Of or pertaining to Abkhazia, a disputed territory in Georgia.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Abkhazia, a region in the Caucasus.
Proper noun
The Abkhaz language, spoken in Abkhazia, a region in the Caucasus.
akhenaten
akhenaten
Proper noun
given name
akhetaton
aleknight
anglehook
aniakchak
ankerhold
anthokyan
anthokyan
noun
(archaic) anthocyanin
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
archknave
ashkenazi
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.
backchain
backchain
verb
(computing, artificial intelligence) To perform inferences, starting with a list of goals (or a hypothesis) and working backwards from the consequent to the antecedent.
backhands
backhands
noun
plural of backhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhand
bankshall
bankshall
noun
(India, historical) A warehouse.
(India, historical) The office of a harbormaster or other port authority.
battakhin
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
beothukan
bethanked
bethanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethank
bethankit
brakehand
buckhound
buckhound
noun
(UK) A hound for deer hunting.
buckthorn
buckthorn
noun
Hippophae (family Elaeagnaceae), the sea buckthorn.
also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn.
especially genus Rhamnus,
especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.
bunkhouse
bunkhouse
noun
A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.
chackling
chackling
verb
present participle of chackle
chainlike
chainlike
adj
Having the form of a chain
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
chalkline
chalukyan
chamkanni
chankings
chankings
noun
plural of chanking
charkhana
checkline
checkrein
checkrein
noun
A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to a horse's neck.
cheekbone
cheekbone
noun
The small prominent bone of the cheek.
chefornak
chemakuan
cherenkov
chickened
chickened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chicken
chickling
chickling
noun
A small chick or chicken; a baby chick.
The leguminous plant Lathyrus sativus as well as other Lathyrus species.
childkind
childkind
noun
All children, considered as a group.
chimakuan
chinalike
chinalike
adj
Resembling china (the ceramic or porcelain material) or some aspect of it.
chinkapin
chinkapin
noun
Alternative form of chinquapin.
chinkiang
chinkiest
chinookan
chinookan
Adjective
Of or relating to a small language family spoken in Oregon and Washington along the Columbia River by Chinook peoples.
chinovnik
chinovnik
noun
A bureaucrat in the Tsarist Russian government.
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chokerman
chokerman
noun
A person employed to fasten the choker around logs for haulage.
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
chuckling
chuckling
noun
(gerund of chuckle) An instance in which someone chuckles
verb
present participle of chuckle
chungking
chunkhead
chunkiest
chunkiest
adj
superlative form of chunky: most chunky
churnmilk
churnmilk
noun
Synonym of buttermilk
cornhusks
cornhusks
noun
plural of cornhusk
cuttyhunk
cuttyhunk
noun
(fishing) A fishing line made from linen threads twisted together.
dakerhens
dakerhens
noun
plural of dakerhen
deckhands
deckhands
noun
plural of deckhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deckhand
ditchbank
dockhands
dockhands
noun
plural of dockhand
donkeyish
donkeyish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a donkey; asinine.
doohinkey
doohinkus
dovzhenko
droschken
elkhounds
elkhounds
noun
plural of elkhound
fatherkin
fatherkin
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's father.
flunkyish
flunkyish
adj
Like a flunky.
foehnlike
foehnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a foehn (type of wind).
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
forethink
forethink
verb
(transitive, rare) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
(transitive, rare) To think about beforehand; to anticipate.
freethink
gunkholed
gunkholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gunkhole
gymkhanas
gymkhanas
noun
plural of gymkhana
hackingly
hackingly
adv
In a hacking manner; brokenly or jerkily.
hackneyed
hackneyed
adj
(dated) Let out for hire.
Repeated too often.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hackney
hackneyer
hackneyer
noun
One who hackneys (makes uninteresting or trite by frequent use).
hackthorn
hamesoken
handbooks
handbooks
noun
plural of handbook
handbrake
handbrake
noun
(mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked.
(mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever or foot-operated toggle lever in a motorcar or the hand-operated crank on a railcar, which is used to set and release such a brake.
verb
To apply the handbrake in a vehicle.
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handpicks
handpicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handpick
handshake
handshake
noun
(computing) An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization.
The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.
verb
(computing) To perform a handshake with another device.
To perform a handshake; to shake hands.
handspike
handspike
noun
A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.
handspoke
handspoke
noun
Alternative form of handspike
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
handybook
hankerers
hankerers
noun
plural of hankerer
hankering
hankering
noun
(often followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.
verb
present participle of hanker
hankinson
harkeners
harkeners
noun
plural of harkener
harkening
harkening
noun
The act of one who harkens or listens.
verb
present participle of harken
hatmaking
hatmaking
noun
The manufacture of hats.
havaikian
havocking
hawknosed
hawknosed
adj
Having a nose that resembles a hawk's beak.
hawknoses
hawknoses
noun
plural of hawknose
haymaking
haymaking
noun
Taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.
hearkened
hearkened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hearken
hearkener
hearkener
noun
One who hearkens; a listener.
heartikin
heartikin
noun
(obsolete, diminutive) A little heart.
heindrick
hekataean
hemiekton
hemiekton
noun
An ancient Attic dry measure of capacity, equivalent to 4.36 litres.
hemokonia
hendricks
henpecked
henpecked
adj
(particularly of husbands or boyfriends) Intimidated or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing wife or girlfriend.
heraklean
hianakoto
hieromonk
hieromonk
noun
A monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest.
hijacking
hijacking
noun
The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.
The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.
verb
present participle of hijack
hingelike
hingelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hinge.
hockessin
hockmoney
hokeyness
hokeyness
noun
Alternative form of hokiness
honeylike
honeylike
adj
Like honey in taste, texture, or appearance.
honeysuck
honeysuck
noun
(dialect, archaic) honeysuckle
hoodwinks
hoodwinks
noun
plural of hoodwink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hoodwink
hookaroon
hookerman
hookerton
hooknoses
hooknoses
noun
plural of hooknose
hookstown
hopkinson
hopkinton
hornbooks
hornbooks
noun
plural of hornbook
hornbrook
hornwrack
hornwrack
noun
(zoology) A bryozoan of the genus Flustra.
hoskinson
houndlike
houndlike
adj
Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndly.
hounskull
hounskull
noun
A type of visor, drawn out into a conical point like a muzzle or beak which improved ventilation and deflected blows, or a helmet having such a visor.
hubmaking
hulkiness
hulkingly
hulkingly
adv
In a hulking manner.
humankind
humankind
noun
The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.
humanlike
humanlike
adj
Having characteristics of a human.
hunchback
hunchback
noun
(derogatory) A person with kyphosis, a spinal deformity that causes a hunched over appearance.
A deformed upper spinal column in the shape of a hump in the back.
One who is stooped or hunched over.
hunkering
hunkering
verb
present participle of hunker
hunkerism
hunkerism
noun
(US, politics) Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress.
hunkerous
hunkerous
adj
(dated) politically conservative
huskiness
huskiness
noun
The property of being husky.
huskisson
hymnbooks
hymnbooks
noun
plural of hymnbook
icekhanas
icekhanas
noun
plural of icekhana
inkholder
inkholder
noun
A container for ink.
jinriksha
jinriksha
noun
Synonym of rickshaw
junkerish
junkerish
adj
(historical) Characteristic of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
kalanchoe
kalanchoe
noun
Any of the genus Kalanchoe of tropical, succulent flowering plants.