Union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana.
City located in the union territory of Chandigarh, serving simultaneously as capital of this union territory and of the states of Haryana and Punjab.
cheddaring
cheddaring
noun
The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
verb
present participle of cheddar
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
dillingham
disgarnish
disgarnish
verb
(transitive) To divest of garniture; to disfurnish; to dismantle.
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
diswashing
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
draughting
draughting
verb
present participle of draught
fringehead
fringehead
noun
Any of several fishes of the genus Neoclinus.
garnisheed
garnisheed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garnishee
gerhardine
gigmanhood
glochidian
gnathidium
gnathidium
noun
(zoology) The ramus of the lower jaw of a bird as far as it is naked.
goldenhair
grandchild
grandchild
noun
A child of someone's child.
haddington
haddington
Proper noun
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.
halogenoid
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
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.
heligoland
heligoland
Proper noun
a small island of Germany, in the North Sea
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.
holidaying
holidaying
verb
present participle of holiday
husbanding
husbanding
verb
present participle of husband
ingathered
ingathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ingather
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.
landsthing
languished
languished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of languish
longhaired
longhaired
adj
(derogatory) Hippie-like.
(sometimes derogatory) Artistic or intellectual.
Having long hair.
ludgathian
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.
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.
nightwards
nonheading
nonheading
adj
Not forming a head or capitulum.
orcharding
orcharding
noun
The growing of fruit in an orchard.
The hobby of visiting orchards.
phagedenic
phagedenic
adj
Relating to phagedena.
phalangida
phalangiid
phalangiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of species of the family Phalangiidae of harvestman spiders.
phryganeid
phryganeid
noun
(zoology) Any caddis fly belonging to the family Phryganeidae.
rehandling
rehandling
noun
The act by which something is rehandled.
verb
present participle of rehandle
shanghaied
shanghaied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shanghai
sphingidae
springhead
springhead
noun
(figuratively) A source.
A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring.
The source of a natural spring.
subheading
subheading
noun
a heading or caption subordinate to a main headline, heading, or title especially when inserted as a divider between sections (as of a newspaper or periodical article or story or text of a book)
any of the headings under which each of the main divisions of a subject may be subdivided
syngnathid
syngnathid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Syngnathidae of seahorses, sea dragons, and pipefish, all with fused jaws.