A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.
adiadochokinesis
adiadochokinesis
noun
Alternative form of adiadochokinesia
akrochordite
akrochordite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
archduke
archduke
noun
(history) The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria.
(history) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archidiskodon
backchecked
backchecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcheck
backhand
backhand
adj
(ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick
(of handwriting) Slanting to the left.
(of strokes or throws) In the backhand style
noun
(Ultimate Frisbee) the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
(surfing) the hand towards the back of the board.
(tennis) a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
Handwriting that leans to the left
The reverse side of the human hand.
verb
to execute a backhand stroke or throw
to slap with the back of one's hand
backhanded
backhanded
adj
(of writing) inclining to the left
Backwards, turned around.
Indirect.
Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
Involving a backward flip of the hand.
Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance.
Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful.
With the back of the hand.
adv
In a backhanded manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhand
backhandedly
backhandedness
backhandedness
noun
(of writing) Leftward slant.
Backwardness of direction.
Deceit or neglect.
Indirection.
Insincerity, irony, or sarcasm.
The use of a backward flip of the hand.
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.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backhands
backhands
noun
plural of backhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhand
backhauled
backhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhaul
backlashed
backlashed
adj
Having a backlash.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlash
backlighted
backstitched
backstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstitch
backwashed
backwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwash
bechalked
bechalked
adj
Chalk-covered or chalky.
Having a surface that has been written on in chalk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechalk
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
blackhander
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackhead
blackhead
noun
(countable) A scaup: any of various ducks of the genus Aythya.
(countable, medicine) A comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.
(uncountable) A form of histomoniasis in poultry, characterized by cyanotic discoloration on the bird's head.
blackheads
blackheads
noun
plural of blackhead
blackhearted
blackhearted
adj
Alternative form of black-hearted
blackheartedly
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackshirted
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
buckhead
bunchbacked
burckhardt
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
cardshark
cardshark
noun
(chiefly US) A cardsharp.
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
cchaddoorck
chackled
chackled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chackle
chadlock
chadlock
noun
Alternative form of charlock (Sinapis arvensis etc.)
chadwick
chadwicks
chakdar
chalkboard
chalkboard
noun
A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
verb
To write or draw on a chalkboard.
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalked
chalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chalk
chalkosideric
chandrakanta
chandrakhi
chappaquiddick
chardock
charked
charked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chark
chaukidari
checkerboard
checkerboard
noun
(film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.
A pattern of squares of alternating colours.
verb
(transitive) To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.
checkerboarded
checkerboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkerboard
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
checkmarked
checkmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkmark
checkmated
checkmated
adj
(chess) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
(figuratively) Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkmate
chempaduk
chickabiddy
chickabiddy
noun
(childish) A chicken or similar bird.
Term of endearment for a young child or loved one.
chickadee
chickadee
noun
A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae.
Affectionate term of address.
chickadees
chickadees
noun
plural of chickadee
chickenbreasted
chickenhearted
chickenhearted
adj
Alternative form of chicken-hearted
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chickenheartedness
chickenheartedness
noun
Alternative form of chicken-heartedness
chladek
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chokidar
chucklehead
chucklehead
noun
(informal) A stupid or clumsy person.
A coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus.
chuckleheaded
chuckleheaded
adj
stupid, idiotic
chuckleheadedness
chuckleheadedness
noun
The quality of being chuckleheaded.
chuckleheads
chuckleheads
noun
plural of chucklehead
chunkhead
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
clackdish
clackdish
noun
Alternative form of clack dish
cockhead
cockhead
noun
(engineering) The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced.
(vulgar, slang) The glans penis.
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Dickhead, a term of abuse.
cockshead
cockshead
noun
A leguminous herb, Onobrychis caput-galli, with small spiny-crested pods.
crookheaded
dabchick
dabchick
noun
a small grebe, the little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis.
dabchicks
dabchicks
noun
plural of dabchick
deckhand
deckhand
noun
(nautical) A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.
(theater) A stagehand.
verb
(intransitive) To work on a boat as a deckhand; crew.
deckhands
deckhands
noun
plural of deckhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deckhand
deckhead
deckhead
noun
(nautical) The underside of a deck (equivalent to a ceiling).
dekadarchy
dekadarchy
noun
(politics) Synonym of decarchy: rule by ten people.
dekadrachm
dekarch
dekarch
noun
decarch
deutschemark
deutschmark
diadochokinesia
diadochokinesia
noun
Alternative form of diadochokinesis
diadochokinesis
diadochokinesis
noun
The action of alternately flexing and extending a limb
diadochokinetic
diadochokinetic
adj
Relating to diadochokinesis.
dikaryophasic
dikaryophytic
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
ditchbank
dockhand
dockhand
noun
Someone who works at a dock.
dockhands
dockhands
noun
plural of dockhand
dockhead
douschka
dowhacky
duckhearted
duckwheat
dyakisdodecahedron
eckhardt
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
ficklehearted
finchbacked
hackdriver
hacked
hacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hack
hackled
hackled
adj
(fishing, in combination) Having a hackle or feather of a specified kind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hackle
hackneyed
hackneyed
adj
(dated) Let out for hire.
Repeated too often.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hackney
hackneyedly
hackneyedness
hackneyedness
noun
The quality of being hackneyed.
hackwood
haddock
haddock
noun
A marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish.
haddocker
haddocker
noun
A commercial fisherman who catches haddock.
A fishing boat used for catching haddock.
haddocks
haddocks
noun
plural of haddock
hadlock
haiduck
halfcocked
halfcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halfcock
handkercher
handkercher
noun
Obsolete form of handkerchief.
handkerchief
handkerchief
noun
A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
handkerchiefs
handkerchieves
handkerchieves
noun
plural of handkerchief
handlock
handlock
noun
A hold for restraining another person by immobilizing their hand.
A locking mechanism that operates by hand.
A restraint that attaches to the wrist, especially a shackle or handcuff.
Immobilization of the hand.
verb
To lock by means of a handlock.
To restrain by holding so as to immobilize the hand.
To restrain with, or as with, a handlock.
handpick
handpick
verb
To pick or harvest by hand.
To select carefully and with individual attention.
handpicked
handpicked
adj
(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handpick
handpicking
handpicking
verb
present participle of handpick
handpicks
handpicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handpick
hardback
hardback
adj
(of a book) Having a solid binding.
noun
A book with a solid binding.
hardbacks
hardbacks
noun
plural of hardback
hardhack
hardhack
noun
A plant, the steeplebush, of either species Spiraea tomentosa, of eastern North American, or Spiraea douglasii, of western North America.
hardhacks
hardhacks
noun
plural of hardhack
hardock
hardock
noun
Obsolete form of hordock.
hardtack
hardtack
noun
(nautical) A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.
hardtacks
hardtacks
noun
plural of hardtack
hardwick
hardwicke
hardwickia
havocked
headkerchief
headkerchief
noun
A kerchief worn on the head
headlock
headlock
noun
A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from.
verb
(transitive) To restrain in a headlock.
headlocks
headlocks
noun
plural of headlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headlock