(music) An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents) attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings.
dervishism
devonshire
devonshire
Proper noun
The former (pre-1974) name for the county of Devon, England.
dichlorvos
dichlorvos
noun
(pharmacology) A highly volatile organophosphate, 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP), widely used as a fumigant to control household pests and to protect stored product from insects.
drivership
enravished
enravished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enravish
hackdriver
hardcovers
hardcovers
noun
plural of hardcover
hardyville
harvardian
harvardian
Adjective
Of or relating to Massachusetts, USA.
Noun
One who attends Harvard University.
harvardize
harveyized
harveyized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harveyize
heavenward
heavenward
adj
which leads toward heaven
adv
toward heaven
toward the heavens, skyward
hulverhead
overarched
overarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overarch
overchafed
overchased
overdrench
overfished
overfished
adj
Fished to the point of sustained reduction of fish species population.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overfish
overhanded
overhanded
adj
Overhand
Overstaffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overhand
overhandle
overhandle
verb
(transitive) To handle excessively.
overharden
overharden
verb
To harden too much.
overhatted
overhauled
overhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overhaul
overheaped
overheaped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overheap
overheated
overheated
adj
Excessively heated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overheat
overhunted
overhunted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overhunt
overshaded
overshaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overshade
overshadow
overshadow
verb
(transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
(transitive) To obscure something by casting a shadow.
(transitive) To shelter or protect.
overshined
overshroud
overshroud
verb
(transitive, poetic) To cover from above like a shroud.
ravishedly
reachieved
reachieved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reachieve
saviorhood
saviorhood
noun
Alternative form of saviourhood
shiverweed
shrivelled
shrivelled
adj
Collapsed in size.
Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of shrivel
shrovetide
shrovetide
Noun
The three days immediately preceding Lent; Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday, preceding Ash Wednesday.