(optics) A lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic.
achromia
achromia
noun
(medicine) Absence of pigmentation, especially in the skin or blood
achromic
achromic
adj
(sciences) Uncoloured; not pigmented; lacking in colour.
amorphia
amorphia
noun
Synonym of amorphism
amorphic
amorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) Causing a complete loss of gene function.
Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
amorphus
amorphus
noun
(pathology) A malformed foetus
(physics) Any amorphous material
amphorae
amphorae
noun
plural of amphora
amphoral
amphoral
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the shape of an amphora
amphoras
amphoric
amphoric
adj
(chiefly historical) Of or related to an amphora, either as a large vessel or a Roman unit of liquid measure.
(medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.
aphorism
aphorism
noun
A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.
verb
To speak or write aphorisms.
archform
archmock
armholes
armholes
noun
plural of armhole
atheroma
atheroma
noun
(pathology) An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.
(pathology, obsolete) A kind of cyst on the scalp.
bathroom
bathroom
noun
(chiefly US, South Africa, Canada, euphemistic) A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.
A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
beerbohm
bichrome
bichrome
adj
Having two colours
bimorphs
bimorphs
noun
plural of bimorph
bioherms
bioherms
noun
plural of bioherm
birthdom
birthdom
noun
Privilege of birth; one's inheritance; birthright.
The land of one's birth.
boomorah
boomorah
noun
(archaic) The water chevrotain (Hyemoschus aquaticus).
borgholm
bornholm
bornholm
Proper noun
a Danish island in the Baltic Sea
bothrium
bothrium
noun
(zoology) A tentacle; a nerve ending that has a similar morphology
brougham
brougham
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, designed in 1839. It had an open seat for the driver in front of the closed cabin for two or four passengers.
An automobile, a sedan without a roof over the driver's seat.
burhmoot
camphors
camphors
noun
plural of camphor
camphory
camphory
adj
Smelling of camphor; having a smell resembling that of camphor.
caschrom
caschrom
noun
The crooked spade; an implement of tillage peculiar to the Highlands, used for turning the ground where a plough cannot work because of stones.
chambord
chamfron
chamfron
noun
Protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.
chamorro
charmion
chiromys
chironym
chloroma
chloroma
noun
(oncology) A myeloid sarcoma, often green in tint.
choirman
choirman
noun
A male chorister (in a church choir)
chompers
chompers
noun
plural of chomper
choreman
choreman
noun
A man employed to carry out chores.
choremen
choremen
noun
plural of choreman
choriamb
choriamb
noun
A choriambus.
chorioma
chorioma
noun
(pathology) A trophoblastic proliferation
chrismon
chrismon
noun
(palaeography) A stylised siglum or character interpreted as an invocation of Christ in Merovingian and Carolingian documents.
A Christmas decoration with explicitly Christian religious symbolism.
A Christogram.
chrisoms
chrisoms
noun
plural of chrisom
chromate
chromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) any salt of chromic acid; in solution the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻) is in equilibrium with the orange dichromate anion (Cr₂O₇²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents
verb
To treat with a chromate solution
chromene
chromene
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of 1-benzopyran
chromide
chromide
noun
Any of various cichlid fishes found in Asia.
chroming
chroming
noun
(Australia) The act of inhaling the fumes of substances such as glue or paint, usually by sniffing them from a paper bag or bottle, with the aim of getting intoxicated.
verb
present participle of chrome
chromism
chromism
noun
chromatism
chromite
chromite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown mineral species with the formula FeCr₂O₄.
Any member of the chromite-magnesiochromite series that is a mixed oxide of iron, magnesium and chromium with the formula (Fe,Mg)Cr₂O₄. It is a commercial source of chromium.
chromium
chromium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.
chromize
chromize
verb
(transitive) To chrome; to treat with chromium.
chromone
chromone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-benzopyrone, a derivative of benzopyran with a substituted keto group on the pyran ring
chromous
chromous
adj
(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 2
chromule
chromule
noun
(botany, dated) Any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll, and especially in the petals.
chromyls
chromyls
noun
plural of chromyl
chronium
chrotoem
chrysome
chrysome
noun
Alternative form of chrisom
comether
comether
noun
(dialect) Alternative form of come-hither
commorth
cromlech
cromlech
noun
A dolmen or ancient underground tomb in Wales, usually made with stones disposed in a circular shape.
crumhorn
crumhorn
noun
(music) Any of several related simple woodwind instruments having a bent horn
damrosch
dimorphs
dimorphs
noun
plural of dimorph
dishumor
dishumor
noun
Alternative form of dishumour
dramshop
dramshop
noun
(US) A shop selling alcohol.
echogram
echogram
noun
sonogram
embroche
emsworth
emsworth
Proper noun
A small coastal town in Hampshire, England.
A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
derived from the town.
ethrogim
euchrome
farmhold
fathomer
fathomer
noun
One who fathoms.
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
fredholm
gascromh
gemshorn
gemshorn
noun
An instrument of the ocarina family, historically made from the horn of a chamois, goat, or other animal.
An organ stop with conical tin pipes.
geotherm
geotherm
noun
A geoisotherm.
gomorrah
gomorrah
Proper noun
A city in the Middle East which, according to the Hebrew Bible and to Islamic tradition, was destroyed by God (along with Sodom) for the sins of its inhabitants.
gomorrha
groomish
gulmohar
hagstrom
hairworm
hairworm
noun
A nematomorph.
hallroom
hamforrd
hamiform
hamiform
adj
(conchology) Curved at the extremity.
