The setting or background of an acted performance.
verb
(transitive) To serve as a backdrop for.
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
boskopoid
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
cockpaddle
cockpaddle
noun
The (male of the) lumpfish
copydesk
copydesk
noun
Alternative form of copy desk
copydesks
copydesks
noun
plural of copydesk
crackpottedness
dekapode
desktop
desktop
adj
(computing) Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer.
Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
noun
(computing) A desktop computer.
(computing) A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
(computing, graphical user interface) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.
(computing, graphical user interface, synecdoche) The wallpaper of this interface.
The top surface of a desk.
desktops
desktops
noun
plural of desktop
desmopyknosis
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophasic
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dikaryophytic
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
dikephobia
dikkop
dikkop
noun
(South Africa) A bird of the family Burhinidae.
(South Africa, pathology) A viral infection of horses causing swelling of parts of the head.
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
diskophile
disworkmanship
dneprodzerzhinsk
dnepropetrovsk
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
doodskop
doorkeep
doorkeeper
doorkeeper
noun
The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes something more.
doorkeepers
doorkeepers
noun
plural of doorkeeper
dopchick
dopebook
doppelkummel
doublespeak
doublespeak
noun
Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.
doublespeaks
downpatrick
drinkproof
drokpa
dropkick
dropkick
noun
(Australia, derogatory, informal) An unintelligent or useless person.
(professional wrestling) a kick made to the opponent by leaping into the air and kicking with both feet before dropping to the ground.
(soccer) kicking where the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground.
verb
to make a dropkick
to score via a dropkick
dropkicker
dropkicker
noun
One who dropkicks.
dropkickers
dropkickers
noun
plural of dropkicker
dropkicks
dropkicks
noun
plural of dropkick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dropkick
droplike
droplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a drop of liquid.
duckpond
duckpond
noun
A pond that is populated by ducks.
dummkopf
dummkopf
noun
A stupid person; a dolt, dimwit, or blockhead.
dummkopfs
dummkopfs
noun
plural of dummkopf
dumpoke
dumpoke
noun
(Anglo-Indian) A dish of boneless stuffed poultry cooked in dough, butter, and spices.
dykehopper
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
flapdock
geeldikkop
geeldikkop
noun
(South Africa) tribulosis
goldenknop
goldspink
goldspink
noun
(obsolete) The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).
groundkeeper
groundkeeper
noun
Alternative form of groundskeeper
groundskeep
groundskeeping
groundskeeping
noun
The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution
gumpoldskirchner
handspoke
handspoke
noun
Alternative form of handspike
hermokopid
hoddypeak
jackpuddinghood
kaleidescope
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kaleidophone
kaleidophone
noun
(obsolete, physics) A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate, that produces optical figures that correspond to the mode of vibration of the rod or plate
kaleidoscope
kaleidoscope
noun
(figuratively) A constantly changing series of colours or other things.
An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen.
verb
(intransitive) To move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns.
kaleidoscopes
kaleidoscopes
noun
plural of kaleidoscope
kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopic
adj
(figuratively) Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope.
Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope.
kaleidoscopical
kaleidoscopical
adj
Alternative form of kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopically
kaleidoscopically
adv
In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner.
kathopanishad
kilopound
kilopound
noun
(US, engineering, architecture) A non-SI unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force.
kinescoped
kinescoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kinescope
kingdomship
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
knipperdolling
knopped
knopped
adj
(obsolete) Having knops or knobs; fastened as with buttons.
knopweed
knopweed
noun
Alternative form of knapweed
knosped
knosped
adj
Having a knosp.
krugersdorp
kyphosidae
leopardskin
leopardskin
noun
(uncountable, attributive) A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard.
Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing.
The skin or pelt of a leopard.
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
leukopedesis
loudspeak
loudspeaker
loudspeaker
noun
An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones.
loudspeakers
loudspeakers
noun
plural of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
loudspeaking
misprovoked
monkeypod
monkeypod
noun
Albizia saman, a flowering tree in the pea family, native to the neotropics.
