Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archknave
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.
ashkenazi
backaches
backaches
noun
plural of backache
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
bakehouse
bakehouse
noun
(UK dialectal) Bakery.
A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
A building principally containing ovens.
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
bakeshops
bakeshops
noun
plural of bakeshop
baksheesh
baksheesh
noun
(military slang) A minor wound that is severe enough to get a soldier sent away from the front.
in the Middle East, southwest Asia and Eastern Europe: a bribe or tip.
verb
To bribe with a baksheesh.
barkleigh
bechalked
bechalked
adj
Chalk-covered or chalky.
Having a surface that has been written on in chalk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechalk
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
beothukan
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.
beshackle
bethanked
bethanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethank
bethankit
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
blackhead
blackhead
noun
(countable) A scaup: any of various ducks of the genus Aythya.
(countable, medicine) A comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.
(uncountable) A form of histomoniasis in poultry, characterized by cyanotic discoloration on the bird's head.
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
blockhole
blockhole
noun
(by extension) The approximate place where the toe of the bat touches the pitch when a batsman is taking guard.
(cricket) A small depression in the pitch caused by batsmen tapping their bats on the point where they have taken block.
bodycheck
bodycheck
noun
Alternative spelling of body check
bolshevik
bolshevik
noun
Alternative form of Bolshevik
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
brakehand
brakehead
brushlike
brushlike
adj
Having the form of a brush.
buckshees
buckshees
noun
plural of buckshee
buckteeth
buckteeth
noun
plural of bucktooth
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.]
bulkheads
bulkheads
noun
plural of bulkhead
bunkhouse
bunkhouse
noun
A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.
bushmaker
cakchikel
cakehouse
cakehouse
noun
(archaic) A place for the storage of cakes of material, such as seedcake.
(archaic) A place where cakes are sold.
chafflike
chafflike
adj
Resembling chaff.
chainlike
chainlike
adj
Having the form of a chain
chalkiest
chalkiest
adj
superlative form of chalky: most chalky
chalklike
chalklike
adj
Having characteristics of chalk
chalkline
chappelka
chatchkes
chatchkes
noun
plural of chatchke
chayefsky
cheapjack
cheapjack
adj
shabby
noun
A peddler, a travelling hawker.
chechakos
checkable
checkable
adj
(finance, not comparable) Alternative form of chequable
Able to be checked or verified.
Able to be marked with a check mark, or tick.
checkback
checkback
noun
(bridge) A play of a designated card as a prompt to one's partner to respond with a play indicating the kinds of card he/she holds.
checkbird
checkbite
checkbite
noun
(dentistry) An interocclusal record made by placing a plastic material (that subsequently hardens) between the upper and lower teeth
checkbits
checkbook
checkbook
noun
Alternative form of chequebook
checkered
checkered
adj
(figurative) Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures.
Divided into squares, or into light and dark patches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checker
checkhook
checkless
checkless
adj
(US) Without checks (financial instruments); chequeless.
That cannot be checked or restrained.
checkline
checklist
checklist
noun
A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.
An inventory, especially of species.
verb
(transitive) To add to a checklist.
checkmark
checkmark
noun
Alternative form of check mark
verb
(transitive) To mark with a ✓ symbol; to tick.
checkmate
checkmate
intj
(by extension) Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape.
(chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
noun
(figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
verb
(transitive, by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
(transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
checkoffs
checkoffs
noun
plural of checkoff
checkouts
checkouts
noun
plural of checkout
checkrack
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.
checkroll
checkroll
noun
A list of servants in a household, or slaves on a plantation.
checkroom
checkroom
noun
(US) A room where outdoor clothing or luggage may be temporarily stored.
checkrope
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
checksums
checksums
noun
plural of checksum
checkwork
checkwork
noun
Anything made so as to form alternate squares like those of a checkerboard.
cheechako
cheechako
noun
Someone new to Alaska or the Yukon; originally, a gold rush newcomer.
cheekbone
cheekbone
noun
The small prominent bone of the cheek.
cheekfuls
cheekiest
cheekiest
adj
superlative form of cheeky: most cheeky
cheekless
cheekless
adj
Without cheeks.
chefornak
chemakuan
chemicked
chemicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemic
chemicker
chempaduk
cherenkov
cherokees
chetverik
chetverik
noun
An old Russian dry measure, approximately 26.24 litres; one fourth of an osmina.
chewstick
chewstick
noun
A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
Any of various plants in the genus Gouania used for oral hygiene, especieally Gouania lupuloides, of the Caribbean.
chickadee
chickadee
noun
A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae.
