(nautical) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.
(nautical) Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.
afterwork
akhetaton
akhmatova
akimovsky
akmolinsk
akoluthia
akroteria
akroteria
noun
plural of akroterion
algonkian
algonkins
alkaloids
alkaloids
noun
plural of alkaloid
alkalosis
alkalosis
noun
An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood.
alkaptone
alkhimovo
alkoranic
alkylogen
amphitoky
anaktoron
anaktoron
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) A palace that only hierophants were permitted to enter as part of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
analomink
anglehook
ankerhold
anklebone
anklebone
noun
The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.
ankylosed
ankylosed
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankylose
ankyloses
ankyloses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ankylose
ankylosis
ankylosis
noun
(anatomy) The growing together of bones to form a single unit.
(figuratively) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
(medicine) The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion.
ankylotia
ankylotic
ankylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
anthokyan
anthokyan
noun
(archaic) anthocyanin
antiblock
antiknock
antiknock
adj
Of an additive added to petroleum/gasoline to reduce the occurrence of engine knock.
noun
Such a substance, usually tetraethyl lead (also MMT, MTBE and ethanol)
antistock
antistock
adj
(rare) Opposing the farming of livestock.
apikorsim
apikorsim
noun
plural of apikoros
apronlike
apronlike
adj
Resembling an apron.
aroostook
arrowlike
arrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arrow.
artemovsk
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.
artukovic
asklepios
asterikos
asterikos
noun
(Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy) A metal cross that is placed over the diskos to prevent the veil from touching the host.
automaker
automaker
noun
One who manufactures automobiles; typically used to refer to a large corporation such as General Motors.
autotruck
avalokita
backarrow
backboard
backboard
noun
(basketball) The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.
(medicine) A spine board.
(nautical) The port or larboard side of a ship
(tennis) A flat vertical wall with the image of a tennis net drawn or painted on it, designed to practice hitting against such that the ball rebounds.
A board placed at the back of a cart, boat, etc.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To place (a patient) on a spine board.
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
backbones
backbones
noun
plural of backbone
backcloth
backcloth
noun
The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop.
backcourt
backcourt
noun
(basketball) A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.
(chiefly Scotland) A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
backcross
backcross
noun
(genetics) An organism produced by such a crossing.
(genetics) The act of crossing a hybrid with one of its parents.
(juggling) Alternative form of back cross
verb
(genetics) To cross a hybrid with one of its parents.
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
backjoint
backjoint
noun
(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
backorder
backorder
noun
An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.
verb
To place such an order
backropes
backstone
backstops
backstops
noun
plural of backstop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstop
backsword
backsword
noun
(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
backwoods
backwoods
adj
Pertaining to the backwoods.
Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.
noun
A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
bakeboard
bakeboard
noun
(now rare) A board upon which dough is prepared (kneaded, etc) while making bread.
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.
bakeshops
bakeshops
noun
plural of bakeshop
bakestone
bakestone
noun
Synonym of Welshcake
Synonym of baking stone
ballstock
ballstock
noun
(printing, historical) The handle of a printer's ball.
baloskion
bankbooks
bankbooks
noun
plural of bankbook
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
banknotes
banknotes
noun
plural of banknote
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
barkstone
barnstock
baronduki
baskonize
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
beckoners
beckoners
noun
plural of beckoner
beckoning
beckoning
adj
That beckons.
noun
Such a wave or similar action.
verb
present participle of beckon
becloaked
becloaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloak
befrocked
befrocked
adj
Wearing a frock.
beknotted
beknotted
adj
Knotted again and again; covered with knots.
bellbrook
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
beothukan
bergomask
bergomask
noun
(obsolete) A kind of rustic dance.
berkovets
berkovets
noun
(historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.
berkovtsi
berkowitz
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
betokened
betokened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betoken
betokener
betokener
noun
That which betokens.
bialystok
bickleton
biforking
billhooks
billhooks
noun
plural of billhook
billycock
billycock
noun
(dated) A felt hat with a rounded crown, similar to a bowler.
bitstocks
bitstocks
noun
plural of bitstock
bivouacks
bivouacks
noun
plural of bivouack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouack
blackbody
blackbody
noun
(physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum
blackboys
blackboys
noun
plural of blackboy
blackcoat
blackcoat
Noun
A member of the clergy.
blackcock
blackcock
noun
The male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).
blackcods
blackfoot
blackfoot
noun
A tropical American bush of the genus Melampodium
blackford
blackmore
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blackpoll
blackpoll
noun
A North American warbler, Dendroica striata, the male of which has a black patch on its head
blackpool
blackpool
Proper noun
A town and resort in Lancashire, England
blackroot
blackroot
noun
Colicroot, Aletris farinosa
Culver's root, Veronicastrum virginicum
Either of two species in the genus Pterocaulon: Pterocaulon pycnostachyum and Pterocaulon virgatum
Several plant diseases caused by fungi in the genus Aphanomyces causing that cause roots to rot and turn black.
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
blackwood
blackwood
noun
(uncountable) The very dark wood of such trees.
African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), of Africa
Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), of eastern Australia
Bombay blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia), of India
Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico.
blackwork
blackwork
noun
(obsolete) Work connected with funerals, as an undertaker's assistant or a maker of mourning clothes, etc.
(sewing) A form of counted-thread embroidery that is usually stitched on even-weave fabric with a twisted thread.
blackwort
blakemore
blankbook
blockaded
blockaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockade
blockader
blockader
noun
A person who blockades
A ship used in blockading
blockades
blockades
noun
plural of blockade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockade
blockages
blockages
noun
plural of blockage
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.
blockiest
blockiest
adj
superlative form of blocky: most blocky
blocklike
blocklike
adj
Having an oblong shape
blockline
blockpate
blockship
blockship
noun
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
blockwood
bloodlike
bloodlike
adj
Resembling blood.
bloodsuck
blowbacks
blowbacks
noun
plural of blowback
bluebooks
bluebooks
noun
plural of bluebook
boardlike
boardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a board.
boardwalk
boardwalk
noun
A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
bobolinks
bobolinks
noun
plural of bobolink
bockstein
bodycheck
bodycheck
noun
Alternative spelling of body check
bodymaker
bodymaker
noun
a craftsman
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
boghazkoy
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
bolshevik
bolshevik
noun
Alternative form of Bolshevik
boltmaker
boltmaker
noun
A machine that manufactures bolts.
A manufacturer of bolts.
boneblack
boneblack
noun
Alternative form of bone black
bonteboks
bonteboks
noun
plural of bontebok
bontebuck
bontebuck
noun
Alternative form of bontebok (“South African antelope”)