Any plant of the genus Adelphia, of Latin America.
adelphic
adelphic
adj
Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
fraternal
adelphoi
adephaga
adiaphon
adolphus
ahmadpur
amidship
amidship
adv
In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
amphipod
amphipod
noun
Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
aphicide
aphicide
noun
(agriculture) Any pesticide intended to kill aphids
aphidian
aphidian
adj
Like an aphid.
noun
A member of genus Aphidoidea.
aphidius
aphodian
aphodius
aphthoid
aphthoid
adj
(pathology) Of the nature of aphtha; resembling thrush.
asphodel
asphodel
noun
(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
bardship
bardship
noun
The state of being a bard.
bardulph
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
behooped
bishoped
bishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bishop
bondship
camphoid
campshed
campshed
noun
A supporting structure for a river bank, built from planks and piles.
verb
To build such a supporting structure.
capuched
capuched
adj
(obsolete) Covered with, or as if with, a hood.
cephadia
cephalad
cephalad
adv
(anatomy) Towards the head (or anterior extremity), a direction that in humans corresponds to superior.
cepheids
cepheids
noun
plural of cepheid
cephidae
chapeled
chapland
cheliped
cheliped
noun
(anatomy) A leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw.
chenopod
chenopod
noun
Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae, (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); the goosefoots
chetopod
chetopod
noun
Alternative form of chaetopod
chilopod
chilopod
noun
Any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede.
chipwood
chipyard
chipyard
noun
(US) A storage area for sawdust and small pieces of wood at a sawmill.
chiropod
ciphered
ciphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cipher
clapdish
clapdish
noun
A wooden dish, once used by beggars, that had a lid that could be clapped to attract attention
copyhold
copyhold
noun
(property law, historical) A former form of tenure in which the title deeds were a copy of the manorial roll.
crophead
cyphered
cyphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cypher
daphnaea
daphnean
daphnean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Daphne.
daphnias
daphnias
noun
plural of daphnia
daphnite
daphnoid
dashpots
dashpots
noun
plural of dashpot
dauphine
dauphine
noun
The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
dauphins
dauphins
noun
plural of dauphin
deanship
deanship
noun
The position or role of a dean.
deathcup
decipher
decipher
noun
A decipherment; a decoding.
verb
(transitive) To decode or decrypt a code or cipher to plain text.
(transitive) To find a solution to a problem.
(transitive) To make sense of a complex situation.
(transitive) To read text that is almost illegible or obscure
deiphobe
delphian
delphian
Adjective
Of or relating to Delphi in Greece; Delphic.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Delphi.
Proper noun
A dialect of Ancient Greek.
delphina
delphine
delphine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of dolphins.
delphini
delphyne
demiphon
demophil
demophil
noun
Dated form of demophile (“friend of the people”).
demophon
demyship
demyship
noun
A type of scholarship, specifically for Magdalen College, Oxford.
dephased
dephased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephase
dephlegm
dephlegm
verb
(obsolete, chemistry) To rid of phlegm or water; to dephlegmate.
depolish
depolish
verb
(transitive) To remove the polish from.
depthing
despatch
despatch
noun
Alternative form of dispatch
despeche
diaglyph
diaglyph
noun
Glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem.
diagraph
diagraph
noun
(dated) A drawing instrument that combines a protractor and scale.
diaphane
diaphane
noun
(Aristotelian philosophy) Essence or nature as encapsulated in a mental construct.
A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures.
Something transparent or diaphanous.
diaphany
diaphone
diaphone
noun
(phonology) A particular dialectal variant of a phoneme; all the dialectal variants of a phoneme, considered as a whole.
A kind of organ pipe.
A sound signal which produces sound by means of a slotted piston moved back and forth by compressed air.
diaphony
diaphony
noun
(music) A form of harmony in which the parts proceeded by parallel motion in fourths, fifths, and octaves.
diaphote
diaphote
noun
(historical) A supposed instrument designed for transmitting pictures by telegraph. It turned out the device was a hoax.
digraphs
digraphs
noun
plural of digraph
dimorphs
dimorphs
noun
plural of dimorph
dipchick
dipchick
noun
Alternative form of dabchick
diphaser
diphasic
diphasic
adj
Having, or occurring in, two phases
diphenan
diphenan
Noun
An anthelminthic drug.
diphenol
diphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenol groups; especially the isomeric benzenediols (catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone).
diphenyl
diphenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of biphenyl
diphonia
diphylla
diptychs
diptychs
noun
plural of diptych
dishpans
dishpans
noun
plural of dishpan
dispatch
dispatch
noun
(computing) The passing on of a message for further processing, especially through a dispatch table.
(obsolete) A dismissal.
A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.
A mission by an emergency response service, typically involving attending to an emergency in the field.
