The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.
ankylosed
ankylosed
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankylose
ankyloses
ankyloses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ankylose
apronlike
apronlike
adj
Resembling an apron.
arrowlike
arrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arrow.
artemovsk
artichoke
artichoke
noun
A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
asklepios
asterikos
asterikos
noun
(Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy) A metal cross that is placed over the diskos to prevent the veil from touching the host.
automaker
automaker
noun
One who manufactures automobiles; typically used to refer to a large corporation such as General Motors.
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
backbones
backbones
noun
plural of backbone
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
backorder
backorder
noun
An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.
verb
To place such an order
backropes
backstone
bakeboard
bakeboard
noun
(now rare) A board upon which dough is prepared (kneaded, etc) while making bread.
bakehouse
bakehouse
noun
(UK dialectal) Bakery.
A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
A building principally containing ovens.
bakeshops
bakeshops
noun
plural of bakeshop
bakestone
bakestone
noun
Synonym of Welshcake
Synonym of baking stone
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
banknotes
banknotes
noun
plural of banknote
barkstone
baskonize
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
beckoners
beckoners
noun
plural of beckoner
beckoning
beckoning
adj
That beckons.
noun
Such a wave or similar action.
verb
present participle of beckon
becloaked
becloaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloak
befrocked
befrocked
adj
Wearing a frock.
beknotted
beknotted
adj
Knotted again and again; covered with knots.
bellbrook
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
beothukan
bergomask
bergomask
noun
(obsolete) A kind of rustic dance.
berkovets
berkovets
noun
(historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.
berkovtsi
berkowitz
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
betokened
betokened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betoken
betokener
betokener
noun
That which betokens.
bickleton
blackmore
blakemore
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
blockages
blockages
noun
plural of blockage
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.
blockhole
blockhole
noun
(by extension) The approximate place where the toe of the bat touches the pitch when a batsman is taking guard.
(cricket) A small depression in the pitch caused by batsmen tapping their bats on the point where they have taken block.
blockiest
blockiest
adj
superlative form of blocky: most blocky
blocklike
blocklike
adj
Having an oblong shape
blockline
blockpate
bloodlike
bloodlike
adj
Resembling blood.
bluebooks
bluebooks
noun
plural of bluebook
boardlike
boardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a board.
bockstein
bodycheck
bodycheck
noun
Alternative spelling of body check
bodymaker
bodymaker
noun
a craftsman
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
bolshevik
bolshevik
noun
Alternative form of Bolshevik
boltmaker
boltmaker
noun
A machine that manufactures bolts.
A manufacturer of bolts.
boneblack
boneblack
noun
Alternative form of bone black
bonteboks
bonteboks
noun
plural of bontebok
bontebuck
bontebuck
noun
Alternative form of bontebok (“South African antelope”)
bookcases
bookcases
noun
plural of bookcase
bookiness
bookiness
noun
The quality of being booky.
bookkeeps
bookkeeps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bookkeep
booklores
booklouse
booklouse
noun
Any of the small insects who feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocoptera.
booklover
booklover
noun
Alternative form of book lover.
bookmaker
bookmaker
noun
(gambling) A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.
A person who compiles books from the writings of others.
A person who prints or binds books.
bookplate
bookplate
noun
A printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft.
verb
(transitive) To affix a bookplate to (a book).
bookpress
bookrests
bookrests
noun
plural of bookrest
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
bookstore
bookstore
noun
A store where books are bought and sold.
bootmaker
bootmaker
noun
A maker of boots; a cobbler.
borickite
borickite
noun
(mineralogy) Alternate name for delvauxite.
boskiness
boskiness
noun
The state or quality of being bosky.
boscage
boulework
boulework
noun
(woodworking) Obsolete form of buhl work.
bowellike
bowerlike
bowlmaker
bowlmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bowls.
boxkeeper
boxkeeper
noun
(now historical) A theatre attendant in charge of the boxes.
brakeload
brakeload
noun
Enough to fill a brake (type of carriage).
brakeroot
breakbone
breakbone
adj
Violent; rough and painful.
noun
(US dialect, countable) A chicken's wishbone.
(pathology, uncountable) dengue fever
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakouts
breakouts
noun
plural of breakout
breakover
brideknot
brockages
brockages
noun
plural of brockage
brockwell
broderick
broderick
noun
(slang, early 20th century) A thorough beating
verb
(transitive) To administer a beating to
brokenbow
brokerage
brokerage
noun
A business, firm, or company whose business is to act as a broker (e.g., stockbroker).
The commission paid to a broker.
The occupation of being a broker.
brokeress
brokeress
noun
(dated) A female broker (mediator).
bromeikon
brookable
brookdale
brookiest
brookites
brookites
noun
plural of brookite
brookless
brookless
adj
Without a brook.
brooklets
brooklets
noun
plural of brooklet
brooklike
brooklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brook.
brooklime
brooklime
noun
American brooklime (Veronica americana)
European brooklime (Veronica beccabunga)
brookline
brookline
Proper noun
a town in Massachusetts, USA, which is an exclave of
a former village in Missouri, USA, now part of the city of
a town in New Hampshire, USA.
a neighbourhood in Pennsylvania, USA.
a town in Vermont, USA.
brookneal
brookside
brookside
adj
On the side of a brook.
noun
The side of a brook.
brookview
brookweed
brookweed
noun
A small white-flowered herb (Samolus valerandi) usually found in wet places; the water pimpernel.
buckeroos
buckeroos
noun
plural of buckeroo
buckstone
bullocker
bunkhouse
bunkhouse
noun
A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.
buttocked
buttocked
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of buttocks
buttocker
buttocker
noun
(mining, historical) A worker who gets coal off at a longwall face.
(wrestling) One who uses the cross-buttock throw.
byelostok
byeworker
cakehouse
cakehouse
noun
(archaic) A place for the storage of cakes of material, such as seedcake.
(archaic) A place where cakes are sold.
cankerous
cankerous
adj
Causing canker; ulcerating.
Infected with canker; ulcerous.
canonlike
canonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a canon in music.
capeworks
casebooks
casebooks
noun
plural of casebook
caseworks
cassocked
cassocked
adj
Dressed in a cassock.
Dressed in many cassocks
cellblock
cellblock
noun
A wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates.
chechakos
checkbook
checkbook
noun
Alternative form of chequebook
checkhook
checkoffs
checkoffs
noun
plural of checkoff
checkouts
checkouts
noun
plural of checkout
checkroll
checkroll
noun
A list of servants in a household, or slaves on a plantation.
checkroom
checkroom
noun
(US) A room where outdoor clothing or luggage may be temporarily stored.
checkrope
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
checkwork
checkwork
noun
Anything made so as to form alternate squares like those of a checkerboard.
cheechako
cheechako
noun
Someone new to Alaska or the Yukon; originally, a gold rush newcomer.