A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.
verb
To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackford
blockader
blockader
noun
A person who blockades
A ship used in blockading
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockaderunning
blockboard
blockboard
noun
A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood.
bloodstroke
bloodstroke
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.
A stroke or blow with a weapon that draws blood.
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
boardlike
boardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a board.
boardwalk
boardwalk
noun
A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
bookdealer
bookdealer
noun
One who trades in books.
bookholder
bookholder
noun
(obsolete) A prompter at a theatre.
A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying.
bradyteleokinesis
brakeload
brakeload
noun
Enough to fill a brake (type of carriage).
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
brookdale
brookeland
brookfield
brookland
brooklandville
brooktondale
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
chalkosideric
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
clerkdom
clerkdom
noun
The role or status of clerk.
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
clerkhood
clerkhood
noun
The role or status of a clerk.
clockbird
clockbird
noun
Synonym of laughing kookaburra
clockworked
clodbreaker
clodknocker
clodknocker
noun
Synonym of clodhopper
coldbrook
coldturkey
cordlike
cordlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cord.
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
craddockville
crookbilled
crookedly
crookedly
adv
In a crooked manner.
crooklegged
crookshouldered
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cuckoldry
cuckoldry
noun
(zoology) Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female.
An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.
The state of being a cuckold.
dermaskeleton
dermatoskeleton
dermatoskeleton
noun
exoskeleton
dermoskeletal
dermoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to the dermoskeleton.
dermoskeleton
dermoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) An exoskeleton.
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
doctorlike
doctorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a doctor.
dollmaker
dollmaker
noun
A maker of dolls.
doorlike
doorlike
adj
Resembling a door.
downlooker
downlooker
noun
(fishing) A kind of artificial fly used in fly fishing.
Any of various snipe flies of the genus Rhagio.
dragonlike
dragonlike
Adjective
Resembling a dragon or some aspect of one.
dreadlocks
dreadlocks
noun
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
dronkelew
droplike
droplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a drop of liquid.
fieldwork
fieldwork
noun
(countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.
(in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
(uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions
(uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
fieldworker
fieldworker
noun
A person who does fieldwork.
flakeboard
flakeboard
noun
A type of board manufactured from wood flakes
flatterdock
floodmark
floodmark
noun
A mark indicating the height reached by the waters in a previous flood.
Something fraudulent or nonexistent offered for sale; a swindle or con.
verb
(US, slang, dated) To shirk or malinger.
(US, slang, dated) To swindle.
goldbricked
goldbricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of goldbrick
goldbricker
goldbricker
noun
(US, informal) A lazy person; an idler.
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
goldbricking
goldbricking
verb
present participle of goldbrick
goldbricks
goldbricks
noun
plural of goldbrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick
goldmark
goldmark
noun
A German mark of gold standard, as opposed to on paper
goldwork
goldwork
noun
Work done using gold metal, as in embroidery or jewellery.
goldworker
goldworker
noun
A metalworker who fashions gold into objects.
gourdlike
gourdlike
adj
Resembling a gourd.
gridlock
gridlock
noun
(figuratively, by extension) any paralysis of a complex system due to severe congestion, conflict, or deadlock.
A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
On a smaller scale: the situation in which cars enter a signal-controlled intersection too late during the green light cycle, and are unable to clear the intersection (due to congestion in the next block) when the light turns red, thus blocking the cross traffic when it's their turn to go. Repeated at enough intersections, this phenomenon can lead to citywide gridlock.
verb
To cause traffic congestion.
gridlocking
gridlocking
verb
present participle of gridlock
gumpoldskirchner
hammarskjold
hammerskjold
holidaymaker
holidaymaker
noun
(Britain) someone who is on holiday
hydrofranklinite
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
inkholder
inkholder
noun
A container for ink.
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
interlocked
interlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlock
jackrolled
jackrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackroll
kameeldoorn
kameeldoorn
noun
(South Africa) camelthorn
karyolysidae
keldron
kelford
kilooersted
kilorad
kilorad
noun
A unit of absorbed radiation dose, equivalent to 1000 rads.
kilorads
kilorads
noun
plural of kilorad
kiloword
kiloword
noun
(computing) A unit of storage capacity, equal to 1024 words.
kindertotenlieder
klondiker
klondiker
noun
Alternative form of klondyker (“type of fishing boat”)
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
knipperdolling
kordula
korngold
krocidolite
kronfeld
krongold
landlooker
leadwork
leadwork
noun
(lacemaking) small square-shaped decorations of closely-worked basket stitch.
fittings made from lead (the metal)
leadworks
leadworks
noun
A factory that processes lead (the metal).
plural of leadwork
leopardskin
leopardskin
noun
(uncountable, attributive) A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard.
Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing.
The skin or pelt of a leopard.
leukoderma
leukoderma
noun
An acquired cutaneous condition with localized loss of pigmentation of the skin.
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
linkeditor
lockeford
lokindra
lollardlike
lordkin
lordkin
noun
A little lord.
lordlike
lordlike
adj
Like a lord; lordly.
lordswike
loudspeaker
loudspeaker
noun
An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones.
loudspeakers
loudspeakers
noun
plural of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
meadowlark
meadowlark
noun
Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas.
The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
meadowlarks
meadowlarks
noun
plural of meadowlark
middlebrook
modelmaker
modelmaker
noun
One who builds scale models.
needlework
needlework
noun
The art or process of working with a needle especially in embroidery or needlepoint.
The occupation or employment of a person skilled in embroidery, needlepoint, etc.
The product of such art or process.
needleworked
needleworked
adj
Made in needlework.
needleworker
needleworker
noun
One who carries out needlework.
needleworks
needleworks
noun
plural of needlework
nondrinkable
nonforeknowledge
nordenskioldine
nordenskioldine
noun
(mineralogy) A stanniferous borate mineral.
nordenskjold
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle