(By association) A stereotypical, Eastern European peasant grandmother-type figure.
A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin.
An old woman, especially one of Eastern European descent.
Russian doll, matryoshka
backhaus
backrush
backrush
noun
A rushing backward; a retreat.
buckbush
buckbush
noun
(Australia) A prickly annual shrub, Salsola australis
(Canada, US) Shrubs of Canada and the central US, Symphoricarpos occidentalis(also known as wolfberry and Symphoricarpos orbicularis (coralberry).
buckshee
buckshee
adj
(slang) Extra, spare.
noun
A gift or bribe.
A wound that is relatively minor but sufficient to get a soldier sent away from the front to the hospital.
An extra portion, ration etc.
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.]
buckwash
bushbeck
bushbuck
bushbuck
noun
(informal) Any relatives of the above that share the same habitat.
Either of two species of antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus or Tragelaphus sylvaticus, considered by some sources to be the single species Tragelaphus scriptus) found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
bushkill
bushlike
bushlike
adj
Resembling a bush; bushly.
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
chabouks
chabouks
noun
plural of chabouk
checksum
checksum
noun
(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verb
(mathematics, computing) To compute a checksum.
checkups
checkups
noun
plural of checkup
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
chuckies
chuckies
noun
(Scotland) The game of jacks or jackstones; chucks.
plural of chuckie
plural of chucky
chuckles
chuckles
noun
plural of chuckle
chukchis
chukkars
chukkars
noun
plural of chukkar
chukkers
chukkers
noun
plural of chukker
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).
douschka
dukeship
dukeship
noun
The quality or condition of being a duke.
futharks
futharks
noun
plural of futhark
futhorks
futhorks
noun
plural of futhork
hackbush
hackbuts
hackbuts
noun
plural of hackbut
hauberks
hauberks
noun
plural of hauberk
heiltsuk
huckster
huckster
noun
A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a stall, or in the street.
One who deceptively sells fraudulent products.
Somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner.
Somebody who writes advertisements for radio or television.
verb
(intransitive) To haggle, to wrangle, or to bargain.
(transitive) To promote or sell goods in an aggressive, showy manner.
(transitive) To sell or offer goods from place to place, to peddle.
hulkiest
hulkiest
adj
superlative form of hulky: most hulky
hummocks
hummocks
noun
plural of hummock
huskanaw
huskanaw
noun
(historical) A Powhatan initiation ritual for boys, involving fasting and narcotics.
huskened
huskiest
huskiest
adj
superlative form of husky: most husky
huskings
huskings
noun
plural of husking
husklike
husklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a husk.
huskroot
huskwort
inukshuk
inukshuk
noun
A structure of piled stones, designed to resemble a humanoid figure and traditionally constructed by the Inuit.
kahlotus
karshuni
karthaus
kashruth
kashruts
katuscha
katushka
katyusha
katyusha
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Katyusha
kechuans
kedushah
kedushah
noun
(Judaism) Any of several prayers involving the recitation of the biblical verses Isaiah 6:3 and Ezekiel 3:12.
(Judaism) Holiness, sanctity.
ketchups
ketchups
noun
plural of ketchup
ketubahs
ketubahs
noun
plural of ketubah
khuskhus
khuskhus
noun
Alternative form of couscous
kourbash
kourbash
noun
Alternative spelling of kurbash
kroushka
kuroshio
kutchins
lekythus
milkbush
milkbush
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Euphorbia.
nashwauk
oakhurst
outshake
outshake
verb
(transitive) To surpass in shaking; to shake more or better than.
overhusk
pawhuska
pawhuska
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA
quackish
quackish
adj
Like a quack (fraudulent doctor), or characteristic of quackery.
quirkish
quirkish
adj
(archaic) Characterized by quirks; evasive, tricky.
rushlike
rushlike
adj
Resembling a rush (the plant).
rushwork
sahoukar
sahoukar
noun
Alternative form of sahukar
schmucks
schmucks
noun
plural of schmuck
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.
shakeups
shakeups
noun
plural of shakeup
sharkful
sharkful
adj
Abounding in sharks.
shattuck
shelduck
shelduck
noun
Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.
shewchuk
shivzoku
shizuoka
shizuoka
Proper noun
A prefecture in Japan.
Prefecture capital of Shizuoka.
shrunken
shrunken
adj
Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled.
verb
past participle of shrink
shuckers
shuckers
noun
plural of shucker
shucking
shucking
noun
An event at which something is shucked.
verb
present participle of shuck
shuckins
shuckpen
shunpike
shunpike
noun
A side road or route.
verb
To travel by side roads so as to avoid the toll roads or turnpikes.
shurlock
sihanouk
skunkish
skunkish
adj
Resembling the skunk, especially in odour.
skutchan
suchlike
suchlike
adj
Of the same or similar kind.
pron
Other things of the same kind or type.
suckfish
suckfish
noun
The suckerfish, or remora.
suckhole
suckhole
noun
(US) A whirlpool.
(slang, derogatory) A sycophant, gratuitous pleaser.
verb
(slang, derogatory) To act in a sycophantic manner; suck up.
tuckshop
tuckshop
noun
Alternative spelling of tuck shop
tughriks
tughriks
noun
plural of tughrik
unchokes
unchokes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unchoke
unhusked
unhusked
adj
Having the husk on; still on the husk; not husked.
Without a husk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unhusk
unkosher
unkosher
adj
(somewhat informal, chiefly Judaism) Not kosher
unshaked
unshaked
adj
(obsolete) Unshaken.
unshaken
unshaken
adj
Not shaken.
verb
past participle of unshake
unshrink
unshrink
verb
(transitive) To restore (something shrunken) to its original size.
unshrunk
unshrunk
adj
Not shrunk.
unthinks
unthinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unthink
upchucks
upchucks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upchuck