The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop.
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.
charlocks
charlocks
noun
plural of charlock
chokeable
hairlocks
hairlocks
noun
plural of hairlock
havelocks
havelocks
noun
plural of havelock
headlocks
headlocks
noun
plural of headlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headlock
holdbacks
holdbacks
noun
plural of holdback
kahoolawe
kahoolawe
Proper noun
the smallest of the eight main volcanic islands in Hawaii, uninhabited
kalanchoe
kalanchoe
noun
Any of the genus Kalanchoe of tropical, succulent flowering plants.
koluschan
koluschan
Noun
Tlingit
Proper noun
Tlingit
Adjective
Tlingit
kuehneola
lakeshore
lakeshore
noun
(sometimes attributive) The shore of a lake.
lathworks
lathworks
noun
plural of lathwork
leukothea
leukothea
Proper noun
A nymph or minor sea goddess of Greek mythology.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
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.
lookahead
lookahead
noun
(computing, software compilation) The analysis in advance of subsequent decisions that would be made if a particular branch of an algorithm was followed.
(regular expressions) The analysis of the subsequent characters before the regular expression is matched.
matchlock
matchlock
noun
Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan.
The gunlock used in such a weapon, having a slow smouldering match, see: slow match.
mollyhawk
moochulka
moochulka
noun
Alternative form of muchalka
nonchalky
nonchalky
adj
Not chalky.
oklahoman
oklahoman
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Oklahoma in the United States of America.
Adjective
Of or relating to Oklahoma.
packcloth
packcloth
noun
A strong, coarse cloth used for packaging
sackcloth
sackcloth
adj
Made of sackcloth.
noun
(usually with “and ashes”, also figurative) Garments worn as an act of penance.
A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
shackbolt
shockable
shockable
adj
(medicine) Capable of being treated by defibrillator.
Able to be shocked.
Easily shocked.
shoeblack
shoeblack
noun
One who cleans and polishes shoes (and boots) as an occupation.
shoptalks
shoptalks
noun
plural of shoptalk
slovakish
slovakish
Adjective
Slovak
solonchak
solonchak
noun
A pale or grey soil found in arid to subhumid conditions with poor drainage.
talkathon
talkathon
noun
A lengthy speech, discussion or debate.
thylakoid
thylakoid
noun
(biology) a folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from which grana are made, used in photosynthesis