a town in and the administrative centre of council area, Scotland
a historic county of Scotland, renamed in 1921. Also known as
a hamlet in district, Lincolnshire, England
a neighbourhood in Pennsylvania, USA.
hairmonger
hairmonger
noun
(historical) A person who traded in hair for stuffing cushions etc.
hairspring
hairspring
noun
A spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a balance wheel in a watch.
haligonian
haligonian
Adjective
from Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
Of, from, or pertaining to the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Noun
A person born in the town of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
A native or inhabitant of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
halogenoid
halvelings
hamrongite
hamstrings
hamstrings
noun
plural of hamstring
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hamstring
handhaving
handseling
handseling
verb
present participle of handsel
handsewing
handspring
handspring
noun
A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
handwaving
handwaving
adj
(not comparable) Waving the hands.
Pertaining to empty gesturing, with little substance behind it; vague; not supported by data.
noun
(chiefly figuratively) Alternative spelling of hand waving (“empty gesturing”)
verb
present participle of handwave
handyfight
handygripe
hankerings
hankerings
noun
plural of hankering
hanselling
hanselling
verb
present participle of hansel
happenings
happenings
noun
plural of happening
haranguing
haranguing
noun
The process of delivering a harangue.
verb
present participle of harangue
harbingers
harbingers
noun
plural of harbinger
harbingery
harbouring
harbouring
verb
present participle of harbour
harnessing
harnessing
noun
The materials used to harness an animal.
verb
present participle of harness
harpooning
harpooning
noun
The act of shooting with a harpoon
verb
present participle of harpoon
harrington
harrington
Proper noun
from several places of that name in England.
anglicised from the Ó hArrachtáin "descendant of Arrachtán".
A fishing village in New South Wales, Australia
A township municipality in Quebec, Canada
A city in Delaware
A town in Maine
A city in Washington
Noun
A short, light jacket with a zip front and often a tartan lining.
harshening
harshening
verb
present participle of harshen
hartington
hartington
Proper noun
a village in district, Derbyshire, England
a small city in Nebraska, USA
a village in township, Ontario, Canada.
harvesting
harvesting
noun
(agriculture) The gathering of a mature crop; a harvest.
(by extension) The gathering of any resource.
verb
present participle of harvest
hatcheling
hauntingly
hauntingly
adv
In a haunting manner.
havingness
havingness
noun
(spirituality) The self-affirming belief that one has certain positive qualities.
A fixation on material possessions.
The quality of having something.
headlining
headlining
verb
present participle of headline
headspring
headspring
noun
(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
A fountainhead; a source.
A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
(gymnastics) To perform a headspring.
hearkening
hearkening
noun
The act of one who hearkens or listens.
verb
present participle of hearken
heartening
heartening
adj
Cheerfully encouraging.
verb
present participle of hearten
heatmaking
hebetating
hebetating
verb
present participle of hebetate
hebraising
hebraizing
heelmaking
heligoland
heligoland
Proper noun
a small island of Germany, in the North Sea
hemangioma
hemangioma
noun
(pathology) A congenital, benign tumor of endothelial cells.
hepatising
hepatising
verb
present participle of hepatise
hepatizing
hepatizing
verb
present participle of hepatize
heptagynia
herniating
herniating
verb
present participle of herniate
herpangina
herpangina
noun
(medicine) mouth blisters; a painful mouth infection caused by coxsackieviruses
hesitating
hesitating
noun
hesitation
verb
present participle of hesitate
hexagonial
hexagynian
highhanded
highhanded
adj
Alternative spelling of high-handed
highlander
highlander
noun
(collectible card games, often capitalized) A game format in which players are allowed no more than one of any card (except basic resource cards) in their decks.
A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.
Any person who lives in mountainous or hilly terrain.
highlandry
highlandry
Noun
Highlanders collectively.
highwayman
highwayman
noun
(historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.
highwaymen
highwaymen
noun
plural of highwayman
hijackings
hijackings
noun
plural of hijacking
hoarsening
hoarsening
verb
present participle of hoarsen
hogarthian
hogarthian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1697–1764), English painter, printmaker, and editorial cartoonist, known for satirical political illustrations.
holidaying
holidaying
verb
present participle of holiday
homemaking
homemaking
noun
The management of a household considered as an occupation.
homorganic
homorganic
adj
(medicine) produced by the same or homologous organs
(phonetics) Of consonants: having the same place of articulation. For example, labial m, b, p, alveolar n, d, t, velar ŋ, g, k. Indic alphabets such as Devanagari, as well as the Korean hangul alphabet, are rationally arranged so that homorganic consonants are grouped together.
noun
(phonetics) A consonant having the same place of articulation as another.
hookmaking
hookmaking
noun
The manufacture of hooks.
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hosannaing
hosannaing
verb
present participle of hosanna
hughmanick
humanising
humanising
verb
present participle of humanise
humanizing
humanizing
verb
present participle of humanize
hungarians
hursinghar
husbanding
husbanding
verb
present participle of husband
huyghenian
huyghenian
Adjective
Pertaining to, or invented by, a Dutch astronomer of the seventeenth century.
hygiantics
hygienical
hygienical
adj
Relating to hygiene.
hypnagogic
hypnagogic
adj
That accompanies falling asleep; especially, pertaining to the semi-conscious period immediately preceding sleep.
That induces sleep; soporific, somniferous.
iconograph
iconograph
noun
(dated) An engraving or other picture or illustration for a book.
A picture formed by a word or words.
impeaching
impeaching
verb
present participle of impeach
inchoating
inchoating
verb
present participle of inchoate
inearthing
inearthing
verb
present participle of inearth
infangthef
infangthef
noun
Alternative form of infangthief
ingathered
ingathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ingather
ingatherer
ingatherer
noun
Someone or something that ingathers.
inhabiting
inhabiting
verb
present participle of inhabit
inheritage
inswathing
inswathing
verb
present participle of inswathe
iphigeniah
itcheoglan
karinghota
keelhaling
keelhaling
verb
present participle of keelhale
kirghizean
knightdale
knighthead
knighthead
noun
A bollard or bitt.
A mitred backing timber which extends the after line of the rabbet in the stem to give extra support to the ends of the planks and the bowsprit.
Either of two timbers rising from the keel of a sailing ship and supporting the inner end of the bowsprit.
kurbashing
kurbashing
verb
present participle of kurbash
landsthing
languished
languished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of languish
languisher
languisher
noun
One who languishes.
languishes
languishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of languish
laughingly
laughingly
adv
With derision.
With laughter or merriment.
launchings
launchings
noun
plural of launching
leathering
leathering
verb
present participle of leather
lighterman
lighterman
noun
(nautical) One employed on, owning, or managing a lighter.
lightplane
lightplane
noun
A small, lightweight aeroplane.
limnograph
limnograph
noun
An instrument for measuring water level
lineograph
loathingly
loathingly
adv
With loathing.
longhaired
longhaired
adj
(derogatory) Hippie-like.
(sometimes derogatory) Artistic or intellectual.
Having long hair.
ludgathian
machipongo
magazinish
magazinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a magazine or its typical contents.
mahoganies
mahoganies
noun
plural of mahogany
mahoganize
mahoganize
verb
(transitive) To paint or treat (wood) to give it the appearance of mahogany.
mahogonies
malhygiene
malpighian
malpighian
Adjective
Of, relating to, or discovered by an Italian anatomist of the 17th century.
manhunting
manhunting
noun
Organized searching for a criminal or enemy.
marshaling
marshaling
noun
Alternative form of marshalling
verb
(US) present participle of marshal
mayhemming
mclaughlin
megaphonic
megaphonic
adj
(of a sound) Produced by a megaphone
(of a voice) loud and echoey, as if produced by a megaphone
Of, or pertaining to, a megaphone
megarhinus
meliphagan
mishearing
mishearing
noun
The act of hearing something incorrectly.
verb
present participle of mishear
misshaping
misshaping
verb
present participle of misshape
moehringia
mogiphonia
mogiphonia
noun
Difficulty in speaking, triggered by the effort of singing or speaking loudly.
mongholian
monophagia
mythmaking
mythmaking
noun
The production or composing of myths.
naughtiest
naughtiest
adj
superlative form of naughty: most naughty
neognathic
neographic
neographic
adj
Of or relating to innovative forms of writing.
nephralgia
nephralgia
noun
Neuralgia (i.e. pain) of the kidneys.
nephralgic
nephralgic
adj
Relating to nephralgia.
niggerhead
niggerhead
noun
(US, Alaska, dated, now offensive) A tussock (clump of plant material), found on tundra.
(archaic, countable, uncountable) A strong black variety of chewing tobacco, usually in twisted plug form.
(geology, archaic, colloquial, now offensive) A geode.
(nautical, dated, now offensive) A bollard made from an old cannon.
(now offensive) A coneflower.
(now offensive) A coral or stone outcrop that stands above the surface of the water.
nightfalls
nightfalls
noun
plural of nightfall
nightglass
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightmares
nightmares
noun
plural of nightmare
nightshade
nightshade
noun
(colloquial) Any plant of the wider Solanaceae family, including the nightshades as well as tomato, potato, eggplant, and deadly nightshade.
Any of several plants likened to nightshade, usually because of similar dark-colored berries.
Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.
Belladonna or deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna.
nightstand
nightstand
noun
(US) A small table or cabinet, usually with two drawers one above the other or one drawer and a lower shelf, placed beside the head of a bed.