(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
amphitokal
anakoluthia
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
anglehook
ankerhold
ankyloblepharon
ankyloblepharon
noun
(pathology) fusion of the margins of the eyelids
ankylocheilia
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
ankylorrhinia
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
backcloth
backcloth
noun
The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop.
bathkol
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bathyplankton
bathyplankton
noun
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
bibliotheke
bibliotheke
noun
Alternative form of bibliotheque
billhook
billhook
noun
(ornithology) Written as bill hook: a sharply pointed spike growing from the tip of the upper mandible of the hatchlings of honeyguides, used to destroy the eggs and kill the chicks of the host species.
(weaponry) A medieval polearm, fitted to a long handle, sometimes with an L-shaped tine or a spike protruding from the side or the end of the blade for tackling the opponent; a bill
An agricultural implement often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants.
Written as bill hook: a spiked hook used in offices and shops for hanging bills or other small papers such as receipts.
Written as bill-hook: a part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).
verb
To use a billhook
billhooks
billhooks
noun
plural of billhook
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
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.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blagoveshchensk
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
blockhole
blockhole
noun
(by extension) The approximate place where the toe of the bat touches the pitch when a batsman is taking guard.
(cricket) A small depression in the pitch caused by batsmen tapping their bats on the point where they have taken block.
blockholer
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
blockishly
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
blockship
blockship
noun
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bolshevik
bolshevik
noun
Alternative form of Bolshevik
bolsheviki
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
bolsheviks
bolsheviks
noun
plural of bolshevik
bookholder
bookholder
noun
(obsolete) A prompter at a theatre.
A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying.
bookishly
bookishly
adv
In a bookish manner.
booksellerish
booksellerish
adj
(rare) Characteristic of a bookseller.
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
bookshelfs
bookshelves
bookshelves
noun
plural of bookshelf
bothlike
brahmaloka
breechblock
breechblock
noun
(firearms) The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge.
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
buckholts
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
buhlworks
chadlock
chadlock
noun
Alternative form of charlock (Sinapis arvensis etc.)
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
chalkography
chalkone
chalkos
chalkosideric
chalkotheke
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
chalkworker
chameleonlike
chameleonlike
adj
Alternative form of chameleon-like.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charlock
charlock
noun
Any of several yellow-flowered cruciferous weeds of grain fields, especially wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis).
charlocks
charlocks
noun
plural of charlock
checkerbloom
checkerbloom
noun
Any of the flowering plants in the genus Sidalcea.
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
checkroll
checkroll
noun
A list of servants in a household, or slaves on a plantation.
chedlock
chkalov
chlorpikrin
chockablock
chockablock
adj
(by extension) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
(nautical, of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
adv
In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
chockful
chockful
adj
Alternative spelling of chock-full
chockfull
chockler
choirlike
choirlike
adj
Resembling a choir or its sound.
chokeable
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
chokoloskee
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
choleokinase
cholick
cholick
noun
Obsolete form of cholic.
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
chuckhole
chuckhole
noun
(US) A pothole.
chuckholes
chuckholes
noun
plural of chuckhole
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
clerkhood
clerkhood
noun
The role or status of a clerk.
clockhouse
clockhouse
noun
(architecture) A house or dwelling featuring a large visible clock on its exterior.
(architecture) A part of a building featuring such a clock; the section of a clocktower in which the clock is housed.
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
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
clothesbasket
clothesbasket
noun
A basket for holding clothes to be laundered.
clothlike
clothlike
adj
Resembling cloth.
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
cockishly
cockleshell
cockleshell
noun
A small, flimsy boat.
The shell of a cockle (or similar shell).
cockleshells
cockleshells
noun
plural of cockleshell
cocklight
cocklight
noun
twilight at cockcrow; daybreak.
cockloche
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
cookishly
corkhill
crookshouldered
crosshackle
cuckhold
cuckhold
noun
Obsolete form of cuckold.
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
czechoslovak
czechoslovak
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Czechoslovakia or its people
czechoslovakia
czechoslovakian
czechoslovakian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the former nation of Czechoslovakia.
Noun
A person from Czechoslovakia.
czechoslovakians
czechoslovaks
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketol
dimethylketone
diskophile
dislikelihood
dislikelihood
noun
(obsolete) improbability
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
doublethinking
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughlike
doughlike
adj
Resembling dough.
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
electroshock
electroshock
noun
(An) electric shock.
(medicine) Electroconvulsive therapy.
verb
(medicine) To administer electroconvulsive therapy.
electroshocks
electroshocks
noun
plural of electroshock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroshock
elkhorn
elkhorn
noun
A highly-branched coral (Acropora palmata) supposed to resemble the horns of an elk
The horn of an elk
elkhound
elkhound
noun
Any Scandinavian breed of dog bred to hunt elk (US: moose).
Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk (US: moose).
elkhounds
elkhounds
noun
plural of elkhound
elkoshite
eshkol
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
fleshhook
fleshhook
noun
(historical) A hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water.