The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pickabacked
pickabacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickaback
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
picketboats
picketboats
noun
plural of picketboat
piggybacked
piggybacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piggyback
preblockade
preblockade
adj
Before a blockade.
prickleback
prickleback
noun
Any of the fish in the family Stichaeidae.
The stickleback
pricklyback
prisonbreak
problockade
quackenbush
quarterback
quarterback
noun
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
(American football, historical) An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back.
(rugby football, historical) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.
verb
(American football) To play the position of quarterback.
(by extension) To lead a team or group; to be primarily responsible for some group project or activity.
quickenbeam
rainbowlike
rainbowlike
adj
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
redisembark
reembarking
reembarking
verb
present participle of reembark
rekeyboards
rekeyboards
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rekeyboard
ribandmaker
ribbonmaker
ribbonmaker
noun
One who makes ribbons.
ringbarking
ringbarking
verb
present participle of ringbark
roadblocked
roadblocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of roadblock
saarbrucken
sabbathlike
safebreaker
safebreaker
noun
A person, usually criminal, who breaks into safes; a safecracker.
scratchback
scratchback
noun
(UK, dated) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.
shacklebone
sharebroker
sharebroker
noun
A broker who deals in railway or other shares and securities.
shcherbakov
shopbreaker
shopbreaker
noun
One who breaks into a shop with unlawful intent.
silverbacks
silverbacks
noun
plural of silverback
skateboards
skateboards
noun
plural of skateboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skateboard
skatemobile
skatemobile
noun
A makeshift vehicle built by attaching roller skates to a crate.
skullbanker
snakebitten
snakebitten
adj
(US) Alternative form of snakebit
snakeblenny
snakephobia
snakephobia
noun
Fear of snakes.
snapperback
speakablies
speiskobalt
speiskobalt
noun
smaltite
stickleback
stickleback
noun
Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct nests from weeds.
strikeboard
strikebreak
strikebreak
verb
To break a strike; to work for a business where the union members are on strike.
stringybark
stringybark
noun
Any of a number of Australian eucalyptus trees with fibrous bark, or the wood or bark of such trees.
subakhmimic
subalkaline
subalkaline
adj
Somewhat alkaline.
subtacksman
subtacksmen
svarabhakti
svarabhakti
noun
(linguistics, phonology) Epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
tablemaking
tablemaking
noun
The construction of tables of data.
The manufacture of tables.
talkability
thumbtacked
thumbtacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thumbtack
ticklebrain
ticklebrain
noun
(obsolete) Alcoholic liquor.
tiebreakers
tiebreakers
noun
plural of tiebreaker
tobaccolike
tobaccolike
adj
Resembling tobacco or some aspect of it.
trackbarrow
transbaikal
turkophobia
turtlebacks
turtlebacks
noun
plural of turtleback
unbalkingly
unblackened
unblackened
adj
Not blackened.
unblanketed
unblanketed
adj
Not blanketed; not covered by a blanket.
unblockaded
unblockaded
adj
Not blockaded.
unbracketed
unbracketed
adj
Not bracketed.
unbreakable
unbreakable
adj
(figurative) Resilient.
(of a horse) Not able to be broken in.
Difficult or impossible to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage.
noun
Something that cannot be broken.
unbreakably
unbreakably
adv
In an unbreakable manner.
unbrookable
unbrookable
adj
Not to be brooked or borne; intolerable.
unbrookably
unbrookably
adv
In an unbrookable manner.
unbuckramed
unbuckramed
adj
(archaic) Not stiffened with buckram; not stiff.
uncheckable
uncheckable
adj
Incapable of being checked or restrained.
Incapable of being checked or verified.
uncloakable
uncloakable
adj
Not cloakable.
underbaking
underbaking
verb
present participle of underbake
undrinkable
undrinkable
adj
Not drinkable.
noun
Anything not suitable for drinking.
undrinkably
undrinkably
adv
Such that it cannot be drunk.
unfrankable
unfrankable
adj
Not frankable; not eligible for being posted free of charge.
uninvokable
uninvokable
adj
That cannot be invoked.
unknittable
unknittable
adj
Not knittable; unable to be knitted.
unrebukable
unrebukable
adj
Above rebuke; honourable.
unrebukably
unrebukably
adv
In an unrebukable manner.
unrevokable
unshakeable
unshakeable
adj
Alternative form of unshakable
unshakeably
unshakeably
adv
Alternative spelling of unshakably
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).
unslakeable
unslakeable
adj
That cannot be slaked
unsmokeable
unsmokeable
adj
Alternative form of unsmokable
unspeakable
unspeakable
adj
Extremely bad or objectionable.
Impossible to speak about.
Incapable of being spoken or uttered
Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described.
unspeakably
unspeakably
adv
In an unspeakable manner.
unthinkable
unthinkable
adj
Incapable of being believed; incredible.
Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense.
unthinkably
unthinkably
adv
In an unthinkable manner.
untrickable
untrickable
adj
That cannot be tricked.
verbenalike
verbenalike
adj
Resembling verbena or some aspect of it.
wakeboarder
wakeboarder
noun
Someone who takes part in wakeboarding.
warblerlike
warblerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a warbler.
wastebasket
wastebasket
noun
A usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin.
verb
(transitive) To discard in a wastebasket.
weakbrained
weakbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of weak-brained
whalebacker
wilkesbarre
windbreaker
windbreaker
noun
A thin outer coat designed to resist wind chill and light rain.
workability
workability
noun
The ease with which something can be worked or fashioned.
The quality of being workable; practical capacity to succeed.