(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.
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
buckwashing
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).
chachalakas
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
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
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockroaches
cockroaches
noun
plural of cockroach
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
crosshackle
cruickshank
deutschmark
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
hackmatacks
hackmatacks
noun
plural of hackmatack
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
horsebacker
horsebacker
noun
One who rides on horseback.
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
hydrocracks
hydrocracks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrocrack
jackanapish
jackanapish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jackanapes.
jackhammers
jackhammers
noun
plural of jackhammer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackhammer
jinrickshas
jinrickshas
noun
plural of jinricksha
jinrickshaw
johnnycakes
johnnycakes
noun
plural of johnnycake
kinaestheic
krishnaitic
landsknecht
lobachevsky
matchmakers
matchmakers
noun
plural of matchmaker
matchsticks
matchsticks
noun
plural of matchstick
muschelkalk
packmanship
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
quackenbush
ramshackled
ramshackled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ramshackle
reichsmarks
reichsmarks
noun
plural of reichsmark
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
scholarlike
scholarlike
adj
scholarly
adv
in a scholarly fashion
schwarzkopf
scratchback
scratchback
noun
(UK, dated) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
shacklebone
shacklewise
shammocking
shankpieces
sharksucker
sharksucker
noun
The remora or suckerfish.
shattuckite
shattuckite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper silicate hydroxide mineral.
shcherbakov
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
shockheaded
shockheaded
adj
Alternative form of shock-headed
sickhearted
skiagraphic
skiagraphic
adj
Alternative form of sciagraphic
smokechaser
smokechaser
noun
A person employed to locate and extinguish a wildfire.
specklehead
speechmaker
speechmaker
noun
One who makes a speech.
spinachlike
spinachlike
Adjective
Resembling spinach.
stackhousia
starchmaker
starchworks
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
subakhmimic
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
tchaikovsky
tchaikovsky
Proper noun
definition usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
thickleaves
thwackstave
unshackling
unshackling
verb
present participle of unshackle
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
weathersick
whalesucker
whalesucker
noun
A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.