Unscramble: duarchy

duarchy [{'def': 'Government by two persons.'}] ₁₆

archy [{'def': 'Arched; as, archy brows.\n\nA suffix properly meaning a rule, ruling, as in monarchy, the rule of one only. Cf. -arch.'}] ₁₃

chard [{'id': 'f9f8149570', 'def': 'long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves', 'synonyms': ['spinach beet', 'leaf beet'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '4efe5ac427', 'def': 'beet lacking swollen root', 'synonyms': ['Swiss chard', 'spinach beet', 'leaf beet', 'chard plant'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₁₁

chary [{'id': '144d9bd518', 'def': 'characterized by great caution and wariness', 'synonyms': ['cagey'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}] ₁₃

crudy [{'def': 'Coagulated. [Obs.] His cruel wounds with crudy blood congealed. Spenser.\n\nCharacterized by crudeness; raw. [Obs.] The foolish and dull and crudy vapors. Shak.'}] ₁₁

curdy [{'def': 'Like curd; full of curd; coagulated. "A curdy mass." Arbuthnot.'}] ₁₁

duchy [{'id': '22b5cedb92', 'def': 'the domain controlled by a duke or duchess', 'synonyms': ['dukedom'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₁₄

hardy [{'id': '7dba8be213', 'def': 'invulnerable to fear or intimidation', 'synonyms': ['audacious'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '081cfa7c1b', 'def': 'having rugged physical strength', 'synonyms': ['stalwart'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '896820638d', 'def': 'able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions', 'example': 'strawberries are hardy and easy to grow', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}] ₁₂

hydra [{'id': '44e59e9ccb', 'def': 'small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'd3bddaa096', 'def': 'trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality', 'example': 'We may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '75cbafbec5', 'def': 'a mythological serpent that would regrow heads in the place of those that were removed', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₁₂

achy [{'id': 'c0b930bc8a', 'def': 'causing a dull and steady pain', 'synonyms': ['aching'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}] ₁₂

adry [{'def': 'In a dry or thirsty condition. "A man that is adry." Burton.'}] ₈

arch [{'id': 'edaab26be3', 'def': 'naughtily or annoyingly playful', 'synonyms': ['pixilated'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '48c4207bcb', 'def': 'behavior or attitude characteristic of those who treat others with condescension', 'example': 'They spoke in an arch tone to anyone they thought was inferior to them.', 'synonyms': ['condescending', 'patronizing', 'patronising'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'cf0ad4b5c0', 'def': 'a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it', 'example': 'Arches were used to hold up ancient aqueducts.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'd85234d5b3', 'def': 'a passageway under a curved masonry construction', 'example': 'they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory', 'synonyms': ['archway'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '807af8e64c', 'def': 'a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '8fcd6c9be4', 'def': 'a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '05db5e4e2b', 'def': 'to form an arch or curve', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': "The dancer's back arches.", 'synonyms': ['curve'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'e70641bf9b', 'def': 'expert in skulduggery', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}] ₉

cady [{'def': 'See Cadie.'}] ₁₀

card [{'id': '05f32acad9', 'def': 'one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes', 'example': 'I collected cards and traded them with my friends.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'b3876ee674', 'def': "a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities", 'synonyms': ['board'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '27ce8dc62c', 'def': 'a card certifying the identity of the bearer', 'example': 'We had to show our cards to get in.', 'synonyms': ['identity card'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '99188a64ff', 'def': '(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat', 'example': 'the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate', 'synonyms': ['batting order', 'lineup'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '455289feb3', 'def': 'a list of dishes available at a restaurant', 'synonyms': ['menu', 'bill of fare', 'carte du jour', 'carte'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '01ab2ecb17', 'def': '(golf) a record of scores (as in golf)', 'example': 'you have to turn in your card to get a handicap', 'synonyms': ['scorecard'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'a3f59286d9', 'def': 'a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages, which may have printed greetings or pictures', 'example': 'They sent us a card from Miami.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '1c0be36038', 'def': 'a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited', 'synonyms': ['calling card'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '1eb3456372', 'def': 'a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement', 'synonyms': ['posting'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '6f4032c5f4', 'def': 'a witty amusing person who makes jokes', 'synonyms': ['wag'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '804dfb5e84', 'def': 'thin cardboard, usually rectangular', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'b2221803e1', 'def': 'to ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor', 'example': 'I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'a671a7f933', 'def': 'to separate the fibers of', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'They washed and carded the wool before spinning it into yarn.', 'synonyms': ['tease'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₇

