(informal, uncommon, sometimes derogatory) A familiar address to a female person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.
(physics) A nuclide left over from radioactive decay.
(syntax, of a parse tree) A descendant.
A daughter language.
A female descendant.
One’s female offspring.
daughtry
daylight
daylight
noun
(countable, machinery) The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.
(countable, photometry) The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.
(figurative) Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.
A clear, open space.
A light source that simulates daylight.
Daybreak.
Exposure to public scrutiny.
The gap between the top of a drinking-glass and the level of drink it is filled with.
The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.
The period of time between sunrise and sunset.
verb
(architecture) To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.
(intransitive) To gain exposure to the open.
(landscaping, civil engineering) To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.
To allow light in, as by opening drapes.
To expose to daylight
deashing
deashing
verb
present participle of deash
dedagach
diaglyph
diaglyph
noun
Glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem.
diagraph
diagraph
noun
(dated) A drawing instrument that combines a protractor and scale.
digraphs
digraphs
noun
plural of digraph
dishrags
dishrags
noun
plural of dishrag
dogpatch
dogpatch
Proper noun
Any community inhabited by hillbillies.
dogwatch
dogwatch
noun
(by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty.
(nautical) A very brief period of naval service.
(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
donaghue
doughman
dragshoe
draughts
draughts
noun
(board games, Britain, Australia, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.
A mild vesicatory.
plural of draught
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of draught
draughty
draughty
adj
(British spelling) Standard spelling of drafty.
drogheda
dubhgall
duograph
duograph
noun
(historical) A picture printed from two halftone photographic plates made with the screen set at different angles, and usually printed in two shades of the same colour or in black and one tint.
eggheads
eggheads
noun
plural of egghead
gadhelic
gadhelic
Adjective
Concerning the division of languages that includes Irish, Gaelic, and Manx
galahads
galoshed
galoshed
adj
Wearing galoshes.
gandhara
gandhara
Proper noun
An ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan
gandhian
gandhian
Adjective
Of or relating to (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 1869–1948), leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India, who led India to independence and inspired movements for nonviolence, civil rights, and freedom.
gandhism
gandhism
Noun
The philosophy and principles of
gandhist
gandhist
Noun
A proponent of Gandhism.
gandurah
gandurah
noun
Alternative form of gandoura
garthrod
gathered
gathered
adj
(Quakerism) focused, centered, achieving a state of shared mysticism.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gather
gebhardt
gedaliah
gerhardt
gernhard
ghardaia
gheraoed
gheraoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gherao
gherardi
gherardo
gildhall
gildhall
noun
Dated form of guildhall.
gilthead
gilthead
noun
A marine fish, Sparus aurata (gilt-head bream), with a golden-coloured head; the giltpoll.
Symphodus melops, a coastal fish; the golden maid, conner, or sea partridge.
gishzida
gladship
gladship
Noun
gladness
glenhead
goatherd
goatherd
noun
A person who herds, tends goats.
godheads
godheads
noun
plural of godhead
godthaab
goldhead
goldhead
noun
A kind of fishing lure, usually bright yellow.
goshdarn
gotthard
gradeigh
grayhead
grayhead
noun
(Canada, US) A person with gray hair; an elderly person.
hadleigh
hadleigh
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
hagadist
haggadah
haggadah
Proper noun
A text that sets forth the order of the Passover seder.
haggadal
haggadas
haggaday
haggaday
noun
(Northern England) A ring forming the handle for raising the latch on a door.
haggadic
haggadot
haggards
haggards
noun
plural of haggard
hagrider
hagrides
hagrides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hagride
handbags
handbags
intj
(Britain, slang) Said jocularly in response to a particularly derogatory, bitchy or catty dialogue; calm down; cool it.
noun
(UK, slang) An insignificant fight or argument.
plural of handbag
handflag
handgrip
handgrip
noun
A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
A grasp or grip; a close struggle.
A handle.
A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
The ability of a person (or other animal with hands) to grip something with a hand.
handguns
handguns
noun
plural of handgun
handling
handling
noun
(art) The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch.
(obsolete) The mechanism for handling or manipulating something.
A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.
A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
verb
present participle of handle
hangared
hangared
adj
Having a specified number or kind of hangars.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hangar
hangbird
hangbird
noun
The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula), whose nest is suspended from the limb of a tree.
hangdogs
hangdogs
noun
plural of hangdog
hardedge
headgate
headgate
noun
A moveable framework designed to hold still the heads of cattle for various procedures.
A primary gate or valve at an aqueduct or other source that can be opened or closed to regulate the flow of water entering an irrigation system (of lesser gated canals and irrigation ditches).
headgear
headgear
noun
(nautical) The rigging on the foresail.
(orthodontics) A type of orthodontic appliance attached to dental braces that aids in correcting severe bite problems.
(uncountable) Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.
The harness that fits on a horse's head.
The lifting gear at the head of a mine or deep well.
headings
headings
noun
plural of heading
headling
headling
adv
Headlong; precipitately.
noun
(obsolete, rare) A chieftain.
(obsolete, rare) An equal; a fellow; mate.
headlong
headlong
adj
(figuratively) Reckless, impetuous.
Plunging downwards head foremost.
Precipitous.
Rushing forward without restraint.
adv
Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; in haste, hastily.
With an unrestrained forward motion.
With the head first or down.
verb
(transitive) To precipitate.
headring
headring
noun
A band of hair and grass worn on the head by married Zulu men.
heighday
herbaged
herbaged
Adjective
Covered with grass.
hidalgos
highland
highland
noun
A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.
highroad
highroad
noun
Alternative spelling of high road
hoagland
hoarding
hoarding
noun
(UK) A temporary fence-like structure built around building work to add security and prevent accidents to the public.
(chiefly Britain or India) A billboard.
(psychology) An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods.
A good which is hoarded.
A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.
The practice by of accumulating goods.
verb
present participle of hoard
hogeland
hogshead
hogshead
noun
(Britain) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52+¹⁄₂ imperial gallons; a half pipe.
A large barrel or cask of indefinite contents, especially one containing from 100 to 140 gallons.
hostaged
hostaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hostage
hydragog
hydragog
noun
Alternative form of hydragogue
hyenadog
jugheads
jugheads
noun
plural of jughead
kinghead
kinghead
noun
Ambrosia trifida, a form of ragweed.
longhand
longhand
adv
Written by hand (with pen or pencil), rather than printed out; handwritten.
Written by hand in normal characters, as opposed to shorthand.
noun
The written characters used in the common method of writing; opposed to shorthand, or typing or printing; handwriting.
longhead
lughdoan
midgarth
nagshead
nighhand
odograph
odograph
noun
odometer
pagehood
pagehood
noun
The state of being a page (servant).
rehanged
rehanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rehang
rhagades
rhagades
noun
plural of rhagade
rhagodia
ringhead
ringhead
noun
An instrument used for stretching woollen cloth.
runghead
runghead
noun
(shipbuilding) The upper end of a floor timber in a ship.
sandhogs
sandhogs
noun
plural of sandhog
sargodha
shadings
shadings
noun
plural of shading
sharding
sharding
noun
(databases) A decomposition of a database into multiple smaller units that can handle requests individually.
A breaking into shards.
verb
present participle of shard
sheading
sheading
noun
Any of the six administrative districts into which the Isle of Man is divided.
staghead
tightwad
tightwad
noun
(colloquial, derogatory) One who is stingy; someone overly cautious or defensive with money.
That tightwad would drive ten miles to save a few cents on gas.
ungashed
ungashed
adj
Not gashed.
unhanged
unhanged
adj
Not (yet) executed by hanging.
wadleigh
watchdog
watchdog
noun
(electronics, computing) Ellipsis of watchdog timer.
(figurative) An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.
A guard dog.
verb
(electronics) To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.
To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.