(broadcasting) A demonstration recording, often intended to show off the talent of an announcer to a prospective employer.
airchecks
airchecks
noun
plural of aircheck
akhisar
akhissar
akrochordite
akrochordite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
amphikaryon
amphikaryotic
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
andikithira
ankylorrhinia
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antikythera
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
apparatchik
apparatchik
noun
(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
apparatchiki
apparatchiks
apparatchiks
noun
plural of apparatchik
archidiskodon
archikaryon
archipenko
archking
archking
noun
(rare) A chief king.
arkadelphia
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
artichoke
artichoke
noun
A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
bakhtiari
bankruptship
barkleigh
bashkir
bashkiria
bashkiria
Proper noun
A republic of Russia in the south of the country, with capital Ufa.
bekerchief
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
berkshire
berkshire
Proper noun
A inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.
Noun
A breed of pig from Berkshire county.
berkshires
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
beshriek
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bhaktimarga
bhikhari
birchbark
birchbark
noun
A piece of this bark, formerly used for writing on.
The bark of the birch tree, especially the white bark of the paper birch, Betula papyrifera.
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.
birkhoff
birthmark
birthmark
noun
A mark on the skin formed before birth.
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
blackfisher
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blackshirted
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
blatherskites
blatherskites
noun
plural of blatherskite
booksellerish
booksellerish
adj
(rare) Characteristic of a bookseller.
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
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
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
brecknockshire
brecknockshire
Proper noun
An inland traditional county of Wales, bordered by Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Glamorganshire.
breithablik
brickhood
brickish
brickish
adj
(slang, UK, dated) Like a brick, a helpful or reliable person.
Resembling or characteristic of brick.
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
briskish
briskish
adj
Somewhat brisk.
britchka
britchka
noun
(now chiefly historical) A type of horse-drawn carriage, with a foldable roof covering.
brockish
brockish
adj
(obsolete) beastly; brutal
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
brookesmith
brookshire
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
brushlike
brushlike
adj
Having the form of a brush.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bukharin
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
burushaski
burushaski
Proper noun
A language of northwestern Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
cchakri
chainbreak
chainmaker
chainmaker
noun
A tool use to add a link to a chain
One who makes chains.
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
chairmaker
chairmaker
noun
A manufacturer of chairs.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
chakari
chakravartin
chakravartin
noun
(India, religion) An ideal universal ruler, who rules ethically and benevolently over the entire world.
chalkier
chalkier
adj
comparative form of chalky: more chalky
chalkosideric
chalkrail
chandrakhi
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charking
charking
verb
present participle of chark
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chaukidari
checkbird
checkerbellies
checkerberries
checkerberries
noun
plural of checkerberry
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
checkering
checkering
noun
Alternative form of chequering
verb
present participle of checker
checkerist
checkerist
noun
One who plays the game of checkers.
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checkrail
checkrail
noun
Alternative spelling of check rail
checkrein
checkrein
noun
A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to a horse's neck.
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
checkweigher
checkweigher
noun
Alternative form of check weigher
checkwriter
checkwriter
noun
A machine that writes on preprinted checks in such a way as to prevent fraudulent alteration of the check.
One who writes checks.
cheekier
cheekier
adj
comparative form of cheeky: more cheeky
chemicker
cherrylike
cherrylike
adj
Resembling a cherry, such as in shape, color, or flavor
cherubikon
cherublike
cherublike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cherub.
chetverik
chetverik
noun
An old Russian dry measure, approximately 26.24 litres; one fourth of an osmina.
chickaree
chickaree
noun
(Canada, US) A small squirrel, one of the species of Tamiasciurus, that lives in evergreen forests of North America.
chickenberry
chickenbreasted
chickenhearted
chickenhearted
adj
Alternative form of chicken-hearted
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chickenheartedness
chickenheartedness
noun
Alternative form of chicken-heartedness
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chicker
chickery
chickories
chickories
noun
plural of chickory
chickory
chickory
noun
Alternative spelling of chicory
chikara
chikara
noun
A Hindu musical instrument of the violin class.
An Indian antelope (Gazella bennettii).
The Indian four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis).
chikmagalur
chilmark
chimarikan
chimariko
chimariko
Noun
A tribe that lived in a canyon on the Trinity River in California until they were all but destroyed in the mid-1800s, at which point survivors fled and assimilated into the Hupa and Shasta tribes.
Proper noun
The language spoken by this tribe, which is either a language isolate or perhaps Hokan.
chinkara
chinkara
noun
Gazella bennettii, a species of gazelle found in India, Pakistan and Iran
chinker
chinker
noun
Any material that is used to fill chinks
chinkerinchee
chinkerinchee
noun
Ornithogalum thyrsoides, a flowering plant endemic to the Cape Province in South Africa.
chinkers
chinkier
chirikof
chirk
chirk
adj
(colloquial, US, chiefly New England) lively; cheerful; in good spirits
noun
the sound of a spoon rapidly whisking around a pot or basin.
verb
(intransitive, especially as "chirk up") To become happier.
(transitive, especially as "chirk up") To make happier.
To make the sound of a bird; to chirp.
chirked
chirked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirk
chirker
chirker
adj
comparative form of chirk: more chirk
chirkest
chirkest
adj
superlative form of chirk: most chirk
chirking
chirking
verb
present participle of chirk
chirks
chirks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chirk