| CLODDISH | • cloddish adj. Like a clod, a person who is foolish, stupid or parochial. • cloddish adj. Of or pertaining to lumpy soil. • CLODDISH adj. like a clod, gross. |
| COWHIDED | • cowhided v. Simple past tense and past participle of cowhide. • COWHIDE v. to flog with a leather whip. |
| DIADOCHI | • diadochi n. Alternative letter-case form of Diadochi. • Diadochi n. (History) The rival generals of Alexander the Great who fought for control over his empire after his death in 323 BCE. • DIADOCHI n. (Greek) the generals who became monarchs of the various kingdoms into which the empire was split after the death of Alexander the Great. |
| DIADOCHY | • diadochy n. The capability of an atom to replace another in a particular crystal structure. • DIADOCHY n. the replacement of one element of a crystal by another. |
| DICHORDS | • dichords n. Plural of dichord. • DICHORD n. a musical instrument with two strings. |
| DIHEDRON | • dihedron n. (Mathematics) A polyhedron having two faces. • DIHEDRON n. a flattened double pyramid. |
| DISHOARD | • dishoard v. (Economics) To spend or reinvest money or goods previously hoarded, thus bringing them back into the economy. • DISHOARD v. to put previously withheld (money) into circulation. |
| DISHOMED | • dishomed v. Simple past tense and past participle of dishome. • DISHOME v. to deprive of a home. |
| DOWDYISH | • dowdyish adj. Like a dowdy; frumpy. • DOWDYISH adj. somewhat dowdy. |
| GODCHILD | • godchild n. A child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely… • god-child n. Alternative spelling of godchild. • GODCHILD n. one whom a person sponsors at baptism. |
| HODDLING | • hoddling v. Present participle of hoddle. • HODDLE v. (Scots) to waddle. |
| HOIDENED | • hoidened v. Simple past tense and past participle of hoiden. • HOIDEN v. to act like a tomboy, also HOYDEN. |
| HYDATOID | • hydatoid adj. Watery, aqueous. • hydatoid n. (Obsolete, anatomy) aqueous humour. • HYDATOID adj. watery. |
| HYDROIDS | • hydroids n. Plural of hydroid. • HYDROID n. a marine creature related to, or resembling, the hydra. |
| IDLEHOOD | • idlehood n. (Rare) The state or condition of being idle; a habit of idling; idleness. • IDLEHOOD n. (archaic) idleness. |
| MAIDHOOD | • maidhood n. The state, condition, or quality of a maid; maidenhood; virginity. • MAIDHOOD n. the state of being a maid, also MAIDENHOOD. |
| RHABDOID | • rhabdoid adj. Shaped like a rod. • rhabdoid n. A spindle-shaped body chemically related to the plastids, found in the cells of certain plants. • RHABDOID n. a rodlike body. |
| SHODDIER | • shoddier adj. Comparative form of shoddy: more shoddy. • SHODDY adj. of poor quality. |
| SHODDIES | • shoddies n. Plural of shoddy. • SHODDY n. woollen fibre obtained by shredding refuse woollen rags. |
| SHODDILY | • shoddily adv. In a shoddy manner; lacking quality and done poorly, usually in a cheap and low quality way. • SHODDY adv. of poor quality. |