(obsolete) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.
adhocracy
adhocracy
noun
(business, organizational theory) An organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic.
adiaphory
adiaphory
noun
(obsolete) indifference
aldehydes
aldehydes
noun
plural of aldehyde
aldehydic
aldehydic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
andrarchy
anhydrate
anhydrate
noun
(chemistry) The anhydrous form of a normally hydrated compound
(organic chemistry) An acid anhydride
verb
To dehydrate, especially in food processing.
anhydride
anhydride
noun
(chemistry) any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
anhydrize
anhydrous
anhydrous
adj
(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
Having little or no water.
archduchy
archduchy
noun
The territory (principality) of an archduke.
ashamedly
ashamedly
adv
with shame
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
athyridae
babyhoods
babyhoods
noun
plural of babyhood
baddishly
basihyoid
basihyoid
noun
(anatomy) The central tongue bone.
birthdays
birthdays
noun
plural of birthday
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birthday
caddishly
caddishly
adv
In a caddish manner.
chairlady
chairlady
noun
(chiefly dated) chairwoman
chandlery
chandlery
noun
A business, shop or warehouse used in candlemaking.
An operation (usually, a business) which provides supplies.
The art or trade of candlemaking.
The merchandise of a chandler.
charmedly
charmedly
adv
In a charmed manner.
charybdis
charybdis
Proper noun
A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast.
A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster.
A general term for any dangerous whirlpool
chlamydes
chlamydes
noun
plural of chlamys
chlamydia
chlamydia
noun
(countable) Any of various coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia that are pathogenic to humans and other animals.
(uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.
chordally
chordally
adv
In a chordal manner; in terms of musical chords.
chrysalid
chrysalid
adj
of or relating to a chrysalis.
noun
Archaic form of chrysalis.
curlyhead
curlyhead
noun
A person with curly hair.
dahabiyas
dahabiyas
noun
plural of dahabiya
dahabiyeh
dahomeyan
dahomeyan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the state of Dahomey (later, Benin).
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Dahomey.
daisybush
dampishly
dampishly
adv
In a moderately damp or moist manner.
dandyishy
dashingly
dashingly
adv
In a bold, spirited manner.
In a boldly chic, fashionable manner.
daugherty
dayabhaga
daylights
daylights
noun
(slang, chiefly fighting) Eyes.
mental soundness, wits, consciousness.
plural of daylight
deadishly
dehydrant
dehydrant
noun
Any material that produces dehydration
dehydrase
dehydrase
noun
(biochemistry, disused) dehydratase
(biochemistry, disused) dehydrogenase
dehydrate
dehydrate
verb
to lose or remove water; to dry
delthyria
delthyria
noun
plural of delthyrium
depthways
diachrony
diachrony
noun
The study of change over time, especially changes to language
diachylon
diachylon
noun
(medicine) A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants, later made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerine mixed with lead salts of the fat acids.
diachylum
diachylum
noun
Alternative form of diachylon.
diaphyses
diaphyses
noun
plural of diaphysis
diaphysis
diaphysis
noun
(anatomy) The central shaft of any long bone.
(botany) An abnormal elongation of the axis of a flower or of an inflorescence.
diathermy
diathermy
noun
(physics, medicine) The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation
dichelyma
dichogamy
dichogamy
noun
(biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
dihydrate
dihydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains two molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell
dithyramb
dithyramb
noun
A poem or oration in the same style.
A raucous and ardent choral hymn sung in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus.
An impassioned speech, a rant.
drayhorse
dyarchies
dyarchies
noun
plural of dyarchy
dynagraph
dyschiria
dyschroia
dysphagia
dysphagia
noun
(pathology) Difficulty in swallowing.
dysphagic
dysphagic
adj
Having or relating to dysphagia.
noun
A person who has dysphagia.
dysphasia
dysphasia
noun
(pathology) Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain.
dysphasic
dysphasic
adj
Having or relating to dysphasia.
noun
A person who has dysphasia.
dysphemia
dysphemia
noun
(obsolete) The replacement of a word or phrase with a more vulgar or offensive substitute.
A speech impediment characterized by stammering or stuttering usually resulting from emotional or psychological causes.
dysphonia
dysphonia
noun
(medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
dysphoria
dysphoria
noun
(LGBT) Ellipsis of gender dysphoria.
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.
dysraphia
dysraphia
noun
dysraphism
dysthymia
dysthymia
noun
(psychiatry) A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least 2 years.
A tendency to be depressed, without hope.
dyushambe
endophagy
endophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, within a group.
ephydriad
ephydriad
noun
(rare) A dryad, a water nymph.
ethylated
ethylated
adj
(organic chemistry) That has had one or more ethyl groups attached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ethylate
eyeshades
eyeshades
noun
plural of eyeshade
faddishly
faddishly
adv
In a faddish way.
fairyhood
fairyhood
noun
The state or period of being a fairy.
foolhardy
foolhardy
adj
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
noun
A person who is foolhardy.
giddyhead
gipsyhead
grayhound
grayhound
noun
(American spelling, uncommon) Alternative form of greyhound
gypsyhead
hackneyed
hackneyed
adj
(dated) Let out for hire.
