(figuratively) On the flank, at a vulnerable place.
(nautical) In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.
(nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).
intj
A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel.
amphidisc
amphidisc
noun
(zoology) A small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.
amphidisk
amphipoda
amphipods
amphipods
noun
plural of amphipod
anhimidae
anthidium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
archdemon
archdemon
noun
(religion) A chief demon; an archdevil.
archidium
archidome
ashamedly
ashamedly
adv
with shame
audhumbla
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
bashawdom
becharmed
becharmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becharm
brahmanda
chaldaism
chaldaism
Noun
An idiom or peculiarity in the Chaldee dialect.
chambered
chambered
adj
(often in combination) Having chambers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamber
chamfered
chamfered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamfer
chaminade
chamoised
chamoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamois
charmedly
charmedly
adv
In a charmed manner.
chasidism
chempaduk
chermidae
chimaerid
chimaerid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Chimaeridae of cartilaginous fish.
chlamydes
chlamydes
noun
plural of chlamys
chlamydia
chlamydia
noun
(countable) Any of various coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia that are pathogenic to humans and other animals.
(uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chondroma
chondroma
noun
(medicine) A benign tumour formed from cartilage cells
chromatid
chromatid
noun
(genetics) After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.
chromidae
dahlstrom
dahomeyan
dahomeyan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the state of Dahomey (later, Benin).
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Dahomey.
dampishly
dampishly
adv
In a moderately damp or moist manner.
dartmouth
dartmouth
Proper noun
A town and port in Devon, England.
A town in Massachusetts
A community in Nova Scotia
A town in Victoria, Australia
Popular short form of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, U.S.
dashmaker
deathsman
deathsman
noun
(obsolete) An executioner; a headsman or hangman.
deathsmen
deathsmen
noun
plural of deathsman
deathtime
deathtime
noun
The time when a person dies, especially as determined for tax purposes.
deathworm
demarches
demarches
noun
plural of demarche
demihague
demihaque
demihuman
demihuman
noun
(fantasy, mythology) A member of a human-like race; in fantasy, sometimes distinguished from the more bestial humanoid races.
dermalith
deschamps
dharmsala
dharmsala
noun
(historical, India) A charitable or religious house, especially a resthouse for travellers.
diachylum
diachylum
noun
Alternative form of diachylon.
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.
diarhemia
diathermy
diathermy
noun
(physics, medicine) The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation
dichasium
dichasium
noun
(botany) A cymose inflorescence with all branches below the terminal flower in regular opposite pairs.
dichelyma
dichogamy
dichogamy
noun
(biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
dichromat
dichromat
noun
One whose vision exhibits dichromacy; one who can distinguish only two primary colors.
didrachma
didrachma
noun
An Ancient Greek silver coin worth two drachmas.
dishmaker
dishmaker
noun
A manufacturer of dishes.
dithyramb
dithyramb
noun
A poem or oration in the same style.
A raucous and ardent choral hymn sung in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus.
An impassioned speech, a rant.
diushambe
dramshops
dramshops
noun
plural of dramshop
dreamhole
dreamhole
noun
An opening left in the wall of a steeple, tower, barn, etc. to allow light to enter.
drumheads
drumheads
noun
plural of drumhead
dysphemia
dysphemia
noun
(obsolete) The replacement of a word or phrase with a more vulgar or offensive substitute.
A speech impediment characterized by stammering or stuttering usually resulting from emotional or psychological causes.
dysthymia
dysthymia
noun
(psychiatry) A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least 2 years.
A tendency to be depressed, without hope.
dyushambe
ethmoidal
ethmoidal
Adjective
ethmoid
exhumated
exhumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhumate
farmhands
farmhands
noun
plural of farmhand
galumphed
galumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galumph
gandhiism
ginghamed
ginghamed
adj
Dressed in, or furnished with, gingham fabric.
gladsheim
hadramaut
haematoid
haematoid
adj
Alternative form of hematoid
haemuloid
halidomes
hallidome
hallidome
noun
Alternative form of halidom
hamadryad
hamadryad
noun
(Greek mythology) A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.
A baboon of species Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Hamadryas and Tellervo.
