Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archknave
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
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.
astrakhan
astrakhan
noun
Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
bakhtiari
barkleigh
bashkiria
bashkiria
Proper noun
A republic of Russia in the south of the country, with capital Ufa.
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
berkshire
berkshire
Proper noun
A inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.
Noun
A breed of pig from Berkshire county.
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
bhaktapur
birchbark
birchbark
noun
A piece of this bark, formerly used for writing on.
The bark of the birch tree, especially the white bark of the paper birch, Betula papyrifera.
birthmark
birthmark
noun
A mark on the skin formed before birth.
boschvark
boshvarks
botchwork
botchwork
noun
Inferior and shoddy work.
brakehand
brakehead
brickhood
brushback
brushback
noun
(baseball) Synonym of brushback pitch
brushlike
brushlike
adj
Having the form of a brush.
brushwork
brushwork
noun
(painting) The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.
buckbrush
buckbrush
noun
Ceanothus spp.
Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides, maidenbrush
Purshia spp.
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
buckthorn
buckthorn
noun
Hippophae (family Elaeagnaceae), the sea buckthorn.
also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn.
especially genus Rhamnus,
especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.
buhlworks
burkhardt
bushmaker
cardshark
cardshark
noun
(chiefly US) A cardsharp.
catchwork
catchwork
noun
A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
chalkrail
charkhana
charlocks
charlocks
noun
plural of charlock
checkbird
checkered
checkered
adj
(figurative) Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures.
Divided into squares, or into light and dark patches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checker
checkmark
checkmark
noun
Alternative form of check mark
verb
(transitive) To mark with a ✓ symbol; to tick.
checkrack
checkrail
checkrail
noun
Alternative spelling of check rail
checkrein
checkrein
noun
A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to a horse's neck.
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.
chefornak
chemicker
cherenkov
cherokees
chetverik
chetverik
noun
An old Russian dry measure, approximately 26.24 litres; one fourth of an osmina.
chickaree
chickaree
noun
(Canada, US) A small squirrel, one of the species of Tamiasciurus, that lives in evergreen forests of North America.
chimariko
chimariko
Noun
A tribe that lived in a canyon on the Trinity River in California until they were all but destroyed in the mid-1800s, at which point survivors fled and assimilated into the Hupa and Shasta tribes.
Proper noun
The language spoken by this tribe, which is either a language isolate or perhaps Hokan.
choirlike
choirlike
adj
Resembling a choir or its sound.
chokebore
chokebore
noun
A shotgun that is made with such a bore.
In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance to the rear of the muzzle, in order to prevent the rapid dispersion of the shot.
verb
(transitive) To provide (a gun) with a chokebore.
chokerman
chokerman
noun
A person employed to fasten the choker around logs for haulage.
chucklers
chucklers
noun
plural of chuckler
churnmilk
churnmilk
noun
Synonym of buttermilk
clerkhood
clerkhood
noun
The role or status of a clerk.
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
coachwork
coachwork
noun
The body of a motor vehicle (as opposed to the chassis).
cockhorse
cockhorse
adj
(figuratively) Lofty in feeling; exultant, proud, upstart.
Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse.
noun
(archaic) A child's rocking horse.
(obsolete) A high or tall horse.
cockroach
cockroach
noun
(Australia, slang, derogatory, humorous) A person from New South Wales.
(Australia, slang, obsolete) A hard lump of brown sugar.
(offensive, slang, ethnic slur, Rwanda) A Tutsi.
(slang, offensive) A person or a member of a group of people regarded as undesirable and rapidly procreating.
