(India) A revenue tax on the manufacture or sale of liquors and drugs.
(India) The manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs.
abkary
abkary
noun
Alternative form of abkari
abrook
abrook
verb
To brook; to endure.
abukir
ackler
acreak
acreak
adj
(rare) creaking
acrock
acrook
acrook
adj
(regional) Not in its proper place or properly oriented.
(regional, of a body part) Bent or formed into a hook.
adv
(archaic) In an oblique or crooked direction.
afrika
akaroa
akhara
akhara
noun
A member of an order of ascetic monks in parts of India
A monastery used by this order
akhrot
akhrot
noun
(India) A walnut.
alfirk
alrick
amtrak
angkor
angkor
Proper noun
A region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries.
ankara
anorak
anorak
noun
(Britain, slang) A person with an unusual or obsessive interest in a niche subject.
A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
arakan
arawak
arcked
arkite
arkite
Adjective
Belonging to
arkoma
arkose
arkose
noun
(geology) A sedimentary rock consisting of small fragments of feldspar and quartz similar to a coarse sand.
armonk
arrack
arrack
noun
Alternative spelling of arak (aniseed-flavored alcoholic drink consumed primarily in the Middle East).
An alcoholic drink distilled from coconut palm flowers in South Asia.
An alcoholic drink made from sugar cane and fermented red rice in Indonesia.
askari
askari
noun
(historical) A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force.
askers
askers
noun
plural of asker
awreak
awreak
verb
(obsolete) To avenge, take vengeance on.
awreck
awreck
adv
in or into a state of being wrecked
backer
backer
adj
(phonetics) comparative form of back: more back
noun
One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs an entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it.
bakers
bakers
noun
plural of baker
bakery
bakery
noun
(uncountable, US) Baked goods.
A shop in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.
The trade of a baker.
balkar
balker
balker
noun
A person who stands on a rock or eminence to observe shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass.
One who, or that which balks.
banker
banker
noun
(UK, dialect) A ditcher; a drain digger.
(mining) A banksman.
(obsolete) A money changer.
(rail transport, Britain, Australia) A railway locomotive that can be attached to the rear of a train to assist it in climbing an incline.
A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland.
One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.
The dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game.
The stone bench on which a mason cuts or squares his work.
barack
barack
noun
Hungarian apricot brandy
baraka
bareka
barkan
barkan
noun
Alternative spelling of barchan
barked
barked
adj
(in combination) Having the specified kind of bark.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bark
barken
barken
adj
(poetic) Made of bark.
verb
(intransitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To become hard or form a crust, like bark.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To tan or dye with bark.
barker
barker
noun
(historical) A person who removes needed or valuable tree bark, as on a cinnamon or cinchona plantation.
(obsolete) A tanner.
(video games) A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.
A machine used to remove unneeded bark from wood.
A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.
A shelf-talker.
Someone or something who barks.
The spotted redshank.
barkey
barkla
barkle
baroko
barsky
bartko
bartok
basker
basker
noun
Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Urothemis, endemic to Africa and Asia.
One who or that which basks; agent noun of bask.
Short for basking shark.
batruk
beaker
beaker
noun
(slang, Antarctica) A scientist.
A drinking vessel without a handle, sometimes for the use of children.
A flat-bottomed vessel, with a lip, used as a laboratory container.
A mug.
becker
becker
noun
(archaic) A European fish, Pagrus pagrus
bedark
bedark
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To darken.
berake
berkey
berkie
berkin
berkly
berkow
bework
bework
verb
(transitive) To work around or about; surround.
(transitive) To work over; rework; edit.
(transitive) To work, as with thread; embroider.
bhokra
bicker
bicker
noun
(Scotland) A wooden drinking-cup or other dish.
(Scotland, obsolete) A fight with stones between two parties of boys.
A skirmish; an encounter.
A wrangle; also, a noise, as in angry contention.
The process by which selective eating clubs at Princeton University choose new members.
verb
(of rain) To patter.
To brawl or move tremulously, quiver, shimmer (of a water stream, light, flame, etc.)
To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner.
