(organic chemistry) Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.
amethyst
amethyst
adj
Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone
noun
(heraldry) The tincture purpure, when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.
(uncountable) A purple colour.
A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
anaphyte
anesthyl
anophyte
anophyte
noun
(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
anywhere
anywhere
adv
In or at any location or an unknown location.
To (in the direction of) any location or an unknown location.
pron
Any location or an unknown location.
apophyge
apophyge
noun
(architecture) A curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns.
arabiyeh
arabiyeh
noun
(historical) An Arabic native cart or carriage.
archegay
ashberry
axophyte
axophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant with an axis or stem
ayrshire
ayrshire
Proper noun
A traditional county in Scotland.
Noun
One of a breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland, notable for the quantity and quality of their milk.
bachelry
bachelry
noun
(obsolete) The body of young aspirants for knighthood.
bayreuth
bayshore
beachboy
beachboy
noun
A male who is a lifeguard or other worker at a beach.
A young male who frequently goes to the beach, especially in sunny climates.
belayneh
bellaghy
blathery
blathery
adj
(chiefly Scotland) Unsubstantial; trashy.
noun
(chiefly Scotland) That which is unsubstantial, trashy, or deceptive.
busyhead
catheryn
catheryn
Proper noun
name, a rare nonstandard spelling variant of Catherine.
cenanthy
chaffery
chaffery
noun
(obsolete) traffic; bargaining; buying and selling
chalybes
chambery
chancery
chancery
adv
(boxing) With the head of an antagonist under one's arm, so that one can pommel it with the other fist at will.
(figurative) In an awkward situation; wholly under the power of someone else.
noun
(boxing, slang) The position of a boxer's head when under his adversary's arm.
(historical) In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division of the High Court of Justice, and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity.
(historical) In the Middle Ages, a government office that produced and notarized official documents.
(slang, archaic) Any awkward predicament.
(writing) Short for chancery hand.
In the United States, a court of equity; equity; proceeding in equity.
The type of building that houses a diplomatic mission or embassy.
The type of building that houses the offices and administration of a diocese; the offices of a diocese.
chanteys
chanteys
noun
plural of chantey
chapelry
chapelry
noun
The district attached to a chapel; a division of a large parish which has its own district chapel.
charleys
charleys
noun
plural of charley
charlyne
chartley
chaseley
chastely
chastely
adv
In a chaste manner. (either specifically virginal, or in a modest, unsexy and unrisque manner)
chattery
chattery
adj
Tending to chatter
chauncey
chauncey
Proper noun
of Norman origin from a place name in France.
name, transferred from the surname.
chayotes
chayotes
noun
plural of chayote
cheapery
cheatery
cheatery
noun
(obsolete) Cheating; fraud.
chelydra
chylemia
clayhole
cymaphen
cynanche
cynanche
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, attended with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty in breathing and swallowing.
cynhyena
cyphella
cytherea
dashedly
dashedly
adv
damnably; confoundedly
dayshine
deathday
deathday
noun
Date of (someone's previous) death; anniversary of a death.
deathify
decarchy
decarchy
noun
(politics) A government of ten people, especially (historical) various Greek councils of ten men
demarchy
demarchy
noun
Government by decision-makers who have been randomly selected by sortition (lot) from a pool of eligible citizens.
earlyish
earlyish
adj
Somewhat early
earthily
earthily
adv
In an earthy manner.
endarchy
endarchy
noun
(botany) A vascular system in which development starts nearest the axis center and spreads outward.
A system in which decision-making is centralized.
engraphy
enthalpy
enthalpy
noun
(physics, chemistry) In thermodynamics, a measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.
entohyal
ephrayim
ephyrula
epiphany
epiphany
noun
(Christianity) Alternative letter-case form of Epiphany.
A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being.
An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.
erythema
erythema
noun
Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.
Skin redness from sunburn or chemical irritation
essayish
essayish
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of an essay.
ethanoyl
ethylate
ethylate
verb
(transitive, organic chemistry) To react with an ethyl compound so as to introduce one or more ethyl groups into a compound
euahlayi
euahlayi
Noun
An Australian Aboriginal people of New South Wales.
Proper noun
Their language or dialect.
Adjective
Of the Euahlayi people or language.
euphrasy
euphrasy
noun
The eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis.
eurybath
eurybath
noun
A eurybathic organism.
exophagy
exophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, of those outside a social group.
eyereach
eyereach
noun
The range or reach of the eye; eyeshot.
eyeshade
eyeshade
noun
(countable) A type of headgear for shielding the eyes from glaring light, usually consisting of a visor and a headband, more popular among indoor workers in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries than today.
(not countable) A cosmetic product which may be applied to the upper eyelid and to the area near the eye to change skin coloration.
fatherly
fatherly
adj
Characteristic of fathers, paternal.
Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
adv
In a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a father.
feathery
feathery
adj
Resembling feathers.
flachery
flaherty
gauchely
gauchely
adv
In a gauche manner.
geophagy
geophagy
noun
The practice of eating earthy substances such as clay and chalk, often thought to augment a mineral-deficient diet.
gephyrea
grayhead
grayhead
noun
(Canada, US) A person with gray hair; an elderly person.
gryphaea
gryphaea
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus †Gryphaea of extinct gryphaeid oysters, devil's toenails.
habutaye
hackneys
hackneys
noun
plural of hackney
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hackney
hagberry
hagberry
noun
Its bittersweet astringent fruit, readily eaten by birds.
Prunus padus, a species of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia, the bird cherry.
haggerty
hagmenay
halcyone
halleyan
handedly
handedly
adv
(nonstandard) Easily; with ease; misconstruction of handily.
handymen
handymen
noun
plural of handyman
hardesty
haringey
haringey
Proper noun
a London Borough in northern Greater London. A suburban area within this borough has a different spelling - Harringay.
harynges
hatchery
hatchery
noun
A facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions, especially those of fish or poultry.
hatchety
hatchety
adj
Resembling a hatchet.
hauynite
hauynite
noun
Alternative form of haüynite
hawkeyes
hawkeyes
noun
plural of hawkeye
hayatake
hayfield
hayfield
noun
A field of hay.
haylages
haylages
noun
plural of haylage
haymaker
haymaker
noun
(agriculture) A person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as animal fodder.
(figuratively, by extension) Any decisive blow, shock, or forceful action.
(informal, fisticuffs) A particularly powerful punch, especially one which knocks down an opponent, thrown like a scythe chop for cutting hay, as agricultural haymakers used to have strong arms.
hayraker
hayrides
hayrides
noun
plural of hayride
hayseeds
hayseeds
noun
plural of hayseed
haywires
haywires
noun
plural of haywire
headachy
headachy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a headache.
Suffering from a headache
headstay
headstay
noun
(nautical) Synonym of forestay
headways
headways
noun
plural of headway
hearsays
hearsays
noun
plural of hearsay
heartily
heartily
adv
In a hearty manner.
heatedly
heatedly
adv
In a heated manner.
heathery
heathery
adj
Like or resembling heather.
Of, pertaining to, or abundant in heather.
noun
A place where varieties of heath are grown in a controlled environment.
heavenly
heavenly
adj
(figurative) Strongly or sublimely beautiful or pleasurable.
Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions.
Of or pertaining to the kingdom of God.
Synonym of celestial: of or pertaining to the heavens, the sky regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
adv
In a manner like that of heaven; by the influence or agency of heaven; divinely, miraculously.
To a degree such as to elicit great pleasure.
heavyset
heavyset
adj
(of a person) Having a large, solid, imposing bodily appearance; overweight.
heighday
hengyang
heraldry
heraldry
noun
(countable) An armorial ensign along with its history and description.
(uncountable) Pageantry.
(uncountable) The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.
hereaway
hereaway
adv
(regional) hereabouts, around here
herniary
herniary
adj
Pertaining to or associated with hernia.
hexandry
hexapody
hexapody
noun
(poetry, countable) Six metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.
(zoology, uncountable) The property of being a hexapod; six-leggedness.
hexarchy
hexarchy
noun
A group of six states.
hideaway
hideaway
adj
Capable of being stored out of sight when not in use.
noun
a hiding place, somewhere one can go to get away from other people
hilleary
hoarsely
hoarsely
adv
With a dry, harsh voice.
hogmenay
holyhead
holyhead
Proper noun
A town on the island of Angelsey, Wales
holyoake
homestay
homestay
noun
A house used primarily as the residence of the owner but with the business of accommodating paying guests.
A system whereby students, visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price.
honeyman
hoorayed
hoorayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hooray
horatiye
horseway
horseway
noun
A crude road for travellers on horseback, or for horses in an underground mine.
humanely
humanely
adv
in a humane way
hurrayed
hurrayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hurray
huxleyan
huxleyan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1894–1963), British writer.
Of or pertaining to (1825–1895), English anatomist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of theory of evolution.
hyalines
hyalines
noun
plural of hyaline
hyalites
hyalites
noun
plural of hyalite
hyalithe
hyalogen
hyalogen
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several complex mucoid polysaccharides, found in animal tissue, that are composed of hyalins
hyblaean
hybridae
hydrases
hydrases
noun
plural of hydrase
hydrated
hydrated
adj
(chemistry) Combined chemically with water.
(of a person) Not suffering from dehydration.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydrate
hydrates
hydrates
noun
plural of hydrate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrate
hydremia
hydremia
noun
Thinness of the blood.
hydrolea
hyenadog
hygienal
hygienal
adj
Exhibiting or relating to hygiene; hygienic.
hymenaea
hymenaic
hymeneal
hymeneal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the hymen.
Pertaining to sexual relations.
noun
A hymn, song or poem in honour of a wedding.
hymenean
hymenean
adj
Relating to marriage; hymeneal.
noun
A hymn, song or poem in honour of a wedding; a hymeneal.