chad [{'id': '9f7d636274', 'def': 'a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₁₀

char [{'id': '52ac18adb2', 'def': 'any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus', 'example': 'I like to grill charr.', 'synonyms': [None], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₉

chud [{'def': 'To champ; to bite. [Obs.] A. Stafford.'}] ₁₀

cray [{'def': 'See Crare. [Obs.]'}] ₉

crud [{'id': '3e574907a8', 'def': 'an ill-defined bodily ailment', 'example': 'I said that you had the crud and needed to see a doctor, yet you failed to listen to me.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '6c532092cf', 'def': 'any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant', 'synonyms': ['skank'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '80a0e73dec', 'def': 'heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₇

curd [{'id': '7b2719c644', 'def': 'coagulated milk', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'ee4abc250e', 'def': 'a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd', 'example': 'bean curd', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₇

dray [{'id': 'c75d02eb4c', 'def': 'a low heavy horse cart without sides', 'example': 'The brewery loaded beer barrels onto a dray for delivery.', 'synonyms': ['camion'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₈

dura [{'id': '1333865f53', 'def': 'the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges', 'synonyms': ['dura mater'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₅

hard [{'id': '288aa0cb69', 'def': 'with effort or force or vigor', 'example': 'the team played hard', 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': 'f01d39948a', 'def': 'to the full extent possible', 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': '0725fee613', 'def': 'slowly and with difficulty', 'example': 'prejudices die hard', 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': 'f7c9c52a7b', 'def': 'causing great damage or hardship', 'example': 'industries hit hard by the depression', 'synonyms': ['severely'], 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': 'ecaa6b6cff', 'def': 'with firmness', 'example': 'held hard to the railing', 'synonyms': ['firmly'], 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': 'f47a062808', 'def': 'earnestly or intently', 'example': 'thought hard about it', 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': '9facd7089b', 'def': 'with pain or distress or bitterness', 'example': 'We took the rejection very hard.', 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': '9f43fcb32f', 'def': 'very near or close in space or time', 'example': 'it stands hard by the railroad tracks', 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': 'ab0b96c4c2', 'def': 'into a solid condition', 'example': 'concrete that sets hard within a few hours', 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': '639ed32862', 'def': 'indulging excessively', 'synonyms': ['heavily', 'intemperately'], 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': 'fd62231fdb', 'def': 'not easy', 'synonyms': ['difficult'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '5263899406', 'def': 'characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion', 'synonyms': ['heavy', 'arduous', 'backbreaking', 'grueling', 'gruelling', 'laborious', 'operose', 'toilsome', 'punishing'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '2063662ac4', 'def': 'dried out', 'example': 'hard dry rolls left over from the day before', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'cd6768fbc0', 'def': 'unfortunate or hard to bear', 'example': 'had hard luck', 'synonyms': ['tough'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'eeb69671d0', 'def': 'resisting weight or pressure', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '5c4290d75f', 'def': 'dispassionate', 'example': 'took a hard look', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '26ee1ae9ff', 'def': '(of speech sounds)', 'synonyms': ['soft'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'e1e542dc6c', 'def': '(of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source', 'synonyms': ['concentrated'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'e57d472d6b', 'def': 'being distilled rather than fermented', 'synonyms': ['strong'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '3e7145a771', 'def': 'given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors', 'example': 'a hard drinker', 'synonyms': ['heavy', 'intemperate'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '17af8607f4', 'def': 'produced without vibration of the vocal cords', 'synonyms': ['voiceless', 'unvoiced', 'surd'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '35ff50dc81', 'def': 'very strong or vigorous', 'synonyms': ['severe', 'knockout'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}] ₈

rach [{'def': 'A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the greyhound.[Obs.]'}] ₉

