| AUTHORISH | • authorish adj. Characteristic of an author. • AUTHORISH adj. like an author. |
| BATHOLITH | • batholith n. (Geology) A large irregular mass of intrusive igneous rock that has melted or forced itself into surrounding strata. • BATHOLITH n. a mass of igneous rock that has risen from a great depth, also BATHOLITE, BATHYLITE, BATHYLITH. |
| CHAINSHOT | • chainshot n. Alternative form of chain shot. • chain-shot n. Alternative form of chain shot. • chain␣shot n. (Historical, military, nautical) A projectile consisting of two cannon balls or half balls linked by… |
| CHIPOCHIA | • CHIPOCHIA n. (Shakespeare) a simpleton, also CAPOCCHIA. |
| CHTHONIAN | • chthonian adj. Pertaining to the underworld; being beneath the earth. • chthonian n. A dweller in the mythical underworld. • CHTHONIAN adj. pertaining to the earth or the underworld, also CHTHONIC. |
| COACHWHIP | • coachwhip n. A long whip used by the driver of a horse-drawn coach. • coachwhip n. Masticophis flagellum, a colubrid snake of North America. • coachwhip n. Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo). |
| HAILSHOTS | • HAILSHOT n. small shot which scatters like hailstones. |
| HAIRCLOTH | • haircloth n. Cloth made of the mane or tail hairs of a horse. • HAIRCLOTH n. stuff or cloth made wholly or in part of hair. |
| HALOPHILE | • halophile n. (Biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such… • HALOPHILE n. a plant that is adapted to survive in salty soil. |
| HALOPHILY | • halophily n. (Biology) The ability to live and thrive in an environment of high salinity. • HALOPHILY n. being adapted to salt conditions. |
| 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. |
| HOATCHING | • hoatching adj. (Scotland, usually followed by with) Infested; swarming; teeming. • HOATCHING adj. (Scots) infested, swarming e.g. with flies. |
| HOORAHING | • hoorahing v. Present participle of hoorah. • HOORAH v. to shout hooray, also HOORAY, HURRA, HURRAH, HURRAY. |
| HORSEHAIR | • horsehair n. The hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery. • horsehair n. A fabric made from this. • HORSEHAIR n. the hair of a horse used e.g. to stuff sofas. |
| PHACOLITH | • phacolith n. (Geology) A lens-shaped mass that occurs in an anticlinal crest or synclinal trough. • PHACOLITH n. an intrusive mass of igneous rock situated between strata at the top of an anticline or the bottom of a syncline. |
| PHILOMATH | • philomath n. (Archaic) A lover of learning; a scholar. • philomath n. An astrologer or predictor. • PHILOMATH n. a lover of learning; a scholar. |
| 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. |
| RHONCHIAL | • rhonchial adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; produced by rhonchi. • RHONCHIAL adj. of or relating to snoring, also RHONCHAL. |
| SHORTHAIR | • shorthair n. Any of several breeds of domestic cat with relatively short hair, slender body and large head. • SHORTHAIR n. a breed of domestic cat with a short thick coat. |