(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
bacchuslike
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashers
backlashers
noun
plural of backlasher
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighted
backslashes
backslashes
noun
plural of backslash
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackhander
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
breechblock
breechblock
noun
(firearms) The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
chachalakas
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkcutter
chalkotheke
chalkworker
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
chelyabinsk
chickenbill
chikmagalur
chimneylike
chimneylike
adj
Resembling a chimney, especially in shape
chlorpikrin
chmielewski
chockablock
chockablock
adj
(by extension) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
(nautical, of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
adv
In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
chokoloskee
chuckawalla
chuckawalla
noun
Alternative form of chuckwalla
chucklehead
chucklehead
noun
(informal) A stupid or clumsy person.
A coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus.
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
cockleshell
cockleshell
noun
A small, flimsy boat.
The shell of a cockle (or similar shell).
crosshackle
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
duchesslike
duchesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a duchess.
gerlachovka
grieshuckle
gulfhammock
hackneyedly
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
hammocklike
hammocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammock.
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
heckelphone
heckelphone
noun
A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.
holluschick
holluschick
noun
A "bachelor seal"; a holluschickie.
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)
huckleberry
huckleberry
noun
(US, slang) The person one is looking for; the right person for the job.
(slang) A person of little consequence.
A shrub growing this fruit.
A small amount, a short distance, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.
A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.
verb
(intransitive) To pick huckleberries.
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
kamanichile
kitchenless
kitchenless
adj
Lacking a kitchen
knucklehead
knucklehead
noun
An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
kochliarion
kochliarion
noun
(historical) A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.
koechlinite
koechlinite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, molybdenum, and oxygen.
koilonychia
koilonychia
noun
A deformity of the nails characterized by concavity of the outer surface
landsknecht
leatherback
leatherback
noun
A large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a leathery back.
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
leschetizky
lickerishly
lickerishly
adv
In a lickerish manner.
lobachevsky
machinelike
machinelike
adj
Resembling a machine; mechanical in form
makhachkala
makhachkala
Proper noun
The capital city of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia
melchizedek
melchizedek
Proper noun
A king and priest mentioned in the book of Genesis; contemporary of Abraham.
Noun
A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles.
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
muschelkalk
nonchokable
nonchokable
adj
On which a person cannot choke.
That cannot become choked or blocked up.
nyckelharpa
nyckelharpa
noun
(music) A string instrument (chordophone) with a long body and a boat-shaped soundbox, with keys attached to tangents that act like frets when the keys are depressed, and most commonly featuring chromatic and sympathetic strings in modern instruments, originating in the traditional music of Sweden.
ostrichlike
ostrichlike
adj
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
overthickly
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
pickthankly
pitcherlike
pitcherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pitcher.
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.
ramshackled
ramshackled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ramshackle
ratchetlike
ratchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet.
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
schlockiest
schlockiest
adj
superlative form of schlocky: most schlocky
schnorkeled
scholarlike
scholarlike
adj
scholarly
adv
in a scholarly fashion
schoolbooks
schoolbooks
noun
plural of schoolbook
schoolworks
schrecklich
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
shacklebone
shacklewise
shcheglovsk
shellackers
shellackers
noun
plural of shellacker
shellacking
shellacking
noun
(informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.
The act or process of coating with shellac.
verb
present participle of shellac
shuttlecock
shuttlecock
noun
(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]
(uncountable, dated) The game of badminton.
verb
To move rapidly back and forth.
To send or toss back and forth; to bandy.
sketchingly
specklehead
spinachlike
spinachlike
Adjective
Resembling spinach.
stickhandle
stickhandle
verb
(chiefly Canada, by extension) To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.
(transitive, intransitive, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
stockholder
stockholder
noun
(finance) One who owns stock.
a company that maintains a stock of certain products.
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
teacherlike
teacherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a teacher.
thickleaves
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
uncheckable
uncheckable
adj
Incapable of being checked or restrained.
Incapable of being checked or verified.
unchildlike
unchildlike
adj
Not childlike; inappropriate for a child to do or be
unshackling
unshackling
verb
present participle of unshackle
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).
volksschule
whalebacker
whalesucker
whalesucker
noun
A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.