| acanthous | (adjective) shaped like a spine or thorn | Synonyms: acanthoid, spinous |
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| actinomorphous | (adjective) capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis | Synonyms: actinomorphic |
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| aforethought | (adjective) with planning and intention | Synonyms: planned, plotted |
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| afterthought | (noun) an addition that was not included in the original plan | - |
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| (noun) thinking again about a choice previously made | Synonyms: reconsideration, rethink, second thought |
| alehouse | (noun) a tavern where ale is sold | - |
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| amorphous | (adjective) lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies | Synonyms: unstructured |
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| (adjective) without real or apparent crystalline form | Synonyms: uncrystallised, uncrystallized |
| (adjective) unclear because vague or badly organized | - |
| (adjective) having no definite form or distinct shape | Synonyms: formless, shapeless |
| (adjective) (of a group of people or an organization) unorganized or unfocused | - |
| anthropomorphous | (adjective) suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things | Synonyms: anthropomorphic, humanlike |
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| bakehouse | (noun) a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold | Synonyms: bakery, bakeshop |
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| barrelhouse | (noun) a cheap drinking and dancing establishment | Synonyms: honky-tonk |
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| bathhouse | (noun) a building containing public baths | Synonyms: bagnio |
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| (noun) a building containing dressing rooms for bathers | Synonyms: bathing machine |
| bawdyhouse | (noun) a building where prostitutes are available | Synonyms: bagnio, bordello, brothel, cathouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting house, whorehouse |
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| birdhouse | (noun) a shelter for birds | - |
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| blockhouse | (noun) a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire | - |
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| bloodhound | (noun) a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking | Synonyms: sleuthhound |
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| boardinghouse | (noun) a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests | Synonyms: boarding house |
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| boarhound | (noun) large hound used in hunting wild boars | - |
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| boathouse | (noun) a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats | - |
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| cachou | (noun) a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco) | - |
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| caoutchouc | (noun) an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products | Synonyms: gum elastic, India rubber, natural rubber, rubber |
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| cardhouse | (noun) an unstable construction with playing cards | Synonyms: card-house, cardcastle, house of cards |
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| cathouse | (noun) a building where prostitutes are available | Synonyms: bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting house, whorehouse |
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| chaetognathous | (adjective) of or relating to arrowworms | Synonyms: chaetognathan |
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| chapterhouse | (noun) a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity | Synonyms: frat house, fraternity house |
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| (noun) a building attached to a monastery or cathedral; used as a meeting place for the chapter | - |
| charterhouse | (noun) a Carthusian monastery | - |
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| chophouse | (noun) a restaurant that specializes in steaks | Synonyms: steakhouse |
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| chou | (noun) puff filled with cream or custard | Synonyms: cream puff |
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| (noun) any of various types of cabbage | Synonyms: cabbage |
| chough | (noun) a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage | - |
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| chouse | (verb) defeat someone through trickery or deceit | Synonyms: cheat, chicane, jockey, screw, shaft |
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| clubhouse | (noun) a building that is occupied by a social club | Synonyms: club |
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| coffeehouse | (noun) a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold | Synonyms: cafe, coffee bar, coffee shop |
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| cookhouse | (noun) the area for food preparation on a ship | Synonyms: caboose, galley, ship's galley |
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| (noun) a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking | - |
| coonhound | (noun) any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons | - |
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| countinghouse | (noun) office used by the accountants of a business | - |
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| courthouse | (noun) a building that houses judicial courts | - |
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| (noun) a government building that houses the offices of a county government | - |
| cowhouse | (noun) a barn for cows | Synonyms: byre, cow barn, cowbarn, cowshed |
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| customhouse | (noun) a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country | Synonyms: customshouse |
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| customshouse | (noun) a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country | Synonyms: customhouse |
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| deerhound | (noun) very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland | Synonyms: Scottish deerhound |
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| dimorphous | (adjective) occurring or existing in two different forms | Synonyms: dimorphic |
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| doghouse | (noun) outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog | Synonyms: dog house, kennel |
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| (noun) an idiomatic term for being in disfavor | - |
| dollhouse | (noun) a small model of a house used as a toy by children | Synonyms: doll's house |
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| (noun) a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything | Synonyms: doll's house |
| dosshouse | (noun) a cheap lodging house | Synonyms: flophouse |
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| elkhound | (noun) breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk | Synonyms: Norwegian elkhound |
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| farmhouse | (noun) house for a farmer and family | - |
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| firehouse | (noun) a station housing fire apparatus and firemen | Synonyms: fire station |
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| flophouse | (noun) a cheap lodging house | Synonyms: dosshouse |
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| forethought | (noun) judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger | Synonyms: care, caution, precaution |
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| (noun) planning or plotting in advance of acting | Synonyms: premeditation |
| forethoughtful | (adjective) thoughtful of the future | - |
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| foxhound | (noun) medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes | - |
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| gatehouse | (noun) a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence | - |
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| ghoul | (noun) an evil spirit or ghost | - |
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| (noun) someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection | Synonyms: body snatcher, graverobber |
| ghoulish | (adjective) suggesting the horror of death and decay | Synonyms: morbid |
