(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
blocksburg
boullework
boundbrook
brookhouse
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
cherubikon
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
cockalorum
cockalorum
noun
(countable) A menial yet self-important person; a person who makes empty boasts.
(uncountable) A game similar to leapfrog.
(uncountable) Boastful speech, crowing.
cockarouse
cockarouse
noun
(historical) A sachem or leader in certain Native American groups.
cockerouse
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
coldturkey
cornhusker
cornhusker
noun
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
A person or device that removes husks from corn.
couchmaker
couchmaker
noun
A manufacturer of couches.
crouchback
curlylocks
doughmaker
doukhobors
duckboards
duckboards
noun
plural of duckboard
duikerboks
duikerboks
noun
plural of duikerbok
euromarket
euromarket
noun
(finance) Any financial market that issues securities in currencies other than the country of origin (whether or not any European currency is involved).
(finance) The market of the European Union as a whole.
frankhouse
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
gorkiesque
groundwork
groundwork
noun
The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
grouselike
grouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grouse.
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
gurolinick
houndshark
houndshark
noun
Alternative spelling of hound shark
housebreak
housebreak
verb
(intransitive, US) To break into a house, typically to burgle it.
(transitive, US) To train an animal to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
housebroke
housebroke
verb
simple past tense of housebreak
houseworks
karyolysus
keratinous
keratinous
adj
Consisting of, or made from keratin.
keratoncus
kerflummox
kerflummox
verb
(transitive, informal) To flummox; to perplex or baffle.
kharroubah
khartoumer
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
kommunarsk
kookaburra
kookaburra
noun
Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo.
korntunnur
korumburra
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.
kurtistown
kurtosises
leukoderma
leukoderma
noun
An acquired cutaneous condition with localized loss of pigmentation of the skin.
leukorrhea
leukorrhea
noun
(pathology) Thick, whitish vaginal discharge.
lockbourne
lockesburg
louverwork
lubbercock
marcushook
mesokurtic
mesokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis equal to that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having zero excess kurtosis.
mockground
moonstruck
moonstruck
adj
(by extension) Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature.
(obsolete) Crazy or insane when affected by the phases of the Moon.
(obsolete) Made sick, or (like fishes) unsuitable for food, by the supposed influence of the Moon.
mossbunker
mossbunker
noun
Alternative form of mossbanker
motortruck
motortruck
noun
Alternative form of motor truck
muskflower
muskflower
noun
The monkeyflower Erythranthe moschata.
mussorgski
mussorgsky
nontrunked
nontrunked
adj
Not trunked.
outbarking
outbarking
verb
present participle of outbark
outbreaker
outbreaker
noun
One who breaks out; an escapee from prison.
outcricket
outflanker
outflanker
noun
(military) One who is positioned so as to outflank the enemy in combat.
outranking
outranking
verb
present participle of outrank
outrocking
outrocking
verb
present participle of outrock
outskirter
outskirter
noun
One who lives on the outskirts.
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
outspeaker
outspeaker
noun
One who speaks out.
outtricked
outtricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outtrick
outworkers
outworkers
noun
plural of outworker
outworking
outworking
noun
The process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something.
verb
present participle of outwork
oversqueak
overstruck
overstruck
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overstrike
petrouchka
porkburger
porkburger
noun
A burger made with pork instead of beef.
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
proklausis
proletkult
quakeproof
quakeproof
adj
Capable of withstanding an earthquake.
verb
(transitive) To modify (a structure) to make it capable of withstanding an earthquake.
quakertown
quickthorn
quickthorn
noun
The may-tree, any species of Crataegus or the species Crataegus monogyna.
rothermuck
roughnecks
roughnecks
noun
plural of roughneck
rubblework
rubblework
noun
A form of masonry made of large stones loosely thrown together and then optionally grouted.
rusticwork
shroudlike
shroudlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shroud.
skeuomorph
skeuomorph
noun
A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary.
soundtrack
soundtrack
noun
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.
A recording of such music for sale.
Background sounds that are part of a bigger event.
The sound (especially the music) component of a movie, video game, etc.
verb
To provide, or to act as the sound or music component of a film
strikeouts
strikeouts
noun
plural of strikeout
stuccowork
stuccowork
noun
work done in stucco
subnetwork
subnetwork
noun
A subsection of a network.
subworkman
subworkman
noun
A subordinate workman.
subworkmen
subworkmen
noun
plural of subworkman
sugarworks
sunstrokes
sunstrokes
noun
plural of sunstroke
superblock
superblock
noun
(architecture, urban planning) A very large block of buildings.
(computing) A segment of metadata describing the file system on a block device.
trackhound
trackscout
trackscout
noun
Alternative form of trekschuit
troughlike
troughlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a trough.
trubetskoi
trubetzkoy
truckloads
truckloads
noun
plural of truckload
turbotlike
turbotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a turbot.
turkeyfoot
turkomania
turkomanic
turkophile
turkophobe
tutworkman
tutworkman
noun
A laborer who carries out tut-work.
unbrokenly
unbrokenly
adv
In an unbroken way; continuously.
uncrooking
uncrooking
verb
present participle of uncrook
undercloak
undercloak
noun
(construction) A fixed underlayer of tile or fibre cement on a roof, to support the mortar above.
verb
(construction, transitive) To apply such an underlayer to.
undercooks
undercooks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of undercook
underfrock
underfrock
noun
An underslip worn beneath a dress.
understock
understock
noun
(horticulture) The rootstock onto which the scion is grafted.
verb
(transitive) To stock with an insufficient amount.
unforsaken
unforsaken
adj
Not forsaken.
unfrocking
unfrocking
noun
The act of somebody being unfrocked.
verb
present participle of unfrock
unfroglike
unfroglike
adj
Not froglike.
unherolike
unherolike
adj
Not herolike.
unkoshered
unkoshered
adj
Not koshered.
unprovoked
unprovoked
adj
Happening without provocation or motivation.
adv
He attacked me, suddenly, unprovoked.
Without provocation or motivation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unprovoke
unreckoned
unreckoned
adj
Not reckoned; not counted or measured.
unworkable
unworkable
adj
Not workable or operable; not practical; unmanageable.
noun
Something that is not workable, or cannot be made to work.
unworkably
unworkably
adv
In an unworkable fashion; not workably.
upperworks
upperworks
noun
(nautical) superstructure
(slang) head; brains
workhoused
workhoused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of workhouse