(now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
aphakial
aphakial
adj
(ophthalmology, dated) Pertaining to or exhibiting aphakia; aphakic.
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.
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.
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.
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
bashlyks
bashlyks
noun
plural of bashlyk
bechalks
bechalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechalk
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
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.
bothlike
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
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.
bushkill
bushlike
bushlike
adj
Resembling a bush; bushly.
chackled
chackled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chackle
chackler
chadlock
chadlock
noun
Alternative form of charlock (Sinapis arvensis etc.)
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
charlock
charlock
noun
Any of several yellow-flowered cruciferous weeds of grain fields, especially wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis).
chedlock
cheekful
cheekful
noun
A partial mouthful, enough to fill one's cheek.
cheekily
cheekily
adv
In a cheeky or impudent manner.
chickell
chilkats
chilmark
chockful
chockful
adj
Alternative spelling of chock-full
chockler
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
chunkily
chunkily
adv
In a chunky way.
clerkish
clerkish
adj
Like or resembling a clerk.
corkhill
cuckhold
cuckhold
noun
Obsolete form of cuckold.
dhekelia
dishlike
dishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dish.
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).
fishkill
fishkill
noun
An environmental event in which fish are killed.
fishlike
fishlike
adj
Having some characteristics of a fish.
gorkhali
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.
gurkhali
hackbolt
hackbolt
noun
(archaic, Scilly Isles) The greater shearwater or hagdon.
hacklers
hacklers
noun
plural of hackler
hacklier
hackling
hackling
verb
present participle of hackle
hackmall
hairlike
hairlike
adj
Resembling hair; having the texture, consistency, or appearance of hair.
hairlock
hairlock
noun
A lock of hair.
halakahs
halakhas
halakhas
noun
plural of halakha
halakhot
halakist
halakist
noun
Alternative form of halakhist
halakoth
halakoth
noun
plural of halakah
halfback
halfback
noun
(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to carry the ball on running plays and to serve as a receiver or blocker on passing plays.
(Australian rules football) One of three players (the centre halfback and two halfback flankers) on the line between the centre line and the fullback line.
(Canadian football) A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside.
(field hockey) A player in the halfback position, with both offensive and defensive roles.
(field sports) Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.
(rugby) The player who feeds the ball into the scrum, and receives the ball as it emerges from the back of the scrum.
verb
To play in the position of halfback.
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.
halfcock
halfcock
noun
(firearms) The position when the cock of a gun is at the first notch.
verb
(firearms) To set the cock of a firearm at the first notch.
hallmark
hallmark
noun
A distinguishing characteristic.
An official marking made by a trusted party, usually an assay office, on items made of precious metals.
verb
To provide or stamp with a hallmark.
halolike
halolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a halo.
halucket
halukkah
handlike
handlike
adj
Resembling a hand.
handlock
handlock
noun
A hold for restraining another person by immobilizing their hand.
A locking mechanism that operates by hand.
A restraint that attaches to the wrist, especially a shackle or handcuff.
Immobilization of the hand.
verb
To lock by means of a handlock.
To restrain by holding so as to immobilize the hand.
To restrain with, or as with, a handlock.
hanselka
harelike
harelike
adj
Characteristic of, or resembling a hare.
haremlik
haremlik
noun
A harem.
harplike
harplike
adj
Resembling a harp or the sound of harp music
haskalah
haulback
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.
hawkbill
hawkbill
noun
Alternative spelling of hawksbill
hawklike
hawklike
adj
Reminiscent of a hawk.
headlike
headlike
adj
Having the form of a head or a skull.
headlock
headlock
noun
A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from.
verb
(transitive) To restrain in a headlock.
heatlike
heckimal
hecklers
hecklers
noun
plural of heckler
heckling
heckling
noun
The act of one who heckles.
The preparation of flax for spinning using special combs called hackles.
verb
present participle of heckle
heelwork
heelwork
noun
A routine in dog shows in which the dog moves at the handler's heels, sometimes choreographed to music.
heiltsuk
heiskell
hellkite
hellkite
noun
A person who is cruel and wicked, like a devil.
helsinki
hemlocks
hemlocks
noun
plural of hemlock
hemplike
hemplike
adj
Resembling hemp or some aspect of it.
herakles
heraklid
herblike
herblike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a herb.
herblock
herdlike
herdlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a herd, especially in having a propensity to follow blindly after a leader.
herolike
herolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hero; heroic.
hickwall
hickwall
noun
(UK, regional) A European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
(UK, regional) A lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor.
(UK, regional, archaic) A blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus.
hillinck
hillocks
hillocks
noun
plural of hillock
hillocky
hillocky
adj
Having hillocks.
Resembling a hillock.
hinckley
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
hivelike
hivelike
adj
Resembling a beehive
hockelty
hockling
holbrook
holbrook
Proper noun
a city in Arizona, USA
holdback
holdback
noun
The projection or loop, on the thill of a vehicle, to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when going downhill, or in backing.
The strap or part of the harness so used.
restraint (act or result of holding back, device that restrains)
holyoake
homefolk
homelike
homelike
adj
Having the comfortable characteristics of a home.
hoodlike
hoodlike
adj
Resembling a hood.
hooflike
hooflike
adj
Resembling a hoof.
hookheal
hookland
hookless
hookless
adj
Without hooks.
hooklets
hooklets
noun
plural of hooklet
hooklike
hooklike
adj
Resembling a hook.
hoolakin
hooplike
hooplike
adj
Resembling a hoop.
hornlike
hornlike
adj
Of a hard substance, similar to horn.
Projecting like a horn.
hoselike
hoselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hose.
hrdlicka
hulkiest
hulkiest
adj
superlative form of hulky: most hulky
husklike
husklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a husk.
hymnlike
hymnlike
adj
Resembling a hymn in form or sound
kabbalah
kahaleel
kahlotus
kalagher
kalahari
kalahari
Proper noun
A large desert in southern Africa.
kalathoi
kalathoi
noun
plural of kalathos
kalathos
kalathos
noun
Alternative form of calathus
kamillah
kathleen
kathlene
kathodal
kathodal
adj
Dated form of cathodal.
keelhale
keelhale
verb
Obsolete form of keelhaul.
keelhaul
keelhaul
verb
(transitive) To rebuke harshly.
(transitive, nautical) To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship.
kehillah
kehillah
noun
(Judaism) A type of Jewish community in eastern Europe.
(Judaism) Any Jewish community; especially, a secular Jewish communal organization, or the secular dimension of a religious one.
keighley
keighley
Proper noun
a town in West Yorkshire, England.
keithley
kelleher
kelliher
kelpfish
kelpfish
noun
A perciform fish in the family Chironemidae, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.
kenleigh
kephalin
kephalin
noun
Alternative spelling of cephalin
kerslosh
kerslosh
intj
The sound of something moving noisily through water; slosh.
keyholes
keyholes
noun
plural of keyhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keyhole