HANGMAN SOLVER

adj

1. Relating to alkaptonuria

adj

1. (historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
2. Moving by itself or automatically.

noun

1. A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.

noun

1. (basketball) A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.
2. (chiefly Scotland) A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.

noun

1. (basketball) A backcourt player.

noun

1. plural of backcourtman

noun

1. (aerospace) A reversed countdown (i.e. ascending numbers) in response to problems leading up to a launch.
2. A reversal or undoing of tasks previously done (often in reverse order).

noun

1. plural of backout

adj

1. (rare) Deep-bosomed.

noun

1. (attributive) The blocking out of as much light as possible.
2. (historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.
3. A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
4. A temporary loss of consciousness.
5. A temporary loss of memory.
6. An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.

verb

1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of black out

noun

1. plural of blackout

noun

1. (US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
2. (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
3. (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.
4. (slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
5. A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
6. A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.

noun

1. plural of blockbuster

adj

1. Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.

noun

1. (US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.

noun

1. (construction) A void that is deliberately not filled with concrete, so that it can be used to insert something else such as pipework.

noun

1. (historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
2. (historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
3. (usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.

adj

1. Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.

noun

1. (colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.

noun

1. plural of bluestocking

noun

1. Alternative form of bontebok (“South African antelope”)

noun

1. plural of bontebuck

noun

1. Alternative spelling of bucket shop

noun

1. (chiefly US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from 18th c.]

noun

1. plural of buckshot

noun

1. Hippophae (family Elaeagnaceae), the sea buckthorn.
2. also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn.
3. especially genus Rhamnus,
4. especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.

noun

1. An upper tooth that protrudes further than the bottom teeth.

adj

1. Having buckteeth

noun

1. (nautical) The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.
2. (usually in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum and the top of the legs.

adj

1. (in combination) Having some specific type of buttocks

noun

1. (mining, historical) A worker who gets coal off at a longwall face.
2. (wrestling) One who uses the cross-buttock throw.

noun

1. plural of buttock.

noun

1. The stock in a firearm located in the rear of the firing mechanism where one's shoulder is held when shooting

adj

1. Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.

adv

1. In a cantankerous manner.

noun

1. The state of being cantankerous.

noun

1. (Internet, by extension) The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
2. (darts) The number of points that a player scores on their final, winning visit to the oche.
3. A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
4. An inspection or investigation.
5. The place in a supermarket where this is done.
6. The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
7. The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.

noun

1. plural of checkout

Noun

1. A chuck; a pebble.

noun

1. (New York, obsolete) A three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin.

noun

1. (countable, obsolete) A kind of net for catching woodcock.
2. (obsolete) Twilight, when poultry would be shut in for the night.

noun

1. plural of cockshut

noun

1. The condition of being cocksure

noun

1. Archaic form of coconut.

adj

1. Having some similarity to a computer.

noun

1. (informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.

noun

1. plural of computernik

noun

1. (US) A gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event.

noun

1. plural of cookout

noun

1. Alternative form of counter-attack

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of counterattack

noun

1. One who carries out a counterattack.

verb

1. present participle of counterattack

noun

1. plural of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks

noun

1. A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.

noun

1. plural of counterblockade

noun

1. A restriction or limit.
2. A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one).

verb

1. To recheck.
2. To restrict or limit by counteracting.

adj

1. (US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.

adv

1. (US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.

noun

1. (farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
2. A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.

verb

1. (transitive) To apply a countermark to.

verb

1. simple past tense of countersink

noun

1. A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse

noun

1. a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.

verb

1. (transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
2. (transitive) To create such a conical recess.

verb

1. present participle of countersink

noun

1. plural of countersink

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersink

noun

1. (dated) counterfoil

noun

1. (military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking

verb

1. (intransitive) To perform a counterstrike.

noun

1. A blow given in return.
2. A retaliation.

adj

1. (of a bolt or screw) That has a flat conical top allowing it to be inserted flush with a surface

verb

1. past participle of countersink

verb

1. (transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.

noun

1. (rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
2. (rare) One who works at a counter.

verb

1. present participle of counterwork

noun

1. One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.

noun

1. (historical) A stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.

adj

1. Courteous; polite.
2. Resembling or characteristic of a court.

noun

1. The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
2. The related plant Arum italicum.

noun

1. plural of cuckoopint

noun

1. A form of embroidery in which intervening fabric is cut away

noun

1. plural of cutwork

noun

1. (agriculture, often attributive) A relatively small, shallow share used in tillage, shaped like a duck's foot.

adj

1. Alternative spelling of duck-footed

noun

1. The system of ducts in a particular building.

noun

1. (biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.

noun

1. (nautical) Any of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship.

noun

1. plural of futtock

noun

1. Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.

noun

1. plural of goatsucker

noun

1. The handle of a handgun.
2. The rear part of a musket, rifle or shotgun which is pressed into the shoulder.

noun

1. A manufacturer of gunstocks.

noun

1. plural of gunstock

noun

1. The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.

adj

1. (cytology) Between leukocytes.

noun

1. (archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.

noun

1. (pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.

noun

1. (pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve

adj

1. (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to ketosuccinic acid or its derivatives

noun

1. (basketball) A pass to another offensive player who immediately shoots for the basket.
2. (rugby, American football) A drop kick by a player on the side to return the ball back into play.
3. (soccer) A kick made by the goalkeeper from the goal area.
4. (surfing) A rapid turn performed by shifting one's weight to the rear of the surfboard.
5. (water polo) A penalty for holding or sinking the driver

adj

1. Boisterous
2. Suitable for rough use.

noun

1. (circus) A tumbler.
2. (entertainment) A slapstick comedy or comedian.
3. (sailing) A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area
4. A person living in rough, violent conditions.
5. A worker habitually engaged in casual employment.
6. Clothing suitable for rough use.

noun

1. plural of knockabout

adj

1. (genetics) Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated.
2. Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful.
3. Causing elimination from a competition.
4. Rendering someone unconscious.

noun

1. (genetics) A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
2. (genetics) The deactivation of a particular gene.
3. (informal) A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.
4. (informal) Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny.
5. (printing) An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
6. (sports) A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.
7. (uncountable) A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball.
8. A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.
9. Short for knockout auction.
10. The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.
11. The deactivation of anything.

noun

1. plural of knockout

noun

1. Alternative spelling of knackwurst

noun

1. plural of knockwurst

noun

1. (mineralogy) A chromium chlorite mineral.

adj

1. Relating to, or exhibiting, kraurosis.

noun

1. (physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium.

adj

1. Synonym of lackluster

noun

1. Alternative spelling of laughing stock.

noun

1. plural of laughingstock

adj

1. (statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.

adj

1. Relating to leukoblasts.

noun

1. (hematology, cytology, immunology) Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity.

noun

1. plural of leukocyte

adj

1. Relating to, or containing leukocytes

adj

1. Resembling a leukocyte

noun

1. (medicine) Leukopenia.