A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.
Proper noun
The Adirondacks
adirondacks
adirondacks
Proper noun
A range of mountains in New York State.
afrikanderdom
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
agkistrodon
aleksandropol
aleksandrov
aleksandrovac
aleksandrovsk
anadarko
anadarko
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA
andarko
androkinin
ankerhold
ankyroid
archidiskodon
attiwendaronk
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
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
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
bankrolled
bankrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankroll
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
baronduki
blockaderunning
bookbinder
bookbinder
noun
A person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
boondocker
boondocker
noun
A kind of combat boot worn in the US Marine Corps.
borodankov
boundbrook
bradyteleokinesis
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
brideknot
brodekin
brodekin
noun
Alternative form of brodequin
brokenhearted
brokenhearted
adj
Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the repudiation of a romantic relationship.
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
brookeland
brookland
brooklandville
brooktondale
buddenbrooks
cardiokinetic
cardiokinetic
adj
That excites or stimulates the heart.
noun
A drug that stimulates the heart.
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
chronodeik
clodknocker
clodknocker
noun
Synonym of clodhopper
cockneybred
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
counterdike
crackdown
crackdown
noun
Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
crackpottedness
crookedness
crookedness
noun
The state of being crooked
crookednesses
crookednesses
noun
plural of crookedness
crookfingered
crookkneed
crooknecked
crooknosed
crooksterned
darksomeness
darksomeness
noun
The quality of being darksome.
darktown
darktown
noun
(US, dated) An African-American area of a city in the American South.
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
denbrook
dermaskeleton
dermatoskeleton
dermatoskeleton
noun
exoskeleton
dermoskeleton
dermoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) An exoskeleton.
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
dickerson
didrikson
dikaryon
dikaryon
noun
(biology) A hypha that has two nuclei.
dikerion
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
disembarkation
disembarkation
noun
The act of disembarking.
disembarkations
disembarkations
noun
plural of disembarkation
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
disworkmanship
dneprodzerzhinsk
dnepropetrovsk
dobrinsky
dockyardman
dockyardman
noun
A laborer employed in a dockyard.
dominicker
dominicker
Noun
A Dominique (breed of chicken).
dominickers
dominickers
noun
plural of dominicker
donicker
donkeywork
donkeywork
noun
Alternative form of donkey work
donkeyworks
donnybrook
donnybrook
adj
Chaotic.
noun
A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.
donnybrooks
donnybrooks
noun
plural of donnybrook
doorknob
doorknob
noun
(informal, derogatory) A stupid person.
A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.
doorknobs
doorknobs
noun
plural of doorknob
doormaking
doormaking
noun
The manufacture of doors.
doornik
doraskean
dorkinesses
dorking
dorking
Proper noun
a market town in Surrey, England.
dorneck
dornecks
dornick
dornick
noun
A coarse sort of damask, originally made at Tournay (in Flemish, Doornick), Belgium, and used for hangings, carpets, etc.
A stout figured linen manufactured in Scotland.
dornicks
dornicks
noun
plural of dornick
dornock
dornock
noun
Alternative form of dornick
dornocks
dornocks
noun
plural of dornock
downlooker
downlooker
noun
(fishing) A kind of artificial fly used in fly fishing.
Any of various snipe flies of the genus Rhagio.
downpatrick
downstroke
downstroke
noun
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
downstrokes
downstrokes
noun
plural of downstroke
dragonkind
dragonkind
noun
All dragons, considered as a group.
dragonlike
dragonlike
Adjective
Resembling a dragon or some aspect of one.
drakestone
drakonite
drawknot
drawnwork
drinkproof
dronkelew
dronkgrass
dronkgrass
noun
Alternative form of dronkgras
dronski
droschken
droukan
drouking
drunkensome
drunkensome
adj
Characterised or marked by drunkenness
drunkometer
drunkometer
noun
(dated) A breathalyzer.
dubrovnik
dubrovnik
Proper noun
A city and port in southern Croatia on the Adriatic Sea.
dunkerton
dvornik
dvornik
noun
(archaic) A doorman, porter, janitor, or groundskeeper in a Russian household