Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
beheading
beheading
noun
An instance of a person being beheaded.
verb
present participle of behead
bigheaded
bigheaded
adj
Alternative spelling of big-headed
bradleigh
chagrined
chagrined
adj
Feeling chagrin (at something); vexed; fretful.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chagrin
chuadanga
claughted
coheading
coheading
verb
present participle of cohead
daghestan
dahlonega
daschagga
dashingly
dashingly
adv
In a bold, spirited manner.
In a boldly chic, fashionable manner.
daugherty
daughters
daughters
noun
plural of daughter
dawnlight
dawnlight
noun
The light of dawn.
dayabhaga
daylights
daylights
noun
(slang, chiefly fighting) Eyes.
mental soundness, wits, consciousness.
plural of daylight
deadlight
deadlight
noun
(figurative) An eyelid.
(nautical) A deck prism, a device to allow light into the cabin of boat through the deck.
(nautical) A strong (often wooden) shutter fitted over a porthole, that can be closed in bad weather to keep water out and discourage the glass windows from breaking.
deathling
deathling
noun
(rare) A dead child.
A mortal; one who will die.
A supernatural being associated with death, especially a child of death.
degarnish
degarnish
verb
To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defence.
To strip or deprive entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish.
demihague
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
detaching
detaching
verb
present participle of detach
diaghilev
diagraphs
diagraphs
noun
plural of diagraph
diaphragm
diaphragm
noun
(acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
(anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.
(chemistry) A permeable or semipermeable membrane.
(construction) A floor slab, metal wall panel, roof panel or the like, having a sufficiently large in-plane shear stiffness and sufficient strength to transmit horizontal forces to resisting systems.
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
verb
(optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.
To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating.
dichogamy
dichogamy
noun
(biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
digraphic
digraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to a digraph.
dihalogen
dihalogen
adj
(organic chemistry, in combination) In which two hydrogen atoms are replaced by those of a halogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A diatomic molecule of a halogen
discharge
discharge
noun
(electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
(hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
(medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
(medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology.
(military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
The act of expelling or letting go.
The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
The process of flowing out.
The process of unloading something.
verb
(electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
(logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
(medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
(military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
(obsolete, Scotland) To prohibit; to forbid.
(transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
To expel or let go.
To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
To give forth; to emit or send out.
To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
To unload a ship or another means of transport.
doughface
doughface
noun
(derogatory) a person, especially a politician, who is pliable, moldable like dough.
doughhead
draghound
draghound
noun
A hunting dog especially trained to be effective in drag hunts, having the highly developed sense of smell and the stamina to follow an artificially scented trail at high speed over considerable distance.
dragonish
dragonish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
draughted
draughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of draught
draughter
draughter
noun
Alternative spelling of drafter
dynagraph
dysphagia
dysphagia
noun
(pathology) Difficulty in swallowing.
dysphagic
dysphagic
adj
Having or relating to dysphagia.
noun
A person who has dysphagia.
eggheaded
eggheaded
adj
(derogatory, informal) intellectual
eidograph
eidograph
noun
An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of pantograph.
encharged
encharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encharge
endognath
endognath
noun
(zoology) The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of crustaceans.
endophagy
endophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, within a group.
engelhard
exchanged
exchanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exchange
fraughted
fraughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fraught
galumphed
galumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galumph
gandharan
gandharan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Gandhara.
Noun
A native of Gandhara.
gandharva
gandharva
noun
(Buddhism) A being in the intermediate state between death and rebirth.
(Indian mythology) A spirit, usually depicted as a singer or musician.
gandhiism
gandhiist
garnished
garnished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garnish
gasholder
gasholder
noun
A large, telescopic cylindrical tank, with a water seal, used for storing domestic gas
gateshead
gateshead
Proper noun
A town in the county of Tyne and Wear in north east England. Found upon the southern bank of the Tyne.
gawkihood
gazehound
gazehound
noun
Synonym of sighthound (“a hound that primarily hunts by sight and speed, instead of by scent and endurance”)
gerhardus
ghassanid
ghaznevid
ghostland
ghostland
noun
A land inhabited by ghosts.
