(uncountable) The state or quality of being alike.
alikewise
alikewise
adv
(obsolete) likewise; in the same manner
alkahests
alkahests
noun
plural of alkahest
alkalemia
alkalemia
noun
Alternative form of alkalaemia
alkaligen
alkaligen
noun
(obsolete) The name first proposed for nitrogen, as being a chief constituent of ammonia or volatile alkali.
alkalised
alkalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalise
alkaliser
alkalises
alkalises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalise
alkalized
alkalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalize
alkalizer
alkalizer
noun
Any substance that makes something more alkaline.
alkalizes
alkalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalize
alkaptone
alkarsine
alkarsine
Noun
cacodyl
alkekengi
alkekengi
noun
A herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi).
The flavoursome berry of this plant.
alkylated
alkylated
adj
That has been modified by alkylation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkylate
alkylates
alkylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkylate
alkylogen
alsmekill
amalekite
amalekite
Noun
A descendent of the Biblical Amalek.
amberlike
amberlike
adj
Resembling the resin amber.
angellike
angellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an angel.
anglehook
aniselike
aniselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of anise.
ankerhold
anklebone
anklebone
noun
The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.
anklejack
ankylosed
ankylosed
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankylose
ankyloses
ankyloses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ankylose
applejack
applejack
noun
An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.
apronlike
apronlike
adj
Resembling an apron.
arguslike
arrowlike
arrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arrow.
asklepios
atlaslike
awakeable
backfield
backfield
noun
(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
backpedal
backpedal
verb
(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
(intransitive) To step backwards.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
backplane
backplane
noun
(electronics) A circuit board that connects several connectors in parallel to each other, so that each pin of each connector is linked to the same relative pin of all the other connectors, forming a computer bus.
backplate
backplate
noun
(UK, automotive) A rigid metal plate inside the brake drum, which supports the wheel cylinder, brake shoes, and other parts of a drum brake.
(underwater diving) A plate harnessed to a diver's back, to which the gas cylinders are attached.
A metal plate on the rear of a computer's casing, used to cover a port or slot.
A plate protecting a fighting person's back.
A wood or metal (or glass, etc) plate that serves as a backing for an object.
Part of a condenser microphone that sits behind the diaphragm and which acts, in conjunction with the diaphragm, as a sort of variable capacitor.
backslide
backslide
noun
(dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
verb
(Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
baekeland
baikalite
bakeapple
bakeapple
noun
(Atlantic Canada) The cloudberry, Rubus chamaemorus
bakerless
bakerless
adj
Without a baker.
bakerlike
balakirev
balkanise
balkanise
verb
Alternative spelling of balkanize
balkanite
balkanite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal white gray mineral containing copper, mercury, silver, and sulfur.
balkanize
balkanize
verb
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanize
balkiness
balkiness
noun
The state or quality of being balky or uncooperative.
balklines
balklines
noun
plural of balkline
bargelike
bargelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a barge.
barkleigh
barklyite
barklyite
noun
A magenta-coloured turbid variety of ruby from Victoria, Australia.
barksdale
basinlike
basinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a basin.
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
baulkiest
baulkiest
adj
superlative form of baulky: most baulky
beakerful
beakerful
noun
The amount that a beaker will hold.
beanstalk
beanstalk
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A space elevator.
(figuratively, colloquial, by extension) A tall, slim person.
The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
beardlike
beardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beard.
beastlike
beastlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beast.
beauclerk
bechalked
bechalked
adj
Chalk-covered or chalky.
Having a surface that has been written on in chalk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechalk
beckelite
beckville
becloaked
becloaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloak
beflecked
beflecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befleck
befreckle
bellbrook
bellmaker
bellmaker
noun
someone who makes bells
bellylike
bellylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a belly.
beltmaker
beltmaker
noun
Someone who makes belts.
bengkalis
benkelman
berkelium
berkelium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97.
berrylike
berrylike
adj
Resembling a berry
beshackle
bespeckle
bespeckle
verb
To add speckles.
bickleton
blackacre
blackacre
Proper noun
A placeholder name of a fictitious or hypothetical estate in land commonly used to discuss the rights of various parties to a piece of real property.
blackbine
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
blackener
blackener
noun
One who blackens.
blackeyes
blackeyes
noun
plural of blackeye
blackface
blackface
noun
(countable) A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.
(uncountable) A style of makeup in which a non-black person blackens their face, usually in order to portray a black person.
blackfeet
blackfire
blackhead
blackhead
noun
(countable) A scaup: any of various ducks of the genus Aythya.
(countable, medicine) A comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.
(uncountable) A form of histomoniasis in poultry, characterized by cyanotic discoloration on the bird's head.
blacklead
blacklead
noun
Alternative form of black lead
verb
To cover, treat or polish with graphite
blacklegs
blacklegs
noun
plural of blackleg
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackleg
blackmore
blackneck
blackneck
noun
A redneck of black ethnicity.
blackness
blackness
noun
The experiences and culture of African-American people.
The quality of being evil or dismal.
The state of being of African descent.
The state or quality of being black in colour.
blackseed
blackseed
noun
A spice plant with aromatic black seeds, Nigella sativa
blacktree
blackware
blackware
noun
Any pottery of a black or nearly black colour.
blackweed
blackweed
noun
Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia.)
blackwell
bladelike
bladelike
adj
Resembling a blade
blakemore
blakeslee
blanketed
blanketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blanket
blanketer
blanketry
blankness
blankness
noun
The characteristic of being blank.
bleakness
bleakness
noun
The characteristic of being bleak.
blesbucks
blesbucks
noun
plural of blesbuck
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
blockaded
blockaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockade
blockader
blockader
noun
A person who blockades
A ship used in blockading
blockades
blockades
noun
plural of blockade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockade
blockages
blockages
noun
plural of blockage
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
blockhole
blockhole
noun
(by extension) The approximate place where the toe of the bat touches the pitch when a batsman is taking guard.
(cricket) A small depression in the pitch caused by batsmen tapping their bats on the point where they have taken block.
blockiest
blockiest
adj
superlative form of blocky: most blocky
blocklike
blocklike
adj
Having an oblong shape
blockline
blockpate
bloodlike
bloodlike
adj
Resembling blood.
blueblack
bluebooks
bluebooks
noun
plural of bluebook
bluejacks
bluejacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluejack
boardlike
boardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a board.
bolshevik
bolshevik
noun
Alternative form of Bolshevik
boltmaker
boltmaker
noun
A machine that manufactures bolts.
A manufacturer of bolts.
boneblack
boneblack
noun
Alternative form of bone black
booklores
booklouse
booklouse
noun
Any of the small insects who feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocoptera.
booklover
booklover
noun
Alternative form of book lover.
bookplate
bookplate
noun
A printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft.
verb
(transitive) To affix a bookplate to (a book).
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
boulework
boulework
noun
(woodworking) Obsolete form of buhl work.
bowellike
bowerlike
bowlmaker
bowlmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bowls.
bracknell
bracknell
Proper noun
a town in Berkshire, England.
brainlike
brainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brain.
brakeless
brakeless
adj
Without brakes (device used to slow or stop a vehicle).
brakeload
brakeload
noun
Enough to fill a brake (type of carriage).
brasslike
brasslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the metal brass.
breakable
breakable
adj
Able to break or be broken.
Fragile.
noun
(usually in the plural, music) A set of customized hardware that is part of a drum kit. Breakables typically consist of: the drummer's cymbals including high-hats, the snare drum, the kick pedal and the drummer's stool.