Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archknave
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
artichoke
artichoke
noun
A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
astrakhan
astrakhan
noun
Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
bakhtiari
barkleigh
bashkiria
bashkiria
Proper noun
A republic of Russia in the south of the country, with capital Ufa.
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
bhaktapur
birchbark
birchbark
noun
A piece of this bark, formerly used for writing on.
The bark of the birch tree, especially the white bark of the paper birch, Betula papyrifera.
birthmark
birthmark
noun
A mark on the skin formed before birth.
boschvark
boshvarks
brakehand
brakehead
brushback
brushback
noun
(baseball) Synonym of brushback pitch
burkhardt
bushmaker
cardshark
cardshark
noun
(chiefly US) A cardsharp.
catchwork
catchwork
noun
A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
chalkrail
charkhana
charlocks
charlocks
noun
plural of charlock
checkmark
checkmark
noun
Alternative form of check mark
verb
(transitive) To mark with a ✓ symbol; to tick.
checkrack
checkrail
checkrail
noun
Alternative spelling of check rail
chefornak
chickaree
chickaree
noun
(Canada, US) A small squirrel, one of the species of Tamiasciurus, that lives in evergreen forests of North America.
chimariko
chimariko
Noun
A tribe that lived in a canyon on the Trinity River in California until they were all but destroyed in the mid-1800s, at which point survivors fled and assimilated into the Hupa and Shasta tribes.
Proper noun
The language spoken by this tribe, which is either a language isolate or perhaps Hokan.
chokerman
chokerman
noun
A person employed to fasten the choker around logs for haulage.
coachwork
coachwork
noun
The body of a motor vehicle (as opposed to the chassis).
cockroach
cockroach
noun
(Australia, slang, derogatory, humorous) A person from New South Wales.
(Australia, slang, obsolete) A hard lump of brown sugar.
(offensive, slang, ethnic slur, Rwanda) A Tutsi.
(slang, offensive) A person or a member of a group of people regarded as undesirable and rapidly procreating.
A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea.
crackhemp
creashaks
dakerhens
dakerhens
noun
plural of dakerhen
dashmaker
dishmaker
dishmaker
noun
A manufacturer of dishes.
earthlike
earthlike
adj
(of a planet) Resembling the Earth
earthwork
earthwork
noun
Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
fatherkin
fatherkin
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's father.
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
gorakhpur
gorchakov
grasshook
hackamore
hackamore
noun
A kind of bridle with no bit.
hackberry
hackberry
noun
(uncountable) The wood of these plants.
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Celtis, widespread over the Northern Hemisphere, having small fruit.
Prunus padus, a species of cherry tree, of Eurasia, or its berry.
hackeries
hackeries
noun
plural of hackery
hackneyer
hackneyer
noun
One who hackneys (makes uninteresting or trite by frequent use).
hackthorn
hackworks
hackworks
noun
plural of hackwork
haddocker
haddocker
noun
A commercial fisherman who catches haddock.
A fishing boat used for catching haddock.
hairlocks
hairlocks
noun
plural of hairlock
hairworks
hairworks
noun
plural of hairwork
halftrack
halftrack
noun
Alternative form of half-track
hallmarks
hallmarks
noun
plural of hallmark
hammarskj
hammerkop
hammerkop
noun
A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidaeand related to the herons.
hamtramck
hamtramck
Proper noun
A city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States.
handbrake
handbrake
noun
(mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked.
(mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever or foot-operated toggle lever in a motorcar or the hand-operated crank on a railcar, which is used to set and release such a brake.
verb
To apply the handbrake in a vehicle.
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
hankerers
hankerers
noun
plural of hankerer
hankering
hankering
noun
(often followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.
verb
present participle of hanker
hardbacks
hardbacks
noun
plural of hardback
hardhacks
hardhacks
noun
plural of hardhack
hardtacks
hardtacks
noun
plural of hardtack
hardwicke
harkeners
harkeners
noun
plural of harkener
harkening
harkening
noun
The act of one who harkens or listens.
verb
present participle of harken
harpylike
harpylike
Adjective
Resembling a harpy; ravenous or shrewish.
hatmakers
hatmakers
noun
plural of hatmaker
havercake
haversack
haversack
noun
(archaic) An oat-sack, or nosebag for a horse.
A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.
havockers
havockers
noun
plural of havocker
hawksmoor
haymakers
haymakers
noun
plural of haymaker
haymarket
haymarket
Proper noun
Any of various placenames, particularly a street in Westminster, London and the in that street
A town in Virginia State.
headworks
headworks
noun
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
hearkened
hearkened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hearken
hearkener
hearkener
noun
One who hearkens; a listener.
heartikin
heartikin
noun
(obsolete, diminutive) A little heart.
heartlike
heartlike
adj
Having the shape of a heart.
Resembling or characteristic of a heart.
heartsick
heartsick
adj
Very despondent or sorrowful.
heatmaker
heelmaker
hektogram
heraklean
heterakid
heterakis
hijackers
hijackers
noun
plural of hijacker
hissarlik
hockamore
hockamore
noun
(obsolete) A Rhenish white wine.
homemaker
homemaker
noun
(US) A person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.
hoofmarks
hoofmarks
noun
plural of hoofmark
hookaroon
hookerman
hookmaker
hookmaker
noun
A manufacturer of hooks.
hoopmaker
hornwrack
hornwrack
noun
(zoology) A bryozoan of the genus Flustra.
horseback
horseback
adv
On the back of a horse.
noun
(countable) A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.
(usually with on, upon, etc.) The back of a horse.
jayhawker
jayhawker
noun
(historical) An abolitionist raider in the Kansas–Missouri border skirmishes during the American Civil War.
Any robber or bandit.
jinriksha
jinriksha
noun
Synonym of rickshaw
kaibartha
kaiwhiria
kaiwhiria
noun
(New Zealand) Parsonsia capsularis, a climbing plant endemic to New Zealand.
kanephore
kantharoi
kantharoi
noun
plural of kantharos
kantharos
kantharos
noun
Alternative form of cantharus (“ancient drinking-cup”)
karlsruhe
karlsruhe
Proper noun
A city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
A city/village in North Dakota.
kashering
kashering
verb
present participle of kasher
kashmiris
kashruths
katharina
katharine
katharses
katharsis
katharsis
noun
Alternative form of catharsis
kathartic
kathartic
adj
Alternative form of cathartic
katherina
katherine
katherine
Proper noun
name, a popular spelling variant of Catherine.
A placename given to a river and a town in Northern Territory, Australia.
kathiawar
kernighan
khabarovo
kharijite
khazarian
khazarian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Khazaria.
Khazar; of or pertaining to Khazars.
Noun
An inhabitant of Khazaria.
khorassan
kindheart
kirghizia
kirshbaum
koosharem
korahitic
krauthead
kritarchy
kritarchy
noun
Rule by judges.
kshatriya
kshatriya
noun
The second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste.
kurbashed
kurbashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kurbash
kurbashes
kurbashes
noun
plural of kurbash
kymograph
kymograph
noun
A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure over time, using a pen on a rotating drum.
lakehurst
lakeshore
lakeshore
noun
(sometimes attributive) The shore of a lake.
landshark
landshark
noun
(derogatory) A landgrabber.
(obsolete, slang, derogatory) A swindler or fraudster.
(obsolete, slang, derogatory, among smugglers) A customs officer.
larkishly
lathworks
lathworks
noun
plural of lathwork
loanshark
loanshark
noun
Alternative spelling of loan shark.
verb
To commit usury (to loan money at excessive rate of interest), especially if collecting under threat of violence.