CHOWDERHEAD | • chowderhead n. (US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy. • chowder-head n. Alternative spelling of chowderhead. • chowder␣head n. Alternative spelling of chowderhead. |
DIPHTHEROID | • diphtheroid adj. Of, pertaining to or resembling diphtheria. • diphtheroid adj. Of, pertaining to or resembling the diphtheria bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae. • diphtheroid n. Any bacterium that can cause diphtheria. |
DIPHTHONGED | • DIPHTHONG v. to pronounce as a diphthong. |
DISCHURCHED | • dischurched v. Simple past tense and past participle of dischurch. • DISCHURCH v. (obsolete) to deprive of church rank or privileges. |
DISSHEATHED | • dissheathed v. Simple past tense and past participle of dissheathe. • DISSHEATHE v. to become unsheathed. |
HANDBREADTH | • handbreadth n. A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm. • HANDBREADTH n. the breadth of a hand, also HANDSBREADTH. |
HARDHEARTED | • hardhearted adj. Lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless. • hard-hearted adj. Alternative form of hardhearted. • HARDHEARTED adj. lacking compassion. |
HARDMOUTHED | • hard-mouthed adj. Not sensitive to the bit; not easily governed. • hard-mouthed adj. Hard-featured about the mouth. • HARDMOUTHED adj. of a horse, with a mouth insensible to the bit; not easily managed. |
HEADREACHED | • HEADREACH v. to make distance to windward in tacking. |
HEDGEHOPPED | • hedgehopped v. Simple past tense and past participle of hedgehop. • hedge-hopped v. Simple past tense and past participle of hedge-hop. • HEDGEHOP v. of a plane, to fly at ground level. |
HIGHBLOODED | • HIGHBLOODED adj. of noble lineage. |
HOTHEADEDLY | • hotheadedly adv. In a hotheaded manner. • HOTHEADED adv. rash, impetuous. |
HOYDENHOODS | • HOYDENHOOD n. the state of being a hoyden. |
RHODODAPHNE | • RHODODAPHNE n. (Spenser) oleander. |
SHOCKHEADED | • shockheaded adj. Alternative form of shock-headed. • shock-headed adj. Having a shock of hair on one’s head. • SHOCKHEADED adj. having a head of bushy or tousled hair. |
SHORTHANDED | • shorthanded adj. Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations. • shorthanded adj. Having less than a quorum. • shorthanded adj. (Team sports) Having, or occurring during an interval with, fewer than a full complement of players… |
THICKHEADED | • thickheaded adj. (Informal) stupid, obtuse or dumb. • thick-headed adj. Sluggish and obtuse of mind. • THICKHEADED adj. stupid. |
THUNDERHEAD | • thunderhead n. The top portion of a cumulonimbus cloud, which tends to be flattened or fibery in appearance, and may… • THUNDERHEAD n. a thunder cloud. |