(prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
backhaus
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.
balochis
baluchis
bannasch
barchans
barchans
noun
plural of barchan
bartosch
batchers
batchers
noun
plural of batcher
bechalks
bechalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechalk
becharms
becharms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becharm
becoresh
belchers
belchers
noun
plural of belcher
benchers
benchers
noun
plural of bencher
bertsche
bescorch
bescorch
verb
(transitive) To scorch about, around, or all over; scorch completely.
besmirch
besmirch
verb
(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bespeech
bespeech
verb
(transitive) To address in speech
bestench
beswitch
binchois
biotechs
biotechs
noun
plural of biotech
biphasic
biphasic
adj
Having two phases.
birchers
birchers
noun
plural of bircher
birchism
biscacha
biscacha
noun
Rare form of viscacha.
blackish
blackish
adj
somewhat black
blanches
blanches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanch
bleaches
bleaches
noun
plural of bleach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleach
blenches
blenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blench
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
blotches
blotches
noun
plural of blotch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blotch
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
bobeches
bobeches
noun
plural of bobeche
boeschen
borchers
borsches
borsches
noun
plural of borsch
borschts
borschts
noun
plural of borscht
boschbok
bosnisch
botchers
botchers
noun
plural of botcher
bouchees
bouchons
boychiks
boychiks
noun
plural of boychik
brachets
brachets
noun
plural of brachet
brachysm
brachysm
noun
(botany) Unusually small size resulting from the shortening of internodes.
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
branches
branches
noun
plural of branch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of branch
branchus
breaches
breaches
noun
plural of breach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breach
brechams
brechans
breeches
breeches
noun
(informal) Trousers; pantaloons.
A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.
plural of breech
brickish
brickish
adj
(slang, UK, dated) Like a brick, a helpful or reliable person.
Resembling or characteristic of brick.
brioches
brioches
noun
plural of brioche
brioschi
britches
britches
noun
(chiefly Appalachia, Southern US) Alternative form of breeches (pants, trousers).
broaches
broaches
noun
plural of broach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broach
brockish
brockish
adj
(obsolete) beastly; brutal
bronchos
bronchos
noun
plural of broncho
bronchus
bronchus
noun
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
brooches
brooches
noun
plural of brooch
brunches
brunches
noun
plural of brunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brunch
brushcut
brushcut
noun
Alternative form of brush cut
buckbush
buckbush
noun
(Australia) A prickly annual shrub, Salsola australis
(Canada, US) Shrubs of Canada and the central US, Symphoricarpos occidentalis(also known as wolfberry and Symphoricarpos orbicularis (coralberry).
buckshee
buckshee
adj
(slang) Extra, spare.
noun
A gift or bribe.
A wound that is relatively minor but sufficient to get a soldier sent away from the front to the hospital.
An extra portion, ration etc.
buckshot
buckshot
noun
(chiefly US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from 18th c.]
buckwash
bueschel
busching
bushbeck
bushbuck
bushbuck
noun
(informal) Any relatives of the above that share the same habitat.
Either of two species of antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus or Tragelaphus sylvaticus, considered by some sources to be the single species Tragelaphus scriptus) found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
butchers
butchers
noun
Alternative form of butcher's (Cockney rhyming slang).
plural of butcher
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butcher
caboshed
caboshed
adj
(heraldry, of an animal) Shown face-on, showing the full face, but cut off immediately behind the ears and hence showing nothing of the neck.
calabash
calabash
noun
(music) A musical instrument, most commonly a drum or rattle, made from a calabash fruit.
A calabash and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
A container made from the mature, dried shell of the fruit of one of the above plants; also, a similarly shaped container made from some other material.
A tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida, bearing large, round fruit used to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this tree.
The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which is grown for its fruit that are used as a vegetable and to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this plant.
cashable
cashable
adj
Able to be converted into cash
cashbook
cashbook
noun
A book used to record amounts of money received or paid out.
chabasie
chabasie
noun
Obsolete form of chabazite.
chabouks
chabouks
noun
plural of chabouk
chalybes
chambers
chambers
noun
(Britain) Originally, a set of rooms at an Inn of Court used by one or more barristers as an office and residence; now, the office of one or more barristers in any building.
(Britain, historical) In full king's chambers: parts of the sea next to the coast of England and Wales delimited by imaginary lines connecting headlands, over which the Crown asserted exclusive jurisdiction; these have now been superseded by the concept of the territorial sea.
(archaic) A set of rooms in a building used as an office or a residential apartment.
Chiefly in in chambers: a judge's private office which is used for hearings that do not need to be held in open court.
Euphemistic form of chamber pot (“a container used for defecation and urination”); also, synonym of potty (“a small (chiefly plastic) pot used by children for defecation and urination when toilet-training”).
plural of chamber
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamber
chasable
chasable
adj
Capable of being chased; fit for hunting.
chasuble
chasuble
noun
(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.
chebanse
chesboil
chesboll
chibchas
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
chubasco
chubasco
noun
(nautical) A violent squall with thunder and lightning, encountered during the rainy season along the Pacific coast of Central America and South America.
clubbish
clubbish
adj
(obsolete) Disposed to club together.
(obsolete) rude; clownish
Somewhat resembling a club.
cobhouse
cobhouse
noun
(figuratively) A flimsy arrangement or structure.
A flimsy structure, as one built by children from small bits of wood and other materials.
A structure built of cob.
An outbuilding of inferior construction.
cobishop
cobishop
noun
A joint or coadjutant bishop.
cohabits
cohabits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cohabit
combfish
combfish
noun
An Australasian wrasse, Coris picta, having a comb-like stripe
courbash
cowherbs
crabbish
crabbish
adj
Somewhat sour or cross; crabby.
crabfish
crabfish
noun
(archaic) A freshwater crab found in Southern European rivers, streams, and lakes, Potamon fluviatile or Cancer fluviatilis.
(archaic) A lobster or crayfish.
disbench
disbench
verb
(transitive) To drive from a bench or seat.
(transitive, UK, law) To deprive (a bencher) of his privileges.
dschubba
dschubba
Proper noun
A star in the constellation Scorpio.
fishback
hackbush
hackbuts
hackbuts
noun
plural of hackbut
hibachis
hibachis
noun
plural of hibachi
hibiscus
hibiscus
noun
A cocktail made with champagne and cranberry juice.
A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.
hogbacks
hogbacks
noun
plural of hogback
lubitsch
pibrochs
pibrochs
noun
plural of pibroch
rossbach
santbech
schnabel
schreibe
schubert
schubert
Proper noun
Franz Schubert, Austrian composer
schwaben
scorbuch
seabeach
seabeach
noun
A beach lying along the sea.
sembrich
shabrack
shabrack
noun
The saddlecloth of a cavalry horse.
stubchen
subchela
subchief
subchief
noun
A lesser or secondary chief.
subepoch
subepoch
noun
(geology) A geochronologic unit comprising one or more ages, being a period of generally agreed significance within an epoch.