The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds.
The residence of an anchorite or anchoress.
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
anderlecht
androphyll
animalhood
animalhood
noun
The state or period of being an animal.
anthradiol
aphelandra
aphelandra
noun
Any of the tropical evergreen shrubs in the genus Aphelandra
avalanched
avalanched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avalanche
baldachini
baldachino
baldachins
baldachins
noun
plural of baldachin
bangladesh
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
blandished
blandished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blandish
blandisher
blandisher
noun
Flatterer.
blandishes
blandishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blandish
bloodhound
bloodhound
noun
(archaic) A bloodthirsty person.
(figurative) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.
A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.
bondholder
bondholder
noun
(finance) The registered owner of a financial bond.
brainchild
brainchild
noun
A creation, original idea, or innovation, usually used to indicate the originators
verb
(transitive, rare) To think up; to come up with.
branchdale
branchland
brunnhilde
buchenwald
buttonhold
candlefish
candlefish
noun
An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
chalcedony
chalcedony
noun
A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
chalcidian
chalinidae
challenged
challenged
adj
(euphemistic) Lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill ; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives.
(humorous) Used following adverbs to make adjectives in imitation of and mocking adjectives of this kind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of challenge
chancelled
chandelier
chandelier
noun
(obsolete, military) A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.
(surgery) An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.
A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling
chandelled
chandelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chandelle
chandelles
chandelles
noun
plural of chandelle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chandelle
chandlerly
chandlerly
adj
(obsolete) Like a chandler; in a petty situation.
changedale
changedale
noun
(Ireland, historical) A system of land tenure in which fields were reallotted when they went out of cultivation.
channelled
channelled
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of channel
chelidonic
chelidonin
chelonidae
chiliadron
chilinidae
chilopodan
chlidanope
chlorodyne
chlorodyne
noun
A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
chondrilla
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
chronicled
chronicled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chronicle
clothbound
clothbound
adj
(publishing) Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather.
colpindach
colpindach
noun
(Scotland, law, obsolete) A two-year-old heifer.
conchoidal
conchoidal
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a conchoid; that may be defined as a conchoid.
(mineralogy, of a fracture) Irregular, with planar, concentric curves, similar to those on a mussel shell.
(mineralogy, of a mineral) That fractures with planar concentric curves (e.g., as flint, chert or obsidian).
condylarth
condylarth
noun
Any of a group of extinct placental mammals, early ungulates, known from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs.
dandyishly
dandyishly
adv
In a dandyish manner.
dantophily
decathlons
decathlons
noun
plural of decathlon
delighting
delighting
verb
present participle of delight
delphinine
delphinine
adj
Characteristic of dolphins
noun
(organic chemistry) A type of toxic alkaloid found in some plants in the genera Delphinium and Clematis, which can also be used medicinally.
delphinite
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
delphinius
delphinoid
delphinoid
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin
noun
Any cetacean of the superfamily Delphinoidea
dendrophil
didelphian
didelphian
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to opossums.
didelphine
didelphine
adj
Of, or pertaining to, opossums, of the family Didelphidae.
dillingham
dinaphthyl
dinaphthyl
noun
(organic chemistry) binaphthyl
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two naphthyl radicals in a compound
dinophilea
dinophilus
diosphenol
diosphenol
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of cyclic α-diketones which exist as enols
disenthral
disenthral
verb
(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of disenthrall
dishelming
dishelming
verb
present participle of dishelm
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
displenish
displenish
verb
(Scotland, transitive) To deprive or strip, as a house of furniture, or a barn of stock.
disulphone
doublehung
enchiladas
enchiladas
noun
plural of enchilada
endlichite
endolithic
endolithic
adj
Within rock.
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
endothecal
endothecal
adj
Relating to the endotheca.
endothelia
endothelia
noun
plural of endothelium
enschedule
enschedule
verb
(transitive) To insert into a schedule.
enshielded
enshielded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enshield
enthraldom
enthraldom
noun
Alternative form of enthralldom
enthralled
enthralled
adj
Fascinated; captivated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enthrall
ethanedial
ethanedial
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of glyoxal
ethanediol
ethanediol
noun
(organic chemistry) ethylene glycol
ethenoidal
ethylenoid
ethylidene
ethylidene
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The divalent radical CH₃-CH= formally obtained by removing two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom of ethane
ethylidyne
fatherland
fatherland
noun
The country of one's birth, origin.
fiendishly
fiendishly
adv
Extremely, very in harsh or negative contexts.
In a fiendish manner; evilly, wickedly.
fingerhold
fingerhold
noun
A grip with the fingers.
flunkyhood
flunkyhood
noun
Alternative form of flunkeyhood
fundholder
fundholder
noun
(Britain) A general practitioner who manages his or her own budget, purchasing healthcare from one or more hospital trusts.
One who has money in the public funds.
gentlehood
gentlehood
noun
The state of being of good or gentle birth; good breeding.
glochidian
goldenhair
gothlander
grandchild
grandchild
noun
A child of someone's child.
gruhenwald
hailstoned
halberdman
halberdman
noun
A man armed with a halberd.
halfendeal
halfendeal
adv
(obsolete) Half.
noun
(archaic) A half.
hallandale
hallucined
halogenoid
halohydrin
halohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound having a hydroxyl functional group and a halogen on neighbouring carbon atoms.
handballer
handballer
noun
A handball player.
handclasps
handclasps
noun
plural of handclasp
handfastly
handfastly
adv
(obsolete) In a handfast manner
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
handgallop
handleable
handleable
adj
Capable of being handled
handlebars
handlebars
noun
plural of handlebar
handleless
handleless
Adjective
Without a handle.
handloader
handloader
noun
A firearm in which cartridges are loaded manually
handloomed
handseling
handseling
verb
present participle of handsel
handselled
handseller
handseller
noun
(archaic) A cheapjack, or itinerant seller.
handsomely
handsomely
adv
(nautical) Carefully; in shipshape style; without undue haste.
Generously (especially with regards money).
Impressively, thoroughly; vigorously.
In a handsome or attractive manner.
handybilly
haplodonty
haplodonty
noun
The quality of being haplodont.
hardenable
hardenable
adj
Capable of being hardened.
headliners
headliners
noun
plural of headliner
headlining
headlining
verb
present participle of headline
headlongly
headlongly
adv
(obsolete) headlong
heartlands
heartlands
noun
plural of heartland
hedonology
hedonology
noun
The scientific study of pleasure.
heligoland
heligoland
Proper noun
a small island of Germany, in the North Sea
hellandite
hellandite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic borosilicate mineral containing rare earths, aluminium and calcium.
hellanodic
hellanodic
Noun
A judge or umpire in games or combats.
hellbender
hellbender
noun
A giant salamander (genus Cryptobranchus) of North America that inhabits large, swiftly flowing streams with rocky bottoms.
hellenised
hellenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hellenise
hellenized
heraclidan
heraklidan
heulandite
heulandite
noun
(mineralogy) A common mineral of the zeolite group with monoclinic crystals, the most usual form being heulandite-Ca (Ca,Na)₂₋₃Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆·12H₂O.
highlander
highlander
noun
(collectible card games, often capitalized) A game format in which players are allowed no more than one of any card (except basic resource cards) in their decks.
A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.
Any person who lives in mountainous or hilly terrain.
highlandry
highlandry
Noun
Highlanders collectively.
hildebrand
hillingdon
hillingdon
Proper noun
A London Borough on the west side of Greater London.
A suburban area within the same borough.
hinderlins
hinderlins
noun
plural of hinderlin
hindsaddle
hindsville
hinsdalite
hinsdalite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, phosphorus, strontium, and sulfur.
hinterland
hinterland
noun
(figuratively) Anything vague or ill-defined, especially something that is ill understood.
(figuratively) That which is unknown or unexplored about someone.
A remote or undeveloped area, a backwater.
The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.
The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.