(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankylose
backbends
backbends
noun
plural of backbend
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
baekeland
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
bankrider
banksides
banksides
noun
plural of bankside
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
bedarkens
bedarkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedarken
bedecking
bedecking
noun
An ornament.
verb
present participle of bedeck
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
beknotted
beknotted
adj
Knotted again and again; covered with knots.
benedicks
benedicks
noun
plural of benedick
benedikta
bepranked
bethanked
bethanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethank
betokened
betokened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betoken
blackened
blackened
adj
(food) Synonym of charred.
(steel) Synonym of blued.
Darkened to the point of appearing black; as:
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacken
blanketed
blanketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blanket
blinkered
blinkered
adj
(figuratively) Having tunnel vision; unable to see what is happening around one.
Wearing blinkers or blinders.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blinker
brackened
brakehand
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
brideknot
briskened
briskened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brisken
candylike
candylike
adj
Resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance
chickened
chickened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chicken
chunkhead
clinkered
clinkered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clinker
clydebank
clydebank
Proper noun
a town on the north side of the River in council area, Scotland
dackering
daikering
daikering
verb
present participle of daiker
dakerhens
dakerhens
noun
plural of dakerhen
damaskeen
damaskine
damyankee
damyankee
noun
Alternative form of damn Yankee
darkeners
darkeners
noun
plural of darkener
darkening
darkening
noun
The act of something becoming darker.
verb
present participle of darken
debarking
debarking
verb
present participle of debark
debunkers
debunkers
noun
plural of debunker
debunking
debunking
noun
The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum)
verb
present participle of debunk
deckhands
deckhands
noun
plural of deckhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deckhand
deerskins
deerskins
noun
plural of deerskin
demarking
demarking
verb
present participle of demark
demjanjuk
demonkind
demonkind
noun
Demons collectively.
demonlike
demonlike
adj
Resembling a demon in form or action
deskbound
deskbound
adj
(of an employee) Whose work confines him or her to a desk.
deticking
deticking
verb
present participle of detick
devilkins
devilkins
noun
plural of devilkin
dezincked
dezinkify
dickenses
dickenson
dickering
dickering
noun
bargaining
bartering
verb
present participle of dicker
dickerson
diemaking
diesinker
diesinker
noun
An engraver of dies for stamping coins, medals, etc.
diskelion
docketing
docketing
noun
The act by which something is docketed.
verb
present participle of docket
dogwinkle
domenikos
donkeyish
donkeyish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a donkey; asinine.
donkeyism
donkeyism
noun
foolishness
donkeyman
donkeyman
noun
(nautical) The person in charge of a ship's engine room.
donkeymen
donkeymen
noun
plural of donkeyman
doohinkey
doraskean
dovzhenko
drakonite
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
drinkable
drinkable
adj
(of an alcoholic beverage, especially wine) Of good or satisfactory quality.
(of water) Safe to drink.
Able to be drunk (as liquid).
noun
(chiefly in the plural) That which can be drunk.
drinkless
drinkless
adj
Without a drink, without drinks.
dronkelew
droschken
drunkelew
drunkenly
drunkenly
adv
In a drunken manner.
duckstone
dunkerque
dunkerton
dunkirker
dunkirker
Noun
A commerce raider who operated a warship in the service of the Spanish Empire, during the Dutch Revolt, from the ports of the Flemish coast: Nieuwpoort, Ostend, and in particular Dunkirk.
dunkirque
dunpickle
dunpickle
noun
(obsolete) marsh harrier (a bird)
dunziekte
duskiness
duskiness
noun
The quality of being dusky.
dyemaking
eduskunta
elkhounds
elkhounds
noun
plural of elkhound
enkindled
enkindled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enkindle
enkindler
enkindler
noun
One who enkindles.
enkindles
enkindles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enkindle
eskualdun
euskaldun
fiendlike
fiendlike
adj
Resembling a fiend.
freckened
gavelkind
gavelkind
noun
(historical) a system of inheritance associated with the county of Kent in England whereby, at the death of a tenant, intestate estate is divided equally among all his sons; also, a similar system employed in Ireland
gekkonoid
glandlike
glandlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gland.
grudgekin
gunkholed
gunkholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gunkhole
hackneyed
hackneyed
adj
(dated) Let out for hire.
