The desiccated bodies of certain insects (female Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio), which live on the kermes oak, formerly much used as a material for dye and a medicinal ingredient; also a given mixture, preparation etc. containing such insects.
apikores
apokreos
arabesks
arabesks
noun
plural of arabesk
arsmetik
asparkle
asparkle
adj
Sparkling.
asterisk
asterisk
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) An instrument with radiating arms resembling a star which is placed over the diskos (or paten) used during the Eucharist to prevent the veil covering the chalice and diskos from touching the host on the diskos.
(US, sports, figuratively) A blemish in an otherwise outstanding achievement.
(dated) A small star; also (by extension), something resembling or shaped like a star.
(figuratively) Something which is of little importance or which is marginal; a footnote.
Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol.
The star-shaped symbol *, which is used in printing and writing for various purposes, including to refer a reader to a note at the bottom of a page or in a margin, and to indicate the omission of letters or words; a star.
verb
(transitive) To mark or replace (text, etc.) with an asterisk symbol (*; noun sense 1.1); to star.
backrest
backrest
noun
A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.
The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.
backster
backster
noun
(obsolete) A baker.
bakeress
bakeress
noun
(dated) A female baker.
bakeries
bakeries
noun
plural of bakery
baresark
baresark
noun
(obsolete) A berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armour.
barkeeps
barkeeps
noun
plural of barkeep
barkiest
barkiest
adj
superlative form of barky: most barky
barkless
barkless
adj
(of a dog) That does not bark.
Without bark (the tree covering).
barksome
barksome
adj
Characterised or marked by barking
basketry
basketry
noun
Baskets collectively.
The process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.
bearskin
bearskin
noun
(dated) A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.
A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.
bedrocks
bedrocks
noun
plural of bedrock
berserks
berserks
noun
plural of berserk
beshriek
bestreak
bestreak
verb
(transitive) To mark or cover with streaks.
blinkers
blinkers
noun
(plural only) A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from glare, dust, etc.
(plural only, slang) Spectacles.
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).
plural of blinker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blinker
blockers
blockers
noun
plural of blocker
bookrest
bookrest
noun
A support used to maintain a book or sheet when reading.
brackens
brackens
noun
plural of bracken
brackets
brackets
noun
plural of bracket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bracket
brakiest
breakers
breakers
noun
plural of breaker
breakups
breakups
noun
plural of breakup
breekums
breislak
brickeys
brickles
brickles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brickle
brickset
briskest
briskest
adj
superlative form of brisk: most brisk
briskets
briskets
noun
plural of brisket
brockets
brockets
noun
plural of brocket
brokages
brokages
noun
plural of brokage
bruskest
bruskest
adj
superlative form of brusk: most brusk
bucklers
bucklers
noun
plural of buckler
burkites
burlesks
burlesks
noun
plural of burlesk
cacklers
cacklers
noun
plural of cackler
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
caulkers
caulkers
noun
plural of caulker
checkers
checkers
noun
(board games, US, Canada, in the singular) A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. Other European varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces.
plural of checker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checker
cherkess
chinkers
chirkest
chirkest
adj
superlative form of chirk: most chirk
chukkers
chukkers
noun
plural of chukker
clackers
clackers
noun
A toy consisting of two plastic spheres suspended on string which, when swung up and down, banged against each other, making a clacking sound
plural of clacker
clerkess
clerkess
noun
(dated) A female clerk.
clerkish
clerkish
adj
Like or resembling a clerk.
clickers
clickers
noun
plural of clicker
clinkers
clinkers
noun
(Ulster, anatomy) testicles
plural of clinker
clockers
clockers
noun
plural of clocker
clunkers
clunkers
noun
plural of clunker
cocksure
cocksure
adj
(informal) Too confident; overconfident.
comakers
comakers
noun
plural of comaker
corkages
corkages
noun
plural of corkage
corkiest
corkiest
adj
superlative form of corky: most corky
crackers
crackers
adj
(UK, colloquial) Crazy, insane.
noun
(South Africa, only plural) A kind of noisy leather pants or trousers.
plural of cracker
crackles
crackles
noun
(medicine, plurae tantum, lung sounds) rales
plural of crackle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crackle
crankest
crankest
adj
superlative form of crank: most crank
crankles
crankles
noun
plural of crankle
crickets
crickets
intj
Expressing mild annoyance or surprise.
noun
(US, Canada, slang, humorous) Used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases: absolute silence; no communication.
plural of cricket.
crinkles
crinkles
noun
plural of crinkle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crinkle
croakers
croakers
noun
plural of croaker
crockets
crockets
noun
plural of crocket
cruisken
cruisken
noun
Alternative form of cruiskeen
darkness
darkness
noun
(countable) The product of being dark.
