(historical, Ancient Greece) A palace that only hierophants were permitted to enter as part of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
ankylotia
ankylotic
ankylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
anthokyan
anthokyan
noun
(archaic) anthocyanin
antiblock
antiknock
antiknock
adj
Of an additive added to petroleum/gasoline to reduce the occurrence of engine knock.
noun
Such a substance, usually tetraethyl lead (also MMT, MTBE and ethanol)
antistock
antistock
adj
(rare) Opposing the farming of livestock.
aroostook
artemovsk
artichoke
artichoke
noun
A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
artukovic
asterikos
asterikos
noun
(Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy) A metal cross that is placed over the diskos to prevent the veil from touching the host.
automaker
automaker
noun
One who manufactures automobiles; typically used to refer to a large corporation such as General Motors.
autotruck
avalokita
backcloth
backcloth
noun
The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop.
backcourt
backcourt
noun
(basketball) A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.
(chiefly Scotland) A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
backjoint
backjoint
noun
(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
backstone
backstops
backstops
noun
plural of backstop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstop
bakestone
bakestone
noun
Synonym of Welshcake
Synonym of baking stone
ballstock
ballstock
noun
(printing, historical) The handle of a printer's ball.
banknotes
banknotes
noun
plural of banknote
barkstone
barnstock
beknotted
beknotted
adj
Knotted again and again; covered with knots.
beothukan
berkovets
berkovets
noun
(historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.
berkovtsi
berkowitz
betokened
betokened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betoken
betokener
betokener
noun
That which betokens.
bialystok
bickleton
bitstocks
bitstocks
noun
plural of bitstock
blackcoat
blackcoat
Noun
A member of the clergy.
blackfoot
blackfoot
noun
A tropical American bush of the genus Melampodium
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blackroot
blackroot
noun
Colicroot, Aletris farinosa
Culver's root, Veronicastrum virginicum
Either of two species in the genus Pterocaulon: Pterocaulon pycnostachyum and Pterocaulon virgatum
Several plant diseases caused by fungi in the genus Aphanomyces causing that cause roots to rot and turn black.
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
blackwort
blockiest
blockiest
adj
superlative form of blocky: most blocky
blockpate
bockstein
boltmaker
boltmaker
noun
A machine that manufactures bolts.
A manufacturer of bolts.
bonteboks
bonteboks
noun
plural of bontebok
bontebuck
bontebuck
noun
Alternative form of bontebok (“South African antelope”)
bookcraft
bookcraft
noun
(archaic) Authorship; literary skill.
booklists
booklists
noun
plural of booklist
bookplate
bookplate
noun
A printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft.
verb
(transitive) To affix a bookplate to (a book).
bookrests
bookrests
noun
plural of bookrest
bookstack
bookstack
noun
One of a set of bookshelves in a library.
bookstall
bookstall
noun
A table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale.
bookstand
bookstand
noun
A rack for holding books; a bookrack.
A small stall where books are sold.
A stand, made for holding books open.
bookstore
bookstore
noun
A store where books are bought and sold.
bootblack
bootblack
noun
(dated) A shoeshine boy; a person who shines shoes as an occupation.
verb
(transitive) To shine shoes.
bootikins
bootikins
noun
plural of bootikin
bootjacks
bootjacks
noun
plural of bootjack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootjack
bootlicks
bootlicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootlick
bootmaker
bootmaker
noun
A maker of boots; a cobbler.
borickite
borickite
noun
(mineralogy) Alternate name for delvauxite.
botchwork
botchwork
noun
Inferior and shoddy work.
bottstick
botvinnik
brakeroot
branstock
breakouts
breakouts
noun
plural of breakout
brideknot
brinktown
brockport
brookiest
brookites
brookites
noun
plural of brookite
brooklets
brooklets
noun
plural of brooklet
brookport
brookston
buckholts
buckshots
buckshots
noun
plural of buckshot
bucksport
buckstone
buckthorn
buckthorn
noun
Hippophae (family Elaeagnaceae), the sea buckthorn.
also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn.
especially genus Rhamnus,
especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.
bucktooth
bucktooth
noun
An upper tooth that protrudes further than the bottom teeth.
buttocked
buttocked
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of buttocks
buttocker
buttocker
noun
(mining, historical) A worker who gets coal off at a longwall face.
