(rail transport) A large pan below the grate and firebox of a steam locomotive.
A container beneath a boiler's furnace, catching ash and clinker that falls through the firebars
A container that fits below the grate of a domestic fireplace.
cephen
chapen
chapin
chapon
chopin
chopin
noun
(obsolete) A liquid unit of measure of almost half a pint.
chupon
chupon
noun
Any of several South American trees (Bumelia obtusifolia or Gustavia yaracuyensis)
daphna
daphne
daphne
noun
Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.
daphni
euphon
gonoph
gonoph
noun
(dated) Alternative spelling of ganef
hangup
hangup
noun
Alternative spelling of hang-up
happen
happen
adv
(obsolete or dialect) maybe, perhaps.
verb
(followed by on or upon) To encounter by chance.
(intransitive or impersonal, with infinitive) To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.
(intransitive) To occur or take place.
(transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall.
hapten
hapten
noun
(immunology) Any small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein.
harpin
harpin
noun
(biochemistry) A plant protein produced as a defensive response to a pathogen
hatpin
hatpin
noun
A long straight pin, often with a decorative head, used to secure a woman's hat to her hair.
hempen
hempen
adj
(dated) Made of hemp
Related to hempen ropes, i.e., to hanging as capital punishment.
henpen
heppen
heppen
adj
(obsolete) neat; fit; comfortable
heypen
hippen
hogpen
hogpen
noun
A pigpen.
holpen
holpen
verb
(archaic) past participle of help
hoopen
hoping
hoping
adj
(rare) Filled with or inspiring hope.
verb
I'm hoping the weather will be sunny tomorrow.
present participle of hope
transport-hiking, train-hiking
hyphen
hyphen
conj
Used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-".
noun
(figuratively) Something that links two more consequential things.
An enclosed walkway or passage that connects two buildings.
Someone who belongs to a marginalized subgroup, and can therefore described by a hyphenated term, such as "German-American", "female-academic", etc.
The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
verb
(transitive, dated) To separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate.
hyping
hyping
verb
present participle of hype
hypnic
hypnic
adj
That induces sleep.
noun
Any sleep-inducing drug.
hypnos
hypnum
hypnum
noun
Any member of the genus Hypnum of mosses.
hypnus
inhoop
inhoop
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To confine or enclose as with a hoop or hoops; coop up.
inpush
inship
inship
verb
(transitive) Alternative form of enship (“to travel or send by ship”)
(transitive) To ship in from abroad; to import.
(transitive, dated) To put aboard a ship.
lophin
napooh
nephew
nephew
noun
(archaic) A son of one's child.
A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
nuphar
nympha
nympha
noun
(anatomy, now rare) Each of the labia minora.
(entomology) A nymph.
Each of a pair of processes in certain bivalves, to which the ends of the external ligament are attached.
nympho
nympho
noun
(informal) Clipping of nymphomaniac.
nymphs
nymphs
noun
plural of nymph
ophian
ophion
orphan
orphan
adj
(by extension, figuratively) Remaining after the removal of some form of support.
Deprived of parents (also orphaned).
noun
(computing) Any unreferenced object.
(figuratively) Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon.
(typography) A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.
A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.
A young animal with no mother.
verb
(transitive) To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive)
(transitive, computing) To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.
pahang
pahang
Proper noun
State in western Malaysia which has Kuantan as its capital.
painch
painch
noun
(obsolete, dialect) paunch
pancho
panhas
pathan
pathan
Noun
In India and Pakistan, a Pashtun; a member of the Pashto-speaking people of north-west Pakistan and south-east Afghanistan.
paunch
paunch
noun
(nautical) A paunch mat.
The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one.
The contents of this stomach in a slaughtered animal, viewed as food or a byproduct.
The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
verb
To remove the internal organs of a ruminant, prior to eating.
peahen
peahen
noun
A female peafowl.
pechan
penche
penchi
penghu
pentha
phalan
phanar
phanic
phanos
phelan
phenic
phenic
adj
(chemistry) Of, relating to, derived from, or resembling, phenyl or phenol.
phenin
phenix
phenix
noun
Archaic spelling of phoenix.
phenol
phenol
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring (or other aromatic ring)
(organic chemistry, uncountable) A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C₆H₅OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid
phenom
phenom
noun
One who is hip and fashionable.
