A traditional Indian musical theater performance, telling stories from religious texts.
akindle
akinete
akinete
noun
(biology) A thick-walled, dormant cell found in cyanobacteria and green algae
akontae
alaskan
aleksin
alkalin
alkamin
alkanal
alkanal
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkyl aldehyde
alkanes
alkanes
noun
plural of alkane
alkanet
alkanet
noun
Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
Anchusa barrelieri (false alkanet).
Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet).
Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant.
Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell).
Other plants of the genus Alkanna.
Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).
The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.
alkanna
alkanol
alkanol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic alcohol.
alkenes
alkenes
noun
plural of alkene
alkenna
alkenyl
alkenyl
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from an alkene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical derived from an alkene
alkines
alkines
noun
plural of alkine
alkoran
alkynes
alkynes
noun
plural of alkyne
alnitak
alnitak
Proper noun
A triple star in the constellation of Orion; Zeta (ζ) Orionis. It is one of the three stars that form Orion's Belt.
anankes
andarko
angakok
angakok
Noun
An Inuit shaman.
angakut
angarsk
angekok
angekok
noun
An Eskimo/Inuit sorcerer or shaman.
angekut
angeyok
angkhak
anklets
anklets
noun
plural of anklet
ankling
ankling
verb
present participle of ankle
anklong
anklung
anklung
noun
Alternative form of angklung
ankuses
ankuses
noun
plural of ankus
ankusha
ankylos
anniken
anoraks
anoraks
noun
plural of anorak
antakya
anticks
anticks
noun
plural of antick
antickt
antlike
antlike
adj
Resembling an ant. Often used specifically in reference to apparent size or significance.
anunaki
arcking
arensky
askance
askance
adj
Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.
adv
(of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
Sideways; obliquely.
verb
(rare, transitive) To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
(rare, transitive) To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.
askelon
askings
askings
noun
plural of asking
asklent
ateknia
ateknia
noun
childlessness
atinkle
atinkle
adj
Making a tinkling sound.
auksinu
awakens
awakens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of awaken
awaking
awaking
noun
Synonym of awakening
verb
present participle of awake
awnlike
awnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an awn.
backing
backing
adj
(music) Providing support for the main performer.
noun
(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer.
(television, film) A backdrop.
A liner or other material added behind or underneath.
Support, especially financial.
The action of putting something back; a switching into reverse.
The mounting of a horse or other animal.
verb
present participle of back
backrun
backrun
noun
A reverse flow, either of a fluid or of an anchor chain.
bakatan
bakeman
bakepan
bakings
bakings
noun
plural of baking
bakongo
bakunda
bakunin
balkans
balkans
Proper noun
A geographical region in the southeast of Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia (and Kosovo), sometimes including Romania and Slovenia.
balking
balking
noun
A frustration or disappointment; a check.
verb
present participle of balk
bandaka
bangkok
bangkok
noun
A kind of straw hat.
banjuke
banjuke
noun
Alternative form of banjouke
bankera
bankers
bankers
noun
plural of banker
banking
banking
noun
(aviation) A horizontal turn.
(rail transport) The practice of assisting a train up a steep incline (called a bank) with another locomotive at the rear.
A mechanical component to prevent vibration in a timepiece, etc.
The business of managing a bank.
The occupation of managing or working in a bank.
verb
present participle of bank
bankman
bankmen
banksia
banksia
noun
A plant belonging to the genus Banksia.
bannack
bannock
bannock
noun
(Canada) A biscuit bread made of wheat flour or cornmeal, fat, and sometimes baking powder, typically baked over a fire, wrapped around a stick or in a pan.
(especially Scotland, Northern England) An unleavened bread made with barley, wheat, or oatmeal.
barkhan
barking
barking
adj
(British slang) Clipping of barking mad.
noun
The action of the verb to bark.
verb
present participle of bark
barmkin
barmkin
noun
(obsolete) The battlement on the exterior fortification of a castle in northern England and parts of Scotland; a barbican.
basking
basking
noun
The act of one who basks.
verb
present participle of bask
batakan
beatnik
beatnik
noun
A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.
