(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
An agreement to adhere.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
athetoid
athetoid
adj
(medicine) characterised by athetosis
bishoped
bishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bishop
chelidon
chelidon
noun
(rare, anatomy) Synonym of elbow pit
cheloids
cheloids
noun
plural of cheloid
chelonid
chelonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Cheloniidae of sea turtles.
chiefdom
chiefdom
noun
(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.
An area or region governed by a chief.
chloride
chloride
noun
(chemistry) any salt of hydrochloric acid, such as sodium chloride, or any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical
choreoid
choreoid
Adjective
Resembling chorea.
chromide
chromide
noun
Any of various cichlid fishes found in Asia.
cowhided
cowhided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cowhide
cowhides
cowhides
noun
plural of cowhide
deiphobe
delichon
demijohn
demijohn
noun
A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
demiphon
demolish
demolish
verb
(figuratively) To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
(literally) To destroy (of buildings, especially in a planned and intentional fashion).
demonish
demonish
adj
Like or characteristic of a demon; demonic.
demophil
demophil
noun
Dated form of demophile (“friend of the people”).
depolish
depolish
verb
(transitive) To remove the polish from.
dhoolies
dhoolies
noun
plural of dhoolie
plural of dhooly
dhooties
dhooties
noun
plural of dhootie
plural of dhooty
diadoche
diaphone
diaphone
noun
(phonology) A particular dialectal variant of a phoneme; all the dialectal variants of a phoneme, considered as a whole.
A kind of organ pipe.
A sound signal which produces sound by means of a slotted piston moved back and forth by compressed air.
diaphote
diaphote
noun
(historical) A supposed instrument designed for transmitting pictures by telegraph. It turned out the device was a hoax.
dichlone
dichlone
Noun
A particular fungicide.
dichoree
dichoree
noun
A double choree.
dihedron
dihedron
noun
(mathematics) A polyhedron having two faces
dihelios
dinheiro
dinheiro
noun
(historical) A coin used from the 12th to the 15th century in Portugal.
diphenol
diphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenol groups; especially the isomeric benzenediols (catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone).
dishorse
dishorse
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To dismount from a horse.
(transitive) To unseat from a horse.
dishouse
dishouse
verb
(transitive) To deprive of house or home.
dogeship
dogeship
Noun
The role or status of doge (chief magistrate).
dohickey
dohickey
noun
Alternative spelling of doohickey
dolefish
doughier
doughier
adj
comparative form of doughy: more doughy
echinoid
echinoid
adj
Resembling a sea urchin.
noun
(zoology) Any sea urchin or sea dollar of the class Echinoidea.
echoized
echoized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of echoize
endothia
ethenoid
ethmoids
ethmoids
noun
plural of ethmoid
etholide
ethoxide
ethoxide
noun
(chemistry) any salt of this anion
(chemistry) the anion CH₃CH₂O⁻ derived from ethanol by the loss of a proton
eulophid
eulophid
noun
(zoology) Any parasitic wasp of the family Eulophidae.
ghiordes
godelich
godelich
Adjective
goodly
goderich
halidome
haviored
hedonics
hedonics
noun
(psychology) The ethical study of pleasure
hedonism
hedonism
noun
(countable) A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.
(ethics, uncountable) The belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life. Some hedonists, such as the Epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good.
hedonist
hedonist
noun
Someone devoted to hedonism.
heilwood
heirdoms
heirdoms
noun
plural of heirdom
helicoid
helicoid
adj
Having the form of a flattened helix
noun
(mathematics) A minimal surface in the form of a flattened helix
heliodon
heliodon
noun
A mechanical device, used in architecture, for demonstrating the sun's motion relative to a building.
heliodor
heliodor
noun
A richly coloured form of golden beryl found in southwest Africa.
hematoid
hematoid
adj
(biology) Resembling blood.
hemidome
hemipode
hemipode
noun
Any of a small group of birds containing 15 species, all but one of which are in the genus Turnix.
hepatoid
hepatoid
adj
Similar in appearance to hepatic tissue
hernioid
hernioid
adj
Resembling a hernia.
herodian
herodian
Noun
One of a sect or party mentioned in the New Testament as having, in Galilee and Jerusalem, manifested an unfriendly disposition towards Jesus.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Biblical Herod.
herodias
heroides
heroized
heroized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heroize
hesiodic
hesiodic
Adjective
Relating to Hesiod, or characteristic of his poetry.
hesiodus
hideouts
hideouts
noun
plural of hideout
hidroses
hidroses
noun
plural of hidrosis
hilloaed
hilloaed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hilloa
hocktide
hocktide
Proper noun
A mediaeval English festival celebrated on the second Tuesday after Easter Sunday.
hodening
hodening
noun
Alternative spelling of hoodening
hoidened
hoidened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hoiden
holoside
holytide
holytide
noun
(religion) A holy day, or religious festival.
homicide
homicide
noun
(countable) A person who kills another.
