(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
ampherotoky
amphikaryon
amphitokous
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
anakoluthia
andikithira
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
antikythera
apparatchik
apparatchik
noun
(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archikaryon
archmockery
arkadelphia
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
noun
(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
bacchuslike
backbencher
backbencher
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not play an active role in a process.
(education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom.
(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.
(sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve.
backbenches
backbenches
noun
plural of backbench
backchecked
backchecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcheck
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashers
backlashers
noun
plural of backlasher
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighted
backslashes
backslashes
noun
plural of backslash
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(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.
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
baksheeshes
baksheeshes
noun
plural of baksheesh
bakshishing
bakshishing
verb
present participle of bakshish
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
bhaktimarga
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackhander
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blankenship
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
breithablik
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckwashing
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bunchbacked
bundelkhand
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
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).
cchaddoorck
chachalakas
chackchiuma
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkcutter
chalkotheke
chalkworker
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
checkmarked
checkmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkmark
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
cheektowaga
cheesecakes
cheesecakes
noun
plural of cheesecake
cheesemaker
cheesemaker
noun
A person skilled in the art of making cheese
chelyabinsk
chickabiddy
chickabiddy
noun
(childish) A chicken or similar bird.
Term of endearment for a young child or loved one.
chickamauga
chikmagalur
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.
chuckawalla
chuckawalla
noun
Alternative form of chuckwalla
chucklehead
chucklehead
noun
(informal) A stupid or clumsy person.
A coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus.
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockroaches
cockroaches
noun
plural of cockroach
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
crookheaded
crosshackle
cruickshank
dankishness
dankishness
noun
The quality of being dankish.
darkhearted
darkhearted
adj
Bleak
Despondent
Having a dark center
Having dark heartwood
Malevolent
Unenlightened
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
deutschmark
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
duckhearted
dzaudzhikau
earthmaking
earthquaked
earthquaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of earthquake
earthquaken
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
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
finchbacked
frankenmuth
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gerlachovka
greenshanks
greenshanks
noun
plural of greenshank
gulfhammock
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
hackmatacks
hackmatacks
noun
plural of hackmatack
hackneyedly
hairstreaks
hairstreaks
noun
plural of hairstreak
hakenkreuze
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
halterbreak
halterbreak
verb
To get an animal used to wearing and being handled in a halter.
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
hammocklike
hammocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammock.
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
handistroke
handkercher
handkercher
noun
Obsolete form of handkerchief.
handpicking
handpicking
verb
present participle of handpick
handshaking
handshaking
noun
(computing) A step in a protocol in which information is exchanged between computing processor devices; often as part of the initiation process for communications.
A greeting by clasping hands.
verb
present participle of handshake
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
harpoonlike
hatchetback
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
headworking
heartbreaks
heartbreaks
noun
plural of heartbreak
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.