A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior.
beckman
beekman
beknave
beknave
verb
(transitive, rare) To call (someone) a knave.
(transitive, rare) To treat as a knave.
belknap
beprank
berkman
betaken
betaken
verb
past participle of betake
bethank
bethank
verb
(transitive, rare) To bestow thanks upon; to thank.
bikaner
binukau
blacken
blacken
verb
(intransitive, ergative) To become black.
(transitive) To cook (meat or fish) by coating with pepper, etc., and quickly searing in a hot pan.
(transitive, causative) To cause to be or become black.
(transitive, causative) To make dirty.
To defame or sully.
blanked
blanked
adj
(euphemistic, dated) damned; accursed (from the euphemistic printed form d—d)
In a state of blankness.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blank
blanker
blanker
adj
comparative form of blank: more blank
noun
(computing) An early form of screensaver that blanked out the screen display when it was not in use.
blanket
blanket
adj
General; covering or encompassing everything.
noun
A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
A layer of anything.
A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
verb
(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
(transitive) To nullify the impact of (someone or something).
(transitive) To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of it.
(transitive) To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
(transitive) To traverse or complete thoroughly.
Of a radio signal: to override or block out another radio signal.
blankit
blankly
blankly
adv
in a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression.
bookman
bookman
noun
(historical, Old English law) One who held bookland.
A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student of books.
One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller.
bosniak
bosniak
Noun
A person belonging to an autochthonous South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro.
A person typically characterized by their ties to the Bosnian historical region, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language.
bracken
bracken
noun
(uncountable) An area of countryside heavily populated by this fern.
(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.
braking
braking
noun
The act of applying brakes.
verb
present participle of brake
brakpan
brankie
bryansk
bryansk
Proper noun
A city in Russia, administrative centre of Bryansk oblast.
buckman
bunraku
bunraku
noun
A traditional form of Japanese puppet theatre.
burbank
burbank
Proper noun
A city in California
A heavy cotton canvas, used for convertible tops for cars in the early 20th century
cacking
cacking
verb
present participle of cack
calking
calking
noun
Alternative form of caulking
verb
present participle of calk
calkins
calkins
noun
plural of calkin
canakin
canakin
noun
(archaic) A little can or cup.
candock
candock
noun
A kind of horsetail (Equisetum telmateia).
A plant or weed that grows in rivers.
The yellow frog lily (Nuphar luteum).
canikin
canikin
noun
Alternative form of canakin
cankers
cankers
noun
plural of canker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canker
cankery
cankery
adj
Full of canker.
Like a canker.
Surly; malignant; cantankerous.
cannock
cannock
Proper noun
a town in Staffordshire, England.
carking
carking
adj
(archaic) Wearying, distressing (of care, or similar words).
noun
(archaic) Wearying; distress.
verb
present participle of cark
casking
casking
verb
present participle of cask
catkins
catkins
noun
plural of catkin
catskin
catskin
noun
the skin of a cat, or leather made therefrom
cauking
celinka
chaiken
clanked
clanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clank
clankum
clarkin
codbank
codbank
noun
A region of relatively shallow seawater where cod are fished for
cokeman
cokeman
noun
A worker at a cokeworks.
conakry
conakry
Proper noun
The capital of Guinea.
craking
craking
verb
present participle of crake
cranked
cranked
adj
Formed with, or having, a bend or crank.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crank
cranker
cranker
adj
comparative form of crank: more crank
noun
One who operates a crank.
crankle
crankle
noun
A bend, twist or crinkle.
verb
To bend, turn, or wind.
To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle.
crankly
crankum
cutbank
cutbank
noun
(Canada, US) The outer edge of the bend in a stream or river, where the water cuts into the bank leaving the opposite side flat.
daikons
daikons
noun
plural of daikon
dakhini
dakotan
dakotan
Adjective
Of, or pertaining to, North Dakota or South Dakota or their culture
Noun
An inhabitant or a resident of the state of North Dakota or South Dakota.