| CHARGEHAND | • chargehand n. (UK) A person who is in charge of a small group of workers; a lesser foreman. • charge-hand n. Alternative spelling of charge hand. • charge␣hand n. (Britain) deputy to a foreman in a factory. |
| CHILDBIRTH | • childbirth n. The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy. • child-birth n. Alternative form of childbirth. • CHILDBIRTH n. the act of giving birth. |
| CHURCHWARD | • churchward n. (Christianity) Obsolete spelling of churchwarden. • churchward adv. Towards a church. • Churchward prop.n. A surname originating as an occupation. |
| CHURCHYARD | • churchyard n. A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard. • church-yard n. Alternative form of churchyard. • CHURCHYARD n. a yard that belongs to a church and is often used as a burial ground. |
| DETHATCHER | • dethatcher n. A device for dethatching, similar to a lawnmower but with vertical rotating blades. • de-thatcher n. A device which removes dead grass clippings from a lawn, often a lawnmower attachment. Frequently inaccurately… |
| DIPHTHERIC | • diphtheric adj. Relating to, or having, diphtheria. • DIPHTHERIC adj. relating to diphtheria. |
| HEADACHIER | • headachier adj. Comparative form of headachy: more headachy. • HEADACHY adj. having a headache, also HEADACHEY. |
| HEADCHAIRS | • headchairs n. Plural of headchair. • HEADCHAIR n. a high-backed chair with a headrest. |
| HEPTACHORD | • heptachord n. (Music) A system of seven sounds. • heptachord n. (Music) A lyre with seven chords. • heptachord n. (Poetry) A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones. |
| HEXACHORDS | • hexachords n. Plural of hexachord. • HEXACHORD n. a series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones. |
| HYDROCHORE | • hydrochore n. A plant whose spores, seeds, or fruits are dispersed by water. • HYDROCHORE n. a plant disseminated by water. |
| HYDROTHECA | • hydrotheca n. (Zoology) One of the calicles that protect the hydranths in certain Hydroidea (Thecaphora). • HYDROTHECA n. the horny cup of a hydranth. |
| RHACHIDIAL | • RHACHIDIAL adj. of or like a rhachis, the spine or axis of a feather, also RACHIDIAL, RACHIDIAN. |
| RHEOCHORDS | • rheochords n. Plural of rheochord. • RHEOCHORD n. a wire rheostat, a metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a circuit, also RHEOCORD. |
| UNCHURCHED | • unchurched adj. Who does not generally attend church. • UNCHURCH v. to expel from a church. |