(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
aleksandr
ankerhold
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
awkwarder
awkwarder
adj
comparative form of awkward: more awkward
awkwardly
awkwardly
adv
In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.
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.
backbrand
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
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
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.
backyards
backyards
noun
plural of backyard
baedekers
baidarkas
baidarkas
noun
plural of baidarka
bakeboard
bakeboard
noun
(now rare) A board upon which dough is prepared (kneaded, etc) while making bread.
baldricks
baldricks
noun
plural of baldrick
bankcards
bankcards
noun
plural of bankcard
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
bankrider
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
barksdale
baronduki
barracked
barracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barrack
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
beardlike
beardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beard.
bedarkens
bedarkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedarken
bedmakers
bedmakers
noun
plural of bedmaker
befrocked
befrocked
adj
Wearing a frock.
bepranked
bidarkees
bidarkees
noun
plural of bidarkee
birdyback
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
blackford
blinkards
blinkards
noun
plural of blinkard
blinkered
blinkered
adj
(figuratively) Having tunnel vision; unable to see what is happening around one.
Wearing blinkers or blinders.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blinker
blockader
blockader
noun
A person who blockades
A ship used in blockading
boardlike
boardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a board.
boardwalk
boardwalk
noun
A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
bodymaker
bodymaker
noun
a craftsman
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
bookboard
bookwards
brackened
bracketed
bracketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bracket
brackmard
brackmard
noun
Alternative form of braquemard (“type of sword”)
bradmaker
brakehand
brakehead
brakeload
brakeload
noun
Enough to fill a brake (type of carriage).
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
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.
brideknot
bridelike
bridelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bride.
briskened
briskened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brisken
broderick
broderick
noun
(slang, early 20th century) A thorough beating
verb
(transitive) To administer a beating to
brookdale
brookland
brookside
brookside
adj
On the side of a brook.
noun
The side of a brook.
brookweed
brookweed
noun
A small white-flowered herb (Samolus valerandi) usually found in wet places; the water pimpernel.
brookwood
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.
bucklered
bucklered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckler
buckramed
buckramed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckram
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
burkhardt
burkundaz
burkundaz
noun
(India, now historical) An armed guard or watchman.
cakebread
cardmaker
cardmaker
noun
A manufacturer of cards.
cardshark
cardshark
noun
(chiefly US) A cardsharp.
cardstock
cardstock
noun
Alternative spelling of card stock
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
ciderlike
ciderlike
Adjective
Resembling cider.
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
clockbird
clockbird
noun
Synonym of laughing kookaburra
codebreak
coldbrook
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.
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.
dackering
daikering
daikering
verb
present participle of daiker
dakerhens
dakerhens
noun
plural of dakerhen
darabukka
darabukka
noun
Alternative form of darbuka
darkeners
darkeners
noun
plural of darkener
darkening
darkening
noun
The act of something becoming darker.
verb
present participle of darken
darkliest
darkliest
adv
(literary, dated) superlative form of darkly: most darkly
darklings
darklings
adv
(poetic, obsolete) In the darkness.
noun
plural of darkling
darkrooms
darkrooms
noun
plural of darkroom
dashmaker
daybreaks
daybreaks
noun
plural of daybreak
daystreak
dayworker
dayworker
noun
An employee paid on an irregular basis; a casual worker.
deadworks
deadworks
noun
(nautical) The parts of a laden ship that are above water.
debarking
debarking
verb
present participle of debark
debunkers
debunkers
noun
plural of debunker
deerbrook
deerskins
deerskins
noun
plural of deerskin
defrocked
defrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defrock
dekabrist
dekabrist
Noun
Decembrist
dekagrams
dekagrams
noun
plural of dekagram
dekaliter
dekaliter
noun
Alternative form of decaliter
dekalitre
dekalitre
noun
Alternative form of decalitre
dekameter
dekameter
noun
Alternative form of decametre
dekametre
dekastere
dekastere
noun
Alternative form of decastere
demarking
demarking
verb
present participle of demark
detickers
dickering
dickering
noun
bargaining
bartering
verb
present participle of dicker
dickerson
dickybird
didrikson
diemakers
diemakers
noun
plural of diemaker
diesinker
diesinker
noun
An engraver of dies for stamping coins, medals, etc.
dikegrave
dikereeve
dirgelike
dirgelike
adj
(music) Resembling a dirge: slow and depressing
disembark
disembark
verb
(intransitive) To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a train or aircraft.
(transitive) To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore
disfrocks
disfrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfrock
dishmaker
dishmaker
noun
A manufacturer of dishes.
disimpark
disimpark
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park.
dislikers
dislikers
noun
plural of disliker
dismarket
disparkle
disparkle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter around.
dmitrevsk
dmitrovka
dobrinsky
dockyards
dockyards
noun
plural of dockyard
dollmaker
dollmaker
noun
A maker of dolls.
doorcheek
doorcheek
noun
The jamb or sidepiece of a door.
doorknobs
doorknobs
noun
plural of doorknob
doormaker
doormaker
noun
Someone who makes doors.
doraskean
doukhobor
doukhobor
Noun
A member of a religious group of Russian origin who rejected the Czarist government of the late 1800s and the Russian Orthodox priests, icons, and rituals, aiming to internalize the living spirit of God in each individual.