Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
archidiskodon
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
astrakhan
astrakhan
noun
Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
bankruptship
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
brecknockshire
brecknockshire
Proper noun
An inland traditional county of Wales, bordered by Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Glamorganshire.
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
broomshank
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
byrthynsak
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
chickenbreasted
chickenheartedness
chickenheartedness
noun
Alternative form of chicken-heartedness
chinkers
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
cornhusker
cornhusker
noun
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
A person or device that removes husks from corn.
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
cornhusks
cornhusks
noun
plural of cornhusk
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
crankish
crankish
adj
(informal) cranky; grumpy; bad-tempered
(informal) pseudoscientific
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
cruickshank
cruikshank
dakerhens
dakerhens
noun
plural of dakerhen
darkheartedness
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
disworkmanship
dneprodzerzhinsk
droschken
dyakisdodecahedron
dzerzhinsk
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
feinschmecker
feinschmeckers
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
frankheartedness
frankheartedness
noun
open-heartedness
frankheartness
frankhouse
frankish
frankish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Franks.
In or of the language of the Franks.
Proper noun
The language of the Franks, an extinct West Germanic language.
freakishness
freakishness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being freakish
freethinkers
freethinkers
noun
plural of freethinker
frithsoken
gelsenkirchen
gherkins
gherkins
noun
plural of gherkin
greenshank
greenshank
noun
A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
greenshanks
greenshanks
noun
plural of greenshank
groupthinks
gumpoldskirchner
hallanshaker
hallanshaker
noun
(obsolete) A sturdy beggar.
handistroke
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handkerchiefs
handkerchieves
handkerchieves
noun
plural of handkerchief
handshaker
handshaker
noun
One who gives a handshake.
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
hankerers
hankerers
noun
plural of hankerer
hankerings
hankerings
noun
plural of hankering
hankers
hankers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hanker
harkeners
harkeners
noun
plural of harkener
harkens
harkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harken
harkins
harkness
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
headshrinker
headshrinker
noun
Alternative form of head-shrinker
hearkens
hearkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hearken
heartbrokenness
heartbrokenness
noun
The state or quality of being heartbroken.
heartsickening
heartsickness
heartsickness
noun
The condition of being heartsick
heartsicknesses
heartsicknesses
noun
plural of heartsickness
helterskelteriness
hendricks
hendrickson
henricks
herrenvolks
herrenvolks
noun
plural of herrenvolk
heterokinesia
heterokinesis
hexakisoctahedron
hexakisoctahedron
noun
A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.
hexakistetrahedron
hexakistetrahedron
noun
A polyhedron with 24 faces.
hickscorner
honeymoonstruck
honeystucker
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
honkers
honkers
noun
plural of honker
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
hornbooks
hornbooks
noun
plural of hornbook
horsekeeping
houndshark
houndshark
noun
Alternative spelling of hound shark
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
housebroken
housebroken
adj
Of animals: trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
housebrokenness
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hunkerism
hunkerism
noun
(US, politics) Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress.
hunkerous
hunkerous
adj
(dated) politically conservative
hunkerousness
hunkerousness
noun
The quality of being hunkerous.
hunkers
hunkers
noun
The haunches
plural of hunker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hunker
hydrokinetics
hydrokinetics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
hyperanakinesia
hyperanakinesis
hyperkineses
hyperkineses
noun
plural of hyperkinesis
hyperkinesia
hyperkinesia
noun
hyperkinesis
hyperkinesis
hyperkinesis
noun
(pathology) A condition especially of childhood characterized by hyperactivity.
(pathology) Abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements.
hypokoristikon
inkhornism
inkhornism
noun
(countable) An inkhorn term.
Pedantry.
inkhornist
inkhornist
noun
One who uses or favours inkhorn terms.
inkhorns
inkhorns
noun
plural of inkhorn
intershock
intershock
adj
Between shocks.
verb
To shock mutually, as if by collision.
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
jinricksha
jinricksha
noun
Alternative spelling of jinriksha
jinrickshas
jinrickshas
noun
plural of jinricksha
jinrickshaw
jinrikisha
jinrikisha
noun
Alternative form of jinriksha
jinrikishas
jinrikishas
noun
plural of jinrikisha
jinriksha
jinriksha
noun
Synonym of rickshaw
junkerish
junkerish
adj
(historical) Characteristic of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
kanephoros
kantharos
kantharos
noun
Alternative form of cantharus (“ancient drinking-cup”)
karshuni
kashering
kashering
verb
present participle of kasher
kashmirian
kenhorst
kerhonkson
kermanshah
kermanshah
Proper noun
A city in and the capital of Kermanshah Province, Iran.
A province of Iran.
kernish
kernish
adj
(obsolete) clownish; boorish
keypunchers
keypunchers
noun
plural of keypuncher
kherson
kherson
Proper noun
A port city on the Dnieper in Ukraine, administrative centre of Kherson province.
Kherson province (oblast), in southern Ukraine.
khorassan
kincardineshire
kincardineshire
Proper noun
a historic county in Scotland abolished in 1975, the county town was Most of the county was taken into district in Region.