(broadcasting) A demonstration recording, often intended to show off the talent of an announcer to a prospective employer.
akehorne
akhissar
akhmimic
akhnaton
akiachak
alekhine
alkahest
alkahest
noun
(now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
amchitka
ankushes
ankushes
noun
plural of ankush
aphakial
aphakial
adj
(ophthalmology, dated) Pertaining to or exhibiting aphakia; aphakic.
archduke
archduke
noun
(history) The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria.
(history) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
archking
archking
noun
(rare) A chief king.
archmock
ashikaga
ashkenaz
babushka
babushka
noun
(By association) A stereotypical, Eastern European peasant grandmother-type figure.
A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin.
An old woman, especially one of Eastern European descent.
Russian doll, matryoshka
backache
backache
noun
Any pain or ache in the back.
backachy
backchat
backchat
noun
(Britain) Cheeky or impertinent responses, especially to criticism.
verb
To respond in a disputative, often sarcastic manner.
backhand
backhand
adj
(ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick
(of handwriting) Slanting to the left.
(of strokes or throws) In the backhand style
noun
(Ultimate Frisbee) the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
(surfing) the hand towards the back of the board.
(tennis) a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
Handwriting that leans to the left
The reverse side of the human hand.
verb
to execute a backhand stroke or throw
to slap with the back of one's hand
backhaul
backhaul
noun
(broadcasting) Uncut program content that is transmitted point-to-point to an individual television or radio station, network or other receiving entity where it will be integrated into a finished show.
(military) The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shipped.
(transport) A return trip after delivery of cargo.
(travel, aviation, fare construction) Travel to a destination via a further point, or a higher fare point, than the destination (higher intermediate point).
verb
To transmit (data or footage) from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted.
backhaus
backheel
backheel
noun
(soccer) A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
(wrestling) A method of tripping or throwing by getting the leg back of the opponent's heel on the outside and pulling forward while pushing his body back.
verb
(soccer) To perform such a kick.
(wrestling) To perform such a trip or throw.
backhoes
backhoes
noun
plural of backhoe
backlash
backlash
noun
(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
(mechanics) The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, gear, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the distance moved thereby; either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
A sudden backward motion.
The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
verb
To cause or set off a backlash.
backrush
backrush
noun
A rushing backward; a retreat.
backwash
backwash
noun
(economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.
(nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
verb
(transitive) To affect with backwash.
To clean the oil from wool after combing.
To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.
bakehead
bakehead
noun
(rail transport, informal) A fireman (person who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler on a railroad locomotive).
bakeshop
bakeshop
noun
A shop where baked goods are made and sold.
bakshish
balkhash
ballhawk
ballhawk
noun
(baseball, chiefly in Chicago) A person who specializes in catching home-run and foul balls.
(sports) A player who handles the ball skilfully
bandhook
bankhead
barukhzy
bashlyks
bashlyks
noun
plural of bashlyk
beakhead
beakhead
noun
(archaeology) An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak.
(nautical) A protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.
bechalks
bechalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechalk
berakoth
berakoth
noun
plural of berakah
bethanks
bethanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethank
bethwack
bethwack
verb
(transitive) To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
bhikhari
blackish
blackish
adj
somewhat black
blankish
blankish
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
bleakish
bleakish
adj
Somewhat bleak.
boathook
boathook
noun
(by extension) A pole or rod with such a hook at one end.
A hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat.
bokharan
boshvark
brackish
brackish
adj
(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste.
Repulsive
britchka
britchka
noun
(now chiefly historical) A type of horse-drawn carriage, with a foldable roof covering.
buckhead
buckwash
bukharin
bulkhead
bulkhead
noun
(nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
A pressure-resistant sealed barrier to any fluid in a large structure.
A retaining wall along a waterfront.
A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft.
Mechanically, a partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition.
burkhard
burkhart
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
cashbook
cashbook
noun
A book used to record amounts of money received or paid out.
chabouks
chabouks
noun
plural of chabouk
chackled
chackled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chackle
chackler
chadlock
chadlock
noun
Alternative form of charlock (Sinapis arvensis etc.)
chadwick
chakales
chalkier
chalkier
adj
comparative form of chalky: more chalky
chalking
chalking
noun
(painting) The appearance of non-gloss paint on an exterior surface due to chemical deterioration and removal by weather.