To skirmish; to exchange blows; to fight.
bikers
bikers
noun
plural of biker
bikram
bilker
bilker
noun
A cheat, especially one who evades payment.
birken
birken
adj
(obsolete or dialectal, Scotland and Northern England) Made of birch; birchen.
birkie
birkie
Noun
a kind of American cross country ski race.
birkle
biskra
bkbndr
bobker
bokard
bokark
booker
booker
noun
(obsolete) A scholar; a scribe.
One who makes a reservation.
One who records transactions, such as reservations.
(mechanical engineering, rail transport, aviation, of a wheel) Equipped with brakes (the vehicle-stopping devices).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brake
braker
braker
noun
One who brakes.
brakes
brakes
noun
plural of brake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brake
brakie
branks
branks
noun
(historical) A punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth; a scold's bridle.
branky
branky
adj
(Scotland, dialect) showy
breaks
breaks
noun
plural of break
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of break
breeks
breeks
noun
(Scotland) Pants, breeches.
brekky
brekky
noun
Alternative spelling of brekkie
bricks
bricks
noun
plural of brick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brick
bricky
bricky
adj
Covered with brick.
Similar to brick in texture, colour, shape, etc.
noun
(slang) A bricklayer.
brinks
brinks
noun
plural of brink
brisks
brisks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brisk
brisky
brisky
adj
(rare) Somewhat brisk; lively; energetic.
noun
(rare, probably obsolete, possibly nonstandard) A britchka, a type of horse-drawn carriage.
brocks
brocks
noun
plural of brock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brock
brocky
brokaw
broken
broken
adj
(colloquial, US, of a situation) Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
(meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
(of a bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
(of a line) Dashed; made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
(of a melody) Having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.
(of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
(of a promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept.
(of an electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
(of land) Uneven.
(of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
(of skin) Split or ruptured.
(of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.
(software, informal) Badly designed or implemented.
(sports and gaming, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful.
Fragmented; in separate pieces.
Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
Non-functional; not functioning properly.
verb
past participle of break
broker
broker
adj
comparative form of broke: more broke
noun
(computing) An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.
A mediator between a buyer and seller.
A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind.
A stockbroker.
verb
(intransitive) To act as a broker; to mediate in a sale or transaction.
(transitive) To act as a broker in; to arrange or negotiate.
brokes
brokes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broke
brooke
brooke
noun
Obsolete spelling of brook
verb
Obsolete spelling of broke
brooks
brooks
noun
plural of brook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brook
brooky
brozak
bucker
bucker
noun
(mining) A broad-headed hammer used in bucking ore.
(mining) One who bucks ore.
A horse or other animal that bucks.
buckra
buckra
adj
(African-American Vernacular, archaic) White.
noun
(Caribbean) A white person.
(dated, now rare, African-American Vernacular, derogatory) A poor white person.
bulker
bulker
noun
(nautical) A bulk dry goods cargo ship.
(nautical) A person employed to ascertain the bulk or size of goods, in order to fix the amount of freight or dues payable on them.
A person who bulks (gains body mass).
Anything, such as a dietary supplement or an exercise, that helps a person to gain body mass.
bunker
bunker
noun
(Britain, chiefly historical) A large bin or container for storing coal, often built outdoors in the yard of a house.
(Britain, slang) One who bunks off; a truant from school.
(US, regional) The menhaden, any of several species of fish in the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium.
(golf) A hazard on a golf course consisting of a sand-filled hollow.
(military) A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
(nautical) A container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine; (by extension) the quantity of fuel needed to replenish that container.
(paintball) An obstacle used to block an opposing player's view and field of fire.
(rail transport) The coal compartment on a tank engine.
(slang) A kitchen worktop.
A sort of box or chest, as in a window, the lid of which serves as a seat.
verb
(Nigeria) To steal bunker fuel by illicitly siphoning it off.
(by extension, Britain, informal) To place (someone) in a position that is difficult to get out of; to hinder.
(golf) To hit (a golf ball) into a bunker; (chiefly passive) to place (a golfer) in the position of having a golf ball in a bunker.
(nautical) Of a vessel: to take a load of coal or fuel oil for its engine.
