Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
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.
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).
bruckleness
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
bullsticker
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).
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
cocksuckers
cocksuckers
noun
(vulgar) plural of cocksucker
cocksuredom
cocksureism
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
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
cruickshank
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
deutschmark
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
grieshuckle
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
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.
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jacksonburg
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
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
motortrucks
motortrucks
noun
plural of motortruck
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
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.
quicksilver
quicksilver
adj
Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.
noun
(colloquial) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.
The metal mercury.
verb
To overlay with quicksilver.
To treat with quicksilver.
rubbernecks
rubbernecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rubberneck
rudderstock
rudderstock
noun
(nautical) The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or similarly, with the sternpost of a vessel.
saarbrucken
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
seersuckers
seersuckers
noun
plural of seersucker
sharksucker
sharksucker
noun
The remora or suckerfish.
shrewstruck
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
sourcebooks
sourcebooks
noun
plural of sourcebook
stagestruck
stagestruck
adj
Enamored of the theatre, the craft of acting or of actors/actresses.
stuccoworks
stuccoworks
noun
plural of stuccowork
stumpsucker
suikerbosch
sunstricken
sunstricken
Adjective
Afflicted with sunstroke.
superblocks
superblocks
noun
plural of superblock
superflacks
superflacks
noun
plural of superflack
superstocks
superstocks
noun
plural of superstock
treckschuyt
treckschuyt
noun
Alternative spelling of trekschuit.
truckmaster
truckmaster
noun
(historical) The manager of a colonially-sanctioned store that traded goods with the Native Americans.
turnbuckles
turnbuckles
noun
plural of turnbuckle
turtlebacks
turtlebacks
noun
plural of turtleback
turtlenecks
turtlenecks
noun
plural of turtleneck
underclerks
underclerks
noun
plural of underclerk
understruck
undertricks
undertricks
noun
plural of undertrick
unransacked
unransacked
adj
Not having been ransacked.
upperstocks
whalesucker
whalesucker
noun
A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.