The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archmock
archmocker
archmockery
archworkmaster
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
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
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
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.
chackchiuma
chainmaker
chainmaker
noun
A tool use to add a link to a chain
One who makes chains.
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chairmaker
chairmaker
noun
A manufacturer of chairs.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
chakram
chakram
noun
(historical) An old Indian coin from Travancore.
A disc-like throwing weapon originally from India.
chameleonlike
chameleonlike
adj
Alternative form of chameleon-like.
chamkanni
chamkis
champak
champak
noun
Alternative form of champac (Magnolia champaca)
champaka
champaks
champaks
noun
plural of champak
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
checkerbloom
checkerbloom
noun
Any of the flowering plants in the genus Sidalcea.
checkman
checkman
noun
A man employed to operate a check valve.
checkmark
checkmark
noun
Alternative form of check mark
verb
(transitive) To mark with a ✓ symbol; to tick.
checkmarked
checkmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkmark
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checkmate
checkmate
intj
(by extension) Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape.
(chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
noun
(figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
verb
(transitive, by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
(transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
checkmated
checkmated
adj
(chess) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
(figuratively) Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkmate
checkmates
checkmates
noun
plural of checkmate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkmate
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checkroom
checkroom
noun
(US) A room where outdoor clothing or luggage may be temporarily stored.
checkrooms
checkrooms
noun
plural of checkroom
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
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
cheesemaker
cheesemaker
noun
A person skilled in the art of making cheese
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
chekmak
chekmak
noun
A Turkish fabric of silk and cotton, with gold thread interwoven.
chemakuan
chemick
chemick
noun
Obsolete form of chemic.
chemicked
chemicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemic
chemicker
chemicking
chemicking
verb
present participle of chemic
chemokinesis
chemokinesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level
chemokinetic
chemokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or provoking chemokinesis
chempaduk
cheremkhovo
chickahominy
chickamauga
chikamatsu
chikmagalur
chilmark
chimakuan
chimakum
chimalakwe
chimarikan
chimariko
chimariko
Noun
A tribe that lived in a canyon on the Trinity River in California until they were all but destroyed in the mid-1800s, at which point survivors fled and assimilated into the Hupa and Shasta tribes.
Proper noun
The language spoken by this tribe, which is either a language isolate or perhaps Hokan.
chimkent
chimneylike
chimneylike
adj
Resembling a chimney, especially in shape
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
chmielewski
chockman
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chokerman
chokerman
noun
A person employed to fasten the choker around logs for haulage.
chomsky
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
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
chumpaka
churnmilk
churnmilk
noun
Synonym of buttermilk
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
clockmutch
clockmutch
noun
(New York, obsolete) A three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin.
clocksmith
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaker
coachmaker
noun
A coachbuilder.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cockmatch
cockmatch
noun
(archaic) A cockfight.
couchmaker
couchmaker
noun
A manufacturer of couches.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
crackhemp
dekadrachm
demchok
demchok
Proper noun
A small village and military encampment in the Indian-administered part of the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, near Aksai Chin and the
deutschemark
deutschmark
ektachrome
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
feinschmecker
feinschmeckers
gebrauchsmusik
gemuetlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
noun
Alternative form of Gemütlichkeit
gulfhammock
gumpoldskirchner
hackamatak
hackamore
hackamore
noun
A kind of bridle with no bit.
hackeem
hackeymal
hackmack
hackmall
hackman
hackman
noun
The driver of a hack
hackmatack
hackmatack
noun
A balsam poplar, a tree of the species Populus balsamifera.
A larch, a tree of the species Larix laricina.
hackmatacks
hackmatacks
noun
plural of hackmatack
hackmen
hackmen
noun
plural of hackman
hackneyism
hackneyman
hackneyman
noun
(dated) A man who hires out horses and carriages.
haeckelism
haimsucken
hamesucken
hamesucken
noun
(Scotland) An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.
hammerlock
hammerlock
noun
A hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back; an armlock
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
hammock
hammock
noun
(US, archaic outside dialects) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.
A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
verb
(intransitive) To lie in a hammock.
(transitive) To make something be wrapped tight, like in a hammock.
(transitive, broadcasting) To schedule (a new or unpopular programme) between two popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch it.
(transitive, of a cloth) To hang in a way that resembles a hammock.
hammocklike
hammocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammock.
hammocks
hammocks
noun
plural of hammock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hammock
hamshackle
hamshackle
verb
(transitive) To tie (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the forelegs.
(transitive, figurative) To bind or restrain; to impose restrictions upon.
hamtramck
hamtramck
Proper noun
A city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States.
heckerism
heckerism
Noun
The teaching of Isaac Thomas Hecker (1819-1888), which interprets Catholicism as promoting human aspirations after liberty and truth, and as the religion best suited to the character and institutions of the American people.
heckimal
heckman
hemikaryotic
hemlock
hemlock
noun
Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees.
Cicuta, water hemlock plant.
Conium, either Conium maculatum or Conium chaerophylloides.
The poison obtained from these Conium and Cicuta plants.
hemlocks
hemlocks
noun
plural of hemlock
hickman
hickman
Proper noun
a city in Kentucky, USA
hockamore
hockamore
noun
(obsolete) A Rhenish white wine.
hockenheim
hockmoney
homeokinetic
homeokinetic
adj
Relating to homeokinesis.
Relating to homeokinetics.
homesick
homesick
adj
(often with for) Missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.
homesickly
homesickly
adv
In a homesick way.
homesickness
homesickness
noun
The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.
homesicknesses
homesicknesses
noun
plural of homesickness
hommack
hommock
hommock
noun
Alternative form of hummock
hommocks
hommocks
noun
plural of hommock
honeymoonstruck
huckmuck
hucksterism
hucksterism
noun
The condition of being a huckster; hucksterish behavior.