| DOGSHORES | • dogshores n. Plural of dogshore. • DOGSHORES n. shores used to hold a ship firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching. |
| GIRLHOODS | • girlhoods n. Plural of girlhood. • GIRLHOOD n. the state of being a girl. |
| GODMOTHER | • godmother n. A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner;… • godmother v. (Transitive) To act as godmother to. • GODMOTHER n. a female godparent. |
| GOOSEHERD | • gooseherd n. A person who tends to geese. • GOOSEHERD n. one who looks after geese. |
| GOREHOUND | • gorehound n. (Colloquial) A person who enjoys gory entertainment. • GOREHOUND n. an enthusiast of gory horror films. |
| GROUNDHOG | • groundhog n. A red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America. • groundhog n. (Rare) The aardvark. • ground-hog n. Alternative form of groundhog. |
| HARDGOODS | • hardgoods n. Durable products manufactured from relatively hard materials, such as cars, TVs, and household appliances. • HARDGOODS n. hardware. |
| HODOGRAPH | • hodograph n. (Physics, mathematics) A curve described by the moving extremity of a line whose other end is fixed… • HODOGRAPH n. a curve of which the radius vector represents the velocity of a moving particle. |
| HOTDOGGER | • hotdogger n. One who hotdogs; a sporting show-off. • HOTDOGGER n. one who hotdogs, shows off. |
| HYDROLOGY | • hydrology n. The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet’s surface, in the soil… • hydrology n. The properties, distribution, and flows of water in a specific locale; the hydrological characteristics… • HYDROLOGY n. the study of water resources. |
| ODOGRAPHS | • odographs n. Plural of odograph. • ODOGRAPH n. a device for measuring distance travelled, also ODOMETER. |
| ONDOGRAPH | • ondograph n. An instrument for autographically recording the waveforms of varying currents, especially rapidly varying… • ONDOGRAPH n. an instrument for producing a graphical recording of an alternating current. |
| ROUGHSHOD | • roughshod adj. (Farriery) Of a horse: having hooves shod with horseshoes that have calks or projecting parts to prevent slipping. • roughshod adj. (By extension) Brutal or domineering. • ROUGHSHOD adj. provided with horseshoes with projecting nails to afford extra grip. |
| SOURDOUGH | • sourdough n. A type of bread dough leavened with yeast and lactobacilli that produce acids giving a sour taste. • sourdough n. (Countable, slang) An old-timer, especially in Alaska. • sourdough n. (Countable, Yukon) A permanent resident of the territory. Someone who has lived in the Yukon during all four seasons. |