hs: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of hs
- lengths«Word Popularity Bar5/5
length
- noun the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
- the length of the table was 5 feet
- noun continuance in time
duration.
- the ceremony was of short duration
- he complained about the length of time required
- noun the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
- strengths5/5
strength
- noun the property of being physically or mentally strong
- fatigue sapped his strength
- noun capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
military posture; military capability; military strength; posture.
- we faced an army of great strength
- politicians have neglected our military posture
- noun the property of being physically or mentally strong
- deaths5/5
death
- noun the event of dying or departure from life
decease; expiry.
- her death came as a terrible shock
- upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren
- noun the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
- the animal died a painful death
- noun the event of dying or departure from life
- depths5/5
depth
- noun the extent downward or backward or inward
deepness.
- the depth of the water
- depth of a shelf
- depth of a closet
- noun degree of psychological or intellectual profundity
- noun the extent downward or backward or inward
- myths5/5
myth
- noun a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
- noun a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
- months5/5
month
- noun one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
calendar month.
- he paid the bill last month
- noun a time unit of approximately 30 days
- he was given a month to pay the bill
- noun one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
- photographs5/5
photograph
- noun a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
photo; pic; picture; exposure.
- verb record on photographic film
snap; shoot.
- I photographed the scene of the accident
- She snapped a picture of the President
- noun a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
- truths5/5
truth
- noun a fact that has been verified
- at last he knew the truth
- the truth is that he didn't want to do it
- noun conformity to reality or actuality
trueness; the true; verity.
- they debated the truth of the proposition
- the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat
- he was famous for the truth of his portraits
- he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities
- noun a fact that has been verified
- paragraphs5/5
paragraph
- noun one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
- verb divide into paragraphs, as of text
- This story is well paragraphed
- noun one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
- paths5/5
path
- noun a course of conduct
way of life; way.
- the path of virtue
- we went our separate ways
- our paths in life led us apart
- genius usually follows a revolutionary path
- noun a way especially designed for a particular use
- noun a course of conduct
- breaths4/5
breath
- noun the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
- he took a deep breath and dived into the pool
- he was fighting to his last breath
- noun the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
- his sour breath offended her
- noun the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
- births4/5
birth
- noun the time when something begins (especially life)
- they divorced after the birth of the child
- his election signaled the birth of a new age
- noun the event of being born
nativity; nascency; nascence.
- they celebrated the birth of their first child
- noun the time when something begins (especially life)
- graphs4/5
graph
- noun a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes
graphical record.
- verb represent by means of a graph
chart.
- chart the data
- noun a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes
- youths4/5
youth
- noun a young person (especially a young man or boy)
young person; spring chicken; younker.
- noun young people collectively
young.
- rock music appeals to the young
- youth everywhere rises in revolt
- noun a young person (especially a young man or boy)
- faiths4/5
faith
- noun a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
religion; religious belief.
- he lost his faith but not his morality
- noun complete confidence in a person or plan etc
trust.
- he cherished the faith of a good woman
- the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust
- noun a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
- sighs4/5
sigh
- noun an utterance made by exhaling audibly
suspiration.
- noun a sound like a person sighing
- she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees
- noun an utterance made by exhaling audibly
- mouths4/5
mouth
- noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
oral fissure; oral cavity; rima oris.
- he stuffed his mouth with candy
- noun the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
- she wiped lipstick from her mouth
- noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
- laughs4/5
laugh
- noun the sound of laughing
laughter.
- noun a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
- his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision
- noun the sound of laughing
- baths4/5
bath
- noun a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
- she soaked the etching in an acid bath
- noun you soak and wash your body in a bathtub
- he has a good bath every morning
- noun a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
- weighs4/5
weigh
- verb have a certain weight
- verb show consideration for; take into account
count; consider.
- You must consider her age
- The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient
- verb have a certain weight
- triumphs4/5
triumph
- noun a successful ending of a struggle or contest
victory.
- a narrow victory
- the general always gets credit for his army's victory
- clinched a victory
- convincing victory
- the agreement was a triumph for common sense
- noun the exultation of victory
- noun a successful ending of a struggle or contest
- monarchs4/5
monarch
- noun a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
crowned head; sovereign.
- noun large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
milkweed butterfly; monarch butterfly; Danaus plexippus.
- noun a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
- wavelengths4/5
wavelength
- noun the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave
- noun a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding
- they are on the same wavelength
- noun the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave
- monographs4/5
monograph
- noun a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject
- noun a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject
- oaths4/5
oath
- noun profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
swearing; swearword; expletive; cuss; curse; curse word.
- expletives were deleted
- noun a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
swearing.
- noun profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- sikhs4/5
sikh
- noun an adherent of Sikhism
- adjective of or relating to the Sikhs or their religious beliefs and customs
- noun an adherent of Sikhism
- thighs4/5
thigh
- noun the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
- noun the upper joint of the leg of a fowl
second joint.
- noun the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
- griffiths4/5
griffith
- noun United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
D. W. Griffith; David Lewelyn Wark Griffith.
- noun United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
- sachs4/5
sachs
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- widths3/5
width
- noun the extent of something from side to side
breadth.
- noun the extent of something from side to side
- fuchs3/5
fuchs
(German Univ.) A student of the first year.
- epochs3/5
epoch
- noun a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
era.
- noun (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded
date of reference.
- noun a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- maths3/5
maths
- noun a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
mathematics; math.
- noun a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
mathematics; math.
- noun a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
- highs3/5
high
- noun a lofty level or position or degree
- summer temperatures reached an all-time high
- noun an air mass of higher than normal pressure
- the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high
- noun a lofty level or position or degree
- growths3/5
growth
- noun (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
development; ontogenesis; maturation; ontogeny; growing.
- he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
- noun a progression from simpler to more complex forms
- the growth of culture
- noun (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
- earths3/5
earth
- noun the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
globe; world.
- the Earth moves around the sun
- he sailed around the world
- noun the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
ground.
- they dug into the earth outside the church
- noun the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
- cloths3/5
cloth
- noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
textile; material; fabric.
- the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent
- woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC
- she measured off enough material for a dress
- noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- nymphs3/5
nymph
- noun (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
- the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water
- noun a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
- noun (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
- stomachs3/5
stomach
- noun an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
tummy; tum; breadbasket.
- noun the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
venter; abdomen; belly.
- noun an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
- wreaths3/5
wreath
- noun flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
coronal; lei; chaplet; garland.
- noun flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
- outweighs3/5
outweigh
- verb be heavier than
- verb weigh more heavily
overbalance; outbalance; preponderate.
- these considerations outweigh our wishes
- verb be heavier than
- autographs3/5
autograph
- noun something written by one's own hand
- noun a person's own signature
John Hancock.
- noun something written by one's own hand
- radiographs3/5
radiograph
- noun a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)
shadowgraph; skiagram; radiogram; skiagraph.
