With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
adv
Into, in, or of the position where the arms are akimbo.
Of weapons, especially firearms: one held in each hand.
amberlike
amberlike
adj
Resembling the resin amber.
ambushlike
amoebalike
amoebalike
adj
Having the characteristics of an amoeba.
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
backstamping
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
bagmaking
bagmaking
noun
The manufacture of bags.
bakemeier
bakuninism
balkanism
balkanism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanism
balmlike
balmlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a balm; soothing, healing.
bamileke
bandkeramik
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
baramika
barmkin
barmkin
noun
(obsolete) The battlement on the exterior fortification of a castle in northern England and parts of Scotland; a barbican.
barmskin
barmskin
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A blacksmith's leather apron.
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
beamlike
beamlike
adj
Having the form of a beam
beatnikism
beatnikism
noun
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
bellmaking
bellmaking
noun
The manufacture of bells.
bellowsmaking
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
berkeleianism
berkeleyism
berkelium
berkelium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97.
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
betsimisaraka
bhaktimarga
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bickmore
bikkurim
bikram
biometrika
birkremite
birthmark
birthmark
noun
A mark on the skin formed before birth.
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
biscuitmaker
biscuitmaking
bismarck
bismarck
noun
(Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northern US, Midwestern US) A jelly doughnut: a doughnut filled with jam and coated with sugar.
(Manitoba) A doughnut filled with cream, often with chocolate icing.
(Midland US) A fried cruller, or a sort of pancake.
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
bismarckianism
bismark
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blackmail
blackmail
noun
(England law, historical) Black rent, or rent paid in corn, meat, or the lowest coin, as opposed to white rent, which was paid in silver.
(archaic) A form of protection money (or corn, cattle, etc.) anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to the allies of robbers in order to be spared from pillage.
Compromising material that can be used to extort someone, dirt.
The extortion of money or favours by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure.
verb
(Kenya) To speak ill of someone; to defame someone.
(transitive) To extort money or favors from (a person) by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, such as injury to reputation, distress of mind, false accusation, etc.
blackmailed
blackmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackmail
blackmailer
blackmailer
noun
Someone who blackmails.
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blackmailing
blackmailing
noun
The act of one who blackmails.
verb
present participle of blackmail
blackmails
blackmails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackmail
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
blanketmaking
blanketmaking
noun
The manufacture of blankets.
blankminded
blankmindedness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bloomkin
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bodicemaker
bodicemaking
bodymaking
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bokmakierie
bokmakierie
noun
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.
bolshevikism
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bombernickel
bookism
bookmaking
bookmaking
noun
The art or practice of compiling books from the writings of others.
The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
bookmakings
bookmakings
noun
plural of bookmaking
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bookmobile
bookmobile
noun
A mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library's collection.
bookmobiles
bookmobiles
noun
plural of bookmobile
booksellerism
boomkin
boomkin
noun
Alternative form of bumkin
boomkins
boomkins
noun
plural of boomkin
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
boxmaking
boxmaking
noun
The manufacture of boxes.
brakemaking
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
brickmaker
brickmaker
noun
A maker of bricks.
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
brickmason
bricktimber
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
bridgemaking
brinkema
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
bromeikon
bromopikrin
brookesmith
brooklime
brooklime
noun
American brooklime (Veronica americana)
European brooklime (Veronica beccabunga)
broommaking
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
broomsticks
broomsticks
noun
plural of broomstick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broomstick
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
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.
buckism
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
bumblekite
bumicky
bumkin
bumkin
noun
(nautical) A short outrigger projecting from the side of the aft part of a square-rigged sailing ship, used as an attachment point for a rope (brace) used to set a yard-arm at different angles to a mast so to allow the ship to sail at different angles to the wind.
bumkins
bumkins
noun
plural of bumkin
bumpkin
bumpkin
noun
(nautical) A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay.
A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
Dance, a series of reels, Scottish.
bumpkinet
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
bumpkinly
bumpkinly
adj
Befitting a bumpkin.
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
bumsucking
burbankism
bushmaking
buttermaking
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
buttermilks
buttermilks
noun
plural of buttermilk
cabinetmake
cabinetmaker
cabinetmaker
noun
A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden furniture
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
cabinetmaking
cabinetmaking
noun
The art of the cabinetmaker
cabinetmakings
comblike
comblike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a comb.
combmaking
combmaking
noun
The manufacture of combs.
corymblike
cymballike
cymballike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cymbal.
dembowski
demibuckram
diamondback
diamondback
noun
(common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.
The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin).
diamondbacked
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
dibbukim
disembark
disembark
verb
(intransitive) To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a train or aircraft.
(transitive) To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore
disembarkation
disembarkation
noun
The act of disembarking.
disembarkations
disembarkations
noun
plural of disembarkation
disembarked
disembarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembark
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
disembarkment
disembarkment
noun
disembarkation
disembarks
disembarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembark