(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.
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
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.
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
chickstone
chikamatsu
chopsticks
chopsticks
noun
plural of chopstick
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
clocksmith
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
dashnakist
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
frithsoken
hairstreak
hairstreak
noun
Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.
halakistic
herskowitz
hitchhikes
hitchhikes
noun
plural of hitchhike
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hitchhike
hoskinston
hunchakist
hystericky
hystericky
adj
(informal) Hysterical; inclined to hysterics.
inkhornist
inkhornist
noun
One who uses or favours inkhorn terms.
intershock
intershock
adj
Between shocks.
verb
To shock mutually, as if by collision.
kathismata
kathismata
noun
plural of kathisma
katholikos
katholikos
noun
Alternative form of catholicos
katsushika
keithsburg
kentishman
kentishmen
kharoshthi
kitakyushu
kitakyushu
Proper noun
A city in Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
kittenship
kittenship
noun
The state or condition of a kitten; kittenhood.
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.
koreishite
krishnaist
krishnaite
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
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.
mitakshara
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
phthisicky
phthisicky
adj
Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing.
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
sabathikos
scythelike
scythelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scythe.
shackanite
shantylike
shantylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shanty.
sheathlike
sheathlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sheath.
shirtmaker
shirtmaker
noun
A person who makes shirts.
shonkinite
shonkinite
noun
(mineralogy) A kind of mafic foidal syenite.
shriekiest
shriekiest
adj
superlative form of shrieky: most shrieky
shtokavski
skedgewith
sketchiest
sketchiest
adj
superlative form of sketchy: most sketchy
sketchlike
sketchlike
adj
Resembling a sketch
skittishly
skittishly
adv
In a skittish manner.
skupshtina
sleuthlike
sleuthlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sleuth.
smoketight
smoketight
adj
impervious to smoke
spitchcock
spitchcock
noun
Eel prepared by spitchcocking.
verb
(transitive) To split (an eel) along the back and then broil it.
starchlike
starchlike
adj
Resembling starch.
sticktight
sticktight
noun
Hackelia virginiana, a biennial plant native to Eastern North America, with sticky burrs.
stitchlike
stitchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a stitch (stabbing pain).
stitchwork
stitchwork
noun
Work produced by stitching.
stockishly
stockishly
adv
motionless; stock still
superthick
superthick
adj
Very thick.
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.
switchlike
switchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a switch (control that can be turned on and off).
tashnakist
theokrasia
thickeners
thickeners
noun
plural of thickener
thickskull
thickskull
noun
(archaic) A dullard; a blockhead.
thrushlike
thrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a thrush (the bird).
Resembling or characteristic of thrush (the fungal infection).
thumbikins
thumbikins
noun
An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbkin or thumbscrew.
plural of thumbikin
ticklishly
ticklishly
adv
In a ticklish way.
timoshenko
tinkershue
toothpicks
toothpicks
noun
plural of toothpick
toothstick
treitschke
trekschuit
trekschuit
noun
A horse-drawn canal boat or riverboat, used to carry goods or passengers in the Netherlands.
trickishly
trickishly
adv
In a trickish manner.
turkeyfish
turkeyfish
noun
Another name for a lionfish
unskaithed
unskaithed
adj
(Scotland) Obsolete form of unscathed.
weeknights
weeknights
adv
On weeknights.
noun
plural of weeknight
whipsocket
whiteshank
wykehamist
wykehamist
Adjective
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Winchester College.
Noun
An undergraduate, graduate or fellow of Winchester College.