| ADIAPHORISM | • adiaphorism n. The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter. • ADIAPHORISM n. tolerance or indifference, esp. in the matters of religion. |
| ADMIRALSHIP | • admiralship n. The state, property, or office of being an admiral. • ADMIRALSHIP n. the office of admiral. |
| DHARMSHALAS | • dharmshalas n. Plural of dharmshala. • DHARMSHALA n. (Hindi) a building having a religious or charitable purpose, a free or cheap lodging for travellers, also DHARMSALA. |
| DIATHERMIAS | • DIATHERMIA n. heating of internal parts of the body by electric currents, also DIATHERMY. |
| DRAUGHTSMAN | • draughtsman n. A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans. • draughtsman n. (Obsolete) A book illustrator. • draughtsman n. A piece in the game of draughts (checkers). |
| HAMADRYADES | • hamadryades n. Plural of hamadryad. • HAMADRYAD n. (Greek) a wood nymph associated with one particular tree; a king cobra. |
| HAMADRYASES | • hamadryases n. Plural of hamadryas. • HAMADRYAS n. (Greek) a type of baboon. |
| HAMMERHEADS | • hammerheads n. Plural of hammerhead. • HAMMERHEAD n. a type of shark. |
| HEADMASTERS | • headmasters n. Plural of headmaster. • HEADMASTER n. a man heading the staff of a school. |
| HEADSTREAMS | • headstreams n. Plural of headstream. • HEADSTREAM n. the stream forming the highest, most remote source of a river. |
| HEBDOMADARS | • HEBDOMADAR n. in Scottish universities, a senior member appointed weekly for the supervision of student discipline, also HEBDOMADER. |
| HYDROMANIAS | • HYDROMANIA n. an irrational craving for water. |
| HYDROSOMATA | • hydrosomata n. Plural of hydrosoma. • HYDROSOMA n. all the zooids of a hydroid colony collectively, also HYDROSOME. |
| MAIDENHAIRS | • maidenhairs n. Plural of maidenhair. • maiden-hairs n. Plural of maiden-hair. • MAIDENHAIR n. a fern of the genus Adiantum, having very slender graceful stalks. |
| MARSHLANDER | • marshlander n. A person who comes from, or lives in, a marshland. • MARSHLANDER n. one who lives in marshland. |
| MATCHBOARDS | • matchboards n. Plural of matchboard. • MATCHBOARD n. one of a number of boards with a tongue cut along one edge and a groove in the opposite edge, fitted one into the next to make a wall-facing, etc. |
| METAPHRASED | • metaphrased adj. Translated literally. • METAPHRASE v. to turn prose into verse or vice versa. |
| PSYCHODRAMA | • psychodrama n. A form of psychotherapy in which a patient acts a role in a context devised by a psychotherapist. • psychodrama n. A drama in this form. • psychodrama n. (Rare) A dramatic work focusing on the psychology of its characters. |