(broadcasting) A demonstration recording, often intended to show off the talent of an announcer to a prospective employer.
akhissar
akhmimic
akiachak
alekhine
amchitka
aphakial
aphakial
adj
(ophthalmology, dated) Pertaining to or exhibiting aphakia; aphakic.
archking
archking
noun
(rare) A chief king.
ashikaga
bakshish
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
beshriek
bethinks
bethinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethink
bhikhari
bhikkuni
billhook
billhook
noun
(ornithology) Written as bill hook: a sharply pointed spike growing from the tip of the upper mandible of the hatchlings of honeyguides, used to destroy the eggs and kill the chicks of the host species.
(weaponry) A medieval polearm, fitted to a long handle, sometimes with an L-shaped tine or a spike protruding from the side or the end of the blade for tackling the opponent; a bill
An agricultural implement often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants.
Written as bill hook: a spiked hook used in offices and shops for hanging bills or other small papers such as receipts.
Written as bill-hook: a part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).
verb
To use a billhook
birkhoff
blackish
blackish
adj
somewhat black
blankish
blankish
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
bleakish
bleakish
adj
Somewhat bleak.
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
bokchito
bothlike
boychick
boychick
noun
Alternative form of boychik
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.
briskish
briskish
adj
Somewhat brisk.
britchka
britchka
noun
(now chiefly historical) A type of horse-drawn carriage, with a foldable roof covering.
brockish
brockish
adj
(obsolete) beastly; brutal
bukharin
bushkill
bushlike
bushlike
adj
Resembling a bush; bushly.
chadwick
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
chalkpit
chalkpit
noun
A quarry where chalk is found.
chapnick
charking
charking
verb
present participle of chark
checkbit
checking
checking
noun
(ice hockey) The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
(informal) A checking account.
verb
present participle of check
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
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
chickell
chickens
chickens
noun
plural of chicken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chicken
chickery
chickies
chickies
noun
plural of chickie
chickory
chickory
noun
Alternative spelling of chicory
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.
chickwit
chilkats
chilmark
chimakum
chimkent
chinbeak
chinkara
chinkara
noun
Gazella bennettii, a species of gazelle found in India, Pakistan and Iran
chinkers
chinkier
chinking
chinking
noun
The material used to fill the spaces between logs in a log house; caulking.
The sound of something that chinks.
verb
present participle of chink
chinooks
chinooks
noun
plural of chinook
chipmuck
chipmuck
noun
Archaic form of chipmunk.
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chirikof
chirkest
chirkest
adj
superlative form of chirk: most chirk
chirking
chirking
verb
present participle of chirk
chitkara
chittack
chittack
noun
(historical) An old Indian unit of weight, equal to five siccas or one sixteenth of a seer.
chocking
chocking
verb
present participle of chock
chokidar
chokiest
chokiest
adj
superlative form of choky: most choky
chookies
chookies
noun
plural of chookie
chuckchi
chuckies
chuckies
noun
(Scotland) The game of jacks or jackstones; chucks.
plural of chuckie
plural of chucky
chucking
chucking
noun
(engineering) The holding of an object in a chuck.
verb
present participle of chuck
chukchis
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
chunkily
chunkily
adv
In a chunky way.
chunking
chunking
noun
(computing) The division of memory or data etc. into smaller units for easier processing.
(mathematics, education) The partial-quotients method for solving simple division problems by repeated subtraction.
(psychology) A strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by recoding information.
(writing) A method of presenting information which splits concepts into small pieces or "chunks" of information to make reading and understanding faster and easier, using such methods as bulleted lists, short subheadings, or short sentences with one or two ideas per sentence.
The process of reducing something to short, thick pieces, usually using a hammer or a crowbar.
verb
present participle of chunk
cichocki
clerkish
clerkish
adj
Like or resembling a clerk.
corkhill
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
dashikis
dashikis
noun
plural of dashiki
deknight
demihake
dhekelia
dipchick
dipchick
noun
Alternative form of dabchick
dishlike
dishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dish.
dobchick
dohickey
dohickey
noun
Alternative spelling of doohickey
dopchick
dukeship
dukeship
noun
The quality or condition of being a duke.
durkheim
earthkin
echikson
eggwhisk
eggwhisk
noun
Alternative spelling of egg whisk.
ekphoria
fengkieh
fishback
fishhook
fishhook
noun
(slang) a jack (the playing card)
a barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing
fishkill
fishkill
noun
An environmental event in which fish are killed.
fishlike
fishlike
adj
Having some characteristics of a fish.
fishskin
fishskin
noun
Certain fishskins are used to make bags.
The skin of a fish.
forthink
forthink
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To repent, be sorry for.
(reflexive, obsolete) To regret; repent.
(transitive, obsolete) To change one's mind about; to renounce.
(transitive, obsolete) To regret.
(transitive, obsolete, impersonal) To cause distress or regret to; cause to regret or repent; to vex.
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.
gherkins
gherkins
noun
plural of gherkin
gorkhali
greekish
greekish
Adjective
Resembling or having the characteristics of Greek or the Greeks
gurkhali
gurmukhi
gurmukhi
Proper noun
An abugida script, or writing system, designed for writing the Punjabi language, and subsequently also adapted to write other lects, such as Braj Bhasha, Hindi, Sanskrit and Sindhi.
hacklier
hackling
hackling
verb
present participle of hackle
hairlike
hairlike
adj
Resembling hair; having the texture, consistency, or appearance of hair.
hairlock
hairlock
noun
A lock of hair.
hairwork
hairwork
noun
Jewellery made from human hair.
halakist
halakist
noun
Alternative form of halakhist
halolike
halolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a halo.
handlike
handlike
adj
Resembling a hand.
handpick
handpick
verb
To pick or harvest by hand.
To select carefully and with individual attention.
hanksite
hanksite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.
harakiri
harakiri
noun
Alternative spelling of hara-kiri
hardwick
harelike
harelike
adj
Characteristic of, or resembling a hare.
haremlik
haremlik
noun
A harem.
harikari
harplike
harplike
adj
Resembling a harp or the sound of harp music
hartwick
hatikvah
hawkbill
hawkbill
noun
Alternative spelling of hawksbill
hawkings
hawkings
noun
plural of hawking
hawklike
hawklike
adj
Reminiscent of a hawk.
hawkwise
hayricks
hayricks
noun
plural of hayrick
headlike
headlike
adj
Having the form of a head or a skull.
headrick
headskin
heathkit
heatlike
heckimal
heckling
heckling
noun
The act of one who heckles.
The preparation of flax for spinning using special combs called hackles.