(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
apophyge
apophyge
noun
(architecture) A curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns.
axophyte
axophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant with an axis or stem
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.
behovely
behovely
adj
(archaic) Necessary; advantageous.
(archaic) Useful.
adv
(archaic) Usefully.
beyrouth
biochemy
biochemy
noun
(archaic) biochemistry
biophyte
biophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms)
botchery
botchery
noun
An act of botching.
Something botched; clumsy or careless workmanship.
chayotes
chayotes
noun
plural of chayote
chevrony
chevrony
adj
Chevron-shaped, zigzag, especially (heraldry) chevronwise.
Having chevrons, especially (heraldry) charged with chevrons.
choicely
choicely
adv
In a preferable or excellent manner; eminently.
With care in choosing; with attention to preference.
chrysome
chrysome
noun
Alternative form of chrisom
clayhole
colchyte
conchyle
coryphee
coryphee
noun
Alternative form of coryphée
deyhouse
dohickey
dohickey
noun
Alternative spelling of doohickey
dolhenty
dryhouse
dyehouse
dyehouse
noun
A building where dyeing takes place.
dyophone
egophony
egophony
noun
(medicine) A bleating sound sometimes observed in patients with various lung conditions
endothys
enhydros
enhydros
noun
A geode of chalcedony containing trapped water.
entohyal
enworthy
eophytic
eophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to eophytes.
eophyton
erythrol
erythrol
Noun
erythritol
erythron
erythron
noun
All the erythrocytes circulating in the bloodstream together with their precursors
ethanoyl
ethology
ethology
noun
(obsolete) The study of the human ethos.
(zoology) The scientific study of human and animal behaviour.
ethoxyls
ethoxyls
noun
plural of ethoxyl
euphonym
euphonym
noun
A pleasant-sounding name.
eutrophy
eutrophy
noun
(geography, of a body of water) The quality of being rich in minerals and nutrients.
(medicine) healthy nutrition
verb
(transitive, intransitive, of a body of water) To make or become rich in minerals and nutrients, which often manifests itself in a green color.
everyhow
everyhow
adv
(archaic) however, by whatever means.
exophagy
exophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, of those outside a social group.
eyeholes
eyeholes
noun
plural of eyehole
eyehooks
eyehooks
noun
plural of eyehook; alternative form of eye hooks
eyeshots
eyeshots
noun
plural of eyeshot
eyetooth
eyetooth
noun
A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans.
forsythe
forsythe
Proper noun
A Scottish and Northern Irish surname from the Gaelic Fearsithe meaning "man of peace".
geophagy
geophagy
noun
The practice of eating earthy substances such as clay and chalk, often thought to augment a mineral-deficient diet.
geophyte
geophyte
noun
(botany) A perennial plant, for example the potato or daffodil, which in spring propagates from an underground organ such as a bulb, tuber, corm or rhizome.
ghoulery
ghoulery
noun
ghoulishness
gytheion
halcyone
hebetomy
hebotomy
hectorly
hectorly
adj
Resembling a hector; blustering; insolent; taunting.
hegemony
hegemony
noun
(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
Dominance of one social group over another, such that the ruling group or hegemon acquires some degree of consent from the subordinate, as opposed to dominance purely by force.
helotomy
hemocyte
hemocyte
noun
(cytology) Any blood cell, especially that of an invertebrate
hemology
hemolyze
hemolyze
verb
To subject to hemolysis.
henchboy
henchboy
noun
(archaic) A follower; footman; page; a servant.
A young henchman
henmoldy
henogeny
henryson
henryton
heroicly
heroicly
adv
(archaic) In a heroic way; heroically.
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.
heyworth
hoarsely
hoarsely
adv
With a dry, harsh voice.
hockelty
hogmenay
holotype
holotype
noun
(taxonomy) The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used to formally describe the species (or lower-order taxon), subsequently to be kept as a reference.
holyhead
holyhead
Proper noun
A town on the island of Angelsey, Wales
holyoake
holytide
holytide
noun
(religion) A holy day, or religious festival.
homebody
homebody
noun
(Canada, US, informal) A person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere.
homelily
homelily
adv
In a homely way; plainly; inelegantly.
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.
homodyne
homodyne
adj
(physics, of radiation) Pertaining to two waves which originate from a single radiation source, or have exactly the same frequency.
verb
To combine two waves of identical frequency.
homogeny
homogeny
noun
(biology) Similarity in structure, though of different function, because of genetic relationships
homotype
homotype
noun
(biology) That which has the same fundamental type of structure with something else.
honestly
honestly
adv
(manner) In an honest manner.
Frankly, to be honest.
intj
Used to express exasperation, dismay, etc.
honeybee
honeybee
noun
Alternative form of honey bee
honeybun
honeybun
noun
(colloquial) Honey; sweetheart (term of endearment)
A type of bun or pastry sweetened with honey.
honeycup
honeycup
noun
A North American shrub of the genus Zenobia
honeydew
honeydew
adj
Of a light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.
noun
(countable) Short for honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind”).
(countable, figuratively) Something that is enjoyable or pleasant.