The act of doing something quickly.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To hurry.
(transitive) To destroy (someone or something) quickly and efficiently.
(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.
(transitive) To rid; to free.
(transitive) To send (a journalist) to a place in order to report.
(transitive) To send (a person) away hastily.
(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.
(transitive) To send (an important official message) promptly, by means of a diplomat or military officer.
(transitive, computing) To pass on for further processing, especially via a dispatch table (often with to).
(transitive, obsolete) To deprive.
dispathy
dispathy
noun
Alternative form of dyspathy
dogeship
dogeship
Noun
The role or status of doge (chief magistrate).
dogpatch
dogpatch
Proper noun
Any community inhabited by hillbillies.
dollship
dollship
noun
The quality of being a doll; dollhood.
dolphins
dolphins
noun
plural of dolphin
doniphan
doniphan
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
a small city in Missouri, USA
a village in Nebraska, USA.
dopchick
dopehead
dopehead
noun
(derogatory) A person who frequently uses illicit, narcotic, or psychoactive drugs and has a drug addiction.
dramshop
dramshop
noun
(US) A shop selling alcohol.
drophead
drophead
noun
(Britain) A drophead coupé.
dropshot
dropshot
noun
Alternative form of drop shot
drugshop
drugshop
noun
drugstore; pharmacy
dukeship
dukeship
noun
The quality or condition of being a duke.
duograph
duograph
noun
(historical) A picture printed from two halftone photographic plates made with the screen set at different angles, and usually printed in two shades of the same colour or in black and one tint.
dustheap
dustheap
noun
A pile of rubbish.
dyophone
dysaphia
dyspathy
dyspathy
noun
Antipathy, aversion.
ephedras
ephedras
noun
plural of ephedra
ephedrin
ephedrin
noun
Archaic form of ephedrine.
ephydrid
ephydrid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the shore fly family Ephydridae.
eulophid
eulophid
noun
(zoology) Any parasitic wasp of the family Eulophidae.
fishpond
fishpond
noun
A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached to a monastery etc as a source of food
gildship
gladship
gladship
Noun
gladness
godships
godships
noun
plural of godship
goodhope
goodship
goodship
noun
(obsolete) Favour; grace; kindness.
haemopod
haliplid
haliplid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Haliplidae of crawling water beetles.
hampered
hampered
adj
impeded or encumbered as if chained or fettered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hamper
handclap
handclap
noun
A single clap of the hands
handgrip
handgrip
noun
A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
A grasp or grip; a close struggle.
A handle.
A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
The ability of a person (or other animal with hands) to grip something with a hand.
handicap
handicap
noun
(obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of hand-in-cap (“old English trading game”)
(obsolete, uncountable, card games) An old card game, similar to lanterloo.
(sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
(sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
verb
(transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
(transitive, figurative, by extension) To place at disadvantage.
To estimate betting odds.
handpick
handpick
verb
To pick or harvest by hand.
To select carefully and with individual attention.
handpost
handpost
noun
A kind of signpost indicating what lies in various directions.
handspan
handspan
noun
The distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement
handspec
handtrap
haplodon
haploids
haploids
noun
plural of haploid
haploidy
haploidy
noun
(genetics) The state of being haploid
haplomid
happened
happened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of happen
hardcopy
hardcopy
noun
Alternative form of hard copy
hardpans
hardpans
noun
plural of hardpan
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
harpidae
headlamp
headlamp
noun
A flashlight worn on the head.
An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle.
headpins
headpins
noun
plural of headpin
headpost
headpost
noun
A bedpost at the head of a bed.
headrope
headrope
noun
(nautical) The part of a bolt rope that is sewn to the upper edge or head of a sail.
headship
headship
noun
(Britain) The position of a headmaster or headmistress.
(archaic) Authority or dignity.
The position of a head or chief.
heatdrop
hedgehop
hedgehop
verb
(intransitive) Of an aircraft: to fly very close to the ground, such that evasive manoeuvres need to be taken to avoid obstacles.
(intransitive) Of birds: to move along the line of a hedge; to move by flying from one hedge, bush, or the like, to another close by.
(intransitive) Of people: to run and jump over a series of hedges, fences, etc., as a pastime.
hedgepig
hedgepig
noun
(Berkshire and Oxfordshire) A hedgehog.
helipads
helipads
noun
plural of helipad
hemipode
hemipode
noun
Any of a small group of birds containing 15 species, all but one of which are in the genus Turnix.
hempseed
hempseed
noun
A gallows bird; a person hanged.
The seed of the hemp plant, used as high-protein food or fishing bait.
hempweed
hempweed
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Eupatorium.
hepatoid
hepatoid
adj
Similar in appearance to hepatic tissue
hepialid
hepialid
noun
(zoology) Any member of family Hepialidae of ghost moths.