HANGMAN SOLVER

noun

1. (uncommon, usually in the plural) Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.
2. The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus.
3. The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.

noun

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of abelmosk in its various senses.

noun

1. Alternative spelling of abhisheka

Proper noun

1. A Siouan people from between the Platte and the Yellowstone Rivers; the Crow.

Noun

1. A member of this people.

noun

1. plural of arabesk

noun

1. Alternative form of baasskap

noun

1. (By association) A stereotypical, Eastern European peasant grandmother-type figure.
2. A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin.
3. An old woman, especially one of Eastern European descent.
4. Russian doll, matryoshka

adj

1. (UK dialectal) Retrospective.

adv

1. (UK dialectal, of time) Long ago; in the past.

noun

1. (UK dialectal) Misfortune; reverse; reversal; a relapse in health or illness; moral backsliding.
2. (UK dialectal) Retrospect; hindsight.
3. (UK dialectal) backwater
4. (figuratively) Any discouragement or cause of relapse or failure.
5. A backward stroke, or a stroke driving one back.
6. A cast or throw back.

verb

1. (UK dialectal) To change retrospectively; reverse.
2. To identify the actions required in order to reach a proposed future.

noun

1. plural of backhoe

noun

1. plural of backing

noun

1. (figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
2. (mechanics) The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, gear, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the distance moved thereby; either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
3. A sudden backward motion.
4. The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.

verb

1. To cause or set off a backlash.

adj

1. (of a person) having an uncovered back, having a back that shows skin
2. having no back, said of things that typically have backs, such as chairs or dresses

noun

1. (publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.

verb

1. (transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
2. (transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.

noun

1. plural of backlog

adj

1. farthest back

noun

1. plural of backout

noun

1. A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.
2. The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.

noun

1. A rushing backward; a retreat.

noun

1. plural of backsaw

noun

1. Alternative spelling of back seat

verb

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

adj

1. (board sports) Approaching an obstacle backward

noun

1. (euphemistic) A person's buttocks.
2. (figuratively) The reverse or opposite of anything.
3. (obsolete) The back side of a page: a verso.
4. The back side of an estate: the backyard and outbuildings behind a main house, especially (UK dialect, euphemistic) an outhouse.
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, side.

verb

1. To enthusiastically affirm or congratulate a person, especially by patting them on the back.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of backslide

noun

1. (music) Synonym of spinback
2. Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.

verb

1. (music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
2. (transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.

verb

1. (transitive) to attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly in a deceitful, underhand, or treacherous manner, especially when they're not present in the place or situation that it happens. (as if stabbing them in the back). See backbite.

noun

1. (nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.
2. A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something.

noun

1. (obsolete) A baker.

noun

1. (baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.
2. (baseball, slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.
3. (cricket, dated) The longstop.
4. (cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper.
5. (espionage) Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.
6. (rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
7. A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
8. A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.

verb

1. (transitive) To bolster, support.
2. (transitive) To serve as backstop for.

noun

1. (economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.
2. (nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
3. The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
4. The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
5. The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.

verb

1. (transitive) To affect with backwash.
2. To clean the oil from wool after combing.
3. To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.

noun

1. (dated) A female baker.

noun

1. plural of bakery

noun

1. A shop where baked goods are made and sold.

noun

1. plural of baklava

noun

1. plural of baklawa

adj

1. superlative form of balky: most balky

noun

1. Alternative form of bollocks

noun

1. plural of bangkok

noun

1. plural of banking

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to Joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist.
2. Of or pertaining to Iain Banks (born 1954) or his writings, most notably a utopian style of science fiction.

noun

1. plural of banksia

noun

1. The land by a riverbank.

noun

1. (UK, civil engineering) The person who directs the operation of a crane or larger vehicle from the point near where loads are attached and detached.

noun

1. plural of banksman

noun

1. plural of bannock

noun

1. (obsolete) A berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armour.

noun

1. plural of barkeep

adj

1. superlative form of barky: most barky

adj

1. (of a dog) That does not bark.
2. Without bark (the tree covering).

adj

1. Characterised or marked by barking

noun

1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) A blacksmith's leather apron.

noun

1. (military) A group of buildings used by military personnel as housing.
2. plural of barrack.

