ALDEHYDES | • aldehydes n. Plural of aldehyde. • ALDEHYDE n. a volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation. |
ALDEHYDIC | • aldehydic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde. • ALDEHYDIC adj. of or pertaining to aldehyde; as, aldehydic acid. |
BALDHEADS | • baldheads n. Plural of baldhead. • BALDHEAD n. a bald person. |
DADCHELOR | • DADCHELOR adj. as in dadchelor party, a party primarily attended by men and held to honour and present gifts to a prospective father. |
DEADLIGHT | • deadlight n. (Nautical) A strong (often wooden) shutter fitted over a porthole, that can be closed in bad weather… • deadlight n. (Nautical) A deck prism, a device to allow light into the cabin of boat through the deck. • deadlight n. (Figurative) An eyelid. |
DIHEDRALS | • dihedrals n. Plural of dihedral. • DIHEDRAL n. the angle between two planes, also DIEDRAL. |
DISHABLED | • dishabled v. Simple past tense and past participle of dishable. • DISHABLE v. (Spenser) to render incapable, also DISABLE. |
HANDHELDS | • handhelds n. Plural of handheld. • hand-helds n. Plural of hand-held. • HANDHELD n. something, e.g. a computer, held in the hand and operated from there. |
HANDSELED | • handseled v. Simple past tense and past participle of handsel. • HANDSEL v. to give a good luck gift to, also HANSEL. |
HEADLANDS | • headlands n. Plural of headland. • Headlands prop.n. A village in Makoni District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe. • HEADLAND n. a point of land running out into the sea. |
HEADLINED | • headlined v. Simple past tense and past participle of headline. • HEADLINE v. to provide with a title. |
HOLIDAYED | • holidayed v. Simple past tense and past participle of holiday. • HOLIDAY v. to take a vacation. |
REHANDLED | • rehandled v. Simple past tense and past participle of rehandle. • REHANDLE v. to handle again. |
SCALDHEAD | • scaldhead n. Any of several scalp diseases characterised by pustules (the dried discharge of which forms scales)… • SCALDHEAD n. a disease scalp; a scalp disease. |
SHEDDABLE | • sheddable adj. Able to be shed or discarded. • SHEDDABLE adj. capable of being cast off, also SHEDABLE. |
SHEDLOADS | • shedloads n. Plural of shedload. • shed␣loads n. Plural of shed load. • SHEDLOAD n. a large amount. |
UNHANDLED | • unhandled adj. Not having been handled. • unhandled adj. (Figurative) Untrained, untame and beyond handling. • unhandled adj. Without a handle; handleless. |