The state or condition of a body (literal and figurative)
boyhoods
boyhoods
noun
plural of boyhood
bushbody
copyhold
copyhold
noun
(property law, historical) A former form of tenure in which the title deeds were a copy of the manorial roll.
cyathoid
deyhouse
diadochy
diadochy
noun
the capability of an atom to replace another in a particular crystal structure
diaphony
diaphony
noun
(music) A form of harmony in which the parts proceeded by parallel motion in fourths, fifths, and octaves.
dihydrol
dithymol
dohickey
dohickey
noun
Alternative spelling of doohickey
dohnanyi
dolhenty
doughboy
doughboy
noun
(US) An American infantryman, especially one from World War I.
A kind of flour dumpling.
Frybread.
dowdyish
dowdyish
adj
Like a dowdy; frumpy.
dowhacky
droughty
droughty
adj
(archaic) Dry; thirsty.
Lacking rain.
dryhouse
duomachy
dyehouse
dyehouse
noun
A building where dyeing takes place.
dyophone
dyschroa
endothys
enhydros
enhydros
noun
A geode of chalcedony containing trapped water.
goodyish
haploidy
haploidy
noun
(genetics) The state of being haploid
hardcopy
hardcopy
noun
Alternative form of hard copy
henmoldy
hexapody
hexapody
noun
(poetry, countable) Six metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.
(zoology, uncountable) The property of being a hexapod; six-leggedness.
holandry
holandry
noun
The property of being holandric.
holidays
holidays
noun
(Canada, US) The season around Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's Day.
(informal, Ireland) (usually after possessive) holiday, vacation; time off work, especially if spent travelling away from home
plural of holiday
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of holiday
holladay
holliday
holydays
holydays
noun
plural of holyday
holyhead
holyhead
Proper noun
A town on the island of Angelsey, Wales
holyrood
holyrood
Proper noun
A relic believed to be part of the True Cross
An area of Edinburgh, the home of the Scottish Parliament
the Scottish Parliament
holytide
holytide
noun
(religion) A holy day, or religious festival.
homebody
homebody
noun
(Canada, US, informal) A person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere.
homodyne
homodyne
adj
(physics, of radiation) Pertaining to two waves which originate from a single radiation source, or have exactly the same frequency.
verb
To combine two waves of identical frequency.
honeydew
honeydew
adj
Of a light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.
noun
(countable) Short for honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind”).
(countable, figuratively) Something that is enjoyable or pleasant.
(uncountable) A blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by fungi of the order Dothideales, feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1.
(uncountable) A light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.
(uncountable) A sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1, such as honey, nectar, or manna in the Bible.
(uncountable) A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.
(uncountable, originally US) In full honeydew tobacco: a fine sort of tobacco moistened with a sweet substance (originally molasses).
honeypod
hoorayed
hoorayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hooray
horridly
horridly
adv
In a horrid manner.
hortyard
hortyard
noun
Obsolete form of orchard.
howdying
howdying
verb
present participle of howdy
hoydened
hoydened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hoyden
hussydom
hussydom
noun
The realm or sphere of hussies.
hyaloids
hyaloids
noun
plural of hyaloid
hybodont
hybodont
noun
Any extinct shark (or similar fish) of the order Hybodontiformes
hydatoid
hydatoid
adj
watery, aqueous
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) aqueous humour
hydetown
hydragog
hydragog
noun
Alternative form of hydragogue
hydrator
hydrator
noun
A compartment or drawer, as in a refrigerator, for keeping perishable foods fresh and preventing moisture loss.
Something that hydrates.
hydriote
hydrogel
hydrogel
noun
A colloid gel in which water is the continuous phase; they have a number of medical and industrial applications.
hydrogen
hydrogen
noun
A molecule of this molecular species
A sample of the element/molecule.
An atom of the element.
Molecular hydrogen (H₂), a colourless, odourless and flammable gas at room temperature.
The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.00794.
hydroida
hydroids
hydroids
noun
plural of hydroid
hydrolea
hydromel
hydromel
noun
A liquor consisting of honey diluted in water; mead prior to fermentation.
hydromys
hydronic
hydronic
adj
Being or relating to a heating system that involves circulating hot water or steam.
hydropac
hydropic
hydropic
adj
(biology, of an egg) Having a yolk deficiency.
