection between the signs of the cardinal points in the line of glyphs and the various creatures pictured below.
• In order to make this point clearer, we will take up the consideration of the glyphs at this place, rather than at the end of the section as usual.
• They are, for the most part, glyphs from the stone inscriptions.
• There are two interesting glyphs which occur on the eastern facade of the Monjas at Chichen Itza.

Similar words containing GLYPH without suffix s

glyph14 diglyph17 glyphic18 anaglyph17 diaglyph18 diglyphs18 triglyph17 anaglyphs18 anaglyphy21 diaglyphs19 triglyphs18 anaglyphic21 ditriglyph20 hieroglyph22 lithoglyph22 petroglyph21 photoglyph24 triglyphic21 glyphosate19 anaglyphies20 dendroglyph22 ditriglyphs21 glyphograph26 hieroglyphs23 lithoglyphs23 petroglyphs22 petroglyphy25 photoglyphs25 photoglyphy28 tyroglyphid24 glyphosates20 anaglyphical23 dendroglyphs23 ditriglyphic24 glyphographs27 glyphography30 hieroglyphed25 hieroglyphic26 petroglyphic25 photoglyphic28 triglyphical23 tyroglyphids25 glyphographer28 glyphographic30 hieroglyphics27 hieroglyphing26 hieroglyphist25 petroglyphies24 photoglyphies27 coelanaglyphic27 dermatoglyphic28 glyphographers29 glyphographies29 hieroglyphical28 hieroglyphists26 dermatoglyphics29 glyphographical32 hieroglyphicall29 hieroglyphically33

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