Gazella bennettii, a species of gazelle found in India, Pakistan and Iran
chinkers
chinkier
chinking
chinking
noun
The material used to fill the spaces between logs in a log house; caulking.
The sound of something that chinks.
verb
present participle of chink
chinooks
chinooks
noun
plural of chinook
chipmuck
chipmuck
noun
Archaic form of chipmunk.
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chirikof
chirkest
chirkest
adj
superlative form of chirk: most chirk
chirking
chirking
verb
present participle of chirk
chitkara
chittack
chittack
noun
(historical) An old Indian unit of weight, equal to five siccas or one sixteenth of a seer.
chockful
chockful
adj
Alternative spelling of chock-full
chocking
chocking
verb
present participle of chock
chockler
chockman
chokered
chokered
adj
Wearing a choker.
chokidar
chokiest
chokiest
adj
superlative form of choky: most choky
chookies
chookies
noun
plural of chookie
chuckchi
chuckies
chuckies
noun
(Scotland) The game of jacks or jackstones; chucks.
plural of chuckie
plural of chucky
chucking
chucking
noun
(engineering) The holding of an object in a chuck.
verb
present participle of chuck
chuckled
chuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chuckle
chuckler
chuckler
noun
(India, archaic) A shoemaker, a cobbler.
Someone who chuckles.
chuckles
chuckles
noun
plural of chuckle
chuckram
chuckram
noun
(British India) A small silver coin (value 1/32 of a rupee) once used in Travancore.
chuckrum
chuckrum
noun
Alternative form of chuckram
chukchee
chukchis
chukkars
chukkars
noun
plural of chukkar
chukkers
chukkers
noun
plural of chukker
chumpaka
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
chunkily
chunkily
adv
In a chunky way.
chunking
chunking
noun
(computing) The division of memory or data etc. into smaller units for easier processing.
(mathematics, education) The partial-quotients method for solving simple division problems by repeated subtraction.
(psychology) A strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by recoding information.
(writing) A method of presenting information which splits concepts into small pieces or "chunks" of information to make reading and understanding faster and easier, using such methods as bulleted lists, short subheadings, or short sentences with one or two ideas per sentence.
The process of reducing something to short, thick pieces, usually using a hammer or a crowbar.
verb
present participle of chunk
churruck
cichocki
clerkish
clerkish
adj
Like or resembling a clerk.
cockhead
cockhead
noun
(engineering) The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced.
(vulgar, slang) The glans penis.
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Dickhead, a term of abuse.
cockshot
cockshot
noun
(slang, vulgar) A photograph of one's penis.
cockshut
cockshut
noun
(countable, obsolete) A kind of net for catching woodcock.
(obsolete) Twilight, when poultry would be shut in for the night.
cookshop
cookshop
noun
A shop that sells cooked food.
corkhill
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
crankish
crankish
adj
(informal) cranky; grumpy; bad-tempered
(informal) pseudoscientific
cuckhold
cuckhold
noun
Obsolete form of cuckold.
dabchick
dabchick
noun
a small grebe, the little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis.
daishiki
daishiki
noun
Alternative form of dashiki
dakerhen
dakerhen
noun
Alternative form of daker-hen
dashikis
dashikis
noun
plural of dashiki
deckhand
deckhand
noun
(nautical) A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.
(theater) A stagehand.
verb
(intransitive) To work on a boat as a deckhand; crew.
deckhead
deckhead
noun
(nautical) The underside of a deck (equivalent to a ceiling).
deknight
demihake
dhekelia
dipchick
dipchick
noun
Alternative form of dabchick
dishlike
dishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dish.
dobchick
dockhand
dockhand
noun
Someone who works at a dock.
dockhead
dohickey
dohickey
noun
Alternative spelling of doohickey
doorhawk
dopchick
dorhawks
dorhawks
noun
plural of dorhawk
douschka
dowhacky
duckhood
duckhood
noun
The state or quality of being a duck.
dukeship
dukeship
noun
The quality or condition of being a duke.
dukhobor
durkheim
dworshak
earthkin
echikson
eckehart
eckhardt
eggwhisk
eggwhisk
noun
Alternative spelling of egg whisk.
ekphoria
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).
endshake
eyehooks
eyehooks
noun
plural of eyehook; alternative form of eye hooks
fanechka
fengkieh
fishback
fishhook
fishhook
noun
(slang) a jack (the playing card)
a barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing
fishkill
fishkill
noun
An environmental event in which fish are killed.
fishlike
fishlike
adj
Having some characteristics of a fish.
fishskin
fishskin
noun
Certain fishskins are used to make bags.
