(uncommon, usually in the plural) Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.
The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus.
The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.
abelmosks
abelmosks
noun
plural of abelmosk
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
backmost
backmost
adj
farthest back
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
barksome
barksome
adj
Characterised or marked by barking
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
bellowsmaker
bellowsmaking
bemocks
bemocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemock
bergomask
bergomask
noun
(obsolete) A kind of rustic dance.
besmoke
besmoke
verb
(transitive) To befoul with smoke.
(transitive) To fill with smoke; act on with smoke; fumigate.
(transitive) To harden or dry in smoke.
besmoked
besmoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmoke
besmokes
besmokes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmoke
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blomkest
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
bolshevikism
bookism
bookmakers
bookmakers
noun
plural of bookmaker
bookmakings
bookmakings
noun
plural of bookmaking
bookmarkers
bookmarkers
noun
plural of bookmarker
bookmarks
bookmarks
noun
plural of bookmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bookmark
bookmobiles
bookmobiles
noun
plural of bookmobile
booksellerism
bookworms
bookworms
noun
plural of bookworm
boomkins
boomkins
noun
plural of boomkin
brickmason
brookesmith
broomshank
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
broomsticks
broomsticks
noun
plural of broomstick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broomstick
cockscomb
cockscomb
noun
(archaic) A conceited dandy
(nautical) A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed
A red cap once worn by court jesters
A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia)
An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers
The fleshy red crest of a rooster
cockscombed
cockscombs
cockscombs
noun
plural of cockscomb
comebacks
comebacks
noun
plural of comeback
dembowski
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
disembarkation
disembarkation
noun
The act of disembarking.
disembarkations
disembarkations
noun
plural of disembarkation
dombrowski
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
embosk
embosk
verb
to hide or conceal in leaves
embosked
embosked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embosk
embosking
embosking
verb
present participle of embosk
embosks
embosks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embosk
gemsbok
gemsbok
noun
A large African antelope (Oryx gazella).
gemsboks
gemsboks
noun
plural of gemsbok
hymnbooks
hymnbooks
noun
plural of hymnbook
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
imbosk
imbosk
verb
(obsolete) To hide or conceal oneself
katabolism
katabolism
noun
Alternative form of catabolism
korymbos
korymbos
noun
(historical) A jewel-studded globe containing the top hair of the ruler of the Sasanian dynasty of Iran, resting on his crown.
manakinsabot
matchbooks
matchbooks
noun
plural of matchbook
megakaryoblast
megakaryoblast
noun
(cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte.
microleukoblast
mockingbirds
mockingbirds
noun
plural of mockingbird
mossback
mossback
noun
(fishing) Synonym of mossyback (“a fish that is large and old, especially one that has algae growing on its back”)
(informal) Synonym of mossyback (“a person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative or reactionary”)
(informal, historical) A person who stayed hidden to evade conscription (especially by the Confederate States Army) during the American Civil War (1861–1865); a mossyback.
A turtle that, because of its age, has a growth of algae on its back
The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina).
The largemouth bass or moss bass (Micropterus salmoides).
mossbacked
mossbacked
adj
(informal) Having old-fashioned views; very conservative or reactionary.
mossbacks
mossbacks
noun
plural of mossback
mossbanker
mossbanker
noun
A fish; a menhaden.
mossbunker
mossbunker
noun
Alternative form of mossbanker
mossyback
mossyback
noun
(fishing, obsolete) A fish that is large and old, especially one that has algae growing on its back; a mossback.
(informal) A person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative or reactionary; a mossback.
(informal, historical, obsolete) Synonym of mossback (“a person who stayed hidden to evade conscription (especially by the Confederate States Army) during the American Civil War (1861–1865)”)
(obsolete) The menhaden, mossbanker, or mossbunker, a marine fish of the genus Brevoortia or Ethmidium.
motorbikes
motorbikes
noun
plural of motorbike
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of motorbike
mountebankeries
mountebankeries
noun
plural of mountebankery
mountebankish
mountebankish
adj
Like a mountebank; using or suggesting quackery.
mountebankism
mountebankism
noun
The practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.
mountebanks
mountebanks
noun
plural of mountebank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mountebank
nonmaskable
nonmaskable
adj
(computing) Not maskable.
pembrokeshire
pembrokeshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.
A local government principal area, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.
promptbooks
promptbooks
noun
plural of promptbook
psalmbook
psalmbook
noun
A book of psalms.
sambhogakaya
sambhogakaya
noun
(Buddhism) The second aspect of the Trikaya: a subtle body of limitless form.
sambouk
schomburgkia
sjambok
sjambok
noun
(South Africa) A stout whip, especially made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide.
verb
(transitive) To whip with a sjambok; to horsewhip.
sjamboks
sjamboks
noun
plural of sjambok
skatemobile
skatemobile
noun
A makeshift vehicle built by attaching roller skates to a crate.
skimobile
skimobile
noun
snowmobile
skimobiling
skimobiling
noun
The use of a skimobile; snowmobiling.
smokable
smokable
adj
Capable of or fit for being smoked (as tobacco, etc.)
noun
Something that can be smoked.
smokables
smokables
noun
plural of smokable
smokeable
smokeable
adj
Alternative form of smokable
smokebox
smokebox
noun
A chamber in which smoke passes from a boiler before being vented through a chimney.
smokebush
smokebush
noun
Any of several Australian shrubs and trees, of the genus Conospermum, that have flowers in dense spikes.
smoothback
somborski
spekboom
spekboom
noun
A South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder.
stembok
subkingdom
subkingdom
noun
(taxonomy) A taxonomic category below kingdom and above superphylum.
(uncommon) A kingdom that is part of another kingdom, ruled by a subking.
subkingdoms
subkingdoms
noun
plural of subkingdom
submakroskelic
subworkman
subworkman
noun
A subordinate workman.
subworkmen
subworkmen
noun
plural of subworkman
swashbucklerdom
thrombokinase
thrombokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme that converts prothrombin into thrombin during the clotting of blood
timberworks
timberworks
noun
plural of timberwork
tombacks
tombaks
tombaks
noun
plural of tombak
tomsbrook
troublemakers
troublemakers
noun
plural of troublemaker
unsmokable
unsmokable
adj
Impossible or undesirable to smoke.
unsmokeable
unsmokeable
adj
Alternative form of unsmokable
whiskbroom
whiskbroom
noun
A small hand broom, with a short handle, for brushing clothes.