CHILDHOOD | • childhood n. (Chiefly uncountable) The state of being a child. • childhood n. The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty. • childhood n. (By extension) The early stages of development of something. |
DIPHTHONG | • diphthong n. (Phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of… • diphthong n. (Rare) A vowel digraph or ligature. • DIPHTHONG n. a union of two vowels pronounced in one syllable. |
DISHCLOTH | • dishcloth n. A cloth used to wash dishes. • dishcloth n. A cloth used to dry dishes. • dish-cloth n. Alternative spelling of dishcloth. |
HARDIHOOD | • hardihood n. Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger… • hardihood n. Excessive boldness; foolish daring; offensive assurance. • hardihood n. (Of a plant) Ability to withstand extreme conditions, hardiness. |
HIGHROADS | • highroads n. Plural of highroad. • high␣roads n. Plural of high road. • HIGHROAD n. a highway; a much travelled or main road. |
HOIDENISH | • hoidenish adj. Alternative form of hoydenish. • HOIDENISH adj. like a hoiden, a woman of saucy, boisterous or carefree behavior, also HOYDENISH. |
HORSEHIDE | • horsehide n. Hide of a horse. • horsehide n. (Baseball, slang) A baseball. • HORSEHIDE n. the hide of a horse; the ball used in the game of baseball. |
HOUNDFISH | • houndfish n. Tylosurus crocodilus, a large gamefish of the family Belonidae. • houndfish n. A small European shark (Scyliorhinus canicula), small-spotted dogfish. • HOUNDFISH n. a name given to various species of small shark or dogfish. |
HOYDENISH | • hoydenish adj. Somewhat hoyden. • HOYDENISH adj. like a hoyden, also HOIDENISH. |
ICHTHYOID | • ichthyoid adj. Characteristic of fish. • ichthyoid n. Any fish, or other vertebrate having the form of a fish. • ICHTHYOID adj. fishlike, also ICHTHYOIDAL. |
PHOSPHIDE | • phosphide n. (Chemistry) Any binary compound of phosphorus, especially one in oxidation state -3. • PHOSPHIDE n. a binary compound of phosphorus, also PHOSPHID. |
PHOSPHIDS | • phosphids n. Plural of phosphid. • PHOSPHID n. a binary compound of phosphorus, also PHOSPHIDE. |
RHAMPHOID | • rhamphoid adj. (Mathematics) Of a cusp: defined by the equation (𝑦−𝑥2)2=𝑥5, which is parametrized by (𝑡2,𝑡4+𝑡5); having… • RHAMPHOID adj. hook-beak-shaped, like e.g. a toucan. |
SHEIKHDOM | • sheikhdom n. Alternative spelling of sheikdom. • SHEIKHDOM n. the domain of a sheikh, also SHEIKDOM. |
THINGHOOD | • thinghood n. The quality, condition, or character of being a thing. • THINGHOOD n. the state of being a thing. |
WITCHHOOD | • WITCHHOOD n. the state of being a witch. |
WITHHOLDS | • withholds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of withhold. • WITHHOLD v. to hold back. |