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 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 hornobbed imp. & past participle of Hobnob hordeolum noun A small tumor upon the eyelid, resembling a grain of barley; a sty. horehound noun A plant of the genus Marrubium (M. vulgare), which has a bitter taste, and is a weak tonic, used as a household remedy for colds, … 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 hypethral adjective Exposed to the air; wanting a roof; — applied to a building or part of a building. hypallage noun A figure consisting of a transference of attributes from their proper subjects to other. Thus Virgil says, “dare classibus austros,” to give the winds to the fleets, instead … 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 ianthinae plural of Ianthina ianthinas plural of Ianthina ice-built adjective Composed of ice., Loaded with ice. icelander noun A native, or one of the Scandinavian people, of Iceland. icelandic adjective Of or pertaining to Iceland; relating to, or resembling, the Icelanders., The language of the Icelanders. It is one … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words haberdash verb i. To deal in small wares. haberdine noun A cod salted and dried. habergeon noun Properly, a short hauberk, but often used loosely for the hauberk. habitable adjective Capable of being inhabited; that may be inhabited or dwelt in; as, the habitable world. habitakle verb A dwelling … 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 haberdash verb i. To deal in small wares. haberdine noun A cod salted and dried. habergeon noun Properly, a short hauberk, but often used loosely for the hauberk. habitable adjective Capable of being inhabited; that may be inhabited or dwelt in; as, the habitable world. habitakle verb A dwelling … Read more