| 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… |
| 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. |
| HATCHINGS | • hatchings n. Plural of hatching. • HATCHING n. shading in fine lines. |
| HATCHLING | • hatchling n. A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg. • HATCHLING n. a creature just hatched. |
| HOATCHING | • hoatching adj. (Scotland, usually followed by with) Infested; swarming; teeming. • HOATCHING adj. (Scots) infested, swarming e.g. with flies. |
| HYACINTHS | • hyacinths n. Plural of hyacinth. • HYACINTH n. a bulbous genus of the lily family. |
| HYPANTHIA | • hypanthia n. Plural of hypanthium. • HYPANTHIUM n. a fruit consisting in large part of a receptacle, enlarged below the calyx, as in the rose hip and the pear. |
| INSHEATHE | • insheathe v. Archaic form of ensheathe. • INSHEATHE v. to insert as in a sheath, also ENSHEATH, ENSHEATHE, INSHEATH. |
| INSHEATHS | • insheaths v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of insheath. • INSHEATH v. to enclose in a sheath, also ENSHEATH. |
| NIGHTHAWK | • nighthawk n. (UK, regional) A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar). • nighthawk n. (US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor. • nighthawk n. A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours. |
| PHTHALEIN | • phthalein n. (Organic chemistry) any of a range of lactones formed by the reaction of phenols with phthalic anhydride. • PHTHALEIN n. any one of a very important class of dye-yielding materials formed by the union of phenols with phthalic anhydride. |
| PHTHALINS | • phthalins n. Plural of phthalin. • PHTHALIN n. a colourless crystalline compound obtained by reducing a phthalein. |
| SHEATHING | • sheathing n. Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade. • sheathing v. Present participle of sheathe. • SHEATHING n. the act of sheathing. |
| THANESHIP | • thaneship n. The state or dignity of a thane; thanehood. • thaneship n. The seignioralty of a thane. • THANESHIP n. the state or dignity of a thane, also THANAGE, THANEDOM, THANEHOOD, THENAGE. |
| THATCHING | • thatching n. Bundles of hay or straw used to make a roof. • thatching n. The act or art of covering with thatch. • thatching v. Present participle of thatch. |
| THIRDHAND | • thirdhand adj. Having been relayed by two intermediate sources. • thirdhand adj. Having had two previous owners. • thirdhand adv. By two intermediates. |
| THRASHING | • thrashing v. Present participle of thrash. • thrashing n. Action of the verb to thrash. • thrashing n. A beating, especially a severe one. |
| WHINCHATS | • whinchats n. Plural of whinchat. • WHINCHAT n. a small brown and buff songbird. |