Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkylate
ankerites
ankerites
noun
plural of ankerite
antikings
antikings
noun
plural of antiking
antimasks
antimasks
noun
plural of antimask
antistock
antistock
adj
(rare) Opposing the farming of livestock.
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
areskutan
arkansite
arkansite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of brookite
arksutite
arksutite
noun
(mineralogy) chiolite
aroostook
arsmetrik
artemovsk
asterikos
asterikos
noun
(Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy) A metal cross that is placed over the diskos to prevent the veil from touching the host.
asterisks
asterisks
noun
plural of asterisk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asterisk
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.
athabaska
atlaslike
attackers
attackers
noun
plural of attacker
autarkies
autarkies
noun
plural of autarky
autarkist
autarkist
noun
A proponent of autarky.
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
backbeats
backbeats
noun
plural of backbeat
backbites
backbites
noun
plural of backbite
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backbite
backcasts
backcasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcast
backchats
backchats
noun
plural of backchat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backchat
backdates
backdates
noun
plural of backdate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate
backlists
backlists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlist
backrests
backrests
noun
plural of backrest
backseats
backseats
noun
plural of backseat
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
backsight
backsight
noun
(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
backstaff
backstaff
noun
(nautical) An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
backstage
backstage
adj
Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
Secret, concealed from the public.
adv
Out of view of the public.
Towards the area behind the stage.
noun
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
backstair
backstair
adj
clandestine, secret or furtive
noun
The backstairs (stairs at the rear of a building).
backstamp
backstays
backstays
noun
plural of backstay
backstein
backstick
backstick
noun
(field hockey, often attributively) An illegal shot in which a player strikes the ball with the rounded face of the stick in field hockey.
backstone
backstops
backstops
noun
plural of backstop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstop
backstrap
backstrap
noun
(drugs) The rolling a marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion
(firearms) The rearmost surface applied to the grip especially of a pistol below a possible beavertail.
A loin of meat consisting of the muscle on each side of the spine.
A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
An anchoring strap, passed around the waist or hips, for a small loom.
The backbone of a book.
verb
To apply or make into a backstrap.
backstrip
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
bagritski
bakemeats
bakemeats
noun
plural of bakemeat
bakestone
bakestone
noun
Synonym of Welshcake
Synonym of baking stone
ballstock
ballstock
noun
(printing, historical) The handle of a printer's ball.
banknotes
banknotes
noun
plural of banknote
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
barkstone
barnstock
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
baulkiest
baulkiest
adj
superlative form of baulky: most baulky
beanstalk
beanstalk
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A space elevator.
(figuratively, colloquial, by extension) A tall, slim person.
The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
beastlike
beastlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beast.
beefsteak
beefsteak
noun
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom.
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato.
(countable, archaic): A celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer.
(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from beef cattle.
(uncountable) The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
bialystok
blacklist
blacklist
noun
(law, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned.
verb
(transitive) To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
blavatsky
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.
bootjacks
bootjacks
noun
plural of bootjack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootjack
brankiest
branstock
breakfast
breakfast
noun
(by extension) A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
(largely obsolete outside religion) A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.
The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
verb
(intransitive) To eat the morning meal.
(transitive) To serve breakfast to.
breaklist
breakouts
breakouts
noun
plural of breakout
brickbats
brickbats
noun
plural of brickbat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brickbat
britzskas
britzskas
noun
plural of britzska
buckstall
buckstall
noun
(archaic) A net used for catching deer.
bucktails
bucktails
noun
plural of bucktail
bunkmates
bunkmates
noun
plural of bunkmate
cardstock
cardstock
noun
Alternative spelling of card stock
caretakes
caretakes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caretake
casketing
casketing
verb
present participle of casket
catasarka
catskills
catskills
Proper noun
The Catskill Mountains
chalkiest
chalkiest
adj
superlative form of chalky: most chalky
chapstick
chapstick
noun
Lip balm.
chatchkas
chatchkas
noun
plural of chatchka
chatchkes
chatchkes
noun
plural of chatchke
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
clapstick
clapstick
noun
A clapperboard.
A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.
clarkston
coatracks
coatracks
noun
plural of coatrack
cockatoos
cockatoos
noun
plural of cockatoo
cockboats
cockboats
noun
plural of cockboat
cocktails
cocktails
noun
plural of cocktail
cornstalk
cornstalk
noun
(Australia, slang, derogatory) a non-indigenous native of New South Wales.