Someone or something that is phenomenal, especially a young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf.
phenyl
phenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent hydrocarbon radical (C₆H₅) formally derived from benzene by the removal of a hydrogen atom, and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives.
philan
phiona
phonal
phonal
adj
Of or relating to the voice.
phoned
phoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phone
phoner
phoner
noun
(informal) A broadcast interview conducted by telephone.
One who phones.
phones
phones
noun
plural of phone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phone
phonet
phoney
phoney
adj
(chiefly Britain) Alternative form of phony
noun
Alternative form of phony
phonic
phonic
adj
Of or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic.
phonol
phonon
phonon
noun
(linguistics) A unit of phonemics.
(physics) The quantum of acoustic or vibrational energy (sound), considered a discrete particle rather than a wave.
phonos
phonos
noun
plural of phono
phonsa
photon
photon
noun
(physics) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.
phryne
phylon
phylon
noun
(taxonomy) A tribe.
phytin
phyton
phyton
noun
(botany) One of the parts which by their repetition make up a flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem with its leaf or leaves.
pinche
planch
planch
noun
(obsolete) A plank.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make or cover with planks or boards.
plench
plench
noun
A tool combining features of pliers and wrench, for use in microgravity.
plinth
plinth
noun
A base or pedestal beneath a cabinet.
A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
The bottom course of stones or bricks supporting a wall.
pohang
poncho
poncho
noun
A similar waterproof garment, today typically of rubber with a hood.
A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.
poonah
poonah
Proper noun
A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a thick opaque colour is applied, with no background and minimal shading, to thin paper, producing flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of Oriental work.
posehn
punchy
punchy
adj
(dated) Short and thick; fat; paunchy.
(skiing) Of groomed snow: unable to support the weight of a skier, especially when the skier’s weight is all on one ski, resulting in a ski punching through the surface of the snow.
Behaving or appearing punch-drunk, reacting poorly.
Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous.
Involving or resembling a punch with the fist.
punish
punish
verb
(transitive) To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.
(transitive, colloquial) To consume a large quantity of.
(transitive, colloquial) To handle or beat severely; to maul.
(transitive, figuratively) To treat harshly and unfairly.
punkah
punkah
noun
(South Asia) A fan, especially made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling; in the past often operated by a servant.
pushan
python
python
noun
A type of large constricting snake.
sephen
sephen
noun
(obsolete) A stingray of the Indian Ocean, valued for shagreen.
shapen
shapen
adj
(mostly in compounds) Shaped; wrought with a definite shape.
verb
(obsolete) past participle of shape
(rare) To shape, form.
shnaps
siphon
siphon
noun
(biology) A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.
A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
A soda siphon.
verb
(transitive) To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.
(transitive, figurative) To steal or skim off money in small amounts; to embezzle.
sphene
sphene
noun
(mineralogy) titanite
sphinx
sphinx
noun
(dated) A mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), formerly classified as a baboon, and called sphinx baboon.
(mythology) A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal (commonly a lion).
(rare) A sphincter.
A person who keeps his/her thoughts and intentions secret; an enigmatic or impassive person.
A sphinx moth.
verb
To adopt the posture of the Sphinx.
To be inscrutable, often through silence.
To behave in a manner characteristic of the Sphinx.
To decorate with sphinxes.
spunch
syphon
syphon
noun
Alternative spelling of siphon.
typhon
typhon
noun
(obsolete) A violent whirlwind; a typhoon.
unhasp
unhasp
verb
(obsolete) To unfasten
unhelp
unhelp
noun
Lack or absence of help
verb
(transitive) To undo or impede the help of.
unhoop
unhoop
verb
To remove the hoops from.
unhope
unhope
noun
Absence or lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.
unship
unship
verb
(archaic) To throw from a horse; to unseat
(nautical) To remove an oar or mast from its normal position
(nautical) To unload cargo from a ship or other vessel
unshop
unwhip
unwhip
verb
(intransitive, nautical) To become unbound in this way.
(transitive, nautical) To unbind the end of a rope that was previously whipped or bound up to prevent its unlaying.
uphand
uphand
adj
(rare) Designed to be lifted by the hand, or by both hands
(rare, of soil) Enriched; fertile.
(welding) Starting from the bottom and working upwards
Characterized by pushing upwards with a hand or hands.