- noun a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)
- burroughs3/5
burroughs
- noun United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
William S. Burroughs; William Seward Burroughs; William Burroughs.
- noun United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)
William Seward Burroughs.
- noun United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
- breakthroughs3/5
breakthrough
- noun a productive insight
find; discovery.
- noun making an important discovery
- noun a productive insight
- goths3/5
goth
- noun a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
boor; tyke; barbarian; peasant; churl; tike.
- noun one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries
- noun a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
- boroughs3/5
borough
- noun one of the administrative divisions of a large city
- noun an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament
- noun one of the administrative divisions of a large city
- smiths3/5
smith
- noun Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
Ian Smith; Ian Douglas Smith.
- noun United States sculptor (1906-1965)
David Smith; David Roland Smith.
- noun Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
- lakhs3/5
lakh
- noun the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten
hundred thousand; 100000.
- noun the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten
- troughs3/5
trough
- noun a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
- noun a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
gutter.
- noun a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
- pharaohs3/5
pharaoh
- noun the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
Pharaoh of Egypt.
- noun the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
- hearths3/5
hearth
- noun an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
fireplace; open fireplace.
- the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it
- he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it
- the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires
- noun home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
fireside.
- driven from hearth and home
- fighting in defense of their firesides
- noun an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
- caliphs3/5
caliph
- noun the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
khalifah; kalif; kaliph; khalif; calif.
- many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world
- noun the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
- goldsmiths3/5
goldsmith
- noun an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
gold-worker; goldworker.
- noun Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774)
Oliver Goldsmith.
- noun an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
- booths3/5
booth
- noun a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
- noun small area set off by walls for special use
kiosk; stall; cubicle.
- noun a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
- fifths3/5
fifth
- noun a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
- noun position five in a countable series of things
- he was fifth out of several hundred runners
- noun a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
- fourths3/5
fourth
- noun following the third position; number four in a countable series
- noun one of four equal parts
twenty-five percent; fourth part; one-quarter; quartern; one-fourth; quarter.
- a quarter of a pound
- noun following the third position; number four in a countable series
- patriarchs3/5
patriarch
- noun title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
- noun the male head of family or tribe
paterfamilias.
- noun title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
- tenths3/5
tenth
- noun a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
ten percent; tenth part; one-tenth.
- noun position ten in a countable series of things
- noun a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
- czechs3/5
czech
- noun a native of inhabitant of the Czech Republic
- noun a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakian; Czechoslovak.
- noun a native of inhabitant of the Czech Republic
- eunuchs3/5
eunuch
- noun a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
castrate.
- eunuchs guarded the harem
- noun a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
- coughs3/5
cough
- noun a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
coughing.
- verb exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
- The smoker coughs all day
- noun a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
- sheaths3/5
sheath
- noun a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)
- noun an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
case.
- noun a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)
- hhs3/5
hhs
- noun the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
Health and Human Services; Department of Health and Human Services.
- noun the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
- moths3/5
moth
- noun typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
- noun typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
- boughs3/5
bough
- noun any of the larger branches of a tree
- noun any of the larger branches of a tree
- chs3/5
- dhs3/5
dhs
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- vhs3/5
vhs
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- micrographs3/5
micrograph
An instrument for executing minute writing or engraving.
- pahs3/5
pah
An exclamation expressing disgust or contempt. See Bah .Fie! fie! fie! pah! pah! Give me an ounce of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination. Shak.
- digraphs2/5
digraph
- noun two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')
digram.
- noun two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')
- morphs2/5
morph
- verb cause to change shape in a computer animation
- The computer programmer morphed the image
- verb change shape as via computer animation
- In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther
- verb cause to change shape in a computer animation
- pictographs2/5
pictograph
- noun a graphic character used in picture writing
- noun a graphic character used in picture writing
- ideographs2/5
ideograph
- noun a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it
ideogram.
- Chinese characters are ideograms
- noun a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it
- commonwealths2/5
commonwealth
- noun the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
- noun a politically organized body of people under a single government
land; res publica; country; nation; state; body politic.
- the state has elected a new president
- African nations
- students who had come to the nation's capitol
- the country's largest manufacturer
- an industrialized land
- noun the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
- breadths2/5
breadth
- noun the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
comprehensiveness; largeness.
- a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject
- a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views
- noun the extent of something from side to side
width.
- noun the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
- berths2/5
berth
- noun a job in an organization
office; billet; spot; place; situation; position; post.
- he occupied a post in the treasury
- noun a place where a craft can be made fast
moorage; slip; mooring.
- noun a job in an organization
- phs2/5
ph
- noun (from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is more basic and less than 7 is more acidic);
pH scale.
- noun (from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is more basic and less than 7 is more acidic);
- ploughs2/5
plough
- noun a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
Wagon; Wain; Charles's Wain; Big Dipper; Dipper.
- noun a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
plow.
- noun a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
- labyrinths2/5
labyrinth
- noun complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
maze.
- noun a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
inner ear; internal ear.
- noun complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
- telegraphs2/5
telegraph
- noun apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
telegraphy.
- verb send cables, wires, or telegrams
wire; cable.
- noun apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
- outgrowths2/5
outgrowth
- noun a natural consequence of development
offshoot; branch; offset.
- noun the gradual beginning or coming forth
emergence; growth.
- figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece
- noun a natural consequence of development
- smooths2/5
smooth
- noun the act of smoothing
- he gave his hair a quick smooth
- verb make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
smoothen.
- smooth the surface of the wood
- noun the act of smoothing
- doughs2/5
dough
- noun a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
- noun informal terms for money
moolah; wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; boodle; lettuce; shekels; scratch; cabbage; pelf; lolly; bread.
- noun a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
- rebirths2/5
rebirth
- noun after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
metempsychosis.
- noun a second or new birth
reincarnation; renascence.
- noun after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
- matriarchs2/5
matriarch
- noun a female head of a family or tribe
materfamilias.
- noun a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)
- noun a female head of a family or tribe
- autotrophs2/5
autotroph
- noun plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
autophytic plant; autotrophic organism; autophyte.
- noun plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
- azimuths2/5
azimuth
- noun the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian
AZ.
- noun the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian
- ochs2/5
ochs
- noun United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935)
Adolph Simon Ochs.
- noun United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935)
- hieroglyphs2/5
hieroglyph
- noun writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
hieroglyphic.
- noun a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
hieroglyphic.
- noun writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
- oligarchs2/5
oligarch
- noun one of the rulers in an oligarchy
- noun one of the rulers in an oligarchy
- lithographs2/5
lithograph
- noun a print produced by lithography
- noun duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern
lithograph machine.
- noun a print produced by lithography
- sheikhs2/5
sheikh
- noun the leader of an Arab village or family
tribal sheikh; tribal sheik; Arab chief; sheik.
- noun the leader of an Arab village or family
- hyacinths2/5
hyacinth
- noun a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
jacinth.
