| HERSTORY | • herstory n. (Nonstandard) History that emphasizes the role of women, or that is told from a woman’s (or from a feminist)… • herstory n. (Feminism) Any historical writing by or about women. • HERSTORY n. history with a feminist viewpoint. |
| HOSTELRY | • hostelry n. (Countable) An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses). • hostelry n. (Uncountable) The art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel… • HOSTELRY n. an inn. |
| HYDRATES | • hydrates n. Plural of hydrate. • hydrates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrate. • HYDRATE v. to combine with water. |
| HYPEREST | • HYPER adj. excitable. |
| HYPESTER | • hypester n. One who uses hype to promote or advertise. • HYPESTER n. a person or organisation that gives a product intense publicity in order to promote it. |
| HYSTERIA | • hysteria n. Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually… • hysteria n. (Medicine, nosologically dated) A mental disorder characterized by emotional excitability etc. without… • hysteria n. (Informal, psychopathology) Synonym of conversion disorder. |
| HYSTERIC | • hysteric adj. (Medicine) Hysterical; relating to hysteria. • hysteric n. A hysterical person. • HYSTERIC adj. related to hysteria, also HYSTERICAL. |
| OUTHYRES | • OUTHYRE v. (Spenser) to hire out. |
| PHYSETER | • physeter n. (Zoology) A member of the genus Physeter; a sperm whale. • physeter n. A filtering machine operated by air pressure. • Physeter prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Physeteridae – the sperm whale. |
| SCYTHERS | • scythers n. Plural of scyther. • SCYTHER n. one who uses a scythe. |
| SHATTERY | • shattery adj. Easily breaking into pieces; not compact; loose of texture; brittle. • SHATTERY adj. brittle. |
| SHELTERY | • sheltery adj. Affording shelter. • SHELTERY adj. affording shelter. |
| SHYSTERS | • shysters n. Plural of shyster. • shysters v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shyster. • SHYSTER n. an unscrupulous lawyer or politician. |
| SLITHERY | • slithery adj. That slithers; that moves like a snake. • slithery adj. Sneaky, underhanded; insincere. • slithery adj. Slippery, causing one to slither. |
| SMITHERY | • smithery n. (Countable) The place where a smith works. • smithery n. (Uncountable) The trade or craft of a smith. • SMITHERY n. the trade of a smith. |
| SMOTHERY | • smothery adj. Tending to smother; stifling. • SMOTHERY adj. tending to smother; stifling. |
| STRETCHY | • stretchy adj. Capable of stretching; elastic. • stretchy adj. Inclined to stretch, as from weariness. • STRETCHY adj. tending to stretch. |
| TRASHERY | • trashery n. A collection of garbage or rubbish; things, persons, ideas and such which are of no significant value. • TRASHERY n. rubbish. |
| TROPHESY | • trophesy n. Malnourishment due to a disorder of the nervous system. • TROPHESY n. a state of diseased nutrition due to disorder of the trophic action of the nerves. |
| YACHTERS | • yachters n. Plural of yachter. • YACHTER n. one who sails a yacht, also YACHTIE, YACHTMAN, YACHTSMAN. |