(broadcasting) A demonstration recording, often intended to show off the talent of an announcer to a prospective employer.
akehorne
alekhine
alkahest
alkahest
noun
(now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
ankushes
ankushes
noun
plural of ankush
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.
ashkenaz
backache
backache
noun
Any pain or ache in the back.
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
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.
bankhead
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
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
berakoth
berakoth
noun
plural of berakah
beshriek
bethanks
bethanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethank
bethinks
bethinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethink
bethwack
bethwack
verb
(transitive) To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
bleakish
bleakish
adj
Somewhat bleak.
bothlike
buckhead
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.
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.
bushbeck
bushlike
bushlike
adj
Resembling a bush; bushly.
chackled
chackled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chackle
chackler
chakales
chalkier
chalkier
adj
comparative form of chalky: more chalky
chalkone
chatchke
chatchke
noun
Alternative form of tchotchke
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.
checkbit
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
checkery
checking
checking
noun
(ice hockey) The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
(informal) A checking account.
verb
present participle of check
checkman
checkman
noun
A man employed to operate a check valve.
checkoff
checkoff
noun
(US) A tax on sales of agricultural goods in order to finance a generic commodity marketing program.
(US) The collection of union dues or other fees from employees via deductions from their wages.
(US) The optional allocation of part of a citizen's income tax towards the presidential election campaign fund.
checkout
checkout
noun
(Internet, by extension) The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
(darts) The number of points that a player scores on their final, winning visit to the oche.
A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
An inspection or investigation.
The place in a supermarket where this is done.
The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
checkrow
checkrow
verb
(agriculture) To plant seeds at the intersections of a criss-cross pattern previously marked out on the ground.
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
chedlock
cheekful
cheekful
noun
A partial mouthful, enough to fill one's cheek.
cheekier
cheekier
adj
comparative form of cheeky: more cheeky
cheekily
cheekily
adv
In a cheeky or impudent manner.
cheeking
cheeking
verb
present participle of cheek
cheekish
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
chekiang
chercock
cherkess
cherokee
cheskeys
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chewbark
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chickees
chickees
noun
plural of chickee
chickell
chickens
chickens
noun
plural of chicken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chicken
chickery
chickies
chickies
noun
plural of chickie
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.
chimkent
chinbeak
chinkers
chinkier
chirkest
chirkest
adj
superlative form of chirk: most chirk
chockler
chokered
chokered
adj
Wearing a choker.
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
chuckled
chuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chuckle
chuckler
chuckler
noun
(India, archaic) A shoemaker, a cobbler.
Someone who chuckles.
chuckles
chuckles
noun
plural of chuckle
chukchee
chukkers
chukkers
noun
plural of chukker
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
clerkish
clerkish
adj
Like or resembling a clerk.
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.
dakerhen
dakerhen
noun
Alternative form of daker-hen
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).
deknight
demihake
dhekelia
dishlike
dishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dish.
dockhead
dohickey
dohickey
noun
Alternative spelling of doohickey
dukeship
dukeship
noun
The quality or condition of being a duke.
durkheim
earthkin
echikson
eckehart
eckhardt
eggwhisk
eggwhisk
noun
Alternative spelling of egg whisk.
ekphoria
elkhound
elkhound
noun
Any Scandinavian breed of dog bred to hunt elk (US: moose).
Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk (US: moose).
endshake
eyehooks
eyehooks
noun
plural of eyehook; alternative form of eye hooks
fanechka
fengkieh
fishlike
fishlike
adj
Having some characteristics of a fish.
forehock
forehock
noun
The hock from the foreleg of a pig
forehook
forehook
noun
(nautical) A piece of timber placed across the stern, to unite the bows and strengthen the fore part of the ship; a breast hook.
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.
freakish
freakish
adj
Capricious, unpredictable.
Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre.
gascheck
gherkins
gherkins
noun
plural of gherkin
greekish
greekish
Adjective
Resembling or having the characteristics of Greek or the Greeks
gunkhole
gunkhole
noun
(nautical) A small cove, especially a small fishing community.
verb
(nautical) To cruise in shallow coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.
hacklers
hacklers
noun
plural of hackler
hacklier
hackneys
hackneys
noun
plural of hackney
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hackney
hackster
hackster
noun
(obsolete) A bully; a ruffian; an assassin.
hacktree
hairlike
hairlike
adj
Resembling hair; having the texture, consistency, or appearance of hair.
hakodate
halfbeak
halfbeak
noun
(zoology) Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.
halolike
halolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a halo.
halucket
handlike
handlike
adj
Resembling a hand.
hankamer
hankered
hankered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hanker
hankerer
hankerer
noun
A person who hankers
hanksite
hanksite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.
hanselka
harakeke
harakeke
noun
(New Zealand) New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax
hardbake
hardbake
noun
A sweetmeat of boiled brown sugar or molasses with almonds, flavoured with orange or lemon juice.
harelike
harelike
adj
Characteristic of, or resembling a hare.
haremlik
haremlik
noun
A harem.
harkened
harkened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harken
harkener
harkener
noun
One who harkens; a listener.
harkness
harplike
harplike
adj
Resembling a harp or the sound of harp music
haskness
hatcheck
hatcheck
noun
(US) A room, in a theatre or other such venue, in which hats and other garments may be stored.
Rare spelling of háček.
hatmaker
hatmaker
noun
Someone who makes hats.
hauberks
hauberks
noun
plural of hauberk
havelock
havelock
noun
A cap incorporating a cloth hanging down the sides and back, to protect the ears and neck; often created ad hoc by placing a kerchief on the head and holding it in place with a cap.
havocked
havocker
havocker
noun
A person who causes havoc.
hawebake
hawebake
Noun
The baked berry of the hawthorn tree, i.e. coarse fare.
hawkeyes
hawkeyes
noun
plural of hawkeye
hawklike
hawklike
adj
Reminiscent of a hawk.
hawknose
hawknose
noun
A nose shaped like a hawk's beak.
hawkweed
hawkweed
noun
Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).