(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
(sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
verb
To play basketball
To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
basketlike
basketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a basket.
beanstalks
beanstalks
noun
plural of beanstalk
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
blacketeer
blacketeer
noun
Short for black marketeer.
blackheart
blackheart
noun
A cruel and remorseless person.
A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.
A type of malleable cast iron with minimum tensile strength of 350 N/mm².
Any of various plant diseases that cause darkening of the central tissue.
blacklight
blacklight
noun
Alternative form of black light (“ultraviolet bulb”)
blacklists
blacklists
noun
plural of blacklist
blackpatch
blackplate
blackprint
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.
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
blackstick
blackstock
blackstone
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.
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blackwater
blackwater
noun
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
blanketeer
blanketers
blanketing
blanketing
noun
(countable) A layer of something that covers like a blanket.
(nautical, slang) A manoeuvre in which one vessel covers or becalms another with its sails.
(rail transport) Provision of a layer under the trackbed to prevent clay subsoil and water being forced to the surface by the weight of trains.
(uncountable, countable) Cloth for making blankets.
(uncountable, countable) The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.
verb
present participle of blanket
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
blithelike
blitzkrieg
blitzkrieg
noun
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
bloodstock
bloodstock
noun
(countable) The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal.
(uncountable) Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses.
bluejacket
bluejacket
noun
(nautical) A seaman of a British warship
(nautical) An enlisted man in the US Navy.
A uniformed policeman.
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
boltstrake
bonnetlike
bonnetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
bootblacks
bootblacks
noun
plural of bootblack
bootlicked
bootlicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootlick
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
bottlelike
bottlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bottle.
bottleneck
bottleneck
noun
(by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
(figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
verb
(intransitive) To form a bottleneck.
(transitive) To slow by causing a bottleneck.
bucketfull
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
bulletlike
bulletlike
adj
Resembling a bullet or the path of a bullet.
bullockite
bumblekite
butlerlike
butlerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butler.
butterlike
butterlike
adj
Resembling butter or some aspect of it.
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
buttonlike
buttonlike
adj
Resembling a button.
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
casketlike
castlelike
castlelike
adj
Resembling a castle
cementlike
cementlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of cement.
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
checklists
checklists
noun
plural of checklist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checklist
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
clarkeites
clatskanie
clerkliest
clerkliest
adj
superlative form of clerkly: most clerkly
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
clockmutch
clockmutch
noun
(New York, obsolete) A three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin.
clocksmith
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
cockleboat
cockleboat
noun
Alternative form of cockboat
cocktailed
cocktailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocktail
coldturkey
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
crackliest
crackliest
adj
superlative form of crackly: most crackly
crankplate
craterlike
craterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crater.
crinkliest
crinkliest
adj
superlative form of crinkly: most crinkly
crutchlike
crutchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crutch.
dealkylate
dealkylate
verb
(organic chemistry, transitive) To remove alkyl groups from (a compound), especially as part of the oil refining process.
dekaliters
dekaliters
noun
plural of dekaliter
desertlike
desertlike
adj
Resembling a desert
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
doctorlike
doctorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a doctor.
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
enlinkment
enlinkment
noun
The act of linking together; linkage.
eskilstuna
fackeltanz
fackeltanz
noun
(music) a kind of polonaise, associated with German royal wedding celebrations
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
ferntickle
fetichlike
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
fetterlock
fetterlock
noun
(heraldry) A shackle or lock.
filletlike
filletlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fillet.
flintlocks
flintlocks
noun
plural of flintlock
floatmaker
floatmaker
noun
A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
flunkeyite
folkestone
folkestone
Proper noun
A coastal town in Kent, England
folkething
folklorist
folklorist
noun
A person who studies or collects folklore
folkmooter
footlicker
footlicker
noun
A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
footlocker
footlocker
noun
A long, rectangular trunk or similar container that lies flat on the floor, especially one used for personal belongings and kept at the foot of a bed, commonly used in barracks and dormitories.
forestlike
forestlike
adj
Like a forest.
foretackle
foretackle
noun
(nautical) The tackle that attaches or hooks on to the pendant (on a masthead or foremast) for the purposes of hoisting, tautening, or securing a stay.
freckliest
freckliest
adj
superlative form of freckly: most freckly
fruitstalk
garnetlike
geikielite
geikielite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing magnesium, oxygen, and titanium.
gentlefolk
gentlefolk
noun
(archaic) People of superior social position.
geopolitik
getmjlkost
gottschalk
grapestalk
grottolike
grottolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grotto
guitarlike
guitarlike
adj
Resembling a guitar
gutterlike
gutterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gutter.
halakistic
halterlike
heartblock
hektoliter
helmetlike
helmetlike
adj
Resembling a helmet.
hermitlike
hermitlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hermit
hokaltecan
holyokeite
hunterlike
hunterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hunter.
infantlike
infantlike
adj
Like an infant
insectlike
insectlike
adj
Resembling an insect in any of various attributes such as form, behavior, or sound
interblock
interblock
adj
Between blocks.
noun
A space or interval between two adjacent blocks or cells on a grid.
interlaken
interlinks
interlinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlink
interlocks
interlocks
noun
plural of interlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlock
jacketless
jacketless
adj
Without a jacket (book cover).
Without a jacket (coat).
jacketlike
jacksmelts
jacksmelts
noun
plural of jacksmelt
kaliborite
kaliborite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous borate of potassium and magnesium