An ancient Indian unit of weight, equivalent to around 2.5 kilograms.
adiadochokinesia
adiadochokinesia
noun
A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.
adiadochokinesis
adiadochokinesis
noun
Alternative form of adiadochokinesia
akhoond
akhoond
noun
Alternative spelling of akhund
akhund
akhund
noun
(chiefly historical) A spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China.
(colloquial, Central Asia or Xinjiang) Uyghur; Dungan; Hui Muslim
akhundzada
akrochordite
akrochordite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
amphidisk
andikithira
ankerhold
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
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
archidiskodon
arkadelphia
ashkhabad
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
backchecked
backchecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcheck
backhand
backhand
adj
(ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick
(of handwriting) Slanting to the left.
(of strokes or throws) In the backhand style
noun
(Ultimate Frisbee) the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
(surfing) the hand towards the back of the board.
(tennis) a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
Handwriting that leans to the left
The reverse side of the human hand.
verb
to execute a backhand stroke or throw
to slap with the back of one's hand
backhanded
backhanded
adj
(of writing) inclining to the left
Backwards, turned around.
Indirect.
Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
Involving a backward flip of the hand.
Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance.
Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful.
With the back of the hand.
adv
In a backhanded manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhand
backhandedly
backhandedness
backhandedness
noun
(of writing) Leftward slant.
Backwardness of direction.
Deceit or neglect.
Indirection.
Insincerity, irony, or sarcasm.
The use of a backward flip of the hand.
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backhands
backhands
noun
plural of backhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhand
backhauled
backhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhaul
backlashed
backlashed
adj
Having a backlash.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlash
backlighted
backstitched
backstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstitch
backwashed
backwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwash
badakhshan
badakhshan
Proper noun
A region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan.
A province of Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province.
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, or Kūhistoni Badakhshon, a province of Tajikistan.
bakehead
bakehead
noun
(rail transport, informal) A fireman (person who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler on a railroad locomotive).
bakshished
bakshished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bakshish
bandhook
bankhead
beakhead
beakhead
noun
(archaeology) An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak.
(nautical) A protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.
bechalked
bechalked
adj
Chalk-covered or chalky.
Having a surface that has been written on in chalk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechalk
bedikah
bedikah
noun
(Judaism) A ritual inspection or examination.
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
bethanked
bethanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethank
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
birkenhead
birkenhead
Proper noun
An English topographic surname
Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead
the town itself.
blackhander
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackhead
blackhead
noun
(countable) A scaup: any of various ducks of the genus Aythya.
(countable, medicine) A comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.
(uncountable) A form of histomoniasis in poultry, characterized by cyanotic discoloration on the bird's head.
blackheads
blackheads
noun
plural of blackhead
blackhearted
blackhearted
adj
Alternative form of black-hearted
blackheartedly
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackshirted
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
bodycheck
bodycheck
noun
Alternative spelling of body check
bodychecked
bodychecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodycheck
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bookholder
bookholder
noun
(obsolete) A prompter at a theatre.
A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying.
bookhood
bookhood
noun
Knowledge of books; scholarship.
The state or dignity of a book.
brakehand
brakehead
brickhood
brokenhearted
brokenhearted
adj
Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the repudiation of a romantic relationship.
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
buckhead
buckhound
buckhound
noun
(UK) A hound for deer hunting.
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
budukha
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
bunchbacked
bundelkhand
burckhardt
burkhard
burkhardt
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
buttonhooked
buttonhooked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhook
cardshark
cardshark
noun
(chiefly US) A cardsharp.
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
cchaddoorck
chackled
chackled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chackle
chadlock
chadlock
noun
Alternative form of charlock (Sinapis arvensis etc.)
chadwick
chadwicks
chakdar
chalkboard
chalkboard
noun
A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
verb
To write or draw on a chalkboard.
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalked
chalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chalk
chalkosideric
chandrakanta
chandrakhi
chappaquiddick
chardock
charked
charked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chark
chaukidari
checkbird
checked
checked
adj
(Canada, US) Having a pattern of checks; checkered.
(aviation or other transport, of baggage) Delivered to the airline (or train line, ferry, etc.) during check-in to be stored in an inaccessible area to the passenger (the hold) during the flight (or other journey).
(phonology) Of consonants, glottalized.
(phonology) Of syllables, having a coda.
Verified or validated in some way.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of check
checkerboard
checkerboard
noun
(film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.
A pattern of squares of alternating colours.
verb
(transitive) To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.
checkerboarded
checkerboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkerboard
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
checkered
checkered
adj
(figurative) Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures.
Divided into squares, or into light and dark patches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checker
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
checkmarked
checkmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkmark
checkmated
checkmated
adj
(chess) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
(figuratively) Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkmate
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
checkrowed
checkrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkrow
checksummed
checksummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checksum
chedlock
cheeked
cheeked
adj
(usually in combination) Having some specific type of cheek.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cheek
chemicked
chemicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemic
chempaduk
chickabiddy
chickabiddy
noun
(childish) A chicken or similar bird.
Term of endearment for a young child or loved one.
chickadee
chickadee
noun
A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae.
Affectionate term of address.
chickadees
chickadees
noun
plural of chickadee
chickenbreasted
chickened
chickened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chicken
chickenhearted
chickenhearted
adj
Alternative form of chicken-hearted
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chickenheartedness
chickenheartedness
noun
Alternative form of chicken-heartedness
chickenhood
chickenhood
noun
The state or period of being a chicken.
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
chickhood
chickhood
noun
The period of being a chick (young bird).
chickweed
chickweed
noun
Ageratum conyzoides, chickweed
Cerastium - mouse-ear chickweed
Holosteum - jagged chickweed
Moenchia - upright chickweed
Paronychia - chickweed
Stellaria pro parte - chickweed
especially common chickweed, Stellaria media, a common, edible weed in North America and Europe.
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
childkind
childkind
noun
All children, considered as a group.
childlike
childlike
adj
Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
Of, like, or suitable for a child.
childlikeness
childlikeness
noun
The state or quality of being childlike.
chinked
chinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chink
chirked
chirked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirk
chladek
chocked
chocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chock
choked
choked
adj
(figurative) Blocked or obstructed by thick material, often plant growth.
Having been unable to breathe due to airway obstruction (choking) or strangulation, but usually to the point of pain and discomfort without death.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of choke
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chokered
chokered
adj
Wearing a choker.
chokeweed
chokidar
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
chronodeik
chucked
chucked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chuck
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.