(obsolete) Insatiably thirsty (like someone with dropsy).
Dropsical; pertaining to or suffering from dropsy (edema).
Swollen with water; characterized by swelling and accumulation of fluid.
hydropot
hydropot
noun
(dated) A person who drinks water etc. rather than alcoholic drinks.
hydropsy
hydropsy
noun
(dated) Edema, dropsy.
hydroski
hydroski
noun
A ski allowing a seaplane to land on water.
hydrosol
hydrosol
noun
A sol (colloid) in which the continuous phase (dispersing medium) is water
hydrotic
hydrotic
adj
Causing a discharge of water or phlegm.
noun
(medicine) A hydrotic medicine.
hydroxyl
hydroxyl
noun
(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.
hydrozoa
hydrozoa
noun
A large group of marine animals, of the class Hydrozoa, whose life cycles contain a sexual and asexual stage
hyenadog
hymenoid
hyoideal
hyoideal
Adjective
hyoid
hyoidean
hyoidean
adj
(anatomy, zootomy, relational) Synonym of hyoid.
hypoacid
hypoacid
adj
hypoacidic
hypoderm
hypoderm
noun
Alternative form of hypodermis
hyracoid
hyracoid
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the hyraxes (order Hyracoidea).
Displaying characteristics typical of hyraxes.
noun
An animal of the order Hyracoidea, i.e. a hyrax.
ladyhood
ladyhood
noun
the quality or state of being a lady or ladylike.
lazyhood
lymphoid
lymphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or found within the lymphatic system of the body
modishly
modishly
adv
In a modish manner.
nonhardy
nonhardy
adj
(chiefly botany) Not hardy.
omohyoid
omohyoid
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the omohyoid muscle.
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the shoulder and the hyoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of omohyoid muscle..
onychoid
pachypod
pachypod
noun
(zoology, sometimes attributive) Any of a group of animals with thick feet.
phoneyed
phoneyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phoney
phrynoid
phyllode
phyllode
noun
(botany) A flattened petiole or leaf rachis that resembles and functions as a leaf, and may or may not be combined with an actual lamina.
phyllody
phyllody
noun
(botany) A retrograde metamorphosis of the floral organs to the condition of leaves.
phylloid
phylloid
adj
Resembling a leaf.
physopod
physopod
noun
(zoology) One of the Physopoda; a thrips.
psychoda
psychoid
psychoid
adj
Pertaining to or characteristic of psychoids; Involving the causal interaction between the psychological or instinctive and the physical.
noun
An innate physical reaction to a psychological stimulus.
pythonid
pythonid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Pythonidae of non-venomous snakes, distinguished from the boids by teeth on the premaxilla.
rhapsody
rhapsody
noun
(Ancient Greece, poetry, historical) An epic poem, or part of one, suitable for uninterrupted recitation.
(archaic) A random collection or medley; a miscellany; also, a confused string of stories, words, etc.
(music) An instrumental composition of irregular form, often incorporating improvisation.
(sometimes with a negative connotation) An exaggeratedly enthusiastic or exalted expression of feeling in speech or writing.
(sometimes with a negative connotation, obsolete) A literary composition consisting of miscellaneous works.
verb
(intransitive) Followed by about, on, over, or upon: to speak with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm.
(obsolete, rare) To perform (a rhapsody (“an epic poem, or part of one, suitable for uninterrupted recitation”))
To say (something) with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm.
roughdry
roughdry
verb
(transitive) In laundry work, to dry without smoothing or ironing.
rowdyish
rowdyish
adj
Resembling a rowdy in temper or conduct; characteristic of a rowdy.
shadowly
shamoyed
shamoyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shamoy
shoddily
shoddily
adv
In a shoddy manner; lacking quality and done poorly, usually in a cheap and low quality way.
showyard
showyard
noun
An enclosed yard where livestock is exhibited.
subhyoid
subhyoid
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the hyoid bone
syphoned
syphoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of syphon
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.
threnody
threnody
noun
A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.