Luis A. Waller Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words hoarfrost noun The white particles formed by the congelation of dew; white frost. hoarhound noun Same as Horehound. hoariness noun The state of being hoary. hoarsened imp. & past participle of Hoarsen hoarstone noun A stone designating the /ounds of an estate; a landmark. hobandnob verb i. Same as … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words hyalonema noun A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together like the strands of a color. The stem of the Japanese species (H. Sieboldii), called glass-rope, has long been in use as an ornament. See Glass-rope. hyalotype noun … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words headbeard noun A board or boarding which marks or forms the head of anything; as, the headboard of a bed; the headboard of a grave. headdress noun A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire., A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether with or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words ignescent adjective Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating; as, ignescent stones. ignifying present participle & vb. noun of Ignify ignitible adjective Capable of being ignited. ignoramus noun We are ignorant; we ignore; — being the word formerly written on a bill of indictment by a grand … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words hara-kiri noun Suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of disgraced officials; disembowelment; — also written, but incorrectly, hari-kari. harangued imp. & past participle of Harangue haranguer noun One who harangues, or is fond of haranguing; a declaimer. harassing … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words idealized imp. & past participle of Idealize idealizer noun An idealist. idealogic adjective Of or pertaining to an idealogue, or to idealization. idealogue noun One given to fanciful ideas or theories; a theorist; a spectator. identical adjective The same; the selfsame; the very same; not different; as, the identical … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words headbeard noun A board or boarding which marks or forms the head of anything; as, the headboard of a bed; the headboard of a grave. headdress noun A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire., A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether with or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words guanidine noun A strongly alkaline base, CN3H5, formed by the oxidation of guanin, and also obtained combined with methyl in the decomposition of creatin. Boiled with dilute sulphuric acid, it yields urea and ammonia. guaranine noun An alkaloid extracted from guarana. Same as Caffeine. guarantee noun In law and … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words holethnic adjective Of or pertaining to a holethnos or parent race. holethnos noun A parent stock or race of people, not yet divided into separate branches or tribes.
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words ileocolic adjective Pertaining to the ileum and colon; as, the ileocolic, or ileocaecal, valve, a valve where the ileum opens into the large intestine. iliopsoas noun The great flexor muscle of the hip joint, divisible into two parts, the iliac and great psoas, — often regarded as distinct muscles. … Read more