Any of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes.
Certain species in Ostraciidae, principally in genus Ostracion.
boxhaul
boxhaul
verb
(nautical, transitive, intransitive) To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.
boxhead
boxhead
noun
(UK, military, slang, dated) A German person.
boxholm
cashbox
cashbox
noun
(slang) A toll booth.
A box for holding cash.
chamoix
choenix
choenix
noun
(historical) An ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.
ethoxyl
ethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The radical CH₃-CH₂-O- derived from ethanol
exhorts
exhorts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhort
foxchop
foxfish
foxfish
noun
An Australian fish, Bodianus frenchii, and related species.
Certain species in the genus Siganus with distinctive black stripes on the face.
The common dragonet (Callionymus lyra), of European waters.
The fox shark or sea fox.
foxhall
foxhole
foxhole
noun
(military) A small pit dug into the ground as a shelter for protection against enemy fire.
The burrow in the ground where a fox lives.
verb
(transitive) To dig a military foxhole into, or convert into a foxhole by digging.
(transitive) To drive into a military foxhole.
foxholm
foxship
foxship
noun
(Used as a mock title) The fox.
The character or qualities of a fox; foxiness; craftiness; cunning.
headbox
headbox
noun
A device for distributing a suspension of solids in water to a machine at a constant rate, or for retarding the rate of flow, as to a top-feed filter, or for eliminating by overflow some of the finest particles.
Synonym of headrail
The topmost square of a USPSA target holding the B and A scoring zones.
hellbox
hellbox
noun
(military, slang) A blasting machine producing an electrical charge for a detonation.
(printing, historical) A receptacle where cast metal sorts were thrown after printing.
hexagon
hexagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with six sides and six angles.
hexapod
hexapod
adj
Having six feet, six-footed; belonging to the subphylum Hexapoda; hexapodous.
noun
(dated) An insect.
An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.
Any organism, being or robot with six legs.
hexaxon
hexitol
hexitol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any polyol derived from a hexose
hexogen
hexogen
noun
The explosive RDX.
hexones
hexones
noun
plural of hexone
hexonic
hexosan
hexosan
noun
(biochemistry) Any polysaccharide composed of hexoses.
hexoses
hexoses
noun
plural of hexose
hoaxers
hoaxers
noun
plural of hoaxer
hoaxing
hoaxing
noun
The perpetration of a hoax.
verb
present participle of hoax
homodox
homodox
adj
Conforming to accepted standards or beliefs.
Having the same opinion as another.
homosex
homosex
noun
(sexuality) Homosexual sexual intercourse.
huxford
hydroxy
hydroxy
adj
(chemistry) Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.
noun
(informal, pharmacology) Clipping of hydroxychloroquine.
hypoxia
hypoxia
noun
(pathology) A condition in which tissues (especially the blood) are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen; anoxia
A reduced concentration of dissolved oxygen in an aquatic environment.
hypoxic
hypoxic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.
Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen.
hypoxis
jouhaux
methoxy
methoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical CH₃-O- derived from methanol
oxcheek
oxheart
oxheart
noun
A large heart-shaped cherry.
oxhouse
oxhuvud
oxphony
oxyphil
phenoxy
phenoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical C₆H₅O- derived from phenol by loss of a hydrogen atom
philcox
phloxes
phloxes
noun
plural of phlox
phloxin
phoenix
phoenix
noun
(Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.
(figuratively) Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed.
(historical) A Greek silver coin used briefly from 1828 to 1832, divided into 100 lepta.
(mythology) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
(obsolete) A marvelous person or thing.
verb
(Australia) To transfer assets from one company to another to dodge liability
rexroth
saxhorn
saxhorn
noun
(music) Any of a group of similar brass instruments, resembling a bugle in shape, but with valves
sexhood
sexhood
noun
The state or condition of one's sex or gender; sexuality.