A simple jet engine consisting essentially of a tube with a means of delivering fuel and ignition into the tube. The engine can only be started in a fast airflow. This type of engine is expected to be able to provide cruising speeds at Mach numbers of around 5 to 7 (5 to 7 times the speed of sound).
boyhood
boyhood
noun
The state or period of being a boy.
chyloid
chyloid
adj
Synonym of chyliform
dahomey
dahomey
Proper noun
A former country in Africa, located in present-day Benin.
dayhoit
dhooley
doherty
dohnnyi
dorothy
doughty
doughty
adj
(dated or archaic) Bold; brave, courageous.
noun
(archaic, rare) A person who is bold or brave.
droshky
droshky
noun
An open horse-drawn carriage, especially in Russia.
drouthy
drouthy
adj
(Scotland, US) Droughty, dry.
(Scotland, US) Thirsty.
dyphone
haywood
herdboy
herdboy
Noun
A boy who herds animals.
heywood
hockday
hockday
Proper noun
Hocktide
hodaddy
hodaddy
noun
(surfing, slang) Synonym of hodad
hogyard
holiday
holiday
noun
(chiefly UK, Australia) A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation).
(chiefly UK, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.
(finance) A period during which, by agreement, the usual payments are not made.
A day declared free from work by the state or government.
A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
A gap in coverage, e.g. of paint on a surface, or sonar imagery.
verb
(Britain, intransitive) To spend a period of time in recreational travel.
(intransitive) To take a period of time away from work or study.
holyday
holyday
noun
Obsolete form of holiday.
honeyed
honeyed
adj
Dulcet or mellifluous.
Sugary, syrupy.
Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of honey
hoodshy
hopyard
hopyard
noun
(agriculture) An outdoor area where hops are grown.
hordary
hoydens
hoydens
noun
plural of hoyden
hyaloid
hyaloid
adj
transparent or glassy
noun
(anatomy) The hyaloid membrane
hybodus
hydnoid
hydnoid
noun
One of a group of fungi that have basidiocarps producing spores on tooth- or spine-like projections.
hydnora
hydrazo
hydrazo
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The divalent radical and functional group -NHNH- derived from hydrazine, and N-substituted derivatives.