| CHIEFDOM | • chiefdom n. An area or region governed by a chief. • chiefdom n. (Anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state. • CHIEFDOM n. the domain of a chief. |
| CHROMIDE | • chromide n. Any of various cichlid fishes found in Asia. • CHROMIDE n. a tropical freshwater fish of South India. |
| DEMIJOHN | • demijohn n. A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork. • demi-john n. Alternative spelling of demijohn. • DEMIJOHN n. (French) a large bottle having a wicker case. |
| DEMOLISH | • demolish v. (Literally) To destroy (of buildings, especially in a planned and intentional fashion). • demolish v. (Figuratively) To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent). • DEMOLISH v. to destroy. |
| DISHOMED | • dishomed v. Simple past tense and past participle of dishome. • DISHOME v. to deprive of a home. |
| DISHOMES | • dishomes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishome. • DISHOME v. to deprive of a home. |
| ETHMOIDS | • ethmoids n. Plural of ethmoid. • ETHMOID n. a square bone at the root of the nose. |
| HALIDOME | • HALIDOME n. (archaic) holiness, a holy place, esp. in an oath, also HALIDOM, HOLLIDAM, HOLYDAM, HOLYDAME. |
| HEDONISM | • hedonism n. (Ethics, uncountable) The belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life. Some hedonists… • hedonism n. (Countable) A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure. • HEDONISM n. the pursuit of pleasure. |
| HEIRDOMS | • heirdoms n. Plural of heirdom. • HEIRDOM n. the state of an heir; succession by inheritance. |
| HEMATOID | • hematoid adj. (Biology) Resembling blood. • HEMATOID adj. resembling blood, also HAEMATOID. |
| HEMIPODE | • hemipode n. Any of a small group of birds containing 15 species, all but one of which are in the genus Turnix. • HEMIPODE n. the button quail, also HEMIPOD. |
| HEMIPODS | • HEMIPOD n. the button quail, also HEMIPODE. |
| HOMEBIRD | • homebird n. (UK, informal) A person who is unwilling to leave their childhood home or area. • HOMEBIRD n. a person who is reluctant to leave their hometown or their childhood home. |
| HOMICIDE | • homicide n. (Countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional. • homicide n. (Countable) A person who kills another. • homicide n. (Countable, US, police jargon) A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else. |
| METHODIC | • methodic adj. Methodical. • methodic adj. (Philosophy) Chosen for the sake of its effect, rather than for its own sake; sometimes distinguished from real. • METHODIC adj. arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order, also METHODICAL. |
| MIDSHORE | • MIDSHORE adj. designating a fishery that is between the inshore and offshore fisheries. |
| MONISHED | • monished v. Simple past tense and past participle of monish. • MONISH v. to admonish; to warn. |
| SHEIKDOM | • sheikdom n. The domain ruled by a sheik. • SHEIKDOM n. the domain of a sheik, also SHEIKHDOM. |