With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
adv
Into, in, or of the position where the arms are akimbo.
Of weapons, especially firearms: one held in each hand.
amberlike
amberlike
adj
Resembling the resin amber.
ambushlike
amoebalike
amoebalike
adj
Having the characteristics of an amoeba.
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
backstamping
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
bagmaking
bagmaking
noun
The manufacture of bags.
bakemeier
bakuninism
balkanism
balkanism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanism
balmlike
balmlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a balm; soothing, healing.
bamileke
bandkeramik
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
baramika
barmkin
barmkin
noun
(obsolete) The battlement on the exterior fortification of a castle in northern England and parts of Scotland; a barbican.
barmskin
barmskin
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A blacksmith's leather apron.
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
beamlike
beamlike
adj
Having the form of a beam
beatnikism
beatnikism
noun
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
bellmaking
bellmaking
noun
The manufacture of bells.
bellowsmaking
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
berkeleianism
betsimisaraka
bhaktimarga
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bikram
biometrika
birthmark
birthmark
noun
A mark on the skin formed before birth.
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
biscuitmaker
biscuitmaking
bismarck
bismarck
noun
(Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northern US, Midwestern US) A jelly doughnut: a doughnut filled with jam and coated with sugar.
(Manitoba) A doughnut filled with cream, often with chocolate icing.
(Midland US) A fried cruller, or a sort of pancake.
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
bismarckianism
bismark
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blackmail
blackmail
noun
(England law, historical) Black rent, or rent paid in corn, meat, or the lowest coin, as opposed to white rent, which was paid in silver.
(archaic) A form of protection money (or corn, cattle, etc.) anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to the allies of robbers in order to be spared from pillage.
Compromising material that can be used to extort someone, dirt.
The extortion of money or favours by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure.
verb
(Kenya) To speak ill of someone; to defame someone.
(transitive) To extort money or favors from (a person) by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, such as injury to reputation, distress of mind, false accusation, etc.
blackmailed
blackmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackmail
blackmailer
blackmailer
noun
Someone who blackmails.
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blackmailing
blackmailing
noun
The act of one who blackmails.
verb
present participle of blackmail
blackmails
blackmails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackmail
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blanketmaking
blanketmaking
noun
The manufacture of blankets.
blankminded
blankmindedness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bodicemaker
bodicemaking
bodymaking
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bokmakierie
bokmakierie
noun
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bookmaking
bookmaking
noun
The art or practice of compiling books from the writings of others.
The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
bookmakings
bookmakings
noun
plural of bookmaking
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
boxmaking
boxmaking
noun
The manufacture of boxes.
brakemaking
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
brickmaker
brickmaker
noun
A maker of bricks.
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
brickmason
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
bridgemaking
brinkema
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
broommaking
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
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.
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
burbankism
bushmaking
buttermaking
cabinetmake
cabinetmaker
cabinetmaker
noun
A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden furniture
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
cabinetmaking
cabinetmaking
noun
The art of the cabinetmaker
cabinetmakings
combmaking
combmaking
noun
The manufacture of combs.
cymballike
cymballike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cymbal.
demibuckram
diamondback
diamondback
noun
(common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.
The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin).
diamondbacked
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
disembark
disembark
verb
(intransitive) To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a train or aircraft.
(transitive) To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore
disembarkation
disembarkation
noun
The act of disembarking.
disembarkations
disembarkations
noun
plural of disembarkation
disembarked
disembarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembark
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
disembarkment
disembarkment
noun
disembarkation
disembarks
disembarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembark
embanking
embanking
verb
present participle of embank
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
embarking
embarking
noun
An embarkation.
verb
present participle of embark
gebrauchsmusik
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
hubmaking
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
imbark
imbark
verb
Archaic form of embark.
imbarkation
imbarked
imbarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbark
imbarking
imbarking
verb
present participle of imbark
imbarkment
imbarks
imbarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbark
kalimba
kalimba
noun
(music) A type of thumb piano, similar to the mbira.
kalimbas
kalimbas
noun
plural of kalimba
katabolism
katabolism
noun
Alternative form of catabolism
kathemoglobin
ketembilla
ketembilla
noun
The plant Dovyalis hebecarpa, native to Sri Lanka and southern India.
khammurabi
kibblerman
kimball
kimball
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
A hamlet in Alberta, Canada
A city in Minnesota
A city in Nebraska
A town in South Dakota
A town in Tennessee
A town in West Virginia
A town in Wisconsin
kimballton
kimbang
kimbra
kirshbaum
kishambala
kitambilla
kumbaloi
lambkill
lambkill
noun
Kalmia angustifolia, a toxic plant with small, deep pink flowers.
lambkills
lambkin
lambkin
noun
A term of endearment.
A young lamb, a very young sheep.
lambkins
lambkins
noun
plural of lambkin
lamblike
lamblike
adj
Like a lamb; gentle; inoffensive.
lamblikeness
lambskin
lambskin
noun
A kind of woollen cloth resembling this.
The skin of a very young sheep, especially prepared with the fleece still attached. A very fine form of leather.
lambskins
lambskins
noun
plural of lambskin
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
mackinboy
manakinsabot
marblelike
marblelike
adj
Resembling a marble or marbles
Resembling marble stone
marketability
marketability
noun
The likelihood that something will sell; market appeal.