(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.
A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something.
backstays
backstays
noun
plural of backstay
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
backyards
backyards
noun
plural of backyard
barleysick
blackboys
blackboys
noun
plural of blackboy
blackeyes
blackeyes
noun
plural of blackeye
blackishly
blackishly
adv
In a blackish way.
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
bricklayers
bricklayers
noun
plural of bricklayer
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
buckayros
buckayros
noun
plural of buckayro
buckstay
buckstay
noun
A vertical support for a furnace or boiler, to give it rigidity.
buybacks
buybacks
noun
plural of buyback
bysacki
cambyuskan
candystick
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
carnovsky
casky
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
chayefsky
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
chelyabinsk
claybanks
claybanks
noun
plural of claybank
crystallike
cytoskeletal
cytoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton.
dikaryophasic
dockyards
dockyards
noun
plural of dockyard
dyakisdodecahedron
fancysick
fishyback
fishybacking
graybacks
graybacks
noun
plural of grayback
gunnysack
gunnysack
noun
Alternative spelling of gunny sack
gunnysacks
gunnysacks
noun
plural of gunnysack
hackneyedness
hackneyedness
noun
The quality of being hackneyed.
hackneyism
hackneys
hackneys
noun
plural of hackney
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hackney
hassocky
hassocky
adj
Having or characterised by hassocks, or clumps of vegetation.
haycocks
haycocks
noun
plural of haycock
hayracks
hayracks
noun
plural of hayrack
hayricks
hayricks
noun
plural of hayrick
hayshock
haystack
haystack
noun
(canoeing) A standing wave in a rapid.
(programming) The text string within which another string is searched for. (see: needle in a haystack)
A dish composed of a starchy food (rice, tortillas, crackers, etc.) topped by a protein (beans, cheese, meat, etc.) in combination with fresh vegetables, assembled on the plate by the diner.
A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.
haystacks
haystacks
noun
plural of haystack
haysuck
hydrocracks
hydrocracks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrocrack
hyperbrachyskelic
hypermakroskelic
jackassery
jackassery
noun
The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
jackshay
jackshay
noun
(dated, Australia) A pot (incorporating a cup) used to make tea
jackstay
jackstay
noun
(nautical) A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.
(nautical) A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.
(nautical) A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.
(underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.
jackstays
jackstays
noun
plural of jackstay
johnnycakes
johnnycakes
noun
plural of johnnycake
kakistocracy
kakistocracy
noun
Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.
kaleidoscopically
kaleidoscopically
adv
In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner.
karyomicrosome
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
karyoschisis
karyosystematics
karyosystematics
noun
The systematics of karyotypes
keratomycosis
keratomycosis
noun
fungal infection of the cornea
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keraunoscopy
keycards
keycards
noun
plural of keycard
kinaesthetically
kinaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of kinesthetically
kinesically
kinesically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, kinesics.
kinesthetically
kinesthetically
adv
In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics
kyacks
kyacks
noun
plural of kyack
lackadaisicality
lackadaisicality
noun
The quality of being lackadaisical.
lackadaisically
lackadaisically
adv
In a lackadaisical manner; without enthusiasm or interest; perfunctorily.
lackadaisy
lackadaisy
adj
(archaic) lackadaisical
intj
(archaic) lackaday
lackeyism
lackeyism
noun
Fawning servility.
lackeys
lackeys
noun
plural of lackey
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
latchkeys
latchkeys
noun
plural of latchkey
leukocytoblast
lobachevsky
mayslick
mossyback
mossyback
noun
(fishing, obsolete) A fish that is large and old, especially one that has algae growing on its back; a mossback.
(informal) A person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative or reactionary; a mossback.
(informal, historical, obsolete) Synonym of mossback (“a person who stayed hidden to evade conscription (especially by the Confederate States Army) during the American Civil War (1861–1865)”)
(obsolete) The menhaden, mossbanker, or mossbunker, a marine fish of the genus Brevoortia or Ethmidium.
overskeptically
pastrycook
pastrycook
noun
A cook who makes desserts and pastries.
paybacks
paybacks
noun
plural of payback
paychecks
paychecks
noun
plural of paycheck
peacockishly
peacockishly
adv
In a peacockish manner.
piggybacks
piggybacks
noun
plural of piggyback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of piggyback
playbacks
playbacks
noun
plural of playback
psychokinesia
psychokinesia
noun
(pathology, obsolete) Abnormal impulsive behaviour unaccompanied by depression or other mental disorder.
psychoquackeries
quackishly
quackishly
adv
In a quackish manner.
quicksandy
quicksandy
adj
quicksandlike
ramshackly
ramshackly
adj
(literally, figurative) Carelessly or loosely constructed.
Characteristic of something ramshackle; in disrepair; appearing ready to collapse; rickety.
rockabyes
rockabyes
noun
plural of rockabye
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rockabye
rockaways
rockaways
noun
plural of rockaway
rustyback
rustyback
noun
Asplenium ceterach (syn. Ceterach officinarum), a fern with orange-brown trichomes.