| CHURCHWARDEN | • churchwarden n. (Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish. • churchwarden n. (US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church. • churchwarden n. (UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe. |
| DAUGHTERHOOD | • daughterhood n. The condition of being a daughter. • DAUGHTERHOOD n. the state of being a daughter. |
| DISCHURCHING | • dischurching v. Present participle of dischurch. • DISCHURCH v. (obsolete) to deprive of church rank or privileges. |
| DRIVETHROUGH | • drive-through adj. Of an establishment, providing service to occupants of automobiles while still in their still-running vehicle. • drive-through adj. Of a feature of such an establishment (especially a window), adapted to provide such service. • drive-through n. An establishment, especially a restaurant, providing drive-through service. |
| FEEDTHROUGHS | • feedthroughs n. Plural of feedthrough. • feed-throughs n. Plural of feed-through. • FEEDTHROUGH n. a device for connecting two parts of an electronic circuit. |
| HEADBOROUGHS | • headboroughs n. Plural of headborough. • HEADBOROUGH n. (historical) the head of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary; a petty constable. |
| HOUSEHOLDERS | • householders n. Plural of householder. • Householders prop.n. Plural of Householder. • HOUSEHOLDER n. a person who occupies a house or tenement alone or as the head of a household. |
| HYDROPHANOUS | • hydrophanous adj. (Mineralogy) Made transparent by immersion in water. • HYDROPHANOUS adj. becoming transparent when placed in water. |
| HYDROPHILOUS | • hydrophilous adj. (Biology) That grows or thrives in or near water. • hydrophilous adj. (Botany) That is pollinated by water. • HYDROPHILOUS adj. water-loving; pollinated by agency of water. |
| HYDROPHOBOUS | • hydrophobous adj. Hydrophobic. • HYDROPHOBOUS adj. (obsolete) water-repellent. |
| HYDROPHYTOUS | • hydrophytous adj. Relating to hydrophytes. • hydrophytous adj. Relating to hydrophytons. • HYDROPHYTOUS adj. like a hydrophyte, also HYDROPHYTIC. |
| SUBTHRESHOLD | • subthreshold adj. Describing a stimulus that is not strong enough to elicit a response. • subthreshold adj. Below a threshold. • subthreshold adj. (Medicine) subsyndromal. |
| SULPHHYDRYLS | • sulphhydryls n. Plural of sulphhydryl. • SULPHHYDRYL n. a chemical group, SH, characteristic of sulphur-containing compounds, also SULFHYDRYL. |
| THIRDBOROUGH | • thirdborough n. (Obsolete) The head of a frankpledge. • thirdborough n. (Obsolete) The constable of a tithing or township. • THIRDBOROUGH n. (historical) an under-constable. |
| THOROUGHBRED | • thoroughbred adj. Bred from pure stock. • thoroughbred adj. Well-bred and properly educated. • thoroughbred n. Alternative letter-case form of Thoroughbred (“horse bred for racing”). |
| THUNDERFLASH | • thunderflash n. (Military) A pyrotechnic device that generates a loud noise, used to simulate battlefield conditions. • THUNDERFLASH n. a container, such as a blank shell, filled with explosive powder, which makes a flash and a loud explosion when detonated. |
| THUNDERHEADS | • thunderheads n. Plural of thunderhead. • THUNDERHEAD n. a thunder cloud. |
| TOOTHBRUSHED | • toothbrushed v. Simple past tense and past participle of toothbrush. |
| UNTHRIFTYHED | • UNTHRIFTYHED n. (Spenser) unthriftiness, also UNTHRIFTYHEAD. |
| WOODTHRUSHES | • WOODTHRUSH n. an American bird. |