(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backiebird
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backstairs
backstairs
adj
Secret or furtive.
noun
A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen.
An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse.
backstring
badgerlike
badgerlike
adj
Similar to a badger.
Similar to that of a badger.
baldricked
baldricked
adj
Wearing a baldrick (ornamental belt).
bannerlike
bannerlike
adj
Resembling a banner
adv
So as to resemble a banner
barkantine
barkentine
barkentine
noun
(sailing) Alternative spelling of barquentine
barleysick
barracking
barracking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The act of cheering for or supporting a team.
An act of jeering or heckling.
verb
present participle of barrack
basketries
basketries
noun
plural of basketry
beaverkill
beaverlike
beaverlike
adj
Having physical or temperamental characteristics like those of a beaver.
beaverskin
beaverskin
noun
The pelt of a beaver.
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
beggarlike
beggarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beggar: poor, wheedling, insolent, etc.
bekerchief
berkeleian
berkeleian
Adjective
Of or relating to or his system of idealism.
berkshires
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
bierkeller
bierkeller
noun
An underground pub where German beer is served.
bilskirnir
biometrika
birdieback
birkenhead
birkenhead
Proper noun
An English topographic surname
Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead
the town itself.
birkremite
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
bitterbark
bitterbark
noun
Alternative form of bitter bark
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackprint
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blinkering
blinkering
verb
present participle of blinker
blitzkrieg
blitzkrieg
noun
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
bobbinwork
bobbinwork
noun
Work woven with bobbins.
bookbinder
bookbinder
noun
A person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
bradykinin
bradykinin
noun
(biochemistry) A compound released in the blood in some circumstances which causes contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of blood vessels. It is a peptide with nine amino-acid residues.
brailowsky
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
breezelike
breezelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a breeze.
bribetaker
bribetaker
noun
A person who takes bribes
brickcroft
brickfield
brickfield
noun
A place where bricks are made; a brickyard.
bricklayer
bricklayer
noun
A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.
brickliner
brickmaker
brickmaker
noun
A maker of bricks.
brickmason
bridestake
bridgelike
bridgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bridge.
Similar to the card game of bridge.
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
briskening
briskening
verb
present participle of brisken
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
bronzelike
bronzelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bronze.
brookfield
brookshire
brookville
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
burbankian
burbankism
burkeville
burushaski
burushaski
Proper noun
A language of northwestern Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
butlerlike
butlerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butler.
butterlike
butterlike
adj
Resembling butter or some aspect of it.
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
cairnbrook
cankerbird
chainbreak
cherubikon
cherublike
cherublike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cherub.
corymblike
crackbrain
crackbrain
Noun
An eccentric or crazy person.
dickeybird
disembarks
disembarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembark
diyarbakir
diyarbekir
dombrowski
drinkables
drinkables
noun
plural of drinkable
duikerboks
duikerboks
noun
plural of duikerbok
duikerbuck
ekebergite
ekebergite
noun
(archaic, mineralogy) Wernerite, a scapolite mineral.
firebreaks
firebreaks
noun
plural of firebreak
firebricks
firebricks
noun
plural of firebrick
goldbricks
goldbricks
noun
plural of goldbrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick
hacksilber
hacksilber
noun
Alternative form of hacksilver
icebreaker
icebreaker
noun
(figurative) A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to relax a group of people to help them get to know each other.
(theater) A lively song and dance routine at the start of a musical.
A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.
imbarkment
inbreaking
inbreaking
noun
The act of breaking in; incursion; invasion; inroad.
inkberries
inkberries
noun
plural of inkberry
interblock
interblock
adj
Between blocks.
noun
A space or interval between two adjacent blocks or cells on a grid.
jackrabbit
jackrabbit
noun
any of several large North American hares of the genus Lepus
verb
(US) To make a sudden, rapid movement
jailbreaks
jailbreaks
noun
plural of jailbreak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jailbreak
kaliborite
kaliborite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous borate of potassium and magnesium
karharbari
keithsburg
khammurabi
kibblerman
kimberlite
kimberlite
noun
(geology) A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds.
kirbyville
knifeboard
knifeboard
noun
(historical, by extension) An early bus with narrow, restrictive seating; a knifeboard bus.
(historical, chiefly attributive) A way of arranging benches back to back, resembling a knifeboard; common on the open upper deck of early double-deck omnibuses and trams.
A board on which knives are cleaned or polished.
knobkerrie
knobkerrie
noun
Alternative form of knobkerry
kohlrabies
kohlrabies
noun
plural of kohlrabi
konigsberg
kurbashing
kurbashing
verb
present participle of kurbash
lieberkuhn
limberneck
limberneck
noun
A flaccid paralysis of the neck of poultry afflicted with botulism.
linebacker
linebacker
noun
(American football) The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.
lubberlike
lubberlike
adj
Like a lubber; lubberly.
marblelike
marblelike
adj
Resembling a marble or marbles
Resembling marble stone
merribauks
motorbikes
motorbikes
noun
plural of motorbike
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of motorbike
multibreak
multibreak
adj
Involving more than one break.
outbarking
outbarking
verb
present participle of outbark
overbaking
overbaking
verb
present participle of overbake
purbeckian
quakerbird
quakerbird
noun
the sooty albatross
quicksburg
rabbitlike
rabbitlike
adj
Similar to a rabbit, or an aspect of a rabbit.
rabbitskin
rabbitskin
noun
The skin of a rabbit.
rabblelike
rebuckling
rebuckling
verb
present participle of rebuckle
rebukingly
rebukingly
adv
In a rebuking manner.
reichsbank
ribandlike
ribandlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a riband.
ribbonback
ribbonback
noun
(often attributive) A decorative chairback made with slender rails of wood.
A chair having this kind of back.
ribbonlike
ribbonlike
adj
having the characteristics of ribbons
riebeckite
riebeckite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of amphibole rich in sodium
ringbarked
ringbarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ringbark
ringbarker
riverbanks
riverbanks
noun
plural of riverbank
rockabilly
rockabilly
noun
(countable) A member of the subculture associated with rockabilly music.
(uncountable, music) A genre of music originating from the South (United States) and mixing elements of rock, blues, country, hillbilly boogie and bluegrass music.
rockribbed
rubberlike
rubberlike
adj
Having the characteristics of rubber
shipbroken
shipbroken
adj
Synonym of shipwrecked
shrinkable
shrinkable
adj
Capable of being made to shrink.
silverback
silverback
noun
(informal, by extension) A dominant older human male.
(mammalogy) A mature male gorilla, so named from the silver streaking on its back.