(history) The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria.
(history) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
auldfarrantlike
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bareknuckled
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
baronduki
bauckiebird
blackfigured
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blockaderunning
buckboard
buckboard
noun
A simple, distinctively American four-wheeled horse-drawn wagon designed for personal transport as well as for transporting animal fodder and domestic goods, often with a spring-mounted seat for the driver.
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
buckramed
buckramed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckram
budbreak
budbreak
noun
(botany) The emergence of a bud, especially on a vine
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
burckhardt
burkhard
burkhardt
burkundauze
burkundauze
noun
Alternative form of burkundaz
burkundaz
burkundaz
noun
(India, now historical) An armed guard or watchman.
buzzardlike
buzzardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buzzard.
chaukidari
counterattacked
counterattacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterattack
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
darabukka
darabukka
noun
Alternative form of darbuka
darbukka
darkful
darkful
adj
(archaic) Full of darkness
darksum
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
demibuckram
derbukka
deutschemark
deutschmark
doughmaker
droukan
drugmaker
drugmaker
noun
A pharmaceutical manufacturer.
A producer of illegal drugs.
drukpa
drukpa
Noun
The Drukpa Kagyu (also Drukpa Kargyu) school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan or the Bhutanese people.
Sometimes (more narrowly) pertaining to the main ethnic group within Bhutan.
Pertaining to the Drukpa Kagyu (Drukpa Kargyu) or Drukpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
drunkard
drunkard
noun
(derogatory) A person who is habitually drunk.
drunkards
drunkards
noun
plural of drunkard
duckboard
duckboard
noun
A panel of wooden slats typically lain on a concrete floor in a workshop. Compliance of slats arranged in two crossed layers reduces fatigue for a person operating a machine tool or working at a bench.
One of a long series of boards laid from side to side as a path across wet or muddy ground; normally used in plural.
Wooden, low walkway or short part of a path with one or more planks, logs, or boards laid after each other lengthwise, often two planks wide; also called bog board, bog bridge, or puncheon.
duckboards
duckboards
noun
plural of duckboard
duckhearted
ducklar
duckwater
dunkard
earlduck
earthquaked
earthquaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of earthquake
groundbreaker
groundbreaker
noun
First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.
grubstaked
grubstaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grubstake
guardlike
guardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a guard.
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
houndshark
houndshark
noun
Alternative spelling of hound shark
hydraulicked
hydraulicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydraulic
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
junkboard
junkboard
noun
A kind of heavy millboard.
junkdealer
junkyard
junkyard
noun
A business that sells used metal or items.
A place where rubbish is placed.
junkyards
junkyards
noun
plural of junkyard
kadsura
khidmutgar
khidmutgar
noun
Alternative form of khitmatgar
khudari
kitmudgar
kokoruda
kommandatura
kordula
koridethianus
krauthead
krautweed
krugerrand
krugerrand
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Krugerrand
kurbashed
kurbashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kurbash
kurdistan
kurland
leuckartiidae
leukoderma
leukoderma
noun
An acquired cutaneous condition with localized loss of pigmentation of the skin.
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.
lukeward
makurdi
mandruka
marduk
marduk
Proper noun
The Babylonian name of a late-generation god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon.
Planet X, the mythical/hypothetical tenth planet in our solar system.
marmaduke
marmaduke
Proper noun
name, once popular in parts of Yorkshire, Lancashire and County Durham.
mitsukurinidae
muckraked
muckraked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of muckrake
mudlark
mudlark
noun
(Australia) The Grallina cyanoleuca that builds its nest with mud into a bowl-like shape.
(UK, regional) Any of various birds that are found in muddy places or build their nests with mud, especially Anthus petrosus and Alauda arvensis.
(now rare, chiefly historical) One who scavenges in river or harbor mud for items of value, especially in London.
(slang) A soldier of the Royal Engineers.
(slang, now rare) A pig; pork.
A child who plays in the mud; a child that spends most of its time in the streets, a street urchin.
A racehorse that performs well on muddy or wet tracks.
verb
(intransitive) To scavenge in river or harbor mud for items of value.
mudlarker
mudlarker
noun
One who mudlarks.
mudlarks
mudlarks
noun
plural of mudlark
mudtrack
natureliked
neckguard
neckguard
noun
Alternative form of neck guard
outbarked
outbarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbark
outdrank
outdrank
verb
simple past tense of outdrink
outranked
outranked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outrank
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
packbuilder
parbuckled
parbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parbuckle
preundertake
preundertaken
preundertaking
pseudobankrupt
quadrantlike
quadrantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a quadrant.
quakerbird
quakerbird
noun
the sooty albatross
quakerdom
quarterbacked
quarterbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quarterback
quarterdeck
quarterdeck
noun
(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
quarterdeckish
quarterdecks
quarterdecks
noun
plural of quarterdeck
quickhearted
radiumlike
radiumlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of radium.
rattleskulled
ravenduck
ravenduck
noun
Alternative form of raven's duck
reundertake
reundertake
verb
(transitive) To undertake again.
rokadur
rudbeckia
rudbeckia
noun
Any member of the genus Rudbeckia of coneflowers.
soundtrack
soundtrack
noun
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.
A recording of such music for sale.
Background sounds that are part of a bigger event.
The sound (especially the music) component of a movie, video game, etc.
verb
To provide, or to act as the sound or music component of a film
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
sparkplugged
sparkplugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sparkplug
studebaker
stunkard
superacknowledgment
swashbucklerdom
talukdar
talukdar
noun
(historical) An Indian landholder in the Mughal Empire and British Raj, responsible for collecting taxes from a taluk.