racy [{'id': '168f07ef60', 'def': 'designed or suitable for competing in a race', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '16d6b4159f', 'def': 'suggestive of sexual impropriety', 'synonyms': ['gamy'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '639e748d9e', 'def': 'full of zest or vigor', 'example': 'a racy literary style', 'synonyms': ['lively'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '472e96f50b', 'def': 'marked by richness and fullness of flavor', 'synonyms': ['rich'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}] ₉

yard [{'id': 'e31f3b6794', 'def': 'an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'c4d96bb001', 'def': 'a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'a0e8e1fbbe', 'def': 'the enclosed land around a house or other building', 'example': 'it was a small house with almost no yard', 'synonyms': ['grounds', 'curtilage'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'a49edb4edb', 'def': 'an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines', 'synonyms': ['railway yard', 'railyard'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'bfaf17130a', 'def': 'a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)', 'example': 'they opened a repair yard on the edge of town', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'be1948c683', 'def': 'a tract of land where logs are accumulated', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '88896ceeef', 'def': 'a unit of volume, as for sand or gravel', 'labels': [{'name': 'technical', 'is_dialect': False}, {'name': 'scientific', 'parent': {'name': 'technical', 'is_dialect': False}, 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': "We'll need 1000 yards to finish this project.", 'synonyms': ['cubic yard'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'b8bbd0c192', 'def': 'a unit of length equal to 3 feet', 'synonyms': ['pace'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'fab0861ebb', 'def': 'the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100', 'synonyms': ['grand'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₈

yaud [{'def': 'See Yawd. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]'}] ₈

ach [{'def': 'A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley. [Obs.] Holland.'}] ₈

ahu [{'def': 'The Asiatic gazelle.'}] ₆

arc [{'id': 'dcb1909d83', 'def': 'electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field', 'synonyms': ['discharge'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'c96a3cfb7f', 'def': 'a continuous portion of a circle', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'e7f9f26e6c', 'def': 'something curved in shape', 'synonyms': ['bow'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'c823c54ab1', 'def': 'to an arch or curve', 'labels': [{'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'My back arcs at an unnatural angle.', 'synonyms': ['curve'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₅

cad [{'id': '743bfd5294', 'def': 'someone who is morally reprehensible', 'synonyms': ['hound'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₆

car [{'id': 'd61f31e6f3', 'def': 'a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway', 'example': 'they took a cable car to the top of the mountain', 'synonyms': ['cable car'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '0bcbdddd8b', 'def': 'a motor vehicle with four wheels', 'synonyms': ['auto', 'automobile', 'machine', 'motorcar'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'd1c7ae2ff1', 'def': 'a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad', 'example': 'three cars had jumped the rails', 'synonyms': ['railcar', 'railway car', 'railroad car'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'ff5aa644f9', 'def': 'where passengers ride up and down', 'example': 'the car was on the top floor', 'synonyms': ['elevator car'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '976c980e15', 'def': 'the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant', 'synonyms': ['gondola'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₅

cay [{'id': '3321302f0c', 'def': 'a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida', 'synonyms': ['key'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₈

cha [{'def': "Tea; -- the Chinese (Mandarin) name, used generally in early works of travel, and now for a kind of rolled tea used in Central Asia. A pot with hot water . . . made with the powder of a certain herb called chaa, which is much esteemed. Tr. J. Van Linschoten's Voyages ("}, {'def': ').'}] ₈

cry [{'id': 'c961cc70e7', 'def': 'a fit of weeping', 'example': 'had a good cry', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'd30a9500ce', 'def': 'a loud utterance', 'synonyms': ['call'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '67a867a238', 'def': 'a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)', 'example': 'a cry of rage', 'synonyms': ['yell'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'd7db2a69fb', 'def': 'a slogan used to rally support for a cause', 'example': 'a cry to arms', 'synonyms': ['watchword'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '18bcc6b98a', 'def': 'the characteristic utterance of an animal', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '35a2134a76', 'def': 'to shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain', 'example': 'We cried at our loss.', 'synonyms': ['weep'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'b3b6bf663b', 'def': 'to bring into a particular state by crying', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '8702430d2f', 'def': 'to utter aloud', 'synonyms': ['outcry', 'shout', 'say', 'call out', 'exclaim', 'cry out'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '5cac75462d', 'def': 'to utter a sudden loud cry', 'synonyms': ['call'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '4fde570511', 'def': 'to proclaim or announce in public', 'labels': [{'name': 'archaic', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I cried the news from the street corner.', 'synonyms': ['blazon out'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '63e6b95393', 'def': 'to utter a characteristic sound', 'example': 'The cat was crying', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'ac4ce78270', 'def': 'to demand immediate action', 'example': 'This situation is crying for attention', 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₈