(uncountable) A blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by fungi of the order Dothideales, feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1.
(uncountable) A light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.
(uncountable) A sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1, such as honey, nectar, or manna in the Bible.
(uncountable) A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.
(uncountable, originally US) In full honeydew tobacco: a fine sort of tobacco moistened with a sweet substance (originally molasses).
honeyful
honeyful
adj
(poetic) Full of honey.
honeying
honeying
verb
present participle of honey
honeyman
honeypod
honeypot
honeypot
noun
(US slang, dated) A romantic pet name; "honey".
(chiefly Britain) A draw: a place which attracts visitors.
(computer security) A trap set to detect or deflect attempts at unauthorized use of information systems.
(espionage) A spy (typically attractive and female) who uses sex to trap and blackmail a target.
(obsolete, euphemistic) A chamberpot.
(obsolete, euphemistic) A slop bucket.
(slang) A vulva or vagina.
A pot of honey.
A woman who attracts sexual attention from men.
hoorayed
hoorayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hooray
horatiye
horotely
horotely
noun
(biology) Evolution of an organism at a normal rate.
horseboy
horsefly
horsefly
noun
Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).
horseway
horseway
noun
A crude road for travellers on horseback, or for horses in an underground mine.
hostelry
hostelry
noun
(countable) An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
(uncountable) The art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel, bed and breakfast, or hostel.
hostiley
houseboy
houseboy
noun
(chiefly historical) A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times.
(chiefly historical, derogatory, offensive) A non-white adult male domestic servant.
housefly
housefly
noun
Any fly regularly found in human dwellings.
The common housefly, Musca domestica, that frequents most homes and spreads some diseases.
hoydened
hoydened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hoyden
hoyleton
hueytown
hyalogen
hyalogen
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several complex mucoid polysaccharides, found in animal tissue, that are composed of hyalins
hydetown
hydriote
hydrogel
hydrogel
noun
A colloid gel in which water is the continuous phase; they have a number of medical and industrial applications.
hydrogen
hydrogen
noun
A molecule of this molecular species
A sample of the element/molecule.
An atom of the element.
Molecular hydrogen (H₂), a colourless, odourless and flammable gas at room temperature.
The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.00794.
hydrolea
hydromel
hydromel
noun
A liquor consisting of honey diluted in water; mead prior to fermentation.
hyenadog
hylogeny
hylogeny
noun
Alternative spelling of hylogenesis
hymenoid
hyoideal
hyoideal
Adjective
hyoid
hyoidean
hyoidean
adj
(anatomy, zootomy, relational) Synonym of hyoid.
hyoscine
hyoscine
noun
Scopolamine.
hyothere
hypergol
hypergol
noun
(chemistry, aeronautics) Any hypergolic propellant.
hypergon
hyperion
hyperons
hyperons
noun
plural of hyperon
hyperoon
hyperoon
noun
(biblical) An upper room.
hyperope
hyperope
noun
A farsighted person, a hyperopic person, a person with hyperopia.
hypnoses
hypnoses
noun
plural of hypnosis
hypobole
hypobole
noun
(rhetoric) A rhetorical figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument, or in favour of the opposing side, and then they are refuted one by one.
hypocone
hypocone
noun
(anatomy) A cusp in the corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals
hypoderm
hypoderm
noun
Alternative form of hypodermis
hypogeal
hypogeal
adj
(botany, of a cotyledon) Remaining under the surface of the ground after being germinated
Existing or growing underground
hypogean
hypogean
adj
Existing or growing underground.
hypogeic
hypogene
hypogene
adj
(geology) Formed underground, often by ascending solutions.
hypogeum
hypogeum
noun
An underground room or cavern (also used figuratively).
hypolite
hypomere
hypomere
noun
(biology) A part that the walls of a pleuroperitoneal cavity grow.
hyponeas
hyponome
hyponome
noun
An organ of a cephalopod to expel water
hypopnea
hypopnea
noun
(pathology) A disorder which involves episodes of overly shallow breathing or an abnormally low respiratory rate
hypothec
hypothec
noun
(colloquial) Everything; the whole lot.
(law) In Québec, a legal right over property used as security for an obligation, such as a mortgage.
(law) In Scotland, a landlord's right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.
hypotype
hypotype
noun
(taxonomy) A specimen, whose details has been previously published, which is not part of the original type series of the species
hyrnetho
hysteron
hysteron
noun
(physics, mathematics) A two-valued operator that is used to model hysteresis.
isohexyl
isohyets
isohyets
noun
plural of isohyet
joyhouse
keyholes
keyholes
noun
plural of keyhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keyhole
koyemshi
kyphoses
kyphoses
noun
plural of kyphosis
lecythoi
lekythoi
lekythos
lekythos
noun
A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.
lopheavy
lyophile
lyophile
adj
(chemistry) lyophilic
noun
(chemistry) a lyophilic substance
lyophobe
lyophobe
adj
(chemistry) lyophobic
noun
(chemistry) a lyophobic substance
mesophyl
mesophyl
noun
Alternative form of mesophyll
methoxyl
methoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical, CH₃O-, derived from methanol