| BEADLIKE | • beadlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a bead. • BEADLIKE adj. like a bead. |
| DEADLIER | • deadlier adj. Comparative form of deadly: more deadly. • DEADLY adj. lethal. |
| DEADLIFT | • deadlift n. (Weightlifting) A weight training exercise where one lifts a loaded barbell off the ground from a stabilized… • deadlift n. Any lift performed without help or leverage. • deadlift n. (Figurative, by extension) An effort made under discouraging conditions. |
| DEADLINE | • deadline n. A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed. • deadline n. (Archaic) A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press. • deadline n. (Archaic) A line that does not move. (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
| DEADLOCK | • deadlock n. A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse. • deadlock n. (Computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the… • deadlock v. (Intransitive) To cause or come to a deadlock. |
| HEADLAMP | • headlamp n. An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle. • headlamp n. A flashlight worn on the head. • HEADLAMP n. a light on the front of a car. |
| HEADLAND | • headland n. Coastal land that juts into the sea. • headland n. The unplowed boundary of a field. • HEADLAND n. a point of land running out into the sea. |
| HEADLESS | • headless adj. Without a head; decapitated. • headless adj. Without leadership. • headless adj. (Linguistics, of a phrase or compound) Not having a head morpheme or word. |
| HEADLIKE | • headlike adj. Having the form of a head or a skull. • head-like adj. Alternative spelling of headlike. • HEADLIKE adj. like a head. |
| HEADLINE | • headline n. (Journalism) The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article. • headline n. (Printing, dated) The line at the top of a page containing the folio or number of the page. • headline n. (Entertainment) The top-billed attraction. |
| HEADLOCK | • headlock n. A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent’s head, which the opponent… • headlock v. (Transitive) To restrain in a headlock. • HEADLOCK n. a wrestling hold. |
| HEADLONG | • headlong adv. With the head first or down. • headlong adv. With an unrestrained forward motion. • headlong adv. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; in haste, hastily. |
| LEADLESS | • leadless adj. Without lead (the metal). • LEADLESS adj. without lead. |
| TREADLED | • treadled v. Simple past tense and past participle of treadle. • TREADLE v. to work by a foot pedal, also TREDDLE. |
| TREADLER | • treadler n. One who operates a treadle. • TREADLER n. one who works a treadle. |
| TREADLES | • treadles n. Plural of treadle. • TREADLE v. to work by a foot pedal, also TREDDLE. |