(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
auchinleck
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
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackbush
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
brushback
brushback
noun
(baseball) Synonym of brushback pitch
buckbrush
buckbrush
noun
Ceanothus spp.
Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides, maidenbrush
Purshia spp.
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
buckbush
buckbush
noun
(Australia) A prickly annual shrub, Salsola australis
(Canada, US) Shrubs of Canada and the central US, Symphoricarpos occidentalis(also known as wolfberry and Symphoricarpos orbicularis (coralberry).
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
buckhannon
buckhannon
Proper noun
a city in West Virginia, USA
buckhead
buckholts
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
buckhound
buckhound
noun
(UK) A hound for deer hunting.
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
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.
buckish
buckish
adj
(now rare) Like a dandy; foppish.
(obsolete) Like a male goat; foul-smelling or lascivious.
buckishly
buckishly
adv
In a buckish manner.
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
buckshee
buckshee
adj
(slang) Extra, spare.
noun
A gift or bribe.
A wound that is relatively minor but sufficient to get a soldier sent away from the front to the hospital.
An extra portion, ration etc.
buckshees
buckshees
noun
plural of buckshee
buckshot
buckshot
noun
(chiefly US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from 18th c.]
buckshots
buckshots
noun
plural of buckshot
buckteeth
buckteeth
noun
plural of bucktooth
buckthorn
buckthorn
noun
Hippophae (family Elaeagnaceae), the sea buckthorn.
also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn.
especially genus Rhamnus,
especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.
bucktooth
bucktooth
noun
An upper tooth that protrudes further than the bottom teeth.
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
bucktooths
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
bullwhack
bullwhack
verb
(US) To work as a bullwhacker, driving a bullock team.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bunchbacked
burckhardt
bushbeck
bushbuck
bushbuck
noun
(informal) Any relatives of the above that share the same habitat.
Either of two species of antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus or Tragelaphus sylvaticus, considered by some sources to be the single species Tragelaphus scriptus) found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
bushbucks
bushbucks
noun
plural of bushbuck
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
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.
checkout
checkout
noun
(Internet, by extension) The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
(darts) The number of points that a player scores on their final, winning visit to the oche.
A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
An inspection or investigation.
The place in a supermarket where this is done.
The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
checkouts
checkouts
noun
plural of checkout
checksum
checksum
noun
(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verb
(mathematics, computing) To compute a checksum.
checksummed
checksummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checksum
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
checksums
checksums
noun
plural of checksum
checkup
checkup
noun
A routine inspection.
A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like.
checkups
checkups
noun
plural of checkup
cheekful
cheekful
noun
A partial mouthful, enough to fill one's cheek.
cheekfuls
chelyuskin
chemakuan
chempaduk
chequebook
chequebook
noun
A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
cherubikon
cherublike
cherublike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cherub.
chibouk
chibouk
noun
A Turkish tobacco pipe.
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
chickamauga
chikamatsu
chikmagalur
chimakuan
chimakum
chipmuck
chipmuck
noun
Archaic form of chipmunk.
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chockful
chockful
adj
Alternative spelling of chock-full
chockfull
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
chouka
choukoutien
chubsucker
chubsucker
noun
Any of various freshwater suckers of the genus Erimyzon, native to North America.
chuck
chuck
noun
(Scotland) A small pebble.
(Scotland, obsolete, slang, in the plural) Money.
(US, slang, dated) Food.
(cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
(cricket, informal) A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
(dialect, obsolete) A chicken, a hen.
(informal) A casual throw.
(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
(music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
(slang) A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment.
(slang) An act or instance of vomiting.
A clucking sound.
A gentle touch or tap.
Abbreviation of woodchuck.
verb
(South Africa, slang, intransitive) To leave; to depart; to bounce.
(intransitive, cricket) To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
(music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
(obsolete) To chuckle; to laugh.
(transitive, informal) To discard, to throw away.
(transitive, informal) To jilt; to dump.
(transitive, informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
(transitive, informal, dated) To give up; to stop doing; to quit.
To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
To call, as a hen her chickens.
To make a clucking sound.
To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.
To touch or tap gently.
chuckawalla
chuckawalla
noun
Alternative form of chuckwalla
chuckawallas
chuckawallas
noun
plural of chuckawalla
chuckchi
chuckchis
chucked
chucked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chuck
chucker
chucker
noun
(cricket) A bowler who throws or chucks the ball rather than bowls it.
One who chucks; a thrower.
chuckey
chuckey
noun
Synonym of turducken
chuckfarthing
chuckfull
chuckhole
chuckhole
noun
(US) A pothole.
chuckholes
chuckholes
noun
plural of chuckhole
chuckie
chuckie
noun
Alternative form of chucky (“chicken”)
Alternative form of chucky (“pebble”)
chuckies
chuckies
noun
(Scotland) The game of jacks or jackstones; chucks.
plural of chuckie
plural of chucky
chucking
chucking
noun
(engineering) The holding of an object in a chuck.
verb
present participle of chuck
chuckingly
chuckle
chuckle
adj
(obsolete) Clumsy.
noun
A quiet laugh.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck.
(transitive) To communicate through chuckling.
(transitive, archaic) To call together, or call to follow, as a hen calls her chickens; to cluck.
(transitive, archaic) To fondle; to indulge or pamper.
To laugh quietly or inwardly.
chuckled
chuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chuckle
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
chuckler
chuckler
noun
(India, archaic) A shoemaker, a cobbler.
Someone who chuckles.
chucklers
chucklers
noun
plural of chuckler
chuckles
chuckles
noun
plural of chuckle
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
chuckling
chuckling
noun
(gerund of chuckle) An instance in which someone chuckles
verb
present participle of chuckle
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
chuckram
chuckram
noun
(British India) A small silver coin (value 1/32 of a rupee) once used in Travancore.
chuckrum
chuckrum
noun
Alternative form of chuckram
chucks
chucks
intj
(UK, slang, obsolete) A warning cry used by schoolboys when a teacher is approaching.
noun
(Scotland) The game of jacks or jackstones.
plural of chuck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chuck
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chuckwalla
chuckwalla
noun
An iguana, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.