- noun any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
- noun a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
- swaths2/5
swath
- noun the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
- noun a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
belt.
- noun the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
- pariahs2/5
pariah
- noun a person who is rejected (from society or home)
castaway; Ishmael; outcast.
- noun a person who is rejected (from society or home)
- sloughs2/5
slough
- noun necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
gangrene; sphacelus.
- noun a hollow filled with mud
- noun necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
- polymorphs2/5
polymorph
- noun an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites
- noun an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites
- untruths2/5
untruth
- noun a false statement
falsehood; falsity.
- noun a false statement
- silversmiths2/5
silversmith
- noun someone who makes or repairs articles of silver
silver-worker; silverworker.
- noun someone who makes or repairs articles of silver
- josephs2/5
joseph
- noun leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
Chief Joseph.
- noun (Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt
- noun leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
- toughs2/5
tough
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
street fighter.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; goon; punk; hoodlum; thug; toughie; hood.
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
- hadiths2/5
hadith
- noun (Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions
- noun (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran
Sunna; Sunnah.
- noun (Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions
- stillbirths2/5
stillbirth
- noun a natural loss of the products of conception
miscarriage; spontaneous abortion.
- noun a natural loss of the products of conception
- photomicrographs2/5
photomicrograph
- noun a photograph taken with the help of a microscope
- noun a photograph taken with the help of a microscope
- heterotrophs2/5
heterotroph
- noun an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
- noun an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
- savannahs2/5
savannah
- noun a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river
- noun a river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic
Savannah River.
- noun a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river
- souths2/5
south
- noun the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
- noun the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
Dixie; Dixieland; Confederacy; Confederate States of America; Confederate States.
- noun the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
- behemoths2/5
behemoth
- noun someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
giant; colossus; monster; goliath.
- noun a person of exceptional importance and reputation
giant; colossus; titan; heavyweight.
- noun someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
- sleuths2/5
sleuth
- noun a detective who follows a trail
sleuthhound.
- verb watch, observe, or inquire secretly
spy; snoop; stag.
- noun a detective who follows a trail
- phonographs2/5
phonograph
- noun machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically
record player.
- noun machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically
- xenoliths2/5
xenolith
- noun (geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded
- noun (geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded
- girths2/5
girth
- noun the distance around a person's body
- noun stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
cinch.
- noun the distance around a person's body
- healths2/5
health
- noun a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
wellness.
- physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients
- noun the general condition of body and mind
- his delicate health
- in poor health
- noun a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
- mitzvahs2/5
mitzvah
- noun (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law
mitsvah.
- noun (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty
mitsvah.
- noun (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law
- blacksmiths2/5
blacksmith
- noun a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
- noun a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
- bandwidths2/5
bandwidth
- noun a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel
- noun a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel
- epitaphs2/5
epitaph
- noun an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
- noun a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person
- noun an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
- petroglyphs2/5
petroglyph
- noun a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people)
- noun a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people)
- eighths2/5
eighth
- noun position eight in a countable series of things
- noun one part in eight equal parts
one-eighth.
- noun position eight in a countable series of things
- mullahs2/5
mullah
- noun a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque
Mulla; Mollah.
- noun a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque
- techs2/5
tech
- noun a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
technical school.
- noun a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
- hundredths2/5
hundredth
- noun position 100 in a countable series of things
- noun one part in a hundred equal parts
one-hundredth; one percent.
- noun position 100 in a countable series of things
- mammoths2/5
mammoth
- noun any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks
- adjective satellite so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
gigantic.
- a gigantic redwood
- gigantic disappointment
- a mammoth ship
- a mammoth multinational corporation
- noun any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks
- monoliths2/5
monolith
- noun a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)
- noun a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)
- thousandths2/5
thousandth
- noun position 1,000 in a countable series of things
- noun one part in a thousand equal parts
one-thousandth.
- noun position 1,000 in a countable series of things
- epigraphs2/5
epigraph
- noun a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
- noun an engraved inscription
- noun a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
- messiahs2/5
messiah
- noun any expected deliverer
christ.
- noun Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer
- noun any expected deliverer
- sixths2/5
sixth
- noun position six in a countable series of things
- noun one part in six equal parts
one-sixth.
- noun position six in a countable series of things
- sleighs2/5
sleigh
- noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
sledge; sled.
- verb ride (on) a sled
sled.
- noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- roughs2/5
rough
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- verb prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
rough in; rough out.
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- lochs2/5
loch
- noun a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
- noun Scottish word for a lake
- noun a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
- helminths2/5
helminth
- noun worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
parasitic worm.
- noun worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
- wraiths2/5
wraith
- noun a mental representation of some haunting experience
ghost; spectre; shade; spook; specter.
- he looked like he had seen a ghost
- it aroused specters from his past
- noun a mental representation of some haunting experience
- reichs2/5
reich
- noun the German state
- noun Austrian born psychoanalyst who lived in the United States; advocated sexual freedom and believed that cosmic energy could be concentrated in a human being (1897-1957)
Wilhelm Reich.
- noun the German state
- furloughs2/5
furlough
- noun a temporary leave of absence from military duty
- verb dismiss, usually for economic reasons
lay off.
- She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized
- noun a temporary leave of absence from military duty
- sevenths2/5
seventh
- noun position seven in a countable series of things
- noun one part in seven equal parts
one-seventh.
- noun position seven in a countable series of things
- shibboleths2/5
shibboleth
- noun a favorite saying of a sect or political group
catchword; motto; slogan.
- noun a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
- noun a favorite saying of a sect or political group
- loincloths2/5
loincloth
- noun a garment that provides covering for the loins
breechclout; breechcloth.
- noun a garment that provides covering for the loins
- rajahs2/5
rajah
- noun a prince or king in India
raja.
- noun a prince or king in India
- sixteenths2/5
sixteenth
- noun position 16 in a countable series of things
- noun one part in sixteen equal parts
sixteenth part; one-sixteenth.
- noun position 16 in a countable series of things
- bequeaths2/5
bequeath
- verb leave or give by will after one's death
will; leave.
- My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry
- My grandfather left me his entire estate
- verb leave or give by will after one's death
- ayatollahs2/5
ayatollah
- noun a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well
- noun a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well
- osteopaths2/5
osteopath
- noun a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles
osteopathist.
- noun a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles
- glyphs2/5
glyph
- noun glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief
- noun glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief
- psychopaths2/5
psychopath
- noun someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
sociopath.
- noun someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
- ohs2/5
oh
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
Ohio; Buckeye State.
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
- footpaths2/5
footpath
- noun a trodden path
pathway.
- noun a trodden path
- visigoths2/5
visigoth
- noun a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France
- noun a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France
- sabbaths2/5
sabbath
- noun a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
- noun a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
- kazakhs2/5
kazakh
- noun a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan)
Kazak.
- noun a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
Kazakstan; Republic of Kazakhstan; Kazakhstan; Kazak.
- noun a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan)
- heaths2/5
heath
- noun a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
- noun a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
heathland.
- noun a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
- verandahs2/5
verandah
- noun a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
veranda; gallery.
- noun a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
- laths2/5
lath
- noun a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
- noun a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
- megaliths2/5
megalith
- noun memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
megalithic structure.
- noun memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
- sloths2/5
sloth
- noun a disinclination to work or exert yourself
slothfulness.
- noun any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
tree sloth.
- noun a disinclination to work or exert yourself
- ostrogoths2/5
ostrogoth
- noun a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD
- noun a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD
- homeopaths2/5
homeopath
- noun a practitioner of homeopathy
homoeopath.
- noun a practitioner of homeopathy
- broths2/5
broth
- noun liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
stock.
- she made gravy with a base of beef stock
- noun a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock
- noun liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
- plinths2/5
plinth
- noun an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
pedestal; footstall.
- noun an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
- sociopaths2/5
sociopath
- noun someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
psychopath.
- noun someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
- tablecloths2/5
tablecloth
- noun a covering spread over a dining table
- noun a covering spread over a dining table
- burghs2/5
burgh
- noun a borough in Scotland
- noun a borough in Scotland
- washcloths2/5
washcloth
- noun bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body
face cloth; washrag; flannel.
- noun bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body
- cheetahs2/5
cheetah
- noun long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game
Acinonyx jubatus; chetah.
- noun long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game
- aurochs2/5
aurochs
- noun European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
wisent; Bison bonasus.
- noun large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
urus; Bos primigenius.
- noun European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
- ihs2/5
- subparagraphs2/5
subparagraphs
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- ahs2/5
ah
An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance.
- mohs2/5
mohs
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- shaykhs2/5
shaykhs
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- subgraphs2/5
- ehs2/5
eh
An expression of inquiry or slight surprise.
- whs2/5
- otoliths2/5
otolith
(Anat.) One of the small bones or particles of calcareous or other hard substance in the internal ear of vertebrates, and in the auditory organs of many invertebrates; an ear stone. Collectively, the otoliths are called ear sand and otoconite.
- microliths2/5
- hydrographs2/5
- machs1/5
mach
- noun Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916)
Ernst Mach.
- noun Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916)
- logographs1/5
logograph
- noun a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation
logogram.
- 7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese
- noun a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation
- sylphs1/5
sylph
- noun a slender graceful young woman
- noun an elemental being believed to inhabit the air
- noun a slender graceful young woman
- worths1/5
worth
- noun an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
- 10 dollars worth of gasoline
- noun the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
- noun an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
- bachs1/5
bach
- noun German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach.
- noun the music of Bach
- he played Bach on the organ
- noun German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
- aftermaths1/5
aftermath
- noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
wake; backwash.
- the aftermath of war
- in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
- noun the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
consequence.
- noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
- hiccoughs1/5
hiccough
- noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
hiccup; singultus.
- how do you cure the hiccups?
- verb breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
hiccup.
- When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water
- noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
- froths1/5
froth
- noun a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
foam.
- the beer had a thick head of foam
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
foam; effervesce; sparkle; form bubbles; fizz.
- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water
- noun a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
- handbreadths1/5
handbreadth
- noun any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
handsbreadth.
- noun any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
- fingerbreadths1/5
fingerbreadth
- noun the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
finger's breadth; digit; finger.
- noun the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
- choreographs1/5
choreograph
- verb compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music
- Balanchine choreographed many pieces to Stravinsky's music
- verb plan and oversee the development and details of
- The meeting between the two Presidents had been carefully choreographed
- verb compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music
- mesomorphs1/5
mesomorph
- noun a person with a well-developed muscular body
- noun a person with a well-developed muscular body
- endomorphs1/5
endomorph
- noun a heavy person with a soft and rounded body
- noun a heavy person with a soft and rounded body
- ectomorphs1/5
- challahs1/5
challah
- noun (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking
hallah.
- noun (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking
- twelvemonths1/5
twelvemonth
- noun a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
yr; year.
- she is 4 years old
- in the year 1920
- noun a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
- lymphs1/5
lymph
- noun a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels
- noun a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels
- allomorphs1/5
allomorph
- noun any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound
- calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite
- noun a variant phonological representation of a morpheme
- the final sounds of `bets' and `beds' and `horses' and `oxen' are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme
- noun any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound
- seraphs1/5
seraph
- noun an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child
- noun an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child
- spectrographs1/5
spectrograph
- noun a spectroscope by which spectra can be photographed
- noun a photographic record of a spectrum
spectrogram.
- noun a spectroscope by which spectra can be photographed
- diptychs1/5
diptych
- noun a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)
- noun a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)
- goliaths1/5
goliath
- noun (Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot
- noun someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
giant; colossus; monster; behemoth.
- noun (Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot
- triptychs1/5
triptych
- noun art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)
- noun art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)
- wallahs1/5
wallah
- noun usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing
- a kitchen wallah
- the book wallah
- noun usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing
- torahs1/5
torah
- noun the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition
- noun the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
Laws; Pentateuch.
- noun the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition
- batholiths1/5
batholith
- noun large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
plutonic rock; batholite; pluton.
- noun large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
- coppersmiths1/5
coppersmith
- noun someone who makes articles from copper
- noun someone who makes articles from copper
- norths1/5
north
- noun the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
- noun the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
Union.
- he has visited every state in the Union
- Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union
- the North's superior resources turned the scale
- noun the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
- distichs1/5
distich
- noun two items of the same kind
twosome; span; couple; duo; twain; yoke; couplet; pair; duet; brace; dyad; duad.
- noun two items of the same kind
- rupiahs1/5
rupiah
- noun the basic unit of money in Indonesia; equal to 100 sen
- noun the basic unit of money in Indonesia; equal to 100 sen
- sourdoughs1/5
sourdough
- noun a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread
- noun a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)
- noun a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread
- catarrhs1/5
catarrh
- noun inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus
- noun inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus
- ruths1/5
ruth
- noun United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
George Herman Ruth; Babe Ruth; Sultan of Swat.
- noun the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
- noun United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
- firths1/5
firth
- noun English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
John Rupert Firth; J. R. Firth.
- noun a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)
- noun English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
- biotechs1/5
biotech
- noun the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes
biotechnology.
- biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem
- noun the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes
- amahs1/5
amah
- noun a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
wetnurse; wet-nurse; wet nurse.
- noun a female domestic
housemaid; maid; maidservant.
- noun a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
- holographs1/5
holograph
- noun handwritten book or document
manuscript.
- noun the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography
hologram.
- noun handwritten book or document
- tomographs1/5
tomograph
- noun X-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray measurements
- noun X-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray measurements
- broadcloths1/5
broadcloth
- noun a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish
- noun a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib
- noun a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish
- jonahs1/5
jonah
- noun (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
- noun a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
jinx.
- noun (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
- nomographs1/5
nomograph
- noun a graphic representation of numerical relations
nomogram.
- noun a graphic representation of numerical relations
- punkahs1/5
punkah
- noun a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room
- noun a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room
- ingrowths1/5
ingrowth
- noun something that grows inward
- noun something that grows inward
- mezuzahs1/5
mezuzah
- noun religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law
mezuza.
- noun religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law
- zeniths1/5
zenith
- noun the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
- noun the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
- hierarchs1/5
hierarch
- noun a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy
- noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
high priest; prelate; primate; archpriest.
- noun a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy
- locksmiths1/5
locksmith
- noun someone who makes or repairs locks
- noun someone who makes or repairs locks
- shahs1/5
shah
- noun title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
Shah of Iran.
- noun title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
- seismographs1/5
seismograph
- noun a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake)
- noun a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake)
- unearths1/5
unearth
- verb bring to light
- The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President
- verb recover through digging
excavate.
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
- verb bring to light
- naturopaths1/5
naturopath
- noun a therapist who practices naturopathy
- noun a therapist who practices naturopathy
- millionths1/5
millionth
- noun position 1,000,000 in a countable series of things
- noun one part in a million equal parts
one-millionth.
- noun position 1,000,000 in a countable series of things
- homographs1/5
homograph
- noun two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)
- noun two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)
- gunsmiths1/5
gunsmith
- noun someone who makes or repairs guns
- noun someone who makes or repairs guns
- inveighs1/5
inveigh
- verb complain bitterly
rail.
- verb speak against in an impassioned manner
declaim.
- he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society
- verb complain bitterly
- polygraphs1/5
polygraph
- noun a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration)
- noun a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration)
- ninths1/5
ninth
- noun position nine in a countable series of things
- going into the ninth they were a run ahead
- noun one part in nine equal parts
one-ninth.
- noun position nine in a countable series of things
- overgrowths1/5
overgrowth
- noun excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
giantism; gigantism.
- noun a profusion of growth on or over something else
- noun excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
- twelfths1/5
twelfth
- noun position 12 in a countable series of things
- noun one part in twelve equal parts
duodecimal; twelfth part; one-twelfth.
- noun position 12 in a countable series of things
- wordsmiths1/5
wordsmith
- noun a fluent and prolific writer
- noun a fluent and prolific writer
- childbirths1/5
childbirth
- noun the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
childbearing; vaginal birth; accouchement.
- noun the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
- menorahs1/5
menorah
- noun (Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of Creation
- noun (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival
- noun (Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of Creation
- billionths1/5
billionth
- noun position 1,000,000,000 in a countable series of things
- noun one part in a billion equal parts
one-billionth.
- noun position 1,000,000,000 in a countable series of things
- tinsmiths1/5
tinsmith
- noun someone who makes or repairs tinware
tinner.
- noun someone who makes or repairs tinware
- wealths1/5
wealth
- noun the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
wealthiness.
- great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence
- noun the quality of profuse abundance
- she has a wealth of talent
- noun the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
- isopleths1/5
isopleth
- noun a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable
isogram; isarithm.
- noun a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable
- birdbaths1/5
birdbath
- noun an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in
- noun an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in
- neighs1/5
neigh
- noun the characteristic sounds made by a horse
whinny; nicker; whicker.
- verb make a characteristic sound, of a horse
whinny; nicker; whicker.
- noun the characteristic sounds made by a horse
- twentieths1/5
twentieth
- noun position 20 in a countable series of things
- adjective satellite coming next after the nineteenth in position
20th.
- noun position 20 in a countable series of things
- uroliths1/5
urolith
- noun a urinary stone
- noun a urinary stone
- blahs1/5
blahs
- noun a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction
- noun pompous or pretentious talk or writing
blah; fustian; bombast; claptrap; rant.
- noun a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction
- dishcloths1/5
dishcloth
- noun a cloth for washing dishes
dishrag.
- noun a cloth for washing dishes
- jeremiahs1/5
jeremiah
- noun (Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC)
- noun a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
Book of Jeremiah.
- noun (Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC)
- klamaths1/5
klamath
- noun a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean
Klamath River.
- noun a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean
- fifteenths1/5
fifteenth
- noun position 15 in a countable series of things
- adjective satellite coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
15th.
- noun position 15 in a countable series of things
- rhizomorphs1/5
rhizomorph
- noun a dense mass of hyphae forming a root-like structure characteristic of many fungi
- noun a dense mass of hyphae forming a root-like structure characteristic of many fungi
- autoradiographs1/5
autoradiograph
- noun a radiogram produced by radiation emitted by the specimen being photographed
- noun a radiogram produced by radiation emitted by the specimen being photographed
- chaetognaths1/5
chaetognath
- noun any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth
arrowworm.
- noun any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth
- loughs1/5
lough
- noun a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
- noun Irish word for a lake
- noun a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
- amaranths1/5
amaranth
- noun seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
- noun any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food
- noun seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
- howdahs1/5
howdah
- noun a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant
houdah.
- noun a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant
- dahs1/5
dah
- noun the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
dash.
- noun the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- loudmouths1/5
loudmouth
- noun a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly
blusterer.
- noun a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly
- meths1/5
meth
- noun an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
chicken feed; methamphetamine; trash; shabu; ice; chalk; glass; crank; Methedrine; methamphetamine hydrochloride; deoxyephedrine.
- noun an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
- serigraphs1/5
serigraph
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
silkscreen; silk screen print.
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
- tooths1/5
tooth
- noun hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
- noun something resembling the tooth of an animal
- noun hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
- footbaths1/5
footbath
- noun a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet
- noun a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet
- lahs1/5
lah
- noun the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
la.
- noun the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
- breechcloths1/5
breechcloth
- noun a garment that provides covering for the loins
breechclout; loincloth.
- noun a garment that provides covering for the loins
- platyhelminths1/5
platyhelminth
- noun parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
flatworm.
- noun parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
- eoliths1/5
eolith
- noun a crude stone artifact (as a chipped flint); possibly the earliest tools
- noun a crude stone artifact (as a chipped flint); possibly the earliest tools
- pantographs1/5
pantograph
- noun mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale
- noun mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale
- mollahs1/5
mollah
- noun a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque
Mulla; Mullah.
- noun a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque
- electrocardiographs1/5
electrocardiograph
- noun medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart
cardiograph.
- noun medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart
- warpaths1/5
warpath
- noun hostile or belligerent mood
- the chief is on the warpath today
- noun a course leading to warfare or battle
- noun hostile or belligerent mood
- sialoliths1/5
sialolith
- noun a stone formed in the salivary gland
salivary calculus.
- noun a stone formed in the salivary gland
- pennyworths1/5
pennyworth
- noun the amount that can be bought for a penny
penn'orth.
- noun the amount that can be bought for a penny
- elevenths1/5
eleventh
- noun position 11 in a countable series of things
- adjective satellite coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
11th.