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| glasshouse | (noun) a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions | Synonyms: greenhouse |
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| greenhouse | (adjective) of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect | - |
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| (noun) a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions | Synonyms: glasshouse |
| greyhound | (noun) a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog | - |
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| guardhouse | (noun) a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained | - |
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| guesthouse | (noun) a house separate from the main house; for housing guests | - |
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| gynandromorphous | (adjective) having both male and female morphological characteristics | Synonyms: gynandromorphic |
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| hellhound | (noun) a very evil man | - |
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| (noun) (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon | Synonyms: Cerberus |
| hemimetamorphous | (adjective) (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult | Synonyms: hemimetabolic, hemimetabolous, hemimetamorphic |
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| henhouse | (noun) a farm building for housing poultry | Synonyms: chicken coop, coop, hencoop |
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| horehound | (noun) a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant | - |
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| (noun) any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium | - |
| hothouse | (noun) a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner | Synonyms: conservatory, indoor garden |
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| houdah | (noun) a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant | Synonyms: howdah |
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| houhere | (noun) small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage | Synonyms: Hoheria populnea, lacebark, ribbonwood |
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| hoummos | (noun) a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East | Synonyms: hommos, hummus, humous, humus |
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| hound | (noun) any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears | Synonyms: hound dog |
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| (noun) someone who is morally reprehensible | Synonyms: blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, heel |
| (verb) pursue or chase relentlessly | Synonyms: hunt, trace |
| hour | (noun) distance measured by the time taken to cover it | Synonyms: minute |
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| (noun) a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day | Synonyms: 60 minutes, hr |
| (noun) clock time | Synonyms: time of day |
| (noun) a special and memorable period | - |
| hourglass | (noun) a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes | - |
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| houri | (noun) a voluptuously beautiful young woman | Synonyms: nymph |
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| (noun) (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise | - |
| hourlong | (adjective) lasting for an hour | - |
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| hourly | (adjective) occurring every hour or payable by the hour | - |
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| (adverb) every hour; by the hour | - |
| hours | (noun) a period of time assigned for work | - |
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| (noun) an indefinite period of time | - |
| house | (noun) play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults | - |
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| (noun) a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families | - |
| (noun) a building in which something is sheltered or located | - |
| (noun) a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented | Synonyms: theater, theatre |
| (noun) aristocratic family line | - |
| (noun) the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments | Synonyms: business firm, firm |
| (noun) an official assembly having legislative powers | - |
| (noun) the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema | - |
| (noun) the members of a religious community living together | - |
| (noun) a social unit living together | Synonyms: family, home, household, menage |
| (noun) the management of a gambling house or casino | - |
| (noun) (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided | Synonyms: mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign |
| (verb) provide someone with accomodation | Synonyms: domiciliate, put up |
| (verb) contain or cover | - |
| houseboat | (noun) a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling | - |
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| housebound | (adjective) confined usually by illness | Synonyms: homebound, shut-in |
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| housebreak | (verb) train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house | Synonyms: house-train |
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| housebreaker | (noun) a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house | Synonyms: cat burglar |
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| (noun) a wrecker of houses | Synonyms: housewrecker |
| housebreaking | (noun) trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent | Synonyms: break-in, breaking and entering |
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| housebroken | (adjective) (of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place | Synonyms: house-trained |
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| housebuilder | (noun) someone who builds houses as a business | Synonyms: home-builder, homebuilder, house-builder |
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| houseclean | (verb) clean and tidy up the house | Synonyms: clean, clean house |
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| housecleaning | (noun) the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house | - |
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| (noun) (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions | - |
| housecoat | (noun) a loose dressing gown for women | Synonyms: neglige, negligee, peignoir, wrapper |
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| housecraft | (noun) skill in domestic management | - |
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| housedog | (noun) a dog trained to guard a house | - |
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| housefather | (noun) a man in charge of children in an institution | - |
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| housefly | (noun) common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases | Synonyms: house fly, Musca domestica |
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| houseful | (noun) as many as a house will accommodate | - |
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| houseguest | (noun) a guest entertained in your house | Synonyms: house guest |
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| household | (noun) a social unit living together | Synonyms: family, home, house, menage |
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| householder | (noun) someone who owns a home | Synonyms: homeowner |
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| househusband | (noun) a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income | Synonyms: house husband |
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| housekeep | (verb) maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household | - |
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| housekeeper | (noun) a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household | - |
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| housekeeping | (noun) the work of cleaning and running a house | Synonyms: housework |
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| houselights | (noun) lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium | - |
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| housemaid | (noun) a female domestic | Synonyms: amah, maid, maidservant |
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| houseman | (noun) an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience | Synonyms: intern, interne, medical intern |
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| housemaster | (noun) teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse | - |
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