(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
apparatchik
apparatchik
noun
(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archikaryon
archmockery
bacchuslike
backbencher
backbencher
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not play an active role in a process.
(education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom.
(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.
(sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve.
backbenches
backbenches
noun
plural of backbench
backchecked
backchecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcheck
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashers
backlashers
noun
plural of backlasher
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighted
backslashes
backslashes
noun
plural of backslash
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackhander
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
bodychecked
bodychecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodycheck
breechblock
breechblock
noun
(firearms) The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge.
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
buckwashing
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bunchbacked
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
cchaddoorck
chachalakas
chackchiuma
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkcutter
chalkotheke
chalkworker
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checkerwork
checkerwork
noun
(figuratively) Any aggregate of varied vicissitudes.
Work consisting of or showing checkers, varied alternately by colour or material.
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
checkmarked
checkmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkmark
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
checksummed
checksummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checksum
checkwriter
checkwriter
noun
A machine that writes on preprinted checks in such a way as to prevent fraudulent alteration of the check.
One who writes checks.
cheektowaga
cheesecakes
cheesecakes
noun
plural of cheesecake
cheesemaker
cheesemaker
noun
A person skilled in the art of making cheese
chelyabinsk
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
cheremkhovo
chickabiddy
chickabiddy
noun
(childish) A chicken or similar bird.
Term of endearment for a young child or loved one.
chickamauga
chickenbill
chickenhood
chickenhood
noun
The state or period of being a chicken.
chickenshit
chickenshit
adj
(slang, vulgar) petty and contemptible; contemptibly unimportant. (Compare bullshit.)
(vulgar, slang) cowardly
noun
(slang, vulgar) (A) petty and contemptible thing(s).
(slang, vulgar) coward
(vulgar, military, slang) A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings; a petty, abusive martinet.
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chikmagalur
chimneylike
chimneylike
adj
Resembling a chimney, especially in shape
chlorpikrin
chmielewski
chockablock
chockablock
adj
(by extension) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
(nautical, of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
adv
In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
chokecherry
chokecherry
noun
Any of several American wild cherry trees, especially Prunus virginiana.
chokoloskee
chopsockies
chopsockies
noun
plural of chopsocky
choukoutien
chuckawalla
chuckawalla
noun
Alternative form of chuckwalla
chucklehead
chucklehead
noun
(informal) A stupid or clumsy person.
A coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus.
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cockishness
cockleshell
cockleshell
noun
A small, flimsy boat.
The shell of a cockle (or similar shell).
cockneyship
cockroaches
cockroaches
noun
plural of cockroach
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
creekfishes
crookheaded
crosshackle
cruickshank
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
deutschmark
duchesslike
duchesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a duchess.
duckhearted
duckhunting
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
finchbacked
forechecked
forechecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forecheck
forechecker
forechecker
noun
(ice hockey) A player who forechecks.
funfkirchen
gerlachovka
grieshuckle
gulfhammock
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
hackmatacks
hackmatacks
noun
plural of hackmatack
hackneyedly
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
hammocklike
hammocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammock.
handkercher
handkercher
noun
Obsolete form of handkerchief.
handpicking
handpicking
verb
present participle of handpick
hatchetback
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
hecctkaerre
heckelphone
heckelphone
noun
A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.
hendrickson
hickishness
hickscorner
highjacking
highjacking
noun
Alternative form of hijacking
verb
present participle of highjack
highpockets
hitchhikers
hitchhikers
noun
plural of hitchhiker
hitchhiking
hitchhiking
noun
(genetics) A form of evolution caused by genetic drift.
The act of one who hitchhikes.
verb
present participle of hitchhike
hockingport
holluschick
holluschick
noun
A "bachelor seal"; a holluschickie.
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
honeysuckle
honeysuckle
noun
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia)
Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia)
Banksia marginata (silver banksia)
Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle)
Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle)
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
horsebacker
horsebacker
noun
One who rides on horseback.
horsejockey
huckleberry
huckleberry
noun
(US, slang) The person one is looking for; the right person for the job.
(slang) A person of little consequence.
A shrub growing this fruit.
A small amount, a short distance, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.
A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.
verb
(intransitive) To pick huckleberries.
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
hucksteress
hucksteress
noun
(archaic) A female huckster.
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hucksterism
hucksterism
noun
The condition of being a huckster; hucksterish behavior.
hucksterize
hucksterize
verb
To hawk; to promote, especially in a pushy or deceptive manner.