The skin of a fish.
foothook
foothook
noun
(nautical) Alternative form of futtock
forehock
forehock
noun
The hock from the foreleg of a pig
forehook
forehook
noun
(nautical) A piece of timber placed across the stern, to unite the bows and strengthen the fore part of the ship; a breast hook.
forkhead
forkhead
noun
(biochemistry) A sequence of amino acids that forms a motif, in FOX proteins, that binds to DNA.
(minced oath) Euphemistic form of fuckhead.
(obsolete) An arrow with a barbed tip.
The forked end of a rod in a knuckle joint or similar.
forthink
forthink
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To repent, be sorry for.
(reflexive, obsolete) To regret; repent.
(transitive, obsolete) To change one's mind about; to renounce.
(transitive, obsolete) To regret.
(transitive, obsolete, impersonal) To cause distress or regret to; cause to regret or repent; to vex.
frankish
frankish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Franks.
In or of the language of the Franks.
Proper noun
The language of the Franks, an extinct West Germanic language.
freakish
freakish
adj
Capricious, unpredictable.
Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre.
futharks
futharks
noun
plural of futhark
futhorks
futhorks
noun
plural of futhork
garookuh
garookuh
noun
(archaic) A small fishing vessel of the Persian Gulf.
gascheck
gherkins
gherkins
noun
plural of gherkin
ghorkhar
gorkhali
goshawks
goshawks
noun
plural of goshawk
grabhook
greekish
greekish
Adjective
Resembling or having the characteristics of Greek or the Greeks
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.
gurkhali
gurmukhi
gurmukhi
Proper noun
An abugida script, or writing system, designed for writing the Punjabi language, and subsequently also adapted to write other lects, such as Braj Bhasha, Hindi, Sanskrit and Sindhi.
gymkhana
gymkhana
noun
(India, dated) A meeting for such sports.
(India, dated) A place of public resort for athletic games, etc.
A competition where riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes.
habakkuk
habakkuk
Proper noun
A prophetic book in the Old Testament of the Bible, one of the minor prophets; or the eighth part of the Tere Asar in the Jewish Tanakh.
A Jewish prophet of the Old Testament; author of the book that bears his name.
definition
hackbolt
hackbolt
noun
(archaic, Scilly Isles) The greater shearwater or hagdon.
hackbush
hackbuts
hackbuts
noun
plural of hackbut
hacklers
hacklers
noun
plural of hackler
hacklier
hackling
hackling
verb
present participle of hackle
hackmack
hackmall
hackneys
hackneys
noun
plural of hackney
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hackney
hacksaws
hacksaws
noun
plural of hacksaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hacksaw
hackster
hackster
noun
(obsolete) A bully; a ruffian; an assassin.
hacktree
hackwood
hackwork
hackwork
noun
Work, usually of a professional nature, either repetitive or done to a formula.
haddocks
haddocks
noun
plural of haddock
hairlike
hairlike
adj
Resembling hair; having the texture, consistency, or appearance of hair.
hairlock
hairlock
noun
A lock of hair.
hairwork
hairwork
noun
Jewellery made from human hair.
hakafoth
hakodate
halakahs
halakhas
halakhas
noun
plural of halakha
halakhot
halakist
halakist
noun
Alternative form of halakhist
halakoth
halakoth
noun
plural of halakah
halfback
halfback
noun
(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to carry the ball on running plays and to serve as a receiver or blocker on passing plays.
(Australian rules football) One of three players (the centre halfback and two halfback flankers) on the line between the centre line and the fullback line.
(Canadian football) A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside.
(field hockey) A player in the halfback position, with both offensive and defensive roles.
(field sports) Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.
(rugby) The player who feeds the ball into the scrum, and receives the ball as it emerges from the back of the scrum.
verb
To play in the position of halfback.
halfbeak
halfbeak
noun
(zoology) Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.
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.
hallmark
hallmark
noun
A distinguishing characteristic.
An official marking made by a trusted party, usually an assay office, on items made of precious metals.
verb
To provide or stamp with a hallmark.
halolike
halolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a halo.
halucket
halukkah
hammocks
hammocks
noun
plural of hammock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hammock
handbank
handbook
handbook
noun
(US, gambling) A place where illicit bets can be placed.
A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size.
handlike
handlike
adj
Resembling a hand.
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.
handpick
handpick
verb
To pick or harvest by hand.
To select carefully and with individual attention.
handwork
handwork
noun
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
verb
(transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.