(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
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
chadlock
chadlock
noun
Alternative form of charlock (Sinapis arvensis etc.)
chalkone
charlock
charlock
noun
Any of several yellow-flowered cruciferous weeds of grain fields, especially wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis).
chedlock
chockful
chockful
adj
Alternative spelling of chock-full
chockler
corkhill
cuckhold
cuckhold
noun
Obsolete form of cuckold.
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).
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.
hackbolt
hackbolt
noun
(archaic, Scilly Isles) The greater shearwater or hagdon.
hairlock
hairlock
noun
A lock of hair.
halakhot
halakoth
halakoth
noun
plural of halakah
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.
halolike
halolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a halo.
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.
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.
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.
heelwork
heelwork
noun
A routine in dog shows in which the dog moves at the handler's heels, sometimes choreographed to music.
hemlocks
hemlocks
noun
plural of hemlock
herblock
herolike
herolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hero; heroic.
hillocks
hillocks
noun
plural of hillock
hillocky
hillocky
adj
Having hillocks.
Resembling a hillock.
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.
kahlotus
kalathoi
kalathoi
noun
plural of kalathos
kalathos
kalathos
noun
Alternative form of calathus
kathodal
kathodal
adj
Dated form of cathodal.
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
kilnhole
kilnhole
noun
The opening of a kiln into which material is fed.
klaproth
kneehole
kneehole
noun
A space for the knees (and lower legs), especially under a desk.
knobloch
knothole
knothole
noun
(Cincinnati, sports, attributive) Youth league baseball.
In a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences.
koheleth
koheleth
Proper noun
A king in the book of Ecclesiastes.
kohlrabi
kohlrabi
noun
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.
kolhapur
kolhapur
Proper noun
A city in Maharashtra province, western India.
kolhozes
kolhozes
noun
plural of kolhoz
kolkhosy
kolkhosy
noun
plural of kolkhos
kolkhozy
kolkhozy
noun
plural of kolkhoz
kooletah
kooletah
noun
An Inuit caribou-skin coat.
kryolith
kugelhof
lathwork
lathwork
Noun
A covering of laths.
lekythoi
lekythos
lekythos
noun
A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.
likehood
likehood
noun
(obsolete) likelihood
lockhart
lockhart
Proper noun
a city in Texas, USA
lockheed
lockhole
melkhout
melkhout
noun
(South Africa) The milkwood tree.
milkshop
mothlike
mothlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a moth.
muckhole
oklahoma
oklahoma
Proper noun
A state of the United States of America. Capital and largest city: Oklahoma City.
A county in the State of Oklahoma.
oklawaha
okolehao
okolehao
noun
A distilled beverage made from the ti root, and often containing other ingredients, such as sugar cane and pineapple.
rockhall
schlocks
schlocks
noun
plural of schlock
schlocky
schlocky
adj
Of inferior quality, cheap.
Tacky, of tasteless appearance.
sherlock
sherlock
verb
Alternative letter-case form of Sherlock
shikimol
shockley
shopfolk
shopfolk
noun
(archaic) People who work in shops: shopkeepers and shop assistants.
shoplike
shoplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shop.
shoptalk
shoptalk
noun
Discussion of business in a social setting, especially using jargon.
shotlike
shotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shot.
showfolk
showfolk
noun
showpeople
shurlock
shylocks
shylocks
noun
plural of shylock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shylock
sinkhole
sinkhole
noun
(Internet) A domain name server that has been configured to hand out non-routeable addresses for all domains, so that every computer that uses it will fail to get access to the real website.
(computer security) An attack which redirects requests - be it network or memory accesses - to a new location defined by the attacker.
(geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
(pinball) A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.
A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
verb
(Internet, transitive) To configure as a sinkhole (domain name server that gives non-routeable addresses).
skelloch
skelloch
noun
(Scotland) A squeal.
verb
(Scotland, intransitive) To cry out with a shrill voice.
suckhole
suckhole
noun
(US) A whirlpool.
(slang, derogatory) A sycophant, gratuitous pleaser.
verb
(slang, derogatory) To act in a sycophantic manner; suck up.