Any of various freshwater suckers of the genus Erimyzon, native to North America.
chuckholes
chuckholes
noun
plural of chuckhole
chuckingly
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chuckwalla
chuckwalla
noun
An iguana, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
chunkiness
chunkiness
noun
the state of being chunky
churchlike
churchlike
adj
Resembling or befitting a church or a worship service.
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
clockhouse
clockhouse
noun
(architecture) A house or dwelling featuring a large visible clock on its exterior.
(architecture) A part of a building featuring such a clock; the section of a clocktower in which the clock is housed.
clockmutch
clockmutch
noun
(New York, obsolete) A three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin.
clocksmith
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
coachmaker
coachmaker
noun
A coachbuilder.
cockchafer
cockchafer
noun
Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation.
Any of various other similar beetles, such as of the genera Acrossidius, Cyphochilus, Rhopaea, etc.
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
cockhorses
cockhorses
noun
plural of cockhorse
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
cookhouses
cookhouses
noun
plural of cookhouse
cornhusker
cornhusker
noun
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
A person or device that removes husks from corn.
couchmaker
couchmaker
noun
A manufacturer of couches.
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
crosscheck
crosscheck
noun
(ice hockey) A penalty where a player strikes another with the shaft of his stick.
(lacrosse) A penalty where a player hits another player with the shaft of their lacrosse stick with their hands spread apart.
verb
(lacrosse) To hit another player with the shaft of a lacrosse stick.
To re-examine; to double-check.
crouchback
cruikshank
crutchlike
crutchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crutch.
darkhaired
dashnakist
deckhouses
deckhouses
noun
plural of deckhouse
dekadarchy
dekadarchy
noun
(politics) Synonym of decarchy: rule by ten people.
dekadrachm
dharmakaya
dikephobia
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
diskophile
dobzhansky
doohickeys
doohickeys
noun
plural of doohickey
doughmaker
doukhobors
dykehopper
dzerzhinsk
earthdrake
earthdrake
noun
(in early Anglo-Saxon literature) a dragon.
earthmaker
earthquake
earthquake
noun
(planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies.
A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo an earthquake.
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
earthsmoke
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
ektachrome
enkerchief
ereshkigal
ereshkigel
eskishehir
evtushenko
falkenhayn
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
fetichlike
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
fingerhook
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
flashbacks
flashbacks
noun
plural of flashback
fleshquake
fleshquake
noun
A tremor or quiver of the body.
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
flunkyhood
flunkyhood
noun
Alternative form of flunkeyhood
folkething
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
frankhouse
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
frenchlick
frithsoken
gawkhammer
gottschalk
greenshank
greenshank
noun
A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
gunkholing
gunkholing
noun
(nautical) cruising in shallow, coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.
hackamatak
hackathorn
hackbarrow
hackbarrow
noun
(historical) A kind of wheelbarrow used to carry new-made bricks to the hacks or racks where they are dried.
hackbuteer
hackbuteer
noun
An arquebusier.
hackbutter
hackbutter
Noun
An arquebusier.
hackdriver
hackensack
hackleback
hackleback
noun
A small North American sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, the roe of which is harvested for caviar
hackleburg
hackmatack
hackmatack
noun
A balsam poplar, a tree of the species Populus balsamifera.
A larch, a tree of the species Larix laricina.
hackneying
hackneying
verb
present participle of hackney
hackneyism
hackneyman
hackneyman
noun
(dated) A man who hires out horses and carriages.
hacksilber
hacksilber
noun
Alternative form of hacksilver
haeckelian
haeckelian
Adjective
Of or relating to the zoologist (1834-1919).
haeckelism
haffkinize
haimsucken
hairstreak
hairstreak
noun
Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.
hakenkreuz
hakenkreuz
noun
(chiefly India, often capitalized) The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.
halakistic
halfcocked
halfcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halfcock
hallmarked
hallmarked
adj
Stamped with a hallmark
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hallmark
hallmarker
hallmarker
noun
A person who, or device that applies a hallmark
halterlike
hamesucken
hamesucken
noun
(Scotland) An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.
hammerlike
hammerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammer.
hammerlock
hammerlock
noun
A hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back; an armlock
hammerwork
hamshackle
hamshackle
verb
(transitive) To tie (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the forelegs.
(transitive, figurative) To bind or restrain; to impose restrictions upon.
hancockite
hancockite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral of the epidote group, with lead and strontium replacing some of the calcium.
handbanker
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handpicked
handpicked
adj
(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handpick
handshaker
handshaker
noun
One who gives a handshake.
handshakes
handshakes
noun
plural of handshake
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
handworked
handworked
adj
worked by hand
handworker
handworker
noun
One who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine.
hankerings
hankerings
noun
plural of hankering
hanksville
hardwickia
hatchbacks
hatchbacks
noun
plural of hatchback
haversacks
haversacks
noun
plural of haversack
headshaker
headworker
headworker
noun
One who performs mental or intellectual labour.
hearkening
hearkening
noun
The act of one who hearkens or listens.
verb
present participle of hearken
hearselike
hearselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hearse.
heartblock
heartbreak
heartbreak
noun
overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment
heartbroke
heartbroke
adj
(dialect or nonstandard) heartbroken
heartquake
heartquake
noun
Trembling of the heart; trepidation; fear.
heartshake
heatmaking
heatstroke
heatstroke
noun
Alternative spelling of heat stroke.
heavenlike
heavenlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a heaven; heavenly.
hedgemaker
hedgemaker
noun
One who constructs a hedge.
heelmaking
hekhsherim
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
hektoliter
hektometer
hektostere
helmetlike
helmetlike
adj
Resembling a helmet.
hemikaryon
henpecking
henpecking
noun
An instance of somebody being henpecked; nagging.
verb
present participle of henpeck
herakleion
heraklidan
hermitlike
hermitlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hermit
hermokopid
herrenvolk
herrenvolk
noun
A master race, especially with reference to Nazi ideology.
herskowitz
hexokinase
hexokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose