A former railway guide and timetable published by George Bradshaw
brandish
brandish
noun
The act of flourishing or waving.
verb
(transitive) To bear something with ostentatious show.
(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
breadths
breadths
noun
plural of breadth
broadish
broadish
adj
Somewhat broad.
charades
charades
noun
A game in which each player acts out a word or phrase, usually based on puns of each syllable and without speaking, for the others to guess.
plural of charade
cheddars
cheddars
noun
plural of cheddar
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheddar
chresard
chresard
noun
(dated) The portion of the water in a sample of soil that is available to vegetation (e.g. plant roots)
chuddars
chuddars
noun
plural of chuddar
cowshard
damrosch
darshana
darshana
noun
Alternative form of darshan
darshans
darshans
noun
plural of darshan
dasahara
denshare
desireah
devarshi
dhourras
diehards
diehards
noun
plural of diehard
digraphs
digraphs
noun
plural of digraph
diphaser
discharm
discharm
verb
(transitive) To remove the charm, or power of a charm, from.
disheart
disheart
verb
Obsolete form of dishearten.
dishrags
dishrags
noun
plural of dishrag
dishware
dishware
noun
crockery used for serving or cooking food
dismarch
dismarch
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To march away.
dorhawks
dorhawks
noun
plural of dorhawk
drabbish
drabbish
adj
(archaic) Having the character of a drab or low wench.
Somewhat drab in colour.
drachmas
drachmas
noun
plural of drachma
draffish
draffish
adj
worthless; draffy
dragshoe
dramshop
dramshop
noun
(US) A shop selling alcohol.
draughts
draughts
noun
(board games, Britain, Australia, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.
A mild vesicatory.
plural of draught
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of draught
dreamish
dreamish
adj
Resembling a dream or the state of dreaming.
dushehra
dussehra
dusserah
dwarfish
dwarfish
adj
Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.
Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
dworshak
dyschroa
ephedras
ephedras
noun
plural of ephedra
farhands
fishyard
goshdarn
haeredes
haggards
haggards
noun
plural of haggard
hagrides
hagrides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hagride
halberds
halberds
noun
plural of halberd
halyards
halyards
noun
plural of halyard
handcars
handcars
noun
plural of handcar
handlers
handlers
noun
plural of handler
handrest
handrest
noun
Any surface designed to support the hand and wrist.
hansford
harassed
harassed
adj
Subject to harassment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harass
hardcase
hardcase
noun
Alternative form of hard case
hardesty
hardfist
hardhats
hardhats
noun
plural of hardhat
hardiest
hardiest
adj
superlative form of hardy: most hardy
hardness
hardness
noun
(countable, engineering) A measure of how hard a material is
(inorganic chemistry) The quantity of calcium carbonate dissolved in water, usually expressed in parts per million (ppm).
(physics) The penetrating ability of electromagnetic radiation, such as x-rays; generally, the shorter the wavelength, the harder and more penetrating the radiation.
An instance of this quality; hardship.
The measure of resistance to damage of a facility, equipment, installation, or telecommunications infrastructure when subjected to attack.
The quality of being hard.
The resistance to scratching, cutting, indentation or abrasion of a metal or other solid material.
hardnose
hardnose
noun
Alternative form of hard-nose
hardpans
hardpans
noun
plural of hardpan
hardsalt
hardship
hardship
noun
A burden, a source of difficulty that could impose a barrier.
Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
verb
(transitive) To treat (a person) badly; to subject to hardships.
hardtops
hardtops
noun
plural of hardtop
hayrides
hayrides
noun
plural of hayride
haywards
haywards
noun
plural of hayward
headrest
headrest
noun
The part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head.
herdsman
herdsman
noun
A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.
herodias
himwards
hoarders
hoarders
noun
plural of hoarder
honduras
hospodar
hospodar
noun
(historical) A title borne by the governors of Moldavia and Wallachia.
hudibras
hydrants
hydrants
noun
plural of hydrant
hydrases
hydrases
noun
plural of hydrase
hydrates
hydrates
noun
plural of hydrate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrate
kashered
kashered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kasher
khaddars
khaddars
noun
plural of khaddar
madrasah
madrasah
noun
(Islam) A school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology.
misheard
misheard
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mishear
orchards
orchards
noun
plural of orchard
overdash
panshard
parishad
parishad
noun
(chiefly in India) A governmental assembly or council in India.
parished
parished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parish
phaedrus
phousdar
pochards
pochards
noun
plural of pochard
potshard
pushcard
pushcard
noun
A punchboard.
rachides
radishes
radishes
noun
plural of radish
raphides
raphides
noun
plural of raphide
plural of raphis
rashidov
ravished
ravished
adj
Having the appearance of having been ravished.
delighted; ecstatic
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ravish
rawhides
rawhides
noun
plural of rawhide
redheads
redheads
noun
plural of redhead
redshank
redshank
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) A bare-legged person; one of the Scottish Highlanders, who wore kilts.
A species of moss (Ceratodon purpureus), also known as fire moss or purple horn toothed moss.
Either of two species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that have long red legs.
Lady's thumb or redleg (Persicaria maculosa), an herb in the buckwheat family.
rehashed
rehashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rehash
reshaped
reshaped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reshape
reshared
reshared
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reshare
reshaved
reshaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reshave
rewashed
rewashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rewash
rhabdoms
rhabdoms
noun
plural of rhabdom
rhagades
rhagades
noun
plural of rhagade
rhapsode
rhapsode
noun
One who performs the poetry of a poet for an audience; not a writer of poetry.
The interpreter of a poem.
rhapsody
rhapsody
noun
(Ancient Greece, poetry, historical) An epic poem, or part of one, suitable for uninterrupted recitation.
(archaic) A random collection or medley; a miscellany; also, a confused string of stories, words, etc.
(music) An instrumental composition of irregular form, often incorporating improvisation.
(sometimes with a negative connotation) An exaggeratedly enthusiastic or exalted expression of feeling in speech or writing.
(sometimes with a negative connotation, obsolete) A literary composition consisting of miscellaneous works.
verb
(intransitive) Followed by about, on, over, or upon: to speak with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm.
(obsolete, rare) To perform (a rhapsody (“an epic poem, or part of one, suitable for uninterrupted recitation”))
To say (something) with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm.
rhodesia
rhodesia
Proper noun
A country that existed in what is now Zimbabwe, originally called Southern Rhodesia, named after its founder, Cecil Rhodes.
The area now occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia.
rhodoras
rhodoras
noun
plural of rhodora
richards
roadshow
roadshow
noun
(film) The showing of a film in selected cinemas prior to its general release.
A show that travels from place to place.
verb
(transitive) To show in various places as part of a travelling excursion.
rosehead
rosehead
noun
A many-sided pyramidal head upon a nail.
A nail with that kind of head.
rushland
sargodha
scarphed
scarphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scarph
schradan
schrader
searched
searched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of search
seerhand
seerhand
noun
A kind of muslin of a texture between nainsook and mull.
semihard
semihard
adj
Somewhat hard.
sepharad
sephardi
sephardi
Noun
a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
sethrida
shadbird
shadbird
noun
(dated, UK, dialect) The American snipe; Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata).
(dated, UK, dialect) The common snipe or European sandpiper (Gallinago gallinago).
shadower
shadower
noun
One who shadows.
shadrach
shadrach
Proper noun
One of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
name of biblical origin.
shardana
sharding
sharding
noun
(databases) A decomposition of a database into multiple smaller units that can handle requests individually.
A breaking into shards.
verb
present participle of shard
sharnbud
sheppard
sheridan
sheridan
Proper noun
the Anglicised form of Ó Sirideáin.
name transferred from the surname.
name of modern usage in uncommon circumstances.
Any of many place names, including:
a city in Arkansas, USA
a city in Wyoming, USA
sherrard
shiprade
shipward
shipward
adv
toward a ship
shipyard
shipyard
noun
A place where ships are built and repaired.
shirland
showyard
showyard
noun
An enclosed yard where livestock is exhibited.
shraddha
shraddha
noun
(Hinduism) A Hindu ceremony performed in commemoration of one's deceased relatives, especially a parent.
shrammed
shrammed
adj
(dialect, Southern Britain) Of a person, cold (in temperature); shrivelled with cold.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shram
sorehead
sorehead
noun
(derogatory, US, political slang) A politician who is dissatisfied through failure, lack of recognition, etc.
(uncountable) Fowlpox.
(uncountable) Infection in sheep by the nematode Elaeophora schneideri; elaeophorosis.
A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended.
southard
southard
noun
Archaic form of southward.
sraddhas
sraddhas
noun
plural of sraddha
starched
starched
adj
Of a garment: having had starch applied.
Stiff, formal, rigid; prim and proper.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of starch
stridhan
subahdar
subahdar
noun
Alternative form of subadar
swanherd
swanherd
noun
A person who tends or herds swans; a keeper of swans.