| CHILIAHEDRON | • chiliahedron n. (Geometry) A polyhedron bounded by one thousand plane surfaces. • CHILIAHEDRON n. (Greek) a one-thousand sided solid figure. |
| CHLOROHYDRIN | • chlorohydrin n. (Organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine. • CHLOROHYDRIN n. any of various organic compounds derived from diols or polyhydroxy alcohols by substitution of chlorine for part of the hydroxyl groups. |
| CHORDOPHONIC | • chordophonic adj. Of or relating to the chordophones. • CHORDOPHONIC adj. of or like a chordophone. |
| DISCHURCHING | • dischurching v. Present participle of dischurch. • DISCHURCH v. (obsolete) to deprive of church rank or privileges. |
| HANDKERCHIEF | • handkerchief n. A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands. • handkerchief n. A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth. • HANDKERCHIEF n. a small usually square piece of cloth used for usually personal purposes (as blowing the nose) or as a clothing accessory, also HANDKERCHER. |
| HARMONICHORD | • harmonichord n. (Music) A kind of upright piano whose strings are set in vibration not by the blow of the hammer but… • HARMONICHORD n. a keyboard instrument of violin tone, in which the strings are rubbed by rosined wheels. |
| HEADREACHING | • HEADREACH v. to make distance to windward in tacking. |
| HEADSHRINKER | • headshrinker n. Alternative form of head-shrinker. • head-shrinker n. (Slang) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist; a shrink. • head-shrinker n. (Literally) One who shrinks heads, as previously done by some Amazon tribes. |
| HYPOCHONDRIA | • hypochondria n. (Medicine) A psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. • hypochondria n. (Obsolete, medicine) Melancholy; depression. • hypochondria n. Plural of hypochondrium. |
| NEIGHBORHOOD | • neighborhood n. The residential area near one’s home. • neighborhood n. The inhabitants of a residential area. • neighborhood n. A formal or informal division of a municipality or region. |
| SHAREHOLDING | • shareholding adj. Owning shares. • shareholding n. The owning of shares. • shareholding n. The amount of capital held as shares. |
| SHEEPHERDING | • sheepherding n. The activity of herding sheep. • SHEEPHERDING n. looking after sheep. |
| SHEPHERDINGS | • shepherdings n. Plural of shepherding. • SHEPHERDING n. the act of watching over carefully. |
| SHEPHERDLING | • shepherdling n. (Poetic, archaic) A little shepherd. • SHEPHERDLING n. a little shepherd. |
| UNTHRIFTYHED | • UNTHRIFTYHED n. (Spenser) unthriftiness, also UNTHRIFTYHEAD. |
| XANTHOCHROID | • xanthochroid adj. (Anthropology) Pertaining to the Xanthochroi; having fair hair and a pale complexion. • xanthochroid n. (Anthropology) A member of the Xanthochroi. • XANTHOCHROID n. a blond-haired and blue eyed person with fair white skin. |