(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
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
boathook
boathook
noun
(by extension) A pole or rod with such a hook at one end.
A hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat.
bokchito
bokharan
bookhood
bookhood
noun
Knowledge of books; scholarship.
The state or dignity of a book.
bookshop
bookshop
noun
A shop that sells books.
boschbok
boshboks
boshvark
bothlike
boychick
boychick
noun
Alternative form of boychik
boychiks
boychiks
noun
plural of boychik
brockish
brockish
adj
(obsolete) beastly; brutal
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
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.]
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
cashbook
cashbook
noun
A book used to record amounts of money received or paid out.
chabouks
chabouks
noun
plural of chabouk
chapbook
chapbook
noun
A small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
dobchick
dukhobor
grabhook
hackbolt
hackbolt
noun
(archaic, Scilly Isles) The greater shearwater or hagdon.
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.
herblock
herdbook
herdbook
noun
A book containing the list and pedigrees of one or more herds of cattle.
hobucken
hogbacks
hogbacks
noun
plural of hogback
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)
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.
hymnbook
hymnbook
noun
(Britain) A book containing a collection of hymns.
ketuboth
kharouba
kiboshed
kiboshed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kibosh
kiboshes
kiboshes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kibosh
knobloch
kohlrabi
kohlrabi
noun
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.
kourbash
kourbash
noun
Alternative spelling of kurbash
okthabah
shopbook
shopbook
noun
(dated) A book in which a tradesman keeps the accounts.