(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
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
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.
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.
chickadees
chickadees
noun
plural of chickadee
chickasaws
chikamatsu
cruikshank
dashnakist
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
ereshkigal
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
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.
hexokinase
hexokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose
hijackings
hijackings
noun
plural of hijacking
hopkinsian
hopkinsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1721–1803).
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
humankinds
humankinds
noun
plural of humankind
hunchakist
jackfishes
jackfishes
noun
plural of jackfish
jinricksha
jinricksha
noun
Alternative spelling of jinriksha
jinrikisha
jinrikisha
noun
Alternative form of jinriksha
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
kentishman
khakanship
khakanship
noun
Synonym of khanship
kharoshthi
kiahsville
kirmanshah
kishambala
kitakyushu
kitakyushu
Proper noun
A city in Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
knappishly
kohlrabies
kohlrabies
noun
plural of kohlrabi
krishnaism
krishnaist
krishnaite
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.
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.
mitakshara
nachtmusik
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
peacockish
peacockish
adj
Characteristic of a peacock; striking; ostentatious.
piankashaw
prankishly
prankishly
adv
In a prankish way.
puschkinia
puschkinia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Puschkinia of bulbous perennials in the family Asparagaceae.
quackishly
quackishly
adv
In a quackish manner.
quakership
radishlike
radishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a radish.
rakishness
rakishness
noun
The property of being rakish.
reichsbank
reichsmark
reichsmark
noun
(historical, numismatics) The monetary unit in Germany between 1924 and 1948.
sabathikos
sanjakship
scrimshank
scrimshank
verb
(UK, military, slang) To shirk duty.
seraphlike
seraphlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a seraph.
shackanite
shadowlike
shadowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shadow.
shakerlike
shakuhachi
shakuhachi
noun
(music) A Japanese flute which is tuned to a pentatonic scale and is end-blown like a recorder instead of being held transversely like the Western transverse flute.
shakyamuni
shankpiece
shantylike
shantylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shanty.
sharkishly
sharkishly
adv
In a sharkish manner.
sharkskins
sharkskins
noun
plural of sharkskin
sheathlike
sheathlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sheath.
shikarring
shikarring
verb
present participle of shikar
shirakashi
shirakashi
noun
The Asian tree Quercus myrsinifolia.
shirtmaker
shirtmaker
noun
A person who makes shirts.
shoemaking
shoemaking
noun
The making of shoes.
shrinkable
shrinkable
adj
Capable of being made to shrink.
shrinkages
shrinkages
noun
plural of shrinkage
shrinkhead
shtokavski
skiagraphy
skupshtina
sneakishly
sneakishly
adv
In a sneakish manner.
sparkishly
sparkishly
adv
In a sparkish manner.
squeakyish
squeakyish
adj
Somewhat squeaky.
starchlike
starchlike
adj
Resembling starch.
switchback
switchback
noun
(aviation) A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
(chiefly Britain) A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
(chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (Britain, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.
verb
(intransitive) To take a zigzag course or path.
tashnakist
theokrasia
unfreakish
unfreakish
adj
Not freakish.
unskaithed
unskaithed
adj
(Scotland) Obsolete form of unscathed.
weakfishes
weakfishes
noun
plural of weakfish
whiskerage
whiskerage
noun
Whiskers.
whiteshank
wykehamist
wykehamist
Adjective
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Winchester College.
Noun
An undergraduate, graduate or fellow of Winchester College.