(figuratively) On the flank, at a vulnerable place.
(nautical) In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.
(nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).
intj
A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel.
amphidisc
amphidisc
noun
(zoology) A small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.
amphidisk
amphipoda
amphipods
amphipods
noun
plural of amphipod
anhimidae
anthidium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
archdemon
archdemon
noun
(religion) A chief demon; an archdevil.
archidium
archidome
ashamedly
ashamedly
adv
with shame
audhumbla
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
bashawdom
becharmed
becharmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becharm
bethumped
bethumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethump
bishopdom
bishopdom
noun
The jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate.
blemished
blemished
adj
Having blemishes; flawed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blemish
blindheim
bodenheim
brahmanda
bsmedtech
chaldaism
chaldaism
Noun
An idiom or peculiarity in the Chaldee dialect.
chambered
chambered
adj
(often in combination) Having chambers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamber
chamfered
chamfered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamfer
chaminade
chamoised
chamoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamois
charmedly
charmedly
adv
In a charmed manner.
chasidism
chemicked
chemicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemic
chempaduk
chermidae
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chilidium
chilidium
noun
(zoology) A plate covering a portion of the dorsal valve in certain brachiopods.
chimaerid
chimaerid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Chimaeridae of cartilaginous fish.
chimneyed
chimneyed
adj
containing chimneys, or a particular type or number of chimney
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.
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chondroma
chondroma
noun
(medicine) A benign tumour formed from cartilage cells
christdom
chromatid
chromatid
noun
(genetics) After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.
chromidae
chromides
chromides
noun
plural of chromide
chromized
chromized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chromize
churchdom
churchdom
noun
The institution, government, or authority of a church.
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
cipherdom
cipherdom
noun
The condition of being a cipher / nonentity
dahlstrom
dahomeyan
dahomeyan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the state of Dahomey (later, Benin).
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Dahomey.
dampishly
dampishly
adv
In a moderately damp or moist manner.
dartmouth
dartmouth
Proper noun
A town and port in Devon, England.
A town in Massachusetts
A community in Nova Scotia
A town in Victoria, Australia
Popular short form of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, U.S.
dashmaker
deathsman
deathsman
noun
(obsolete) An executioner; a headsman or hangman.
deathsmen
deathsmen
noun
plural of deathsman
deathtime
deathtime
noun
The time when a person dies, especially as determined for tax purposes.
deathworm
demarches
demarches
noun
plural of demarche
demihague
demihaque
demihorse
demihuman
demihuman
noun
(fantasy, mythology) A member of a human-like race; in fantasy, sometimes distinguished from the more bestial humanoid races.
demijohns
demijohns
noun
plural of demijohn
demirhumb
demishirt
demonship
demonship
noun
The state of a demon.
demophile
demophile
noun
A friend of the people.
A person who likes people, especially crowds of people.
demophobe
demophoon
demythify
dermalith
deschamps
dharmsala
dharmsala
noun
(historical, India) A charitable or religious house, especially a resthouse for travellers.
diachylum
diachylum
noun
Alternative form of diachylon.
diaphragm
diaphragm
noun
(acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
(anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.
(chemistry) A permeable or semipermeable membrane.
(construction) A floor slab, metal wall panel, roof panel or the like, having a sufficiently large in-plane shear stiffness and sufficient strength to transmit horizontal forces to resisting systems.
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
verb
(optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.
To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating.
diarhemia
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
dichasium
dichasium
noun
(botany) A cymose inflorescence with all branches below the terminal flower in regular opposite pairs.
dichelyma
dichogamy
dichogamy
noun
(biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
dichotomy
dichotomy
noun
(astronomy) A phase of the moon when it appears half lit and half dark, as at the quadratures.
(biology, taxonomy) The division of a genus into two species; a division into two subordinate parts.
(botany) Division and subdivision; bifurcation, as of a stem of a plant or a vein of the body into two parts as it proceeds from its origin; often successive.
(logic) The division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive, as the division of man into white and not white.
A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division.
Such a division involving apparently incompatible or opposite principles; a duality.
dichroism
dichroism
noun
(physics) The property of some anisotropic materials of having different absorption coefficients for light polarized in different directions; circular dichroism.
