(Greek mythology) The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead.
Flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flowers of these plants.
bardolph
barthold
beholden
beholden
adj
(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged.
beholder
beholder
noun
(fantasy) A fictional monster in roleplaying games, a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth and many eyes on stalks.
Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.
behowled
behowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behowl
berthold
berthold
Proper noun
A city in North Dakota.
blondish
blondish
adj
Similar to a stereotypical dumb blonde.
Somewhat blond in colour.
blotched
blotched
adj
Covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blotch
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
bolthead
bolthead
noun
(chemistry) A round-bottomed flask with a long neck (used especially for distillation)
The head of a bolt.
bondhold
borghild
calfhood
calfhood
noun
The state or time of being a calf.
cathodal
cathodal
adj
(biochemistry) Attracted towards a cathode
chadlock
chadlock
noun
Alternative form of charlock (Sinapis arvensis etc.)
chaldron
chaldron
noun
(archaic) An old English dry measure, containing four quarters. At London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke.
Alternative form of chawdron
chedlock
chelidon
chelidon
noun
(rare, anatomy) Synonym of elbow pit
cheloids
cheloids
noun
plural of cheloid
chelonid
chelonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Cheloniidae of sea turtles.
cheswold
chilidog
chilidog
noun
A hot dog made with chili con carne
chilodon
chilopod
chilopod
noun
Any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede.
chlodwig
chlordan
chlordan
noun
Alternative form of chlordane
chloride
chloride
noun
(chemistry) any salt of hydrochloric acid, such as sodium chloride, or any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical
chlorids
chlorids
noun
plural of chlorid
chloroid
chloroid
adj
Resembling chlorine.
yellow-green in color.
chondral
chondral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to cartilage
chortled
chortled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chortle
cichloid
clochard
clochard
noun
A beggar or tramp, especially in France.
cloddish
cloddish
adj
Like a clod, a person who is foolish, stupid or parochial.
Of or pertaining to lumpy soil.
clodhead
cloghead
coalshed
coalshed
noun
A shed in which coal is stored.
cohdwell
coherald
coherald
noun
(rare) A joint herald.
coholder
coholder
noun
A joint holder (of an account, a record, etc.).
colthood
colthood
noun
The state of being a colt; the youth of a (male) horse.
copyhold
copyhold
noun
(property law, historical) A former form of tenure in which the title deeds were a copy of the manorial roll.
cuckhold
cuckhold
noun
Obsolete form of cuckold.
dechlore
delichon
demolish
demolish
verb
(figuratively) To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
(literally) To destroy (of buildings, especially in a planned and intentional fashion).
demophil
demophil
noun
Dated form of demophile (“friend of the people”).
denehole
denehole
noun
An underground structure consisting of a number of small chalk caves entered by a vertical shaft.
depolish
depolish
verb
(transitive) To remove the polish from.
deschool
deschool
verb
(transitive) To remove the schools from; to divest (a society) of its formal education system.
dhoolies
dhoolies
noun
plural of dhoolie
plural of dhooly
dichlone
dichlone
Noun
A particular fungicide.
dihelios
dihydrol
dilworth
diphenol
diphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenol groups; especially the isomeric benzenediols (catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone).
dithymol
dolefish
dolhenty
dolichos
dolichos
noun
(historical) A long-distance race in the ancient Olympic Games.
Any plant of the genus Dolichos.
dollfish
dollhood
dollhood
noun
The state or period of being a doll.
dollship
dollship
noun
The quality of being a doll; dollhood.
dolphins
dolphins
noun
plural of dolphin
dolthead
dolthead
noun
A dolt; a fool.
downhaul
downhaul
noun
(nautical) Any rope used to haul down a sail or spar.
downhill
downhill
adj
(by extension) Easy.
Going down a slope or a hill.
Located down a slope or hill.
adv
(by extension) Deteriorating, getting worse.
Down a slope.
noun
(countable) A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.
(uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
verb
To take part in downhill skiing.
drochuil
droghlin
drollish
drollish
adj
Somewhat droll.
elkhound
elkhound
noun
Any Scandinavian breed of dog bred to hunt elk (US: moose).
Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk (US: moose).
enhaloed
enhaloed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enhalo
etholide
eulophid
eulophid
noun
(zoology) Any parasitic wasp of the family Eulophidae.
eurhodol
farmhold
fasthold
feedhole
feedhole
noun
(engineering) A hole through or into which something is fed.
