Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
barksome
barksome
adj
Characterised or marked by barking
barmskin
barmskin
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A blacksmith's leather apron.
basketmaker
basketmaker
noun
A person who weaves baskets.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
bedmakers
bedmakers
noun
plural of bedmaker
bellowsmaker
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
bergamask
bergomask
bergomask
noun
(obsolete) A kind of rustic dance.
berkeleianism
berkeleyism
betsimisaraka
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
biscuitmaker
bismarck
bismarck
noun
(Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northern US, Midwestern US) A jelly doughnut: a doughnut filled with jam and coated with sugar.
(Manitoba) A doughnut filled with cream, often with chocolate icing.
(Midland US) A fried cruller, or a sort of pancake.
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
bismarckianism
bismark
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
bookmakers
bookmakers
noun
plural of bookmaker
bookmarkers
bookmarkers
noun
plural of bookmarker
bookmarks
bookmarks
noun
plural of bookmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bookmark
booksellerism
bookworms
bookworms
noun
plural of bookworm
brakesman
brakesman
noun
A brakeman; a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
Someone who operates the winch in a mine.
brakesmen
brakesmen
noun
plural of brakesman
breastmark
breekums
brickmason
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
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
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
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.
buckrams
buckrams
noun
Alternative form of buckram ("ramson").
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buckram
burbankism
bushmaker
buttermilks
buttermilks
noun
plural of buttermilk
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
disembark
disembark
verb
(intransitive) To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a train or aircraft.
(transitive) To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore
disembarkation
disembarkation
noun
The act of disembarking.
disembarkations
disembarkations
noun
plural of disembarkation
disembarked
disembarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembark
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
disembarkment
disembarkment
noun
disembarkation
disembarks
disembarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembark
dombrowski
dumbstricken
dumbstruck
dumbstruck
adj
so shocked as to be unable to speak
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
embarkments
embarkments
noun
plural of embarkment
embarks
embarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embark
gebrauchsmusik
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
imbarks
imbarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbark
kimberlites
kimberlites
noun
plural of kimberlite
kirshbaum
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.
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
macksburg
marketableness
marketableness
noun
The state or quality of being marketable.
markleysburg
marshbanker
marshbuck
marshbuck
noun
Alternative form of marsh buck
megakaryoblast
megakaryoblast
noun
(cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte.
merribauks
microleukoblast
mockingbirds
mockingbirds
noun
plural of mockingbird
mossbanker
mossbanker
noun
A fish; a menhaden.
mossbunker
mossbunker
noun
Alternative form of mossbanker
motorbikes
motorbikes
noun
plural of motorbike
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of motorbike
mountebankeries
mountebankeries
noun
plural of mountebankery
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
redisembark
reembarks
reembarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reembark
remarkableness
remarkableness
noun
The state of being remarkable or striking; extraordinariness; unusualness.
remarkablenesses
saltimbankery
schomburgkia
simbirsk
simbirsk
Proper noun
definition Ulyanovsk the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (born Vladimir Ulyanov).
smicksburg
somborski
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
tomsbrook
troublemakers
troublemakers
noun
plural of troublemaker
unremarkableness
unremarkableness
noun
The state or condition of being unremarkable.
whiskbroom
whiskbroom
noun
A small hand broom, with a short handle, for brushing clothes.