(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
alackaday
alackaday
intj
Synonym of alack
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
backbends
backbends
noun
plural of backbend
backboard
backboard
noun
(basketball) The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.
(medicine) A spine board.
(nautical) The port or larboard side of a ship
(tennis) A flat vertical wall with the image of a tennis net drawn or painted on it, designed to practice hitting against such that the ball rebounds.
A board placed at the back of a cart, boat, etc.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To place (a patient) on a spine board.
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
backbrand
backdated
backdated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdate
backdates
backdates
noun
plural of backdate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backfield
backfield
noun
(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
backhands
backhands
noun
plural of backhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhand
backlands
backlands
noun
plural of backland
backorder
backorder
noun
An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.
verb
To place such an order
backpedal
backpedal
verb
(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
(intransitive) To step backwards.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
backsides
backsides
noun
plural of backside
backslide
backslide
noun
(dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
verb
(Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
backsword
backsword
noun
(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
backwards
backwards
adj
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
backwoods
backwoods
adj
Pertaining to the backwoods.
Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.
noun
A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
backyards
backyards
noun
plural of backyard
baldricks
baldricks
noun
plural of baldrick
bankcards
bankcards
noun
plural of bankcard
barracked
barracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barrack
bechalked
bechalked
adj
Chalk-covered or chalky.
Having a surface that has been written on in chalk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechalk
becloaked
becloaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloak
bedecking
bedecking
noun
An ornament.
verb
present participle of bedeck
beflecked
beflecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befleck
befrocked
befrocked
adj
Wearing a frock.
benedicks
benedicks
noun
plural of benedick
bespecked
birdyback
blackband
blackband
noun
(mineralogy) An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable carbonaceous matter, valuable as an iron ore.
blackbird
blackbird
noun
(slang, derogatory, historical, among slavers and pirates) A native of the South Pacific islands.
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
verb
To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force
blackbody
blackbody
noun
(physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum
blackcods
blackdamp
blackdamp
noun
Choke damp.
blackduck
blackened
blackened
adj
(food) Synonym of charred.
(steel) Synonym of blued.
Darkened to the point of appearing black; as:
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacken
blackford
blackhead
blackhead
noun
(countable) A scaup: any of various ducks of the genus Aythya.
(countable, medicine) A comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.
(uncountable) A form of histomoniasis in poultry, characterized by cyanotic discoloration on the bird's head.
blackland
blackland
noun
The land making up the Texas Blackland Prairies, a temperate grassland ecoregion in Texas with rich, dark soil.
blacklead
blacklead
noun
Alternative form of black lead
verb
To cover, treat or polish with graphite
blackseed
blackseed
noun
A spice plant with aromatic black seeds, Nigella sativa
blackweed
blackweed
noun
Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia.)
blackwood
blackwood
noun
(uncountable) The very dark wood of such trees.
African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), of Africa
Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), of eastern Australia
Bombay blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia), of India
Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico.
blockaded
blockaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockade
blockader
blockader
noun
A person who blockades
A ship used in blockading
blockades
blockades
noun
plural of blockade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockade
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
blockwood
bloodsuck
bodycheck
bodycheck
noun
Alternative spelling of body check
boondocks
boondocks
noun
plural of boondock
brackened
bracketed
bracketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bracket
brackmard
brackmard
noun
Alternative form of braquemard (“type of sword”)
brickhood
brickyard
brickyard
noun
A factory where bricks are produced or distributed
bridecake
bridecake
noun
(archaic) Rich or highly ornamented cake, to be distributed to the guests at a wedding, or sent to friends after the wedding.
broderick
broderick
noun
(slang, early 20th century) A thorough beating
verb
(transitive) To administer a beating to
buckboard
buckboard
noun
A simple, distinctively American four-wheeled horse-drawn wagon designed for personal transport as well as for transporting animal fodder and domestic goods, often with a spring-mounted seat for the driver.
buckfield
buckhound
buckhound
noun
(UK) A hound for deer hunting.
bucklered
bucklered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckler
buckramed
buckramed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckram
buttocked
buttocked
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of buttocks
cakebread
calpacked
calpacked
adj
Wearing a calpack.
candylike
candylike
adj
Resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance
cardmaker
cardmaker
noun
A manufacturer of cards.
cardshark
cardshark
noun
(chiefly US) A cardsharp.
cardstock
cardstock
noun
Alternative spelling of card stock
cassocked
cassocked
adj
Dressed in a cassock.
