(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.
anhydric
anhydric
adj
anhydrous
athodyds
athodyds
noun
plural of athodyd
athyroid
babyhood
babyhood
noun
The state or period of infancy.
berhymed
berhymed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of berhyme
bethylid
bethylid
noun
(zoology) Any wasp in the family Bethylidae.
birthday
birthday
noun
A birthday party.
The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
The anniversary of the day on which something is created.
The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.
verb
(intransitive, informal) To celebrate one's birthday.
bodyhood
bodyhood
noun
The state or condition of a body (literal and figurative)
boyhoods
boyhoods
noun
plural of boyhood
brynhild
buraydah
bushbody
busyhead
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.
chipyard
chipyard
noun
(US) A storage area for sawdust and small pieces of wood at a sawmill.
copyhold
copyhold
noun
(property law, historical) A former form of tenure in which the title deeds were a copy of the manorial roll.
cyathoid
cyphered
cyphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cypher
dahabiya
dandyish
dandyish
adj
Characteristic of or resembling the style of a dandy.
dashedly
dashedly
adv
damnably; confoundedly
daughtry
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
dayshine
deathday
deathday
noun
Date of (someone's previous) death; anniversary of a death.
deathify
decarchy
decarchy
noun
(politics) A government of ten people, especially (historical) various Greek councils of ten men
delphyne
demarchy
demarchy
noun
Government by decision-makers who have been randomly selected by sortition (lot) from a pool of eligible citizens.
demyship
demyship
noun
A type of scholarship, specifically for Magdalen College, Oxford.
deyhouse
diachyma
diachyma
noun
The parenchyma of leaves.
diadochy
diadochy
noun
the capability of an atom to replace another in a particular crystal structure
diaglyph
diaglyph
noun
Glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem.
diaphany
diaphony
diaphony
noun
(music) A form of harmony in which the parts proceeded by parallel motion in fourths, fifths, and octaves.
dihybrid
dihybrid
noun
(genetics) A hybrid that is heterozygous with respect to two independent alleles
dihydric
dihydric
adj
(chemistry) Containing two hydroxyl functional groups.
dihydrol
dimethyl
dimethyl
noun
(organic chemistry) (in combination) Two methyl groups in a molecule.
dinarchy
diphenyl
diphenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of biphenyl
diphylla
diptychs
diptychs
noun
plural of diptych
dispathy
dispathy
noun
Alternative form of dyspathy
dithymol
dohickey
dohickey
noun
Alternative spelling of doohickey
dohnanyi
dolhenty
doughboy
doughboy
noun
(US) An American infantryman, especially one from World War I.
A kind of flour dumpling.
Frybread.
dowdyish
dowdyish
adj
Like a dowdy; frumpy.
dowhacky
draughty
draughty
adj
(British spelling) Standard spelling of drafty.
droughty
droughty
adj
(archaic) Dry; thirsty.
Lacking rain.
drybrush
drybrush
noun
(painting) A form of brushwork that involves stroking lightly with a minimally loaded brush to create a textured look.
dryhouse
dudishly
dudishly
adv
In a dudish manner.
duomachy
dutchify
dutchify
Verb
To render more Dutch.
dyarchic
dyarchic
adj
Alternative form of diarchic
dyehouse
dyehouse
noun
A building where dyeing takes place.
dyophone
dysaphia
dyschroa
dyspathy
dyspathy
noun
Antipathy, aversion.
endarchy
endarchy
noun
(botany) A vascular system in which development starts nearest the axis center and spreads outward.
A system in which decision-making is centralized.
endothys
enhydris
enhydros
enhydros
noun
A geode of chalcedony containing trapped water.
ephydrid
ephydrid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the shore fly family Ephydridae.
eyeshade
eyeshade
noun
(countable) A type of headgear for shielding the eyes from glaring light, usually consisting of a visor and a headband, more popular among indoor workers in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries than today.
