| CHTHONIC | • chthonic adj. Dwelling within or under the earth. • CHTHONIC adj. (Greek) pertaining to the earth or the underworld, also CHTHONIAN. |
| HAILSHOT | • hailshot n. (Obsolete) Small shot that scatters like hailstones. • hail-shot n. Alternative spelling of hailshot. • HAILSHOT n. small shot which scatters like hailstones. |
| HIGHMOST | • highmost adj. (Obsolete) highest. • HIGHMOST adj. highest, also HIGHERMOST. |
| HIGHSPOT | • highspot n. Highlight (significant event). • HIGHSPOT n. a high point. |
| HIGHTOPS | • hightops n. Plural of hightop. • high-tops n. Plural of high-top. • high␣tops n. Plural of high top. |
| HITHERTO | • hitherto adv. (Formal, also law) Up to this or that time or point. • HITHERTO adv. up to now. |
| HOTCHING | • hotching v. Present participle of hotch. • HOTCH v. (Scots) to hitch, jog. |
| SHITHOLE | • shithole n. (Derogatory) A very dirty, poor or unpleasant place. • shithole n. A dysfunctional place. • shithole n. A hole into which one defecates or dumps excrement. |
| SHORTISH | • shortish adj. Somewhat short; moderately short. • SHORTISH adj. somewhat short. |
| THIOPHEN | • thiophen n. Archaic form of thiophene. • THIOPHEN n. a type of sulphur compound. |
| THIOPHIL | • THIOPHIL adj. of bacteria, having an affinity for sulphur. |
| TOUGHISH | • toughish adj. Somewhat tough. • TOUGHISH adj. somewhat tough. |
| WITHHOLD | • withhold v. (Transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner. • withhold v. (Transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it. • withhold v. (Intransitive) To stay back. (Can we add an example for this sense?) |