(also figuratively) To take possession of (something); to seize.
(archaic or obsolete, also figuratively) To seize or take (something); to take hold of.
(law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
To acknowledge the existence of (something); to recognize.
To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear.
To be apprehensive; to fear.
To be of opinion, believe, or think; to suppose.
To be or become aware of (something); to perceive.
To feel (something) emotionally.
To have a conception of (something); to consider, to regard.
To learn (something).
To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
cheapened
cheapened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cheapen
daphnetin
daphnetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, 7,8-dihydroxycoumarin, extracted from daphnin.
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
deanships
deanships
noun
plural of deanship
deephaven
delphinia
delphinia
noun
Synonym of delphinine
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
dewanship
diaphanie
diaphanie
noun
An artistic design made in this way.
The art of imitating stained glass with translucent paper.
diaphones
diaphones
noun
plural of diaphone
dicophane
dicophane
noun
Synonym of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“DDT”)
endophagy
endophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, within a group.
euphoniad
handpiece
handpiece
noun
The part of a dental drill, surgical instrument, etc. that is held in the hand.
handpress
handpress
noun
(printing, historical) An early printing press operated by means of a handle that applied pressure on the form.
handspade
handspike
handspike
noun
A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.
handspoke
handspoke
noun
Alternative form of handspike
harpooned
harpooned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harpoon
headpenny
headphone
headphone
noun
A cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left/right pairs.
hedyphane
hedyphane
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
hemipodan
hexapodan
monadelph
monadelph
noun
(botany) Any member of the Monadelphia.
nephridia
nephridia
noun
plural of nephridium
panhandle
panhandle
noun
(aviation) The handle that activates an ejector seat.
(cartography, US) On a map, any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan.
The handle of a pan.
verb
(US) To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, as a bum.
panheaded
peachland
phagedena
phagedena
noun
(medicine) Spreading, obstinate ulceration.
phalanxed
philander
philander
noun
A South American opossum, bare-tailed woolly opossum, Caluromys philander, formerly Didelphis philander.
A lover.
An Australian bandicoot, greater bilby or bilby, Macrotis lagotis, formerly Perameles lagotis.
verb
(intransitive) To woo women; to play the male flirt.
phrynidae
pinheaded
pinheaded
adj
(slang) Foolish; ignorant.
(slang, medicine) Having a head that is unusually tapered or small.
planished
planished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of planish
prehandle
preharden
preharden
verb
(engineering) To harden before machining.
sharpened
sharpened
adj
Having a sharp point or edge.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sharpen
unchapped
unchapped
adj
Not chapped.
underchap
unparched
unparched
adj
(obsolete) Dried up; withered by heat.
Not parched.
unpatched
unpatched
adj
(computing) For which a patch is not yet available.
(computing) Not patched; to which a patch has not been applied.