(wrestling) One who uses the cross-buttock throw.
buttstock
buttstock
noun
The stock in a firearm located in the rear of the firing mechanism where one's shoulder is held when shooting
byelostok
cardstock
cardstock
noun
Alternative spelling of card stock
catchwork
catchwork
noun
A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.
checkouts
checkouts
noun
plural of checkout
chopstick
chopstick
noun
(ethnic slur) An Asian person.
(usually in the plural) An East Asian eating utensil usually used as a pair and held in one hand to grip pieces of food or occasionally to mix liquids or scoop up small pieces of food. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood and measuring approximately 23cm (10 inches) in length.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To pick up (food) using chopsticks.
clarkston
clothlike
clothlike
adj
Resembling cloth.
coatracks
coatracks
noun
plural of coatrack
cockateel
cockateel
noun
Archaic form of cockatiel.
cockatiel
cockatiel
noun
Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest, native to Australia. Avicultural forms come in many color mutations such as White Face Gray, White Face Pearl, Fallow, Pearl Pied, Cinnamon Pearl, and White Face Pied.
cockatoos
cockatoos
noun
plural of cockatoo
cockboats
cockboats
noun
plural of cockboat
cockcroft
cocketing
cockfight
cockfight
noun
A contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs
verb
To participate in (as a rooster), or organize and run (as a gambler or bookmaker), a cockfighting event.
cocklight
cocklight
noun
twilight at cockcrow; daybreak.
cocklofts
cocklofts
noun
plural of cockloft
cockmatch
cockmatch
noun
(archaic) A cockfight.
cockneity
cocksfoot
cocksfoot
noun
Any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata.
cockshoot
cockshuts
cockshuts
noun
plural of cockshut
cockstone
cocktails
cocktails
noun
plural of cocktail
cometlike
cometlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a comet.
contakion
cookstove
cookstove
noun
A stove used for cooking, especially a primitive kind heated by burning wood, charcoal, dung, etc.
cookstown
copintank
cornstalk
cornstalk
noun
(Australia, slang, derogatory) a non-indigenous native of New South Wales.
(Australia, slang, obsolete) A non-indigenous person born in Australia.
(botany) A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn.
(botany) The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
cornstook
cottekill
coupstick
coupstick
noun
(historical) A stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.
courtlike
courtlike
adj
Courteous; polite.
Resembling or characteristic of a court.
crackpots
crackpots
noun
plural of crackpot
craftwork
craftwork
noun
An item produced by handicraft.
croakiest
croakiest
adj
superlative form of croaky: most croaky
crocketed
crocketed
adj
(architecture) Having a crocket.
crookston
crookston
Proper noun
a city in Minnesota, USA
crosstalk
crosstalk
noun
(biology) The situation where one or more components of a signal transduction pathway affect another pathway.
(electronics) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
A traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a dialogue.
Conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion.
verb
To hold an incidental conversation
crowstick
cuckstool
cytokinin
cytokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of plant hormones involved in cell growth and division
dakoities
dakoities
noun
plural of dakoity
deckedout
diestocks
diestocks
noun
plural of diestock
dmitrovka
docketing
docketing
noun
The act by which something is docketed.
verb
present participle of docket
domeykite
domeykite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric copper arsenide mineral, Cu₃As.
drakonite
duckstone
dunkerton
earthwork
earthwork
noun
Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.
elkoshite
eukaryote
eukaryote
noun
(cytology) Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
euktolite
fatstocks
fatstocks
noun
plural of fatstock
feedstock
feedstock
noun
Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.
fetlocked
fetlocked
adj
(in combination) Having fetlocks (of a specified kind).
Tied by the fetlock.
flatworks
flintlock
flintlock
noun
A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.