(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
blauwbok
blauwbok
noun
The bluebuck (extinct mammal).
boguslawsky
bucksaw
bucksaw
noun
A saw, in a metal frame, used to cut lengths of wood.
bucksaws
bucksaws
noun
plural of bucksaw
buckwagon
buckwagon
noun
(South Africa) A strong wagon with a frame over the wheels used for hauling goods.
(US) A buckboard; a wagon for personal transport as well as transporting goods.
buckwash
buckwasher
buckwashing
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
bullwhack
bullwhack
verb
(US) To work as a bullwhacker, driving a bullock team.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bulwark
bulwark
noun
(figurative) Any means of defence or security.
(nautical) The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.
A breakwater.
A defense or safeguard.
A defensive wall or rampart.
verb
(transitive) To fortify something with a wall or rampart.
(transitive) To provide protection of defense for something.
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bulwarks
bulwarks
noun
plural of bulwark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulwark
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhack
bushwhack
verb
to ambush
to fight, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
to travel through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
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
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
bushwhacks
bushwhacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bushwhack
chawbuck
chawbuck
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To beat with a chabuk.
chuckawalla
chuckawalla
noun
Alternative form of chuckwalla
chuckawallas
chuckawallas
noun
plural of chuckawalla
chuckwalla
chuckwalla
noun
An iguana, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
counterbreastwork
cowquake
cowquake
noun
quaking grass; Briza media
duckwalk
duckwalk
noun
Alternative spelling of duck walk
verb
(intransitive) To jump on one leg while moving the other back and forth, a motion sometimes employed by guitar players in popular music.
(intransitive) To walk while squatting.
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
duckwater
duckwheat
grauwacke
grauwacke
noun
(geology) Greywacke.
hawbuck
hawbuck
noun
(obsolete) A vulgar, ignorant country fellow.
hawknut
hawknut
noun
Synonym of kippernut
hukawng
huskanaw
huskanaw
noun
(historical) A Powhatan initiation ritual for boys, involving fasting and narcotics.
joukerypawkery
katsuwonidae
kawaguchi
kewaskum
kewaunee
kewaunee
Proper noun
a city on Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, USA, and the county seat of Kewaunee County.
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
kowagmiut
krautweed
kujawiak
kumshaw
kunwari
kurosawa
kurzawa
kuttawa
kuwait
kuwait
Proper noun
in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait.
kuwaiti
kwakiutl
kwangju
kwangtung
kwantung
kwatuma
kwaznku
kwazoku
kwazulu
kwazulu
Proper noun
A former bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government to be a homeland for the Zulu people.
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
lukaszewicz
lukeward
lukewarm
lukewarm
adj
(temperature) Between warm and cool.
Unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
lukewarmly
lukewarmly
adv
In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without enthusiasm.
lukewarmness
lukewarmness
noun
The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
lukewarmth
lukewarmth
noun
lukewarmness
lutoslawski
milwaukee
milwaukee
Proper noun
A city in Wisconsin, United States, which is the county seat of
milwaukeean
milwaukeean
Adjective
Of or relating to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
milwaukie
minnewaukan
minnewaukan
Proper noun
a small city in North Dakota, USA, which is the county seat of
mousehawk
mucksweat
mukwonago
muskwaki
nashwauk
oquawka
outthwack
outwake
outwalk
outwalk
verb
To walk further than another
outwalked
outwalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwalk
outwalking
outwalking
verb
present participle of outwalk
outwalks
outwalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwalk
packwaukee
pawcatuck
pawhuska
pawhuska
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA
pawtucket
pawtucket
Proper noun
A large city in Rhode Island.
pewaukee
pohutukawa
pohutukawa
noun
A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers made up of a mass of stamens around Christmastime.
pukwana
quakertown
quawk
quawk
noun
(US) The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax.
The harsh call of this or other birds.
verb
Of birds, to give loud, harsh vocalisations.
quickwater
quickwater
noun
(canoeing) Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.
sawbuck
sawbuck
noun
(US, slang) A ten-dollar bill.
A framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed; a sawhorse.
sawbucks
sawbucks
noun
plural of sawbuck
sawdustlike
sawdustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of sawdust.
southwark
southwark
Proper noun
A London Borough within Greater London, to the south of the River Thames, including the historic borough plus the Pool of London and Bankside.
squawk
squawk
noun
(aviation) A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.
(aviation) An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.
(programming, informal) A warning message indicating a possible error.
A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird; a yell, scream, or call.
The American night heron.
verb
(US, slang, dated) To back out in a mean way.
(aviation) To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)
(programming, intransitive, informal) To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.
(slang, intransitive) To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.
(slang, intransitive) To speak out; to protest.
To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.
squawked
squawked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of squawk
squawker
squawker
noun
(slang) An informant; a stool pigeon.
(slang) The radio used in police vehicles to keep in contact with headquarters.
A loudspeaker used for frequencies intermediate between those of a woofer and a tweeter.
A person who complains or protests noisily.
Something that squawks.
squawkers
squawkers
noun
plural of squawker
squawkie
squawkier
squawkier
adj
comparative form of squawky: more squawky
squawkiest
squawkiest
adj
superlative form of squawky: most squawky
squawking
squawking
noun
squawk, the sound of a squawk
verb
present participle of squawk
squawkingly
squawkingly
adv
In a squawking way; with squawking noises.
squawks
squawks
noun
plural of squawk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of squawk
squawky
squawky
adj
(of a sound) Resembling a squawk; raw and grating
Making squawking sounds.
subbailiwick
subworkman
subworkman
noun
A subordinate workman.
sugarworks
superacknowledgment
superweak
superweak
adj
(physics) Describing a class of particles (superWIMPs) that interact with others very weakly
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
swashbuckled
swashbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle
swashbuckler
swashbuckler
noun
A daring adventurer.
A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and lighthearted tone.
A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant sword play.
swashbucklerdom
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbucklers
swashbucklers
noun
plural of swashbuckler
swashbucklery
swashbucklery
noun
adventure and excitement; that which is swashbuckling
swashbuckles
swashbuckles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swashbuckle
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
tokugawa
tokugawa
Proper noun
Any of a family of shoguns that ruled Japan in the 17th to 19th centuries.