(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
arosaguntacook
artukovic
autarkic
autarkic
adj
Pertaining to an autarky; self-sufficient.
autarkical
autarkical
adj
Autarkic.
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
autotruck
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backcourt
backcourt
noun
(basketball) A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.
(chiefly Scotland) A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backrun
backrun
noun
A reverse flow, either of a fluid or of an anchor chain.
backrush
backrush
noun
A rushing backward; a retreat.
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
bankrupcy
bankrupcy
noun
Misspelling of bankruptcy.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
bareknuckle
bareknuckled
barkcutter
bauckiebird
beauclerk
betuckered
biscuitmaker
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackburn
blackburn
Proper noun
A town in Lancashire, England
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackfigured
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackmur
blacksburg
blockaderunning
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.
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
blocksburg
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).
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
bourock
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
broucek
brubeck
bruckle
bruckle
adj
(dialectal) Frail, weak, fragile.
bruckled
bruckleness
bruckner
bruckner
Proper noun
of German origin. Widely known as the surname of the Austrian composer (1824-96).
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
brushback
brushback
noun
(baseball) Synonym of brushback pitch
buckaroo
buckaroo
noun
(slang) A dollar; a buck.
A cowboy; specifically, a working cowboy who generally does not partake in rodeos.
A reckless, headstrong person.
A style of cowboy boot with a high and uniquely tapered heel.
One who sports a distinctive buckaroo style of cowboy clothing, boots, and heritage.
buckaroos
buckaroos
noun
plural of buckaroo
buckayro
buckayro
noun
Obsolete form of buckaroo.
buckayros
buckayros
noun
plural of buckayro
buckberry
buckberry
noun
The deerberry, Vaccinium stamineum.
The huckleberry, Gaylussacia ursina, found in the Southern United States.
The silver buffaloberry, Shepherdia argentea.
buckboard
buckboard
noun
A simple, distinctively American four-wheeled horse-drawn wagon designed for personal transport as well as for transporting animal fodder and domestic goods, often with a spring-mounted seat for the driver.
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
buckbrush
buckbrush
noun
Ceanothus spp.
Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides, maidenbrush
Purshia spp.
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
bucker
bucker
noun
(mining) A broad-headed hammer used in bucking ore.
(mining) One who bucks ore.
A horse or other animal that bucks.
buckeroo
buckeroo
noun
Alternative spelling of buckaroo
buckeroos
buckeroos
noun
plural of buckeroo
buckers
buckers
noun
plural of bucker
bucketeer
bucketeer
noun
The operator of a bucket shop; a fraudulent or deceptive trader.
bucketer
bucketer
noun
(finance) A bucket shop operator.
A person employed to use a bucket in some capacity.
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckjumper
buckjumper
noun
A horse that buckjumps.
One who takes part in buckjumping.
buckler
buckler
noun
(nautical) A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches.
(obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.
(zoology) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.
(zoology) The anterior segment of the shell of a trilobite.
A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, held in the hand or worn on the arm (usually the left), for protecting the front of the body. In the sword and buckler play of the Middle Ages in England, the buckler was a small shield, used not to cover the body but to stop or parry blows.
One who buckles something.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To shield; to defend.
bucklered
bucklered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckler
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
bucklers
bucklers
noun
plural of buckler
buckner
buckra
buckra
adj
(African-American Vernacular, archaic) White.
noun
(Caribbean) A white person.
(dated, now rare, African-American Vernacular, derogatory) A poor white person.
buckram
buckram
noun
A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.
A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic.
verb
(transitive) To stiffen with or as if with buckram.
buckramed
buckramed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckram
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
buckrams
buckrams
noun
Alternative form of buckram ("ramson").
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buckram
buckras
buckras
noun
plural of buckra
bucksport
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.
buckwasher
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bullocker
bullsticker
bullsucker
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bullyrock
burack
burck
burckhardt
burdick
burdock
burdock
noun
Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.
burdocks
burdocks
noun
plural of burdock
burrock
burrock
noun
A small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps where fish traps are placed.
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
butterback
buttocker
buttocker
noun
(mining, historical) A worker who gets coal off at a longwall face.
(wrestling) One who uses the cross-buttock throw.
buttrick
cankerous
cankerous
adj
Causing canker; ulcerating.
Infected with canker; ulcerous.
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cantankerousness
cantankerousness
noun
The state of being cantankerous.
cantankerousnesses
caratunk
carpsucker
carpsucker
noun
Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.
caulker
caulker
noun
(informal) Archaic form of corker (“something large or remarkable, a whopper”).
(slang, archaic) An alcoholic drink; a dram.
A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron.
caulkers
caulkers
noun
plural of caulker
chalkcutter
charuk
chaukidari
chaunoprockt
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
cherubikon
cherublike
cherublike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cherub.
chikmagalur
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
chubsucker
chubsucker
noun
Any of various freshwater suckers of the genus Erimyzon, native to North America.
chucker
chucker
noun
(cricket) A bowler who throws or chucks the ball rather than bowls it.
One who chucks; a thrower.
chuckfarthing
chuckler
chuckler
noun
(India, archaic) A shoemaker, a cobbler.
Someone who chuckles.
chucklers
chucklers
noun
plural of chuckler
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
chukar
chukar
noun
A species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar).
chukars
chukars
noun
plural of chukar
chukkar
chukkars
chukkars
noun
plural of chukkar
chukker
chukker
noun
One of the six playing periods, each 7½ minutes long, of a game of polo.
chukkers
chukkers
noun
plural of chukker
chukor
chukor
noun
Alternative form of chukar
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
churchlike
churchlike
adj
Resembling or befitting a church or a worship service.
churnmilk
churnmilk
noun
Synonym of buttermilk
churruck
clarksburg
clarksburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
clunker
clunker
noun
(informal) A decrepit motor car.
(informal) Anything which is in poor condition or of poor quality.