- noun position 11 in a countable series of things
- wraths1/5
wrath
- noun intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
- noun belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
anger; ira; ire.
- noun intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
- dearths1/5
dearth
- noun an acute insufficiency
famine; shortage.
- noun an insufficient quantity or number
paucity.
- noun an acute insufficiency
- hurrahs1/5
hurrah
- noun a victory cheer
hooray.
- let's give the team a big hurrah
- verb shout `hurrah!'
- noun a victory cheer
- madrasahs1/5
madrasah
- noun Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan
madrasa.
- the Pakistan government decided to close down madrasas that provided military training for their students
- many madrasas in Bangladesh are supported with money from Saudi Arabia
- noun Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan
- hallelujahs1/5
hallelujah
- noun a shout or song of praise to God
- noun a shout or song of praise to God
- cenotaphs1/5
cenotaph
- noun a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
empty tomb.
- noun a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
- conchs1/5
conch
- noun any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip
- noun any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip
- nudibranchs1/5
nudibranch
- noun any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
sea slug.
- noun any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
- lagomorphs1/5
lagomorph
- noun relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing
gnawing mammal.
- noun relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing
- fellahs1/5
fellah
- noun an agricultural laborer in Arab countries
- noun an agricultural laborer in Arab countries
- homoeopaths1/5
homoeopath
- noun a practitioner of homeopathy
homeopath.
- noun a practitioner of homeopathy
- ayahs1/5
ayah
- noun (in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children
- noun (in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children
- maharajahs1/5
maharajah
- noun a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja
maharaja.
- noun a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja
- bloodbaths1/5
bloodbath
- noun indiscriminate slaughter
battue; bloodletting; bloodshed.
- a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered
- ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name
- the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder
- a huge prison battue was ordered
- noun indiscriminate slaughter
- bypaths1/5
bypath
- noun a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
byway; byroad.
- noun a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
- nullahs1/5
- troths1/5
troth
- noun a mutual promise to marry
betrothal; engagement.
- noun a solemn pledge of fidelity
plight.
- noun a mutual promise to marry
- neckcloths1/5
- polymaths1/5
polymath
- noun a person of great and varied learning
- noun a person of great and varied learning
- sophs1/5
soph
- noun a second-year undergraduate
sophomore.
- noun a second-year undergraduate
- plymouths1/5
plymouth
- noun a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
- noun a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
- towpaths1/5
towpath
- noun a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats
towing path.
- noun a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats
- ceilidhs1/5
ceilidh
- noun an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
- noun an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
- exarchs1/5
exarch
- noun a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America
- noun a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan
- noun a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America
- chronographs1/5
chronograph
- noun an accurate timer for recording time
- noun an accurate timer for recording time
- tachographs1/5
tachograph
- noun a tachometer that produces a graphical record of its readings; used to record the speed and duration of trips in a motor vehicle
- noun a tachometer that produces a graphical record of its readings; used to record the speed and duration of trips in a motor vehicle
- elasmobranchs1/5
elasmobranch
- noun any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates
selachian.
- noun any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates
- oohs1/5
ooh
- verb express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
aah.
- They oohed and aahed when they unwrapped the presents
- verb express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
- aahs1/5
aah
- verb express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
ooh.
- They oohed and aahed when they unwrapped the presents
- verb express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
- cromlechs1/5
cromlech
- noun a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone
portal tomb; dolmen.
- noun a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone
- hookahs1/5
hookah
- noun an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
hubble-bubble; sheesha; kalian; hubbly-bubbly; nargileh; water pipe; calean; shisha; chicha; narghile.
- a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola
- noun an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
- shiahs1/5
shiah
- noun one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran
Shiah Islam; Shia.
- noun one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran
- hawkmoths1/5
hawkmoth
- noun any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
hawk moth; sphinx moth; sphingid; hummingbird moth.
- noun any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
- frogmouths1/5
frogmouth
- noun insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth
- noun insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth
- sooths1/5
sooth
- noun truth or reality
- in sooth
- noun truth or reality
- coelacanths1/5
coelacanth
- noun fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa
Latimeria chalumnae.
- noun fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa
- cottonmouths1/5
cottonmouth
- noun venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
water moccasin; cottonmouth moccasin; Agkistrodon piscivorus.
- noun venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
- tollbooths1/5
tollbooth
- noun a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls
tolbooth; tollhouse.
- noun a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls
- rorschachs1/5
rorschach
- noun a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot
inkblot test; Rorschach test.
- noun a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot
- choughs1/5
chough
- noun a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
- noun a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
- mynahs1/5
mynah
- noun tropical Asian starlings
mina; minah; mynah bird; myna bird; myna.
- noun tropical Asian starlings
- smallmouths1/5
smallmouth
- noun a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye
smallmouth bass; smallmouth black bass; smallmouthed bass; smallmouthed black bass; Micropterus dolomieu.
- noun a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye
- largemouths1/5
largemouth
- noun a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye
largemouthed black bass; largemouth bass; largemouth black bass; largemouthed bass; Micropterus salmoides.
- noun a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye
- vlachs1/5
- guelphs1/5
guelph
(Hist.) One of a faction in Germany and Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which supported the House of Guelph and the pope, and opposed the Ghibellines, or faction of the German emperors.
- shaikhs1/5
shaikhs
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- surahs1/5
surah
A soft twilled silk fabric much used for women's dresses; -- called also surah silk .
- uhs1/5
uhs
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- coccoliths1/5
coccolith
(Biol.) One of a kind of minute, calcareous bodies, probably vegetable, often abundant in deep-sea mud.
- raths1/5
rath
A hill or mound. Ireland Spencer.
- synths1/5
synths
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- fahs1/5
- triglyphs1/5
triglyph
(Arch.) An ornament in the frieze of the Doric order, repeated at equal intervals. Each triglyph consists of a rectangular tablet, slightly projecting, and divided nearly to the top by two parallel and perpendicular gutters, or channels, called glyphs, into three parts, or spaces, called femora. A half channel, or glyph, is also cut upon each of the perpendicular edges of the tablet. See Illust. of Entablature .
- ralphs1/5
- phototrophs1/5
- brochs1/5
- telepaths1/5
- chromatographs1/5
- madrassahs1/5
madrassahs
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- pseudomorphs1/5
- ichs1/5
ich
I. Obs. Chaucer.✍ In the Southern dialect of Early English this is the regular form. Cf. Ik .
- anthropomorphs1/5
- trossachs1/5
- stereographs1/5
stereograph
Any picture, or pair of pictures, prepared for exhibition in the stereoscope. Stereographs are now commonly made by means of photography.
- acritarchs1/5
- tetrarchs1/5
tetrarch
(Rom. Antiq.) A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign.
- moneths1/5
month
- noun one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
calendar month.
- he paid the bill last month
- noun a time unit of approximately 30 days
- he was given a month to pay the bill
- noun one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
- photoautotrophs1/5
- lapiths1/5
- dachs1/5
dachs
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- boohs1/5
- microphotographs1/5
microphotograph
A microscopically small photograph of a picture, writing, printed page, etc.
- intergrowths1/5
- statoliths1/5
- chromolithographs1/5
chromolithograph
A picture printed in tints and colors by repeated impressions from a series of stones prepared by the lithographic process.
- allopaths1/5
allopath
An allopathist. Ed. Rev.
- yeahs1/5
yeah
- adverb not only so, but
yea.
- I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice
- adverb not only so, but
- auxotrophs1/5
- nomarchs1/5
- metalsmiths1/5
- huzzahs1/5
huzzahs
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- heresiarchs1/5
heresiarch
A leader in heresy; the chief of a sect of heretics. Bp. Stillingfleet.
- isobaths1/5
- chemoautotrophs1/5
- galahs1/5
- gastroliths1/5
- gullahs1/5
- enochs1/5
- ahhs1/5
- feedthroughs1/5
- veddahs1/5
- hemistichs1/5
hemistich
Half a poetic verse or line, or a verse or line not completed.
- zaptiehs1/5
- withs1/5
- straths1/5
strath
A valley of considerable size, through which a river runs; a valley bottom; -- often used in composition with the name of the river; Scot.as, .Strath Spey,Strath don,Strath moreThe long green strath of Napa valley. R. L. Stevenson.
- makahs1/5
- ironsmiths1/5
ironsmith
A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of iron; a blacksmith.
- isomorphs1/5
isomorph
A substance which is similar to another in crystalline form and composition.
- laccoliths1/5
laccolith
(Geol.) A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata. --Lac`co*lit"ic a.
- poohs1/5
pooh
Pshaw! pish! nonsense! -- an expression of scorn, dislike, or contempt.
- huhs1/5
- friths1/5
frith
(Geog.) A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening of a river into the sea; as, the .Frith of Forth
- hahs1/5
- garths1/5
garth
A close; a yard; a croft; a garden; as, a cloister .garth A clapper clapping in a garth To scare the fowl from fruit. Tennyson.
- bahs1/5
bah
An exclamation expressive of extreme contempt. Twenty-five years ago the vile ejaculation, Bah! was utterly unknown to the English public. De Quincey.
- cleruchs1/5
- headcloths1/5
- hehs1/5
- houghs1/5
- trierarchs1/5
trierarch
(Gr. Antiq.) (a) The commander of a trireme. (b) At Athens, one who (singly, or jointly with other citizens) had to fit out a trireme for the public service.
- coronagraphs1/5
- pohs1/5
- curraghs1/5
- polyptychs1/5
- biomorphs1/5
- zoomorphs1/5
zoomorphs
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- almirahs1/5
- oleographs1/5
oleograph
(Chem.) The form or figure assumed by a drop of oil when placed upon water or some other liquid with which it does not mix.
- rahs1/5
rahs
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- opisthobranchs1/5
- omrahs1/5
- bohs1/5
bohs
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- regoliths1/5
- floorcloths1/5
- gastrotrichs1/5
- ankhs1/5
ankhs
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- dacotahs1/5
dacotahs
(Ethnol.) Same as Longfellow.Dacotas .
- rayahs1/5
rayah
A person not a Mohammedan, who pays the capitation tax. Turkey.
Suffixes of hs
- hst«Word Popularity Bar2/5
hst
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- hsien2/5
- hsbc2/5
- hsuan2/5
hsuan
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- hsian1/5
hsian
- noun a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC
Sian; Singan; Xian; Changan.
- noun a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC
- hs11/5
hs1
- noun a herpes virus that causes oral herpes
HSV-I; HSV-1; herpes simplex 1.
- noun a herpes virus that causes oral herpes
- hs21/5
hs2
- noun a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes
HSV-2; HSV-II; herpes simplex 2.
- noun a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes
Derived words of hs
- notwithstanding«Word Popularity Bar5/5
notwithstanding
- adverb despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
nonetheless; nevertheless; however; all the same; withal; even so; still; yet.
- although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it
- while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed
- he was a stern yet fair master
- granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go
- adverb despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
- withstand4/5
withstand
- verb resist or confront with resistance
defy; hold; hold up.
- The politician defied public opinion
- The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
- The bridge held
- verb stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
resist; hold out; stand firm.
- verb resist or confront with resistance
- kazakhstan4/5
kazakhstan
- noun a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
Kazakh; Kazakstan; Republic of Kazakhstan; Kazak.
- noun a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
- smithsonian4/5
smithsonian
Of or pertaining to the Englishman J.L.M. --Smithson , or to the national institution of learning which he endowed at Washington, D.C.;as, the .Smithsonian Institution;Smithsonian Reportsn. The Smithsonian Institution.
- touchstone3/5
touchstone
- noun a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
measure; criterion; standard.
- the schools comply with federal standards
- they set the measure for all subsequent work
- noun a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- loathsome3/5
loathsome
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; vile; nauseous; offensive; sickening; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
distasteful; skanky; disgusting; loathly; repellant; repellent; foul; disgustful; repelling; yucky; revolting; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
- withstood3/5
withstand
- verb resist or confront with resistance
defy; hold; hold up.
- The politician defied public opinion
- The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
- The bridge held
- verb stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
resist; hold out; stand firm.
- verb resist or confront with resistance
- bathsheba3/5
bathsheba
- noun (Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC)
- noun (Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC)
- vouchsafed3/5
vouchsafe
- verb grant in a condescending manner
- verb grant in a condescending manner
- rothschild3/5
rothschild
- noun any of family of powerful Jewish bankers in Europe
- noun any of family of powerful Jewish bankers in Europe
- reichstag3/5
reichstag
The Diet, or House of Representatives, of the German empire, which is composed of members elected for a term of three years by the direct vote of the people. See Bundesrath .
- smithson3/5
smithson
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- josephson3/5
josephson
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- gethsemane3/5
gethsemane
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- touchstones2/5
touchstone
- noun a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
measure; criterion; standard.
- the schools comply with federal standards
- they set the measure for all subsequent work
- noun a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- withstanding2/5
withstand
- verb resist or confront with resistance
defy; hold; hold up.
- The politician defied public opinion
- The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
- The bridge held
- verb stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
resist; hold out; stand firm.
- verb resist or confront with resistance
- roughshod2/5
roughshod
- adjective satellite (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping
- adjective satellite (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
savage; barbarous; vicious; brutal; cruel; fell.
- a barbarous crime
- brutal beatings
- cruel tortures
- Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
- a savage slap
- vicious kicks
- adjective satellite (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping
- withstands2/5
withstand
- verb resist or confront with resistance
defy; hold; hold up.
- The politician defied public opinion
- The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
- The bridge held
- verb stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
resist; hold out; stand firm.
- verb resist or confront with resistance
- soothsayer2/5
soothsayer
- noun someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
forecaster; predictor; prognosticator.
- noun someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
- vouchsafe2/5
vouchsafe
- verb grant in a condescending manner
- verb grant in a condescending manner
- soothsayers2/5
soothsayer
- noun someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
forecaster; predictor; prognosticator.
- noun someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
- washstand2/5
washstand
- noun furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term
wash-hand stand.
- noun a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
washbasin; basin; lavatory; washbowl.
- he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face
- noun furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term
- ploughshares2/5
ploughshare
- noun a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
plowshare; share.
- noun a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
- messiahship2/5
messiahship
- noun the position of messiah
- noun the position of messiah
- matchstick2/5
matchstick
- noun a short thin stick of wood used in making matches
- noun a short thin stick of wood used in making matches
- matchsticks2/5
matchstick
- noun a short thin stick of wood used in making matches
- noun a short thin stick of wood used in making matches
- hearthstone2/5
hearthstone
- noun a stone that forms a hearth
- noun a stone that forms a hearth
- ploughshare2/5
ploughshare
- noun a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
plowshare; share.
- noun a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
- fuchsia2/5
fuchsia
- noun any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti
- noun any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti
- dachshund2/5
dachshund
- noun small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
badger dog; dachsie.
- noun small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
- hirschsprung2/5
hirschsprung
- noun Danish pediatrician (1830-1916)
Harold Hirschsprung.
- noun Danish pediatrician (1830-1916)
- sachsen2/5
sachsen
- noun an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons
Saxe; Saxony.
- noun an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons
- highschool2/5
highschool
- noun a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
senior high school; senior high; high; high school.
- he goes to the neighborhood highschool
- noun a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
- dachshunds2/5
dachshund
- noun small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
badger dog; dachsie.
- noun small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
- brushstrokes2/5
brushstrokes
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- tehsil2/5
tehsil
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- monmouthshire2/5
- kaohsiung2/5
kaohsiung
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- bethsaida2/5
- beachside2/5
- brushstroke2/5
brushstroke
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- tahsil2/5
tahsil
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- ahsan2/5
ahsan
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- loathsomeness1/5
loathsomeness
- noun the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
lousiness; repulsiveness; vileness; sliminess; wickedness.
- the vileness of his language surprised us
- noun the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
- toothsome1/5
toothsome
- adjective acceptable to the taste or mind
palatable.
- palatable food
- a palatable solution to the problem
- adjective satellite extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
pleasant-tasting; yummy; scrumptious; delectable; delicious; luscious.
- adjective acceptable to the taste or mind
- earthshaking1/5
earthshaking
- adjective satellite loud enough to shake the very earth
- adjective satellite sufficiently significant to affect the whole world
world-shattering; world-shaking.
- earthshaking proposals
- the contest was no world-shaking affair
- the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering
- adjective satellite loud enough to shake the very earth
- soothsaying1/5
soothsaying
- noun the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
fortune telling; divination; foretelling.
- noun the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
- reichstein1/5
reichstein
- noun a Swiss chemist born in Poland; studied the hormones of the adrenal cortex
Tadeus Reichstein.
- noun a Swiss chemist born in Poland; studied the hormones of the adrenal cortex
- vouchsafes1/5
vouchsafe
- verb grant in a condescending manner
- verb grant in a condescending manner
- kazakhstani1/5
kazakhstani
- noun a native or inhabitant of Kazakhstan
- adjective of or pertaining to Kazakhstan or to the Kazakhs or their culture
- noun a native or inhabitant of Kazakhstan
- hearthstones1/5
hearthstone
- noun a stone that forms a hearth
- noun a stone that forms a hearth
- vouchsafing1/5
vouchsafe
- verb grant in a condescending manner
- verb grant in a condescending manner
- washstands1/5
washstand
- noun furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term
wash-hand stand.
- noun a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
washbasin; basin; lavatory; washbowl.
- he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face
- noun furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term
- sprechstimme1/5
sprechstimme
- noun a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking
sprechgesang.
- noun a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking
- fuchsias1/5
fuchsia
- noun any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti
- noun any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti
- dachsie1/5
dachsie
- noun small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
badger dog; dachshund.
- noun small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
- pitchstone1/5
pitchstone
- noun dark acid granitic glass
- noun dark acid granitic glass
- eschscholtzia1/5
eschscholtzia
(Bot.) A genus of papaveraceous plants, found in California and upon the west coast of North America, some species of which produce beautiful yellow, orange, rose-colored, or white flowers; the California poppy.
- touchscreen1/5
touchscreen
- noun a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen
touch screen.
- noun a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen
- rathskeller1/5
rathskeller
- noun a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall
- noun a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall
- touchscreens1/5
touchscreen
- noun a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen
touch screen.
- noun a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen
- reichsmarks1/5
- fuchsin1/5
fuchsin
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- denbighshire1/5
- niedersachsen1/5
- reichsmark1/5
reichsmark
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- birthstone1/5
birthstone
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- strathspey1/5
strathspey
A lively Scottish dance, resembling the reel, but slower; also, the tune.
- tehsildar1/5
- zechstein1/5
zechstein
(Geol.) The upper division of the Permian (Dyas) of Europe. The prevailing rock is a magnesian limestone.
- tahsildar1/5
tahsildar
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- hearthside1/5
hearthside
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- mahseer1/5
- ohsa1/5
ohsa
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- weichsel1/5
weichsel
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- tahsils1/5
- earthshine1/5
- birthstones1/5
birthstones
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- eschscholzia1/5
- whichsoever1/5
whichsoever
Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one (of two or more) which; as, .whichever road you take, it will lead you to town
- smithsonite1/5
smithsonite
(Min.) Native zinc carbonate. It generally occurs in stalactitic, reniform, or botryoidal shapes, of a white to gray, green, or brown color. See Note under Calamine .
- earthshattering1/5
- fuchsine1/5
fuchsine
(Chem.) Aniline red; an artificial coal-tar dyestuff, of a metallic green color superficially, resembling cantharides, but when dissolved forming a brilliant dark red. It consists of a hydrochloride or acetate of rosaniline. See Rosaniline .
- reichstags1/5
reichstag
The Diet, or House of Representatives, of the German empire, which is composed of members elected for a term of three years by the direct vote of the people. See Bundesrath .
- tahsildars1/5
- bakhshish1/5
- earthshaker1/5
- loathsomely1/5
loathsome
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; vile; nauseous; offensive; sickening; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
distasteful; skanky; disgusting; loathly; repellant; repellent; foul; disgustful; repelling; yucky; revolting; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
- strathspeys1/5
strathspey
A lively Scottish dance, resembling the reel, but slower; also, the tune.
Sharpen your Skills with the Masters
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
by Fredrik Backman, Henning Koch
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
by Nathalia Holt
A Man Called Ove: A Novel
by Fredrik Backman
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
by Marie Kondo
About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `hs`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `hs`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.
About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `hs`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `hs`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.