Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
aleksandrovac
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
armlocks
armlocks
noun
plural of armlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armlock
backblocks
backblocks
noun
plural of backblock
backboneless
backboneless
adj
Cowardly, spineless.
Without a backbone; invertebrate.
backbonelessness
backbonelessness
noun
cowardice; spinelessness
backlogs
backlogs
noun
plural of backlog
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
ballocks
ballocks
noun
Alternative form of bollocks
ballstock
ballstock
noun
(printing, historical) The handle of a printer's ball.
baloskionaceae
basilicock
becloaks
becloaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloak
beetlestock
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackboys
blackboys
noun
plural of blackboy
blackcods
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blackstock
blackstone
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
blagoveshchensk
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockades
blockades
noun
plural of blockade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockade
blockages
blockages
noun
plural of blockage
blockbusted
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blockers
blockers
noun
plural of blocker
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
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
blockiest
blockiest
adj
superlative form of blocky: most blocky
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
blockishly
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
blocks
blocks
noun
plural of block
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of block
blocksburg
blockship
blockship
noun
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
blockus
bloodstock
bloodstock
noun
(countable) The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal.
(uncountable) Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses.
bloodstocks
bloodstocks
noun
plural of bloodstock
bloodsuck
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
blowbacks
blowbacks
noun
plural of blowback
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bollocks
bollocks
intj
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An expression of anger, frustration, etc.
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An expression of incredulity.
noun
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar) Ellipsis of the dog's bollocks.
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar) Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar) The testicles (sometimes used in the singular)
(Ireland, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, used as singular) An idiot, an ignorant or disagreeable person.
verb
(transitive, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) (also bollocks up) To fail (a task); to make a mess of.
(transitive, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) To break.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bollock
bootblacks
bootblacks
noun
plural of bootblack
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bootlicks
bootlicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootlick
bottlenecks
bottlenecks
noun
plural of bottleneck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bottleneck
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
buckholts
bullocks
bullocks
intj
(slang, euphemistic) Expression of frustration.
noun
(slang, euphemistic) Testicles.
plural of bullock
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cellblocks
cellblocks
noun
plural of cellblock
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkos
chalkosideric
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
charlocks
charlocks
noun
plural of charlock
chokoloskee
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
choleokinase
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
chuckholes
chuckholes
noun
plural of chuckhole
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
clansfolk
clansfolk
noun
Members of a clan; clanspeople.
clarksboro
clarkson
clarkston
classbook
classbook
noun
(dated) A textbook for use in class.
classwork
classwork
noun
That part of a scholar's work that is done in class.
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
cloakless
cloakless
adj
Without a cloak (item of clothing).
cloakrooms
cloakrooms
noun
plural of cloakroom
cloaks
cloaks
noun
plural of cloak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cloak
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockcase
clockcase
noun
A case built to contain a clock.
clockers
clockers
noun
plural of clocker
clockhouse
clockhouse
noun
(architecture) A house or dwelling featuring a large visible clock on its exterior.
(architecture) A part of a building featuring such a clock; the section of a clocktower in which the clock is housed.
clockings
clockings
noun
plural of clocking
clockless
clockless
adj
Without a clock or clocks.
clocks
clocks
noun
plural of clock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clock
clocksmith
clockwise
clockwise
adj
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
adv
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
clockworks
clockworks
noun
plural of clockwork
cloisterlike
cloisterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cloister.
clokies
clonks
clonks
noun
plural of clonk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clonk
closkey
closky
clothesbasket
clothesbasket
noun
A basket for holding clothes to be laundered.
coalsack
coalsack
noun
(astronomy) Any of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence of stars.
A sack for carrying coal.
coalsacks
coalsacks
noun
plural of coalsack
cobleskill
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
cockbills
cockbills
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cockbill
cockerels
cockerels
noun
plural of cockerel
cockeysville
cockishly
cockles
cockles
noun
plural of cockle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cockle
cockleshell
cockleshell
noun
A small, flimsy boat.
The shell of a cockle (or similar shell).
cockleshells
cockleshells
noun
plural of cockleshell
cocklofts
cocklofts
noun
plural of cockloft
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cocktails
cocktails
noun
plural of cocktail
cokuloris
cokuloris
noun
Alternative form of cucoloris
coltskin
coltskin
noun
The skin of a colt.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
cookishly
cookless
cookless
adj
Without a cook.
cooksville
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
cornstalk
cornstalk
noun
(Australia, slang, derogatory) a non-indigenous native of New South Wales.
(Australia, slang, obsolete) A non-indigenous person born in Australia.
(botany) A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn.
(botany) The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
corpselikeness
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.