Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
biscuitmaking
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
bruckleness
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
buckbeans
buckbeans
noun
plural of buckbean
buckeens
buckeens
noun
plural of buckeen
buckeystown
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
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.
buckskin
buckskin
adj
Of a grayish yellow in colour.
noun
A grayish yellow in colour.
A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.
A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.
Breeches made of buckskin.
Clothing made from buckskin.
The skin of a male deer, a buck.
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
buckskins
buckskins
noun
trousers and other clothing made from buckskin
buckstone
buckwashing
bullnecks
bullnecks
noun
plural of bullneck
bumsucking
bundocks
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
cambyuskan
cankerous
cankerous
adj
Causing canker; ulcerating.
Infected with canker; ulcerous.
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cantankerousness
cantankerousness
noun
The state of being cantankerous.
cantankerousnesses
caulkings
caulkings
noun
plural of caulking
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
chelyuskin
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chuckleheadedness
chuckleheadedness
noun
The quality of being chuckleheaded.
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chunkiest
chunkiest
adj
superlative form of chunky: most chunky
chunkiness
chunkiness
noun
the state of being chunky
chunks
chunks
noun
plural of chunk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunk
clunkers
clunkers
noun
plural of clunker
clunks
clunks
noun
plural of clunk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clunk
cocksureness
cocksureness
noun
the state or condition of being cocksure
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
concertstuck
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
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.
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
cornhusks
cornhusks
noun
plural of cornhusk
counterattacks
counterattacks
noun
plural of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbreastwork
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
countersinking
countersinking
verb
present participle of countersink
countersinks
countersinks
noun
plural of countersink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersink
counterstock
counterstock
noun
(dated) counterfoil
counterstrike
counterstrike
noun
(military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking
verb
(intransitive) To perform a counterstrike.
counterstroke
counterstroke
noun
A blow given in return.
A retaliation.
countersunk
countersunk
adj
(of a bolt or screw) That has a flat conical top allowing it to be inserted flush with a surface
verb
past participle of countersink
countersunken
crankous
cruickshank
cruikshank
cruiskeen
cruiskeen
noun
(Ireland) A small bottle.
cruisken
cruisken
noun
Alternative form of cruiskeen
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
cufflinks
cufflinks
noun
plural of cufflink
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
cutbanks
cutbanks
noun
plural of cutbank
ducklings
ducklings
noun
plural of duckling
ducklingship
duckpins
duckpins
noun
A game played by bowling a small ball at such pins.
plural of duckpin
duckstone
dumbstricken
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
franciskus
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
ginkgoaceous
ginkgoaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ginkgoaceae.
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
glucokinases
glucokinases
noun
plural of glucokinase
gluconokinase
gluconokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.
gumpoldskirchner
gunlocks
gunlocks
noun
plural of gunlock
gunnysack
gunnysack
noun
Alternative spelling of gunny sack
gunnysacks
gunnysacks
noun
plural of gunnysack
gunstick
gunstick
noun
A stick to ram down the charge of a musket, etc.; a rammer or ramrod.
gunstock
gunstock
noun
The handle of a handgun.
The rear part of a musket, rifle or shotgun which is pressed into the shoulder.
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
gunstocking
gunstocks
gunstocks
noun
plural of gunstock
haimsucken
hamesucken
hamesucken
noun
(Scotland) An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.
honeymoonstruck
honeystucker
honeysuck
honeysuck
noun
(dialect, archaic) honeysuckle
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
honeysuckle
honeysuckle
noun
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia)
Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia)
Banksia marginata (silver banksia)
Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle)
Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle)
honeysuckled
honeysuckled
adj
Covered with honeysuckle.
honeysuckles
honeysuckles
noun
plural of honeysuckle
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hunchakist
hunchbacks
hunchbacks
noun
plural of hunchback
innsbruck
innsbruck
Proper noun
A city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol.
insucken
insucken
adj
(law, Scotland) Pertaining to a district astricted to a certain mill.
noun
The multure paid by occupiers of thirled lands for the service of grinding.
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
jacksonburg
janiuszck
kechuans
kentuckians
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keratoncus
keraunoscopia
keraunoscopy
ketosuccinic
ketosuccinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to ketosuccinic acid or its derivatives
keypunchers
keypunchers
noun
plural of keypuncher
keypunches
keypunches
noun
plural of keypunch
kinetonucleus
kingcups
kingcups
noun
plural of kingcup
klendusic
klendusic
adj
(botany) resistant to infection
kluczynski
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knapscull
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
knockouts
knockouts
noun
plural of knockout
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
knuckleballs
knuckleballs
noun
plural of knuckleball
knucklebones
knucklebones
noun
A children's game, originally played with the knucklebones of sheep, in which small objects are picked up, moved, thrown, and caught according to various rules.
plural of knucklebone
knuckleheadedness
knuckleheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being knuckleheaded; foolishness or ineptitude.
knuckleheads
knuckleheads
noun
plural of knucklehead
knucklers
knucklers
noun
plural of knuckler
knuckles
knuckles
noun
plural of knuckle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knuckle
knucklesome
knucklesome
adj
(literally and figurative) Characterised or marked by knuckle(s); knuckly