| DIPHTHONG | • diphthong n. (Phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of… • diphthong n. (Rare) A vowel digraph or ligature. • DIPHTHONG n. a union of two vowels pronounced in one syllable. |
| HATCHINGS | • hatchings n. Plural of hatching. • HATCHING n. shading in fine lines. |
| HATCHLING | • hatchling n. A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg. • HATCHLING n. a creature just hatched. |
| HEIGHTENS | • heightens v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heighten. • HEIGHTEN v. to raise. |
| HIGHTINGS | • HIGHTING n. the act of commanding or calling. |
| HINDSIGHT | • hindsight n. Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred. • hindsight n. (Rare) The rear sight of a firearm. • HINDSIGHT n. the ability or opportunity to understand and explain an event after it has happened. |
| HITHERING | • HITHER v. to come this way. |
| HOATCHING | • hoatching adj. (Scotland, usually followed by with) Infested; swarming; teeming. • HOATCHING adj. (Scots) infested, swarming e.g. with flies. |
| NIGHTHAWK | • nighthawk n. (UK, regional) A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar). • nighthawk n. (US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor. • nighthawk n. A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours. |
| SHEATHING | • sheathing n. Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade. • sheathing v. Present participle of sheathe. • SHEATHING n. the act of sheathing. |
| THATCHING | • thatching n. Bundles of hay or straw used to make a roof. • thatching n. The act or art of covering with thatch. • thatching v. Present participle of thatch. |
| THETCHING | • THETCH v. (Spenser) to thatch. |
| THIGHBONE | • thighbone n. (Anatomy) The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur. • THIGHBONE n. the bone of the leg between the hip joint and the knee, the femur. |
| THINGHOOD | • thinghood n. The quality, condition, or character of being a thing. • THINGHOOD n. the state of being a thing. |
| THRASHING | • thrashing v. Present participle of thrash. • thrashing n. Action of the verb to thrash. • thrashing n. A beating, especially a severe one. |
| THRESHING | • threshing v. Present participle of thresh. • threshing n. The process by which something is threshed. • THRESHING n. the act of threshing. |
| WHISHTING | • WHISHT v. (Scots) to keep silent, also WHEESH, WHEESHT. |