Repeated too often.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hackney
haggardly
haggardly
adv
In a haggard manner.
hairdryer
hairdryer
noun
(chiefly UK) A small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air.
hallowday
hamadryad
hamadryad
noun
(Greek mythology) A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.
A baboon of species Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Hamadryas and Tellervo.
The king cobra.
hamadryas
hamadryas
noun
A large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt
handyblow
handybook
handycuff
handygrip
hardberry
hardburly
hardyhead
hardyhead
noun
(Australia) Any of the sundry species of fish of the family Atherinidae found near Australia;
(generally) Any fish of species Atherinomorus vaigiensis and Atherinomorus lacunosus, commonly found in Australian waters.
haulyards
haulyards
noun
plural of haulyard
haydenite
hayfields
hayfields
noun
plural of hayfield
headpenny
headstays
headstays
noun
plural of headstay
heartedly
heartedly
adv
In a hearted manner.
hebdomary
hedyphane
hedyphane
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
hedysarum
hedysarum
noun
Any of the sweetvetches of the genus Hedysarum.
hendiadys
hendiadys
noun
(rhetoric) A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.
heptapody
heptapody
noun
(poetry) A measure or series consisting of seven feet.
hereadays
hexadecyl
hexadecyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from hexadecane
hexadiyne
heyerdahl
hideaways
hideaways
noun
plural of hideaway
highdaddy
hoddypeak
holidayed
holidayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of holiday
holidayer
holidayer
noun
(Britain) Someone who is taking a holiday (recreational trip away from home).
hoppytoad
hornyhead
hornyhead
noun
Any North American chubs of the genus Nocomis, especially Nocomis biguttatus.
husbandly
husbandly
adj
(obsolete) Frugal; economical.
(obsolete) Pertaining to a husbandman or husbandry.
Characteristic of a husband; proper and fitting for a husband; marital.
husbandry
husbandry
noun
(now chiefly nautical) Administration or management of day-to-day matters.
(obsolete) Agricultural or cultivated land.
Techniques of animal care.
The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.
The prudent management or conservation of resources.
hyaenidae
hyaenodon
hydantoic
hydantoic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, hydantoin.
hydantoin
hydantoin
noun
(organic chemistry) The heterocycle imidazolidine-2,4-dione derived from urea and glycolic acid; any of its many derivatives
hydathode
hydathode
noun
(botany) A tissue, in the leaves of many plants, that contains microscopic pores through which water is excreted.
hyderabad
hyderabad
Proper noun
The state capital of Telangana state and Andhra Pradesh state in India.
A former state, landlocked in south-central India, which was ruled from 1724 until 1948 by a line of nizams.
A city in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
hydnaceae
hydrachna
hydracids
hydracids
noun
plural of hydracid
hydraemia
hydraemia
noun
thinness of the blood
hydraemic
hydraemic
adj
Alternative form of hydremic
hydragogs
hydragogs
noun
plural of hydragog
hydragogy
hydramide
hydramide
noun
(organic chemistry) One of a group of crystalline bodies produced by the action of ammonia on certain aldehydes.
hydramine
hydramine
noun
(chemistry) any organic compound having both a hydroxy and an amino functional group; a hydroxy-amine
hydrangea
hydrangea
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers
hydranths
hydranths
noun
plural of hydranth
hydrastis
hydrating
hydrating
verb
present participle of hydrate
hydration
hydration
noun
(biology) The process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues.
(chemistry) The incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound.
(construction) The chemical reaction by which a substance (such as cement) combines with water, giving off heat to form a crystalline structure in its setting and hardening.
hydrators
hydrators
noun
plural of hydrator
hydraulic
hydraulic
adj
Pertaining to water.
Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.
verb
(transitive) To mine using the technique of hydraulic mining.
hydraulis
hydraulus
hydraulus
noun
Synonym of water organ
hydrazide
hydrazide
noun
(chemistry) any compound derived from an oxoacid by replacing the hydroxide group with -NHNH₂ or derived forms -NRNR₂
hydrazine
hydrazine
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) A corrosive, fuming liquid, NH₂-NH₂, used as a rocket fuel.
(organic chemistry, countable) Any member of the class of organic compounds formally derived from NH₂-NH₂.
hydrazino
hydrazino
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) The univalent radical formed from hydrazine by loss of a hydrogen atom
hydrazoic
hydrazoic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to hydrazoic acid
hydrazone
hydrazone
noun
(organic chemistry) any compound, of general formula R₂C=NNR₂, formally derived from an aldehyde or ketone by replacing the carbonyl group with =NNH₂ or derivative
hydriatry
hydriatry
noun
(dated) hydrotherapy
hydroidea
hydrolant
hydrolase
hydrolase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a substrate.