cud [{'id': '99ef145d38', 'def': 'a wad of something chewable as tobacco', 'synonyms': ['chew'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '1b09c96b29', 'def': 'food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again', 'synonyms': ['rechewed food'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₆

cur [{'id': 'a808665a79', 'def': 'an inferior dog or one of mixed breed', 'synonyms': ['mongrel', 'mutt'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '00eed11938', 'def': 'a cowardly and despicable person', 'synonyms': ['caitiff'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₅

dah [{'id': '66e09f893b', 'def': 'the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code', 'synonyms': ['dash'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₇

day [{'id': '66182e965e', 'def': 'a period of opportunity', 'example': 'Every person deserves their day in court.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '1d61f4650a', 'def': 'some point or period in time', 'example': 'it should arrive any day now', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'd00983a29a', 'def': 'the recurring hours when you are not sleeping, especially those when you are working', 'example': 'My day began early this morning.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '94b09a2ba5', 'def': 'time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis', 'example': 'two days later they left', 'synonyms': ['twenty-four hours', 'twenty-four hour period', 'solar day', 'mean solar day'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'f548f50b62', 'def': 'a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'd0a3835ea7', 'def': 'the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside', 'example': 'the dawn turned night into day', 'synonyms': ['daylight'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '2b3ad16813', 'def': 'the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day', 'synonyms': ['sidereal day'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '3e084e8378', 'def': 'the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis', 'example': 'how long is a day on Jupiter?', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '88c41e52df', 'def': 'an era of existence or influence', 'example': 'in the day of the dinosaurs', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₇

dry [{'id': '24b07547bf', 'def': 'practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages', 'example': "he's been dry for ten years", 'synonyms': ['teetotal'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '7c599109e0', 'def': 'lacking warmth or emotional involvement', 'example': 'a dry greeting', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'a28693ff91', 'def': 'having a large proportion of strong liquor', 'example': 'a very dry martini is almost straight gin', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '7d413d3add', 'def': 'without a mucous or watery discharge', 'example': 'a dry cough', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '813f632db7', 'def': 'humorously sarcastic or mocking', 'example': 'dry humor', 'synonyms': ['ironic'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'dad501e6a4', 'def': '(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish', 'example': 'dry toast', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '22cac48b6a', 'def': 'having no adornment or coloration', 'example': 'dry facts', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '64e7f220d0', 'def': 'unproductive especially of the expected results', 'example': 'a dry run', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '37ae585002', 'def': 'used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones', 'example': 'dry weight', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'e3cc5329b5', 'def': 'lacking interest or stimulation', 'synonyms': ['juiceless'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '71cdb87697', 'def': '(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation', 'example': 'a dry white burgundy', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '3ffb7766e8', 'def': 'not shedding tears', 'example': 'dry sobs', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '81dc52257c', 'def': 'free from liquid or moisture', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'c304b66492', 'def': 'not producing milk', 'example': 'a dry cow', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '1eab43e2a4', 'def': 'opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages', 'example': 'the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'a8c9760809', 'def': 'lacking moisture or volatile components', 'example': 'dry paint', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '879fd92a2d', 'def': 'a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages', 'synonyms': ['prohibitionist'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'baec040757', 'def': 'remove the moisture from and make dry', 'example': 'dry clothes', 'synonyms': ['dry out'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '0e24b52462', 'def': 'become dry or drier', 'example': 'The laundry dries in the sun', 'synonyms': ['dry out'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₇