(uncountable) Gloom; gloominess; depression.
(uncountable) Hell.
(uncountable) Lack of knowledge; obscurity or meaning or intelligibility; the unknown.
(uncountable) Lack of understanding or compassion; spiritual or mental blindness.
(uncountable) Secrecy; concealment.
(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
(uncountable) The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.
darksome
darksome
adj
(poetic, literary) Characterised by darkness; gloomy; obscure
deerskin
deerskin
noun
(countable) An article of clothing manufactured from deerskin. Often constructed in the plural.
(countable) The hide, whether tanned or not, of one deer.
(uncountable) Leather made from deer hide.
defrocks
defrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defrock
derricks
derricks
noun
plural of derrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derrick
disliker
disliker
noun
One who dislikes.
dorkiest
dorkiest
adj
superlative form of dorky: most dorky
dornecks
drinkers
drinkers
noun
plural of drinker
droskies
droskies
noun
plural of drosky
drunkest
drunkest
adj
superlative form of drunk: most drunk
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple past form of drink
earlocks
earlocks
noun
plural of earlock
earmarks
earmarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earmark
einkorns
einkorns
noun
plural of einkorn
eirikson
ericksen
erickson
erickson
Proper noun
A town in Manitoba, Canada
An unincorporated community in British Columbia, Canada
erlkings
erlkings
noun
plural of erlking
eurokies
eurokous
eurokous
adj
Alternative form of euryokous
euskaric
fakeries
fakeries
noun
plural of fakery
fernsick
flankers
flankers
noun
plural of flanker
flickers
flickers
noun
plural of flicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flicker
fliskier
flunkers
flunkers
noun
plural of flunker
folksier
folksier
adj
comparative form of folksy: more folksy
foredesk
foreskin
foreskin
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of clitoral foreskin.
(anatomy) The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the head of the penis in humans and some other animals.
verb
To remove the foreskin.
To sexually stimulate by manipulating the foreskin.
forkiest
forkless
forkless
adj
Without a fork or forks.
forkwise
forkwise
adv
In the manner of a fork.
forsaken
forsaken
adj
Deserted; abandoned.
Helpless.
verb
past participle of forsake
forsaker
forsaker
noun
One who forsakes.
forsakes
forsakes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forsake
forslake
forspeak
forspeak
verb
(transitive, dialectal, Northern England and Scotland) To injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise or flattery; to affect with the curse of an evil tongue, which brings ill luck upon all objects of its praise.
(transitive, obsolete) Alternative spelling of forespeak
(transitive, obsolete) To bewitch, to charm.
(transitive, obsolete) To forbid, to prohibit; to oppose.
(transitive, obsolete) To say bad things about; to slander.
forspoke
forspoke
verb
simple past tense of forspeak
frankers
frankers
noun
plural of franker
frankest
frankest
adj
superlative form of frank: most frank
freakish
freakish
adj
Capricious, unpredictable.
Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre.
freckles
freckles
noun
plural of freckle
friskers
friskers
noun
plural of frisker
friskest
friskets
friskets
noun
plural of frisket
friskier
friskier
adj
comparative form of frisky: more frisky
frsikets
garpikes
garpikes
noun
plural of garpike
gasmaker
gerenuks
gerenuks
noun
plural of gerenuk
gherkins
gherkins
noun
plural of gherkin
grackles
grackles
noun
plural of grackle
greekess
greekess
Noun
A female Greek.
greekish
greekish
Adjective
Resembling or having the characteristics of Greek or the Greeks
greekism
greekist
greyskin
grosbeak
grosbeak
noun
Any of several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
hacklers
hacklers
noun
plural of hackler
hackster
hackster
noun
(obsolete) A bully; a ruffian; an assassin.
harkness
hauberks
hauberks
noun
plural of hauberk
hearkens
hearkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hearken
hecklers
hecklers
noun
plural of heckler
heirskip
hekhsher
hektares
hektares
noun
plural of hektare
henricks
herakles
huckster
huckster
noun
A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a stall, or in the street.
One who deceptively sells fraudulent products.
Somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner.
Somebody who writes advertisements for radio or television.
verb
(intransitive) To haggle, to wrangle, or to bargain.
(transitive) To promote or sell goods in an aggressive, showy manner.
(transitive) To sell or offer goods from place to place, to peddle.
instroke
instroke
noun
An inward stroke; specifically, in a steam engine or other engine, a stroke in which the piston is moving away from the crankshaft.
invokers
invokers
noun
plural of invoker
irislike
irislike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an iris (the plant or its flower).