(rare, slang, derogatory, euphemistic) An idiot; a detestable person.
diphyes
diptych
diptych
noun
(Christianity) A catalogue of saints.
(Christianity) A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of a church.
(art) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets, usually connected by hinges.
(historical, Ancient Rome) Artistically-wrought tablets distributed by consuls, etc. of the later Roman Empire to commemorate their tenure of office; hence (transferred sense) a list of magistrates.
(transferred sense) Any work made up of two parts treating complementary or contrasting aspects of one general topic.
A literary work consisting of two contrasting parts, such as a narrative telling the same story from two opposing points of view.
A novel published in two volumes forming one continuous story (as opposed to a duology or dilogy).
A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
dirhams
dirhams
noun
plural of dirham
disheir
disheir
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disinherit.
dishelm
dishelm
verb
(poetic, transitive) To deprive of a helmet.
dishful
dishful
noun
As much as a dish will hold.
dishier
dishier
adj
comparative form of dishy: more dishy
dishing
dishing
adj
Shaped like a dish; concave.
noun
(sometimes figurative) The act of placing in a dish, as when presenting food to be served.
A dish shape or deformation; a concavity.
verb
present participle of dish
dishley
dishmop
dishmop
noun
A small mop used for washing dishes.
dishome
dishome
verb
(transitive) To deprive of a home; to make homeless.
dishorn
dishorn
verb
(transitive) To remove the horns of.
dishpan
dishpan
noun
A large basin or pan with a flat bottom in which dishes are washed.
dishrag
dishrag
noun
(slang) An unclean person; used in similes.
A piece of cloth used for washing dishes.
disship
disship
verb
(obsolete) To dismiss from service on board ship.
distich
distich
adj
Distichous.
noun
(prosody) A couplet, a two-line stanza making complete sense.
Any couplet.
ditched
ditched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ditch
ditcher
ditcher
noun
In the game of bowls, a bowl that rolls off the green into the outer ditch.
One who digs ditches.
One who ditches, or abandons.
ditches
ditches
noun
plural of ditch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ditch
dithers
dithers
noun
(slang) The creeps; a feeling of fear or anxiety.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dither
dithery
dithery
adj
Characterized by dithering.
Constantly moving about
Unable to think straight; tending to dither.
dithiol
dithiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound having two thiol groups
dithion
djibbah
doatish
doatish
adj
Obsolete spelling of dotish
dochmii
dochmii
noun
plural of dochmius
dogfish
dogfish
noun
(Azores Is.) Scyliorhinus canicula
(Barbados) Bodianus rufus
(Bermuda) Mustelus canis
(Canada) Squalus suckleyi
(Guyana) Ginglymostoma cirratum or Mustelus canis
(Namibia) Squalus acanthias, Squalus blainville, Squalus megalops, or Squalus mitsukurii
(Trinidad and Tobago) Ginglymostoma cirratum
(UK) Scyliorhinus canicula or Scyliorhinus stellaris
(US) The bowfin, Amia calva.
a catshark, any shark from family Scyliorhinidae
a kitefin shark, any shark from family Dalatiidae
especially those from the family Squalidae
doggish
doggish
adj
Resembling a mongrel dog, notably in its worst qualities.
Resembling or characteristic of a dog.
Stylish in a showy way.
dogship
dogship
noun
(aviation, informal) An experimental model of an aircraft.
The character or individuality of a dog.
dohnnyi
dollish
dollish
adj
Like a doll.
dolphin
dolphin
noun
(heraldry) A depiction of a fish, with a broad indented fin, usually embowed.
(history) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped through the deck and the hull of an enemy's vessel to sink it.
(military, obsolete) One of the handles above the trunnions by which a gun was lifted.
(nautical) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
(nautical) A man-made semi submerged maritime structure, usually installed to provide a fixed structure for temporary mooring, to prevent ships from drifting to shallow water or to serve as base for navigational aids.
(nautical) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
(nautical) A permanent fender designed to protect a heavy boat or coastal structure from the impact of large floating objects such as ice or floating logs.
(nautical) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.
A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of order Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.
A fish, the mahi-mahi or dorado, Coryphaena hippurus, with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
The dauphin, eldest son of the kings of France.
Tursiops truncatus, (Atlantic bottlenose dolphin) the most well-known species.
doltish
doltish
adj
Like a dolt; dull in intellect; stupid.
donnish
donnish
adj
(of a person) Bookish, theoretical and pedantic, as opposed to practical.
Characteristic of a (university) don.
donship
donship
noun
The position or role of a don.
dorothi
dotchin
dotchin
noun
(India, obsolete) A steelyard or balance.
dowitch
dreisch
dronish
dronish
adj
Like a drone; slow; sluggish.
duchies
duchies
noun
plural of duchy
duckish
duckish
adj
Characteristically resembling a duck; somewhat ducklike
noun
(Newfoundland) dusk
dullish
dullish
adj
Somewhat dull; dull to a degree.
dumpish
dumpish
adj
(obsolete) Stupid, dull.
