(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.
bechalks
bechalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechalk
blackish
blackish
adj
somewhat black
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
boschbok
boychiks
boychiks
noun
plural of boychik
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
brickish
brickish
adj
(slang, UK, dated) Like a brick, a helpful or reliable person.
Resembling or characteristic of brick.
brockish
brockish
adj
(obsolete) beastly; brutal
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
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
cashbook
cashbook
noun
A book used to record amounts of money received or paid out.
chabouks
chabouks
noun
plural of chabouk
chakales
champaks
champaks
noun
plural of champak
charkhas
charkhas
noun
plural of charkha
checkers
checkers
noun
(board games, US, Canada, in the singular) A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. Other European varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces.
plural of checker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checker
checksum
checksum
noun
(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verb
(mathematics, computing) To compute a checksum.
checkups
checkups
noun
plural of checkup
cheekish
cherkess
cheskeys
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
chickees
chickees
noun
plural of chickee
chickens
chickens
noun
plural of chicken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chicken
chickies
chickies
noun
plural of chickie
chilkats
chinkers
chinooks
chinooks
noun
plural of chinook
chirkest
chirkest
adj
superlative form of chirk: most chirk
chokiest
chokiest
adj
superlative form of choky: most choky
chookies
chookies
noun
plural of chookie
chuckies
chuckies
noun
(Scotland) The game of jacks or jackstones; chucks.
plural of chuckie
plural of chucky
chuckles
chuckles
noun
plural of chuckle
chukchis
chukkars
chukkars
noun
plural of chukkar
chukkers
chukkers
noun
plural of chukker
clerkish
clerkish
adj
Like or resembling a clerk.
cockshot
cockshot
noun
(slang, vulgar) A photograph of one's penis.
cockshut
cockshut
noun
(countable, obsolete) A kind of net for catching woodcock.
(obsolete) Twilight, when poultry would be shut in for the night.
cookshop
cookshop
noun
A shop that sells cooked food.
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
crankish
crankish
adj
(informal) cranky; grumpy; bad-tempered
(informal) pseudoscientific
douschka
echikson
fishback
gascheck
hackbush
hackbuts
hackbuts
noun
plural of hackbut
hacklers
hacklers
noun
plural of hackler
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
hackster
hackster
noun
(obsolete) A bully; a ruffian; an assassin.
haddocks
haddocks
noun
plural of haddock
hammocks
hammocks
noun
plural of hammock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hammock
hassocks
hassocks
noun
plural of hassock
hassocky
hassocky
adj
Having or characterised by hassocks, or clumps of vegetation.
hatracks
hatracks
noun
plural of hatrack
haycocks
haycocks
noun
plural of haycock
hayracks
hayracks
noun
plural of hayrack
hayricks
hayricks
noun
plural of hayrick
hayshock
haystack
haystack
noun
(canoeing) A standing wave in a rapid.
(programming) The text string within which another string is searched for. (see: needle in a haystack)
A dish composed of a starchy food (rice, tortillas, crackers, etc.) topped by a protein (beans, cheese, meat, etc.) in combination with fresh vegetables, assembled on the plate by the diner.
A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.
hecklers
hecklers
noun
plural of heckler
hemlocks
hemlocks
noun
plural of hemlock
henpecks
henpecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of henpeck
henricks
hickeyes
hicksite
hicksite
Noun
A member or follower of the liberal party, headed by which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Quakers in 1827.
hillocks
hillocks
noun
plural of hillock
hockshin
hockshop
hockshop
noun
(US, rare) A pawnshop.
hoecakes
hoecakes
noun
plural of hoecake
hogbacks
hogbacks
noun
plural of hogback
homesick
homesick
adj
(often with for) Missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.
hommocks
hommocks
noun
plural of hommock
hopsacks
hopsacks
noun
plural of hopsack
horrocks
hosackia
hosecock
hotcakes
hotcakes
noun
plural of hotcake
huckster
huckster
noun
A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a stall, or in the street.
One who deceptively sells fraudulent products.
Somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner.
Somebody who writes advertisements for radio or television.
verb
(intransitive) To haggle, to wrangle, or to bargain.
(transitive) To promote or sell goods in an aggressive, showy manner.
(transitive) To sell or offer goods from place to place, to peddle.
hummocks
hummocks
noun
plural of hummock
jackfish
jackfish
noun
A jack (in any of the senses referring to types of fish).
jackshay
jackshay
noun
(dated, Australia) A pot (incorporating a cup) used to make tea
jackshea
kachinas
kachinas
noun
plural of kachina
kadischi
kasevich
katuscha
kechuans
ketchups
ketchups
noun
plural of ketchup
kickshaw
kickshaw
noun
A dainty or delicacy.
A trinket or gewgaw.
kimchees
kimchees
noun
plural of kimchee
kirsches
kirsches
noun
plural of kirsch
kitchens
kitchens
noun
plural of kitchen
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kitchen
kitsches
kitsches
noun
plural of kitsch
klatches
knackish
knackish
adj
(obsolete) Trickish; artful.
krischer
kutchins
kvetches
kvetches
noun
plural of kvetch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kvetch
physicks
physicks
noun
Obsolete form of physics.
plural of physick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of physick
physicky
physicky
adj
(archaic) Resembling medicine.
prickish
prickish
adj
(informal, vulgar) having the characteristics of a prick; being unpleasant, rude or annoying.
quackish
quackish
adj
Like a quack (fraudulent doctor), or characteristic of quackery.
rechecks
rechecks
noun
plural of recheck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recheck
resketch
resketch
verb
To sketch again.
rickshas
rickshas
noun
plural of ricksha
rickshaw
rickshaw
noun
A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
verb
To move someone by means of a rickshaw.
rockfish
rockfish
noun
(derogatory, slang, ethnic slur, US) A black person who does not know how to swim.
A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world
A logperch (Percina caprodes), also known as common logperch or log perch
A long-spined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis)
A stonefishes (genus Synanceia), venomous fishes from the Indo-Pacific
A striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a species of fish from North America
Acanthoclinus, a genus of fish from New Zealand
Certain fish of genus Scorpaena, such as Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis), a common Mediterranean species
Certain groupers, in the subfamily Epinephelinae
Hexagrammos, a genus of greenling from the North Pacific
Hypoplectrodes, a genus of fish in the family Serranidae
Myliobatis goodei (southern eagle ray)
Salvelinus, a genus of fish in the salmon family
Scyliorhinus stellaris (nursehound), a shark known as rock salmon when used in cuisine
Sebastes, mainly of the North Pacific
sakovich
schacker
schapska
schlocks
schlocks
noun
plural of schlock
schlocky
schlocky
adj
Of inferior quality, cheap.
Tacky, of tasteless appearance.
schmucks
schmucks
noun
plural of schmuck
schnecke
schnecke
noun
A sweet spiral-shaped bun or roll of German origin.
schnooks
schnooks
noun
plural of schnook
schokker
schottky
schramke
schticks
schticks
noun
plural of schtick
shabrack
shabrack
noun
The saddlecloth of a cavalry horse.
shacking
shacking
verb
present participle of shack
shackled
shackled
adj
Restrained by shackles, chained.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shackle
shackler
shackler
noun
(mining, historical) A person who couples wagons together.
One who shackles.
shackles
shackles
noun
plural of shackle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shackle
shackoes
shaddock
shaddock
noun
Synonym of pomelo, in all its senses including (inexact) grapefruit.
shammick
shammock
shamrock
shamrock
noun
Any of several species of small clover-like plant species, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens.
The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.
shannock
shaslick
shattuck
shelduck
shelduck
noun
Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.