Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Noisy shouting or uproar.
Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
verb
To sensationalise or make grand claims.
behovely
behovely
adj
(archaic) Necessary; advantageous.
(archaic) Useful.
adv
(archaic) Usefully.
bihourly
bihourly
adj
Occurring once every two hours.
adv
Once every two hours.
botchily
botchily
adv
In a botchy manner.
boyishly
boyishly
adv
In a boyish manner.
chaology
chaology
noun
(physics, mathematics) The study of chaos and chaotic systems
chiclayo
chiclayo
Proper noun
A city in the northwest of Peru, in the region of Lambayeque
choicely
choicely
adv
In a preferable or excellent manner; eminently.
With care in choosing; with attention to preference.
choppily
choppily
adv
In a choppy manner.
chorally
chorally
adv
In a choral manner; as a choir.
choultry
choultry
noun
Alternative form of choltry
chromyls
chromyls
noun
plural of chromyl
chylosis
chylosis
noun
(pathology) The formation and subsequent digestion and transport of chyle
clayhole
clothify
clothify
verb
(transitive, computer graphics) To give a cloth-like texture to.
cochylis
colchyte
conchyle
copyhold
copyhold
noun
(property law, historical) A former form of tenure in which the title deeds were a copy of the manorial roll.
couthily
cytophil
cytophil
adj
Alternative form of cytophile
dihydrol
dithymol
dolhenty
entohyal
erythrol
erythrol
Noun
erythritol
ethanoyl
ethology
ethology
noun
(obsolete) The study of the human ethos.
(zoology) The scientific study of human and animal behaviour.
ethoxyls
ethoxyls
noun
plural of ethoxyl
eyeholes
eyeholes
noun
plural of eyehole
fourthly
fourthly
adv
In the fourth place; fourth in a row.
frothily
frothily
adv
In a frothy way.
ghostily
ghostily
adv
In a ghostlike manner.
ghoulery
ghoulery
noun
ghoulishness
gyrolith
halcyone
halcyons
halcyons
noun
plural of halcyon
haploidy
haploidy
noun
(genetics) The state of being haploid
harlotry
harlotry
noun
The trade of a harlot; prostitution.
haylofts
haylofts
noun
plural of hayloft
hectorly
hectorly
adj
Resembling a hector; blustering; insolent; taunting.
helotomy
hemology
hemolyze
hemolyze
verb
To subject to hemolysis.
henmoldy
heroicly
heroicly
adv
(archaic) In a heroic way; heroically.
hillocky
hillocky
adj
Having hillocks.
Resembling a hillock.
hoarsely
hoarsely
adv
With a dry, harsh voice.
hockelty
hogmolly
hogmolly
noun
Synonym of hogsucker (“a kind of fish”)
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
holloway
holloway
noun
(UK) A road or track that is significantly lower than the land on either side, not formed by recent engineering but possibly of much greater age.
hollowly
hollowly
adv
in a hollow manner
hologamy
hologamy
noun
(biology) A form of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are approximately the same shape and size as the somatic cells
hologyny
holotony
holotype
holotype
noun
(taxonomy) The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used to formally describe the species (or lower-order taxon), subsequently to be kept as a reference.
holydays
holydays
noun
plural of holyday
holyhead
holyhead
Proper noun
A town on the island of Angelsey, Wales
holyoake
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.
homelily
homelily
adv
In a homely way; plainly; inelegantly.
homology
homology
noun
(algebra) Given a chain complex {Gₙ} and its associated set of homomorphisms {Hₙ}, the rule which explains how each Hₙ maps Gₙ into the kernel of Gₙ₊₁.
(anthropology) The relationship, between temporally separated human beliefs, practices or artefacts, of possessing shared characteristics attributed to genetic or historical links to a common ancestor.
(biology, psychology) The relationship, between characteristics or behaviours, of having a shared evolutionary or developmental origin;
(chemistry) The relationship, between elements, of being in the same group of the periodic table.
(evolutionary theory) specifically, a correspondence between structures in separate life forms having a common evolutionary origin, such as that between flippers and hands.
(genetics) The presence of the same series of bases in different but related genes.
(geometry, projective geometry) An automorphism of the projective plane (representing a perspective projection) that leaves all the points of some straight line (the homology axis) fixed and maps all the lines through some single point (the homology centre) onto themselves.
(geometry, projective geometry) specifically, such relationship in the context of the geometry of perspective.
(organic chemistry) The relationship, between organic compounds, of being in the same homologous series.
(topology, algebraic topology) A general way of associating a sequence of algebraic objects, such as abelian groups or modules, to a sequence of topological spaces; also used attributively: see Usage notes below.
The relationship of being homologous; a homologous relationship;
honestly
honestly
adv
(manner) In an honest manner.
Frankly, to be honest.
intj
Used to express exasperation, dismay, etc.
honeyful
honeyful
adj
(poetic) Full of honey.
hopingly
hopingly
Adverb
In a hopeful manner.
horology
horology
noun
(Christianity) The office-book of the Greek Church for the canonical hours.
The study of time, and the art, science and technology of timekeeping and timekeepers (such as clocks, watches and sundials).
horotely
horotely
noun
(biology) Evolution of an organism at a normal rate.
horribly
horribly
adv
(degree, often modifying a negative adverb or adjective) To an extreme degree or extent.
(evaluative) With a very bad effect.
(manner) In a horrible way; very badly.
horridly
horridly
adv
In a horrid manner.
horsefly
horsefly
noun
Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).
hostelry
hostelry
noun
(countable) An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
(uncountable) The art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel, bed and breakfast, or hostel.
hostiley
housefly
housefly
noun
Any fly regularly found in human dwellings.
The common housefly, Musca domestica, that frequents most homes and spreads some diseases.
hoyleton
hyalogen
hyalogen
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several complex mucoid polysaccharides, found in animal tissue, that are composed of hyalins
hyaloids
hyaloids
noun
plural of hyaloid
hydrogel
hydrogel
noun
A colloid gel in which water is the continuous phase; they have a number of medical and industrial applications.
hydrolea
hydromel
hydromel
noun
A liquor consisting of honey diluted in water; mead prior to fermentation.
hydrosol
hydrosol
noun
A sol (colloid) in which the continuous phase (dispersing medium) is water
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.
hylogeny
hylogeny
noun
Alternative spelling of hylogenesis
hylology
hylozoic
hylozoic
adj
Of or pertaining to hylozoism.
hyoideal
hyoideal
Adjective
hyoid
hyostyly
hypergol
hypergol
noun
(chemistry, aeronautics) Any hypergolic propellant.
hypobole
hypobole
noun
(rhetoric) A rhetorical figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument, or in favour of the opposing side, and then they are refuted one by one.
hypochil
hypogeal
hypogeal
adj
(botany, of a cotyledon) Remaining under the surface of the ground after being germinated
Existing or growing underground
hypohyal
hypohyal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to one or more small elements in the hyoidean arch of fishes, between the caratohyal and urohyal.
noun
One of the hypohyal bones or cartilages.
hypolite
hypopial
ichthyol
ichthyol
noun
(medicine) The ammonium salt of bitumen sulfonate; used to treat some forms of skin diseases
isohexyl
keyholes
keyholes
noun
plural of keyhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keyhole
kolkhosy
kolkhosy
noun
plural of kolkhos
kolkhozy
kolkhozy
noun
plural of kolkhoz
kryolith
ladyhood
ladyhood
noun
the quality or state of being a lady or ladylike.
lazyhood
lecythoi
lekythoi
lekythos
lekythos
noun
A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.
lithoxyl
lithoxyl
noun
(obsolete) Petrified wood.
loobyish
lopheavy
lowishly
lymphoid
lymphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or found within the lymphatic system of the body
lymphoma
lymphoma
noun
(oncology, pathology) A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.
lymphous
lyophile
lyophile
adj
(chemistry) lyophilic
noun
(chemistry) a lyophilic substance
lyophobe
lyophobe
adj
(chemistry) lyophobic
noun
(chemistry) a lyophobic substance
mesophyl
mesophyl
noun
Alternative form of mesophyll
methoxyl
methoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical, CH₃O-, derived from methanol
methylol
modishly
modishly
adv
In a modish manner.
mopishly
mopishly
adv
In a mopish manner.
motherly
motherly
adj
Befitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.
adv
In a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a mother.
mouthily
mouthily
adv
In a mouthy manner.
nonethyl
noughtly
oafishly
oafishly
adv
in an oafish manner
offishly
offishly
adv
In an offish manner.
ogrishly
ogrishly
adv
In an ogrish manner.
ohiopyle
olynthus
olynthus
Proper noun
An ancient city of Chalcidice
olyphant
overholy
overholy
adj
(rare) Too holy.
owlishly
owlishly
adv
In an owlish manner, especially with regard to looking.
oxyethyl
oxyphile
oxyphils
pheophyl
phosphyl
phycitol
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.
phyllome
phyllome
noun
(botany) A foliar part of a plant; any organ homologous with a leaf, or produced by metamorphosis of a leaf.
phyllous
phyllous
adj
(botany) homologous with a leaf
plethory
plethory
noun
(medicine, now archaic) A plethora.
(obsolete) A plethora; a dangerous excess of something.
plymouth
plymouth
Proper noun
A city in Devon, England.
A city in California.
A town in Connecticut.
A village in Illinois.
A city in Indiana
A city and a county in Iowa.
A town in Maine.
A town in Massachusetts, which is one of the two county seats of
A city in Michigan.
A city in Minnesota.
The de jure and abandoned capital of Montserrat.
A village in Nebraska.
A town in New Hampshire.
A town in New York.
A town in North Carolina
One of two rural communities in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A village in Ohio.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
A town in Utah.
A town in Vermont.
One of three towns and a city in Wisconsin.
A brand of car marketed by Chrysler.
polyarch
polyarch
noun
(botany) A root that has many xylem bundles.
(rare) A state of many rulers, many leaders.
polylith
polylith
noun
A prehistoric monument consisting of many stones
polymath
polymath
noun
A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.