Any of the holes in punched paper that engage with the sprocket in a machine.
fishhold
foalhood
foalhood
noun
The state or time of being a foal.
foolhead
foothold
foothold
noun
(by extension) A secure position from which it is difficult to be dislodged.
(nautical) The forward or front part of the hold of a ship.
verb
(transitive, rare) To hold or believe (something) beforehand; to assume; to anticipate, to predict.
fredholm
freehold
freehold
adj
(property law) Of a tenure or estate in land, held in fee simple absolute in possession by a proprietor; granted out of the allodial title, liable to determine only on escheat.
noun
(property law) Real property held by a tenure of this type.
Freehold tenure.
verb
To dispense property in this way.
galoshed
galoshed
adj
Wearing galoshes.
girlhood
girlhood
noun
(countable) The childhood of a girl.
(uncountable) The state of being a girl.
glochids
glochids
noun
plural of glochid
godchild
godchild
noun
A child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with the godchild being treated much like a niece or nephew.
godelich
godelich
Adjective
goodly
goldfish
goldfish
noun
(figuratively, informal) A person with an unreliable memory.
A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.
goldhead
goldhead
noun
A kind of fishing lure, usually bright yellow.
hailwood
halfword
halfword
noun
(computing) An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes
halidome
halidoms
halidoms
noun
plural of halidom
halloaed
halloaed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halloa
hallooed
hallooed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halloo
hallowed
hallowed
adj
Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hallow
hallwood
handblow
handblow
noun
A blow struck with the hand.
handbolt
handhold
handhold
noun
A projection that one may hold onto for support.
verb
Alternative form of hand-hold
handhole
handhole
noun
Alternative form of hand-hole
handload
handlock
handlock
noun
A hold for restraining another person by immobilizing their hand.
A locking mechanism that operates by hand.
A restraint that attaches to the wrist, especially a shackle or handcuff.
Immobilization of the hand.
verb
To lock by means of a handlock.
To restrain by holding so as to immobilize the hand.
To restrain with, or as with, a handlock.
handloom
handloom
noun
A simple machine used for weaving by hand.
haplodon
haploids
haploids
noun
plural of haploid
haploidy
haploidy
noun
(genetics) The state of being haploid
haplomid
headload
headload
noun
A load carried on the head.
headlock
headlock
noun
A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from.
verb
(transitive) To restrain in a headlock.
headlong
headlong
adj
(figuratively) Reckless, impetuous.
Plunging downwards head foremost.
Precipitous.
Rushing forward without restraint.
adv
Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; in haste, hastily.
With an unrestrained forward motion.
With the head first or down.
verb
(transitive) To precipitate.
headmold
headmold
noun
(architecture) A hoodmold.
healdton
heilwood
helicoid
helicoid
adj
Having the form of a flattened helix
noun
(mathematics) A minimal surface in the form of a flattened helix
heliodon
heliodon
noun
A mechanical device, used in architecture, for demonstrating the sun's motion relative to a building.
heliodor
heliodor
noun
A richly coloured form of golden beryl found in southwest Africa.
heloderm
henghold
henmoldy
hidalgos
hilloaed
hilloaed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hilloa
hoagland
hogeland
holabird
holandry
holandry
noun
The property of being holandric.
holdable
holdable
adj
That may be held.
holdalls
holdalls
noun
plural of holdall
holdback
holdback
noun
The projection or loop, on the thill of a vehicle, to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when going downhill, or in backing.
The strap or part of the harness so used.
restraint (act or result of holding back, device that restrains)
holdfast
holdfast
noun
(archaic, medicine) Actinomycosis.
(biology) A root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate.
Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened.
The aspect of a character that experiences destructive temptation.
holdings
holdings
noun
plural of holding
holdouts
holdouts
noun
plural of holdout
holdover
holdover
noun
(firearms) The distance (at target) by which a rifle scope is aimed higher than the intended point of impact in order to compensate for bullet drop over the distance to the target.
Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time.
holdrege
holdrege
Proper noun
a city in Nebraska, USA, and the county seat of It was named after George W. Holdrege.
holdsman
holidays
holidays
noun
(Canada, US) The season around Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's Day.
(informal, Ireland) (usually after possessive) holiday, vacation; time off work, especially if spent travelling away from home
plural of holiday
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of holiday