(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.
A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something.
backstays
backstays
noun
plural of backstay
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
backyards
backyards
noun
plural of backyard
barleysick
blackboys
blackboys
noun
plural of blackboy
blackeyes
blackeyes
noun
plural of blackeye
blackishly
blackishly
adv
In a blackish way.
blickeys
blockishly
bobbysocks
boychicks
boychicks
noun
plural of boychick
boychiks
boychiks
noun
plural of boychik
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
brickeys
bricklayers
bricklayers
noun
plural of bricklayer
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
buckayros
buckayros
noun
plural of buckayro
buckeyes
buckeyes
noun
plural of buckeye
buckeystown
buckishly
buckishly
adv
In a buckish manner.
buckstay
buckstay
noun
A vertical support for a furnace or boiler, to give it rigidity.
buybacks
buybacks
noun
plural of buyback
bysacki
cambyuskan
candystick
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
carnovsky
casky
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
chayefsky
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
chelyabinsk
chelyuskin
cheskey
cheskeys
chokeys
chokeys
noun
plural of chokey
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
chomsky
claybanks
claybanks
noun
plural of claybank
closkey
closky
cockeyedness
cockeyedness
noun
The quality of being cockeyed.
cockeyes
cockeyes
noun
plural of cockeye
cockeysville
cockishly
cockneyese
cockneyess
cockneyess
noun
A female cockney.
cockneyfies
cockneyfies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cockneyfy
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
cockneyism
cockneyism
noun
A Cockney phrase or idiom.
The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
cockneyisms
cockneyisms
noun
plural of cockneyism
cockneys
cockneys
noun
plural of cockney
cockneyship
cockshy
cockshy
noun
A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players.
An object at which stones are flung; (by extension) a person who is abused or vilified.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To pelt; to throw things at.
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
cocksy
cocksy
adj
Alternative form of coxy
cofsky
commiskey
comstockery
comstockery
noun
(US) Censorship of literature and performances because of especially broad definitions of obscenity or immorality.
cookeys
cookeys
noun
plural of cookey
cookishly
copybooks
copybooks
noun
plural of copybook
copydesk
copydesk
noun
Alternative form of copy desk
copydesks
copydesks
noun
plural of copydesk
corkscrewy
corkscrewy
adj
Resembling the worm of a corkscrew in shape
crystallike
culverkeys
culverkeys
noun
plural of culverkey
curlylocks
cytokineses
cytokineses
noun
plural of cytokinesis
cytokinesis
cytokinesis
noun
(biology) The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.
cytoskeletal
cytoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton.
cytoskeleton
cytoskeleton
noun
A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that provide some rigidity to cells
dickeys
dickeys
noun
plural of dickey
dikaryophasic
dockyards
dockyards
noun
plural of dockyard
doohickeys
doohickeys
noun
plural of doohickey
dyakisdodecahedron
dyskinetic
dyskinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to dyskinesia
eysenck
fancysick
fecklessly
fecklessly
adv
In a feckless manner
fishyback
fishybacking
flecklessly
flecklessly
adv
In a fleckless manner.
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
flyspeck
flyspeck
noun
(by extension) Anything tiny or insignificant.
Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.
verb
To bespeckle with tiny spatters of color.
To inspect in minute detail to ensure that something contains no flaws; nitpick.
flyspecked
flyspecked
adj
Covered with flyspecks.
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
flyspecks
flyspecks
noun
plural of flyspeck
goldylocks
goldylocks
noun
(less common) Alternative spelling of goldilocks
graybacks
graybacks
noun
plural of grayback
gunnysack
gunnysack
noun
Alternative spelling of gunny sack
gunnysacks
gunnysacks
noun
plural of gunnysack
hackneyedness
hackneyedness
noun
The quality of being hackneyed.
hackneyism
hackneys
hackneys
noun
plural of hackney
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hackney
hassocky
hassocky
adj
Having or characterised by hassocks, or clumps of vegetation.
haycocks
haycocks
noun
plural of haycock
hayracks
hayracks
noun
plural of hayrack
hayricks
hayricks
noun
plural of hayrick
hayshock
haystack
haystack
noun
(canoeing) A standing wave in a rapid.
(programming) The text string within which another string is searched for. (see: needle in a haystack)
A dish composed of a starchy food (rice, tortillas, crackers, etc.) topped by a protein (beans, cheese, meat, etc.) in combination with fresh vegetables, assembled on the plate by the diner.
A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.
haystacks
haystacks
noun
plural of haystack
haysuck
hickeyes
hickeys
hickeys
noun
plural of hickey
hockeys
hockeys
noun
plural of hockey
hollyhocks
hollyhocks
noun
plural of hollyhock
homesickly
homesickly
adv
In a homesick way.
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
horsejockey
huckstery
huckstery
noun
The activities of a huckster.
hydrocracks
hydrocracks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrocrack
hydrokinetics
hydrokinetics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
hyperbrachyskelic
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypermakroskelic
hystericky
hystericky
adj
(informal) Hysterical; inclined to hysterics.
jackassery
jackassery
noun
The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
jackshay
jackshay
noun
(dated, Australia) A pot (incorporating a cup) used to make tea
jackstay
jackstay
noun
(nautical) A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.
(nautical) A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.
(nautical) A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.
(underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.
jackstays
jackstays
noun
plural of jackstay
jockeyish
jockeyism
jockeyism
noun
The practice or techniques of jockeys; the skill of riding a horse in a race.
jockeys
jockeys
noun
Synonym of jockey shorts
plural of jockey
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jockey
jockeyship
jockeyship
noun
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
johnnycakes
johnnycakes
noun
plural of johnnycake
joystick
joystick
noun
A mechanical device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.
verb
(rare) To manoeuvre by means of a joystick.
joysticks
joysticks
noun
plural of joystick
kakistocracy
kakistocracy
noun
Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.
kaleidoscopically
kaleidoscopically
adv
In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner.
karyomicrosome
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
karyoschisis
karyosystematics
karyosystematics
noun
The systematics of karyotypes
kecksy
kecksy
noun
The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the hemlock.
keratomycosis
keratomycosis
noun
fungal infection of the cornea
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keraunoscopy
kerystic
kerystic
adj
(religion, rare) Concerning preaching, particularly preaching of the gospels.