| CHILDHOOD | • childhood n. (Chiefly uncountable) The state of being a child. • childhood n. The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty. • childhood n. (By extension) The early stages of development of something. |
| CHOKEHOLD | • chokehold n. (Martial arts, wrestling) A grappling hold around the neck that cuts off the flow of air to the brain. • chokehold n. (By extension) A strong and powerful grasp on something. • chokehold v. To put in a chokehold. |
| CHOPHOUSE | • chophouse n. (Now chiefly historical) An inexpensive restaurant that specializes in chops or steaks; a steakhouse. • chophouse n. (Nigeria) Any restaurant. • chophouse n. A custom house in China where transit duties are levied. |
| CHOWCHOWS | • chowchows n. Plural of chowchow. • chow-chows n. Plural of chow-chow. • Chow␣Chows n. Plural of Chow Chow. |
| CHOWHOUND | • chowhound n. (Slang) A foodie or glutton. • chow␣hound n. Alternative form of chowhound. • CHOWHOUND n. one fond of eating. |
| HOCKSHOPS | • hockshops n. Plural of hockshop. • HOCKSHOP n. a pawn shop. |
| HOLLYHOCK | • hollyhock n. Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family. • HOLLYHOCK n. a plant of the mallow family. |
| HONCHOING | • honchoing v. Present participle of honcho. • HONCHO v. (Japanese) to take charge of. |
| HOOKCHECK | • HOOKCHECK n. in ice hockey, the acting of hooking an opposing player. |
| HOOLACHAN | • HOOLACHAN n. (Gaelic) a Highland reel, esp. the reel of Tulloch, also HOOLICAN. |
| HOPSCOTCH | • hopscotch n. A child’s game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another… • hopscotch v. (Intransitive, figuratively) To move by hopping. • hopscotch v. (Intransitive, figuratively) To move back and forth between adjacent patterns by hopping. (Can we add… |
| HOTCHPOTS | • hotchpots n. Plural of hotchpot. • HOTCHPOT n. a confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot, also HODGEPODGE, HOTCHPOTCH. |
| RHEOCHORD | • rheochord n. A wire that can measure or vary the resistance of an electric circuit, or measure the variability of the current. • RHEOCHORD n. a wire rheostat, a metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a circuit, also RHEOCORD. |
| SOOTHLICH | • SOOTHLICH adv. (Spenser) truly, indeed, also SOOTHLY. |
| TOOTHACHE | • toothache n. (Medicine) A pain or ache in a tooth. • TOOTHACHE n. a pain in a tooth. |
| TOUCHHOLE | • touchhole n. Alternative spelling of touch hole. • touch-hole n. Alternative spelling of touch hole. • touch␣hole n. A small hole through which the propellant charge of a cannon or muzzleloading gun is ignited. |
| WITCHHOOD | • WITCHHOOD n. the state of being a witch. |