| AMPHIBRACH | • amphibrach n. (Prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one… • amphibrach n. (Prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which… • AMPHIBRACH n. a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short. |
| ARHYTHMIAS | • arhythmias n. Plural of arhythmia. • ARHYTHMIA n. absence or irregularity of rhythm, esp. of the pulse, also ARRHYTHMIA, ARYTHMIA. |
| ARRHYTHMIA | • arrhythmia n. An irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse. • arrhythmia n. A disease entity involving such beats, such as atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, AV nodal… • ARRHYTHMIA n. absence or irregularity of rhythm e.g. of the heart, also ARHYTHMIA, ARYTHMIA. |
| ARRHYTHMIC | • arrhythmic adj. (Music) Without rhythm. • arrhythmic adj. (Pathology) Suffering from cardiac arrhythmia. • ARRHYTHMIC adj. with an irregular rhythm, also ARHYTHMIC, ARYTHMIC. |
| BUSHHAMMER | • bushhammer n. Alternative form of bush hammer. • bushhammer v. To dress with bush hammer. • bush␣hammer n. A square-headed hammer with spikes used in stoneworking to either even the surface before polishing… |
| DHARMSHALA | • dharmshala n. Alternative form of dharmsala. • DHARMSHALA n. (Hindi) a building having a religious or charitable purpose, a free or cheap lodging for travellers, also DHARMSALA. |
| HAMMERHEAD | • hammerhead n. The portion of a hammer containing the metal striking face (also including the claw or peen if so equipped). • hammerhead n. (Zoology) Any of various sharks of the genera Sphyrna or Zygaena having the eyes set on projections… • hammerhead n. (Zoology) A fresh-water fish; the hogsucker, Hypentelium nigricans, in the sucker family Catostomidae. |
| HARRUMPHED | • harrumphed v. Simple past tense and past participle of harrumph. • HARRUMPH v. to clear one's throat noisily in annoyance, also HARUMPH. |
| HARUMPHING | • harumphing v. Present participle of harumph. • HARUMPH v. to clear one's throat noisily in annoyance, also HARRUMPH. |
| HEMACHROME | • hemachrome n. Alternative form of haemachrome. • HEMACHROME n. a blood pigment, such as haemoglobin, that carries oxygen, also HAEMACHROME. |
| HEMIHEDRAL | • hemihedral adj. (Of a crystal) Having only half the plane faces needed for the highest degree of symmetry in its system. • HEMIHEDRAL adj. of a crystal or crystal class, having half of the maximum number of faces or symmetry planes possible for a given crystal system. |
| HEMORRHAGE | • hemorrhage n. A heavy release of blood within or from the body. • hemorrhage n. (Figurative) A sudden or significant loss. • hemorrhage v. (Intransitive) To bleed copiously. |
| HOMOGRAPHS | • homographs n. Plural of homograph. • HOMOGRAPH n. one of two or more words that have the same spelling but differ in origin, meaning, and sometimes pronunciation e.g. bow (in hair) and bow (of a ship). |
| HOMOGRAPHY | • homography n. The state or quality of being written in the same way, especially when spelled with the same letters… • homography n. (Geometry) An isomorphism between projective spaces that maps straight lines to straight lines. • HOMOGRAPHY n. a type of transformation that maps straight lines onto another plane. |
| MAHARAJAHS | • maharajahs n. Plural of maharajah. • MAHARAJAH n. (Sanskrit) a king or prince in India ranking above a rajah, esp. the sovereign of one of the former native states, also MAHARAJA. |
| MAHARISHIS | • maharishis n. Plural of maharishi. • MAHARISHI n. (Sanskrit) a Hindu teacher of mysticism and spiritual knowledge. |
| MEGACHURCH | • megachurch n. A church with an atypically large congregation. • mega-church n. Alternative spelling of megachurch. • MEGACHURCH n. a church, usually Protestant, with a very large congregation, typically housed in a complex offering sophisticated multimedia presentations and a range of secular facilities and services. |
| MIDRASHOTH | • Midrashoth n. Plural of Midrash. • MIDRASH n. (Hebrew) an early Jewish interpretation of a biblical text. |
| RHINOPHYMA | • rhinophyma n. (Medicine) The condition of having a large, bulbous, ruddy nose caused by granulomatous infiltration… • RHINOPHYMA n. acne of the nose. |
| RHYTHMICAL | • rhythmical adj. Rhythmic. • RHYTHMICAL adj. according to rhythm, also RHYTHMIC. |