CHILDHOOD | • childhood n. (Chiefly uncountable) The state of being a child. • childhood n. The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty. • childhood n. (By extension) The early stages of development of something. |
CHOKEHOLD | • chokehold n. (Martial arts, wrestling) A grappling hold around the neck that cuts off the flow of air to the brain. • chokehold n. (By extension) A strong and powerful grasp on something. • chokehold v. To put in a chokehold. |
CHOLELITH | • cholelith n. Synonym of gallstone. • CHOLELITH n. a gallstone. |
CHUCKHOLE | • chuckhole n. (US) A pothole. • CHUCKHOLE n. (US) a hole or rut in the road. |
DISHCLOTH | • dishcloth n. A cloth used to wash dishes. • dishcloth n. A cloth used to dry dishes. • dish-cloth n. Alternative spelling of dishcloth. |
HAIRCLOTH | • haircloth n. Cloth made of the mane or tail hairs of a horse. • HAIRCLOTH n. stuff or cloth made wholly or in part of hair. |
HALACHOTH | • halachoth n. Plural of halacha. • Halachoth n. Plural of Halacha. • HALACHA n. (Hebrew) the legal part of the Talmud, also HALAKAH, HALAKHA, HALAKHAH. |
HEADCLOTH | • headcloth n. Any form of headwear consisting of a piece of material either tied or held in place with a band. • HEADCLOTH n. a kerchief worn instead of a hat. |
HOLLYHOCK | • hollyhock n. Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family. • HOLLYHOCK n. a plant of the mallow family. |
HOOLACHAN | • HOOLACHAN n. (Gaelic) a Highland reel, esp. the reel of Tulloch, also HOOLICAN. |
MASHLOCHS | • MASHLOCH n. a mixed grain, also MASHLAM, MASHLIM, MASHLIN, MASHLUM, MASLIN, MONGCORN. |
PHACOLITH | • phacolith n. (Geology) A lens-shaped mass that occurs in an anticlinal crest or synclinal trough. • PHACOLITH n. an intrusive mass of igneous rock situated between strata at the top of an anticline or the bottom of a syncline. |
RHONCHIAL | • rhonchial adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; produced by rhonchi. • RHONCHIAL adj. of or relating to snoring, also RHONCHAL. |
SCHOLARCH | • scholarch n. The head of a school of philosophy in Ancient Greece. • SCHOLARCH n. the head of a school. |
SOOTHLICH | • SOOTHLICH adv. (Spenser) truly, indeed, also SOOTHLY. |
TOUCHHOLE | • touchhole n. Alternative spelling of touch hole. • touch-hole n. Alternative spelling of touch hole. • touch␣hole n. A small hole through which the propellant charge of a cannon or muzzleloading gun is ignited. |
WASHCLOTH | • washcloth n. A small cloth used to wash the face and body. • WASHCLOTH n. a piece of cloth used in washing, a dishcloth. |