The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
bakehouse
bakehouse
noun
(UK dialectal) Bakery.
A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
A building principally containing ovens.
bakehouses
bakehouses
noun
plural of bakehouse
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
beothuk
beothuk
Noun
A member of one of the historical aboriginal peoples of Canada.
Proper noun
The extinct language of these people.
beothukan
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
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
boghazkeui
bohunk
bohunk
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A brawny or coarse person.
(Canada, US, ethnic slur) An immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is regarded as vain, aggressively masculine, and socially unsophisticated.
bohunks
bohunks
noun
plural of bohunk
bourkha
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breakthroughes
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
brookhouse
brushwork
brushwork
noun
(painting) The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
buckhannon
buckhannon
Proper noun
a city in West Virginia, USA
buckholts
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
buckhound
buckhound
noun
(UK) A hound for deer hunting.
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
buckshot
buckshot
noun
(chiefly US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from 18th c.]
buckshots
buckshots
noun
plural of buckshot
buckthorn
buckthorn
noun
Hippophae (family Elaeagnaceae), the sea buckthorn.
also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn.
especially genus Rhamnus,
especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.
bucktooth
bucktooth
noun
An upper tooth that protrudes further than the bottom teeth.
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
bucktooths
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
buhlworks
bunkhouse
bunkhouse
noun
A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.
bunkhouses
bunkhouses
noun
plural of bunkhouse
buttonhook
buttonhook
noun
(American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.
(sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.
A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.
verb
(American football) To perform the buttonhook play.
buttonhooked
buttonhooked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhook
buttonhooks
buttonhooks
noun
plural of buttonhook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhook
cakehouse
cakehouse
noun
(archaic) A place for the storage of cakes of material, such as seedcake.
(archaic) A place where cakes are sold.
chabouk
chabouk
noun
Alternative form of chabuk
chabouks
chabouks
noun
plural of chabouk
chakobu
chaunoprockt
checkout
checkout
noun
(Internet, by extension) The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
(darts) The number of points that a player scores on their final, winning visit to the oche.
A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
An inspection or investigation.
The place in a supermarket where this is done.
The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
checkouts
checkouts
noun
plural of checkout
chequebook
chequebook
noun
A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
cherubikon
chibouk
chibouk
noun
A Turkish tobacco pipe.
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
chockful
chockful
adj
Alternative spelling of chock-full
chockfull
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
chouka
choukoutien
chuckhole
chuckhole
noun
(US) A pothole.
chuckholes
chuckholes
noun
plural of chuckhole
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chukor
chukor
noun
Alternative form of chukar
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.
cockshut
cockshut
noun
(countable, obsolete) A kind of net for catching woodcock.
(obsolete) Twilight, when poultry would be shut in for the night.
cockshuts
cockshuts
noun
plural of cockshut
cookhouse
cookhouse
noun
A small building where cooking takes place.
cookhouses
cookhouses
noun
plural of cookhouse
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
cornhusker
cornhusker
noun
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
A person or device that removes husks from corn.
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
cornhusks
cornhusks
noun
plural of cornhusk
couchmaker
couchmaker
noun
A manufacturer of couches.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
countercheck
countercheck
noun
A restriction or limit.
A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one).
verb
To recheck.
To restrict or limit by counteracting.
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
crookshouldered
crouchback
cuckhold
cuckhold
noun
Obsolete form of cuckold.
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
deckhouse
deckhouse
noun
A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck.
deckhouses
deckhouses
noun
plural of deckhouse
dikelocephalus
dockhouse
doohickus
doohickus
noun
(informal) An unspecified or nameless thing; doohickey.
doohinkus
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.
doughmaker
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
doukhobor
doukhobor
Noun
A member of a religious group of Russian origin who rejected the Czarist government of the late 1800s and the Russian Orthodox priests, icons, and rituals, aiming to internalize the living spirit of God in each individual.
doukhobors
doukhobortsy
doukhobortsy
Noun
The Doukhobors.
douschka
duckhood
duckhood
noun
The state or quality of being a duck.
duckhouse
dukhobor
dukhobors
dukhobortsy
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
evtushenko
flunkeyhood
flunkeyhood
noun
The role or status of a flunkey.
flunkyhood
flunkyhood
noun
Alternative form of flunkeyhood
frankhouse
futhork
futhork
noun
Alternative spelling of futhorc
futhorks
futhorks
noun
plural of futhork
garookuh
garookuh
noun
(archaic) A small fishing vessel of the Persian Gulf.
gomukhi
gorakhpur
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
groupthinks
guidebookish
guidebookish
adj
Having the tone or style of a guidebook.
gulfhammock
gumpoldskirchner
gunkhole
gunkhole
noun
(nautical) A small cove, especially a small fishing community.
verb
(nautical) To cruise in shallow coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.
gunkholed
gunkholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gunkhole
gunkholing
gunkholing
noun
(nautical) cruising in shallow, coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.
haukom
hiruko
hobucken
hogsucker
hogsucker
noun
Hypentelium nigricans, a species of fish found throughout the Mississippi river basin, growing up to two feet in length.
hohokus
hokku
hokku
noun
(poetry) Synonym of haiku (“type of Japanese poem”)
hokum
hokum
noun
(countable, informal) A film, television programme, theater production, etc., containing excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material.
(countable, uncountable, informal) (An instance of) excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material in a film, television programme, theater production, etc.
(countable, uncountable, informal) (An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
(uncountable, music) A genre of blues song or music, often characterized by sexual innuendos or satire.
hokums
hokums
noun
plural of hokum
hokusai
holluschick
holluschick
noun
A "bachelor seal"; a holluschickie.
holluschickie
holluschickie
noun
A bachelor seal; a young male seal which is prevented from mating by its herd's older males, mated bulls defending their territory.
plural of holluschick
holoku
holoku
noun
(Hawaii) Synonym of Mother Hubbard: a kind of loose dress introduced to Hawaii by Christian missionaries.
honeymoonstruck
honeystucker
honeysuck
honeysuck
noun
(dialect, archaic) honeysuckle
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
honeysuckle
honeysuckle
noun
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.