Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
adiadochokinesia
adiadochokinesia
noun
A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.
adiadochokinesis
adiadochokinesis
noun
Alternative form of adiadochokinesia
adirondacks
adirondacks
Proper noun
A range of mountains in New York State.
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
airchecks
airchecks
noun
plural of aircheck
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
airsick
airsick
adj
Nauseated due to the effects of motion of an aircraft; suffering from motion sickness caused by air travel.
airsickness
airsickness
noun
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
akinesic
akinesic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia.
aktiengesellschaft
aleksandrovac
alkahestic
alkahestic
adj
Resembling or relating to alkahest.
alkahestica
alkahestical
alkahestical
adj
Alternative form of alkahestic
alkalescence
alkalescence
noun
A tendency to become alkaline.
The state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to predominate.
alkalescency
alkalescency
noun
Alternative form of alkalescence
alkalescent
alkalescent
adj
Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
amtracks
amtracks
noun
plural of amtrack
amucks
amucks
noun
plural of amuck
anankastic
anankastic
adj
(linguistics) Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.
(psychology) Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.
aniseikonic
aniseikonic
adj
Having or relating to aniseikonia.
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
anticks
anticks
noun
plural of antick
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
antiknocks
antiknocks
noun
plural of antiknock
antirickets
antirickets
adj
Preventing rickets.
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antiskeptical
antiskepticism
antiskepticism
noun
Opposition to a skeptical viewpoint.
antislickens
antistock
antistock
adj
(rare) Opposing the farming of livestock.
apokatastatic
apokatastatic
adj
Alternative form of apocatastatic
apparatchiks
apparatchiks
noun
plural of apparatchik
applejacks
applejacks
noun
plural of applejack
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archidiskodon
archworkmaster
arkosic
arkosic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to arkose.
armlocks
armlocks
noun
plural of armlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armlock
arosaguntacook
arracks
arracks
noun
plural of arrack
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
arsenicking
arsnicker
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
ashcake
ashcake
noun
(Eastern US) A johnnycake.
ashkenazic
ashkenazic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Ashkenazi Jews.
askance
askance
adj
Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.
adv
(of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
Sideways; obliquely.
verb
(rare, transitive) To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
(rare, transitive) To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.
asmack
assapanick
attackers
attackers
noun
plural of attacker
attacks
attacks
noun
plural of attack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attack
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
bacchuslike
backaches
backaches
noun
plural of backache
backarrows
backbeats
backbeats
noun
plural of backbeat
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backbenches
backbenches
noun
plural of backbench
backbends
backbends
noun
plural of backbend
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backbites
backbites
noun
plural of backbite
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backbite
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backblocks
backblocks
noun
plural of backblock
backboards
backboards
noun
plural of backboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backboard
backboneless
backboneless
adj
Cowardly, spineless.
Without a backbone; invertebrate.
backbonelessness
backbonelessness
noun
cowardice; spinelessness
backbones
backbones
noun
plural of backbone
backbreakers
backbreakers
noun
plural of backbreaker
backcast
backcast
adj
(UK dialectal) Retrospective.
adv
(UK dialectal, of time) Long ago; in the past.
noun
(UK dialectal) Misfortune; reverse; reversal; a relapse in health or illness; moral backsliding.
(UK dialectal) Retrospect; hindsight.
(UK dialectal) backwater
(figuratively) Any discouragement or cause of relapse or failure.
A backward stroke, or a stroke driving one back.
A cast or throw back.
verb
(UK dialectal) To change retrospectively; reverse.
To identify the actions required in order to reach a proposed future.
backcasts
backcasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcast
backchats
backchats
noun
plural of backchat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backchat
backcross
backcross
noun
(genetics) An organism produced by such a crossing.
(genetics) The act of crossing a hybrid with one of its parents.
(juggling) Alternative form of back cross
verb
(genetics) To cross a hybrid with one of its parents.
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backcrosses
backcrosses
noun
plural of backcross
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcross
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backdates
backdates
noun
plural of backdate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backers
backers
noun
plural of backer
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backfills
backfills
noun
plural of backfill
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfill
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backflash
backflash
noun
Synonym of flashback (“dramatic device”)
The hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhandedness
backhandedness
noun
(of writing) Leftward slant.
Backwardness of direction.
Deceit or neglect.
Indirection.
Insincerity, irony, or sarcasm.
The use of a backward flip of the hand.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backhands
backhands
noun
plural of backhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhand
backhauls
backhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhaul
backhaus
backhoes
backhoes
noun
plural of backhoe
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
backings
backings
noun
plural of backing
backlands
backlands
noun
plural of backland
backlash
backlash
noun
(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
(mechanics) The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, gear, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the distance moved thereby; either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
A sudden backward motion.
The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
verb
To cause or set off a backlash.
backlashed
backlashed
adj
Having a backlash.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlash
backlasher
backlasher
noun
A participant in a backlash
backlashers
backlashers
noun
plural of backlasher
backlashes
backlashes
noun
plural of backlash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlash
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backless
backless
adj
(of a person) having an uncovered back, having a back that shows skin
having no back, said of things that typically have backs, such as chairs or dresses
backlings
backlins
backlist
backlist
noun
(publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
verb
(transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
(transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backlists
backlists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlist
backlogs
backlogs
noun
plural of backlog
backmost
backmost
adj
farthest back
backouts
backouts
noun
plural of backout
backpackers
backpackers
noun
A hostel catering to backpackers.
plural of backpacker
backpacks
backpacks
noun
plural of backpack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backpack
backplanes
backplanes
noun
plural of backplane
backpointers
backrest
backrest
noun
A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.
The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.
backrests
backrests
noun
plural of backrest
backropes
backrush
backrush
noun
A rushing backward; a retreat.
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
backs
backs
noun
(Cambridge University, with "the") The backyard of the University.
plural of back
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of back
backsaw
backsaw
noun
A handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge.
backsaws
backsaws
noun
plural of backsaw
backscatter
backscatter
noun
(computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.
(military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that is scattered back in the direction of the source of radiation by an obscurant.
(physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner.
verb
To scatter particles and/or radiation back to the direction from which they come.
backscattered
backscattered
verb
past participle of backscatter
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backscatters
backscatters
noun
plural of backscatter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backscatter
backscraper
backscratcher
backscratcher
noun
A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
backseat
backseat
noun
Alternative spelling of back seat
backseats
backseats
noun
plural of backseat
backset
backset
noun
A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
Whatever is thrown back in its course, such as water.
verb
(US, especially Western US) To plow again in the fall; said of prairie land broken up in the spring.
backsets
backsets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backset
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
backsey
backsheesh
backsheesh
noun
Alternative spelling of baksheesh.
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.