| CHIROGRAPH | • chirograph n. (Law, historical) A kind of medieval document written in duplicate (or more) on a single piece of parchment… • chirograph n. (Law, Catholicism) A papal decree whose circulation, unlike an encyclical, is limited to the Roman curia. • chirograph n. (Obsolete) The last part of a fine of land; the "foot of the fine". |
| DIPHTHONGS | • diphthongs n. Plural of diphthong. • DIPHTHONG n. a union of two vowels pronounced in one syllable. |
| HARUMPHING | • harumphing v. Present participle of harumph. • HARUMPH v. to clear one's throat noisily in annoyance, also HARRUMPH. |
| HELIOGRAPH | • heliograph n. An apparatus for signalling by means of a moveable mirror which reflects flashes of sunlight. • heliograph n. A heliogram. • heliograph n. An instrument for measuring the intensity of sunlight. |
| HIEROGLYPH | • hieroglyph n. An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system. • hieroglyph n. (Informal) Any obscure or baffling symbol. • hieroglyph v. To represent by hieroglyphs. |
| HIEROGRAPH | • hierograph n. A sacred symbol. • HIEROGRAPH n. a sacred symbol. |
| HIPPOGRYPH | • hippogryph n. Alternative spelling of hippogriff. • HIPPOGRYPH n. a fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin, also HIPPOGRIFF. |
| HIPPOPHAGY | • hippophagy n. The eating of horsemeat. • HIPPOPHAGY n. feeding on horses. |
| HYGROPHILE | • HYGROPHILE n. a plant loving moist places, also HYDROPHILE. |
| LIGHTSHIPS | • lightships n. Plural of lightship. • light-ships n. Plural of light-ship (alternative form of lightships). • LIGHTSHIP n. a ship intended to function as a lighthouse. |
| LITHOGLYPH | • lithoglyph n. An engraving on a gem. • LITHOGLYPH n. an engraving on stone. |
| LITHOGRAPH | • lithograph n. A printed image produced by lithography. • lithograph v. To create a copy of an image through lithography. • LITHOGRAPH v. to produce by lithography. |
| SHIPWRIGHT | • shipwright n. A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones. • SHIPWRIGHT n. a carpenter skilled in ship construction and repair. |
| TRIPHTHONG | • triphthong n. A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another… • TRIPHTHONG n. three vowel sounds pronounced as one. |