(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
disthrall
disthrone
disthrone
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To dethrone; to remove from the throne.
distichal
distichal
adj
(botany, poetry) distichous
ditchless
ditchside
ditchside
noun
The area beside a ditch.
dithalous
dithecous
dithecous
adj
Alternative form of dithecal
ditheisms
ditheists
ditheists
noun
plural of ditheist
dodsworth
dogfights
dogfights
noun
plural of dogfight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dogfight
dolmetsch
doltishly
doltishly
adv
In a doltish manner
dopesheet
dortiship
doughiest
doughiest
adj
superlative form of doughy: most doughy
doughnuts
doughnuts
noun
plural of doughnut
downshift
downshift
noun
(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
verb
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
(automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
drawsheet
drawsheet
noun
Alternative form of draw sheet
driftfish
driftfish
noun
Any of the family Nomeidae of perciform fishes found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world.
dropshots
dropshots
noun
plural of dropshot
dustcloth
dustcloth
noun
A cloth used for dusting; a duster.
dustheaps
dustheaps
noun
plural of dustheap
dustsheet
dustsheet
noun
A large sheet that is draped over furniture to protect it from dust.
dusttight
dyotheism
dysphotic
dysphotic
adj
Alternative spelling of disphotic
dysthymia
dysthymia
noun
(psychiatry) A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least 2 years.
A tendency to be depressed, without hope.
dysthymic
dysthymic
adj
Having or relating to dysthymia.
noun
A person diagnosed with dysthymia, or dysthymic depression.
dystrophy
dystrophy
noun
A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.
edomitish
eichstadt
enghosted
enswathed
enswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enswathe
escheated
escheated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of escheat
exhausted
exhausted
adj
(sciences, now historical) Emptied of contents, especially of air; that has been made into a vacuum.
Depleted of resources.
Very tired; in a state of exhaustion.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhaust
feldspath
feldspath
noun
Alternative form of feldspar
firsthand
firsthand
adj
Direct, without intermediate stages.
Not previously owned or used; contrasted with secondhand.
flatheads
flatheads
noun
plural of flathead
footholds
footholds
noun
plural of foothold
gandhiist
gateshead
gateshead
Proper noun
A town in the county of Tyne and Wear in north east England. Found upon the southern bank of the Tyne.
ghosthood
ghosthood
noun
The state or period of being a ghost.
ghostland
ghostland
noun
A land inhabited by ghosts.
A land that has become deserted, like a ghost town.
ghostweed
ghostweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia marginata.
giltheads
giltheads
noun
plural of gilthead
goatherds
goatherds
noun
plural of goatherd
goldsmith
goldsmith
noun
(obsolete) A banker (because the goldsmiths of London used to receive money on deposit, being equipped to keep it safely).
A person who makes, repairs or sells things out of gold, especially jewelry.
habitudes
habitudes
noun
plural of habitude
hagadists
haggadist
hallstadt
hallstead
hampstead
hampstead
Proper noun
A village in Dominica
A town in Maryland
An affluent district of London, in the borough of Camden
A town in New Hampshire
An in North Carolina
handcarts
handcarts
noun
plural of handcart
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handcart
handfasts
handfasts
noun
plural of handfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handfast
handlists
handlists
noun
plural of handlist
handstaff
handstaff
noun
(obsolete) A weapon mentioned in the Bible (Ezekiel), perhaps a javelin.
The part of a flail that is held in the hand.
handstand
handstand
noun
A movement or position in which a person is upside down, supported by their arms with their hands on the ground.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To perform a handstand.
handstone
handstone
noun
A mano.
Any of various other handheld stone tools.
handwrist
hardboots
hardstand
hardstand
noun
Open ground, having a hard surface, used for the storage of material or the parking of vehicles
hardtacks
hardtacks
noun
plural of hardtack
hardtails
hardtails
noun
plural of hardtail
hartsdale
harvested
harvested
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harvest
hastilude
hastilude
noun
A medieval martial game.
haubstadt
headfirst
headfirst
adv
Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; hastily.
With the head in front; headlong.
headgates
headgates
noun
plural of headgate
headhunts
headhunts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headhunt
headnotes
headnotes
noun
plural of headnote
headrests
headrests
noun
plural of headrest
headsheet
headsheet
noun
(historical) A cloth that covers the pillows at the head of a bed, protecting them from hair oils, etc.
(nautical) Synonym of foresheet
A postor or booklet containing headshots and brief descriptions of the models or actors represented by a modelling or talent agency.
A sheet of metal that guards the front or head of something.
Synonym of coversheet
Synonym of headcloth
The front page of a newspaper, containing the main headlines.
headstall
headstall
noun
(obsolete) A phorbeia.
The part of a bridle that fits over a horse's head and supports other elements.
headstand
headstand
noun
The act of standing on one's head.
The position of standing on one's head.
headstays
headstays
noun
plural of headstay
headstick
headstick
noun
(printing, historical) A straight piece of furniture placed at the head of a form, between the chase and the type.
A stick-like device strapped to a paralysed person's head to allow them to perform activities such as typing on a keyboard.
headstock
headstock
noun
(mining) A headframe.
(rail transport) A transverse structural member at the extreme end of a rail vehicle's underframe, also used on some bogies.
A beam that supports a bell.
A clamp that restrains a cow by the neck.
A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating part
The part of a lute-type string instrument, such as a guitar, that holds the tuning pegs or tensioning screws of the strings.
headstone
headstone
noun
A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.
The cornerstone or principal stone of a building.
heapstead
heapstead
noun
(mining, historical) The elevated framework of wood or iron at bank, to the top of which the pit is continued above the surface, to provide the necessary height to pass the coals over the skreens into the wagons.
heartseed
heartseed
noun
Any plant of the genus Cardiospermum, climbing plants with round seeds marked with a spot like a heart.