(paintball) To fire constantly at (an opponent hiding behind an obstacle), trapping them and preventing them from firing at other players; also, to eliminate (an opponent behind an obstacle) by rushing to the position and firing at extremely close range as the player becomes exposed.
Often followed by down: to take shelter in a bunker or other place.
To load (a vessel) with coal or fuel oil for the engine.
burack
burked
burked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burke
burkei
burker
burker
noun
(UK, slang, historical) One who burkes; one who murders in order to sell the body to an anatomist, surgeon, etc.
burkes
burkes
noun
plural of burke
burket
burkha
burkle
busker
busker
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Canada, US) A person who makes money by passing the hat (soliciting donations) while entertaining the public (often by playing a musical instrument) on the streets or in other public area such as a park or market.
bywork
bywork
noun
Work done in addition to one's normal duties; subordinate or secondary business; work done on the side.
cakier
cakier
adj
comparative form of caky: more caky
calker
calker
noun
A calk on a shoe.
One who calks.
canker
canker
noun
(phytopathology) A plant disease marked by gradual decay.
A corroding or sloughing ulcer; especially a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth.
A kind of wild rose; the dog rose.
A region of dead plant tissue caused by such a disease.
A worm or grub that destroys plant buds or leaves; cankerworm.
An avian disease affecting doves, poultry, parrots and birds of prey, caused by Trichomonas gallinae.
An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths. Usually resulting from neglected thrush.
Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroys.
verb
(intransitive) To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous.
(intransitive) To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.
(transitive) To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
(transitive) To infect or pollute; to corrupt.
carack
carack
noun
Alternative form of carrack
carked
carked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cark
cawker
cawker
noun
Alternative form of calker
chakar
chaker
chakra
chakra
noun
(Hinduism, Ayurveda) Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.
charka
charka
noun
Alternative form of charkha (Indian spinning-wheel)
charks
charks
noun
plural of chark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chark
charuk
chirks
chirks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chirk
choker
choker
noun
(slang) Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance.
A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it.
A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.
One who performs badly at an important part of a competition because they are nervous, especially when winning.
One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.
chokra
chokra
noun
(India) Boy; young male servant.
chukar
chukar
noun
A species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar).
chukor
chukor
noun
Alternative form of chukar
clarke
clarke
Proper noun
definition
clarks
clerks
clerks
noun
plural of clerk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clerk
cocker
cocker
noun
(UK, informal) Friend, mate.
(colloquial) A cocker spaniel, either of two breeds of dogs originally bred for hunting woodcocks.
(dated) One who hunts woodcocks.
(obsolete) A quiver.
A device that aids in cocking a crossbow.
A rustic high shoe; half-boot.
One who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport of cockfighting.
verb
To make a nestle-cock of; to indulge or pamper (particularly of children).
cokers
cokers
noun
plural of coker
cokery
cokery
noun
An industrial plant for processing coke.
conker
conker
noun
(Britain) A horse chestnut, used in the game of conkers.
Alternative form of kankar
cooker
cooker
noun
(chiefly Britain, Ireland) A device for heating food, a stove.
(chiefly Britain, Ireland, except in compounds) An appliance or utensil for cooking food.
(slang, Australia) A person who makes or uses illicit drugs, especially methamphetamine or cannabis.
(slang, derogatory, Australia) A person who is cooked; a crazy person.
A cooking apple.
corked
corked
adj
Blackened by burnt cork.
Of (a bottle of) wine, tainted by mould/mold in the cork.
Of a container, especially a bottle, closed with a cork.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cork
corker
corker
noun
(informal) A person or thing that is exceptional or remarkable.
One who puts corks into bottles.
corkir
corkir
noun
Alternative form of corcair
corsak
cracks
cracks
noun
plural of crack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crack
cracky
cracky
adj
(slang) Resembling or characterised by crack cocaine; addicted to crack
(slang) crazy, mad
Having lots of cracks.
noun
(US, slang) Democrat.
craked
craked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crake
craker
craker
noun
(obsolete) One who boasts; a braggart.
crakes
crakes
noun
plural of crake
crakow
cranko
cranks
cranks
noun
plural of crank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crank