(archaic) One who performs antics; a comic performer.
archking
archking
noun
(rare) A chief king.
auckland
auckland
Proper noun
The largest conurbation in New Zealand.
backband
backband
noun
A band that passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage.
backbend
backbend
noun
(gymnastics, dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.
verb
To perform such a move.
backbone
backbone
noun
(figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
(figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength.
The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
backdown
backdown
noun
An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
backened
backhand
backhand
adj
(ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick
(of handwriting) Slanting to the left.
(of strokes or throws) In the backhand style
noun
(Ultimate Frisbee) the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
(surfing) the hand towards the back of the board.
(tennis) a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
Handwriting that leans to the left
The reverse side of the human hand.
verb
to execute a backhand stroke or throw
to slap with the back of one's hand
backings
backings
noun
plural of backing
backland
backland
noun
Land that lies behind or beyond some primary settlement or development.
backlins
backspin
backspin
noun
(music) Synonym of spinback
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
verb
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
backwind
backwind
noun
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
verb
(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
(transitive) To wind backwards.
balkanic
balkanic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Balkan peninsula.
bankcard
bankcard
noun
A card that a bank issues used by the cardholder in the course of authorization to receive bank services.
bannocks
bannocks
noun
plural of bannock
beckiron
beckmann
beckoned
beckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beckon
beckoner
beckoner
noun
One who, or that which, beckons.
benedick
benedick
noun
A recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.
bentinck
bickiron
bicknell
blackens
blackens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacken
blackfin
blackfin
noun
bluefin tuna
blacking
blacking
noun
A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
Shoe polish.
verb
present participle of black
blackman
blackman
noun
(nonstandard) Alternative form of black man
blackmun
blackneb
blacknob
blocking
blocking
noun
(computing) A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.
Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).
verb
present participle of block
blockman
blockton
bonnocks
boondock
boondock
noun
(US, with article, in the plural) A brushy, rural area or location.
(tiddlywinks) A shot that strikes a squopped wink and sends it flying far away.
verb
(US) To camp in a dry brushy location.
(US) To stay in a self-contained recreational vehicle without connections to water, electricity, or sewer services, especially in a remote location.
(tiddlywinks) To strike a squopped wink and send it flying far away.
brackens
brackens
noun
plural of bracken
bracking
brackney
bricking
bricking
noun
The act of pelting with bricks.
verb
present participle of brick
brocklin
brockton
brockton
Proper noun
a city in Massachusetts, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
a small town in Montana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, USA.
a town in Ontario, Canada. The name is formed from Brant, Greenock and Walkerton, places that merged into Brockton.
a township in parish, Shropshire, England
bruckner
bruckner
Proper noun
of German origin. Widely known as the surname of the Austrian composer (1824-96).
buckbean
buckbean
noun
Menyanthes trifoliata, a plant with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine.
buckeens
buckeens
noun
plural of buckeen
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
buckland
buckling
buckling
adj
Wavy; curly, as hair.
noun
(geology) A folding into hills and valleys.
A young male domestic goat of between one and two years.
Smoked herring.
The act of fastening a buckle.
The action of collapsing under pressure or stress.
verb
present participle of buckle
bucknell
buckskin
buckskin
adj
Of a grayish yellow in colour.
noun
A grayish yellow in colour.
A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.
A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.
Breeches made of buckskin.
Clothing made from buckskin.
The skin of a male deer, a buck.
bullneck
bullneck
noun
A bull-necked person.
A short and thick neck, like that of a bull.
bundocks
cackling
cackling
noun
A sound that cackles.
verb
present participle of cackle
calfskin
calfskin
noun
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
canakins
canakins
noun
plural of canakin
canelike
canelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cane.
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
canikins
canikins
noun
plural of canikin
cankered
cankered
adj
(figuratively) Corrupted; morally corrupt
(figuratively) bad-tempered
Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part
Ulcerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canker
canmaker
cannikin
canstick
canstick
noun
(obsolete) candlestick
capeskin
capeskin
noun
A soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves.
caratunk
caskanet
caulking
caulking
noun
A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.
verb
present participle of caulk
cerenkov
chalking
chalking
noun
(painting) The appearance of non-gloss paint on an exterior surface due to chemical deterioration and removal by weather.
Something chalked on a surface.
verb
present participle of chalk
chalkone
chanukah
chapnick
charking
charking
verb
present participle of chark
checking
checking
noun
(ice hockey) The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
(informal) A checking account.
verb
present participle of check
checkman
checkman
noun
A man employed to operate a check valve.
cheeking
cheeking
verb
present participle of cheek
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
chekiang
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chickens
chickens
noun
plural of chicken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chicken
chimkent
chinbeak
chinkara
chinkara
noun
Gazella bennettii, a species of gazelle found in India, Pakistan and Iran
chinkers
chinkier
chinking
chinking
noun
The material used to fill the spaces between logs in a log house; caulking.
The sound of something that chinks.
verb
present participle of chink
chinooks
chinooks
noun
plural of chinook
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chirking
chirking
verb
present participle of chirk
chocking
chocking
verb
present participle of chock
chockman
chucking
chucking
noun
(engineering) The holding of an object in a chuck.
verb
present participle of chuck
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
chunkily
chunkily
adv
In a chunky way.
chunking
chunking
noun
(computing) The division of memory or data etc. into smaller units for easier processing.
(mathematics, education) The partial-quotients method for solving simple division problems by repeated subtraction.
(psychology) A strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by recoding information.
(writing) A method of presenting information which splits concepts into small pieces or "chunks" of information to make reading and understanding faster and easier, using such methods as bulleted lists, short subheadings, or short sentences with one or two ideas per sentence.
The process of reducing something to short, thick pieces, usually using a hammer or a crowbar.
verb
present participle of chunk
ciderkin
ciderkin
noun
(historical, possibly dialectal) A weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water; considered a drink for commoners, and traditionally often given to children.
clacking
clacking
noun
A sound that clacks.
verb
present participle of clack
clankety
clankety
intj
A clanking sound suggesting mechanical motion.
clanking
clanking
noun
A noise that clanks.
verb
present participle of clank
clarkson
clarkton
claybank
claybank
noun
(color) Dun; brownish-yellow.
A dun-coloured horse.
cleeking
cleeking
verb
present participle of cleek
clerking
clerking
verb
present participle of clerk
clicking
clicking
noun
The sound or action of a click.
verb
present participle of click
clinkant
clinkant
adj
Alternative form of clinquant
clinkers
clinkers
noun
(Ulster, anatomy) testicles
plural of clinker
clinkery
clinkery
adj
Having the characteristics of clinker.
clinking
clinking
noun
A noise that clinks.
verb
present participle of clink
clintock
cloaking
cloaking
noun
The act of wrapping or covering with a cloak.
The material from which cloaks are made.
verb
present participle of cloak
clocking
clocking
noun
A time measurement made according to a clock.
verb
present participle of clock
clonking
clonking
verb
present participle of clonk
clucking
clucking
adj
(slang, euphemistic) fucking (as intensifier)
noun
The action of the verb cluck; a cluck sound.
verb
present participle of cluck
clunkers
clunkers
noun
plural of clunker
clunkier
clunkier
adj
comparative form of clunky: more clunky
clunking
clunking
adj
clunky; awkward
noun
A sound that clunks.
verb
present participle of clunk
cockalan
cockandy
cockandy
noun
Synonym of puffin
cockayne
cockburn
cockling
cockling
noun
A young, small, or immature cock.
verb
present participle of cockle
cockneys
cockneys
noun
plural of cockney
coinjock
cokernut
cokernut
noun
Archaic form of coconut.
cokneyfy
coltskin
coltskin
noun
The skin of a colt.
comaking
comiakin
conelike
conelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cone.
conkanee
contakia
contakia
noun
plural of contakion
convoked
convoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convoke
convoker
convoker
noun
One who convokes or calls together.
convokes
convokes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convoke
cookings
cookings
noun
plural of cooking
coonskin
coonskin
noun
(US) The pelt of a raccoon
corkline
corkline
noun
(fishing) The top line of a gillnet, which has attached floats (often, but not always, made of cork) that give that edge of the net buoyancy.
corkwing
corkwing
noun
corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
corncake
corncake
noun
(regional US) johnnycake
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
cornrick
cornsack
cornsack
noun
A sack for carrying corn.
cowskins
cowskins
noun
plural of cowskin
cracking
cracking
adj
(colloquial) Enjoyable.
(colloquial) Great.
That cracks; that produces a sharp sound as of something splitting or breaking.
adv
(Britain) Very, usually associated with praise.
noun
(chemistry) The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.