HANGMAN SOLVER

noun

1. plural of backstop

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstop

noun

1. plural of backstory

noun

1. (bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
2. (swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
3. A backhanded stroke or blow.

verb

1. To swim the backstroke.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of backstroke

noun

1. plural of backstroke

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstroke

verb

1. present participle of backstroke

noun

1. (mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite

noun

1. (UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
2. (UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
3. A sword with one sharp edge.

noun

1. Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.

noun

1. (historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.

noun

1. plural of backswordman

noun

1. (obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
2. In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
3. The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.

adj

1. Native to or located in a remote rural location.
2. Rustic, unsophisticated, countrified.

adj

1. Pertaining to the backwoods.
2. Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.

noun

1. A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
2. Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.

noun

1. The quality of being backwoodsy.

noun

1. (informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
2. A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
3. An uncivilized person.

noun

1. plural of backwoodsman

adj

1. (US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods

noun

1. A contention, retort, or reply.
2. A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand.
3. A section of commentary at the end of a book.

noun

1. (obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders, the disease of hawks.

noun

1. (Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta

noun

1. Alternative spelling of bollock

noun

1. Alternative form of bollocks

noun

1. (printing, historical) The handle of a printer's ball.

noun

1. (Canada) A biscuit bread made of wheat flour or cornmeal, fat, and sometimes baking powder, typically baked over a fire, wrapped around a stick or in a pan.
2. (especially Scotland, Northern England) An unleavened bread made with barley, wheat, or oatmeal.

Proper noun

1. A village near Stirling in Scotland
2. A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence

noun

1. plural of bannock

adj

1. (rare) Deep-bosomed.

noun

1. (archaic) A fine fellow.

noun

1. plural of bawcock

adj

1. Wearing a cassock.

noun

1. A children's game similar to hide and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them.
2. A sign made without words; a beck.

verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) To seem attractive and inviting
2. (transitive, intransitive) To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of beckon

noun

1. One who, or that which, beckons.

noun

1. plural of beckoner

adj

1. That beckons.

noun

1. Such a wave or similar action.

verb

1. present participle of beckon

adv

1. So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.

noun

1. plural of beckon

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beckon

verb

1. (transitive, literally, figurative) To cover or surround, as with a cloak.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of becloak

verb

1. present participle of becloak

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloak

noun

1. (figurative) A basis or foundation.
2. (uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock that exists at some depth below the ground surface. Bedrock is rock "in place", as opposed to material that has been transported from another location by weathering and erosion.

verb

1. (transitive, figurative) To establish on a solid foundation.

noun

1. plural of bedrock

noun

1. A sock worn in bed, to keep the feet warm.

noun

1. (obsolete) The front or back part of the frame of a bedstead.

adj

1. Wearing a frock.

verb

1. (archaic, transitive) To lock up or lock in place; hold tight; fasten.

adv

1. (nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.

verb

1. (archaic) To ridicule or mock.
2. (transitive) To cause to appear as if mock or unreal; excel or surpass, as the genuine surpasses the counterfeit.
3. (transitive) To mock repeatedly; flout.
4. (transitive, archaic) To make up as something else, to make into an imitation or semblance

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of bemock

verb

1. present participle of bemock

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemock

noun

1. the structure supporting a model railway layout
2. work performed at a workbench

verb

1. (transitive) to stock; furnish

noun

1. An appliance allowing the provision of hose connections outside of buildings.

noun

1. plural of bibcock

noun

1. Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.

noun

1. (organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in bikh (Aconitum spicatum).

noun

1. The European water rail.

noun

1. (dated) A felt hat with a rounded crown, similar to a bowler.

noun

1. A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.

noun

1. plural of biofeedback

noun

1. (medical biology) The study of movements of or within organisms

noun

1. A hand tool consisting of a crank which holds a fitted rotating drill bit tip, designed to bore holes in rigid materials, by cutting a disc in a spiral fashion.

noun

1. plural of bitstock

noun

1. A little bit; a small piece.
2. A short distance.

noun

1. plural of bittock

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of bivouac

verb

1. present participle of bivouac

noun

1. plural of bivouack

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouack

noun

1. (archaic, often offensive) A person with dark skin, especially one from north Africa.
2. (heraldry) A stylized Negro.
3. A blackamoor slave, a blackamoor servant; and hence any slave, servant, inferior, or child.

noun

1. plural of blackamoor

noun

1. A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.

verb

1. To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.

noun

1. plural of blackboard

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard

noun

1. plural of blackbody

noun

1. (physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum

noun

1. (Australia, informal) Any plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, native to Australia.
2. (Australia, obsolete, possibly offensive) An Aboriginal boy or servant.

noun

1. plural of blackboy

Noun

1. A member of the clergy.

noun

1. The male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).

noun

1. (Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.

noun

1. plural of blackfellow

noun

1. A tropical American bush of the genus Melampodium

noun

1. (attributive) The blocking out of as much light as possible.
2. (historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.
3. A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
4. A temporary loss of consciousness.
5. A temporary loss of memory.
6. An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.

verb

1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of black out

noun

1. plural of blackout

noun

1. A North American warbler, Dendroica striata, the male of which has a black patch on its head

Proper noun

1. A town and resort in Lancashire, England

noun

1. Colicroot, Aletris farinosa
2. Culver's root, Veronicastrum virginicum
3. Either of two species in the genus Pterocaulon: Pterocaulon pycnostachyum and Pterocaulon virgatum
4. Several plant diseases caused by fungi in the genus Aphanomyces causing that cause roots to rot and turn black.

noun

1. A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
2. A stick or staff taken from this tree.

noun

1. plural of blackthorn

noun

1. (US, countable) A paved area on a schoolground reserved for recess activities, often doubling as a parking lot.
2. (US, countable) A road so paved.
3. (US, uncountable) Asphalt concrete or similar bituminous black paving material used for the surface of roads (e.g., tarmacadam, tarmac).

verb

1. (US) To pave with blacktop.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of blacktop

verb

1. present participle of blacktop

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop

noun

1. (uncountable) The very dark wood of such trees.
2. African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), of Africa
3. Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), of eastern Australia
4. Bombay blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia), of India
5. Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico.

noun

1. (obsolete) Work connected with funerals, as an undertaker's assistant or a maker of mourning clothes, etc.
2. (sewing) A form of counted-thread embroidery that is usually stitched on even-weave fabric with a twisted thread.

noun

1. A factory that manufactures bleach.

noun

1. (UK) Solitary confinement.
2. (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
3. (computing) A contiguous range of Unicode code points used to encode characters of a specific type; can be of any size evenly divisible by 16, up to 65,536 (a full plane).
4. (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster).
5. (cricket) A blockhole.
6. (cricket) A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
7. (cricket) The popping crease.
8. (cricket) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
9. (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
10. (falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
11. (obsolete) A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt.
12. (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
13. (printing, dated) A piece of hard wood on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted.
14. (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
15. (rail transport) A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
16. (slang) The human head.
17. (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
18. (viticulture) A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
19. (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
20. A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
21. A cellblock.
22. A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
23. A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
24. A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
25. A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
26. A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
27. A roughly cuboid building.
28. A section of split logs used as fuel.
29. A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
30. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
31. A temporary or permanent ban that prevents access to an online account or service, or connection to or from a designated telephone number, IP address, or similar.
32. A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
33. Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
34. Misspelling of bloc.
35. Something that prevents something from passing.
36. The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.

verb

1. (intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
2. (programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
3. (transitive) To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
4. (transitive) To bar (someone undesirable) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
5. (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
6. (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
7. (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
8. (transitive) To shape or sketch out roughly.
9. (transitive) To stretch or mould (a knitted item, a hat, etc.) into the desired shape.
10. (transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
11. (transitive, slang, obsolete) To knock (a person's hat) down over their eyes.
12. (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent's play).
13. (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).

noun

1. (by extension) Any form of formal isolation of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
2. (chess) Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it
3. (nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.
4. The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.

verb

1. (transitive) To create a blockade against.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of blockade

noun

1. A person who blockades
2. A ship used in blockading

noun

1. plural of blockader

noun

1. plural of blockade

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockade

verb

1. present participle of blockade

noun

1. A thing that is blocking; an obstruction.
2. The state of being blocked.
3. constipation

noun

1. plural of blockage

noun

1. A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood.

noun

1. (US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
2. (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
3. (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.
4. (slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
5. A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
6. A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.

noun

1. plural of blockbuster

adj

1. Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.

noun

1. (US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.

adj

1. (Ireland, slang) Drunk
2. (of a computer account or similar) Disabled or disconnected, so as to prevent access.
3. (of a person, telephone number, IP address, etc.) Banned or barred from connecting or logging on.
4. Obstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded.
5. Unable to move owing to an obstruction.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of block

noun

1. (card games) A playing card, needed by one player, that is held by another.
2. (computing) A bug or issue that prevents software from being released.
3. (computing) An application that stops / impedes unauthorised access to a programme.
4. (computing) One who prevents another user from contacting them electronically.
5. (marketing) A gatekeeper who refuses the marketer access to the person they wish to contact.
6. (poker) A blocker bet.
7. (sports) One who blocks or impedes the movement of an opponent.
8. A close-fitting rectangular glove worn by a goalie in multiple forms of hockey.
9. A person who blocks (stretches or moulds) hats.
10. A puberty blocker.

noun

1. plural of blocker

noun

1. (colloquial) A stupid person.
2. A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.

verb

1. (rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
2. To perform as a human blockhead.

adj

1. Resembling a blockhead; stupid

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of blockhead

adv

1. In a blockheaded way.

noun

1. The state or condition of being blockheaded.

adj

1. stupid

noun

1. The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.

noun

1. plural of blockhead

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead

noun

1. (by extension) The approximate place where the toe of the bat touches the pitch when a batsman is taking guard.
2. (cricket) A small depression in the pitch caused by batsmen tapping their bats on the point where they have taken block.