(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.
brushlike
brushlike
adj
Having the form of a brush.
bulkheads
bulkheads
noun
plural of bulkhead
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
bushelbasket
bushlike
bushlike
adj
Resembling a bush; bushly.
cheekfuls
chelyuskin
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
chuckholes
chuckholes
noun
plural of chuckhole
chuckleheadedness
chuckleheadedness
noun
The quality of being chuckleheaded.
chuckleheads
chuckleheads
noun
plural of chucklehead
chucklers
chucklers
noun
plural of chuckler
chuckles
chuckles
noun
plural of chuckle
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
clockhouse
clockhouse
noun
(architecture) A house or dwelling featuring a large visible clock on its exterior.
(architecture) A part of a building featuring such a clock; the section of a clocktower in which the clock is housed.
crookshouldered
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
dikelocephalus
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
duchesslike
duchesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a duchess.
elkhounds
elkhounds
noun
plural of elkhound
fleshquake
fleshquake
noun
A tremor or quiver of the body.
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
grieshuckle
gumpoldskirchner
heiltsuk
holluschickie
holluschickie
noun
A bachelor seal; a young male seal which is prevented from mating by its herd's older males, mated bulls defending their territory.
plural of holluschick
honeysuckle
honeysuckle
noun
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia)
Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia)
Banksia marginata (silver banksia)
Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle)
Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle)
honeysuckled
honeysuckled
adj
Covered with honeysuckle.
honeysuckles
honeysuckles
noun
plural of honeysuckle
housekeeperlike
housekeeperly
housekeeperly
adj
Befitting a housekeeper.
houseleek
houseleek
noun
Any of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves
huckleberries
huckleberries
noun
plural of huckleberry
huckles
huckles
noun
plural of huckle
hulkiest
hulkiest
adj
superlative form of hulky: most hulky
hulkiness
hulkingness
humuslike
humuslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of humus (compounds in soil).
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
husklike
husklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a husk.
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
karlsruhe
karlsruhe
Proper noun
A city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
A city/village in North Dakota.
keelhauls
keelhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keelhaul
keraphyllous
kieselguhr
kieselguhr
noun
Diatomaceous earth, a kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite.
kieselguhrs
kieselguhrs
noun
plural of kieselguhr
kiesselguhr
knuckleheadedness
knuckleheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being knuckleheaded; foolishness or ineptitude.
knuckleheads
knuckleheads
noun
plural of knucklehead
kulseth
lakehurst
lekythus
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
leukophoresis
leukophoresis
noun
Leukapheresis.
leukorrheas
leukorrheas
noun
plural of leukorrhea
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
lunkheads
lunkheads
noun
plural of lunkhead
milkhouse
milkhouse
noun
A building (or portion thereof) on a dairy farm where milk is collected, cooled, and stored temporarily, pending sale and shipment.
A place where milk is processed into products such as butter or cheese; a dairy.
muschelkalk
mushroomlike
mushroomlike
adj
Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom
outlandishlike
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
plushlike
plushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of plush.
quakerishly
quicksilverish
quicksilverish
Adjective
Like quicksilver.
quicksilverishness
quicksilverishness
noun
The quality of being quicksilverish.
recklinghausen
rushlike
rushlike
adj
Resembling a rush (the plant).
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
scheltopusik
scheltopusik
noun
Alternative form of sheltopusik
scutcheonlike
shattuckville
shelduck
shelduck
noun
Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.
shelducks
shelducks
noun
plural of shelduck
shroudlike
shroudlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shroud.
shrublike
shrublike
adj
Resembling a shrub.
shukulumbwe
shurlocke
shuttlecock
shuttlecock
noun
(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]
(uncountable, dated) The game of badminton.
verb
To move rapidly back and forth.
To send or toss back and forth; to bandy.
shuttlecocked
shuttlecocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shuttlecock
shuttlecocking
shuttlecocking
verb
present participle of shuttlecock
shuttlecocks
shuttlecocks
noun
plural of shuttlecock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shuttlecock
shuttlelike
shuttlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shuttle.
sleuthlike
sleuthlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sleuth.
streuselkuchen
streuselkuchen
Noun
A of made of covered with sweet
subbrachyskelic
subclerkship
subclerkship
noun
The state or business of a subclerk.
suchlike
suchlike
adj
Of the same or similar kind.
pron
Other things of the same kind or type.
suckhole
suckhole
noun
(US) A whirlpool.
(slang, derogatory) A sycophant, gratuitous pleaser.
verb
(slang, derogatory) To act in a sycophantic manner; suck up.
sucklebush
sulphurlike
sulphurlike
adj
Alternative spelling of sulfurlike
superlikelihood
superthankful
superthankfully
superthankfulness
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
swashbuckled
swashbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle
swashbuckler
swashbuckler
noun
A daring adventurer.
A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and lighthearted tone.
A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant sword play.
swashbucklerdom
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbucklers
swashbucklers
noun
plural of swashbuckler
swashbucklery
swashbucklery
noun
adventure and excitement; that which is swashbuckling
swashbuckles
swashbuckles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swashbuckle
thankfullest
thankfullest
adj
superlative form of thankful: most thankful
thankfulness
thankfulness
noun
The state of being thankful.
thankfulnesses
thankfulnesses
noun
plural of thankfulness
thelyotokous
thelytokous
thelytokous
adj
That produces female offspring (only)
thickskulled
thrushlike
thrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a thrush (the bird).
Resembling or characteristic of thrush (the fungal infection).
truthlikeness
truthlikeness
noun
Resemblance to truth.
unbluestockingish
unchristianlike
unchristianlike
adj
Not Christian-like.
underclerkship
underclerkship
noun
The position of underclerk.
unfishlike
unfishlike
adj
Not fishlike; unlike a fish.
unfreakishly
unfreakishly
adv
Not freakishly.
unghostlike
unghostlike
adj
Not ghostlike.
unhomelikeness
unhomelikeness
noun
The state or condition of being unhomelike.
unhouselike
unhouselike
adj
Not houselike.
unhuskable
unknightliness
unknightliness
noun
The quality of being unknightly.
unphysicianlike
unscholarlike
unscholarlike
adj
Not scholarlike.
unsearcherlike
unshackle
unshackle
verb
To remove restrictions or inhibitions; to allow full freedom and power.
To remove shackles from someone or something.
unshackled
unshackled
adj
Not shackled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unshackle
unshackles
unshackles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unshackle
unshakable
unshakable
adj
(figuratively) Having no errors or loopholes; unassailable
Not able to be shaken; firm, solid
resolute, unfaltering, unwavering
unshakableness
unshakeable
unshakeable
adj
Alternative form of unshakable
unshakeably
unshakeably
adv
Alternative spelling of unshakably
unshakenly
unshakenly
adv
Without being shaken.
unshiplike
unshiplike
adj
Not resembling or characteristic of a ship.
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).
unshowmanlike
unshowmanlike
adj
Not showmanlike.
unshrinkable
unshrinkable
adj
That will not shrink
unsketchable
unsketchable
adj
Not sketchable.
unthankfulness
unthankfulness
noun
The state or condition of being unthankful; ingratitude.
unthinkableness
unthinkableness
noun
The property of being unthinkable.
unthinkables
unthrushlike
unthrushlike
adj
Not thrushlike.
unyachtsmanlike
unyachtsmanlike
adj
Not yachtsmanlike.
volksdeutsche
volksdeutscher
volksschule
whalesucker
whalesucker
noun
A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.