(obsolete) Dearness; the quality of being rare or costly.
A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.
dehort
dehort
verb
(transitive, rare or obsolete) To dissuade.
dither
dither
noun
(computer graphics) The use of dot patterns to approximate colors not available in the palette.
A form of noise which is intentionally applied to randomize errors which occur in the processing of both digital audio and digital video data.
The state of being undecided.
verb
(computer graphics) To render an approximation of (an image or graphic) by using dot patterns to simulate the appearance of colors or shades not in the system palette.
To be uncertain or unable to make a decision about doing something.
To do something nervously.
To intentionally add noise to a signal to randomize errors.
To tremble, shake, or shiver with cold.
dohter
dorthy
dother
dretch
dretch
noun
(UK dialectal, Scotland) A person slow in the execution of a job; a dawdler.
An idle wench; a slattern.
verb
(intransitive) To delay; linger; tarry.
(intransitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To move slowly and heavily; dawdle; loiter.
(transitive) To vex; grill; trouble; oppress.
drouth
drouth
noun
Alternative form of drought
druith
hatred
hatred
noun
Strong aversion; intense dislike.
hotrod
hotrod
noun
Alternative spelling of hot rod
hurted
hurted
verb
(archaic or nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of hurt
orthid
orthid
noun
(zoology) A brachiopod shell of the genus †Orthis (or allied genera) in the family †Orthidae.
rathed
rheydt
thered
thirds
thirds
noun
(law, historical) The third part of the estate of a deceased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow was entitled to enjoy during her life.
A third helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.
plural of third
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of third
thread
thread
noun
(Internet) A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.
(computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
(engineering) A screw thread.
(figurative) Composition; quality; fineness.
A continued theme or idea.
A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.
A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.
A sequence of connections.
The line midway between the banks of a stream.
verb
(transitive) To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).
(transitive) To put thread through.
(transitive) To remove the hair using a thread.
To screw on; to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt.