| CHYRONS | • chyrons n. Plural of chyron. • CHYRON n. a group of words that appears on a television screen. |
| COSHERY | • coshery n. (Historical) The ancient right of an Irish chief to quarter himself and his retainers on his tenantry. • COSHERY n. (Irish) the ancient right of an Irish chief. |
| DROSHKY | • droshky n. An open horse-drawn carriage, especially in Russia. • DROSHKY n. (Russian) an open carriage, also DROSKY. |
| HISTORY | • history n. The aggregate of past events. • history n. The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events. • history n. The portion of the past that is known and recorded by this field of study, as opposed to all earlier… |
| HOORAYS | • hoorays n. Plural of hooray. • hoorays v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hooray. • HOORAY v. to shout hooray, also HOORAH, HURRA, HURRAH, HURRAY. |
| HORKEYS | • HORKEY n. harvest-home, the harvest supper, also HAWKEY. |
| HORSILY | • horsily adv. In a horsy manner. • HORSY adv. like a horse, also HORSEY. |
| HOSIERY | • hosiery n. Undergarments worn on the legs, such as socks, stockings, and pantyhose. • hosiery n. (Uncountable) The business or art of a hosier; the practice of making hose. • hosiery n. (Countable) A shop selling such undergarments. |
| HYDROPS | • hydrops n. (Medicine) The abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a tissue or cavity. • HYDROPS n. (Greek) dropsy, also HYDROPSY. |
| HYDROUS | • hydrous adj. (Chemistry) Containing combined water; hydrated. • HYDROUS adj. containing water. |
| NOSHERY | • noshery n. (Informal) A restaurant. • NOSHERY n. (colloquial) a cafe or restaurant, also NOSHERIE. |
| PHORESY | • phoresy n. (Zoology) An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another… • PHORESY n. a symbiotic relationship between some arthropods and fishes. |
| RHYTONS | • rhytons n. Plural of rhyton. • RHYTON n. (Greek) a drinking cup with a hole in the point to drink by. |
| ROYNISH | • roynish adj. (Obsolete) Mangy; scabby. • roynish adj. Mean; paltry; troublesome. • ROYNISH adj. (Shakespeare) mangy; scurvy, also ROINISH. |
| SHORTLY | • shortly adv. In a short or brief time or manner; quickly. • shortly adv. In or after a short time; soon. • shortly adv. In few words. |
| SHOWERY | • showery adj. Given to showers; having frequent rainfall. • showery adj. Of or relating to a shower or showers. • SHOWERY adj. abounding with showers. |
| SHROUDY | • shroudy adj. (Obsolete) Affording shelter. • SHROUDY adj. giving shelter. |
| SYNCHRO | • synchro n. (Sports, informal) Clipping of synchronized.; Any synchronized event, such as synchronized swimming. • synchro n. (Electrical engineering) A type of rotary electrical transformer that is used for measuring the angle… • synchro n. (Informal) Ellipsis of synchromesh (“from synchro-”). |
| WORKSHY | • workshy adj. (Britain) Disinclined to work; lazy. • work-shy adj. Alternative spelling of workshy. • WORKSHY adj. hating or avoiding work; lazy. |