(ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick
(of handwriting) Slanting to the left.
(of strokes or throws) In the backhand style
noun
(Ultimate Frisbee) the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
(surfing) the hand towards the back of the board.
(tennis) a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
Handwriting that leans to the left
The reverse side of the human hand.
verb
to execute a backhand stroke or throw
to slap with the back of one's hand
bandhook
bankhead
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
bethanks
bethanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethank
bethinks
bethinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethink
bhikkuni
blankish
blankish
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
bokharan
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
bukharin
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
chanukah
chapnick
charking
charking
verb
present participle of chark
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.
cheeking
cheeking
verb
present participle of cheek
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
chekiang
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chickens
chickens
noun
plural of chicken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chicken
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
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.
chirking
chirking
verb
present participle of chirk
chocking
chocking
verb
present participle of chock
chockman
chucking
chucking
noun
(engineering) The holding of an object in a chuck.
verb
present participle of chuck
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
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
crankish
crankish
adj
(informal) cranky; grumpy; bad-tempered
(informal) pseudoscientific
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.
deknight
dockhand
dockhand
noun
Someone who works at a dock.
earthkin
echikson
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
fanechka
fengkieh
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.
gherkins
gherkins
noun
plural of gherkin
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.
gymkhana
gymkhana
noun
(India, dated) A meeting for such sports.
(India, dated) A place of public resort for athletic games, etc.
A competition where riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes.
hackling
hackling
verb
present participle of hackle
hackneys
hackneys
noun
plural of hackney
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hackney
handbank
handbook
handbook
noun
(US, gambling) A place where illicit bets can be placed.
A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size.
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.
handpick
handpick
verb
To pick or harvest by hand.
To select carefully and with individual attention.
handwork
handwork
noun
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
verb
(transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
hangkang
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
hanukkah
hanukkah
Proper noun
An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.
harkened
harkened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harken
harkener
harkener
noun
One who harkens; a listener.
harkness
haskness
hawkings
hawkings
noun
plural of hawking
hawknose
hawknose
noun
A nose shaped like a hawk's beak.
headskin
hearkens
hearkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hearken
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
heinrick
heinrike
hekatean
helsinki
hendrick
hendrika
henniker
henpecks
henpecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of henpeck
henricks
hillinck
hinckley
hinddeck
hiyakkin
hobucken
hockling
hockshin
hoicking
hoicking
noun
The process of gathering mucous and phlegm in the mouth and spitting it out.
verb
present participle of hoick
hokanson
hokiness
hokiness
noun
The state or condition of being hoky.
hokinson
honecker
hongkong
hoodwink
hoodwink
noun
(Britain, games, obsolete, uncountable) The game of blind man's buff.
(countable) An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view.
verb
(archaic) To hide or obscure.
(intransitive, obsolete, rare) To close the eyes.
(transitive, archaic) To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
hookland
hooknose
hooknose
noun
A fish, the armed bullhead
An aquiline nose
Someone with such a nose, especially Jews
hoolakin
hornbeak
hornbeak
noun
The hornfish.
hornbeck
hornbook
hornbook
noun
(historical) A single page containing the alphabet, covered with a sheet of transparent horn, formerly used for teaching children to read.
(law) A legal textbook that gives a basic overview of a particular area of law.
hornkeck
hornlike
hornlike
adj
Of a hard substance, similar to horn.
Projecting like a horn.
hornwork
hornwork
noun
A type of fortification consisting of a pair of demi-bastions with a curtain wall connecting them and with two long sides directed upon the faces of the bastions, or ravelins of the inner fortifications, so as to be defended by them.
hsinking
hunkered
hunkered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hunker
hunkpapa
huskanaw
huskanaw
noun
(historical) A Powhatan initiation ritual for boys, involving fasting and narcotics.
huskened
huskings
huskings
noun
plural of husking
hymnbook
hymnbook
noun
(Britain) A book containing a collection of hymns.
hymnlike
hymnlike
adj
Resembling a hymn in form or sound
hypernik
icekhana
icekhana
noun
(rare) A motorkhana that takes place on a frozen lake.
ikhnaton
inkhorns
inkhorns
noun
plural of inkhorn
inukshuk
inukshuk
noun
A structure of piled stones, designed to resemble a humanoid figure and traditionally constructed by the Inuit.
jackhorn
kachinas
kachinas
noun
plural of kachina
kandahar
kandahar
Proper noun
A city and province in southern Afghanistan
kaneoche
karshuni
katahdin
katahdin
Noun
A sheep of a particular breed developed in Maine.
katchina
katchung
katchung
noun
(India) Synonym of groundnut (“Arachis hypogaea”)
katharyn
katherin
katheryn
katheryn
Proper noun
name, a rare nonstandard spelling variant of Catherine.