BRAHMAN | • brahman n. Alternative form of brahmin (member of the Hindu priestly class). • Brahman n. A breed of beef cattle from India with a hump on the shoulder. • Brahman n. (Dated) A Brahmin. |
CHAPMAN | • chapman n. (Obsolete) A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one. • chapman n. (Obsolete) A purchaser. • Chapman prop.n. An English surname originating as an occupation for a merchant. |
HACKMAN | • hackman n. The driver of a hack. • Hackman prop.n. A surname. • HACKMAN n. the driver of a hack or carriage for public hire. |
HANGMAN | • hangman n. (Countable) An executioner responsible for hanging criminals. • hangman n. Someone responsible for hanging pictures and other artworks in a gallery, museum etc. • hangman n. (Uncountable, games) A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing… |
HANUMAN | • hanuman n. The entellus (Semnopithecus entellus, syn. Presbytis entellus). • Hanuman prop.n. A Hindu demi-god who was a devotee of Lord Rama. He was born to Anjana and Vayu, plays the role of a… • HANUMAN n. (Hindi) an East Indian monkey with a bristly face. |
HARDMAN | • hardman n. (Slang) A man who is particularly tough or muscular. • hardman n. (Australia, rugby) A rugby player. • Hardman prop.n. A surname. |
HARMANS | • harmans n. (Obsolete, thieves’ cant, plural only) The stocks (instrument of punishment). • harmans n. (Obsolete, thieves’ cant) plural of harman (“policeman”). • HARMAN n. in thieves' slang, a constable; (plural) the stocks. |
HAZANIM | • hazanim n. Plural of hazan. • HAZAN n. (Hebrew) a cantor in a synagogue, also CHAZAN, CHAZZAN, CHAZZEN, HAZZAN, KHAZEN. |
HEADMAN | • headman n. Alternative form of head man. • headman n. (Informal, rare, chiefly India) headmaster. • head␣man n. The person in charge of an organization, clan, tribe, or other group. |
MACHANS | • machans n. Plural of machan. • MACHAN n. (Hindi) a raised platform, esp. in a tree, to watch for game. |
MAHANTS | • mahants n. Plural of mahant. • MAHANT n. (Hindi) a chief Hindu priest. |
MAHONIA | • mahonia n. Any of the genus Mahonia (now often included in Berberis) of evergreen shrubs. • Mahonia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Berberidaceae – certain barberries, now often included in Berberis. • MAHONIA n. a shrub of the barberry family, with yellow flowers and prickly pinnate leaves. |
MAHUANG | • mahuang n. Ephedra, when used in traditional Chinese medicine. • ma␣huang n. Any of various plants of the Ephedra genus, especially Ephedra sinica, used in traditional Chinese medicine. • MAHUANG n. (Chinese) an Asian plant of the Ephedra genus. |
MAKHANI | • makhani adj. (Cooking) Cooked Punjabi-style in a rich sauce containing butter, tomatoes and cream. • makhani n. (Cooking) A Punjabi dish cooked in a rich sauce containing butter, tomatoes and cream. • MAKHANI n. (Hindi) in Indian cookery, a dish cooked in butter or cream. |
MASHMAN | • MASHMAN n. a worker in a brewery who helps to make the mash. |
SHAMANS | • shamans n. Plural of shaman. • SHAMAN n. (Russian) a doctor-priest or medicine man working by magic, esp. a priest of Asian Shamanism. |
SHAMINA | • SHAMINA n. a wool blend of shahtoosh and pashm. |
WHANGAM | • WHANGAM n. (Goldsmith) an imaginary animal. |
XANTHAM | • xantham n. Alternative form of xanthan. • XANTHAM n. a gum produced by the culture fermentation of glucose, used as a stabilizer, also XANTHAN. |