(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
adirondack
adirondack
Noun
A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.
Proper noun
The Adirondacks
afrikander
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
akroterial
akroterion
alanbrooke
alarmclock
alarmclock
noun
Misspelling of alarm clock.
alkalurops
allokurtic
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
amvrakikos
anakrousis
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
andreyevka
androkinin
ankaramite
ankaramite
noun
(geology) A specific type of volcanic rock
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antistrike
antistrike
adj
Opposed to a strike (industrial action).
arakawaite
arakawaite
noun
(mineralogy) veszelyite
archipenko
archjockey
archmocker
archworker
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
arsmetrike
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
artinskian
artinskian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Permian period.
asterisked
asterisked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asterisk
asteriskos
aufklarung
autarkical
autarkical
adj
Autarkic.
autarkikal
autokrator
awkwardest
awkwardest
adj
superlative form of awkward: most awkward
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
axebreaker
backarrows
backberand
backberend
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backboards
backboards
noun
plural of backboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backboard
backfatter
backfatter
noun
A pig yielding significant backfat.
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
backgeared
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
backhooker
backiebird
backlasher
backlasher
noun
A participant in a backlash
backlotter
backpacker
backpacker
noun
(music, slang) A fan or performer of backpack rap.
A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backspacer
backspacer
noun
A mechanism in a typewriter that controls backspacing.
backspread
backstairs
backstairs
adj
Secret or furtive.
noun
A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen.
An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse.
backstreet
backstreet
adj
(figuratively) Done in poor and unsanitary conditions, secretly and illegally; back-alley.
Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.
noun
Alternative spelling of back street
backstring
backstroke
backstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
A backhanded stroke or blow.
verb
To swim the backstroke.
backtender
backtenter
backtracks
backtracks
noun
plural of backtrack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backtrack
backvelder
backvelder
noun
A native or inhabitant of the backveld.
backwardly
backwardly
adv
In a backward direction.
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
backyarder
backyarder
noun
One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
badgerlike
badgerlike
adj
Similar to a badger.
Similar to that of a badger.
bakerstown
baldricked
baldricked
adj
Wearing a baldrick (ornamental belt).
ballywrack
bankrolled
bankrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankroll
bankroller
bankroller
noun
One who bankrolls; usually an individual who has enough seed capital to launch a venture; one who can fund a project; angel investor.
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
bannerlike
bannerlike
adj
Resembling a banner
adv
So as to resemble a banner
barebacked
barebacked
adj
Of a bird raised for meat: lacking feathers, seen as an undesirable trait.
adv
Synonym of bareback
barenecked
barenecked
adj
Having the neck bare.
barkantine
barkcutter
barkeepers
barkeepers
noun
plural of barkeeper
barkentine
barkentine
noun
(sailing) Alternative spelling of barquentine
barkometer
barkometer
noun
A hydrometer calibrated to test the strength of tanning liquors used in tanning leather.
barkpeeler
barleysick
barracking
barracking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The act of cheering for or supporting a team.
An act of jeering or heckling.
verb
present participle of barrack
basketries
basketries
noun
plural of basketry
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
battercake
battercake
noun
A kind of flat cake similar to a pancake.
batterdock
beaverkill
beaverlike
beaverlike
adj
Having physical or temperamental characteristics like those of a beaver.
beaverskin
beaverskin
noun
The pelt of a beaver.
beckemeyer
bedarkened
bedarkened
adj
Dim, dark, or obscure
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedarken
beekeepers
beekeepers
noun
plural of beekeeper
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
beggarlike
beggarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beggar: poor, wheedling, insolent, etc.
bekerchief
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
berkeleian
berkeleian
Adjective
Of or relating to or his system of idealism.
berkshires
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
betuckered
bierkeller
bierkeller
noun
An underground pub where German beer is served.
bilskirnir
biometrika
birdieback
birkenhead
birkenhead
Proper noun
An English topographic surname
Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead
the town itself.
birkremite
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
bitterbark
bitterbark
noun
Alternative form of bitter bark
blackamoor
blackamoor
noun
(archaic, often offensive) A person with dark skin, especially one from north Africa.
(heraldry) A stylized Negro.
A blackamoor slave, a blackamoor servant; and hence any slave, servant, inferior, or child.
blackbeard
blackbeard
Proper noun
The archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries.
blackberry
blackberry
noun
(UK, dialectal) The blackcurrant.
A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.
The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets.
verb
To gather or forage for blackberries.
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackboard
blackboard
noun
A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.
verb
To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackeners
blackeners
noun
plural of blackener
blacketeer
blacketeer
noun
Short for black marketeer.
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blackheart
blackheart
noun
A cruel and remorseless person.
A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.
A type of malleable cast iron with minimum tensile strength of 350 N/mm².
Any of various plant diseases that cause darkening of the central tissue.
blackprint
blacksburg
blackshear
blackshear
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blackstrap
blackstrap
noun
(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blackwater
blackwater
noun
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
blakesburg
blanketeer
blanketers
blinkering
blinkering
verb
present participle of blinker
blitzkrieg
blitzkrieg
noun
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockboard
blockboard
noun
A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood.
blockholer
blocklayer
blocklayer
noun
A person employed to lay down blocks of material, for example as a road surface.
blockmaker
blockmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blocks for use in printing.
A manufacturer of nautical blocks.
blocksburg
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
boatkeeper
boatkeeper
noun
(historical) A person who operated small-crew open fishing boats and fishing rooms on the shores around Newfoundland in the early 19th century.