(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
archduke
archduke
noun
(history) The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria.
(history) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
auchinleck
bacchuslike
backhauled
backhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhaul
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
bakehouse
bakehouse
noun
(UK dialectal) Bakery.
A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
A building principally containing ovens.
bakehouses
bakehouses
noun
plural of bakehouse
beothuk
beothuk
Noun
A member of one of the historical aboriginal peoples of Canada.
Proper noun
The extinct language of these people.
beothukan
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
boghazkeui
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
breakshugh
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breakthroughes
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
brookhouse
brushlike
brushlike
adj
Having the form of a brush.
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
buckhead
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
buckshee
buckshee
adj
(slang) Extra, spare.
noun
A gift or bribe.
A wound that is relatively minor but sufficient to get a soldier sent away from the front to the hospital.
An extra portion, ration etc.
buckshees
buckshees
noun
plural of buckshee
buckteeth
buckteeth
noun
plural of bucktooth
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
buckwasher
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
bukshee
bukshee
noun
Alternative form of bukshi
bulkhead
bulkhead
noun
(nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
A pressure-resistant sealed barrier to any fluid in a large structure.
A retaining wall along a waterfront.
A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft.
Mechanically, a partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition.
bulkheaded
bulkheaded
adj
Furnished with a bulkhead or bulkheads.
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulkheads
bulkheads
noun
plural of bulkhead
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
bunchbacked
bundelkhand
bunkhouse
bunkhouse
noun
A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.
bunkhouses
bunkhouses
noun
plural of bunkhouse
bushbeck
bushelbasket
bushlike
bushlike
adj
Resembling a bush; bushly.
bushmaker
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
buttonhooked
buttonhooked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhook
cakehouse
cakehouse
noun
(archaic) A place for the storage of cakes of material, such as seedcake.
(archaic) A place where cakes are sold.
chalkcutter
checkout
checkout
noun
(Internet, by extension) The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
(darts) The number of points that a player scores on their final, winning visit to the oche.
A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
An inspection or investigation.
The place in a supermarket where this is done.
The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
checkouts
checkouts
noun
plural of checkout
checksum
checksum
noun
(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verb
(mathematics, computing) To compute a checksum.
checksummed
checksummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checksum
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
checksums
checksums
noun
plural of checksum
checkup
checkup
noun
A routine inspection.
A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like.
checkups
checkups
noun
plural of checkup
cheekful
cheekful
noun
A partial mouthful, enough to fill one's cheek.
cheekfuls
chelyuskin
chemakuan
chempaduk
chequebook
chequebook
noun
A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
cherubikon
cherublike
cherublike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cherub.
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
choukoutien
chubsucker
chubsucker
noun
Any of various freshwater suckers of the genus Erimyzon, native to North America.
chucked
chucked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chuck
chucker
chucker
noun
(cricket) A bowler who throws or chucks the ball rather than bowls it.
One who chucks; a thrower.
chuckey
chuckey
noun
Synonym of turducken
chuckhole
chuckhole
noun
(US) A pothole.
chuckholes
chuckholes
noun
plural of chuckhole
chuckie
chuckie
noun
Alternative form of chucky (“chicken”)
Alternative form of chucky (“pebble”)
chuckies
chuckies
noun
(Scotland) The game of jacks or jackstones; chucks.
plural of chuckie
plural of chucky
chuckle
chuckle
adj
(obsolete) Clumsy.
noun
A quiet laugh.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck.
(transitive) To communicate through chuckling.
(transitive, archaic) To call together, or call to follow, as a hen calls her chickens; to cluck.
(transitive, archaic) To fondle; to indulge or pamper.
To laugh quietly or inwardly.
chuckled
chuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chuckle
chucklehead
chucklehead
noun
(informal) A stupid or clumsy person.
A coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus.
chuckleheaded
chuckleheaded
adj
stupid, idiotic
chuckleheadedness
chuckleheadedness
noun
The quality of being chuckleheaded.
chuckleheads
chuckleheads
noun
plural of chucklehead
chuckler
chuckler
noun
(India, archaic) A shoemaker, a cobbler.
Someone who chuckles.
chucklers
chucklers
noun
plural of chuckler
chuckles
chuckles
noun
plural of chuckle
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chuipek
chukchee
chukchees
chukker
chukker
noun
One of the six playing periods, each 7½ minutes long, of a game of polo.
chukkers
chukkers
noun
plural of chukker
chunked
chunked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chunk
chunkhead
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
chunkiest
chunkiest
adj
superlative form of chunky: most chunky
chunkiness
chunkiness
noun
the state of being chunky
churchlike
churchlike
adj
Resembling or befitting a church or a worship service.
clockhouse
clockhouse
noun
(architecture) A house or dwelling featuring a large visible clock on its exterior.
(architecture) A part of a building featuring such a clock; the section of a clocktower in which the clock is housed.
cookhouse
cookhouse
noun
A small building where cooking takes place.
cookhouses
cookhouses
noun
plural of cookhouse
cornhusker
cornhusker
noun
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
A person or device that removes husks from corn.
couchmaker
couchmaker
noun
A manufacturer of couches.
countercheck
countercheck
noun
A restriction or limit.
A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one).
verb
To recheck.
To restrict or limit by counteracting.
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
crookshouldered
crutchlike
crutchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crutch.
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
deckhouse
deckhouse
noun
A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck.
deckhouses
deckhouses
noun
plural of deckhouse
dehusk
dehusk
verb
(transitive) To remove the husk from (a coconut or cereal.
deutschemark
deutschmark
dikelocephalus
dockhouse
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
doublethinking
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughlike
doughlike
adj
Resembling dough.
doughmaker
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
duchesslike
duchesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a duchess.
duckhearted
duckhouse
duckwheat
dukeship
dukeship
noun
The quality or condition of being a duke.
durkheim
duskishness
duskishness
noun
Quality of being duskish.
earthquake
earthquake
noun
(planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies.
A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo an earthquake.
earthquaked
earthquaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of earthquake
earthquaken
earthquakes
earthquakes
noun
plural of earthquake
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
elkhound
elkhound
noun
Any Scandinavian breed of dog bred to hunt elk (US: moose).
Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk (US: moose).