(paleontology) Of or pertaining to the Ganocephala, a former group of temnospondyls.
gashouse
gashouse
noun
gasworks
gashouses
gashouses
noun
plural of gashouse
gasterophilus
gastroalbuminorrhea
gastrohyperneuria
gastrosuccorrhea
gastrosuccorrhea
noun
(medicine) hypersecretion of gastric juice
gatehouse
gatehouse
noun
(archaic) A fortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
A shelter for a gatekeeper.
gatehouses
gatehouses
noun
plural of gatehouse
geadephagous
geniohyoglossus
geniohyoglossus
noun
Synonym of genioglossus
geophagous
geophagous
adj
Eating earth.
geophilous
geophilous
adj
(botany) Terrestrial; growing or rooting in the ground.
(phytogeography) growing on the ground or on decaying vegetable matter: applied by Pound and Clements to a class of fungi.
Fruiting underground.
Loving the ground: specifically applied to sundry animals, especially the Geophila or land-snails.
geophilus
geosynchronous
geosynchronous
adj
Refers to the orbit of a satellite whose rate of revolution is matched to the rotation period of the Earth. A special case is the geostationary orbit which is circular and equatorial, so that the satellite appears to be fixed over a particular point on Earth's sky.
geoteuthis
gerrhosaurid
gerrhosaurid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Gerrhosauridae of plated lizards.
gerrhosauridae
ghoulishness
ghoulishness
noun
The quality of being ghoulish.
gigantopithecus
ginhouse
ginhouse
noun
A building where cotton is ginned.
glasshouse
glasshouse
noun
(Britain military slang) A military prison.
A building where glass or glassware is manufactured.
A greenhouse, especially one for commercial use.
glasshouses
glasshouses
noun
plural of glasshouse
globiocephalus
glochideous
glomerulonephritis
glomerulonephritis
noun
(medicine) A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli.
glossopharyngeus
glossotherium
gloucestershire
gloucestershire
Proper noun
A south western county of England bordered by the Severn estuary, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol and the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.
glutathiones
glutathiones
noun
plural of glutathione
goddaughters
goddaughters
noun
plural of goddaughter
goodhumoredness
goosehouse
goosemouth
gouaches
gouaches
noun
plural of gouache
goulashes
goulashes
noun
plural of goulash
grasshouse
greenhouse
greenhouse
noun
(UK military slang, dated) The glass of a plane's cockpit.
(climatology) A hot state in global climate.
(medicine) A structure that shields the operating table to protect against bacteria.
A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.
verb
(transitive) To place (plants) in a greenhouse.
(transitive, figurative) To nurture in order to promote growth.
greenhouses
greenhouses
noun
plural of greenhouse
greyhounds
greyhounds
noun
plural of greyhound
grouches
grouches
noun
plural of grouch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grouch
grouchiest
grouchiest
adj
superlative form of grouchy: most grouchy
grouchiness
grouchiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.
groundfishes
groundfishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of groundfish
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
guacharoes
guacharoes
noun
plural of guacharo
guardhouse
guardhouse
noun
A station for guards, especially at the entrance of a town, castle, etc.
Synonym of military prison.
guardhouses
guardhouses
noun
plural of guardhouse
guesthouse
guesthouse
noun
A private house offering accommodation to paying guests; a boarding house; a bed and breakfast.
A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors.
guesthouses
guesthouses
noun
plural of guesthouse
guidebookish
guidebookish
adj
Having the tone or style of a guidebook.
guldengroschen
guldengroschen
noun
(money, historical) A silver German coin that was worth one gold gulden in the 15th century and two thirds of a taler in the 17th century.
gumpoldskirchner
gumshoe
gumshoe
noun
(slang, Canada, US) A detective.
A sneaker or rubber overshoe.
verb
(slang) To act as a detective.
gumshoed
gumshoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gumshoe
gumshoeing
gumshoeing
verb
present participle of gumshoe
gumshoes
gumshoes
noun
plural of gumshoe
gunhouse
gunhouse
noun
(naval) The rotating part of a gun turret seen above deck.
gynaecomorphous
gynaecomorphous
adj
Alternative spelling of gynecomorphous
gynantherous
gynantherous
adj
(botany) Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in which the stamens are converted into pistils.
gynecomorphous
gynecomorphous
adj
(biology) Resembling a female in shape, attributes or appearance.
gynecophorous
gyrencephalous
gyrophoraceous
haematogenous
haematogenous
adj
Producing blood
Spread by blood
haemoglobinous
haemoglobinous
adj
Alternative form of hemoglobinous
hallucinogens
hallucinogens
noun
plural of hallucinogen
halogenous
halogenous
adj
(chemistry) Of a compound: containing a halogen as part of the molecule.
haloragidaceous
haloragidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Haloragidaceae.
hartstongue
hartstongue
noun
Alternative spelling of hart's tongue.
hebegynous
hegumenos
hegumenos
noun
Alternative form of hegumen (“head of a monastery”)
hegumenoses
heliogabalus
heliogabalus
Proper noun
A Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who reigned from 218 to 222. He was known for perverse and decadent behavior with regard especially to sex, religion, and food.
