(sports) The collection of organizations in the history of a sports team; the tradition of a sports team as an entity, extending beyond the contemporary organization.
A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.
A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular fictional universe, including literary, film, or television series from various sources, generally when all authorized by a copyright holder or similar authority.
The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage, suffragette.
verb
(transitive) To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
(transitive, rare) To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.
garnished
garnished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garnish
garnishee
garnishee
noun
(law) the person whose money is garnished
verb
(transitive, law) To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnish.
garnisher
garnisher
noun
One who, or that which, garnishes.
garnishes
garnishes
noun
plural of garnish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of garnish
germanish
germanish
Adjective
Germanic.
German.
Of, like, or resembling anything German.
German-like; somewhat German.
glenhayes
gnathites
gnathites
noun
plural of gnathite
habaneras
habaneras
noun
plural of habanera
haciendas
haciendas
noun
plural of hacienda
haematins
haematins
noun
plural of haematin
hailstone
hailstone
noun
A single ball of hail, or solid precipitation
hainanese
hainanese
Adjective
Of or relating to the island of Hainan.
Noun
The inhabitants of the island of Hainan.
hairiness
hairiness
noun
(technical) A characteristic of yarn: the proportion of fibre ends that stick out and are not embedded in the yarn body.
The characteristic of being hairy.
hairlines
hairlines
noun
plural of hairline
hairstane
hairstone
hairstone
noun
Alternative spelling of hair stone
halazones
halazones
noun
plural of halazone
halesowen
halesowen
Proper noun
a town in Dudley borough, West Midlands, England.
halftones
halftones
noun
plural of halftone
hallerson
halverson
hamesoken
hamminess
hamminess
noun
The state of being hammy.
handbells
handbells
noun
plural of handbell
handiness
handiness
noun
The quality or state of being handy.
handpress
handpress
noun
(printing, historical) An early printing press operated by means of a handle that applied pressure on the form.
handseled
handseled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handsel
handsewed
handshake
handshake
noun
(computing) An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization.
The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.
verb
(computing) To perform a handshake with another device.
To perform a handshake; to shake hands.
handsomer
handsomer
adj
comparative form of handsome: more handsome
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.
The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity.
helbonnas
hemateins
hemateins
noun
plural of hematein
hematines
hematines
noun
plural of hematine
hematosin
hematosin
noun
(biochemistry, dated) The hematin of blood.
hemiganus
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.
henlawson
heptagons
heptagons
noun
plural of heptagon
hermesian
herniates
herniates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of herniate
hesitance
hesitance
noun
The act or state of hesitating.
hesitancy
hesitancy
noun
A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.
hesperian
hesperian
adj
Of or relating to the Hesperiidae family of butterflies.
noun
Any butterfly of the family Hesperiidae; a skipper
hesternal
hesternal
adj
(archaic or literary, rare outside grammar) Of or pertaining to yesterday.
hexamines
hexamines
noun
plural of hexamine
hexanchus
hingeways
hispanize
hispanize
verb
Alternative letter-case form of Hispanize
histamine
histamine
noun
(biochemistry) An amine, C₅H₉N₃, formed by decarboxylation of histidine, that causes dilatation of capillaries, contraction of smooth muscle, and stimulation of gastric acid secretion; it is released during allergic reactions.
hoariness
hoariness
noun
The characteristic of being hoary.
hoarsened
hoarsened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hoarsen
hoarstone
hoarstone
noun
A stone designating the bounds of an estate; a landmark.
hoatzines
hobbesian
hobbesian
Adjective
Involving unrestrained, selfish, and uncivilized competition among participants.
Relating to or his philosophical theories.
hogmenays
holostean
holostean
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the class or infraclass Holostei.
homelands
homelands
noun
plural of homeland
honesdale
hornbeams
hornbeams
noun
plural of hornbeam
hornslate
horsebane
horsebean
horsebean
noun
Alternative form of horse bean
horsenail
horsenail
noun
A thin, pointed nail, with a heavy flaring head, for securing a horseshoe to the hoof; a horseshoe nail.
hortensia
hortensia
noun
Hydrangea.
hortesian
hosannaed
hosannaed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hosanna
huastecan
humanised
humanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humanise
humaniser
humaniser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanizer.
humanises
humanises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humanise
humanizes
humanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humanize
humanness
humanness
noun
The condition or quality of being human.
husbanded
husbanded
adj
(economics) Conserved.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of husband
husbander
husbander
noun
A person who husbands resources.
hyalogens
hyalogens
noun
plural of hyalogen
hymenaeus
hymeneals
hymeneals
noun
Nuptials.
plural of hymeneal
hymnaries
hymnaries
noun
plural of hymnary
hypopneas
hypopneas
noun
plural of hypopnea
icekhanas
icekhanas
noun
plural of icekhana
inexhaust
ingathers
ingathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ingather
inhaulers
inhaulers
noun
plural of inhauler
insheathe
insheathe
verb
Archaic form of ensheathe.
insheaths
insheaths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of insheath
inswathed
inswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inswathe
inswathes
inswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inswathe