(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
alkalurops
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
amvrakikos
anakrousis
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antistrike
antistrike
adj
Opposed to a strike (industrial action).
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
arsmetrike
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
artinskian
artinskian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Permian period.
asterisked
asterisked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asterisk
asteriskos
awkwardest
awkwardest
adj
superlative form of awkward: most awkward
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
backarrows
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backboards
backboards
noun
plural of backboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backboard
backlasher
backlasher
noun
A participant in a backlash
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backspacer
backspacer
noun
A mechanism in a typewriter that controls backspacing.
backspread
backstairs
backstairs
adj
Secret or furtive.
noun
A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen.
An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse.
backstreet
backstreet
adj
(figuratively) Done in poor and unsanitary conditions, secretly and illegally; back-alley.
Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.
noun
Alternative spelling of back street
backstring
backstroke
backstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
A backhanded stroke or blow.
verb
To swim the backstroke.
backtracks
backtracks
noun
plural of backtrack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backtrack
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
bakerstown
barkeepers
barkeepers
noun
plural of barkeeper
barleysick
basketries
basketries
noun
plural of basketry
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
beaverskin
beaverskin
noun
The pelt of a beaver.
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackeners
blackeners
noun
plural of blackener
blacksburg
blackshear
blackshear
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blackstrap
blackstrap
noun
(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
blakesburg
blanketers
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
boltstrake
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
bookmakers
bookmakers
noun
plural of bookmaker
brailowsky
brassworks
brassworks
noun
A place where brass is manufactured and/or shaped.
breakables
breakables
noun
plural of breakable
breakbones
breakbones
noun
Alternative form of break-bones
plural of breakbone
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakfasts
breakfasts
noun
plural of breakfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breakfast
breakshugh
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
breasthook
breasthook
noun
(nautical) A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.
breastmark
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
brickmason
bridestake
brokerages
brokerages
noun
plural of brokerage
broomshank
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
buckwasher
burbankism
burushaski
burushaski
Proper noun
A language of northwestern Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
byrthynsak
cadilesker
cadilesker
noun
A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire.
canebrakes
canebrakes
noun
plural of canebrake
caretakers
caretakers
noun
plural of caretaker
carpsucker
carpsucker
noun
Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.
casekeeper
casekeeper
noun
(card games) An employee at a gambling establishment who assists the players and prevents dealer cheating by counting cards using an abacus-like device with counters on spindles.
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
cashkeeper
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
checkstrap
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
clarkeites
clarksboro
clarksburg
clarksburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
clarksdale
clearskins
clearskins
noun
plural of clearskin
cloakrooms
cloakrooms
noun
plural of cloakroom
cockarouse
cockarouse
noun
(historical) A sachem or leader in certain Native American groups.
cockmaster
cockmaster
noun
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
One who breeds gamecocks.
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
crackiness
crackiness
noun
The quality of being cracky.
crackliest
crackliest
adj
superlative form of crackly: most crackly
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
crackskull
crankcases
crankcases
noun
plural of crankcase
crankiness
crankiness
noun
The state of being cranky.
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
creakiness
creakiness
noun
The state of being creaky
croakiness
croakiness
noun
The quality of being croaky.
crosstrack
crosstrack
noun
(speedskating) An instance of crosstracking.
verb
(speedskating) To impede another speedskater by crossing over their projected track and cutting them off.
crosswalks
crosswalks
noun
plural of crosswalk
cruikshank
darknesses
darknesses
noun
plural of darkness
plural of darknesse
dawnstreak
dekaliters
dekaliters
noun
plural of dekaliter
dekameters
dekameters
noun
plural of dekameter
dekaparsec
dekaparsec
noun
Alternative form of decaparsec
disembarks
disembarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembark
dockmaster
dockmaster
noun
Someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.
drakesboro
drakestone
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
dreadlocks
dreadlocks
noun
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.
dressmaker
dressmaker
noun
A person who makes tailor-made women's clothes.
drinkables
drinkables
noun
plural of drinkable
dronkgrass
dronkgrass
noun
Alternative form of dronkgras
duckboards
duckboards
noun
plural of duckboard
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
earthsmoke
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
eisenstark
episarkine
ereshkigal
firebreaks
firebreaks
noun
plural of firebreak
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
franciscka
franciskus
frankforts
frankfurts
frankfurts
noun
plural of frankfurt
frankhouse
freakiness
freakiness
noun
The state or condition of being freaky.
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fruitstalk
gastrodisk
glassmaker
glassmaker
noun
A person or company that makes glass or glass items.
glassworks
glassworks
noun
A factory that produces glass or items made from glass, such as glassware
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
grapestalk
greenbacks
greenbacks
noun
plural of greenback
greenshank
greenshank
noun
A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
grubstaked
grubstaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grubstake