A land that has become deserted, like a ghost town.
gianthood
gianthood
noun
The state of being a giant.
giddyhead
gildhalls
gildhalls
noun
plural of gildhall
giltheads
giltheads
noun
plural of gilthead
ginghamed
ginghamed
adj
Dressed in, or furnished with, gingham fabric.
gipsyhead
gladsheim
glochidia
glochidia
noun
plural of glochidium
gnathopod
gnathopod
noun
(zoology) A maxilliped.
goatherds
goatherds
noun
plural of goatherd
godfather
godfather
noun
A mafia leader.
A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
A small post which is used in repairing a fence. For instance attached to and supporting an existing broken fence post.
verb
(transitive, often figuratively) To act as godfather or guardian to.
goldshlag
goochland
gourdhead
grayhound
grayhound
noun
(American spelling, uncommon) Alternative form of greyhound
greathead
greenhead
greenhead
noun
Tabanus nigrovittatus, a biting horsefly.
The mallard.
grishilda
grosshead
grouthead
guardfish
guardfish
noun
Synonym of houndfish
guardship
guardship
noun
(obsolete) Care; protection.
A warship stationed at a port etc. to act as a guard.
guildhall
guildhall
noun
(obsolete) A town hall.
A hall where a guild or corporation usually assembles.
gypsyhead
hagadists
haggadahs
haggadist
haggadoth
haggardly
haggardly
adv
In a haggard manner.
hagridden
hagridden
adj
Overburdened by fear or dread.
Tormented, harassed or worried.
hagriding
hagriding
verb
present participle of hagride
haidinger
haidinger
Proper noun
A crater on the Moon.
handgrasp
handgrasp
noun
Synonym of handgrip (“grasping with the hand”)
handgrips
handgrips
noun
plural of handgrip
handlings
handlings
noun
plural of handling
handygrip
hangbirds
hangbirds
noun
plural of hangbird
harangued
harangued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harangue
hardanger
hardening
hardening
noun
That which hardens, such as a material used for converting the surface of iron into steel.
The process by which something hardens.
verb
present participle of harden
harigalds
harigalds
noun
Alternative form of harigals
haughland
hazarding
hazarding
noun
Something hazarded or ventured; a guess or speculation.
verb
present participle of hazard
headgates
headgates
noun
plural of headgate
headgears
headgears
noun
plural of headgear
headledge
headlight
headlight
noun
(Canada, slang, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A woman's erect nipples, partially masked by clothing.
(US, slang, chiefly in the plural) A jewel; especially a diamond.
(US, slang, chiefly in the plural) Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).
(US, slang, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.
A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.
headlongs
headlongs
adv
(archaic) Headlong
headright
headright
noun
(Canada, US, now historical) A legal grant to own unsettled land in colonial America, or the land so claimed.
helgoland
heptagrid
heptagrid
noun
(mathematics) A tiling of the hyperbolic plane with regular heptagons
heralding
heralding
noun
The act by which something is heralded.
verb
present participle of herald
hidalgism
hidalgism
noun
Alternative form of hidalgoism
highboard
highdaddy
highlands
highlands
noun
A high area of land, lands higher than surrounding areas.
highroads
highroads
noun
plural of highroad
hildagard
hildegard
hildegard
Proper noun
name borrowed from German in the 19th century, in occasional use.
hoardings
hoardings
noun
plural of hoarding
hodograph
hodograph
noun
(physics, mathematics) A curve described by the moving extremity of a line whose other end is fixed, this line being constantly parallel to the direction of motion of, and having its length constantly proportional to the velocity of, a point moving in any path; used in investigations respecting central forces.
hogsheads
hogsheads
noun
plural of hogshead
houghband
hydragogs
hydragogs
noun
plural of hydragog
hydragogy
hydrangea
hydrangea
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers
hydrating
hydrating
verb
present participle of hydrate
ideograph
ideograph
noun
An ideogram.
idiograph
idiograph
noun
A mark or signature peculiar to an individual.
indraught
indraught
noun
(obsolete) An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet.
An inward flow of air or water
jaghirdar
jaghirdar
noun
Alternative spelling of jagirdar
landright
leighland
lighthead
lighthead
noun
A light source that is mounted at the head of an extension.
logheaded
longhands
longhands
noun
plural of longhand
longheads
maighdiln
maighdlin
megadeath
megadeath
noun
One million deaths, especially as a unit of measure in reference to nuclear warfare.
midgardhr
muldraugh
naugahyde
naugahyde
Noun
An artificial leather made with a knit fabric backing and PVC coating.
negrohead
negrohead
noun
(archaic, slang) cavendish tobacco
(dated) An inferior commercial variety of india rubber made up into round masses.