(chiefly historical) A spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China.
(colloquial, Central Asia or Xinjiang) Uyghur; Dungan; Hui Muslim
akhundzada
akolouthia
akoluthia
ambushlike
amoakuh
ampherotokous
amphitokous
anakoluthia
ankush
ankusha
ankushes
ankushes
noun
plural of ankush
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
archduke
archduke
noun
(history) The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria.
(history) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
ashkum
auchinleck
babushka
babushka
noun
(By association) A stereotypical, Eastern European peasant grandmother-type figure.
A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin.
An old woman, especially one of Eastern European descent.
Russian doll, matryoshka
babushkas
babushkas
noun
plural of babushka
bacchuslike
backhaul
backhaul
noun
(broadcasting) Uncut program content that is transmitted point-to-point to an individual television or radio station, network or other receiving entity where it will be integrated into a finished show.
(military) The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shipped.
(transport) A return trip after delivery of cargo.
(travel, aviation, fare construction) Travel to a destination via a further point, or a higher fare point, than the destination (higher intermediate point).
verb
To transmit (data or footage) from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted.
backhauled
backhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhaul
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backhauls
backhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhaul
backhaus
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
backrush
backrush
noun
A rushing backward; a retreat.
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
bakehouse
bakehouse
noun
(UK dialectal) Bakery.
A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
A building principally containing ovens.
bakehouses
bakehouses
noun
plural of bakehouse
bakhmut
bankruptship
barukhzy
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
bashuk
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
beothukan
bhaktapur
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackbush
boghazkeui
bourkha
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
breakshugh
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breakthroughes
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
brushback
brushback
noun
(baseball) Synonym of brushback pitch
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckhannon
buckhannon
Proper noun
a city in West Virginia, USA
buckhead
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckwash
buckwasher
buckwashing
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
budukha
bukhara
bukhara
Proper noun
A city in Uzbekistan, founded in the 6th century
bukharin
bulkhead
bulkhead
noun
(nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
A pressure-resistant sealed barrier to any fluid in a large structure.
A retaining wall along a waterfront.
A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft.
Mechanically, a partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition.
bulkheaded
bulkheaded
adj
Furnished with a bulkhead or bulkheads.
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulkheads
bulkheads
noun
plural of bulkhead
bullwhack
bullwhack
verb
(US) To work as a bullwhacker, driving a bullock team.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bunchbacked
bundelkhand
burckhardt
burkha
burkhard
burkhardt
burkhart
burushaski
burushaski
Proper noun
A language of northwestern Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
bushelbasket
bushmaker
bushmaking
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhack
bushwhack
verb
to ambush
to fight, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
to travel through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
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).
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
bushwhacks
bushwhacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bushwhack
cakehouse
cakehouse
noun
(archaic) A place for the storage of cakes of material, such as seedcake.
(archaic) A place where cakes are sold.
chabouk
chabouk
noun
Alternative form of chabuk
chabouks
chabouks
noun
plural of chabouk
chabuk
chabuk
noun
(now historical) A long whip formerly used as an instrument of punishment in India and parts of the Middle East.
chabuks
chabuks
noun
plural of chabuk
chackchiuma
chakobu
chalkcutter
chaluka
chalukya
chalukyan
chanukah
chappaquiddick
charuk
chauk
chaukidari
chaunoprockt
chawbuck
chawbuck
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To beat with a chabuk.
chemakuan
chempaduk
chickamauga
chikamatsu
chikmagalur
chimakuan
chimakum
chouka
chuckawalla
chuckawalla
noun
Alternative form of chuckwalla
chuckawallas
chuckawallas
noun
plural of chuckawalla
chuckfarthing
chucklehead
chucklehead
noun
(informal) A stupid or clumsy person.
A coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus.
chuckleheaded
chuckleheaded
adj
stupid, idiotic
chuckleheadedness
chuckleheadedness
noun
The quality of being chuckleheaded.
chuckleheads
chuckleheads
noun
plural of chucklehead
chuckram
chuckram
noun
(British India) A small silver coin (value 1/32 of a rupee) once used in Travancore.
chuckwalla
chuckwalla
noun
An iguana, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
chugiak
chukar
chukar
noun
A species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar).
chukars
chukars
noun
plural of chukar
chukka
chukka
noun
Alternative form of chukker
chukka boot
chukkar
chukkars
chukkars
noun
plural of chukkar
chukkas
chukkas
noun
plural of chukka
chumpaka
chunkhead
chupak
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.