verb

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

adj

1. Resembling or characteristic of a base (in various senses).

noun

1. plural of bashlyk

adj

1. Suggesting a basilisk (snake-like dragon): baleful, spellbinding.

noun

1. (heraldry) A type of dragon used in heraldry.
2. (science fiction) An infohazard or cognitohazard, especially a Langford's basilisk.
3. A mythical snake-like dragon, so venomous that even its gaze was deadly.
4. A tree-dwelling type of lizard of the genus Basiliscus: the basilisk lizard.
5. A type of large brass cannon.

noun

1. Baskets collectively.
2. The process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.

noun

1. plural of bawcock

noun

1. (slang) breasts
2. plural of bazooka

adj

1. superlative form of beaky: most beaky

adj

1. Not having a beak.

noun

1. (dated) A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.
2. A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
3. The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.

noun

1. plural of beatnik

verb

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

verb

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

noun

1. plural of bedrock

noun

1. (obsolete) The front or back part of the frame of a bedstead.

noun

1. plural of bedtick

verb

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

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of bekiss

verb

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

noun

1. plural of belleek

noun

1. plural of berserk

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of besmoke

verb

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

verb

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

adj

1. (obsolete) betrothed or engaged to be married (compare with: spoken for)

verb

1. past participle of bespeak

verb

1. (transitive) To mark or cover with streaks.

verb

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

verb

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

verb

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

noun

1. plural of bibcock

noun

1. plural of bidarka

noun

1. plural of bikeway

noun

1. (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northern US, Midwestern US) A jelly doughnut: a doughnut filled with jam and coated with sugar.
2. (Manitoba) A doughnut filled with cream, often with chocolate icing.
3. (Midland US) A fried cruller, or a sort of pancake.

noun

1. A hand tool consisting of a crank which holds a fitted rotating drill bit tip, designed to bore holes in rigid materials, by cutting a disc in a spiral fashion.

noun

1. plural of bittock

verb

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

adj

1. superlative form of black: most black

noun

1. plural of blackie
2. plural of blacky

adj

1. somewhat black

adj

1. superlative form of blank: most blank

noun

1. plural of blanket

verb

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

adj

1. Somewhat blank; more or less blank.

noun

1. plural of blaubok

adj

1. superlative form of bleak: most bleak

adj

1. Somewhat bleak.

noun

1. plural of blesbok

noun

1. A type of damalisk (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), an African antelope closely related to the hartebeest.

noun

1. plural of blickey

noun

1. (plural only) A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from glare, dust, etc.
2. (plural only, slang) Spectacles.
3. A pair of leather or rubber eye cups attached to a horse hood in order to impede the rear vision of racehorses and harness horses; blinders in (USA).
4. plural of blinker

verb

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

noun

1. plural of blocker

adj

1. Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
2. Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
3. Rude; clumsy; rough.

intj

1. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An expression of anger, frustration, etc.
2. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An expression of incredulity.

noun

1. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar) Ellipsis of the dog's bollocks.
2. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar) Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.
3. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar) The testicles (sometimes used in the singular)
4. (Ireland, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, used as singular) An idiot, an ignorant or disagreeable person.

verb

1. (transitive, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) (also bollocks up) To fail (a task); to make a mess of.
2. (transitive, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) To break.
3. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bollock

noun

1. A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.

noun

1. (poker, slang) An ace and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
2. plural of bookend

verb

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

noun

1. plural of booking

adj

1. Lacking education.
2. Without a book or books.

noun

1. plural of booklet

noun

1. A support used to maintain a book or sheet when reading.

noun

1. A shop that sells books.

adv

1. In the manner of a book.

noun

1. plural of boomkin

noun

1. plural of boskage

adj

1. superlative form of bosky: most bosky

noun

1. plural of bowknot

noun

1. plural of boychik

noun

1. plural of bracken

noun

1. plural of bracket

verb

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

adj

1. (of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
2. Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste.
3. Repulsive

noun

1. plural of breaker

noun

1. plural of breakup

adj

1. (slang, UK, dated) Like a brick, a helpful or reliable person.
2. Resembling or characteristic of brick.

verb

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

adj

1. superlative form of brisk: most brisk

noun

1. plural of brisket

verb

1. present participle of brisk