A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea.
cornhusks
cornhusks
noun
plural of cornhusk
crackhemp
creashaks
creekfish
creekfish
noun
(US) Erimyzon oblongus, the chubsucker.
dakerhens
dakerhens
noun
plural of dakerhen
dashmaker
dishmaker
dishmaker
noun
A manufacturer of dishes.
doorcheek
doorcheek
noun
The jamb or sidepiece of a door.
doukhobor
doukhobor
Noun
A member of a religious group of Russian origin who rejected the Czarist government of the late 1800s and the Russian Orthodox priests, icons, and rituals, aiming to internalize the living spirit of God in each individual.
droschken
droshkies
droshkies
noun
plural of droshky
dukhobors
earthlike
earthlike
adj
(of a planet) Resembling the Earth
earthwork
earthwork
noun
Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
ekphorize
eskisehir
etherlike
etherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of ether.
fatherkin
fatherkin
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's father.
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
foreshock
foreshock
noun
(geology) A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks.
Any shock or disturbance which precedes an event
forethink
forethink
verb
(transitive, rare) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
(transitive, rare) To think about beforehand; to anticipate.
forksmith
frecklish
frecklish
adj
Having freckles; freckled.
Resembling or characteristic of a freckle.
freethink
frithwork
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
gorakhpur
gorchakov
grasshook
grilikhes
hackamore
hackamore
noun
A kind of bridle with no bit.
hackberry
hackberry
noun
(uncountable) The wood of these plants.
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Celtis, widespread over the Northern Hemisphere, having small fruit.
Prunus padus, a species of cherry tree, of Eurasia, or its berry.
hackeries
hackeries
noun
plural of hackery
hackneyer
hackneyer
noun
One who hackneys (makes uninteresting or trite by frequent use).
hackthorn
hackworks
hackworks
noun
plural of hackwork
haddocker
haddocker
noun
A commercial fisherman who catches haddock.
A fishing boat used for catching haddock.
hairlocks
hairlocks
noun
plural of hairlock
hairworks
hairworks
noun
plural of hairwork
halftrack
halftrack
noun
Alternative form of half-track
hallmarks
hallmarks
noun
plural of hallmark
hammarskj
hammerkop
hammerkop
noun
A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidaeand related to the herons.
hamtramck
hamtramck
Proper noun
A city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States.
handbrake
handbrake
noun
(mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked.
(mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever or foot-operated toggle lever in a motorcar or the hand-operated crank on a railcar, which is used to set and release such a brake.
verb
To apply the handbrake in a vehicle.
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
hankerers
hankerers
noun
plural of hankerer
hankering
hankering
noun
(often followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.
verb
present participle of hanker
hardbacks
hardbacks
noun
plural of hardback
hardhacks
hardhacks
noun
plural of hardhack
hardtacks
hardtacks
noun
plural of hardtack
hardwicke
harkeners
harkeners
noun
plural of harkener
harkening
harkening
noun
The act of one who harkens or listens.
verb
present participle of harken
harpylike
harpylike
Adjective
Resembling a harpy; ravenous or shrewish.
hatmakers
hatmakers
noun
plural of hatmaker
havercake
haversack
haversack
noun
(archaic) An oat-sack, or nosebag for a horse.
A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.
havockers
havockers
noun
plural of havocker
hawksmoor
haymakers
haymakers
noun
plural of haymaker
haymarket
haymarket
Proper noun
Any of various placenames, particularly a street in Westminster, London and the in that street
A town in Virginia State.
headworks
headworks
noun
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
hearkened
hearkened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hearken
hearkener
hearkener
noun
One who hearkens; a listener.
heartikin
heartikin
noun
(obsolete, diminutive) A little heart.
heartlike
heartlike
adj
Having the shape of a heart.
Resembling or characteristic of a heart.
heartsick
heartsick
adj
Very despondent or sorrowful.
heatmaker
heckerism
heckerism
Noun
The teaching of Isaac Thomas Hecker (1819-1888), which interprets Catholicism as promoting human aspirations after liberty and truth, and as the religion best suited to the character and institutions of the American people.
heelmaker
heindrick
hekhshers
hektogram
hendricks
heraklean
heterakid
heterakis
heyrovsky
hickories
hickories
noun
plural of hickory
hieromonk
hieromonk
noun
A monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest.