| APHIDES | • aphides n. Plural of aphis. • APHIS n. a plant-louse, a member of genus Aphis which includes greenfly, etc., also APHID. |
| DAMPISH | • dampish adj. (Obsolete) Characterised by noxious vapours; misty, smoky. • dampish adj. Moderately damp or moist. • DAMPISH adj. somewhat damp. |
| DAPHNIA | • daphnia n. A water flea of the genus Daphnia. • Daphnia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Daphniidae – the water fleas. • DAPHNIA n. any member of the crustacean genus Daphnia, water-fleas, also DAPHNID. |
| DAPHNID | • daphnid n. Any water flea of the genus Daphnia. • DAPHNID n. any member of the crustacean genus Daphnia, water-fleas, also DAPHNIA. |
| DAUPHIN | • dauphin n. The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France… • dauphin n. (Allegorical): An eldest son. • Dauphin prop.n. A placename. |
| DIGRAPH | • digraph n. (Graph theory) A directed graph. • digraph n. (Computing) A two-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character. • digraph n. (Linguistics) A pair of letters, especially a pair representing a single phoneme. |
| DIPHASE | • diphase n. Synonym of biphase. • diphase adj. Synonym of biphase. • DIPHASE adj. having two phases, also DIPHASIC. |
| DISHPAN | • dishpan n. A large basin or pan with a flat bottom in which dishes are washed. • DISHPAN n. a pan for washing dishes. |
| EDAPHIC | • edaphic adj. (Geography) Relating to, or determined by, conditions of the soil, especially as it relates to biological systems. • EDAPHIC adj. pertaining to the soil. |
| HAPKIDO | • hapkido n. An eclectic Korean martial art founded by Choi Young-sul, a student of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu. • HAPKIDO n. (Japanese) a Korean martial art. |
| HAPLOID | • haploid adj. (Genetics) Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes. • haploid n. A cell which is haploid. • haploid n. An organism, such as a fungus, with haploid cells. |
| HAPPIED | • happied v. Simple past tense and past participle of happy. • HAPPY v. to make content. |
| HEADPIN | • headpin n. (Ten-pin bowling) The kingpin. • headpin n. A straight metal wire with a flat end, used for beads in jewelry making. • HEADPIN n. a bowling pin. |
| HELIPAD | • helipad n. (Aviation) A small landing place for helicopters, denoted by a large "H". • HELIPAD n. a landing pad for helicopters. |
| PHACOID | • phacoid adj. Resembling a lentil; lenticular. • PHACOID adj. lens-shaped, lentil-shaped, also PHACOIDAL. |
| PHASMID | • phasmid n. (Entomology) Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect). • phasmid n. (Nematology) Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes. • phasmid n. A phagemid. |
| PINHEAD | • pinhead n. The head of a pin. (Frequently used in size comparisons.) • pinhead n. (Slang) An ignorant, naive, foolish, or stupid person. • pinhead n. (Slang) A telemark skier. |
| PITHEAD | • pithead n. The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine. • PITHEAD n. the top of a pit or shaft in a coalmine; the area immediately surrounding this. |
| RAPHIDE | • raphide n. (Botany) A crystal of calcium oxalate, shaped like a needle, which forms as a metabolic byproduct in some plant cells. • RAPHIDE n. a needle-shaped crystal occurring in plant cells, also RAPHIS. |