dur [{'def': 'Major; in the major mode; as, C dur, that is, C major.'}] ₄

had [{'def': "See Have. Had as lief, Had rather, Had better, Had as soon, etc., with a nominative and followed by the infinitive without to, are well established idiomatic forms. The original construction was that of the dative with forms of be, followed by the infinitive. See Had better, under Better. And lever me is be pore and trewe. [And more agreeable to me it is to be poor and true.] C. Mundi (Trans. ). Him had been lever to be syke. [To him it had been preferable to be sick.] Fabian. For him was lever have at his bed's head Twenty bookes, clad in black or red, . . . Than robes rich, or fithel, or gay sawtrie. Chaucer. Note: Gradually the nominative was substituted for the dative, and had for the forms of be. During the process of transition, the nominative with was or were, and the dative with had, are found. Poor lady, she were better love a dream. Shak. You were best hang yourself. Beau. & Fl. Me rather had my heart might feel your love Than my unpleased eye see your courtesy. Shak. I hadde levere than my scherte, That ye hadde rad his legende, as have I. Chaucer. I had as lief not be as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself. Shak. I had rather be a dog and bay the moon, Than such a Roman. Shak. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. Ps. lxxxiv."}, {'def': '.'}] ₇

hay [{'id': '4b6bd09ae3', 'def': 'grass mowed and cured for use as fodder', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '4aa7403345', 'def': 'convert (plant material) into hay', 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₉

hud [{'def': 'A huck or hull, as of a nut. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.'}] ₇

rad [{'id': '4c0f6ae20d', 'def': "the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites", 'example': 'equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees)', 'synonyms': ['radian'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '0057529360', 'def': 'a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₄

ray [{'id': '4a5706cb3c', 'def': 'cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '38f678b6a1', 'def': 'any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '34e57ae296', 'def': 'the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization', 'synonyms': ['re'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'a233de5547', 'def': 'a column of light (as from a beacon)', 'synonyms': ['irradiation'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '0ed2141458', 'def': 'a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation', 'synonyms': ['beam', 'electron beam'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '91135b194e', 'def': 'a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'e093480d6c', 'def': '(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '546873f445', 'def': 'expose to radiation', 'synonyms': ['irradiate'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '645fc22c16', 'def': 'extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center', 'synonyms': ['radiate'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '20f9df70df', 'def': 'emit as rays', 'example': 'That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky', 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₆

rud [{'def': 'Redness; blush. [Obs.]'}, {'def': 'Ruddle; red ocher.'}, {'def': '(Zoöl.) The rudd.\n\nTo make red. [Obs.] Spenser.'}] ₄

rya [{'id': 'b7b84685bb', 'def': 'a shag rug made in Sweden', 'synonyms': ['rya rug'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₆

ad [{'id': '8ecc9b5e4f', 'def': 'a public promotion of some product or service', 'synonyms': ['advertising'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₃

ah [{'def': 'An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance.'}] ₅

ar [{'id': '34bcf14f67', 'def': 'a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters', 'synonyms': ['are'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₂

ay [{'def': 'Ah! alas! "Ay me! I fondly dream `Had ye been there.\'" Milton.\n\nSame as Aye.\n\nYes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc. Note: This word is written I in the early editions of Shakespeare and other old writers.\n\nAlways; ever; continually; for an indefinite time. For his mercies aye endure. Milton. For aye, always; forever; eternally.'}] ₅

cd [{'id': 'f141bbe1b1', 'def': 'being one hundred more than three hundred', 'synonyms': ['four hundred'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '4f8c084354', 'def': "the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites", 'synonyms': ['candela', 'standard candle', 'candle'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₅

ha [{'def': 'An exclamation denoting surprise, joy, or grief. Both as uttered and as written, it expresses a great variety of emotions, determined by the tone or the context. When repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of laughter, satisfaction, or triumph, sometimes of derisive laughter; or sometimes it is equivalent to "Well, it is so." Ha-has, and inarticulate hootings of satirical rebuke. Carlyle.'}] ₅

hr [{'id': '171b1d2ed3', 'def': 'a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day', 'synonyms': ['hour'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₅

hy [{'def': 'High. [Obs.] Chaucer.'}] ₈

ra [{'def': 'A roe; a deer. [Obs.] Chaucer.'}] ₂

ur [{'def': 'The urus.'}] ₂

ya [{'def': 'Yea. [Obs.] Chaucer.'}] ₅