(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
baksheeshes
baksheeshes
noun
plural of baksheesh
bakshishing
bakshishing
verb
present participle of bakshish
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blankenship
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
bookishness
bookishness
noun
The property of being bookish.
bookshelves
bookshelves
noun
plural of bookshelf
breshkovsky
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
brookesmith
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
buckwashing
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
buttonhooks
buttonhooks
noun
plural of buttonhook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhook
chachalakas
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
checksummed
checksummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checksum
cheesecakes
cheesecakes
noun
plural of cheesecake
cheesemaker
cheesemaker
noun
A person skilled in the art of making cheese
chelyabinsk
chickenshit
chickenshit
adj
(slang, vulgar) petty and contemptible; contemptibly unimportant. (Compare bullshit.)
(vulgar, slang) cowardly
noun
(slang, vulgar) (A) petty and contemptible thing(s).
(slang, vulgar) coward
(vulgar, military, slang) A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings; a petty, abusive martinet.
chmielewski
chokoloskee
chopsockies
chopsockies
noun
plural of chopsocky
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockishness
cockleshell
cockleshell
noun
A small, flimsy boat.
The shell of a cockle (or similar shell).
cockneyship
cockroaches
cockroaches
noun
plural of cockroach
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
creekfishes
crosshackle
cruickshank
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
dankishness
dankishness
noun
The quality of being dankish.
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
dervishlike
dervishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dervish.
deutschmark
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
duchesslike
duchesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a duchess.
dukhobortsy
duskishness
duskishness
noun
Quality of being duskish.
earthquakes
earthquakes
noun
plural of earthquake
earthshaker
earthshaker
noun
Somebody or something that is earthshaking, or of great global importance.
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
folkishness
folkishness
noun
The quality of being folkish.
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
greenshanks
greenshanks
noun
plural of greenshank
grieshuckle
groupthinks
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
hackmatacks
hackmatacks
noun
plural of hackmatack
hairstreaks
hairstreaks
noun
plural of hairstreak
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
handistroke
handshaking
handshaking
noun
(computing) A step in a protocol in which information is exchanged between computing processor devices; often as part of the initiation process for communications.
A greeting by clasping hands.
verb
present participle of handshake
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
heartbreaks
heartbreaks
noun
plural of heartbreak
heatstrokes
heatstrokes
noun
plural of heatstroke
helsingkite
hendrickson
herrenvolks
herrenvolks
noun
plural of herrenvolk
hexokinases
hexokinases
noun
plural of hexokinase
hickishness
hickscorner
highpockets
hitchhikers
hitchhikers
noun
plural of hitchhiker
hlidhskjalf
hlithskjalf
hokeynesses
hokeypokeys
hokeypokeys
noun
plural of hokeypokey
holluschick
holluschick
noun
A "bachelor seal"; a holluschickie.
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
honeysuckle
honeysuckle
noun
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia)
Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia)
Banksia marginata (silver banksia)
Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle)
Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle)
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
horsebacker
horsebacker
noun
One who rides on horseback.
horsejockey
horsekeeper
horsekeeper
noun
A person who looks after horses, for example in a coal mine.
housebreaks
housebreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak
housebroken
housebroken
adj
Of animals: trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
housekeeper
housekeeper
noun
(colloquial, now rare) Someone who keeps to their house; someone who rarely ventures away from home; an unadventurous person, a homebody.
(now rare) Someone who owns a house as a place of residence; a householder.
Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc.
Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household.
houseworker
houseworker
noun
One who does the housework; a homemaker.
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
hucksteress
hucksteress
noun
(archaic) A female huckster.
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hucksterism
hucksterism
noun
The condition of being a huckster; hucksterish behavior.
hucksterize
hucksterize
verb
To hawk; to promote, especially in a pushy or deceptive manner.
hulkingness
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
huskinesses
huskinesses
noun
plural of huskiness
hydrocracks
hydrocracks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrocrack
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
hypokinesis
hypokinesis
noun
(pathology) Diminished power of movement; hypomotility
inkstandish
inkstandish
noun
(obsolete) An inkstand.
jackanapish
jackanapish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jackanapes.
jackhammers
jackhammers
noun
plural of jackhammer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackhammer