(nautical) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.
(nautical) Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.
anklebone
anklebone
noun
The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.
antiblock
backarrow
backboard
backboard
noun
(basketball) The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.
(medicine) A spine board.
(nautical) The port or larboard side of a ship
(tennis) A flat vertical wall with the image of a tennis net drawn or painted on it, designed to practice hitting against such that the ball rebounds.
A board placed at the back of a cart, boat, etc.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To place (a patient) on a spine board.
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
backbones
backbones
noun
plural of backbone
backcloth
backcloth
noun
The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop.
backcourt
backcourt
noun
(basketball) A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.
(chiefly Scotland) A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
backcross
backcross
noun
(genetics) An organism produced by such a crossing.
(genetics) The act of crossing a hybrid with one of its parents.
(juggling) Alternative form of back cross
verb
(genetics) To cross a hybrid with one of its parents.
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
backjoint
backjoint
noun
(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
backorder
backorder
noun
An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.
verb
To place such an order
backropes
backstone
backstops
backstops
noun
plural of backstop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstop
backsword
backsword
noun
(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
backwoods
backwoods
adj
Pertaining to the backwoods.
Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.
noun
A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
bakeboard
bakeboard
noun
(now rare) A board upon which dough is prepared (kneaded, etc) while making bread.
bakehouse
bakehouse
noun
(UK dialectal) Bakery.
A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
A building principally containing ovens.
bakeshops
bakeshops
noun
plural of bakeshop
bakestone
bakestone
noun
Synonym of Welshcake
Synonym of baking stone
ballstock
ballstock
noun
(printing, historical) The handle of a printer's ball.
baloskion
bankbooks
bankbooks
noun
plural of bankbook
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
banknotes
banknotes
noun
plural of banknote
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
barkstone
barnstock
baronduki
baskonize
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
becloaked
becloaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloak
beothukan
bergomask
bergomask
noun
(obsolete) A kind of rustic dance.
bialystok
bivouacks
bivouacks
noun
plural of bivouack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouack
blackbody
blackbody
noun
(physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum
blackboys
blackboys
noun
plural of blackboy
blackcoat
blackcoat
Noun
A member of the clergy.
blackcock
blackcock
noun
The male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).
blackcods
blackfoot
blackfoot
noun
A tropical American bush of the genus Melampodium
blackford
blackmore
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blackpoll
blackpoll
noun
A North American warbler, Dendroica striata, the male of which has a black patch on its head
blackpool
blackpool
Proper noun
A town and resort in Lancashire, England
blackroot
blackroot
noun
Colicroot, Aletris farinosa
Culver's root, Veronicastrum virginicum
Either of two species in the genus Pterocaulon: Pterocaulon pycnostachyum and Pterocaulon virgatum
Several plant diseases caused by fungi in the genus Aphanomyces causing that cause roots to rot and turn black.
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
blackwood
blackwood
noun
(uncountable) The very dark wood of such trees.
African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), of Africa
Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), of eastern Australia
Bombay blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia), of India
Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico.
blackwork
blackwork
noun
(obsolete) Work connected with funerals, as an undertaker's assistant or a maker of mourning clothes, etc.
(sewing) A form of counted-thread embroidery that is usually stitched on even-weave fabric with a twisted thread.
blackwort
blakemore
blankbook
blockaded
blockaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockade
blockader
blockader
noun
A person who blockades
A ship used in blockading
blockades
blockades
noun
plural of blockade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockade
blockages
blockages
noun
plural of blockage
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
blockpate
blowbacks
blowbacks
noun
plural of blowback
boardlike
boardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a board.
boardwalk
boardwalk
noun
A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
bodymaker
bodymaker
noun
a craftsman
boghazkoy
boltmaker
boltmaker
noun
A machine that manufactures bolts.
A manufacturer of bolts.
boneblack
boneblack
noun
Alternative form of bone black
bookboard
bookcases
bookcases
noun
plural of bookcase
bookcraft
bookcraft
noun
(archaic) Authorship; literary skill.
bookmaker
bookmaker
noun
(gambling) A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.
A person who compiles books from the writings of others.
