A midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
devilishly
devilishly
adv
In a devilish manner.
diaphyseal
diaphyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to diaphysis
diaphysial
diaphysial
adj
Alternative spelling of diaphyseal
diastrophy
dichromasy
dichromasy
noun
Alternative spelling of dichromacy
dihysteria
dinichthys
diophysite
diphyllous
diphyllous
adj
(botany) Having two leaves.
dipsopathy
dipsopathy
noun
(medicine, archaic) The treatment of disease by abstaining from liquids; a thirst cure.
Alcoholism.
discharity
discharity
noun
Lack of charity.
disharmony
disharmony
noun
The absence of harmony or concordance.
dishonesty
dishonesty
noun
(countable) An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.
(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
(uncountable, obsolete) Shamefulness, disgrace.
dishwatery
dishwatery
adj
Resembling dishwater.
dissightly
disyntheme
dithyrambs
dithyrambs
noun
plural of dithyramb
doohickeys
doohickeys
noun
plural of doohickey
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
dynamitish
dynamitish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of dynamite; explosive.
dyophysite
dyophysite
Noun
Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
dyothelism
dyothelism
noun
(Christianity, theology) The doctrine of two wills (human and divine) in Christ.
dysarthria
dysarthria
noun
(neurology, neuropsychology) Difficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech; one of the first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis, brought about by an autoimmune response to acetylcholine receptors.
dysarthric
dysarthric
adj
Afflicted with, or pertaining to, dysarthria.
dysgraphia
dysgraphia
noun
A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.
dysphemism
dysphemism
noun
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one that is derogatory, offensive or vulgar) to replace a (more) neutral original.
dysphemize
dysphemize
verb
(rare, transitive) To describe in dysphemisms.
dysphrasia
dysphrasia
noun
A speech defect characterised by an inability to put words into an intelligible order
dysphrenia
dystrophia
dystrophia
noun
dystrophy
dystrophic
dystrophic
adj
(of a spring, lake &c) Having brownish acidic waters due to humus
Affected with dystrophy
fiendishly
fiendishly
adv
Extremely, very in harsh or negative contexts.
In a fiendish manner; evilly, wickedly.
hairdryers
hairdryers
noun
plural of hairdryer
holidayism
holidayism
noun
(dated) Holiday spirits; holiday cheer.
(dated, Christianity, derogatory) The tendency to treat the Sabbath as a day off rather than a solemn religious occasion.
housemaidy
housemaidy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a housemaid.
hybridised
hybridised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hybridise
hybridiser
hybridiser
noun
Alternative form of hybridizer
hybridizes
hybridizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hybridize
hydesville
hydramnios
hydramnios
noun
polyhydramnios
hydrastine
hydrastine
noun
(organic chemistry) A natural alkaloid present in goldenseal.
hydrations
hydrations
noun
plural of hydration
hydraulics
hydraulics
noun
The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.
The hydraulic system of a vehicle or other machine.
hydraulist
hydraulist
noun
One who works in the field of hydraulics.
hydrocleis
hydrofoils
hydrofoils
noun
plural of hydrofoil
hydrolysis
hydrolysis
noun
(chemistry) A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.
hydropsies
hydropsies
noun
plural of hydropsy
hydrosolic
hydrosolic
adj
Relating to a hydrosol.
hydrospire
hydrospire
noun
A flattened calcareous tube on each side of the midline of the inner part of the ambulacra of a blastoid
hydrotaxis
hydrotaxis
noun
(biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water
hydroxides
hydroxides
noun
plural of hydroxide
hypersolid
hypersolid
noun
(geometry) A solid that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
hyphenised
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise
hypodermis
hypodermis
noun
(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
(botany) A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis.
An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
hypoiodous
hypoiodous
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to hypoiodous acid or its derivatives
hyporadius
hysterioid
hystricoid
kyphosidae
ladyfishes
ladyfishes
noun
plural of ladyfish
methodisty
mythicised
mythicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mythicise
nymphoides
oxysulphid
phocylides
polishedly
polishedly
adv
In a polished manner; refinedly, elegantly.
polyphides
proudishly
proudishly
adv
In a proudish manner.
ravishedly
rhytidosis
rowdyishly
rowdyishly
adv
In a rowdyish manner.
shoddylike
sisyphides
slipshoddy
slipshoddy
adj
Synonym of slipshod
sphygmodic
sphyraenid
sphyraenid
noun
(zoology) Any barracuda in the family Sphyraenidae.
sphyrnidae
stachydrin
stylohyoid
stylohyoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and to the hyoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of stylohyoid muscle..
stymphalid
subhyaloid
subhyaloid
adj
(anatomy) Situated under the hyaloid membrane.
sulfhydric
sulfhydric
adj
(chemistry) Relating to hydrogen sulfide.
sulphydric
suprahyoid
suprahyoid
adj
(anatomy) Above the hyoid bone
switchyard
switchyard
noun
Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
sylphidine
syndicship
syndicship
noun
The role or status of syndic.
syngnathid
syngnathid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Syngnathidae of seahorses, sea dragons, and pipefish, all with fused jaws.
syphilized
syphilized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of syphilize
thucydides
thucydides
Proper noun
(c. 460 – c. 395 A great ancient Greek historian and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411
thyroidism
thyrsoidal
thyrsoidal
adj
Alternative form of thyrsoid
unmodishly
whiskyfied
whitsunday
yiddishism
yiddishism
Proper noun
The Yiddishist movement.
Noun
A word or phrase that is characteristically Yiddish but used in another language.