(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.
drawhead
drawhead
noun
(rail transport) A name applied to the drawgear.
(rail transport) The flanged outer end of a drawbar.
dreamish
dreamish
adj
Resembling a dream or the state of dreaming.
drogheda
drophead
drophead
noun
(Britain) A drophead coupé.
drumhead
drumhead
noun
Alternative spelling of drum head
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.
dushehra
dussehra
dusserah
dwarfish
dwarfish
adj
Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.
Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
dworshak
dyarchic
dyarchic
adj
Alternative form of diarchic
dyschroa
eberhard
eckhardt
editchar
ehrhardt
enarched
enarched
adj
(heraldry) Bent into a curve; said of a bend or other ordinary.
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.
enharden
enharden
verb
(transitive) To fortify against adversity.
(transitive) To harden; to render hard.
enhazard
ephedras
ephedras
noun
plural of ephedra
euchorda
euhedral
euhedral
adj
(mineralogy) Having sharp, recognisable crystal faces.
exhedrae
fairhead
farhands
farmhand
farmhand
noun
(baseball) A player in the minor leagues.
A person who works on a farm.
farmhold
fathered
fathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of father
fauchard
fauchard
noun
(historical) An early European weapon consisting of a curved blade on a long pole.
fishyard
forehand
forehand
adj
Beforehand; paid in advance.
noun
(archaic) The chief or most important part.
(disc sports) A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger.
(racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.
(surfing) The hand towards the front of the board.
All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.
Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
verb
(transitive) To strike with a forehand stroke.
forehard
forehead
forehead
noun
(countable) The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
(uncountable) confidence; audacity; impudence.
The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen.
forkhead
forkhead
noun
(biochemistry) A sequence of amino acids that forms a motif, in FOX proteins, that binds to DNA.
(minced oath) Euphemistic form of fuckhead.
(obsolete) An arrow with a barbed tip.
The forked end of a rod in a knuckle joint or similar.
fratched
fratched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fratch
freehand
freehand
adj
Drawn using the hand without any helping device.
verb
To conduct a procedure involving use of the hands without any helping device or guide.
gandhara
gandhara
Proper noun
An ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan
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
gerhardt
gernhard
ghardaia
gheraoed
gheraoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gherao
gherardi
gherardo
goatherd
goatherd
noun
A person who herds, tends goats.
goshdarn
gotthard
gradeigh
grayhead
grayhead
noun
(Canada, US) A person with gray hair; an elderly person.
hachured
hachured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hachure
hadamard
hadronic
hadronic
adj
(physics) of, related to, or composed of hadrons
haeredes
haggards
haggards
noun
plural of haggard
hagrider
hagrides
hagrides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hagride
hairband
hairband
noun
a hair tie
a headband
hairbird
hairbird
noun
A bird, Spizella passerina, the chipping sparrow.
hairweed
hairweed
noun
The plant dodder.
hairwood
halberds
halberds
noun
plural of halberd
halfword
halfword
noun
(computing) An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes
halliard
halliard
noun
Alternative spelling of halyard
hallvard
haltered
haltered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halter
halvaard
halyards
halyards
noun
plural of halyard
hamforrd
hammered
hammered
adj
(UK, slang) very drunk; inebriated.
Having been hit with a hammer or hammer-like object.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hammer
hampered
hampered
adj
impeded or encumbered as if chained or fettered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hamper
hamrnand
handcars
handcars
noun
plural of handcar
handcart
handcart
noun
A cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand (as opposed to with a beast of burden.)
verb
(transitive) To transport in this kind of cart.
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.
handiron
handiron
noun
Obsolete form of andiron.
handlers
handlers
noun
plural of handler
handrail
handrail
noun
A moving continuous belt-like rail on either side of an escalator which users can hold on to for support.
A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard.
handrest
handrest
noun
Any surface designed to support the hand and wrist.
handtrap
handwear
handwear
noun
Clothing to be worn on the hands, such as gloves.
handwork
handwork
noun
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
verb
(transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
handworm
handwrit
handwrit
noun
a book or document written by hand
manuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text
hanforrd
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.
hankered
hankered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hanker
hansford
harassed
harassed
adj
Subject to harassment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harass
harbored
harbored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harbor
hardaway
hardback
hardback
adj
(of a book) Having a solid binding.
noun
A book with a solid binding.
hardbake
hardbake
noun
A sweetmeat of boiled brown sugar or molasses with almonds, flavoured with orange or lemon juice.
hardball
hardball
adj
Being or exhibiting tough or ruthless behavior, especially in combat, politics or business.
noun
(ball games) In baseball, a type of ball and baseball game, as opposed to softball.
Tough or ruthless behavior, especially in combat, politics or business.
verb
(transitive) To exhibit tough and ruthless behavior towards.
hardbeam
hardbeam
noun
A tree, the hornbeam.
hardboot
hardcase
hardcase
noun
Alternative form of hard case
hardcopy
hardcopy
noun
Alternative form of hard copy
hardcore
hardcore
adj
(colloquial) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
(music) Faster or more intense than the regular style.
(pornography) Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
Obscene or explicit.
Resistant to change.
noun
Broken bricks, stone and/or other aggregate used as foundations, especially in road and path laying.
Gangsta rap.
Hardcore punk.
Hardcore techno.
Jungle.
Outlaw country.
hardedge
hardened
hardened
adj
(computing, military) Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified.
Firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate.
Inured; toughened.
Unfeeling; pitiless; callous.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harden
hardener
hardener
noun
A chemical substance added to something in order to harden it; used especially with paints, varnishes and resins.
One who, or that which, hardens.
hardesty
hardfern
hardfern
noun
Blechnum spicant, a fern of Europe and Northwestern America.
hardfist
hardhack
hardhack
noun
A plant, the steeplebush, of either species Spiraea tomentosa, of eastern North American, or Spiraea douglasii, of western North America.
hardhats
hardhats
noun
plural of hardhat
hardhead
hardhead
noun
(historical) A Scottish billon coin circulated in the reigns of Mary and James VI.
(metallurgy) Residual ore that failed to melt during a smelting process.
(obsolete) Clash or collision of heads in contest.
A brown diving duck, Aythya australis, native to Australia.
Any of certain saltwater sciaenid (Sciaenidae) fishes.
Any of several weeds in or formerly classified in the genus Centaurea, particularly Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens).
Mylopharodon conocephalus of fresh waters in California.
One who is practical or hardheaded.
hardiest
hardiest
adj
superlative form of hardy: most hardy
hardline
hardline
adj
(business) belonging to a hardline
uncompromising; rigidly holding to a set of beliefs
noun
(business) A retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting the do-it-yourself customer.
(business) A retail product collection which includes many non-information goods, such as home appliances, housewares, and sporting goods, in addition to the DIY hardware which is the focus of the first definition, above.
(telephony) A physical wire or cable connection; landline
hardness
hardness
noun
(countable, engineering) A measure of how hard a material is
(inorganic chemistry) The quantity of calcium carbonate dissolved in water, usually expressed in parts per million (ppm).
(physics) The penetrating ability of electromagnetic radiation, such as x-rays; generally, the shorter the wavelength, the harder and more penetrating the radiation.
An instance of this quality; hardship.
The measure of resistance to damage of a facility, equipment, installation, or telecommunications infrastructure when subjected to attack.
The quality of being hard.
The resistance to scratching, cutting, indentation or abrasion of a metal or other solid material.
hardnose
hardnose
noun
Alternative form of hard-nose
hardpans
hardpans
noun
plural of hardpan
hardsalt
hardship
hardship
noun
A burden, a source of difficulty that could impose a barrier.
Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
verb
(transitive) To treat (a person) badly; to subject to hardships.
hardtack
hardtack
noun
(nautical) A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.
hardtail
hardtail
noun
(countable, uncountable) (A) jack (edible fish of the genus Caranx or Trachurus).
A bicycle or motorcycle without rear suspension.
hardtner
hardtops
hardtops
noun
plural of hardtop
hardwall
hardwall
adj
Made from rigid materials such as wood, metal, or fiberboard.
noun
A strong grade of gypsum plaster, used primarily as an undercoat.
hardware
hardware
noun
(Philippines) Short for hardware store.
(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
(informal) Equipment.
(slang) A firearm.
(slang) Medals or trophies.
(technology) Electronic equipment.
Fixtures, equipment, tools and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.
Metal implements.
hardweed
hardwick
hardwire
hardwire
verb
Alternative spelling of hard-wire
hardwood
hardwood
adj
(of a floor) Made of interlocking hardwood boards.
noun
(countable) (in more general use) As the preceding, but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.
(countable, forestry) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.
(countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
(sports, slang) The sport of basketball, in particular, an indoor basketball court; so named because the floor of an indoor basketball court is normally made of hardwood.
(uncountable) A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.
harewood
harewood
noun
stained sycamore maple wood, used in cabinet making
harkened
harkened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harken
harpidae
harridan
harridan
noun
A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
harrowed
harrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harrow
hartford
hartford
Proper noun
Any of a number of placenames in England, variants of Hertford; such as a village in Cheshire.
from these places.
The capital city of the state of Connecticut in the United States of America, located in
A city in Alabama.
A city in Arkansas.
A village in Illinois.
A city in Iowa.
A city in Kansas.
A city in Kentucky
A town in Maine.
A city in Michigan.
A town in New York.
A city in South Dakota.
A town in Vermont.
A city and town in Wisconsin.
hartland
hartwood
haulyard
havildar
havildar
noun
(India, Pakistan, Nepal) An noncommissioned officer rank in parts of India, later a specific military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant.
haviored
hawarden
hayrides
hayrides
noun
plural of hayride
haywards
haywards
noun
plural of hayward
hazarded
hazarded
adj
Having hazards.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hazard
hazarder
hazarder
noun
(obsolete) A player at cards or dice; gamester.
One who ventures or hazards.
hazardry
hazardry
noun
(obsolete) Gambling.
haznadar
haznadar
noun
Alternative form of hazinedar
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.
headmark
headmark
noun
A credit (as toward a prize to be awarded) given to a pupil for reaching the head position in an examination conducted with the pupils lined up and each pupil advancing toward the head of the line according to the proportionate number of his or her correct answers.
A headland marking the limit of a field.
The distinction or peculiarity of the head, face, or features used in distinguishing each individual of a given species; personal appearance; facial features.
headrace
headrace
noun
A time trial in the sport of rowing.
The part of a millrace that brings water to the millwheel.
headrail
headrail
noun
(nautical) A railing, on a sailing ship, behind the figurehead.
(nautical, slang, obsolete, in the plural) A person's teeth.
The supporting rail of a blind (such as a Venetian blind) that encloses its mechanism; a headbox.