Repeated too often.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hackney
handbrake
handbrake
noun
(mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked.
(mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever or foot-operated toggle lever in a motorcar or the hand-operated crank on a railcar, which is used to set and release such a brake.
verb
To apply the handbrake in a vehicle.
handshake
handshake
noun
(computing) An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization.
The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.
verb
(computing) To perform a handshake with another device.
To perform a handshake; to shake hands.
handspike
handspike
noun
A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.
handspoke
handspoke
noun
Alternative form of handspike
hawknosed
hawknosed
adj
Having a nose that resembles a hawk's beak.
hearkened
hearkened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hearken
heindrick
hendricks
henpecked
henpecked
adj
(particularly of husbands or boyfriends) Intimidated or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing wife or girlfriend.
houndlike
houndlike
adj
Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndly.
identikit
identikit
adj
(informal, chiefly derogatory) Indistinguishable from each other; mass-produced or mass-marketed.
noun
A picture of a person, reconstructed from strips showing facial features selected to match witnesses' descriptions; used by the police to build a likeness of a person sought for a crime.
inkholder
inkholder
noun
A container for ink.
jacknifed
junkerdom
junkerdom
noun
The policies or attitudes of junkers.
kamadhenu
kankedort
keeshonds
kendleton
kendricks
kennedale
kennelled
kentledge
kentledge
noun
(nautical) Weights (often scrap or pig iron) used as permanent ballast on ships.
A system of weights (usually concrete or cast-iron blocks) used for load-testing piled foundations.
kernelled
kernelled
adj
Having a kernel.
ketonimid
keystoned
keystoned
adj
Having a keystone.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keystone
kidnapers
kidnapers
noun
plural of kidnaper
kidnapped
kidnapped
adj
subjected to kidnapping
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kidnap
kidnappee
kidnappee
noun
One who is kidnapped.
kidnapper
kidnapper
noun
A person who kidnaps someone.
kilderkin
kilderkin
noun
A small barrel.
An old English liquid measure, usually being half a barrel; containing 18 English beer gallons, or 83.178 L.
kindheart
kindliest
kindliest
adj
superlative form of kindly: most kindly
kindredly
kindredly
adj
Characteristic of kindred; showing kinship.
kinesodic
kinesodic
adj
(physiology) Conveying motion; applied especially to the spinal cord, because it is capable of conveying both voluntary and reflex motor impulses while not being responsive to them.
kingdomed
kingdomed
adj
(obsolete) Having a kingdom or the dignity of a king.
Having a specified type or number of kingdoms.
kingfield
kingfield
Proper noun
A town in Maine, USA
kingsides
kingsides
noun
plural of kingside
kinkaider
kinkaider
Noun
A claimant of land under the provisions of the
kittendom
klendusic
klendusic
adj
(botany) resistant to infection
klondiker
klondiker
noun
Alternative form of klondyker (“type of fishing boat”)
knapweeds
knapweeds
noun
plural of knapweed
kneadable
kneadable
adj
Capable of being kneaded, or worked into a mass.
knickered
knickered
adj
(Britain) Wearing knickers; pantied.
(obsolete) Wearing knickerbockers.
knotweeds
knotweeds
noun
plural of knotweed
knowledge
knowledge
noun
(UK, informal) The deep familiarity with certain routes and places of interest required by taxicab drivers working in London, England.
(archaic or law) Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase carnal knowledge).
(countable) Something that can be known; a branch of learning; a piece of information; a science.
(obsolete) Acknowledgement.
(obsolete) Information or intelligence about something; notice.
(obsolete) Notice, awareness.
(philosophical) Justified true belief
Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.
Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.
Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information.
The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
The total of what is known; all information and products of learning.