In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backvelder
backvelder
noun
A native or inhabitant of the backveld.
backwardly
backwardly
adv
In a backward direction.
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
badgerlike
badgerlike
adj
Similar to a badger.
Similar to that of a badger.
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
baldrick
baldrick
noun
Alternative form of baldric
baldricked
baldricked
adj
Wearing a baldrick (ornamental belt).
baldricks
baldricks
noun
plural of baldrick
bankrolled
bankrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankroll
bardlike
bardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bard.
bareknuckled
barksdale
beardlike
beardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beard.
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
birdlike
birdlike
adj
Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds; avian.
adv
(postpositive) In the manner of a bird; as, to fly.
blackbeard
blackbeard
Proper noun
The archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries.
blackbird
blackbird
noun
(slang, derogatory, historical, among slavers and pirates) A native of the South Pacific islands.
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
verb
To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackboard
blackboard
noun
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
To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackfigured
blackford
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
blackhander
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackhearted
blackhearted
adj
Alternative form of black-hearted
blackheartedly
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackshirted
bladderlike
bladderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bladder.
bladderwrack
bladderwrack
noun
Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed in which iodine was first discovered.
blakeberyed
blankard
blinkard
blinkard
noun
(obsolete) One with bad eyes.
A dim-witted or stupid person; an idiot.
blinkards
blinkards
noun
plural of blinkard
blinkered
blinkered
adj
(figuratively) Having tunnel vision; unable to see what is happening around one.
Wearing blinkers or blinders.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blinker
blitzkrieged
blockader
blockader
noun
A person who blockades
A ship used in blockading
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockaderunning
blockboard
blockboard
noun
A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood.
bloodstroke
bloodstroke
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.
A stroke or blow with a weapon that draws blood.
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
boardlike
boardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a board.
boardwalk
boardwalk
noun
A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
bookdealer
bookdealer
noun
One who trades in books.
bookholder
bookholder
noun
(obsolete) A prompter at a theatre.
A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying.
bradyteleokinesis
brakeload
brakeload
noun
Enough to fill a brake (type of carriage).
brickfield
brickfield
noun
A place where bricks are made; a brickyard.
brickfielder
brickfielder
noun
(Australia) A hot, dry, dusty wind of southern or central Australia.
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
bridelike
bridelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bride.
bridgelike
bridgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bridge.
Similar to the card game of bridge.
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
brookdale
brookeland
brookfield
brookland
brooklandville
brooktondale
bruckled
bucklered
bucklered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckler
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
buzzardlike
buzzardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buzzard.
cadilesker
cadilesker
noun
A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire.
candlemaker
candlemaker
noun
Someone who makes candles; chandler.
candlestickward
cankeredly
cankeredly
adv
In a cankered manner.
cardlike
cardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a card.
Resembling or characteristic of card (the material).
carkled
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
chalkboard
chalkboard
noun
A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
verb
To write or draw on a chalkboard.
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkosideric
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
ciderlike
ciderlike
Adjective
Resembling cider.
cinderlike
cinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cinder.
clarkdale
clarkedale
clarkfield
clarksdale
clerkdom
clerkdom
noun
The role or status of clerk.
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
clerked
clerked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clerk
clerkhood
clerkhood
noun
The role or status of a clerk.
clinkered
clinkered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clinker
clockbird
clockbird
noun
Synonym of laughing kookaburra
clockworked
clodbreaker
clodknocker
clodknocker
noun
Synonym of clodhopper
coldbrook
coldturkey
cordlike
cordlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cord.
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
crackled
crackled
adj
(pottery) Having a crackle, or glaze resembling many small cracks.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crackle
craddockville
cradlelike
cradlelike
adj
Resembling a cradle.
cradlemaker
cradlemaker
noun
One who makes cradles.
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
crankled
crankled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crankle
crinkled
crinkled
adj
Having crinkles
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crinkle
crookbilled
crookedly
crookedly
adv
In a crooked manner.
crooklegged
crookshouldered
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cuckoldry
cuckoldry
noun
(zoology) Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female.
An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.
The state of being a cuckold.
cylinderlike
cylinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cylinder.
daggerlike
daggerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dagger.
darkful
darkful
adj
(archaic) Full of darkness
darkle
darkle
verb
To be dark; to be visible only darkly.
To become dark; to show indistinctly.
darkled
darkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of darkle
darkles
darkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of darkle
darklier
darklier
adv
(literary, dated) comparative form of darkly: more darkly
darkliest
darkliest
adv
(literary, dated) superlative form of darkly: most darkly
darkling
darkling
adj
(figurative) Obscure; taking place unseen, as if in the dark.
(poetic) Dark; growing dark; darkening.
adv
In the dark; in obscurity.
noun
(fantasy) A creature that lives in the dark.
Darkness
verb
present participle of darkle
darklings
darklings
adv
(poetic, obsolete) In the darkness.
noun
plural of darkling
darkly
darkly
adj
(chiefly poetic) Relating to darkness or obscurity.
adv
(figuratively) In a manner which is difficult to understand, or which retards or prevents understanding; incomprehensibly
(figuratively) In a manner which is not readily visible or noticeable; inconspicuously
(figuratively) In a manner which produces an inward conviction of future misfortune; ominously
(figuratively) In a manner which retards or prevents discernment; clandestinely
(figuratively) In a manner which tends to produce uncertainty or confusion; bewilderingly
(figuratively) In a morbid manner; morbidly, sinisterly
With a dark appearance
With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension
dartlike
dartlike
adj
Resembling the movement of a thrown dart: swift and abrupt