(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
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
bookracks
bookracks
noun
plural of bookrack
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
boschvark
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
brackens
brackens
noun
plural of bracken
brackets
brackets
noun
plural of bracket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bracket
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brackish
brackish
adj
(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste.
Repulsive
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
brainsick
brainsick
adj
Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
brainsickness
brainsickness
noun
The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness
branstock
brecknockshire
brecknockshire
Proper noun
An inland traditional county of Wales, bordered by Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Glamorganshire.
brecksville
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
brickbats
brickbats
noun
plural of brickbat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brickbat
brickeys
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
brickiest
brickiest
adj
superlative form of bricky: most bricky
brickish
brickish
adj
(slang, UK, dated) Like a brick, a helpful or reliable person.
Resembling or characteristic of brick.
bricklayers
bricklayers
noun
plural of bricklayer
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
brickleness
brickleness
noun
(obsolete) brittleness
brickles
brickles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brickle
brickmason
bricks
bricks
noun
plural of brick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brick
brickset
bricksetter
brickwise
brickwise
adj
In the manner of bricks, especially the overlapping way in which they are assembled into a wall.
brockages
brockages
noun
plural of brockage
brockets
brockets
noun
plural of brocket
brockish
brockish
adj
(obsolete) beastly; brutal
brocks
brocks
noun
plural of brock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brock
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
broomsticks
broomsticks
noun
plural of broomstick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broomstick
browsick
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.
brushback
brushback
noun
(baseball) Synonym of brushback pitch
buckaroos
buckaroos
noun
plural of buckaroo
buckayros
buckayros
noun
plural of buckayro
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
buckbrush
buckbrush
noun
Ceanothus spp.
Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides, maidenbrush
Purshia spp.
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
buckeroos
buckeroos
noun
plural of buckeroo
buckers
buckers
noun
plural of bucker
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bucklers
bucklers
noun
plural of buckler
buckrams
buckrams
noun
Alternative form of buckram ("ramson").
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buckram
buckras
buckras
noun
plural of buckra
bucksport
buckwasher
bullsticker
bullsucker
burdocks
burdocks
noun
plural of burdock
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
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
cabinetworks
cacklers
cacklers
noun
plural of cackler
cadilesker
cadilesker
noun
A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire.
cakewalkers
cakewalkers
noun
plural of cakewalker
calkers
calkers
noun
plural of calker
camiknickers
camiknickers
noun
(dated) A women's undergarment covering the torso, worn for example under short dresses or slacks.
candlestickward
canebrakes
canebrakes
noun
plural of canebrake
cankeredness
cankeredness
noun
The state or quality of being cankered.
cankerous
cankerous
adj
Causing canker; ulcerating.
Infected with canker; ulcerous.
cankers
cankers
noun
plural of canker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canker
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
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
capeworks
capmakers
capmakers
noun
plural of capmaker
caprocks
caprocks
noun
plural of caprock
caracks
caracks
noun
plural of carack
cardshark
cardshark
noun
(chiefly US) A cardsharp.
cardstock
cardstock
noun
Alternative spelling of card stock
caretakers
caretakers
noun
plural of caretaker
caretakes
caretakes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caretake
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
carjackings
carjackings
noun
plural of carjacking
carks
carks
noun
plural of cark
carmakers
carmakers
noun
plural of carmaker
carnovsky
carpsucker
carpsucker
noun
Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.
carracks
carracks
noun
plural of carrack
carsick
carsick
adj
Dizzy or feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle; suffering from motion sickness.
carsickness
carsickness
noun
(dated) Motion sickness caused by riding in a railway carriage.
Motion sickness caused by riding in a motor car.
casekeeper
casekeeper
noun
(card games) An employee at a gambling establishment who assists the players and prevents dealer cheating by counting cards using an abacus-like device with counters on spindles.
casemaker
casemaker
noun
One who manufactures cases.
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
caseworkers
caseworkers
noun
plural of caseworker
caseworks
cashkeeper
catasarka
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
caulkers
caulkers
noun
plural of caulker
chakras
chakras
noun
plural of chakra
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkosideric
charkas
charkas
noun
plural of charka
charkhas
charkhas
noun
plural of charkha
charks
charks
noun
plural of chark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chark
charlocks
charlocks
noun
plural of charlock
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
checkerbellies
checkerberries
checkerberries
noun
plural of checkerberry
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
checkerbreast
checkerist
checkerist
noun
One who plays the game of checkers.
checkers
checkers
noun
(board games, US, Canada, in the singular) A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. Other European varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces.
plural of checker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checker
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checkrooms
checkrooms
noun
plural of checkroom
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
checkstrap
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
cheesemaker
cheesemaker
noun
A person skilled in the art of making cheese
cherkess
cherkesser
cherokees
chickenbreasted
chickenheartedness
chickenheartedness
noun
Alternative form of chicken-heartedness
chickories
chickories
noun
plural of chickory
chinkers
chirkest
chirkest
adj
superlative form of chirk: most chirk
chirks
chirks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chirk
chokeberries
chokeberries
noun
plural of chokeberry
chokecherries
chokecherries
noun
plural of chokecherry
chokers
chokers
noun
plural of choker
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
chubsucker
chubsucker
noun
Any of various freshwater suckers of the genus Erimyzon, native to North America.
chucklers
chucklers
noun
plural of chuckler
chukars
chukars
noun
plural of chukar
chukkars
chukkars
noun
plural of chukkar
chukkers
chukkers
noun
plural of chukker
clackers
clackers
noun
A toy consisting of two plastic spheres suspended on string which, when swung up and down, banged against each other, making a clacking sound
plural of clacker
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and