Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
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).
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
bruckleness
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
bullsticker
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
burkesville
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).
buttermilks
buttermilks
noun
plural of buttermilk
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
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
drunkenness
drunkenness
noun
A state of being drunk.
drunkensome
drunkensome
adj
Characterised or marked by drunkenness
drunkenwise
dukhobortsy
earthquakes
earthquakes
noun
plural of earthquake
gearksutite
gearksutite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
grieshuckle
groundskeep
groundworks
groundworks
noun
plural of groundwork
groupthinks
grubstakers
grubstakers
noun
plural of grubstaker
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
guessworker
guessworker
noun
A person who proceeds by guesswork.
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
housebreaks
housebreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak
housebroken
housebroken
adj
Of animals: trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
housekeeper
housekeeper
noun
(colloquial, now rare) Someone who keeps to their house; someone who rarely ventures away from home; an unadventurous person, a homebody.
(now rare) Someone who owns a house as a place of residence; a householder.
Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc.
Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household.
houseworker
houseworker
noun
One who does the housework; a homemaker.
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
jenkinsburg
katharevusa
katipuneros
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
keratonosus
kettledrums
kettledrums
noun
plural of kettledrum
keypunchers
keypunchers
noun
plural of keypuncher
kieselguhrs
kieselguhrs
noun
plural of kieselguhr
kiesselguhr
klausenburg
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
kookaburras
kookaburras
noun
plural of kookaburra
kornephorus
kornskeppur
krisuvigite
krisuvigite
noun
(mineralogy) brochantite
krugersdorp
krusenstern
kulturkreis
kunstlieder
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
leukorrheas
leukorrheas
noun
plural of leukorrhea
loudspeaker
loudspeaker
noun
An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones.
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
lurkingness
lurkingness
noun
Quality of lurking.
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
mitsukurina
motortrucks
motortrucks
noun
plural of motortruck
moussorgsky
mudskippers
mudskippers
noun
plural of mudskipper
murkinesses
murkinesses
noun
plural of murkiness
musketproof
musketproof
adj
resistant to damage by muskets
numskullery
nursekeeper
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
outskirmish
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
parkersburg
parkersburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
pervouralsk
preshrunken
purposelike
purposelike
adj
(Scotland) purposeful
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.
quakerishly
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.
rattleskull
rijksmuseum
riskfulness
riskfulness
noun
(archaic) riskiness
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.
sauerkrauts
sauerkrauts
noun
plural of sauerkraut
seersuckers
seersuckers
noun
plural of seersucker
sharksucker
sharksucker
noun
The remora or suckerfish.
shrewstruck
skulduggery
skulduggery
noun
(countable) A devious device or trick.
(uncountable) Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour.
skullbanker
smokejumper
smokejumper
noun
(US, Canada) A firefighter who parachutes into a remote area to combat wildfires and set up firebreaks.
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
sourcebooks
sourcebooks
noun
plural of sourcebook
squeakproof
squeakproof
adj
Resistant to making squeaking sounds.
stagestruck
stagestruck
adj
Enamored of the theatre, the craft of acting or of actors/actresses.
stirruplike
stirruplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a stirrup.
strikebound
strikebound
adj
Not operating normally because of strike action.
stuccoworks
stuccoworks
noun
plural of stuccowork
stumpsucker
subnetworks
subnetworks
noun
plural of subnetwork
suikerbosch
sukarnapura
sulphurlike
sulphurlike
adj
Alternative spelling of sulfurlike
sunstricken
sunstricken
Adjective
Afflicted with sunstroke.
superblocks
superblocks
noun
plural of superblock
superflacks
superflacks
noun
plural of superflack
supermarket
supermarket
noun
(figurative) A one-stop shop; a place offering a range of products or services.
A chain of such stores.
A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
superstocks
superstocks
noun
plural of superstock
superstrike
superstrike
noun
A remarkable or huge strike.
supertanker
supertanker
noun
An extremely large tanker ship.
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.
trunkfishes
trunkfishes
noun
plural of trunkfish
trussmaking
turfskiings
turkishness
turkishness
Noun
The quality or state of being Turkish.
turkologist
turkologist
Noun
A scholar specializing in the languages, history or cultures of Turkic peoples, including, for example Turkish, Kazakh, Uzbek, Azeri, Kyrgyz, Uyghur, Tuvan, Altai, Shor, Karakalpak and any of the other dozens of Turkic peoples.