Something chalked on a surface.
verb
present participle of chalk
chalkone
chalkpit
chalkpit
noun
A quarry where chalk is found.
chalukya
champaka
champaks
champaks
noun
plural of champak
chanukah
chapbook
chapbook
noun
A small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts
chapnick
chardock
charkhas
charkhas
noun
plural of charkha
charking
charking
verb
present participle of chark
charlock
charlock
noun
Any of several yellow-flowered cruciferous weeds of grain fields, especially wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis).
charvaka
chatchka
chatchke
chatchke
noun
Alternative form of tchotchke
chattack
chawbuck
chawbuck
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To beat with a chabuk.
chechako
checkage
checkage
noun
The act of marking with a check mark.
The items or amount to which attention is called by a check mark.
checkman
checkman
noun
A man employed to operate a check valve.
chekiang
chewbark
chickpea
chickpea
noun
A seed of this plant, often used as a food.
An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
chilkats
chilmark
chimakum
chinbeak
chinkara
chinkara
noun
Gazella bennettii, a species of gazelle found in India, Pakistan and Iran
chitkara
chittack
chittack
noun
(historical) An old Indian unit of weight, equal to five siccas or one sixteenth of a seer.
chockman
chokidar
chuckram
chuckram
noun
(British India) A small silver coin (value 1/32 of a rupee) once used in Travancore.
chukkars
chukkars
noun
plural of chukkar
chumpaka
cockhead
cockhead
noun
(engineering) The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced.
(vulgar, slang) The glans penis.
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Dickhead, a term of abuse.
crankish
crankish
adj
(informal) cranky; grumpy; bad-tempered
(informal) pseudoscientific
dabchick
dabchick
noun
a small grebe, the little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis.
daishiki
daishiki
noun
Alternative form of dashiki
dakerhen
dakerhen
noun
Alternative form of daker-hen
dashikis
dashikis
noun
plural of dashiki
deckhand
deckhand
noun
(nautical) A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.
(theater) A stagehand.
verb
(intransitive) To work on a boat as a deckhand; crew.
deckhead
deckhead
noun
(nautical) The underside of a deck (equivalent to a ceiling).
demihake
dhekelia
dockhand
dockhand
noun
Someone who works at a dock.
dockhead
doorhawk
dorhawks
dorhawks
noun
plural of dorhawk
douschka
dowhacky
dworshak
earthkin
eckehart
eckhardt
ekphoria
endshake
fanechka
fishback
forkhead
forkhead
noun
(biochemistry) A sequence of amino acids that forms a motif, in FOX proteins, that binds to DNA.
(minced oath) Euphemistic form of fuckhead.
(obsolete) An arrow with a barbed tip.
The forked end of a rod in a knuckle joint or similar.
frankish
frankish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Franks.
In or of the language of the Franks.
Proper noun
The language of the Franks, an extinct West Germanic language.
freakish
freakish
adj
Capricious, unpredictable.
Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre.
futharks
futharks
noun
plural of futhark
garookuh
garookuh
noun
(archaic) A small fishing vessel of the Persian Gulf.
gascheck
ghorkhar
gorkhali
goshawks
goshawks
noun
plural of goshawk
grabhook
gurkhali
gymkhana
gymkhana
noun
(India, dated) A meeting for such sports.
(India, dated) A place of public resort for athletic games, etc.
A competition where riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes.
habakkuk
habakkuk
Proper noun
A prophetic book in the Old Testament of the Bible, one of the minor prophets; or the eighth part of the Tere Asar in the Jewish Tanakh.
A Jewish prophet of the Old Testament; author of the book that bears his name.
definition
hackbolt
hackbolt
noun
(archaic, Scilly Isles) The greater shearwater or hagdon.
hackbush
hackbuts
hackbuts
noun
plural of hackbut
hacklers
hacklers
noun
plural of hackler
hacklier
hackling
hackling
verb
present participle of hackle
hackmack
hackmall
hackneys
hackneys
noun
plural of hackney
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hackney
hacksaws
hacksaws
noun
plural of hacksaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hacksaw