(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
An agreement to adhere.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
admonish
admonish
verb
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
(transitive) To instruct or direct.
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
adolphus
aphodius
asphodel
asphodel
noun
(Greek mythology) The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead.
Flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flowers of these plants.
athodyds
athodyds
noun
plural of athodyd
beshadow
beshadow
verb
(transitive) To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
bodewash
bodhisat
bodhisat
noun
Synonym of bodhisattva
bowheads
bowheads
noun
plural of bowhead
broadish
broadish
adj
Somewhat broad.
caboshed
caboshed
adj
(heraldry, of an animal) Shown face-on, showing the full face, but cut off immediately behind the ears and hence showing nothing of the neck.
cathodes
cathodes
noun
plural of cathode
coalshed
coalshed
noun
A shed in which coal is stored.
codshead
cowhands
cowhands
noun
plural of cowhand
cowshard
damrosch
dashpots
dashpots
noun
plural of dashpot
dhourras
discoach
dorhawks
dorhawks
noun
plural of dorhawk
douschka
downwash
downwash
noun
The downward motion of air as a result of eddies behind a wing or chimney, etc.
downward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet, but especially by helicopter blades
dragshoe
dramshop
dramshop
noun
(US) A shop selling alcohol.
dworshak
dyschroa
enshadow
enshadow
verb
(transitive) To cover with a shadow.
fasthold
galoshed
galoshed
adj
Wearing galoshes.
godheads
godheads
noun
plural of godhead
goshdarn
haddocks
haddocks
noun
plural of haddock
halidoms
halidoms
noun
plural of halidom
handoffs
handoffs
noun
plural of handoff, alternative form of hand-off.
handouts
handouts
noun
plural of handout
handpost
handpost
noun
A kind of signpost indicating what lies in various directions.
handsome
handsome
adj
(now of a man or boy) Attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect.
(now of a woman) Statuesque, beautiful in a masculine or otherwise imposing way.
(obsolete, said of things and people) Dexterous; skillful.
(of weather) Fine, clear and bright.
Ample; moderately large.
Generous or noble in character.
Good, appealing, appropriate.
Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; appropriate.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To render handsome.
hangdogs
hangdogs
noun
plural of hangdog
hansford
haploids
haploids
noun
plural of haploid
hardnose
hardnose
noun
Alternative form of hard-nose
hardtops
hardtops
noun
plural of hardtop
headmost
headmost
adj
Closest to the front of a group or pack
headpost
headpost
noun
A bedpost at the head of a bed.
herodias
hexapods
hexapods
noun
plural of hexapod
hidalgos
hoarders
hoarders
noun
plural of hoarder
hogshead
hogshead
noun
(Britain) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52+¹⁄₂ imperial gallons; a half pipe.
A large barrel or cask of indefinite contents, especially one containing from 100 to 140 gallons.
holdalls
holdalls
noun
plural of holdall
holdfast
holdfast
noun
(archaic, medicine) Actinomycosis.
(biology) A root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate.
Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened.
The aspect of a character that experiences destructive temptation.
holdsman
holidays
holidays
noun
(Canada, US) The season around Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's Day.
(informal, Ireland) (usually after possessive) holiday, vacation; time off work, especially if spent travelling away from home
plural of holiday
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of holiday
hollands
hollands
noun
plural of holland
holydays
holydays
noun
plural of holyday
honduras
hopheads
hopheads
noun
plural of hophead
hoptoads
hospodar
hospodar
noun
(historical) A title borne by the governors of Moldavia and Wallachia.
hostaged
hostaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hostage
hotheads
hotheads
noun
plural of hothead
hudsonia
hyaloids
hyaloids
noun
plural of hyaloid
idahoans
kathodes
kathodes
noun
plural of kathode
kodashim
lashonda
lashonde
madhouse
madhouse
noun
(by extension) A chaotic, uproarious, noisy place.
(obsolete) A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum.
manhoods
manhoods
noun
plural of manhood
mohandas
mohandis
mosshead
neodesha
orchards
orchards
noun
plural of orchard
overdash
owlshead
pashadom
pashadom
noun
The role or status of a pasha.
phasmoid
phoebads
phousdar
pochades
pochades
noun
plural of pochade
pochards
pochards
noun
plural of pochard
potheads
potheads
noun
plural of pothead
potshard
psychoda
rashidov
rhabdoms
rhabdoms
noun
plural of rhabdom
rhapsode
rhapsode
noun
One who performs the poetry of a poet for an audience; not a writer of poetry.
