Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backrush
backrush
noun
A rushing backward; a retreat.
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
biscuitmaker
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blacksburg
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
blocksburg
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
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
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
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
carpsucker
carpsucker
noun
Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.
caulkers
caulkers
noun
plural of caulker
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
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
clarksburg
clarksburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
clunkers
clunkers
noun
plural of clunker
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
cockarouse
cockarouse
noun
(historical) A sachem or leader in certain Native American groups.
cockerouse
cockspur
cockspur
noun
A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.
A kind of grass (Echinochloa crus-galli).
A kind of hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli).
cockspurs
cockspurs
noun
plural of cockspur
cocksuckers
cocksuckers
noun
(vulgar) plural of cocksucker
cocksure
cocksure
adj
(informal) Too confident; overconfident.
cocksuredom
cocksureism
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cocksureness
cocksureness
noun
the state or condition of being cocksure
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
cokuloris
cokuloris
noun
Alternative form of cucoloris
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
concertstuck
cooksburg
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
cowsucker
crackskull
crackups
crackups
noun
plural of crackup
crankous
creekstuff
crookshouldered
crucks
crucks
noun
plural of cruck
cruickshank
cruikshank
cruiskeen
cruiskeen
noun
(Ireland) A small bottle.
cruisken
cruisken
noun
Alternative form of cruiskeen
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
culverkeys
culverkeys
noun
plural of culverkey
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
curlylocks
cutworks
cutworks
noun
plural of cutwork
deutschemark
deutschmark
drumstick
drumstick
noun
(South Asia, Myanmar) The moringa or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera, especially its slender, cylindrical pods.
(slang, chiefly in the plural) A person's leg.
A stick used to play drums.
The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food.
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
duckboards
duckboards
noun
plural of duckboard
duckeries
duckeries
noun
plural of duckery
duckers
duckers
noun
plural of ducker
dumbstricken
dumbstruck
dumbstruck
adj
so shocked as to be unable to speak
euskaric
flickermouse
franciskus
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
fredericksburg
fredericksburg
Proper noun
A town in Posey County, Indiana, United States.
A city/town in Iowa State.
A village in Ohio State.
A city in Texas State.
A city in the northern part Virginia Commonwealth.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fuckers
fuckers
noun
plural of fucker
gebrauchsmusik
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
grieshuckle
gumpoldskirchner
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
hogsucker
hogsucker
noun
Hypentelium nigricans, a species of fish found throughout the Mississippi river basin, growing up to two feet in length.
honeymoonstruck
honeystucker
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
housewrecker
huckleberries
huckleberries
noun
plural of huckleberry
huckster
huckster
noun
A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a stall, or in the street.
One who deceptively sells fraudulent products.
Somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner.
Somebody who writes advertisements for radio or television.
verb
(intransitive) To haggle, to wrangle, or to bargain.
(transitive) To promote or sell goods in an aggressive, showy manner.
(transitive) To sell or offer goods from place to place, to peddle.
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
huckstered
huckstered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of huckster
hucksterer
hucksterer
noun
huckster
hucksteress
hucksteress
noun
(archaic) A female huckster.
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hucksterism
hucksterism
noun
The condition of being a huckster; hucksterish behavior.
hucksterisms
hucksterisms
noun
plural of hucksterism
hucksterize
hucksterize
verb
To hawk; to promote, especially in a pushy or deceptive manner.
hucksters
hucksters
noun
plural of huckster
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of huckster
huckstery
huckstery
noun
The activities of a huckster.
huckstress
huckstress
noun
A female huckster.
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
ickesburg
innsbruck
innsbruck
Proper noun
A city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol.
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.