(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
chabouks
chabouks
noun
plural of chabouk
checkout
checkout
noun
(Internet, by extension) The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
(darts) The number of points that a player scores on their final, winning visit to the oche.
A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
An inspection or investigation.
The place in a supermarket where this is done.
The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
chockful
chockful
adj
Alternative spelling of chock-full
cockshut
cockshut
noun
(countable, obsolete) A kind of net for catching woodcock.
(obsolete) Twilight, when poultry would be shut in for the night.
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
cuckhold
cuckhold
noun
Obsolete form of cuckold.
douschka
duckhood
duckhood
noun
The state or quality of being a duck.
dukhobor
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).
futhorks
futhorks
noun
plural of futhork
garookuh
garookuh
noun
(archaic) A small fishing vessel of the Persian Gulf.
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.
hobucken
humarock
hummocks
hummocks
noun
plural of hummock
hummocky
hummocky
adj
Having hummocks.
huskroot
huskwort
kahlotus
karmouth
ketuboth
kharouba
khartoum
khartoum
Proper noun
Capital of the Sudan.
kithogue
kohoutek
kolhapur
kolhapur
Proper noun
A city in Maharashtra province, western India.
konomihu
kourbash
kourbash
noun
Alternative spelling of kurbash
krouchka
krouchka
noun
A Russian liquid measure, one tenth of a vedro.
kroushka
krumhorn
krumhorn
noun
Alternative form of krummhorn
kugelhof
kuroshio
melkhout
melkhout
noun
(South Africa) The milkwood tree.
muckhole
oakhurst
okauchee
okechuku
outshake
outshake
verb
(transitive) To surpass in shaking; to shake more or better than.
outthank
outthank
verb
(transitive) To surpass in thanking; to give more thanks than.
outthink
outthink
verb
To best an opponent by thinking.
overhusk
pookhaun
rushwork
sahoukar
sahoukar
noun
Alternative form of sahukar
shakeout
shakeout
noun
(engineering) The separation of molds from their flask, the castings from the molding sand, and potentially the cores from the castings.
An event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated.
The shaking of an object to spread it wide and eject any debris.
shivzoku
shizuoka
shizuoka
Proper noun
A prefecture in Japan.
Prefecture capital of Shizuoka.
shurlock
sihanouk
suckhole
suckhole
noun
(US) A whirlpool.
(slang, derogatory) A sycophant, gratuitous pleaser.
verb
(slang, derogatory) To act in a sycophantic manner; suck up.
thankyou
thankyou
intj
(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of thank you
noun
(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of thank-you
thurrock
thurrock
noun
(nautical, obsolete) The hold of a ship; also, the bilge.
tuckahoe
tuckahoe
noun
(uncommon, US, Virginia dialect, largely obsolete) A person, especially if poor and malnourished (or if implied to be), living east of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.
Any edible root of a plant used by Native Americans of colonial-era Virginia.
The sclerotium of the wood-decay fungus Wolfiporia extensa, used by Native Americans and the Chinese as food and as a herbal medicine.
The wild potato, the arrow arum, Peltandra virginica.
tuckshop
tuckshop
noun
Alternative spelling of tuck shop
unchoked
unchoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unchoke
unchokes
unchokes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unchoke