| DIAPHRAGM | • diaphragm n. (Anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed… • diaphragm n. (Anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another. • diaphragm n. A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse. |
| DICHOGAMY | • dichogamy n. (Biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime. • DICHOGAMY n. an arrangement for preventing the self-fertilization of hermaphrodite flowers, the stamens and stigmas ripening at different times. |
| DISHOMING | • dishoming v. Present participle of dishome. • DISHOME v. to deprive of a home. |
| EMPIGHTED | • EMPIGHT v. (Spenser) to fix or position. |
| GALUMPHED | • galumphed v. Simple past tense and past participle of galumph. • GALUMPH v. to move with a clumsy heavy tread, also GALLUMPH. |
| GODMOTHER | • godmother n. A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner;… • godmother v. (Transitive) To act as godmother to. • GODMOTHER n. a female godparent. |
| GOLDSMITH | • goldsmith n. A person who makes, repairs or sells things out of gold, especially jewelry. • goldsmith n. (Obsolete) A banker (because the goldsmiths of London used to receive money on deposit, being equipped… • Goldsmith prop.n. A surname originating as an occupation. |
| GUMSHIELD | • gumshield n. (UK) A mouthguard to protect the teeth and gums during physical activity. • GUMSHIELD n. a protective shield for the teeth. |
| HARMDOING | • harmdoing n. (Chiefly psychology) The committing of acts that cause harm. • HARMDOING n. the doing of harm. |
| HUMBUGGED | • humbugged v. Simple past tense and past participle of humbug. • HUMBUG v. to deceive. |
| HUMDINGER | • humdinger n. (Informal) Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional. • HUMDINGER n. a person or thing of striking excellence. |
| MEGADEATH | • megadeath n. One million deaths, especially as a unit of measure in reference to nuclear warfare. • MEGADEATH n. a million deaths. |
| MIDNIGHTS | • midnights n. Plural of midnight. • MIDNIGHT n. the middle of the night. |
| MIDTHIGHS | • midthighs n. Plural of midthigh. • MIDTHIGH n. a garment reaching to the middle of the thigh. |
| MISDIGHTS | • MISDIGHT v. (Spenser) to mismanage or treat badly. |
| SPHYGMOID | • sphygmoid adj. Pulse-like. • SPHYGMOID adj. like a pulse. |