hematogenous
hematogenous
Adjective
Producing blood
Spread by blood
hematophagous
hematophagous
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of haematophagous
hemiazygous
hemignathous
hemignathous
adj
Having one mandible much shorter than the other
hemizygous
hemizygous
adj
(genetics) Having some single copies of genes in an otherwise diploid cell or organism
hemogenous
hemoglobiniferous
hemoglobinous
hemoglobinous
adj
Of or relating to hemoglobin.
hemophagous
hemophagous
adj
That feeds on, or is nourished by blood
hepatogenous
hepatogenous
adj
(medicine) Synonym of hepatogenic
heptagynous
heptagynous
adj
(botany) Having seven pistils
herbagious
hercogamous
hercogamous
adj
(botany) Not capable of self-fertilization; said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle prevents autogamy.
herigonius
hesthogenous
heterogamous
heterogamous
adj
(biology) characterized by alternating generations of a parthenogenetic and sexual nature
(biology) involving heterogametes in the reproductive process
(botany) in which the stamens and pistils are not present in every flower; i.e. there are male and female flowers
in the daisy family Asteraceae, having two types of flowers in a flower head (such as some sterile, some hermaphrodite, or some female, some hermaphrodite)
heterogeneous
heterogeneous
adj
(chemistry) Visibly consisting of different components.
(computing) Of a network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture; alternatively, of a data resource with multiple types of formats.
(mathematics) Incommensurable because of different kinds.
(physics, chemistry) Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
heterogeneously
heterogeneously
adv
In a heterogeneous manner.
heterogeneousness
heterogeneousness
noun
The quality of being heterogeneous.
heterogenous
heterogenous
adj
(genetics) derived from a different individual or species
Alternative spelling of heterogeneous
heterogenously
heterogenously
adv
In a heterogenous manner
heterogenousness
heterogenousnesses
heteroglobulose
heterogonous
heterogonous
adj
(botany) Characterized by heterogony.
heterogonously
heterogonously
adv
In a heterogonous manner.
heterogynous
heterogynous
adj
(zoology) Having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants or bees.
(zoology) Having females very unlike the males in form and structure.
heterologous
heterologous
adj
(biology) Of, or relating to different species
Having different relationships or different elements
heterologously
heterologously
adv
In a heterologous manner
heterophagous
heterosuggestion
heterosuggestion
noun
suggestion from outside
heterozygous
heterozygous
adj
Of an organism which has two different alleles of a given gene.
heterozygousness
heterozygousness
noun
The quality of being heterozygous.
hexagonous
hexagonous
adj
(botany) hexagonal in section
hexagynous
hexagynous
adj
(botany) Having six styles.
hierogrammateus
histogenous
historicoreligious
historicoreligious
adj
Relating to history and religion.
hogshouther
hogsucker
hogsucker
noun
Hypentelium nigricans, a species of fish found throughout the Mississippi river basin, growing up to two feet in length.
homeogenous
homoeogenous
homogeneous
homogeneous
adj
(chemistry) In the same state of matter.
(mathematics) Of which the properties of a smaller set apply to the whole; scalable.
Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up.
Of the same kind; alike, similar.
homogeneously
homogeneously
adv
In a homogeneous manner.
homogeneousness
homogeneousness
noun
(rare) homogeneity, the state of having a uniform composition.
homogeneousnesses
homogenous
homogenous
adj
(biology) Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny.
(see usage notes) Alternative form of homogeneous (“having the same composition”)
homozygousness
homozygousness
noun
The quality of being homozygous.
honeyguides
honeyguides
noun
plural of honeyguide
hormigueros
horselaugh
horselaugh
noun
A loud, boisterous laugh.
horselaugher
horselaughs
horselaughs
noun
plural of horselaugh
horselaughter
horselaughter
noun
horselaugh
horsetongue
houghsinew
hourglasses
hourglasses
noun
plural of hourglass
housage
housage
noun
A fee for keeping goods in a house.
houseboating
houseboating
noun
The practice of living and/or travelling in a houseboat.
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
housebug
housebuilding
housebuilding
noun
The building of houses
housecleaning
housecleaning
noun
Collectively, the tasks involved with cleaning a house; the practice of cleaning a house.
verb
present participle of houseclean
housecleanings
housecleanings
noun
plural of housecleaning
housefurnishings
housefurnishings
noun
plural of housefurnishing
houseguest
houseguest
noun
A person who visits and stays at someone else's house, usually for one or more nights.
houseguests
houseguests
noun
plural of houseguest
householding
householding
adj
Having the role of householder; managing a household.
noun
Management of a household; housekeeping.
The fact of being a householder; ownership or occupation of a house
housekeeping
housekeeping
noun
Any general tasks that involve preparation.
Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
houselights
houselights
noun
The lights that illuminate the audience section of an auditorium, theatre, or other entertainment venue.
plural of houselight
houseling
houseling
adj
Of or pertaining to the eucharist.
Pertaining to any of the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, such as marriage.
noun
A small or miniature house.
A tame animal, or one reared by hand.
One who frequently remains indoors or at home.
The act of administering the eucharist.
houselling
houselling
verb
present participle of housel
housemaiding
housemaiding
verb
present participle of housemaid
housemating
housesitting
housesitting
verb
present participle of housesit
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).