(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handpick
handscrape
handygripe
haploidies
haploidies
noun
plural of haploidy
harelipped
harelipped
adj
having a harelip
harpalides
harrumphed
harrumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harrumph
headphones
headphones
noun
A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.
headpieces
headpieces
noun
plural of headpiece
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.
hecatomped
hedgehoppe
hedgetaper
helicopted
helicopted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of helicopt
heliotyped
heliotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heliotype
hemapodous
hemipodius
hemosporid
heparinoid
heparinoid
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of glycosaminoglycans derived from heparin
hepialidae
heptachord
heptachord
noun
(music) A lyre with seven chords.
(music) A system of seven sounds.
(poetry) A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones.
heptadecyl
heptadecyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₇H₃₅, formally derived from heptadecane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
heptahedra
heptandria
heptaploid
heptaploid
adj
Having seven complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
noun
(biology) Such a cell or organism.
heptapodic
heraldship
heraldship
noun
The status or office of a herald.
heredipety
hermokopid
herpolhode
herpolhode
noun
(mathematics) The surface created by the rotation of a rigid body
hesperides
hesperidia
hesperidia
noun
plural of hesperidium
hesperidin
hesperidin
noun
(biochemistry) a flavanone glycoside found in citrus fruit
heteropoda
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hexapodies
hexapodies
noun
plural of hexapody
hexapodous
hexapodous
adj
(zoology) Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda.
hilltopped
hippiedoms
hippiehood
hippodrome
hippodrome
noun
(US, slang, sports) A fraudulent sporting contest with a predetermined winner.
(archaic) A circus with equestrian performances.
A horse racing course.
verb
(US, slang, sports, especially baseball) To stage a sporting contest to suit gamblers.
hippomedon
hodgepodge
hodgepodge
noun
A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To move or position in an erratic, disorganised manner.
holdership
holdership
noun
The legal right to possess and use something that is owned by someone else.
The state of being a holder; the condition of having rights to something.
hotpressed
hotpressed
adj
that has been heated and pressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hotpress
hotspurred
houpelande
houpelande
noun
Alternative form of houppelande
humpbacked
humpbacked
adj
Being a humpback bridge.
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humpback
hydrophane
hydrophane
noun
(mineralogy) A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water.
hydrophile
hydrophile
adj
Hydrophilic.
noun
(chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance.
(zoology) Any organism that thrives in the presence of water.
hydrophobe
hydrophobe
noun
(chemistry) A hydrophobic compound or material
hydrophone
hydrophone
noun
a transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone
hydrophore
hydrophore
noun
(obsolete) An instrument used to obtain specimens of water from any desired depth.
(sculpture) A sculpture of a standing female figure carrying a water vessel on her head.
(zoology) A cup-like projection that terminates the pedicels of some hydroids.
A tank used to provide water pressure.
hydrophyte
hydrophyte
noun
(botany) A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.
hydroplane
hydroplane
noun
(aircraft, nautical) A seaplane; any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
(nautical) A hydrofoil
(nautical) A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth
verb
To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
hydropotes
hydropower
hydropower
noun
hydroelectric power
hydropsies
hydropsies
noun
plural of hydropsy
hydroscope
hydroscope
noun
(historical) A kind of water clock consisting of a cylindrical graduated tube, from which the water escaped through a hole in the bottom.
A device for viewing objects below the surface of the water.
hydrospace
hydrospace
noun
That part of the Earth, or other planet, that lies below the surface of its lakes, seas and oceans,
hydrospire
hydrospire
noun
A flattened calcareous tube on each side of the midline of the inner part of the ambulacra of a blastoid
hyperdeify
hyperdulia
hyperdulia
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only.
hyperdulic
hyperdulic
adj
(religion) Relating to hyperdulia.
hyperoodon
hyperoodon
noun
(zoology) A whale in the genus Hyperoodon of the order Cetacea, comprising both species of bottlenose whale.
hyperoxide
hyperoxide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any oxide that has a higher than normal ratio of oxygen to metal
hyperploid
hyperploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds an exact multiple of the haploid number
(medicine) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds the diploid number
noun
A hyperploid organism.
hypersolid
hypersolid
noun
(geometry) A solid that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
hyphedonia
hyphenated
hyphenated
adj
Of a person, considered to have more than one nationality or ethnicity (such as French-Canadian, Afro-Argentine, etc.).
