| DIPHTHERITIC | • diphtheritic adj. (Medicine) Resembling or related to diphtheria. • DIPHTHERITIC adj. relating to diphtheria. |
| DIPHTHERITIS | • diphtheritis n. (Dated) diphtheria. • DIPHTHERITIS n. diphtheria. |
| DIPHTHEROIDS | • diphtheroids n. Plural of diphtheroid. • DIPHTHEROID n. a bacterium that resembles the bacterium of diphtheria but does not produce diphtheria toxin. |
| DRIVETHROUGH | • drive-through adj. Of an establishment, providing service to occupants of automobiles while still in their still-running vehicle. • drive-through adj. Of a feature of such an establishment (especially a window), adapted to provide such service. • drive-through n. An establishment, especially a restaurant, providing drive-through service. |
| HAIRBREADTHS | • hairbreadths n. Plural of hairbreadth. • HAIRBREADTH n. the breadth of a hair; a minute distance, also HAIRSBREADTH. |
| HAIRSBREADTH | • hairsbreadth n. A very short distance or a very small amount (as is the width of a hair). • hair's␣breadth n. A very small amount or distance. • HAIRSBREADTH n. the breadth of a hair; a minute distance, also HAIRBREADTH. |
| HEMICHORDATE | • hemichordate n. (Biology) Any of many marine worms, of the phylum Hemichordata, that have a primitive notochord. • hemichordate adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of these animals. • HEMICHORDATE n. a kind of marine worm. |
| HEMIHYDRATED | • hemihydrated adj. (Chemistry) In the form of a hemihydrate. • HEMIHYDRATED adj. in the form of a hemihydrate. |
| HEMIHYDRATES | • hemihydrates n. Plural of hemihydrate. • HEMIHYDRATE n. a hydrate, such as plaster of paris, containing half a mole of water to one mole of the compound forming the hydrate. |
| HYDROPATHIES | • hydropathies n. Plural of hydropathy. • HYDROPATHY n. the study of treating diseases with water. |
| HYDROPHILITE | • hydrophilite n. (Mineralogy) A soft white mineral formed from anhydrous calcium chloride. • HYDROPHILITE n. native calcium chloride. |
| HYPERTHYROID | • hyperthyroid adj. Of or pertaining to hyperthyroidism. • HYPERTHYROID n. one affected with hyperthyroidism. |
| LIGHTHEARTED | • lighthearted adj. Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive; not depressed or sad. • lighthearted adj. Enjoyably lacking of seriousness, not grave. • light-hearted adj. Alternative spelling of lighthearted. |
| LITHOGRAPHED | • lithographed v. Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph. • lithographed adj. Depicted in the form of a lithograph. • LITHOGRAPH v. to produce by lithography. |
| OVERWITHHELD | • overwithheld v. Simple past tense and past participle of overwithhold. • OVERWITHHOLD v. to withhold excessively. |
| OVERWITHHOLD | • overwithhold v. (Finance) To withhold an excess amount of tax for an employee etc., the excess being refunded at a later stage. • OVERWITHHOLD v. to withhold excessively. |
| SHORTSIGHTED | • shortsighted adj. Alternative spelling of short-sighted. • short-sighted adj. Near-sighted; myopic; unable to focus on distant objects. • short-sighted adj. (Figuratively) Unable to see long-term objectives; lacking foresight. |
| THITHERWARDS | • thitherwards adv. (Archaic) Towards that place. • THITHERWARDS adv. in that direction, also THITHERWARD. |
| UNTHRIFTYHED | • UNTHRIFTYHED n. (Spenser) unthriftiness, also UNTHRIFTYHEAD. |
| WHITHERWARDS | • whitherwards adv. In what direction; toward what or which place. • WHITHERWARDS adv. toward what or which place, also WHITHERWARD. |