(broadcasting) A demonstration recording, often intended to show off the talent of an announcer to a prospective employer.
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
airparks
airparks
noun
plural of airpark
akepiros
akepiros
noun
plural of akepiro
akhissar
akroasis
akrteria
aligreek
alitrunk
alitrunk
noun
(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
alkarsin
alkarsin
Noun
cacodyl
alkitran
ankerite
ankerite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.
ankyroid
anticker
anticker
noun
(archaic) One who performs antics; a comic performer.
antimark
apikores
apikoros
apikoros
noun
A Jewish skeptic or apostate.
aprickle
aprickle
adj
Prickling.
archking
archking
noun
(rare) A chief king.
arkville
arsmetik
arumlike
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.
atrickle
atrickle
adj
Trickling.
autarkic
autarkic
adj
Pertaining to an autarky; self-sufficient.
autarkik
backfire
backfire
noun
(firefighting) Alternative spelling of back fire
A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
An explosion in other equipment.
An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
verb
(of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
(of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
baidarka
baidarka
noun
Alternative form of bidarka
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
bakeries
bakeries
noun
plural of bakery
bakerite
bakerite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
bakupari
bakupari
noun
Alternative form of bacupari
baldrick
baldrick
noun
Alternative form of baldric
baramika
bardlike
bardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bard.
barkiest
barkiest
adj
superlative form of barky: most barky
barkinji
barmskin
barmskin
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A blacksmith's leather apron.
barnlike
barnlike
adj
Resembling a barn
barrikin
baulkier
baulkier
adj
comparative form of baulky: more baulky
bawdrick
beakiron
beakiron
noun
Alternative form of beak-iron
bearlike
bearlike
adj
Having physical or temperamental characteristics like those of a bear.
Like that of a bear
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.
beckiron
beraking
berewick
berewick
noun
(now historical) An outlying estate.
beshriek
bhikhari
bickered
bickered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bicker
bickerer
bickerer
noun
One who bickers; one who engages in nagging or trivial arguing.
bickiron
bickmore
bidarkas
bidarkas
noun
plural of bidarka
bidarkee
bidarkee
noun
Archaic form of bidarka.
bierbalk
bierbalk
noun
(obsolete) A church road (such as a path across fields) for funerals.
biforked
biforked
adj
forked into two; bifurcate
bikkurim
birdikin
birdikin
Noun
A young bird.
birdlike
birdlike
adj
Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds; avian.
adv
(postpositive) In the manner of a bird; as, to fly.
birkbeck
birkenia
birkhoff
bismarck
bismarck
noun
(Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northern US, Midwestern US) A jelly doughnut: a doughnut filled with jam and coated with sugar.
(Manitoba) A doughnut filled with cream, often with chocolate icing.
(Midland US) A fried cruller, or a sort of pancake.
blinkard
blinkard
noun
(obsolete) One with bad eyes.
A dim-witted or stupid person; an idiot.
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
blockier
blockier
adj
comparative form of blocky: more blocky
boarskin
bookfair
boufarik
bourbaki
bracking
brackish
brackish
adj
(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste.
Repulsive
brakiest
brankier
breaking
breaking
noun
(linguistics) A change of a vowel to a diphthong.
(music) A form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones.
Breakdancing.
The act by which something is broken.
verb
present participle of break
breislak
brickbat
brickbat
noun
(figurative) A criticism or uncomplimentary remark.
A piece of brick used as a weapon, especially if thrown, or placed in something like a sock and used as a club.
verb
(transitive) To attack by throwing brickbats.
(transitive, figurative) To assail with criticism.
brickeys
brickier
brickier
adj
comparative form of bricky: more bricky
bricking
bricking
noun
The act of pelting with bricks.
verb
present participle of brick
brickish
brickish
adj
(slang, UK, dated) Like a brick, a helpful or reliable person.
Resembling or characteristic of brick.
bricklay
brickles
brickles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brickle
brickred
brickset
bricktop
brinkema
brinkley
brinklow
briskest
briskest
adj
superlative form of brisk: most brisk
briskets
briskets
noun
plural of brisket
brisking
brisking
verb
present participle of brisk
briskish
briskish
adj
Somewhat brisk.
britchka
britchka
noun
(now chiefly historical) A type of horse-drawn carriage, with a foldable roof covering.
britskas
britskas
noun
plural of britska
britzkas
britzkas
noun
plural of britzka
britzska
brockish
brockish
adj
(obsolete) beastly; brutal
brocklin
brodekin
brodekin
noun
Alternative form of brodequin
brookier
brooking
brooking
verb
present participle of brook
brookite
brookite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown mineral form of titanium dioxide, with the chemical formula TiO₂.
brooklin
browsick
bukharin
burkites
buttrick
byrlakin
cardlike
cardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a card.
Resembling or characteristic of card (the material).
chalkier
chalkier
adj
comparative form of chalky: more chalky
charking
charking
verb
present participle of chark
cheekier
cheekier
adj
comparative form of cheeky: more cheeky
chickery
chickory
chickory
noun
Alternative spelling of chicory
chilmark
chinkara
chinkara
noun
Gazella bennettii, a species of gazelle found in India, Pakistan and Iran
chinkers
chinkier
chirikof
chirkest
chirkest
adj
superlative form of chirk: most chirk
chirking
chirking
verb
present participle of chirk
chitkara
chokidar
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
ciderkin
ciderkin
noun
(historical, possibly dialectal) A weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water; considered a drink for commoners, and traditionally often given to children.
clarkias
clarkias
noun
plural of clarkia
clerking
clerking
verb
present participle of clerk
clerkish
clerkish
adj
Like or resembling a clerk.
clickers
clickers
noun
plural of clicker
clinkers
clinkers
noun
(Ulster, anatomy) testicles
plural of clinker
clinkery
clinkery
adj
Having the characteristics of clinker.
clunkier
clunkier
adj
comparative form of clunky: more clunky
cockbird
cockbird
noun
The male of a game bird, especially of a pheasant.
The male of any bird.
cockerie
colicker
cordlike
cordlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cord.
corkhill
corkiest
corkiest
adj
superlative form of corky: most corky
corklike
corklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cork.
corkline
corkline
noun
(fishing) The top line of a gillnet, which has attached floats (often, but not always, made of cork) that give that edge of the net buoyancy.
corkwing
corkwing
noun
corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
cormlike
cormlike
adj
Resembling a corm.
cornrick
crablike
crablike
adj
Having some characteristics of a crab
Walking or moving sideways
cracking
cracking
adj
(colloquial) Enjoyable.
(colloquial) Great.
That cracks; that produces a sharp sound as of something splitting or breaking.
adv
(Britain) Very, usually associated with praise.
noun
(chemistry) The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.