(sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.
verb
To sew with a backstitch.
bakshished
bakshished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bakshish
bakshishes
bakshishes
noun
plural of bakshish
berkshires
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
blackishly
blackishly
adv
In a blackish way.
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.
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
blockishly
bolsheviki
bolsheviks
bolsheviks
noun
plural of bolshevik
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
brookshire
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
burushaski
burushaski
Proper noun
A language of northwestern Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
bushmaking
chaikovski
chalkiness
chalkiness
noun
The state of being chalky.
checkerist
checkerist
noun
One who plays the game of checkers.
checklists
checklists
noun
plural of checklist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checklist
cheekiness
cheekiness
noun
The state of being cheeky
chelyuskin
chickadees
chickadees
noun
plural of chickadee
chickasaws
chickories
chickories
noun
plural of chickory
chickstone
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
chikamatsu
chisellike
chisellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chisel.
chopsticks
chopsticks
noun
plural of chopstick
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
chunkiness
chunkiness
noun
the state of being chunky
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
clocksmith
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
cruikshank
dashnakist
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
diskophile
doohickeys
doohickeys
noun
plural of doohickey
dzerzhinsk
ereshkigal
ereshkigel
eskishehir
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
frithsoken
hackneyism
hacksilber
hacksilber
noun
Alternative form of hacksilver
haeckelism
haimsucken
hairstreak
hairstreak
noun
Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.
halakistic
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
hankerings
hankerings
noun
plural of hankering
hanksville
hearselike
hearselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hearse.
hekhsherim
herskowitz
hexokinase
hexokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose
hicksville
hicksville
noun
Alternative form of Hicksville
hijackings
hijackings
noun
plural of hijacking
hitchhikes
hitchhikes
noun
plural of hitchhike
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hitchhike
hodgkinson
hokypokies
homesickly
homesickly
adv
In a homesick way.
hookedwise
hopkinsian
hopkinsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1721–1803).
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hoskinston
humankinds
humankinds
noun
plural of humankind
hunchakist
hystericky
hystericky
adj
(informal) Hysterical; inclined to hysterics.
inkhornism
inkhornism
noun
(countable) An inkhorn term.
Pedantry.
inkhornist
inkhornist
noun
One who uses or favours inkhorn terms.
intershock
intershock
adj
Between shocks.
verb
To shock mutually, as if by collision.
jackfishes
jackfishes
noun
plural of jackfish
jinricksha
jinricksha
noun
Alternative spelling of jinriksha
jinrikisha
jinrikisha
noun
Alternative form of jinriksha
jockeyship
jockeyship
noun
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
kaisership
kaisership
noun
The role or status of a kaiser.
kashmirian
kashoubish
kathismata
kathismata
noun
plural of kathisma
katholikos
katholikos
noun
Alternative form of catholicos
katsushika
keepership
keepership
noun
The position of a keeper; guardianship, ownership.
keithsburg
kelpfishes
kelpfishes
noun
plural of kelpfish
kentishman
kentishmen
kerchieves
khakanship
khakanship
noun
Synonym of khanship
kharoshthi
kiahsville
kieselguhr
kieselguhr
noun
Diatomaceous earth, a kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite.
kingfisher
kingfisher
noun
Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
kingfishes
kingfishes
noun
plural of kingfish
kirmanshah
kishambala
kitakyushu
kitakyushu
Proper noun
A city in Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
kittenship
kittenship
noun
The state or condition of a kitten; kittenhood.
knappishly
knifesmith
knifesmith
noun
A cutler who makes knives.
knightless
knightless
adj
(not comparable) Without a knight.
(rare, obsolete) Unbecoming of a knight; unchivalrous.
knightship
knightship
noun
(mathematics, computing) A spaceship, in a cellular automaton, which moves knightwise (i.e., moving two spaces along the x-axis for every space it moves along the y-axis [or vice versa], in the manner of a chess knight); a spaceship which moves with slope 2; a (2,1) spaceship.
Honorific formal address to a knighted person. Usually used with the relevant possessive pronoun.
The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
kohlrabies
kohlrabies
noun
plural of kohlrabi
koreishite
kriophoros
kriophoros
noun
Synonym of criophore
krishnaism
krishnaist
krishnaite
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
kurbashing
kurbashing
verb
present participle of kurbash
kyphosidae
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
lakishness
lakishness
noun
The quality of being lakish.
locksmiths
locksmiths
noun
plural of locksmith
lockstitch
lockstitch
noun
(sewing) A stitch made by a sewing machine in which two threads are interlocked.
verb
(sewing) To use this kind of stitch.
mackintosh
mackintosh
noun
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
By extension, any waterproof coat or raincoat.
Waterproof rubberized cloth.
makeshifts
makeshifts
noun
plural of makeshift
makeshifty
makeshifty
adj
Somewhat makeshift.
matchstick
matchstick
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece.
A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
milkfishes
milkfishes
noun
plural of milkfish
minkfishes
mitakshara
monkfishes
monkfishes
noun
plural of monkfish
motherkins
motherkins
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's mother.
nachtmusik
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightstick
nightstick
noun
(US, law enforcement) A long narrow pole-like club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense.
nightstock
nonbookish
okuninushi
overshrink
overshrink
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To shrink excessively.
peacockish
peacockish
adj
Characteristic of a peacock; striking; ostentatious.
phthisicky
phthisicky
adj
Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing.
physicking
physicking
noun
(archaic) medication
verb
present participle of physic
piankashaw
picnickish
picnickish
adj
Resembling, characteristic of, or suitable for a picnic.