| CHILDHOOD | • childhood n. (Chiefly uncountable) The state of being a child. • childhood n. The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty. • childhood n. (By extension) The early stages of development of something. |
| CHILDHOODS | • childhoods n. Plural of childhood. • CHILDHOOD n. the state of being a child. |
| DIPHTHEROID | • diphtheroid adj. Of, pertaining to or resembling diphtheria. • diphtheroid adj. Of, pertaining to or resembling the diphtheria bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae. • diphtheroid n. Any bacterium that can cause diphtheria. |
| DIPHTHEROIDS | • diphtheroids n. Plural of diphtheroid. • DIPHTHEROID n. a bacterium that resembles the bacterium of diphtheria but does not produce diphtheria toxin. |
| DIPHTHONGED | • DIPHTHONG v. to pronounce as a diphthong. |
| DIPHTHONGISED | • diphthongised v. Simple past tense and past participle of diphthongise. • DIPHTHONGISE v. to make into a diphthong, also DIPHTHONGIZE. |
| DIPHTHONGIZED | • diphthongized v. Simple past tense and past participle of diphthongize. • DIPHTHONGIZE v. to make into a diphthong, also DIPHTHONGISE. |
| HARDIHOOD | • hardihood n. Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger… • hardihood n. Excessive boldness; foolish daring; offensive assurance. • hardihood n. (Of a plant) Ability to withstand extreme conditions, hardiness. |
| HARDIHOODS | • hardihoods n. Plural of hardihood. • HARDIHOOD n. boldness; audacity, also HARDIHEAD, HARDIMENT. |
| HIGHBLOODED | • HIGHBLOODED adj. of noble lineage. |
| HYDROCEPHALOID | • hydrocephaloid adj. (Medicine) Resembling hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALOID adj. suffering from hydrocephalus, an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity. |
| HYDROCHLORIDE | • hydrochloride n. (Chemistry) A compound of hydrochloric acid with an organic base such as an amine. • HYDROCHLORIDE n. a chemical complex composed of an organic base in association with hydrogen chloride. |
| HYDROCHLORIDES | • hydrochlorides n. Plural of hydrochloride. • HYDROCHLORIDE n. a chemical complex composed of an organic base in association with hydrogen chloride. |
| HYDROSULPHIDE | • hydrosulphide n. (Britain) Alternative spelling of hydrosulfide. • HYDROSULPHIDE n. a compound formed by action of hydrogen sulphide on a hydroxide. |
| HYDROSULPHIDES | • hydrosulphides n. Plural of hydrosulphide. • HYDROSULPHIDE n. a compound formed by action of hydrogen sulphide on a hydroxide. |
| STADHOLDERSHIP | • stadholdership n. Alternative spelling of stadtholdership. • STADHOLDERSHIP n. the office of stadholder, a Dutch viceroy or provincial governor, also STADHOLDERATE, STADTHOLDERATE, STADTHOLDERSHIP. |
| STADHOLDERSHIPS | • stadholderships n. Plural of stadholdership. • STADHOLDERSHIP n. the office of stadholder, a Dutch viceroy or provincial governor, also STADHOLDERATE, STADTHOLDERATE, STADTHOLDERSHIP. |
| STADTHOLDERSHIP | • stadtholdership n. (Historical) The office or rank of a stadtholder. • STADTHOLDERSHIP n. the office of stadtholder, also STADHOLDERATE, STADHOLDERSHIP, STADTHOLDERATE. |