The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
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
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
bareknuckle
bauckiebird
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
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bullsticker
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
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).
chalkcutter
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
chikmagalur
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.
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
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
demibuckram
deutschmark
duckhearted
funfkirchen
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
grieshuckle
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
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
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jacksonburg
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
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
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.
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
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
nutcrackery
outreckoned
outreckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outreckon
outtricking
outtricking
verb
present participle of outtrick
overquickly
overquickly
adv
In an overquick manner; too quickly.
packbuilder
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
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.
puckermouth
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
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.
rheumaticky
rheumaticky
adj
(colloquial) Of, pertaining to or having rheumatism.
roughnecked
roughnecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of roughneck
routhercock
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
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.
treckschuyt
treckschuyt
noun
Alternative spelling of trekschuit.
trucemaking
truckdriver
truckdriver
noun
(cycling) a freestyle BMX move involving turning the bicycle handlebar 360-degrees, akin to spinning the steering wheel of a big truck to turn
(skiing) a freestyle skiing aerialist move involving grabbing the front end of one's skis on a jump in a pike position, similar to holding the large steering wheel of a big truck
Alternative spelling of truck driver: person employed to drive a truck
trucklingly
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
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
unbickering
unbickering
adj
Not bickering.
unbracketed
unbracketed
adj
Not bracketed.
unbuckramed
unbuckramed
adj
(archaic) Not stiffened with buckram; not stiff.
uncheckered
uncheckered
adj
Not checkered; constant, unvarying.
unclerklike
uncourtlike
uncourtlike
adj
Not courtlike.
uncrinkling
uncrinkling
verb
present participle of uncrinkle
uncrookedly
underclerks
underclerks
noun
plural of underclerk
undercooked
undercooked
adj
(figurative) Done with insufficient energy, enthusiasm, etc.
Insufficiently cooked, so as to be unpalatable or inedible.
The broccoli was nicely undercooked.
Very lightly cooked.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of undercook.
underjacket
underpicked
underreckon
underreckon
verb
(transitive) To reckon below what is right or proper; to underrate.
understruck
undertricks
undertricks
noun
plural of undertrick
unicornlike
unicornlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a unicorn.
unpuckering
unpuckering
verb
present participle of unpucker
unransacked
unransacked
adj
Not having been ransacked.
untrickable
untrickable
adj
That cannot be tricked.
untruckling
untruckling
adj
Not truckling; not fawning or obsequious.
upperstocks
whalesucker
whalesucker
noun
A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.