(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
blocksburg
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
buckleless
buckleless
adj
Without a buckle.
bucktooths
buckwasher
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
bullsucker
bumsucking
bushwhacks
bushwhacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bushwhack
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
cambyuskan
carpsucker
carpsucker
noun
Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.
chelyuskin
chikamatsu
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
chubsucker
chubsucker
noun
Any of various freshwater suckers of the genus Erimyzon, native to North America.
chuckholes
chuckholes
noun
plural of chuckhole
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chunkiness
chunkiness
noun
the state of being chunky
clarksburg
clarksburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
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.
cockarouse
cockarouse
noun
(historical) A sachem or leader in certain Native American groups.
cockerouse
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
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.
crackskull
creekstuff
cruikshank
culverkeys
culverkeys
noun
plural of culverkey
curlylocks
deckhouses
deckhouses
noun
plural of deckhouse
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
duckboards
duckboards
noun
plural of duckboard
dumbstruck
dumbstruck
adj
so shocked as to be unable to speak
ekacaesium
ekacaesium
noun
Alternative form of eka-caesium
franciskus
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
gunnysacks
gunnysacks
noun
plural of gunnysack
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
haimsucken
hamesucken
hamesucken
noun
(Scotland) An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.
huckstered
huckstered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of huckster
hucksterer
hucksterer
noun
huckster
huckstress
huckstress
noun
A female huckster.
hunchakist
hunchbacks
hunchbacks
noun
plural of hunchback
keratoncus
keypunches
keypunches
noun
plural of keypunch
khrushchev
khrushchev
Proper noun
English transliteration of the Russian surname
kluczynski
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
knuckliest
knuckliest
adj
superlative form of knuckly: most knuckly
knuclesome
lackluster
lackluster
adj
(figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
Having no shine or lustre; dull.
Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
noun
(countable) A person or thing of no particular brilliance or intelligence.
(uncountable) Lack of brightness or points of interest.
lacklustre
lacklustre
adj
(Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of lackluster
leukocytes
leukocytes
noun
plural of leukocyte
lockesburg
locustlike
locustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a locust.
longshucks
lucklessly
lucklessly
adv
In a luckless way.
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
marcushook
mesokurtic
mesokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis equal to that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having zero excess kurtosis.
miccosukee
miccosukee
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Florida.
Proper noun
Their language, closely related to Hitchiti.
moonstruck
moonstruck
adj
(by extension) Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature.
(obsolete) Crazy or insane when affected by the phases of the Moon.
(obsolete) Made sick, or (like fishes) unsuitable for food, by the supposed influence of the Moon.
muckrakers
muckrakers
noun
plural of muckraker
musclelike
musclelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a muscle.
nachtmusik
overstruck
overstruck
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overstrike
pluckiness
pluckiness
noun
The characteristic of being plucky.
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketsful
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
puckerbush
puckeriest
puschkinia
puschkinia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Puschkinia of bulbous perennials in the family Asparagaceae.
quackeries
quackeries
noun
plural of quackery
quackishly
quackishly
adv
In a quackish manner.
quicksands
quicksands
noun
plural of quicksand
quicksandy
quicksandy
adj
quicksandlike
quicksburg
quicksteps
quicksteps
noun
plural of quickstep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quickstep
quillbacks
quillbacks
noun
plural of quillback
roughnecks
roughnecks
noun
plural of roughneck
rusticwork
sackdoudle
sapsuckers
sapsuckers
noun
plural of sapsucker
saucemaker
saucerlike
saucerlike
adj
Resembling a saucer.
schuylkill
schuylkill
Proper noun
a river in Pennsylvania, USA, which flows into the Delaware River at Philadelphia.
seersucker
seersucker
noun
(countable) An article made from such fabric.
(textiles) A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear.
shakuhachi
shakuhachi
noun
(music) A Japanese flute which is tuned to a pentatonic scale and is end-blown like a recorder instead of being held transversely like the Western transverse flute.
sluicelike
sluicelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sluice.
smicksburg
soundtrack
soundtrack
noun
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.
A recording of such music for sale.
Background sounds that are part of a bigger event.
The sound (especially the music) component of a movie, video game, etc.
verb
To provide, or to act as the sound or music component of a film
splacknuck
springbuck
springbuck
noun
Alternative form of springbok
squibcrack
starstruck
starstruck
adj
star-struck
stockhouse
stuccowork
stuccowork
noun
work done in stucco
subpackage
subpackage
noun
(object-oriented programming) A package situated hierarchically below another package.
A physical package contained within another package.
verb
(transitive) To place (an object) in a package which is itself inside a package.
suckauhock
suckauhock
noun
(rare) Dark-coloured shell-money, used by Native Americans.
suckerfish
suckerfish
noun
The remora and other fish of family Echeneidae, especially Echeneis naucrates.
suckerlike
suckerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sucker (sucking organ or body part).
suckfishes
suckfishes
noun
plural of suckfish
sucklebush
superblock
superblock
noun
(architecture, urban planning) A very large block of buildings.
(computing) A segment of metadata describing the file system on a block device.
superlucky
superlucky
adj
Extremely lucky.
superslick
superslick
adj
(informal) Very slick.
superthick
superthick
adj
Very thick.
supplejack
supplejack
noun
A cane made from such a plant used as a walking stick or as a whip.
A child's toy in the form of a man with jointed limbs controlled by a string; a jumping jack.
Any of several vines belonging to the genus Ripogonum, native to New Zealand.
Any of various North American vines that have supple stems.
thickskull
thickskull
noun
(archaic) A dullard; a blockhead.
thumbtacks
thumbtacks
noun
plural of thumbtack
touchbacks
touchbacks
noun
plural of touchback
trackscout
trackscout
noun
Alternative form of trekschuit
trekschuit
trekschuit
noun
A horse-drawn canal boat or riverboat, used to carry goods or passengers in the Netherlands.
truckloads
truckloads
noun
plural of truckload
tuckasegee
tuscanlike
uncasketed
uncasketed
adj
Not enclosed in a casket.
undercooks
undercooks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of undercook
understock
understock
noun
(horticulture) The rootstock onto which the scion is grafted.
verb
(transitive) To stock with an insufficient amount.
unluckiest
unluckiest
adj
superlative form of unlucky: most unlucky
unreckless
unshackled
unshackled
adj
Not shackled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unshackle
unshackles
unshackles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unshackle