(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
baksheeshes
baksheeshes
noun
plural of baksheesh
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blankenship
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
cheesecakes
cheesecakes
noun
plural of cheesecake
cheesemaker
cheesemaker
noun
A person skilled in the art of making cheese
chelyabinsk
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockroaches
cockroaches
noun
plural of cockroach
crosshackle
dankishness
dankishness
noun
The quality of being dankish.
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
deutschmark
earthquakes
earthquakes
noun
plural of earthquake
earthshaker
earthshaker
noun
Somebody or something that is earthshaking, or of great global importance.
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
greenshanks
greenshanks
noun
plural of greenshank
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
hairstreaks
hairstreaks
noun
plural of hairstreak
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
handistroke
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
heartbreaks
heartbreaks
noun
plural of heartbreak
heatstrokes
heatstrokes
noun
plural of heatstroke
hexokinases
hexokinases
noun
plural of hexokinase
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
horsebacker
horsebacker
noun
One who rides on horseback.
housebreaks
housebreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
jackhammers
jackhammers
noun
plural of jackhammer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackhammer
johnnycakes
johnnycakes
noun
plural of johnnycake
katharevusa
kinaestheic
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
kinesiatrics
kinesthesia
kinesthesia
noun
(performing arts) A spectator's perception of the motion of a performer, or, the effect of the motion of a scene on the spectator.
(physiology) The perception of the movement of one's own body, its limbs and muscles etc.
Proprioception or static position sense; the perception of the position and posture of the body; also, more broadly, including the motion of the body as well. See usage notes below.
Sensation or perception of motion.
knavishness
knavishness
noun
The quality of being knavish.
koreshanity
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
lanarkshire
lanarkshire
Proper noun
A former county in Scotland.
landsknecht
larkishness
leukorrheas
leukorrheas
noun
plural of leukorrhea
lobachevsky
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
marshbanker
matchmakers
matchmakers
noun
plural of matchmaker
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mekhitarist
muschelkalk
narrishkeit
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
peakishness
peakishness
noun
The quality of being peakish.
phrasemaker
phrasemaker
noun
A crafter of phrases; one who pens bombast or rhetoric.
quackenbush
quakerishly
rakehellish
rakehellish
adj
Synonym of rakehell
ramshackled
ramshackled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ramshackle
rathskeller
rathskeller
noun
A bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer.
reichsmarks
reichsmarks
noun
plural of reichsmark
sabbathlike
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
saltshakers
saltshakers
noun
plural of saltshaker
scholarlike
scholarlike
adj
scholarly
adv
in a scholarly fashion
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
shacklebone
shacklewise
shakespeare
shakespeare
Proper noun
William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries
His works or media adaptations of his works.
Noun
Eloquent language, especially English; poetry.
A playwright of the standing of William Shakespeare
shakinesses
shakinesses
noun
plural of shakiness
shaksperean
shaksperian
shankpieces
shanksville
sharebroker
sharebroker
noun
A broker who deals in railway or other shares and securities.
sharksucker
sharksucker
noun
The remora or suckerfish.
shattuckite
shattuckite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper silicate hydroxide mineral.
shcherbakov
sheepshanks
sheepshanks
noun
plural of sheepshank
sheepwalker
shellackers
shellackers
noun
plural of shellacker
shellacking
shellacking
noun
(informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.
The act or process of coating with shellac.
verb
present participle of shellac
shielddrake
shielddrake
noun
Obsolete form of sheldrake.
shieldmaker
shieldmaker
noun
A maker of shields.
shirtmakers
shirtmakers
noun
plural of shirtmaker
shockheaded
shockheaded
adj
Alternative form of shock-headed
shopbreaker
shopbreaker
noun
One who breaks into a shop with unlawful intent.
shovelmaker
shovelmaker
noun
A manufacturer of shovels.
sickhearted
skiagraphed
skiagraphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skiagraph
skiagrapher
skiagrapher
noun
Alternative form of sciagrapher
smokechaser
smokechaser
noun
A person employed to locate and extinguish a wildfire.
snakefishes
snakefishes
noun
plural of snakefish
snakeholing
snakemouths
snakemouths
noun
plural of snakemouth
snakephobia
snakephobia
noun
Fear of snakes.
speakership
speakership
noun
(politics) The role or status of speaker.
specklehead
speechmaker
speechmaker
noun
One who makes a speech.
spinachlike
spinachlike
Adjective
Resembling spinach.
spokeshaves
spokeshaves
noun
plural of spokeshave
stakeholder
stakeholder
noun
(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise.
(law) A person filing an interpleader action, such as a garnishee or trustee, who acknowledges possession of property that is owed to one or more of several other claimants.
A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
An escrow agent or custodian.
starchmaker
steaakhouse
steakhouses
steakhouses
noun
plural of steakhouse
stealthlike
stealthlike
adj
Seeming to exhibit stealth.
stickhandle
stickhandle
verb
(chiefly Canada, by extension) To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.
(transitive, intransitive, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
stockfather
stockhausen
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
thanklessly
thanklessly
adv
In a thankless manner, ungratefully.
thanksgiver
thanksgiver
noun
One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness.
theodorakis
thessalonki
thickleaves
thwackstave
unshakeable
unshakeable
adj
Alternative form of unshakable
unshakeably
unshakeably
adv
Alternative spelling of unshakably
unshakiness
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).
vaisheshika
varnishlike
varnishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of varnish.
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
weakishness
weakishness
noun
The quality or state of being weakish; minor weakness.
weathersick
whalesucker
whalesucker
noun
A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.