(Canada, US) A peel-out or skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid.
(attributive) A circular life raft.
(physics) A toroidal vacuum chamber.
(slang) A vulva; (by extension) a woman's virginity.
A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly of a toroidal (a ring doughnut) shape, often mixed with various sweeteners and flavourings; or flattened sphere (a filled doughnut) shape filled with jam, custard or cream.
A kind of tyre for an airplane.
A spare car tyre, usually stored in the boot, that is smaller than a full-sized tyre and is only intended for temporary use.
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
doughnuts
doughnuts
noun
plural of doughnut
doughtiness
doughtiness
noun
The quality of being doughty.
doughton
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downthrust
draughtiness
draughtiness
noun
Britain standard spelling of draftiness.
draughting
draughting
verb
present participle of draught
draughtman
draughtman
noun
Archaic form of draughtsman. (one who draws architectural or engineering plans)
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
draughtsman
draughtsman
noun
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
noun
UK standard spelling of draftsmanship.
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dreadnaught
dreadnaught
noun
Alternative spelling of dreadnought
dreadnought
dreadnought
noun
(informal) A type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.
(military, nautical, historical) A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
(music) A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound.
A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
A person who fears nothing.
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
Something that assures against fear.
The cloth itself; fearnaught.
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
dromaeognathous
dromaeognathous
adj
(ornithology) Possessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
droughtiness
droughtiness
noun
Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
drouthiness
drouthiness
noun
(Scotland, US) droughtiness
duckhunting
dumbartonshire
dunreith
dunseath
dunseith
dunthorne
duodecillionth
duodecillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number duodecillion
noun
One of a duodecillion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the duodecillionth position.
duodenocholangitis
duodenocholecystostomy
duodenocholedochotomy
duodenocholedochotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the duodenum and common bile duct
dutching
dutching
verb
present participle of dutch
dutchman
dutchman
noun
(carpentry, masonry) A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired.
(theater) A cloth strip attached to a flat to conceal a joint.
A flaw or void repaired with such a piece.
dutchmen
dutchmen
noun
plural of dutchman
dutchtown
earthbound
earthbound
adj
(figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane.
(science fiction) Heading towards Earth.
Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.
echinodermatous
echinodermatous
adj
(zoology) Relating to Echinodermata; echinodermal.
echinulated
echinulated
adj
Alternative form of echinulate
ectonephridium
enchondromatous
enchondromatous
adj
Relating to enchondroma.
endophytous
endothecium
endothecium
noun
(botany) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules
endotheliulia
endothelium
endothelium
noun
(anatomy) A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.
endothermous
enthused
enthused
verb
past participle of enthuse
epithelioglandular
escutcheoned
escutcheoned
adj
Having an escutcheon; furnished with a coat of arms or ensign.
ethylhydrocupreine
ethylhydrocupreine
noun
A chemical used in cell culture to distinguish Streptococcus pneumoniae from other alpha-hemolytic streptococci such as Streptococcus viridans.
eupanorthidae
euthanatized
euthanatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euthanatize
exhaustedness
exhaustedness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being exhausted.
extinguished
extinguished
adj
Having been quenched or eliminated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extinguish
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
foulmouthedness
foulmouthedness
noun
The quality or state of being foul-mouthed.
fountainhead
fountainhead
noun
A spring that is the source of a river.
An abundant source of knowledge, etc.
fountainheads
fountainheads
noun
plural of fountainhead
gentlemouthed
gesithcund
gesithcund
adj
Having the rank of a gesith (member of the king's retinue) in medieval England; well-born.
gesithcundman
gesundheit
gesundheit
intj
(Canada, US) Said to someone who has just sneezed.
(humorous) Said in response to a word that sounds onomatopoeically similar to a sneeze.
gnathidium
gnathidium
noun
(zoology) The ramus of the lower jaw of a bird as far as it is naked.
gnathopodous
goldenmouth
goldenmouthed
granddaughter
granddaughter
noun
The daughter of someone's child.
granddaughterly
granddaughterly
adj
Relating to or characteristic of a granddaughter.
granddaughters
granddaughters
noun
plural of granddaughter
greenthumbed
groundsheet
groundsheet
noun
A sheet of waterproof material that is spread on the ground, often beneath a tent, and upon which a person may sit or sleep.
groundsheets
groundsheets
noun
plural of groundsheet
guanethidine
guanethidine
noun
(pharmacology) An antihypertensive drug that reduces the release of catecholamines.
habitudinal
hadhramautian
hadramautian
haemagglutinated
haemodilution
haemodilution
noun
Alternative form of hemodilution
hallucinated
hallucinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate
hamamelidanthemum
handout
handout
noun
A gift to the poor or needy.
A gift, something obtained without effort.
A worksheet, leaflet, or pamphlet that is given out (usually by hand) for a certain use.
handouts
handouts
noun
plural of handout
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
hardecanute
hardicanute
haunted
haunted
adj
Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).
Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.
Showing a feeling of being disturbed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of haunt
headhunt
headhunt
verb
(baseball) To pitch at a batter's head.
(ice hockey) To use one's hockey stick to strike an opponent's head.
To actively recruit executive personnel.
To cut off, and preserve, the heads of one's enemies.
headhunted
headhunted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of headhunt
headhunter
headhunter
noun
(anthropology) A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.
(baseball) A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.
(ice hockey) A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to strike an opponent's head.
One who recruits senior personnel for a company.
headhunters
headhunters
noun
plural of headhunter
headhunting
headhunting
noun
(anthropology) The practice of cutting off and preserving the head of one's enemy.
The active recruitment of executive or talented personnel.
verb
present participle of headhunt
headhunts
headhunts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headhunt
headquartering
headquartering
verb
present participle of headquarter
heartwounding
hebetudinous
hebetudinous
adj
Displaying mental lethargy or dullness.
hemagglutinated
hemagglutinated
adj
Modified by hemagglutination
hemodilution
hemodilution
noun
(pathology) An increase in the fluid content of blood (and thus a diminution of the number of cells).
hepaticoduodenostomy
hepaticoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) Synonym of hepatoduodenostomy
hepatoduodenal
hepatoduodenal
adj
Relating to the liver and duodenum.
hepatoduodenostomy
hepatoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening from the liver into the duodenum.
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
herrengrundite
heterandrous
heterodontus
heulandite
heulandite
noun
(mineralogy) A common mineral of the zeolite group with monoclinic crystals, the most usual form being heulandite-Ca (Ca,Na)₂₋₃Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆·12H₂O.
heulandites
heulandites
noun
plural of heulandite
hindgut
hindgut
noun
(biology, anatomy, embryology) The caudal part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, including the colon and the rectum, in humans and some other animals.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) The developed counterpart in the adult: the most distal part of the alimentary canal, which in humans is generally defined as comprising the distal third of the transverse colon, the splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and anorectal junction.
hindguts
hindguts
noun
plural of hindgut
hindquarter
hindquarter
noun
(in the plural) The hind biped (leg) of a quadruped, or all body parts situated behind the hind legs' trunk-attachment.
(metonymically, derogatory, usually in the plural) Human behind, butt.
Either rear half of a side of beef, mutton, veal, lamb or by extension from another edible mammal.
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
hindustan
hindustan
Proper noun
The northern region of India, in which the predominant religion is Hinduism.
An alternative name for India (the whole country).
hindustani
hirudiniculture
hirudiniculture
noun
The commercial production of leeches.
honeymouthed
houndsfoot
hubbardston
huddlement
huddlement
noun
A condition or situation of being huddled together.
huddleston
hudnut
hudsonite
humboldtianum
humboldtine
humboldtine
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
humidification
humidification
noun
The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.
humidifications
humidifications
noun
plural of humidification
hundredth
hundredth
adj
The ordinal form of the number one hundred.
noun
One of a hundred equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the hundredth position.
hundredths
hundredths
noun
plural of hundredth
hundredweight
hundredweight
noun
(Canada, US) A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).
(UK, chiefly historical) A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (8 st or 51 kg).
(historical) Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
hunted
hunted
adj
(figuratively) Nervous and agitated, as if pursued.
Being the subject of a hunt.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hunt
huntedly
huntedly
adv
In a hunted manner; as though being hunted.
huntingdon
huntingdon
Proper noun
a market town in Cambridgeshire, and former county town of Huntingdonshire.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
a town in Tennessee, USA
huntingdonshire
huntingdonshire
Proper noun
A former inland county of Eastern England now absorbed into Cambridgeshire.
huntland
huttonweed
hydatidinous
hydatigenous
hydatogenous
hydatopneumatic
hydatopneumatolytic
hydrochlorplatinous
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide
hydrodesulphurization
hydrodesulphurization
noun
Alternative form of hydrodesulfurization
hydronaut
hydronaut
noun
An undersea explorer, such as a submariner.
hydronitroprussic
hydronitrous
hydroperitoneum
hydroperitoneum
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The accumulation of fluid in the peritoneum
hydroplutonic
hydropneumatic
hydropneumatic
adj
Being, or pertaining to, a type of automotive suspension system based on a nitrogen springing medium.
Operated by both fluid and air power
hydropneumatization
hydropneumatosis
hydropneumothorax
hydropneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The presence of both fluid and air in the pleural cavity