| 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. |
| DEATHWATCH | • deathwatch n. A vigil beside a dying person. • deathwatch n. One who guards a condemned person before execution. • deathwatch n. A deathwatch beetle. |
| DETHATCHED | • dethatched v. Simple past tense and past participle of dethatch. • DETHATCH v. to remove thatch from. |
| 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… |
| DETHATCHES | • dethatches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dethatch. • DETHATCH v. to remove thatch from. |
| DIPHTHERIC | • diphtheric adj. Relating to, or having, diphtheria. • DIPHTHERIC adj. relating to diphtheria. |
| DISHCLOTHS | • dishcloths n. Plural of dishcloth. • dish-cloths n. Plural of dish-cloth. • dish␣cloths n. Plural of dish cloth. |
| HATCHELLED | • hatchelled v. Simple past tense and past participle of hatchel. • HATCHEL v. to separate flax fibres with a comb, also HACKLE, HECKLE. |
| HEADCLOTHS | • headcloths n. Plural of headcloth. • HEADCLOTH n. a kerchief worn instead of a hat. |
| 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. |
| HITCHHIKED | • hitchhiked v. Simple past tense and past participle of hitchhike. • hitch-hiked v. Simple past tense and past participle of hitch-hike. • HITCHHIKE v. to hike with the help of lifts in vehicles. |
| HYDROTHECA | • hydrotheca n. (Zoology) One of the calicles that protect the hydranths in certain Hydroidea (Thecaphora). • HYDROTHECA n. the horny cup of a hydranth. |
| ICHTHYOIDS | • ichthyoids n. Plural of ichthyoid. • ICHTHYOID n. any fishlike creature. |
| THICKHEADS | • thickheads n. Plural of thickhead. • THICKHEAD n. a thickheaded or stupid person; any bird of an Australian family related to flycatchers. |
| UNTHATCHED | • unthatched adj. Not thatched. • UNTHATCH v. to strip of thatch. |
| WITCHHOODS | • WITCHHOOD n. the state of being a witch. |