Written with a hyphen.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyphenate
hyphenised
hyphenized
hyphenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyphenize
hyphodrome
hypnoidize
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise
hypnotized
hypnotized
adj
Under hypnosis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotize
hypoadenia
hypodermal
hypodermal
adj
Below the epidermis
Of or pertaining to the hypodermis
hypodermic
hypodermic
adj
Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis
noun
A hypodermic syringe, needle or injection
hypodermis
hypodermis
noun
(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
(botany) A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis.
An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
hypoditone
hypogeiody
hypoiodite
hypoiodite
noun
(chemistry) any salt or ester of hypoiodous acid; they have fungicidal properties
hyporhined
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
ideography
ideography
noun
The use of ideograms; logography.
ideophobia
ideophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of ideas, especially new ones, or of reasoning.
impolished
indophenin
indophenol
indophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of blue or green dyes produced by oxidation of phenols and aromatic diamines
iridophore
iridophore
noun
(histology) iridocyte
jamshedpur
judgeships
judgeships
noun
plural of judgeship
keypunched
keypunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keypunch
kyphosidae
lappethead
leadership
leadership
noun
A group of leaders.
The capacity of someone to lead others.
The office or status of a leader.
lithotyped
lithotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lithotype
lymphedema
lymphedema
noun
(medicine) The swelling of tissue due to retention of fluid in the lymph vessels.
maidenship
maidenship
noun
(obsolete) The state of being a maiden.
mapleshade
mediumship
mediumship
noun
(parapsychology) The state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.
megaphoned
megaphoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of megaphone
methyldopa
methyldopa
noun
(pharmacology) The compound 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-L-alanine, C₁₀H₁₃NO₄, which is used as an antihypertensive agent.
midshipmen
midshipmen
noun
plural of midshipman
mispatched
mispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispatch
misphrased
misphrased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misphrase
misshipped
nephridial
nephridial
adj
Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
nephridium
nephridium
noun
(anatomy) The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney.
(biology) A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates.
nephrodium
nonplushed
nonplushed
adj
(dated, pronunciation spelling) nonplussed
nymphoides
odoriphore
openhanded
openhanded
adj
Done with an open hand.
Frank and tolerant.
Generous.
Loose and full.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of openhand
ophicleide
ophicleide
noun
(music) A keyed brass baritone bugle, now replaced by the tuba in orchestral music
ophidiidae
ophiouride
orthopaedy
orthopaedy
noun
Alternative form of orthopedy
orthopedia
orthopedia
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine which deals with the prevention and correction of deformities in bodies; orthopedics.
orthopedic
orthopedic
adj
Of, or relating to orthopedics.
overheaped
overheaped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overheap
pachyderma
pachyderma
noun
(medicine) Abnormal thickening of the skin.
pachyderms
pachyderms
noun
plural of pachyderm
packthread
packthread
noun
(archaic) A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels.
paddlefish
paddlefish
noun
Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.
pallholder
pandership
pandership
noun
(obsolete) The work of a pander; pimping.
pandlewhew
panhandled
panhandled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of panhandle
panhandler
panhandler
noun
One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging for loose change or money.
panhandles
panhandles
noun
plural of panhandle
parachuted
parachuted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parachute
parenthood
parenthood
noun
The state of being a parent
parethmoid
parethmoid
adj
(anatomy) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals.
noun
(anatomy) A parethmoid bone.
parishwide
partheniad
partheniad
noun
(obsolete) A poem in honour of a virgin.
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
pedagogish
pedanthood
pedatrophy
pedophilia
pedophilia
noun
(by extension) Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.
Sexual attraction to children by adults.
pedophilic
pedophilic
adj
Of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia.
pedophobia
pedophobia
noun
An irrational or obsessive fear or dislike of pedophiles or pedophilia advocates.
An irrational, obsessive fear or dislike of children.
pedosphere
pedosphere
noun
The outermost layer or "skin" of the Earth, subject to soil formation processes.
pedotrophy
pedotrophy
noun
The nourishment of children
pemphigoid
pemphigoid
noun
(pathology) Any of a group of rare autoimmune blistering skin diseases that superficially resemble pemphigus.
pentachord
pentachord
noun
(music) Five notes (pitch classes) in a scale.
A musical instrument with five strings.
pentahedra
penthoused
penthoused
adj
(archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building.