Dressed in many cassocks
caudebeck
chadwicks
checkbird
checkered
checkered
adj
(figurative) Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures.
Divided into squares, or into light and dark patches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checker
chemicked
chemicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemic
chempaduk
chickadee
chickadee
noun
A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae.
Affectionate term of address.
chickened
chickened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chicken
chickhood
chickhood
noun
The period of being a chick (young bird).
chickweed
chickweed
noun
Ageratum conyzoides, chickweed
Cerastium - mouse-ear chickweed
Holosteum - jagged chickweed
Moenchia - upright chickweed
Paronychia - chickweed
Stellaria pro parte - chickweed
especially common chickweed, Stellaria media, a common, edible weed in North America and Europe.
childkind
childkind
noun
All children, considered as a group.
childlike
childlike
adj
Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
Of, like, or suitable for a child.
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chokeweed
chunkhead
ciderlike
ciderlike
Adjective
Resembling cider.
clackdish
clackdish
noun
Alternative form of clack dish
clarkdale
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
clerkhood
clerkhood
noun
The role or status of a clerk.
clinkered
clinkered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clinker
cloakedly
cloakedly
adv
In a concealed manner; with secrecy.
clockbird
clockbird
noun
Synonym of laughing kookaburra
cloudlike
cloudlike
adj
Resembling a cloud or clouds; thus, often, fluffy
clydebank
clydebank
Proper noun
a town on the north side of the River in council area, Scotland
cockshead
cockshead
noun
A leguminous herb, Onobrychis caput-galli, with small spiny-crested pods.
codebooks
codebooks
noun
plural of codebook
codebreak
coldbrook
copydesks
copydesks
noun
plural of copydesk
cordmaker
cordmaker
noun
One who manufactures cords.
corkboard
corkboard
noun
Alternative spelling of cork-board
corkwoods
corkwoods
noun
plural of corkwood
crackdown
crackdown
noun
Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement
crankbird
crankbird
noun
(dialect, dated) A small European woodpecker (Picus minor).
crankdisk
creekside
creekside
adj
Beside a creek.
noun
The land forming the side of a creek.
cricketed
cricketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cricket
crocketed
crocketed
adj
(architecture) Having a crocket.
crockford
crookeder
crookeder
adj
comparative form of crooked: more crooked
crookedly
crookedly
adv
In a crooked manner.
cuckolded
cuckolded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cuckold
cuckoldly
cuckoldly
adj
Possessing the qualities of a cuckold.
adv
Like or as a cuckold.
cuckoldom
cuckoldom
noun
(archaic) cuckoldry
cuckoldry
cuckoldry
noun
(zoology) Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female.
An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.
The state of being a cuckold.
cycadlike
cycadlike
adj
Having the characteristics of a cycad.
dabchicks
dabchicks
noun
plural of dabchick
dackering
deadlocks
deadlocks
noun
plural of deadlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deadlock
deblocked
deblocked
adj
(computing, of a physical block) Separated into logical records
unblocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deblock
deckedout
deckhands
deckhands
noun
plural of deckhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deckhand
deckhouse
deckhouse
noun
A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck.
deevilick
defrocked
defrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defrock
detickers
deticking
deticking
verb
present participle of detick
dezincked
dialkylic
dickenses
dickenson
dickering
dickering
noun
bargaining
bartering
verb
present participle of dicker
dickerson
dickinson
dickinson
Proper noun
a city in North Dakota, USA
dicksonia
dickybird
diestocks
diestocks
noun
plural of diestock
dipsticks
dipsticks
noun
plural of dipstick
disfrocks
disfrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfrock
ditchbank
docketing
docketing
noun
The act by which something is docketed.
verb
present participle of docket
dockhands
dockhands
noun
plural of dockhand
dockhouse
docklands
docklands
noun
An area of a town or city which contains, or used to contain, an industrial port.
docksides
docksides
noun
plural of dockside
dockyards
dockyards
noun
plural of dockyard
dominicks
doohickey
doohickey
noun
A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)
doohickus
doohickus
noun
(informal) An unspecified or nameless thing; doohickey.