(sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.
verb
To sew with a backstitch.
bakshished
bakshished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bakshish
bakshishes
bakshishes
noun
plural of bakshish
bankalachi
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
bethanking
bethanking
verb
present participle of bethank
birkenhead
birkenhead
Proper noun
An English topographic surname
Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead
the town itself.
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
blackishly
blackishly
adv
In a blackish way.
blacklight
blacklight
noun
Alternative form of black light (“ultraviolet bulb”)
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
boghazkeui
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
burushaski
burushaski
Proper noun
A language of northwestern Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
bushmaking
chaikovski
chainbreak
chainmaker
chainmaker
noun
A tool use to add a link to a chain
One who makes chains.
chairmaker
chairmaker
noun
A manufacturer of chairs.
chalkiness
chalkiness
noun
The state of being chalky.
chandrakhi
chaukidari
chekhovian
chekhovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) or his writings.
chickadees
chickadees
noun
plural of chickadee
chickasaws
chikamatsu
chilliwack
chimalakwe
chimarikan
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
cruikshank
darkhaired
dashnakist
dikephobia
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
ereshkigal
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
hackdriver
hackneying
hackneying
verb
present participle of hackney
hackneyism
hacksilber
hacksilber
noun
Alternative form of hacksilver
haeckelian
haeckelian
Adjective
Of or relating to the zoologist (1834-1919).
haeckelism
haffkinize
haimsucken
hairstreak
hairstreak
noun
Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.
halakistic
halterlike
hammerlike
hammerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammer.
hancockite
hancockite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral of the epidote group, with lead and strontium replacing some of the calcium.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handpicked
handpicked
adj
(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handpick
hankerings
hankerings
noun
plural of hankering
hanksville
hardwickia
hearkening
hearkening
noun
The act of one who hearkens or listens.
verb
present participle of hearken
hearselike
hearselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hearse.
heatmaking
heavenlike
heavenlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a heaven; heavenly.
heelmaking
hemikaryon
herakleion
heraklidan
hexokinase
hexokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose
highjacked
highjacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of highjack
highjacker
highjacker
noun
Alternative spelling of hijacker
hijackings
hijackings
noun
plural of hijacking
homemaking
homemaking
noun
The management of a household considered as an occupation.
hookmaking
hookmaking
noun
The manufacture of hooks.
hopkinsian
hopkinsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1721–1803).
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hughmanick
humankinds
humankinds
noun
plural of humankind
hunchakist
jackfishes
jackfishes
noun
plural of jackfish
jerkinhead
jerkinhead
noun
(architecture) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.
jinricksha
jinricksha
noun
Alternative spelling of jinriksha
jinrikisha
jinrikisha
noun
Alternative form of jinriksha
kaisership
kaisership
noun
The role or status of a kaiser.
karharbari
karinghota
karmathian
kashmirian
kashoubish
kataphoric
kataphoric
adj
Alternative form of cataphoric
kathismata
kathismata
noun
plural of kathisma
katholikoi
katholikos
katholikos
noun
Alternative form of catholicos
katsushika
keelhaling
keelhaling
verb
present participle of keelhale
keilhauite
keilhauite
noun
(mineralogy) yttrotitanite
kenophobia
kenophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of empty spaces.
kentishman
kephallina
khagiarite
khagiarite
noun
(mineralogy) A black vitreous variety of pantellerite.
khakanship
khakanship
noun
Synonym of khanship
khalkidike
khalkidiki
khammurabi
kharoshthi
khediviate
kherwarian
khidmatgar
khidmutgar
khidmutgar
noun
Alternative form of khitmatgar
khitmatgar
khitmatgar
noun
(British India, South Asia) A male servant, with responsibility for waiting at table.
khitmutgar
khitmutgar
noun
Alternative spelling of khitmatgar
kiahsville
kilmichael
kirghizean
kirkinhead
kirmanshah
kishambala
kitakyushu
kitakyushu
Proper noun
A city in Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
kitchenman
kitchenman
noun
A man employed in a kitchen.
kitkahaxki
kitkehahki
knappishly
knightdale
knighthead
knighthead
noun
A bollard or bitt.
A mitred backing timber which extends the after line of the rabbet in the stem to give extra support to the ends of the planks and the bowsprit.
Either of two timbers rising from the keel of a sailing ship and supporting the inner end of the bowsprit.
kohlrabies
kohlrabies
noun
plural of kohlrabi
kopophobia
krishnaism
krishnaist
krishnaite
kurbashing
kurbashing
verb
present participle of kurbash
kyphosidae
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
lakishness
lakishness
noun
The quality of being lakish.
likelihead
likelihead
noun
Obsolete form of likelihood.
mackintosh
mackintosh
noun
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
By extension, any waterproof coat or raincoat.
Waterproof rubberized cloth.
madhyamika
madhyamika
Proper noun
The central philosophy of Buddhism that was systematized by Nagarjuna. It establishes that all phenomena are empty of independent reality.
makedhonia
makeshifts
makeshifts
noun
plural of makeshift
makeshifty
makeshifty
adj
Somewhat makeshift.
makeweight
makeweight
noun
Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument.
Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
manahawkin
matchstick
matchstick
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece.
A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.