The property of some crystals of transmitting different colours of light in different directions.
dichromat
dichromat
noun
One whose vision exhibits dichromacy; one who can distinguish only two primary colors.
dichromic
dichromic
adj
containing two atoms of chromium
furnishing or giving two colours; said of defective vision, in which all the compound colours are resolvable into two elements instead of three
didrachma
didrachma
noun
An Ancient Greek silver coin worth two drachmas.
dimethoxy
dimethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two methoxy groups in a molecule
dimethyls
dimorphic
dimorphic
adj
exhibiting dimorphism
occurring or existing in two different forms
disenmesh
dishelmed
dishelmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dishelm
dishmaker
dishmaker
noun
A manufacturer of dishes.
dishumour
dishumour
noun
(obsolete) ill humour; bad temper
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To deprive of humour or desire; to put out of humour.
disinhume
disinhume
verb
To disinter; to dig up from the earth.
ditheisms
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.
diushambe
dolmetsch
dramshops
dramshops
noun
plural of dramshop
dreamhole
dreamhole
noun
An opening left in the wall of a steeple, tower, barn, etc. to allow light to enter.
drumheads
drumheads
noun
plural of drumhead
drumright
dumpishly
dumpishly
adv
In a dumpish manner; dejectedly; gloomily.
dyotheism
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.
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.
dysthymic
dysthymic
adj
Having or relating to dysthymia.
noun
A person diagnosed with dysthymia, or dysthymic depression.
dyushambe
edomitish
eldmother
eldmother
noun
(dialectal, now archaic) One's grandmother or other female ancestor, or one's mother-in-law.
endolymph
endolymph
noun
(anatomy) The watery fluid inside the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.
endomorph
endomorph
noun
(bodybuilding) A person having a theoretical body type with slow metabolism in which weight is gained easily, but fat levels are hard to reduce. Endomorphic bodybuilders tend to be the most massive.
A mineral, especially a crystal, enclosed within another
A person of the endomorphic physical type, characterised by big bones, round face, large trunk and thighs and a naturally high degree of body fat, especially around the midsection.
endotherm
endotherm
noun
(biology) an animal that maintains a constant body temperature
ephemerid
ephemerid
noun
Any mayfly in the family Ephemeridae.
ethmoidal
ethmoidal
Adjective
ethmoid
exhumated
exhumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhumate
farmhands
farmhands
noun
plural of farmhand
flemished
flemished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flemish
friedheim
galumphed
galumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galumph
gandhiism
ginghamed
ginghamed
adj
Dressed in, or furnished with, gingham fabric.
gladsheim
godmother
godmother
noun
A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
verb
(transitive) To act as godmother to.
goldsmith
goldsmith
noun
(obsolete) A banker (because the goldsmiths of London used to receive money on deposit, being equipped to keep it safely).
A person who makes, repairs or sells things out of gold, especially jewelry.
gumshield
gumshield
noun
(UK) A mouthguard to protect the teeth and gums during physical activity.
hadramaut
haematoid
haematoid
adj
Alternative form of hematoid
haemuloid
halidomes
hallidome
hallidome
noun
Alternative form of halidom
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
hampstead
hampstead
Proper noun
A village in Dominica
A town in Maryland
An affluent district of London, in the borough of Camden
A town in New Hampshire
An in North Carolina
handlooms
handlooms
noun
plural of handloom
handmaids
handmaids
noun
plural of handmaid
handsomer
handsomer
adj
comparative form of handsome: more handsome
hardiment
hardiment
noun
(archaic) Bravery, courage.
hardmouth
headframe
headframe
noun
(mining) the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft.
headlamps
headlamps
noun
plural of headlamp
headmould
headmould
noun
Britain standard spelling of headmold.
headrooms
headrooms
noun
plural of headroom
hebdomads
hebdomads
noun
plural of hebdomad
hebdomary
hebdomcad
hebrewdom
hebrewdom
Noun
The Hebreish community.
The spirit or quality of the Hebrew people.
hedonisms
hedonisms
noun
plural of hedonism
hedrumite
hedychium
hedysarum
hedysarum
noun
Any of the sweetvetches of the genus Hedysarum.
heimdallr
helidrome
helidrome
noun
(aviation) An airfield or airbase for helicopters.