(chemistry) A compound of nitrogen and boron which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.
aphthong
aphthong
noun
(phonology) A letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced.
ashangos
behoving
behoving
verb
present participle of behove
bhadgaon
bighorns
bighorns
noun
plural of bighorn
blachong
bonaught
botching
botching
verb
present participle of botch
boughten
boughten
adj
(archaic or regional, West Country, Cornwall, Canada, US) Having been purchased or bought (rather than homemade).
verb
(archaic or regional, chiefly US) past participle of buy
brighton
bronaugh
bunghole
bunghole
noun
Alternative spelling of bung-hole
bushongo
changoan
charango
charango
noun
A small guitar-like stringed instrument with five courses of eighteen to fifteen strings, originating in traditional Andean folk music.
chelingo
chignons
chignons
noun
plural of chignon
chimango
chimango
noun
Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
chingtao
chocking
chocking
verb
present participle of chock
choiring
choiring
verb
present participle of choir
chomping
chomping
noun
The sound or action of one who chomps.
verb
present participle of chomp
chongjin
chongjin
Proper noun
The third largest city in North Korea.
choosing
choosing
noun
The act of making a choice.
verb
present participle of choose
chopping
chopping
adj
(obsolete) stout; large; plump
Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other.
noun
The action by which something is chopped.
verb
present participle of chop
chording
chording
noun
(computing) The ability, using a keyboard or similar device, to enter characters or commands in the form of "chords" by pressing several keys simultaneously.
An arrangement of musical chords.
verb
present participle of chord
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
chroming
chroming
noun
(Australia) The act of inhaling the fumes of substances such as glue or paint, usually by sniffing them from a paper bag or bottle, with the aim of getting intoxicated.
verb
present participle of chrome
cleghorn
cloghaun
clothing
clothing
noun
(obsolete) The art or process of making cloth.
A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
An act or instance of putting clothes on.
Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
verb
present participle of clothe
coaching
coaching
noun
(attributive) Relating to horse-drawn stagecoaches, also to railway carriages (or coaches).
(uncountable, historical) The operation of horse-drawn coaches, especially as a business.
The process by which someone is coached or tutored; instruction.
verb
present participle of coach
cohering
cohering
verb
present participle of cohere
cohligan
couching
couching
noun
(ophthalmology) An early, largely obsolete, method of treating a cataract by using a sharp object to displace the opaque lens in the eye.
(textiles) Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through.
The act of one who couches.
verb
present participle of couch.
coughing
coughing
noun
A cough; the act of coughing.
verb
present participle of cough
coughlin
donaghue
donoghue
donought
douching
douching
noun
A washing or irrigation with a douche.
verb
present participle of douche
doughman
doughmen
doughnut
doughnut
noun
(Britain, colloquial) A foolish or stupid person.
(Canada, US) A peel-out or skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid.
(attributive) A circular life raft.
(physics) A toroidal vacuum chamber.
(slang) A vulva; (by extension) a woman's virginity.
A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly of a toroidal (a ring doughnut) shape, often mixed with various sweeteners and flavourings; or flattened sphere (a filled doughnut) shape filled with jam, custard or cream.
A kind of tyre for an airplane.
A spare car tyre, usually stored in the boot, that is smaller than a full-sized tyre and is only intended for temporary use.
doughton
droghlin
egophony
egophony
noun
(medicine) A bleating sound sometimes observed in patients with various lung conditions
enthrong
entrough
foghorns
foghorns
noun
plural of foghorn
foughten
foughten
verb
(archaic) past participle of fight
frothing
frothing
noun
The act of something that froths.
verb
present participle of froth
gemshorn
gemshorn
noun
An instrument of the ocarina family, historically made from the horn of a chamois, goat, or other animal.
An organ stop with conical tin pipes.
geophone
geophone
noun
(geology) A form of microphone that detects and records seismic vibrations.
(music) A percussion instrument consisting of a drum filled with pellets, played by swirling it around to produce a sound like shifting earth.
ghosting
ghosting
noun
(colloquial) A method of ending a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation.
(computing) A problem with a keyboard where certain simultaneous keypresses trigger the action of a further key that was not in fact pressed.
(computing) Ghost imaging.
(electronics, television) The blurry appearance of a television picture resulting from interference caused by multipath reception.
A form of identity theft in which someone steals the identity, and sometimes even the role within society, of a specific dead person (the "ghost") who is not widely known to be deceased.
The phenomenon of the writing on one side of a page in a notebook being partly visible on the other side.
The practice of hiding prisoners from inspection from (possibly hostile) outside inspectors.
verb
present participle of ghost
ginhound
ginhouse
ginhouse
noun
A building where cotton is ginned.
glenecho
gnathion
gnathion
noun
A craniometric point, being the lowest part of the middle line of the mandible.
goethean
goethean
Adjective
Of or relating to Johann Wolfgang Goethe, a German writer and thinker.
goethian
goschens
goshdarn
gothonic
grenloch
gronseth
groschen
groschen
noun
(numismatics) Any of several obsolete European silver coins.
grothine
gryphons
gryphons
noun
plural of gryphon
gumpheon
gumphion
gumphion
noun
(historical) A flag or banner carried in a funeral procession.
gunhouse
gunhouse
noun
(naval) The rotating part of a gun turret seen above deck.
gunkhole
gunkhole
noun
(nautical) A small cove, especially a small fishing community.
verb
(nautical) To cruise in shallow coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.
gunshots
gunshots
noun
plural of gunshot
gytheion
hagstone
hagstone
noun
(Wicca) A ceremonial stone with a hole drilled into used to ward off evil or see into other worlds
hagueton
haiphong
halloing
halloing
noun
Alternative form of hallooing
verb
present participle of hallo
halogens
halogens
noun
plural of halogen
hangchow
hangdogs
hangdogs
noun
plural of hangdog
hangouts
hangouts
noun
plural of hangout
hangover
hangover
noun
(figurative) An unpleasant relic left from prior events.
(historical) A sleeping arrangement, usually in homeless shelters, over a rope.
Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.
Similar negative effects caused by previous excessive consumption of another substance, such as a drug, coffee, sugar, etc.
hangworm
harpagon
harpagon
noun
(obsolete) A grappling hook.
haughton
haywagon
haywagon
noun
Alternative spelling of hay wagon
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.
hegemone
hegemone
Proper noun
One of the Charites and a goddess of flowers and fruit, worshipped at Athens along with Auxo and Damia.
One of the moons of Jupiter.
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.
helgeson
helloing
helloing
verb
present participle of hello
helsingo
henghold
henogeny
heptagon
heptagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
hexagons
hexagons
noun
plural of hexagon
higgaion
highborn
highborn
adj
(archaic) Born a member of an upper-level social class (although not necessarily retaining high social standing)
(archaic) Of high social standing as a result of having been born a member of an upper-level social class.
(figuratively) Of superior or premium quality; magnificent; expensive.
Of, pertaining to, or befitting people of high social standing.
hightown
hilloing
hilloing
verb
present participle of hillo
histogen
histogen
noun
(biology) Any of the germ layers involved in histogenesis.
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
hobbling
hobbling
noun
gerund of hobble: the movement of one who hobbles.
verb
present participle of hobble
hockling
hocusing
hocusing
verb
present participle of hocus
hodening
hodening
noun
Alternative spelling of hoodening
hogeland
hogmanay
hogmanay
Noun
New Year's Eve.
A celebration or gift for New Year's Eve.
hogmanes
hogmanes
noun
plural of hogmane
hogmenay
hognoses
hognoses
noun
plural of hognose
hogtiing
hogtying
hogtying
verb
present participle of hogtie
hoicking
hoicking
noun
The process of gathering mucous and phlegm in the mouth and spitting it out.
verb
present participle of hoick
hoisting
hoisting
noun
(programming) The behaviour of Javascript syntax which allows variables to be used before they are declared.
The act by which something is hoisted.
verb
present participle of hoist
holdings
holdings
noun
plural of holding
holicong
hollaing
hollaing
verb
present participle of holla
holloing
holloing
verb
present participle of hollo
holmgang
holmgang
noun
In Norse and Icelandic culture, a duel to the death.
hologyny
homaging
homaging
verb
present participle of homage
homeling
homeling
noun
(obsolete) A native; a person or thing belonging to a home or to a particular country; an inhabitant.
homering
homering
verb
present participle of homer
homogene
homogene
adj
(obsolete) homogeneous
homogeny
homogeny
noun
(biology) Similarity in structure, though of different function, because of genetic relationships
homogone
homogony
homogony
noun
(botany) The condition of having homogonous flowers.
hondling
honegger
honeying
honeying
verb
present participle of honey
hongkong
hongleur
honoring
honoring
verb
present participle of honor
hooligan
hooligan
noun
(Navy slang, derogatory) A member of the coast guard.
(informal, derogatory) A person who causes trouble or violence.
A type of fish, an anadromous smelt, Thaleichthys pacificus, found in the North Pacific.
Ellipsis of football hooligan..
hopingly
hopingly
Adverb
In a hopeful manner.
hoppling
hoppling
verb
present participle of hopple
hormogon
horngeld
horngeld
noun
(historical) A kind of tax on cattle.
hotching
hotching
verb
present participle of hotch
houghton
houghton
Proper noun
a city on the of Michigan, USA
hounding
hounding
noun
(nautical) The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.
Pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless.