(ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick
(of handwriting) Slanting to the left.
(of strokes or throws) In the backhand style
noun
(Ultimate Frisbee) the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
(surfing) the hand towards the back of the board.
(tennis) a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
Handwriting that leans to the left
The reverse side of the human hand.
verb
to execute a backhand stroke or throw
to slap with the back of one's hand
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
chalking
chalking
noun
(painting) The appearance of non-gloss paint on an exterior surface due to chemical deterioration and removal by weather.
Something chalked on a surface.
verb
present participle of chalk
chalkone
chanukah
chapnick
charking
charking
verb
present participle of chark
checking
checking
noun
(ice hockey) The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
(informal) A checking account.
verb
present participle of check
checkman
checkman
noun
A man employed to operate a check valve.
cheeking
cheeking
verb
present participle of cheek
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
chekiang
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chickens
chickens
noun
plural of chicken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chicken
chimkent
chinbeak
chinkara
chinkara
noun
Gazella bennettii, a species of gazelle found in India, Pakistan and Iran
chinkers
chinkier
chinking
chinking
noun
The material used to fill the spaces between logs in a log house; caulking.
The sound of something that chinks.
verb
present participle of chink
chinooks
chinooks
noun
plural of chinook
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chirking
chirking
verb
present participle of chirk
chocking
chocking
verb
present participle of chock
chockman
chucking
chucking
noun
(engineering) The holding of an object in a chuck.
verb
present participle of chuck
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
chunkily
chunkily
adv
In a chunky way.
chunking
chunking
noun
(computing) The division of memory or data etc. into smaller units for easier processing.
(mathematics, education) The partial-quotients method for solving simple division problems by repeated subtraction.
(psychology) A strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by recoding information.
(writing) A method of presenting information which splits concepts into small pieces or "chunks" of information to make reading and understanding faster and easier, using such methods as bulleted lists, short subheadings, or short sentences with one or two ideas per sentence.
The process of reducing something to short, thick pieces, usually using a hammer or a crowbar.
verb
present participle of chunk
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
crankish
crankish
adj
(informal) cranky; grumpy; bad-tempered
(informal) pseudoscientific
deckhand
deckhand
noun
(nautical) A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.
(theater) A stagehand.
verb
(intransitive) To work on a boat as a deckhand; crew.
dockhand
dockhand
noun
Someone who works at a dock.
echikson
fanechka
hackling
hackling
verb
present participle of hackle
hackneys
hackneys
noun
plural of hackney
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hackney
handlock
handlock
noun
A hold for restraining another person by immobilizing their hand.
A locking mechanism that operates by hand.
A restraint that attaches to the wrist, especially a shackle or handcuff.
Immobilization of the hand.
verb
To lock by means of a handlock.
To restrain by holding so as to immobilize the hand.
To restrain with, or as with, a handlock.
handpick
handpick
verb
To pick or harvest by hand.
To select carefully and with individual attention.
heckling
heckling
noun
The act of one who heckles.
The preparation of flax for spinning using special combs called hackles.
verb
present participle of heckle
heinrick
hendrick
henpecks
henpecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of henpeck
henricks
hillinck
hinckley
hinddeck
hobucken
hockling
hockshin
hoicking
hoicking
noun
The process of gathering mucous and phlegm in the mouth and spitting it out.
verb
present participle of hoick
honecker
hornbeck
hornkeck
icekhana
icekhana
noun
(rare) A motorkhana that takes place on a frozen lake.
jackhorn
kachinas
kachinas
noun
plural of kachina
kaneoche
katchina
katchung
katchung
noun
(India) Synonym of groundnut (“Arachis hypogaea”)
kechuans
kemancha
kerchunk
kerchunk
adv
With a sudden heavy blow or thump.
noun
A sudden heavy blow or thump.
keypunch
keypunch
noun
(computing) A mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in combination, to punch holes in punched cards or paper tape that correspond to particular characters.
(computing) An electric machine with a keyboard that has the same function.
verb
To use such a device or machine
kingchow
kirchner
kitchens
kitchens
noun
plural of kitchen
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kitchen
kitcheny
kitcheny
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a kitchen.
kitching
knackish
knackish
adj
(obsolete) Trickish; artful.
knobloch
korchnoi
kotchian
kurchine
kutchins
leechkin
mcknight
munchkin
munchkin
noun
(informal) A child.
(informal) A person of very short stature.
(informal, slang) Synonym of donut hole (“ball-shaped pastry”) (genericization of the Dunkin trademark "Munchkin")
(role-playing games) A player who mainly concentrates on increasing their character's power and capabilities.
Alternative form of Munchkin (a domestic cat breed).
mutchkin
mutchkin
noun
(Scotland) A unit of fluid capacity approximately equal to three-quarters of an imperial pint (0.43 litres)
nunchaku
nunchaku
noun
(countable) A weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan, consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord.
(uncountable) The skill of using this weapon in martial arts.
pachinko
pachinko
noun
A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in Japan.
verb
(intransitive) To tumble down through a series of obstacles.
pincheck
pincheck
noun
A kind of sturdy cotton cloth with a dot pattern.
pokonchi
rochkind
schnecke
schnecke
noun
A sweet spiral-shaped bun or roll of German origin.
schnooks
schnooks
noun
plural of schnook
shacking
shacking
verb
present participle of shack
shannock
shocking
shocking
adj
(colloquial) Extremely bad.
Inspiring shock; startling.
Unusually obscene or lewd.
noun
The application of an electric shock.
verb
present participle of shock
shornick
shucking
shucking
noun
An event at which something is shucked.
verb
present participle of shuck
shuckins
shuckpen
skutchan
thacking
thacking
verb
present participle of thack
thickens
thickens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thicken
unchalky
unchoked
unchoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unchoke
unchokes
unchokes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unchoke
unhacked
unhacked
adj
Not hacked.
unhocked
unhocked
adj
Not pawned.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unhock
wangchuk
whacking
whacking
adj
(informal) Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).
verb
present participle of whack
whinnock
whinnock
noun
(UK, dialect) A milk-pail.
(UK, dialect) The smallest pig in a litter; the runt.