| CANDLEHOLDER | • candleholder n. A device for holding one or more lit candles. • candleholder n. (Historical) A person who holds a candle to assist another person who is working in dim light. • candleholder n. (Dated, by extension) One who renders another slight assistance, or humours them. |
| CHOWDERHEADS | • chowderheads n. Plural of chowderhead. • chowder-heads n. Plural of chowder-head. • chowder␣heads n. Plural of chowder head. |
| DODECAHEDRAL | • dodecahedral adj. Having twelve plane surfaces. • DODECAHEDRAL adj. relating to a dodecahedron, a twelve-sided solid figure. |
| DODECAHEDRON | • dodecahedron n. (Geometry) A polyhedron with twelve faces; the regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces and… • DODECAHEDRON n. (Greek) a twelve-sided solid figure. |
| DOUBLEHANDED | • doublehanded adj. (Sailing) Requiring or using a crew consisting of two people. • doublehanded adj. Alternative form of double-handed. • doublehanded adv. With two hands. |
| DOUBLEHEADER | • doubleheader n. Alternative form of double-header. • double-header n. (Sports) A pair of games played one after another between the same teams. • double-header n. A pair of sporting events, one after the other, at a single venue. |
| FOREHANDEDLY | • forehandedly adv. Prudently, with thrift and foresight. • forehandedly adv. Ahead of time, in advance. • fore-handedly adv. Alternative form of forehandedly. |
| FORESHADOWED | • foreshadowed v. Simple past tense and past participle of foreshadow. • FORESHADOW v. to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand. |
| FORMALDEHYDE | • formaldehyde n. (Organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications;… • FORMALDEHYDE n. a formic aldehyde, formalin. |
| HYDROGENATED | • hydrogenated v. Simple past tense and past participle of hydrogenate. • hydrogenated adj. That has been treated, or reacted with hydrogen; especially describing a saturated fat so obtained from… • HYDROGENATE v. to combine or treat with hydrogen. |
| HYDROMEDUSAE | • hydromedusae n. Plural of hydromedusa. • HYDROMEDUSA n. a hydrozoan in its medusoid stage, also HYDROMEDUSAN, HYDROMEDUSOID. |
| LOGGERHEADED | • loggerheaded adj. Dull; stupid. • LOGGERHEADED adj. like a loggerhead or dunce. |
| MUTTONHEADED | • muttonheaded adj. (Britain, slang) Being a muttonhead; stupid or foolish. • MUTTONHEADED adj. stupid. |
| OPENHANDEDLY | • openhandedly adv. Alternative form of open-handedly. • open-handedly adv. In an open-handed manner. • OPENHANDED adv. generous. |
| OVERSHADOWED | • overshadowed v. Past participle of overshadow. • overshadowed adj. Superseded by, covered up by, overtaken or eclipsed. • OVERSHADOW v. to cast a shadow over. |
| PROUDHEARTED | • proudhearted adj. Very proud. • proudhearted adj. Arrogant. • proud-hearted adj. Alternative form of proudhearted. |
| SOFTHEADEDLY | • softheadedly adv. In a softheaded manner. • SOFTHEADED adv. having or indicative of a weak, unrealistic, or uncritical mind. |
| SOREHEADEDLY | • SOREHEADED adv. irritable, grumpy. |
| WOODENHEADED | • woodenheaded adj. Stupid, as though having wood for brains; blockheaded. • wooden-headed adj. Stupid; mentally dull. • WOODENHEADED adj. having a wooden head; dense, stupid. |