(organic chemistry) Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.
bethylid
bethylid
noun
(zoology) Any wasp in the family Bethylidae.
brynhild
charlady
charlady
noun
(chiefly archaic or historical) A woman who cleans houses and offices as an occupation.
chelydra
chelydre
chelydre
noun
(obsolete) A fetid water snake.
copyhold
copyhold
noun
(property law, historical) A former form of tenure in which the title deeds were a copy of the manorial roll.
dashedly
dashedly
adv
damnably; confoundedly
dayblush
daylight
daylight
noun
(countable, machinery) The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.
(countable, photometry) The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.
(figurative) Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.
A clear, open space.
A light source that simulates daylight.
Daybreak.
Exposure to public scrutiny.
The gap between the top of a drinking-glass and the level of drink it is filled with.
The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.
The period of time between sunrise and sunset.
verb
(architecture) To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.
(intransitive) To gain exposure to the open.
(landscaping, civil engineering) To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.
To allow light in, as by opening drapes.
To expose to daylight
delphyne
diaglyph
diaglyph
noun
Glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem.
dihydrol
dimethyl
dimethyl
noun
(organic chemistry) (in combination) Two methyl groups in a molecule.
diphenyl
diphenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of biphenyl
diphylla
dithymol
dolhenty
dudishly
dudishly
adv
In a dudish manner.
halliday
halyards
halyards
noun
plural of halyard
handedly
handedly
adv
(nonstandard) Easily; with ease; misconstruction of handily.
haploidy
haploidy
noun
(genetics) The state of being haploid
haulyard
hayfield
hayfield
noun
A field of hay.
heatedly
heatedly
adv
In a heated manner.
hendecyl
hendecyl
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) undecyl
henmoldy
heraldry
heraldry
noun
(countable) An armorial ensign along with its history and description.
(uncountable) Pageantry.
(uncountable) The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.
hiddenly
hiddenly
adv
In a hidden manner.
hinderly
hinderly
adv
(archaic) In the hinder or rear position.
hintedly
holandry
holandry
noun
The property of being holandric.
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
holladay
holliday
holydays
holydays
noun
plural of holyday
holyhead
holyhead
Proper noun
A town on the island of Angelsey, Wales
holyrood
holyrood
Proper noun
A relic believed to be part of the True Cross
An area of Edinburgh, the home of the Scottish Parliament
the Scottish Parliament
holytide
holytide
noun
(religion) A holy day, or religious festival.
horridly
horridly
adv
In a horrid manner.
huntedly
huntedly
adv
In a hunted manner; as though being hunted.
hurridly
hushedly
hushedly
adv
In a hushed way; quietly, softly.
hyaloids
hyaloids
noun
plural of hyaloid
hybridal
hybridal
adj
Being or relating to a hybrid.
hydrauli
hydrazyl
hydrazyl
noun
(chemistry) The radical H₂N-NH-
hydrogel
hydrogel
noun
A colloid gel in which water is the continuous phase; they have a number of medical and industrial applications.
hydrolea
hydromel
hydromel
noun
A liquor consisting of honey diluted in water; mead prior to fermentation.
hydrosol
hydrosol
noun
A sol (colloid) in which the continuous phase (dispersing medium) is water
hydroxyl
hydroxyl
noun
(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.
hyoideal
hyoideal
Adjective
hyoid
jadishly
jadishly
adv
In a jadish manner.
ladyfish
ladyfish
noun
A coastal dwelling fish (Elops saurus), found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.
Albula vulpes, one of the fish called bonefish.
The Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus)
ladyhood
ladyhood
noun
the quality or state of being a lady or ladylike.
ladyship
ladyship
noun
(English and Commonwealth) Formal form of address for a lady judge (as opposed to the informal "judge").
Term of respect for a woman of the peerage without using her title.
lazyhood
lecythid
lymphoid
lymphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or found within the lymphatic system of the body
modishly
modishly
adv
In a modish manner.
mythland
phyllade
phyllida
phyllode
phyllode
noun
(botany) A flattened petiole or leaf rachis that resembles and functions as a leaf, and may or may not be combined with an actual lamina.
phyllody
phyllody
noun
(botany) A retrograde metamorphosis of the floral organs to the condition of leaves.
phylloid
phylloid
adj
Resembling a leaf.
shadowly
shoddily
shoddily
adv
In a shoddy manner; lacking quality and done poorly, usually in a cheap and low quality way.
shrewdly
shrewdly
adv
In a shrewd manner.
sylphids
sylphids
noun
plural of sylphid
syphilid
syphilid
noun
Any of the cutaneous and mucous membrane lesions characteristic of secondary and tertiary syphilis.