The king cobra.
hamadryas
hamadryas
noun
A large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt
hampstead
hampstead
Proper noun
A village in Dominica
A town in Maryland
An affluent district of London, in the borough of Camden
A town in New Hampshire
An in North Carolina
handlooms
handlooms
noun
plural of handloom
handmaids
handmaids
noun
plural of handmaid
handsomer
handsomer
adj
comparative form of handsome: more handsome
hardiment
hardiment
noun
(archaic) Bravery, courage.
hardmouth
headframe
headframe
noun
(mining) the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft.
headlamps
headlamps
noun
plural of headlamp
headmould
headmould
noun
Britain standard spelling of headmold.
headrooms
headrooms
noun
plural of headroom
hebdomads
hebdomads
noun
plural of hebdomad
hebdomary
hebdomcad
hedysarum
hedysarum
noun
Any of the sweetvetches of the genus Hedysarum.
heimdallr
heloderma
hematoids
hemipodan
hempstead
hermandad
hermandad
noun
(historical) A military peacekeeping association in medieval Spain.
hermodact
hidalgism
hidalgism
noun
Alternative form of hidalgoism
hippodame
hippodame
noun
(obsolete, rare, mythology) A sea horse or hippocampus.
hodmandod
hodmandod
noun
(Norfolk, dialectal, obsolete) A hedgehog.
(obsolete, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, dialectal) A snail.
homaridae
homelands
homelands
noun
plural of homeland
homeoidal
homeoidal
adj
Pertaining to or resembling a homeoid.
homeridae
homestead
homestead
noun
(Canada, US) A parcel of land in the interior of North America, usually 160 acres, that was distributed to settlers from Europe or eastern North America under the Dominion Lands Act of 1870 in Canada or the Homestead Act of 1862 in the United States.
(South Africa) A cluster of several houses occupied by an extended family.
(obsolete) The home or seat of a family; place of origin.
A house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm; the property comprising these.
The place that is one's home.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To acquire or settle on land as a homestead.
homewards
homewards
adj
Leading toward home.
adv
towards home
homicidal
homicidal
adj
Of or pertaining to homicide.
hominidae
hormisdas
housemaid
housemaid
noun
(derogatory) A housewife.
A female domestic worker attached to the non-servant quarter part of the house, as opposed to a scullery maid.
verb
To be a housemaid.
To wait on someone hand on foot, to watch them.
humanhood
humanhood
noun
The state or period of being human.
humanised
humanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humanise
humanized
humanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humanize
humankind
humankind
noun
The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.
humanoids
humanoids
noun
plural of humanoid
hurdleman
hydraemia
hydraemia
noun
thinness of the blood
hydraemic
hydraemic
adj
Alternative form of hydremic
hydramide
hydramide
noun
(organic chemistry) One of a group of crystalline bodies produced by the action of ammonia on certain aldehydes.
hydramine
hydramine
noun
(chemistry) any organic compound having both a hydroxy and an amino functional group; a hydroxy-amine
hydromica
hydromica
noun
(mineralogy) An alternate name for illite.
hydrosoma
hydrosoma
noun
(biology) The entire organism of any hydrozoon.
hypoderma
hypoderma
noun
(botany) A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, performing the physiological function of strengthening the epidermal tissue. In phanerogamous plants it is developed as collenchyma.
(zoology) An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids, and some other invertebrates.
impeached
impeached
verb
(United States Law) Removed from office in accordance with Article II, Section 4 of the United States Constitution.
simple past tense and past participle of impeach
indiahoma
iphidamas
iphimedia
kaddishim
kamadhenu
kamchadal
kamchadal
Noun
A member of the ethnic group who are the original inhabitants of the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia.
kathmandu
ladysmith
ladysmith
Proper noun
a village near New South Wales, Australia.
a town on British Columbia, Canada. Named to commemorate the lifting of the siege of Ladysmith, Natal, in 1902.
town in province, South Africa.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA. Named after Ladysmith, Natal.
a city in Wisconsin, USA, and the county seat of Named after the bride of Charles R. Smith.
lampshade
lampshade
noun
A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.
verb
(fashion) To wear an oversize top with skintight thigh-high boots and no leggings.
(narratology, fandom slang) To intentionally call attention to the improbable, incongruent, or clichéd nature of an element or situation featured in a work of fiction within the work itself.
To adorn with one or more lampshades.
To design or create lampshades.
madderish
madhouses
madhouses
noun
plural of madhouse
madotheca
madrassah
madrassah
noun
Alternative form of madrasah
madrasseh
mahdiship
maidchild
maidchild
noun
Alternative form of maid child
maidenish
maidenish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a maiden.
maidhoods
maighdiln
maighdlin
manhandle
manhandle
verb
(transitive) To assault or beat up a person.
(transitive) To control (a machine, vehicle, situation, etc.) by means of physical strength.
(transitive) To mishandle; to handle roughly; to mangle.
(transitive, nautical) To move something heavy by force of men, without aid of levers, pulleys, machine, or tackles.
manichord
manichord
noun
A clavichord.
manlihood
manlihood
noun
The condition of being manly; manliness; manhood
marchland
marchland
noun
(history) Land comprising the marches of a territory; borderland.