Melancholy, sad.
duncish
duncish
adj
Of the nature of a dunce; duncelike.
dunfish
dunfish
noun
A kind of cured codfish.
dunnish
dunnish
adj
Somewhat dun in colour.
duskish
duskish
adj
Somewhat dusky.
dwamish
dyakish
dymphia
echidna
echidna
noun
Any of the species of small spined monotremes in family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.
echinid
echinid
noun
echinoid
echnida
edaphic
edaphic
adj
(geography) Relating to, or determined by, conditions of the soil, especially as it relates to biological systems.
eldrich
eldrich
adj
Archaic form of eldritch.
endship
endship
noun
(obsolete) A village.
erdrich
ethmoid
ethmoid
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the ethmoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) A light spongy cubical bone at the root of the nose, forming much of the walls of the nasal cavity and part of those of the orbits and having many perforations through which the olfactory nerves pass to the nose.
faddish
faddish
adj
Being or relating to a fad; trendy.
faithed
faithed
adj
(obsolete) Having faith or a faith; honest; sincere.
Having faith of a specified quality or type.
filched
filched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of filch
finched
finched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of finch
fishbed
fishbed
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Fishbed
fitched
fitched
adj
(heraldry) Alternative form of fitchy
fondish
fondish
adj
Somewhat or rather fond.
fuidhir
fuidhir
noun
(Ireland, historical) In ancient Ireland, a manual laborer without property.
gaddish
gaddish
adj
Inclined to gad, or move from place to place frivolously.
gaudish
gaudish
adj
(obsolete) gaudy
girthed
girthed
adj
Of a sizeable girth; portly.
glochid
glochid
noun
A small, detachable, irritant spine occurring in dense clusters in the areoles of certain cacti such as the prickly pear.
godrich
godship
godship
noun
(humorous, with 'his', 'her', 'your', etc.) A term of address to a deity.
goldish
goldish
adj
Somewhat gold in colour.
goodish
goodish
adj
Considerable; goodly.
Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable.
habited
habited
adj
Clothed.
Dressed in a habit.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of habit
hadarim
hadiths
hadiths
noun
plural of hadith
hadjemi
hadrian
hadrian
Proper noun
The Roman emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus.
name; a rare variant of Adrian
haemoid
hagadic
hagride
hagride
verb
To harass or torment with dread or nightmares.
haiduck
hairdos
hairdos
noun
plural of hairdo
halides
halides
noun
plural of halide
halidom
halidom
noun
(archaic) A sanctuary; lands held of a religious foundation.
(archaic) Something regarded as sacred; a holy relic.
(obsolete) Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour.
haloids
haloids
noun
plural of haloid
hammaid
handier
handier
adj
comparative form of handy: more handy
handily
handily
adv
(chiefly US) Effortlessly; readily.
(chiefly US) In a handy manner; skillfully; conveniently.
handing
handing
noun
The act by which something is handed to somebody.
verb
present participle of hand
haploid
haploid
adj
(genetics) Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
noun
A cell which is haploid.
An organism, such as a fungus, with haploid cells.
harbird
hardier
hardier
adj
comparative form of hardy: more hardy
hardies
hardies
noun
plural of hardy
hardigg
hardily
hardily
adv
In a hardy manner.
harding
hardish
hardish
adj
(colloquial) Quite hard; somewhat hard.
harilda
harried
harried
adj
Harassed.
Stressed, rushed, panicked, overly busy or preoccupied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harry
hasidic
hasidim
haybird
haybird
noun
The Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla).
The European spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata).
hayride
hayride
noun
(US) A recreational ride in a vehicle full of hay.
hderlin
headier
headier
adj
comparative form of heady: more heady
headily
headily
adv
In a heady manner.
heading
heading
noun
(flags) A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for attaching the flag to its halyard.
(masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.
(mining) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
(nautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
(sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
verb
present participle of head
headpin
headpin
noun
(ten-pin bowling) The kingpin.
A straight metal wire with a flat end, used for beads in jewelry making.
headrig
headrig
noun
A strip of land at the edge of a ploughed field temporarily left unploughed to allow the plough to turn
hederic
hederic
adj
Pertaining to, or derived from, ivy.
hederin
hederin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of triterpenoid saponin found in the seeds of Nigella sativa
hedgier
hedgier
adj
comparative form of hedgy: more hedgy
hedging
hedging
noun
(pragmatics, composition) The use of intentionally ambiguous or noncommittal statements.
Any plant used to form a hedge.
The act of one who hedges (in various senses).
verb
present participle of hedge
hedonic
hedonic
adj
Of or relating to pleasure
Of or relating to the hedonists or to hedonism
Pursuing pleasure in a devoted manner
hedrick
hedvige
hedwiga
heedily
heedily
adv
(obsolete) Heedfully; attentively.
heeding
heeding
verb
present participle of heed
heidrun
heimdal
heirdom
heirdom
noun
An inheritance or succession.
heisted
heisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heist
helcoid
helcoid
adj
Of or pertaining to an ulcer; ulcerous.
heliand
heliced
helioid
helipad
helipad
noun
(aviation) A small landing place for helicopters, denoted by a large "H".
hematid
hemipod
hemodia
hendrik
hendrix
herdics
herdics
noun
plural of herdic
herding
herding
noun
A hirsel.
An act by which individuals are herded.
Manipulation of poll results by a polling organization so that they match those produced from other organizations.
verb
present participle of herd
heredia
herodii
herreid
herried
herried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of herry
hexacid
hexacid
adj
(chemistry) Having six atoms or radicals capable of being replaced by acids; hexatomic; hexavalent.
hexadic
hexadic
adj
(rare) Pertaining to a hexad; hexagonal.
hibbard
hidable
hidable
adj
Alternative form of hideable
hidalgo
hidalgo
noun
A member of the Spanish nobility, especially one without a title.
hidated
hidated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hidate
hidatsa
hidatsa
Noun
A member of a Siouan people, sometimes considered a parent tribe to the modern Crow in Montana.