Affectionate term of address.
chickaree
chickaree
noun
(Canada, US) A small squirrel, one of the species of Tamiasciurus, that lives in evergreen forests of North America.
chickened
chickened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chicken
chickpeas
chickpeas
noun
plural of chickpea
chickweed
chickweed
noun
Ageratum conyzoides, chickweed
Cerastium - mouse-ear chickweed
Holosteum - jagged chickweed
Moenchia - upright chickweed
Paronychia - chickweed
Stellaria pro parte - chickweed
especially common chickweed, Stellaria media, a common, edible weed in North America and Europe.
childlike
childlike
adj
Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
Of, like, or suitable for a child.
chinalike
chinalike
adj
Resembling china (the ceramic or porcelain material) or some aspect of it.
chinkiest
choirlike
choirlike
adj
Resembling a choir or its sound.
chokeable
chokebore
chokebore
noun
A shotgun that is made with such a bore.
In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance to the rear of the muzzle, in order to prevent the rapid dispersion of the shot.
verb
(transitive) To provide (a gun) with a chokebore.
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chokerman
chokerman
noun
A person employed to fasten the choker around logs for haulage.
chokeweed
chuckhole
chuckhole
noun
(US) A pothole.
chucklers
chucklers
noun
plural of chuckler
chukchees
chunkhead
chunkiest
chunkiest
adj
superlative form of chunky: most chunky
clerkhood
clerkhood
noun
The role or status of a clerk.
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
clothlike
clothlike
adj
Resembling cloth.
cockhorse
cockhorse
adj
(figuratively) Lofty in feeling; exultant, proud, upstart.
Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse.
noun
(archaic) A child's rocking horse.
(obsolete) A high or tall horse.
cockloche
cockshead
cockshead
noun
A leguminous herb, Onobrychis caput-galli, with small spiny-crested pods.
cockshies
cockshies
noun
plural of cockshy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cockshy
cookhouse
cookhouse
noun
A small building where cooking takes place.
crackhemp
creashaks
creekfish
creekfish
noun
(US) Erimyzon oblongus, the chubsucker.
dakerhens
dakerhens
noun
plural of dakerhen
dashmaker
deathlike
deathlike
adj
(obsolete) Deadly.
Resembling or characteristic of death.
a deathlike silence
deckhands
deckhands
noun
plural of deckhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deckhand
deckhouse
deckhouse
noun
A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck.
dishmaker
dishmaker
noun
A manufacturer of dishes.
dockhouse
donkeyish
donkeyish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a donkey; asinine.
doohickey
doohickey
noun
A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)
doohinkey
doorcheek
doorcheek
noun
The jamb or sidepiece of a door.
doughlike
doughlike
adj
Resembling dough.
dovzhenko
droschken
droshkies
droshkies
noun
plural of droshky
duckhouse
duckwheat
eaglehawk
eaglehawk
noun
(Australia) Any large bird of prey, especially the wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax.
earthlike
earthlike
adj
(of a planet) Resembling the Earth
earthwork
earthwork
noun
Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
ekphorize
elkhounds
elkhounds
noun
plural of elkhound
elkoshite
ellachick
ellachick
noun
The freshwater turtle Emys marmorata.
eskisehir
etherlike
etherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of ether.
fatherkin
fatherkin
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's father.
flashlike
flashlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flash.
fleshhook
fleshhook
noun
(historical) A hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water.
fleshlike
fleshlike
adj
Resembling flesh
foehnlike
foehnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a foehn (type of wind).