The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
bacchuslike
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
bareknuckle
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bauckiebird
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blacktongue
blockbusted
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bruckleness
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
buckeystown
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
bucklandite
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
buckwashing
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buffaloback
buffaloback
noun
The back of a buffalo
bullsticker
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bunchbacked
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
chackchiuma
chalkcutter
checksummed
checksummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checksum
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
chickamauga
chikmagalur
choukoutien
chuckawalla
chuckawalla
noun
Alternative form of chuckwalla
chucklehead
chucklehead
noun
(informal) A stupid or clumsy person.
A coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus.
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
cocksuckers
cocksuckers
noun
(vulgar) plural of cocksucker
cocksuredom
cocksureism
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
counterdike
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
countersunk
countersunk
adj
(of a bolt or screw) That has a flat conical top allowing it to be inserted flush with a surface
verb
past participle of countersink
countertack
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
cruickshank
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
demibuckram
deutschmark
duchesslike
duchesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a duchess.
duckhearted
duckhunting
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
funfkirchen
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
grieshuckle
gulfhammock
gunstocking
holluschick
holluschick
noun
A "bachelor seal"; a holluschickie.
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
honeysuckle
honeysuckle
noun
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia)
Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia)
Banksia marginata (silver banksia)
Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle)
Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle)
huckleberry
huckleberry
noun
(US, slang) The person one is looking for; the right person for the job.
(slang) A person of little consequence.
A shrub growing this fruit.
A small amount, a short distance, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.
A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.
verb
(intransitive) To pick huckleberries.
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
hucksteress
hucksteress
noun
(archaic) A female huckster.
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hucksterism
hucksterism
noun
The condition of being a huckster; hucksterish behavior.
hucksterize
hucksterize
verb
To hawk; to promote, especially in a pushy or deceptive manner.
humperdinck
hunchbacked
hunchbacked
adj
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others
jackqueline
jacksonburg
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
justicelike
justicelike
adj
Alternative form of justice-like
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
kentuckians
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keypunchers
keypunchers
noun
plural of keypuncher
keypunching
keypunching
verb
present participle of keypunch
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
knuckleball
knuckleball
noun
(baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.
(figurative) An event that is hard to predict.
verb
(intransitive, baseball) To pitch knuckleballs.
knucklebone
knucklebone
noun
(slang) A die.
A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump.
Such a bone once used in knucklebones and other children's games of chance.
knucklehead
knucklehead
noun
An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
knucklesome
knucklesome
adj
(literally and figurative) Characterised or marked by knuckle(s); knuckly
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leskeaceous
leucoplakia
leucoplakia
noun
Alternative form of leukoplakia
leukoctyoid
leukocytoid
leukocytoid
adj
Resembling a leukocyte
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
luckinesses
luckinesses
noun
plural of luckiness
lukaszewicz
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
motortrucks
motortrucks
noun
plural of motortruck
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
muschelkalk
nunapitchuk
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
nutcrackery
outjockeyed
outjockeyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outjockey
outpolitick
outpolitick
verb
(transitive) To outdo in politics.
outreckoned
outreckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outreckon
outslicking
outslicking
verb
present participle of outslick
outtricking
outtricking
verb
present participle of outtrick
overquickly
overquickly
adv
In an overquick manner; too quickly.
packbuilder
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
pfannkuchen
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
picturelike
picturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a picture.
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
pluckedness
pluckedness
noun
The quality of being plucked (in various senses).
plucklessly
pockmanteau
pockmanteau
noun
(Scotland, archaic) portmanteau
puckermouth
puckishness
puckishness
noun
An instance of being puckish
quackenbush
quacksalver
quacksalver
noun
(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
quarterback
quarterback
noun
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
(American football, historical) An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back.
(rugby football, historical) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.
verb
(American football) To play the position of quarterback.
(by extension) To lead a team or group; to be primarily responsible for some group project or activity.
quarterdeck
quarterdeck
noun
(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
quickenance
quickenance
noun
quickening
quickenbeam
quicknesses
quicknesses
noun
plural of quickness
quicksilver
quicksilver
adj
Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.
noun
(colloquial) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.