| DIPHTHONGS | • diphthongs n. Plural of diphthong. • DIPHTHONG n. a union of two vowels pronounced in one syllable. |
| HANDPHONES | • handphones n. Plural of handphone. • HANDPHONE n. in SE Asia, a mobile phone. |
| HEADPHONES | • headphones n. A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound. • HEADPHONE n. an audio receiver worn in pairs over the ears, esp. for listening to a radio, cassette player, etc. |
| 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. |
| HODOGRAPHS | • hodographs n. Plural of hodograph. • HODOGRAPH n. a curve of which the radius vector represents the velocity of a moving particle. |
| HOLDERSHIP | • holdership n. The state of being a holder; the condition of having rights to something. • holdership n. The legal right to possess and use something that is owned by someone else. • HOLDERSHIP n. the state of being a holder e.g. of a bill. |
| HYDROGRAPH | • hydrograph n. A graph of flow past a point in a river versus time. • hydrograph n. A graph of water table versus time. • HYDROGRAPH n. a graph of variation of stream flow over time. |
| HYDROPATHS | • hydropaths n. Plural of hydropath. • HYDROPATH n. a practitioner of hydropathy, the study of treating diseases with water. |
| HYDROPATHY | • hydropathy n. The therapeutic use of water, either internally or externally. • HYDROPATHY n. the study of treating diseases with water. |
| HYDROPHANE | • hydrophane n. (Mineralogy) A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water. • HYDROPHANE n. a semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water. |
| HYDROPHILE | • hydrophile n. (Chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance. • hydrophile n. (Zoology) Any organism that thrives in the presence of water. • hydrophile adj. Hydrophilic. |
| HYDROPHILY | • hydrophily n. A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by the flow of waters, particularly in rivers and streams. • HYDROPHILY n. an affinity for water. |
| HYDROPHONE | • hydrophone n. A transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone. • HYDROPHONE n. an apparatus for listening to sounds conveyed by water. |
| HYDROPHYTE | • hydrophyte n. (Botany) A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed. • HYDROPHYTE n. an aquatic plant; an alga. |
| ORPHANHOOD | • orphanhood n. The state of being an orphan; the losing of both parents through their death. • ORPHANHOOD n. the state of being an orphan, also ORPHANISM. |
| PHOSPHATED | • phosphated adj. Containing phosphates. • PHOSPHATE v. to treat with phosphate. |
| PHOSPHIDES | • phosphides n. Plural of phosphide. • PHOSPHIDE n. a binary compound of phosphorus, also PHOSPHID. |
| PLOUGHHEAD | • ploughhead n. The clevis or draught iron of a plough. • PLOUGHHEAD n. the draught iron of a plough, also PLOWHEAD. |
| RHODOPHANE | • rhodophane n. (Biochemistry) The red pigment in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals. • RHODOPHANE n. the red pigment contained in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals. |