The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds.
The residence of an anchorite or anchoress.
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
androphyll
anthochlor
anthochlor
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of yellow plant pigments that have a chalcone or aurone structure
anthradiol
anthranoyl
anthranoyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from anthranilic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group
arsenhemol
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blennorhea
bondholder
bondholder
noun
(finance) The registered owner of a financial bond.
borophenol
bromphenol
bronchiole
bronchiole
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
bronchioli
bronchioli
noun
plural of bronchiolus
brontolith
bufflehorn
chancellor
chancellor
noun
(Christianity) A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
(Scotland, law) The foreman of a jury.
(UK politics) Ellipsis of Chancellor of the Exchequer.
(US, law) The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).
(education) The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
charlemont
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
cheiroline
chiliadron
chloramine
chloramine
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of unstable compounds of nitrogen and chlorine R₁R₂NCl; also the parent compound NH₂Cl, used to manufacture hydrazine, and as the antiseptic chloramine-T
chloranthy
chloranthy
noun
floral virescence
phyllody, especially a complete form in which the flowers resemble leaf buds
chlorinate
chlorinate
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).
chlorinity
chlorinity
noun
(chemistry) A quantitative measure of the amount of chlorine and other halides in water, especially in seawater
chlorinize
chlorinize
verb
(transitive) To chlorinate.
chlorinous
chlorinous
adj
Containing chlorine.
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
chronicler
chronicler
noun
A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.
chronicles
chronicles
noun
plural of chronicle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chronicle
chronology
chronology
noun
(countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.
(uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
clinograph
clinograph
noun
An measuring tool that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
clonorchis
clonothrix
coherently
coherently
adv
In a coherent manner.
condylarth
condylarth
noun
Any of a group of extinct placental mammals, early ungulates, known from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs.
dendrophil
ectorhinal
ectorhinal
adj
Of or pertaining to that part of the brain exterior to the entorhinal cortex
Of or pertaining to the exterior of the nose
enterolith
enterolith
noun
(chiefly Britain) A bezoar.
A mineral concretion in the intestinal tract.
enthraldom
enthraldom
noun
Alternative form of enthralldom
ethnoflora
ethnoflora
noun
The flora of a region that is used by that region's native inhabitants
ethnologer
ethnologer
noun
(dated) ethnologist
euchlorine
euchlorine
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A yellow or greenish-yellow gas, supposed to consist of chlorine dioxide with some free chlorine.
fingerhold
fingerhold
noun
A grip with the fingers.
flugelhorn
flugelhorn
noun
A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves.
francophil
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.
glenrothes
glenrothes
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, and the administrative centre of Fife
goldenhair
gonorrheal
gonorrheal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with gonorrhoea
gothlander
greencloth
greencloth
Proper noun
A board or court of justice formerly held in the counting-house of the British sovereign's household, composed of the Lord Steward and his officers, and having cognizance of matters of justice in the household, with power to correct offenders and keep the peace within the vicinity of the palace.
halocarbon
halocarbon
noun
(organic chemistry) any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s)
halohydrin
halohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound having a hydroxyl functional group and a halogen on neighbouring carbon atoms.
hambroline
hambroline
noun
(nautical) A three-stranded tarred hemp cord.
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.
handloader
handloader
noun
A firearm in which cartridges are loaded manually
harmonical
harmonical
adj
Alternative form of harmonic
helleborin
helleborin
noun
(chemistry) A poisonous glucoside found in several species of hellebore.
hellertown
hemelytron
hemelytron
noun
(anatomy) An insect's forewing with both membranous and hardened portions.
herakleion
herniology
herniology
noun
The surgical study of hernias.
herrenvolk
herrenvolk
noun
A master race, especially with reference to Nazi ideology.
hirondelle
holderness
hollanders
hollanders
noun
plural of hollander
hollenberg
hollenberg
Proper noun
A city/village in Kansas.
holobranch
holobranch
noun
(zoology) A pair of hemibranchs on the same gill arch.
holodedron
holofernes
holofernes
Proper noun
a character in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, an invading general of Nebuchadnezzar
holohedron
holohedron
noun
A holohedral crystal.
holorhinal
holorhinal
adj
(anatomy) Having the nasal bones contiguous.
homelander
homelander
noun
A person from one's homeland.
homuncular
homuncular
adj
Of or pertaining to a homunculus.
honorables
honorables
noun
plural of honorable
honorarily
honorarily
adv
In an honorary manner.
honourable
honourable
adj
Britain standard spelling of honorable.
honourably
honourably
adv
In an honourable manner.
honourless
honourless
adj
Without honour; dishonourable or dishonoured.
horizontal
horizontal
adj
(archaic) Pertaining to the horizon.
(marketing) Relating to horizontal markets
(music, of an interval) Having the two notes sound successively.
(sex, euphemistic) Relating to sexual intercourse.
(wine) Involving wines of the same vintages but from different wineries.
Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
noun
(geology) Horizon.
A Tasmanian shrub or small tree whose main trunk tends to lean over and grow horizontally, Anodopetalum biglandulosum
A horizontal component of a structure.
hormonally
hormonally
adv
In a hormonal way.
hornblende
hornblende
noun
(mineralogy) A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.
hornblower
hornblower
noun
Someone or something that blows a horn.
hortensial
hortensial
adj
(obsolete) Fit for a garden.
hoveringly
hoveringly
adv
While hovering; so as to hover.
hyaluronic
hyaluronic
adj
Of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives
hydroplane
hydroplane
noun
(aircraft, nautical) A seaplane; any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
(nautical) A hydrofoil
(nautical) A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth
verb
To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
hyosternal
hyosternal
adj
(anatomy) Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or relating to both of them; infrahyoid.
(anatomy) Pertaining to the hyosternum of turtles.
inhalators
inhalators
noun
plural of inhalator
isochronal
isochronal
adj
(computing, of data) Time-dependent.
Happening at regular periods; isochronous, periodic.
Having the same duration.
journalish
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
landholder
landholder
noun
A person who owns land.
langworthy
lederhosen
lederhosen
noun
A pair of knee-breeches made of leather, typical of Bavaria and Austria.
leptorrhin
lienholder
lienholder
noun
(law) Used in instances of title of property (such as a vehicle) to refer to the person who has right of property, as opposed to the party that merely has right of possession. The party that only has right of possession is referred to as a registered owner, and in the event the registered owner fails to pay off the lien according to the agreed-to terms, the lienholder has the right to invoke repossession of the property (vehicle).
limnograph
limnograph
noun
An instrument for measuring water level
limnorchis
lineograph
lithoprint
lithoprint
noun
A print made by lithography.
longhaired
longhaired
adj
(derogatory) Hippie-like.
(sometimes derogatory) Artistic or intellectual.
Having long hair.
lothringen
luminophor
luncheoner
luncheoner
noun
(dated) Someone who eats lunch, especially in a diner or restaurant.
lunchrooms
lunchrooms
noun
plural of lunchroom
mesorhinal
monarchial
mongrelish
monochloro
monorhinal
monorhinal
adj
(zoology) Having a single nasal passage.
morpholine
morpholine
noun
(organic chemistry) A six-membered, saturated heterocycle tetrahydro-1,4-oxazine containing four carbon atoms, one nitrogen and one oxygen atom; it has a number of industrial applications.
motherland
motherland
noun
Country of origin.
Mother country in contrast to its colonies.
The country of one's ancestors.
The country of one's birth.
motherling
motherling
noun
(derogatory) Mother.
(diminutive, endearing) A mother, especially a precious one.
A woman's child.
nalorphine
nalorphine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug used to reverse opioid overdose.
necrophile
necrophile
noun
(sexuality) One who is subject to necrophilia.
necrophily
necrophily
noun
Necrophilia.
negrophile
negrophile
noun
(dated, offensive) One who takes an interest in the black (negro) race.
neighborly
neighborly
adj
US standard spelling of neighbourly.
nephrocele
nephrolith
nephrolith
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of kidney stone
nephrology
nephrology
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.
neurolymph
neurolymph
noun
(medicine, obsolete) cerebrospinal fluid
neurophile
neutrophil
neutrophil
adj
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
noun
(biology, medicine) Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.
nitrophile
nitrophile
noun
Any nitrophilous organism.
nomarthral
nomarthral
adj
(zoology) Having normal articulation of the joints.
nonscholar
nonscholar
noun
One who is not a scholar.
nonspheral
nonthermal
nonthermal
adj
Not thermal; not produced by heat
northernly
northernly
adj
Northerly.
northlight
northville
noteholder
noteholder
noun
(finance) An entity holding a note, such as a promissory note.
notorhizal
notorhizal
adj
(botany) Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of one of the cotyledons; incumbent.
organophil
orthoganal
orthogonal
orthogonal
adj
(geometry) Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
(software engineering) Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately; of a design, exhibiting consistency and composability.
(statistics) Statistically independent, with reference to variates.
Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles.
Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.
Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.
Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.
Of grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal.
Of two or more problems or subjects, independent of or irrelevant to each other.
noun
An orthogonal line
overblanch
overhandle
overhandle
verb
(transitive) To handle excessively.
overlaunch
overlaunch
verb
(shipbuilding, transitive) To run the butts or scarphs of planks or pieces of timber to a certain distance beyond the adjacent ones, in order to strengthen the work.