The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
awkwardnesses
awkwardnesses
noun
plural of awkwardness
backboards
backboards
noun
plural of backboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backboard
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backscattered
backscattered
verb
past participle of backscatter
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backspread
backstrapped
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backsword
backsword
noun
(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
backwards
backwards
adj
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
backwoodser
backyards
backyards
noun
plural of backyard
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
baedekers
baidarkas
baidarkas
noun
plural of baidarka
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
baldricks
baldricks
noun
plural of baldrick
bankcards
bankcards
noun
plural of bankcard
barksdale
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
bedarkens
bedarkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedarken
bedmakers
bedmakers
noun
plural of bedmaker
bedrocks
bedrocks
noun
plural of bedrock
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bidarkas
bidarkas
noun
plural of bidarka
bidarkees
bidarkees
noun
plural of bidarkee
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackshirted
blinkards
blinkards
noun
plural of blinkard
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
bloodstroke
bloodstroke
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.
A stroke or blow with a weapon that draws blood.
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookwards
bradski
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
bradykinins
bradykinins
noun
plural of bradykinin
bradyteleokinesis
breadbasket
breadbasket
noun
(agriculture) A region which has favourable conditions to produce a large quantity of grain or, by extension, other food products; a food bowl.
(humorous) The abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack.
A basket used for storing or carrying bread.
breadbaskets
breadbaskets
noun
plural of breadbasket
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakfasted
breakfasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breakfast
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
bridestake
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brisked
brisked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brisk
briskened
briskened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brisken
brodsky
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
brookside
brookside
adj
On the side of a brook.
noun
The side of a brook.
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
buddenbrooks
burdocks
burdocks
noun
plural of burdock
cadilesker
cadilesker
noun
A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire.
candlestickward
cankeredness
cankeredness
noun
The state or quality of being cankered.
cardshark
cardshark
noun
(chiefly US) A cardsharp.
cardstock
cardstock
noun
Alternative spelling of card stock
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkosideric
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
chickenbreasted
chickenheartedness
chickenheartedness
noun
Alternative form of chicken-heartedness
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
clarksdale
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
cocksuredom
corkscrewed
corkscrewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corkscrew
corkwoods
corkwoods
noun
plural of corkwood
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
crackbrainedness
crackbrainedness
noun
The quality of being crackbrained; idiocy.
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
crackedness
crackedness
noun
The state or quality of being cracked.
crackpottedness
crankdisk
creekside
creekside
adj
Beside a creek.
noun
The land forming the side of a creek.
crookedest
crookedest
adj
superlative form of crooked: most crooked
crookedness
crookedness
noun
The state of being crooked
crookednesses
crookednesses
noun
plural of crookedness
crooknosed
crookshouldered
crooksided
crooksterned
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
dackers
daikers
daikers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of daiker
dakerhens
dakerhens
noun
plural of dakerhen
dansker
darkeners
darkeners
noun
plural of darkener
darkens
darkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of darken
darkest
darkest
adj
superlative form of dark: most dark
darkeys
darkeys
noun
plural of darkey
darkheartedness
darkies
darkies
noun
plural of darkie
plural of darky
darkish
darkish
adj
Somewhat dark.
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
darkles
darkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of darkle
darkliest
darkliest
adv
(literary, dated) superlative form of darkly: most darkly
darklings
darklings
adv
(poetic, obsolete) In the darkness.
noun
plural of darkling
darkmans
darkmans
noun
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) The night.
darkness
darkness
noun
(countable) The product of being dark.
(uncountable) Gloom; gloominess; depression.
(uncountable) Hell.
(uncountable) Lack of knowledge; obscurity or meaning or intelligibility; the unknown.
(uncountable) Lack of understanding or compassion; spiritual or mental blindness.
(uncountable) Secrecy; concealment.
(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
(uncountable) The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.
darknesses
darknesses
noun
plural of darkness
plural of darknesse
darkrooms
darkrooms
noun
plural of darkroom
darks
darks
noun
plural of dark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dark
darkskin
darkskin
noun
A black person who has relatively dark-coloured skin.
darksome
darksome
adj
(poetic, literary) Characterised by darkness; gloomy; obscure
darksomeness
darksomeness
noun
The quality of being darksome.
darksum
dashmaker
dawnstreak
daybreaks
daybreaks
noun
plural of daybreak
daystreak
dayworks
dayworks
noun
plural of daywork
deadworks
deadworks
noun
(nautical) The parts of a laden ship that are above water.