(poetry) A metrical foot of five syllables used in Greek tragedy for highly anguished scenes. The metrical pattern is typically: short-long-long-short-long.
gumshoed
gumshoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gumshoe
hoodlums
hoodlums
noun
plural of hoodlum
humidors
humidors
noun
plural of humidor
hussydom
hussydom
noun
The realm or sphere of hussies.
madhouse
madhouse
noun
(by extension) A chaotic, uproarious, noisy place.
(obsolete) A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum.
mudholes
mudholes
noun
plural of mudhole
muishond
muishond
noun
A species of weasel found in southern Africa, Poecilogale albinucha.
