(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
backlands
backlands
noun
plural of backland
backpedal
backpedal
verb
(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
(intransitive) To step backwards.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
backslide
backslide
noun
(dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
verb
(Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
baldricks
baldricks
noun
plural of baldrick
bechalked
bechalked
adj
Chalk-covered or chalky.
Having a surface that has been written on in chalk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechalk
becloaked
becloaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloak
beflecked
beflecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befleck
blackband
blackband
noun
(mineralogy) An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable carbonaceous matter, valuable as an iron ore.
blackbird
blackbird
noun
(slang, derogatory, historical, among slavers and pirates) A native of the South Pacific islands.
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
verb
To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force
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
blackcods
blackdamp
blackdamp
noun
Choke damp.
blackduck
blackened
blackened
adj
(food) Synonym of charred.
(steel) Synonym of blued.
Darkened to the point of appearing black; as:
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacken
blackford
blackhead
blackhead
noun
(countable) A scaup: any of various ducks of the genus Aythya.
(countable, medicine) A comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.
(uncountable) A form of histomoniasis in poultry, characterized by cyanotic discoloration on the bird's head.
blackland
blackland
noun
The land making up the Texas Blackland Prairies, a temperate grassland ecoregion in Texas with rich, dark soil.
blacklead
blacklead
noun
Alternative form of black lead
verb
To cover, treat or polish with graphite
blackseed
blackseed
noun
A spice plant with aromatic black seeds, Nigella sativa
blackweed
blackweed
noun
Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia.)
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.
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
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.
blockwood
bloodsuck
buckfield
bucklered
bucklered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckler
calpacked
calpacked
adj
Wearing a calpack.
candylike
candylike
adj
Resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance
childkind
childkind
noun
All children, considered as a group.
childlike
childlike
adj
Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
Of, like, or suitable for a child.
ciderlike
ciderlike
Adjective
Resembling cider.
clackdish
clackdish
noun
Alternative form of clack dish
clarkdale
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
clerkhood
clerkhood
noun
The role or status of a clerk.
clinkered
clinkered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clinker
cloakedly
cloakedly
adv
In a concealed manner; with secrecy.
clockbird
clockbird
noun
Synonym of laughing kookaburra
cloudlike
cloudlike
adj
Resembling a cloud or clouds; thus, often, fluffy
clydebank
clydebank
Proper noun
a town on the north side of the River in council area, Scotland
coldbrook
crookedly
crookedly
adv
In a crooked manner.
cuckolded
cuckolded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cuckold
cuckoldly
cuckoldly
adj
Possessing the qualities of a cuckold.
adv
Like or as a cuckold.
cuckoldom
cuckoldom
noun
(archaic) cuckoldry
cuckoldry
cuckoldry
noun
(zoology) Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female.
An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.
The state of being a cuckold.
cycadlike
cycadlike
adj
Having the characteristics of a cycad.
deadlocks
deadlocks
noun
plural of deadlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deadlock
deblocked
deblocked
adj
(computing, of a physical block) Separated into logical records
unblocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deblock
deevilick
dialkylic
docklands
docklands
noun
An area of a town or city which contains, or used to contain, an industrial port.
duckbills
duckbills
noun
plural of duckbill
duckblind
ducklings
ducklings
noun
plural of duckling
ducktails
ducktails
noun
plural of ducktail
dudelsack
dunpickle
dunpickle
noun
(obsolete) marsh harrier (a bird)
fetlocked
fetlocked
adj
(in combination) Having fetlocks (of a specified kind).
Tied by the fetlock.
fleckered
fleckered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flecker
flickered
flickered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flicker
floodcock
frolicked
frolicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frolic
goldbrick
goldbrick
noun
(US, slang, dated) A shirker or malingerer.
(US, slang, dated) A swindler.
Something fraudulent or nonexistent offered for sale; a swindle or con.
verb
(US, slang, dated) To shirk or malinger.
(US, slang, dated) To swindle.
headlocks
headlocks
noun
plural of headlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headlock
hillocked
hillocked
Adjective
Having hillocks.
holdbacks
holdbacks
noun
plural of holdback
kamchadal
kamchadal
Noun
A member of the ethnic group who are the original inhabitants of the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia.
kirkcaldy
kirkcaldy
Proper noun
a town and former royal burgh in council area, Scotland
a local government district in Fife Region (as it was called then) between 1975 and 1996.
klendusic
klendusic
adj
(botany) resistant to infection
klipdachs
klipdachs
noun
Alternative form of klipdas
knaidlach
knaidlach
noun
plural of knaidel
knaydlach
lackeydom
lackeydom
noun
The realm or sphere of lackeys.
ladyclock
ladyclock
noun
(Scotland, dialect, dated) A ladybird.
landwrack
landwreck
lockeford
necklaced
necklaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of necklace
neckmould
neckmould
noun
(architecture) A small convex moulding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.
nickelled
padlocked
padlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of padlock
pickadils
pickadils
noun
plural of pickadil
rebuckled
rebuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rebuckle
roadblock
roadblock
noun
Something that blocks or obstructs a road.
verb
(colloquial, transitive) To prevent, hinder.
rockfield
rockholds
rockledge
rockledge
Proper noun
A city in Florida
A borough in Pennsylvania
rockslide
rockslide
noun
(geology) A type of landslide characterized by falling rocks.
rollicked
rollicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rollick
shackland
shackland
noun
(South Africa) An unofficial urban settlement composed of shacks.
shelducks
shelducks
noun
plural of shelduck
shylocked
shylocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shylock
sicklepod
sicklepod
noun
Senna obtusifolia, a legume used in folk medicine.
slackened
slackened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of slacken
slickered
slickered
adj
Dressed in a stylish and fancy manner.
Smooth and shiny.
Wearing a slicker (coat)
verb
simple past tense and past participle of slicker
speckledy
stockdale
stockland
strickled
strickled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of strickle
truckload
truckload
noun
(slang) A large number.
The contents of a full truck or lorry.
unblacked
unblacked
adj
Not blacked.
unblocked
unblocked
adj
Not blocked (in various senses).
verb
past participle of unblock
unbuckled
unbuckled
adj
Not buckled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unbuckle
unchalked
unchalked
adj
Not chalked.
uncloaked
uncloaked
adj
Not cloaked.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncloak
uncuckold
uncuckold
verb
(transitive) To undo the cuckolding of.
underlock
underlock
noun
A lock of wool hanging under the belly of a sheep.
unflecked
unflecked
adj
Not marked with flecks.
unhackled
unhackled
adj
Not hackled.
unpickled
unpickled
adj
Not pickled (preserved).
unplucked
unplucked
adj
Not having been plucked.
unsickled
unsickled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unsickle
unslacked
unslacked
adj
Alternative form of unslaked
unslicked
unsuckled
unsuckled
adj
Not suckled.
untackled
untackled
adj
Not having been tackled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of untackle
untickled
untickled
adj
Not having been tickled.
woodblock
woodblock
noun
(music) A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick.
(philately) The emergency issue of the Cape triangles, printed in 1861.
(printing) A wooden block used as a printing form.