(derogatory) a person, especially a politician, who is pliable, moldable like dough.
doughhead
downhauls
downhauls
noun
plural of downhaul
downshare
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.
dramshops
dramshops
noun
plural of dramshop
drawhorse
drayhorse
dreamhole
dreamhole
noun
An opening left in the wall of a steeple, tower, barn, etc. to allow light to enter.
dropheads
dropheads
noun
plural of drophead
dyschroia
dysphonia
dysphonia
noun
(medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
dysphoria
dysphoria
noun
(LGBT) Ellipsis of gender dysphoria.
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.
eidograph
eidograph
noun
An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of pantograph.
elaphodus
endognath
endognath
noun
(zoology) The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of crustaceans.
endophagy
endophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, within a group.
endotheca
endotheca
noun
(zoology) The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually consists of a series of oblique transverse septa, one above another.
escharoid
ethmoidal
ethmoidal
Adjective
ethmoid
euphoniad
exochorda
fairyhood
fairyhood
noun
The state or period of being a fairy.
faldworth
falsehood
falsehood
noun
(archaic, rare) Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of a person who is mendacious and deceitful.
(countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.
(uncountable) The property of being false.
fashioned
fashioned
adj
(in combination) Having a specified fashion or style
In style; fashionable.
Well designed or put together.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fashion
floorhead
floorhead
noun
(nautical) Any of the upper extremities of the floor of a vessel.
foolhardy
foolhardy
adj
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
noun
A person who is foolhardy.
forehands
forehands
noun
plural of forehand
foreheads
foreheads
noun
plural of forehead
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
friarhood
friarhood
noun
The state or period of being a friar.
gasholder
gasholder
noun
A large, telescopic cylindrical tank, with a water seal, used for storing domestic gas
gawkihood
gazehound
gazehound
noun
Synonym of sighthound (“a hound that primarily hunts by sight and speed, instead of by scent and endurance”)
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.
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
grosshead
grouthead
hacendado
hacendado
noun
The owner of a hacienda.
haddocker
haddocker
noun
A commercial fisherman who catches haddock.
A fishing boat used for catching haddock.
hadendowa
hadrosaur
hadrosaur
noun
(paleontology) Any ornithopod dinosaur of the family Hadrosauridae.
haematoid
haematoid
adj
Alternative form of hematoid
haemuloid
haggadoth
hairdodos
hairhound
halfblood
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
halidomes
haliotoid
haliotoid
adj
(zoology) Like or pertaining to the genus Haliotis.
ear-shaped.
hallidome
hallidome
noun
Alternative form of halidom
hallowday
handbooks
handbooks
noun
plural of handbook
handbound
handbound
adj
(of a book) bound by hand
handcloth
handcloth
noun
A handkerchief.
A washcloth.
handholds
handholds
noun
plural of handhold
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handlooms
handlooms
noun
plural of handloom
handsomer
handsomer
adj
comparative form of handsome: more handsome
handspoke
handspoke
noun
Alternative form of handspike
handstone
handstone
noun
A mano.
Any of various other handheld stone tools.
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
handwoven
handwoven
adj
Woven by hand, or with a hand-operated loom.
handwrote
handwrote
verb
simple past tense of handwrite
handyblow
handybook
hannaford
haplodoci
haplodont
haplodont
adj
(zoology) Being or having molar teeth with simple crowns, without ridges or tubercles.
haploidic
haploidic
adj
Of or pertaining to a call having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
harboured
harboured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harbour
hardboard
hardboard
noun
A high-density chipboard.
hardboots
hardbound
hardbound
adj
(of a book) Having a hardcover; hardback
hardcover
hardcover
adj
(of a book) Having a rigid binding.
noun
A book with a rigid binding, often of cardboard or leather.
hardihood
hardihood
noun
(of a plant) Ability to withstand extreme conditions, hardiness.
Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.
hardmouth
hardwoods
hardwoods
noun
plural of hardwood
harehound
harehound
noun
One of a small breed of dogs used for hunting hares.
haroldson
harpooned
harpooned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harpoon
hausdorff
hausdorff
Adjective
Such that any two points have disjoint neighborhoods.
haverford
havioured
hawknosed
hawknosed
adj
Having a nose that resembles a hawk's beak.
hazardous
hazardous
adj
Of or involving chance.
Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.
hazelwood
hazelwood
noun
The wood of the hazel.
headboard
headboard
noun
(nautical) A panel, usually of metal, attached to the head of a fore-and-aft sail for additional strength.
(rail transport) A board on the front of a train, carrying the train's name or that of the service it is on.
A grave marker made of wood.
A vertical panel, either plain or upholstered, attached to the head of a bed.
headcloth
headcloth
noun
Any form of headwear consisting of a piece of material either tied or held in place with a band.
headlocks
headlocks
noun
plural of headlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headlock
headlongs
headlongs
adv
(archaic) Headlong
headmould
headmould
noun
Britain standard spelling of headmold.
headnotes
headnotes
noun
plural of headnote
headphone
headphone
noun
A cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left/right pairs.
headrooms
headrooms
noun
plural of headroom
headstock
headstock
noun
(mining) A headframe.
(rail transport) A transverse structural member at the extreme end of a rail vehicle's underframe, also used on some bogies.
A beam that supports a bell.
A clamp that restrains a cow by the neck.
A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating part
The part of a lute-type string instrument, such as a guitar, that holds the tuning pegs or tensioning screws of the strings.
headstone
headstone
noun
A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.
The cornerstone or principal stone of a building.
headwords
headwords
noun
plural of headword
headworks
headworks
noun
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
heartwood
heartwood
noun
The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood
heatdrops
hebdomads
hebdomads
noun
plural of hebdomad
hebdomary
hebdomcad
hedonical
hedonical
adj
hedonic
helgoland
heloderma
hematoids
hemipodan
heptapody
heptapody
noun
(poetry) A measure or series consisting of seven feet.
hermodact
hexachord
hexachord
noun
(music) A series of six tones denoted with the syllables ut-re-mi-fa-sol-la separated by seconds, the only of which that is a minor second being mi-fa.
hexaploid
hexaploid
adj
Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
noun
A cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes
hexapodal
hexapodal
adj
Having six legs.
hexapodan
hexapodic
highboard
highroads
highroads
noun
plural of highroad
hippodame
hippodame
noun
(obsolete, rare, mythology) A sea horse or hippocampus.
hoardings
hoardings
noun
plural of hoarding
hoardward
hoarhound
hoarhound
noun
Alternative form of horehound
hoarsened
hoarsened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hoarsen
hobnailed
hobnailed
adj
Having hobnails.
hodaddies
hodaddies
noun
plural of hodaddy
hoddypeak
hodiernal
hodiernal
adj
(archaic or literary, rare outside grammar) Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.
hodmandod
hodmandod
noun
(Norfolk, dialectal, obsolete) A hedgehog.
(obsolete, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, dialectal) A snail.
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
hohenwald
hohenwald
Proper noun
a city in Tennessee, USA
holandric
holandric
adj
(genetics, of a trait) Encoded by genes on the Y chromosome and thus transmitted from father to son.
holdbacks
holdbacks
noun
plural of holdback
holdfasts
holdfasts
noun
plural of holdfast
holidayed
holidayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of holiday
holidayer
holidayer
noun
(Britain) Someone who is taking a holiday (recreational trip away from home).
hollander
hollander
noun
Alternative form of Hollander (“Hollander beater, machine for producing paper pulp”)
hollandia
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.