| ARCHDUCHY | • archduchy n. The territory (principality) of an archduke. • ARCHDUCHY n. the territory of an archduke or archduchess. |
| BEACHHEAD | • beachhead n. (Military) An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the… • beachhead n. (By extension) A coastal landing place. • beachhead n. (By extension) An initial success that ensures the possibility of further advances in a project; a foothold. |
| DACHSHUND | • dachshund n. A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired… • DACHSHUND n. (German) a breed of dog. |
| HARDHACKS | • hardhacks n. Plural of hardhack. • HARDHACK n. a very astringent shrub, common in pastures. |
| HATCHELED | • hatcheled v. Simple past tense and past participle of hatchel. • HATCHEL v. to separate flax fibres with a comb, also HACKLE, HECKLE. |
| HEADACHES | • headaches n. Plural of headache. • HEADACHE n. a pain inside the head. |
| HEADACHEY | • headachey adj. Alternative spelling of headachy. • HEADACHEY adj. afflicted with a headache, also HEADACHY. |
| HEADCHAIR | • headchair n. (Railways) Part of a block switch on a railway line that the ends of the moveable rails rest on, and… • HEADCHAIR n. a high-backed chair with a headrest. |
| HEADCLOTH | • headcloth n. Any form of headwear consisting of a piece of material either tied or held in place with a band. • HEADCLOTH n. a kerchief worn instead of a hat. |
| HEADREACH | • head␣reach n. (Nautical) The distance to windward traversed by a vessel while tacking. • HEADREACH v. to make distance to windward in tacking. |
| HEXACHORD | • hexachord n. (Music) A series of six tones denoted with the syllables ut-re-mi-fa-sol-la separated by seconds, the… • HEXACHORD n. a series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones. |
| RHACHIDES | • rhachides n. Plural of rhachis. • RHACHIS n. (Greek) the spinal column, also RACHIS. |
| SHADCHANS | • shadchans n. Plural of shadchan. • SHADCHAN n. (Hebrew) a Jewish marriage broker, also SCHATCHEN, SHADKHAN. |
| SHADRACHS | • SHADRACH n. a mass of iron on which the operation of smelting has failed of its intended effect. |
| SHAUCHLED | • shauchled v. Simple past tense and past participle of shauchle. • SHAUCHLE v. (Scots) to shuffle. |
| THICKHEAD | • thickhead n. Someone stupid. • thickhead n. Any of several species of Australian songbirds of the genus Pachycephala. • THICKHEAD n. a thickheaded or stupid person; any bird of an Australian family related to flycatchers. |
| UNHATCHED | • unhatched adj. Not yet hatched. • unhatched adj. Not shaded with hatching. • UNHATCHED adj. not hatched. |