A person who prints or binds books.
bookmarks
bookmarks
noun
plural of bookmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bookmark
bookplate
bookplate
noun
A printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft.
verb
(transitive) To affix a bookplate to (a book).
bookracks
bookracks
noun
plural of bookrack
bookstack
bookstack
noun
One of a set of bookshelves in a library.
bookstall
bookstall
noun
A table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale.
bookstand
bookstand
noun
A rack for holding books; a bookrack.
A small stall where books are sold.
A stand, made for holding books open.
bookwards
bootblack
bootblack
noun
(dated) A shoeshine boy; a person who shines shoes as an occupation.
verb
(transitive) To shine shoes.
bootjacks
bootjacks
noun
plural of bootjack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootjack
bootmaker
bootmaker
noun
A maker of boots; a cobbler.
boschvark
boshvarks
bousoukia
bouzoukia
bouzoukia
noun
A Greek nightclub playing traditional Greek music.
Alternative form of bouzouki (“musical instrument”)
bowlmaker
bowlmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bowls.
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
boxmaking
boxmaking
noun
The manufacture of boxes.
brainwork
brainwork
noun
Work done with the brain; mental effort.
brakeload
brakeload
noun
Enough to fill a brake (type of carriage).
brakeroot
branstock
brasswork
brasswork
noun
Work or ornamentation made of brass.
breakbone
breakbone
adj
Violent; rough and painful.
noun
(US dialect, countable) A chicken's wishbone.
(pathology, uncountable) dengue fever
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.
breakouts
breakouts
noun
plural of breakout
breakover
brockages
brockages
noun
plural of brockage
brokerage
brokerage
noun
A business, firm, or company whose business is to act as a broker (e.g., stockbroker).
The commission paid to a broker.
The occupation of being a broker.
brookable
brookdale
brookland
brooklawn
brookneal
brownback
brownback
noun
A bird, the dowitcher or red-breasted snipe.
A note of scrip printed on brown paper, such as that issued by the city of St. Louis during a financial crisis.
A postage stamp printed in brown ink, used in the 1890s.
buckaroos
buckaroos
noun
plural of buckaroo
buckayros
buckayros
noun
plural of buckayro
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.
buckwagon
buckwagon
noun
(South Africa) A strong wagon with a frame over the wheels used for hauling goods.
(US) A buckboard; a wagon for personal transport as well as transporting goods.
buzzgloak
casebooks
casebooks
noun
plural of casebook
cashbooks
cashbooks
noun
plural of cashbook
chapbooks
chapbooks
noun
plural of chapbook
chokeable
classbook
classbook
noun
(dated) A textbook for use in class.
cockboats
cockboats
noun
plural of cockboat
cockbrain
cockbrain
noun
(vulgar) a stupid person
codebreak
combmaker
combmaker
noun
A manufacturer of combs.
comebacks
comebacks
noun
plural of comeback
corkboard
corkboard
noun
Alternative spelling of cork-board
crookback
crookback
noun
A crooked back, or a person with such a back; a hunchback.
crossbeak
crossbeak
noun
A bird, the crossbill.
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.
fabrikoid
fallbrook
forkbeard
forkbeard
noun
A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat head.
Another species of hake, Phycis phycis
The European forked hake or hake's-dame (Phycis blennoides).
gladbrook
goosebeak
grosbeaks
grosbeaks
noun
plural of grosbeak
handbooks
handbooks
noun
plural of handbook
handybook
holdbacks
holdbacks
noun
plural of holdback
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.
ironbarks
ironbarks
noun
plural of ironbark
jablonsky
jackboots
jackboots
noun
plural of jackboot
jacksboro
junkboard
junkboard
noun
A kind of heavy millboard.
kabeljous
kabeljous
noun
plural of kabeljou
katabolic
katabolic
adj
Alternative form of catabolic
keelboats
keelboats
noun
plural of keelboat
keyboards
keyboards
noun
plural of keyboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keyboard
khabarovo
kickboard
kickboard
noun
A small, buoyant board used to support a swimmer's upper body and arms while allowing free kicking movements.
On pianos and organs, a vertical panel located above the pedals.
Synonym of kickplate (“strip at base of door to prevent scuffing”)