(countable, US, police jargon) A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
(uncountable, US) The department within a police force that investigates cases of homicide.
homoeoid
homoeoid
noun
(mathematics) A boundlessly thin shell constrained by a couple of similar surfaces with nearly identical orientations.
hoodlike
hoodlike
adj
Resembling a hood.
hoodwise
hordeins
hordeins
noun
plural of hordein
hosebird
hydriote
hymenoid
hyoideal
hyoideal
Adjective
hyoid
hyoidean
hyoidean
adj
(anatomy, zootomy, relational) Synonym of hyoid.
idlehood
idlehood
noun
(rare) The state or condition of being idle; a habit of idling; idleness.
inholder
inholder
noun
(obsolete, in the abstract) The active forces of nature.
An indweller, or anything indwelling; inhabitant; occupant.
ironhead
ironhead
noun
Synonym of goldeneye
Synonym of knapweed
jehoiada
kiboshed
kiboshed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kibosh
lifehold
lifehold
noun
Land held by a life estate.
lifehood
likehood
likehood
noun
(obsolete) likelihood
lithodes
medovich
methodic
methodic
adj
(philosophy) Chosen for the sake of its effect, rather than for its own sake; sometimes distinguished from real.
methodical
monished
monished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of monish
mouedhin
nephroid
nephroid
adj
kidney-shaped
noun
(geometry) A plane curve resembling two intersecting ellipses
nordheim
ochidore
orthidae
outchide
outhired
outhired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outhire
pheidole
phenoxid
phenoxid
noun
Archaic form of phenoxide.
phimosed
phimosed
adj
Exhibiting phimosis.
phleboid
phocidae
phoridae
polished
polished
adj
Made smooth or shiny by polishing.
Refined, elegant.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of polish
reinhold
rhodelia
rhodesia
rhodesia
Proper noun
A country that existed in what is now Zimbabwe, originally called Southern Rhodesia, named after its founder, Cecil Rhodes.
The area now occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia.
roderich
serphoid
sheikdom
sheikdom
noun
The domain ruled by a sheik.
shoddied
shoddier
shoddier
adj
comparative form of shoddy: more shoddy
shoddies
shoddies
noun
plural of shoddy
shoebird
sidehold
sideshow
sideshow
noun
(US slang) An incident in which drivers block traffic to perform stunts like donuts and burnouts for an extended period of time.
(figurative) An incidental spectacle that diverts attention from a larger concern.
A minor attraction at a larger event such as a circus, fair, music festival or similar.
siphoned
siphoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of siphon
sondheim
sphecoid
sphecoid
adj
Of or pertaining to wasps formerly classified in the superfamily Sphecoidea (corresponding to all wasps in Apoidea), now sometimes treated as the series Spheciformes.
sphenoid
sphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the sphenoid bone which forms the base of the cranium, behind the eye and below the front part of the brain. It has two pairs of broad lateral ‘wings’ and a number of other projections, and contains two air-filled sinuses.
Having a wedged shape.
noun
(anatomy) The sphenoid bone.
(crystallography) A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles; the hemihedral form of a square pyramid.
spheroid
spheroid
adj
Of a shape similar to a squashed sphere.
noun
A solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis.
theodicy
theodicy
noun
(theology, philosophy) A justification of a deity or of particular attributes of a deity; specifically, a justification of the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of God.
thereoid
thiefdom
thiefdom
noun
(rare) The fact or practice of thieving; theft.
A place inhabited by thieves, or where thieves are in charge.
thyreoid
trichode
trophied
trophied
adj
Adorned with trophies.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of trophy
unhonied
unhonied
adj
Alternative form of unhoneyed
wifehood
wifehood
noun
The character or behaviour that befits a good wife; wifeliness.