The interpreter of a poem.
rhapsody
rhapsody
noun
(Ancient Greece, poetry, historical) An epic poem, or part of one, suitable for uninterrupted recitation.
(archaic) A random collection or medley; a miscellany; also, a confused string of stories, words, etc.
(music) An instrumental composition of irregular form, often incorporating improvisation.
(sometimes with a negative connotation) An exaggeratedly enthusiastic or exalted expression of feeling in speech or writing.
(sometimes with a negative connotation, obsolete) A literary composition consisting of miscellaneous works.
verb
(intransitive) Followed by about, on, over, or upon: to speak with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm.
(obsolete, rare) To perform (a rhapsody (“an epic poem, or part of one, suitable for uninterrupted recitation”))
To say (something) with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm.
rhodesia
rhodesia
Proper noun
A country that existed in what is now Zimbabwe, originally called Southern Rhodesia, named after its founder, Cecil Rhodes.
The area now occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia.
rhodoras
rhodoras
noun
plural of rhodora
roadshow
roadshow
noun
(film) The showing of a film in selected cinemas prior to its general release.
A show that travels from place to place.
verb
(transitive) To show in various places as part of a travelling excursion.
rosehead
rosehead
noun
A many-sided pyramidal head upon a nail.
A nail with that kind of head.
safehold
sandhogs
sandhogs
noun
plural of sandhog
sandshoe
sandshoe
noun
(Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, Northern England) A sports or walking shoe with canvas upper and rubber sole; a sneaker.
sargodha
scaphoid
scaphoid
adj
Shaped like a boat, navicular.
noun
(anatomy) Carpal navicular bone.
seahound
seahound
noun
Alternative form of sea hound
shadblow
shadblow
noun
Synonym of shadbush
shaddock
shaddock
noun
Synonym of pomelo, in all its senses including (inexact) grapefruit.
shadoofs
shadoofs
noun
plural of shadoof
shadowed
shadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shadow
shadower
shadower
noun
One who shadows.
shadowly
shahdoms
shahdoms
noun
plural of shahdom
shamoyed
shamoyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shamoy
shipload
shipload
noun
(nautical) The amount (of cargo) that a ship can carry.
shopland
shopmaid
shopmaid
noun
(dated) A young woman who works in a shop.
shouldna
shouldna
verb
(colloquial) Contraction of should not have.
Alternative form of shouldnae.
showyard
showyard
noun
An enclosed yard where livestock is exhibited.
slopdash
sockhead
softhead
softhead
noun
A fool; a silly or feeble-minded person.
sorehead
sorehead
noun
(derogatory, US, political slang) A politician who is dissatisfied through failure, lack of recognition, etc.
(uncountable) Fowlpox.
(uncountable) Infection in sheep by the nematode Elaeophora schneideri; elaeophorosis.
A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended.
southard
southard
noun
Archaic form of southward.
stichado
swanhood
thousand
thousand
num
A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10³
toadfish
toadfish
noun
Any of the ray-finned fishes of family Batrachoididae of benthic ambush predators.
The banded toadfish, of Australia (Torquigener pleurogramma)
The blackspotted toadfish, of the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans (Arothron nigropunctatus)
The common toadfish (or toadfish), of Australia and New Zealand (Tetractenos hamiltoni)
The dark toadfish (Neophrynichthys latus)
The frilled toadfish, of Macquarie Island (Ambophthalmos magnicirrus)
The pale toadfish of New Zealand (Ambophthalmos angustus)
The prickly toadfish, of Australia and New Zealand (Contusus richei)
The red striped toadfish, of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia, syn. Tetraodon erythrotaenia)
The smooth toadfish, of Australia (Tetractenos glaber)
toadship
toadyish
toadyish
adj
Sycophantic; fawning.
todayish
towheads
towheads
noun
plural of towhead
unshadow
unshadow
verb
(transitive) To free from shadow; to allow to become illuminated.
(transitive, computing) To combine (a password file) with its corresponding "shadow file" in order to facilitate cracking of the passwords.
uphoards
uphoards
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of uphoard