(not countable) A cosmetic product which may be applied to the upper eyelid and to the area near the eye to change skin coloration.
fishyard
giddyish
giddyish
adj
Somewhat giddy.
goodyish
grayhead
grayhead
noun
(Canada, US) A person with gray hair; an elderly person.
haggaday
haggaday
noun
(Northern England) A ring forming the handle for raising the latch on a door.
halliday
halyards
halyards
noun
plural of halyard
handedly
handedly
adv
(nonstandard) Easily; with ease; misconstruction of handily.
handyman
handyman
noun
(informal) A person who does small tasks and odd jobs
verb
To work as a handyman; to do odd jobs.
handymen
handymen
noun
plural of handyman
haploidy
haploidy
noun
(genetics) The state of being haploid
hardaway
hardcopy
hardcopy
noun
Alternative form of hard copy
hardesty
haulyard
hayfield
hayfield
noun
A field of hay.
hayrides
hayrides
noun
plural of hayride
hayseeds
hayseeds
noun
plural of hayseed
haywards
haywards
noun
plural of hayward
hazardry
hazardry
noun
(obsolete) Gambling.
headachy
headachy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a headache.
Suffering from a headache
headstay
headstay
noun
(nautical) Synonym of forestay
headways
headways
noun
plural of headway
heatedly
heatedly
adv
In a heated manner.
heighday
hemihdry
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.
heredity
heredity
noun
Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants.
hexandry
hexapody
hexapody
noun
(poetry, countable) Six metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.
(zoology, uncountable) The property of being a hexapod; six-leggedness.
heydeguy
heydeguy
noun
(obsolete) A kind of hay (country dance or round) popular during the English Renaissance.
heydrich
hiddenly
hiddenly
adv
In a hidden manner.
hideaway
hideaway
adj
Capable of being stored out of sight when not in use.
noun
a hiding place, somewhere one can go to get away from other people
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.
homebody
homebody
noun
(Canada, US, informal) A person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere.
homodyne
homodyne
adj
(physics, of radiation) Pertaining to two waves which originate from a single radiation source, or have exactly the same frequency.
verb
To combine two waves of identical frequency.
honeydew
honeydew
adj
Of a light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.
noun
(countable) Short for honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind”).
(countable, figuratively) Something that is enjoyable or pleasant.
(uncountable) A blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by fungi of the order Dothideales, feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1.
(uncountable) A light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.
(uncountable) A sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1, such as honey, nectar, or manna in the Bible.
(uncountable) A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.
(uncountable, originally US) In full honeydew tobacco: a fine sort of tobacco moistened with a sweet substance (originally molasses).
honeypod
hoorayed
hoorayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hooray
horridly
horridly
adv
In a horrid manner.
hortyard
hortyard
noun
Obsolete form of orchard.
howdying
howdying
verb
present participle of howdy
hoydened
hoydened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hoyden
hradcany
humidify
humidify
verb
To increase the humidity in the air.
humidity
humidity
noun
Dampness, especially that of the air.
The amount of water vapour in the air.
huntedly
huntedly
adv
In a hunted manner; as though being hunted.
hurrayed
hurrayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hurray
hurridly
hushedly
hushedly
adv
In a hushed way; quietly, softly.
hussydom
hussydom
noun
The realm or sphere of hussies.
hyaloids
hyaloids
noun
plural of hyaloid
hybodont
hybodont
noun
Any extinct shark (or similar fish) of the order Hybodontiformes
hybridae
hybridal
hybridal
adj
Being or relating to a hybrid.
hydatids
hydatids
noun
plural of hydatid
hydatina
hydatoid
hydatoid
adj
watery, aqueous
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) aqueous humour
hydetown
hydracid
hydracid
noun
(chemistry) An acid that does not contain any oxygen as opposed to an oxyacid; they are all binary compounds of hydrogen and a halogen or pseudohalogen.
hydragog
hydragog
noun
Alternative form of hydragogue
hydranth
hydranth
noun
(zoology) An individual polyp of a hydroid colony
hydrants
hydrants
noun
plural of hydrant
hydrarch
hydrases
hydrases
noun
plural of hydrase
hydrated
hydrated
adj
(chemistry) Combined chemically with water.
(of a person) Not suffering from dehydration.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydrate
hydrates
hydrates
noun
plural of hydrate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrate
hydrator
hydrator
noun
A compartment or drawer, as in a refrigerator, for keeping perishable foods fresh and preventing moisture loss.