Couroupita nicaraguarensis (syn. Lecythis nicaraguarensis) (coco de mono)
Lecythis ollaria (coco de mono)
Pithecellobium dulce (blackbead)
Senna petersiana (dwarf cassia)
nonpeaked
nonpeaked
adj
Not peaked.
opdyke
outskipped
outskipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outskip
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
overpackaged
overpackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpackage
overprovoked
overprovoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overprovoke
packboard
packboard
noun
A board worn on the back like a backpack for carrying goods while travelling.
packwood
packwood
Proper noun
A ghost town in California.
A city in Iowa.
paddlecock
paddlecock
noun
(UK, dialect) The lumpfish.
paddock
paddock
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A field of grassland of any size, either enclosed by fences or delimited by geographical boundaries, especially a large area for keeping cattle or sheep.
(Scotland) A simple, usually triangular, sledge which is dragged along the ground to transport items.
(also figuratively) A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.
(chiefly Australia, New Zealand, mining) A place in a superficial deposit where ore or washdirt (“earth rich enough in metal to pay for washing”) is excavated; also, a place for storing ore, washdirt, etc.
(derogatory) A contemptible, or malicious or nasty, person.
(horse racing) An enclosure next to a racecourse where horses are paraded and mounted before a race and unsaddled after a race.
(motor racing) An area at a racing circuit where the racing vehicles are parked and worked on before and between races.
(sports, slang) A field on which a game is played; a playing field.
A frog.
A toad.
verb
(also intransitive) To excavate washdirt (“earth rich enough in metal to pay for washing”) from (a superficial deposit).
(obsolete) To store (ore, washdirt, etc.) in a paddock (noun sense 2.5).
(often passive) To place or keep (cattle, horses, sheep, or other animals) within a paddock (noun sense 1 or 2.4); hence, to provide (such animals) with pasture.
To enclose or fence in (land) to form a paddock.
paddocked
paddocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paddock
paddocking
paddocking
verb
present participle of paddock
paddockride
paddocks
paddocks
noun
plural of paddock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paddock
paddockstone
paddockstool
padlock
padlock
noun
A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle
verb
To lock using a padlock.
padlocked
padlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of padlock
padlocking
padlocking
verb
present participle of padlock
padlocks
padlocks
noun
plural of padlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of padlock
padouk
padouk
noun
Alternative form of padauk
padouks
pagodalike
pagodalike
adj
Resembling a pagoda.
parkerford
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
peacocked
peacocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of peacock
peckerwood
peckerwood
noun
(Southern US, Appalachia) A peckerwood sawmill.
(Southern US, Appalachia, slang) A woodpecker.
(US, offensive, slang) A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant, rustic, or bigoted.
(prison slang) A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
peckerwoods
peckerwoods
noun
plural of peckerwood
pedricktown
petrozavodsk
petrozavodsk
Proper noun
The capital of the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
phonodeik
pickford
piddock
piddock
noun
Any of the bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas or family Pholadidae, which burrow into soft rocks.
piddocks
piddocks
noun
plural of piddock
pinakoid
pinakoid
noun
Alternative form of pinacoid
pinakoidal
pinakoidal
adj
Alternative form of pinacoidal
pinkwood
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
plandok
plonked
plonked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plonk
plouked
pocked
pocked
adj
pockmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pock
pocketed
pocketed
adj
(in combination) Having a certain type or number of pockets.
Having a pocket; with pockets.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pocket
pockmarked
pockmarked
adj
having pockmarks
incomplete, lacking, having holes
pitted, or scarred with holes
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pockmark
pockweed
pockwood
pockwood
noun
(archaic) lignum vitae
poddock
podlike
podlike
adj
Resembling a pod
Resembling a pod person
podolsk
podolsk
Proper noun
A city in Moscow Oblast of Russia.
podunk
podunk
adj
(US) Small, rural, and unimportant.
poked
poked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of poke
pokeweed
pokeweed
noun
A poisonous North American plant, Phytolacca americana, with reddish stems, broad leaves, clusters of white flowers, and dark purple berries.
pokeweeds
pokeweeds
noun
plural of pokeweed
politicked
politicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of politic
simple past tense and past participle of politick
polkadot
polkaed
polkaed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of polka
pondlike
pondlike
adj
Resembling a pond
pondok
pondok
noun
A crudely-built hut in parts of Asia.
pondokkie
pondokkie
noun
In Africa, a primitive makeshift shelter, often made with iron or tin