Shaped like a hook.
handworm
hangworm
harmonia
harmonia
noun
(music) A harmonic mode in ancient Greek music, characterized by a particular set of chords and rhythmic patterns.
harmonic
harmonic
adj
(Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation an even number of generations distant from a particular person.
(mathematics) used to characterize various mathematical entities or relationships supposed to bear some resemblance to musical consonance
(phonology) Exhibiting or applying constraints on what vowels (e.g. front/back vowels only) may be found near each other and sometimes in the entire word.
pertaining to harmony
pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious
recurring periodically
noun
(CB radio slang) One's child.
(mathematics) One of a class of functions that enter into the development of the potential of a nearly spherical mass due to its attraction.
(music) The place where, on a bowed string instrument, a note in the harmonic series of a particular string can be played without the fundamental present.
(physics) A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.
harmonie
headroom
headroom
noun
(electronics) The ability of a system to reproduce loud sounds free of distortion; dynamic headroom.
The distance between the actual performance of an algorithm and its maximum possible performance.
The vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc.
The vertical measurement, top to bottom, for example for clearance under a bridge.
heirdoms
heirdoms
noun
plural of heirdom
heirloom
heirloom
noun
(horticulture) An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture.
A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
heloderm
hemiform
hemogram
hemogram
noun
A detailed record of various blood tests
hempwort
hempwort
noun
Any plant of the family Cannabaceae; a hemp or hop.
herefrom
herefrom
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from now on
(formal) from this, from here
hermione
heroisms
heroisms
noun
plural of heroism
heteromi
highmoor
highmore
hogframe
hogframe
noun
(nautical) A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness, used chiefly in American river and lake steamers.
hologram
hologram
noun
A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography.
homagers
homagers
noun
plural of homager
homarine
homarine
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the lobster.
noun
A metabolite found in many molluscs.
homaroid
homburgs
homburgs
noun
plural of homburg
homeborn
homeborn
adj
born at home, by homebirth, rather than in a hospital
born in a given place, native, indigenous
homebred
homebred
adj
Born or raised in one's own home or country; native, indigenous.
Homely or rustic; plain, unpolished.
noun
A person or animal raised at home.
An inexperienced or unsophisticated person; a rustic.
homebrew
homebrew
noun
(Canada, sports, countable) A player who plays for the team named after their own native town.
(informal) Anything created by enthusiasts rather than commercial entities (especially video games or amateur radio equipment).
A beer brewed by enthusiasts rather than commercially.
verb
(informal) To create something as an enthusiast, rather than using a commercial option.
To brew one's beer or other alcoholic beverage at home.
homefarm
homegoer
homelier
homelier
adj
comparative form of homely: more homely
homerian
homerian
Adjective
Of or relating to Homer, the Ancient Greek poet.
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Silurian period.
homering
homering
verb
present participle of homer
homerist
homerite
homeroom
homeroom
noun
(US) A classroom where school pupils of the same age gather for registration, or for other purposes that are unrelated to class content.
(US) The collection of pupils who gather in such a room.
homester
homester
noun
(sports, slang) A player for the home team.
homeward
homeward
adj
oriented towards home
adv
Towards home.
homework
homework
noun
(by extension) Something which one is encouraged to learn or study on their own.
(literally, now rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.
(slang, euphemistic) Sexual intercourse.
Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
homewort
homiform
homiform
adj
(obsolete, rare or science fiction) In human form.
homocerc
homopter
homopter
noun
Any insect of the order Homoptera.
hoofmark
hoofmark
noun
The imprint made by a hoof; a hoofprint.
hoofworm
hookworm
hookworm
noun
Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
hormetic
hormetic
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to hormesis or to a hormetin
hormogon
hormonal
hormonal
adj
(biochemistry) Pertaining to hormones.
(colloquial) Of or pertaining to the menstrual cycle.
Strongly affected by one's hormones.
hormones
hormones
noun
(LGBT, slang) Hormone replacement therapy.
plural of hormone
hormonic
hormonic
adj
Relating to hormones.
hornbeam
hornbeam
noun
A hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana).
A tree of the genus Carpinus, having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard, common along the banks of streams in the United States.
The wood of these trees.
hornsman
hornsman
noun
A snake, the horned viper (Bitis cornuta).
One who plays a horn.
hornworm
hornworm
noun
A caterpillar of a hawk moth that has a hornlike tail process.
Some moths in the genus Manduca of the hawk moth family Sphingidae.
horsedom
horsedom
noun
The world or sphere of horses.
horseman
horseman
noun
(UK, agriculture, obsolete) A man in charge of work horses.
(archaic) Any fish of the genus Equetus.
(archaic) Any of the swift-running land crabs of the genus Ocypode.
A man skilled in horsemanship.
A man who rides a horse.
A soldier on horseback.
horsemen
horsemen
noun
plural of horseman
horsyism
humarock
humberto
humidors
humidors
noun
plural of humidor
humorers
humorful
humorful
adj
humorous; comical
humoring
humoring
verb
present participle of humor
humorism
humorism
noun
(medicine, historical) The theory of the influence of the humors in the production of disease.
The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness.
humorist
humorist
noun
(medicine, now rare, historical) Someone who believes that health and temperament are determined by bodily humours; a humoralist.
(obsolete) Someone subject to whims or fancies; an eccentric.
A humorous or witty person, especially someone skilled in humorous writing or performance.
One who studies or portrays the humours of people.
humorize
humorize
verb
(rare, transitive) To humor someone.
humorous
humorous
adj
(obsolete) Damp or watery.
(obsolete) Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.