(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
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.
blankenship
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckwashing
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).
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
dankishness
dankishness
noun
The quality of being dankish.
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
deutschmark
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
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
hackmatacks
hackmatacks
noun
plural of hackmatack
hairstreaks
hairstreaks
noun
plural of hairstreak
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
handistroke
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
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
hlidhskjalf
hlithskjalf
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
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.
hydrocracks
hydrocracks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrocrack
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
inkstandish
inkstandish
noun
(obsolete) An inkstand.
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
jinrikishas
jinrikishas
noun
plural of jinrikisha
jnanashakti
johnnycakes
johnnycakes
noun
plural of johnnycake
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
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.
kinsmanship
kinsmanship
noun
kinship
knavishness
knavishness
noun
The quality of being knavish.
koreshanity
krishnaitic
kwashiorkor
kwashiorkor
noun
(pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.
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
matchsticks
matchsticks
noun
plural of matchstick
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mekhitarist
muschelkalk
mythmakings
mythmakings
noun
plural of mythmaking
narrishkeit
packmanship
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
peakishness
peakishness
noun
The quality of being peakish.
phitsanulok
phrasemaker
phrasemaker
noun
A crafter of phrases; one who pens bombast or rhetoric.
quackenbush
quakerishly
rakehellish
rakehellish
adj
Synonym of rakehell
ramakrishna
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
satyashodak
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
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
shammocking
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.