(Australia, slang, obsolete) A non-indigenous person born in Australia.
(botany) A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn.
(botany) The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
crabstick
crabstick
noun
(now rare) A cudgel, originally made of the wood of a crabapple tree, hence any similar club.
(obsolete) A crabby, ill-tempered person.
A processed food, made of surimi to somewhat resemble the legs of a crab.
crackpots
crackpots
noun
plural of crackpot
crankiest
crankiest
adj
superlative form of cranky: most cranky
creakiest
creakiest
adj
superlative form of creaky: most creaky
croakiest
croakiest
adj
superlative form of croaky: most croaky
crosstalk
crosstalk
noun
(biology) The situation where one or more components of a signal transduction pathway affect another pathway.
(electronics) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
A traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a dialogue.
Conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion.
verb
To hold an incidental conversation
dakoities
dakoities
noun
plural of dakoity
darkliest
darkliest
adv
(literary, dated) superlative form of darkly: most darkly
daystreak
dekabrist
dekabrist
Noun
Decembrist
dekastere
dekastere
noun
Alternative form of decastere
disjasket
disjasket
adj
Alternative form of disjaskit
disjaskit
disjaskit
adj
(UK, dialect) worn out
dismarket
ducktails
ducktails
noun
plural of ducktail
eduskunta
elkesaite
eyestalks
eyestalks
noun
plural of eyestalk
fastbacks
fastbacks
noun
plural of fastback
fatstocks
fatstocks
noun
plural of fatstock
flagstick
flagstick
noun
(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole
flatworks
folktales
folktales
noun
plural of folktale
footmarks
footmarks
noun
plural of footmark
footstalk
footstalk
noun
(botany) A stalk (such as a peduncle or pedicel) that supports another structure.
forjaskit
frankston
freakiest
freakiest
adj
superlative form of freaky: most freaky
freakouts
freakouts
noun
plural of freakout
gaitskell
gaitskell
Proper noun
A surname, a variant of Gaskell.
gateworks
goatskins
goatskins
noun
plural of goatskin
graustark
grubstake
grubstake
noun
(business) An amount of money advanced to someone starting a business in return for a share of the future profits.
(mining) Money, materials, tools, food etc. provided to a prospector in return for a share in future profits.
Money, necessities stockpiled to sustain an effort for a period of time.
verb
(transitive) To supply such funds to.
hackliest
halakhist
halakhist
noun
A Jewish person who strictly adheres to halakhic and Talmudic laws.
halakists
halakists
noun
plural of halakist
hardtacks
hardtacks
noun
plural of hardtack
hatmakers
hatmakers
noun
plural of hatmaker
hawkmoths
hawkmoths
noun
plural of hawkmoth
haystacks
haystacks
noun
plural of haystack
headstick
headstick
noun
(printing, historical) A straight piece of furniture placed at the head of a form, between the chase and the type.
A stick-like device strapped to a paralysed person's head to allow them to perform activities such as typing on a keyboard.
headstock
headstock
noun
(mining) A headframe.
(rail transport) A transverse structural member at the extreme end of a rail vehicle's underframe, also used on some bogies.
A beam that supports a bell.
A clamp that restrains a cow by the neck.
A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating part
The part of a lute-type string instrument, such as a guitar, that holds the tuning pegs or tensioning screws of the strings.
heartsick
heartsick
adj
Very despondent or sorrowful.
heterakis
iceskated
iceskated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of iceskate
inkstands
inkstands
noun
plural of inkstand
intertask
intertask
adj
Between tasks.
isokontae
isokontan
isokontan
adj
Belonging to the isokonts.
jackboots
jackboots
noun
plural of jackboot
jackshaft
jackshaft
noun
A common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine.
A wheelless axle used to turn the wheels of a locomotive.
verb
To transfer or synchronize rotational force by means of a jackshaft.
jacksmelt
jacksmelt
noun
Atherinopsis californiensis, an edible neotropical silverside native to the Pacific coast of North America.
jacksmith
jacksmith
noun
A smith who makes jacks.
jackstays
jackstays
noun
plural of jackstay
jackstock
jackstone
jackstone
noun
A jack; one of the playing pieces in the game of jacks.