Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
artichoke
artichoke
noun
A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
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.
athabaska
backchats
backchats
noun
plural of backchat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backchat
backcloth
backcloth
noun
The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop.
backhatch
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
backsight
backsight
noun
(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
bakhtiari
battakhin
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
beothukan
bethanked
bethanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethank
bethankit
bhaktapur
birthmark
birthmark
noun
A mark on the skin formed before birth.
botchwork
botchwork
noun
Inferior and shoddy work.
buckholts
buckshots
buckshots
noun
plural of buckshot
buckteeth
buckteeth
noun
plural of bucktooth
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.
bucktooth
bucktooth
noun
An upper tooth that protrudes further than the bottom teeth.
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
burkhardt
catchwork
catchwork
noun
A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.
chalkiest
chalkiest
adj
superlative form of chalky: most chalky
chapstick
chapstick
noun
Lip balm.
chatchkas
chatchkas
noun
plural of chatchka
chatchkes
chatchkes
noun
plural of chatchke
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
checkbite
checkbite
noun
(dentistry) An interocclusal record made by placing a plastic material (that subsequently hardens) between the upper and lower teeth
checkbits
checklist
checklist
noun
A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.
An inventory, especially of species.
verb
(transitive) To add to a checklist.
checkmate
checkmate
intj
(by extension) Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape.
(chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
noun
(figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
verb
(transitive, by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
(transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
checkouts
checkouts
noun
plural of checkout
cheekiest
cheekiest
adj
superlative form of cheeky: most cheeky
chetverik
chetverik
noun
An old Russian dry measure, approximately 26.24 litres; one fourth of an osmina.
chewstick
chewstick
noun
A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
Any of various plants in the genus Gouania used for oral hygiene, especieally Gouania lupuloides, of the Caribbean.
chinkiest
chopstick
chopstick
noun
(ethnic slur) An Asian person.
(usually in the plural) An East Asian eating utensil usually used as a pair and held in one hand to grip pieces of food or occasionally to mix liquids or scoop up small pieces of food. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood and measuring approximately 23cm (10 inches) in length.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To pick up (food) using chopsticks.
chunkiest
chunkiest
adj
superlative form of chunky: most chunky
clothlike
clothlike
adj
Resembling cloth.
cockfight
cockfight
noun
A contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs
verb
To participate in (as a rooster), or organize and run (as a gambler or bookmaker), a cockfighting event.
cocklight
cocklight
noun
twilight at cockcrow; daybreak.
cockmatch
cockmatch
noun
(archaic) A cockfight.
cockshoot
cockshuts
cockshuts
noun
plural of cockshut
cuttyhunk
cuttyhunk
noun
(fishing) A fishing line made from linen threads twisted together.
deathlike
deathlike
adj
(obsolete) Deadly.
Resembling or characteristic of death.
a deathlike silence
ditchbank
duckwheat
earthlike
earthlike
adj
(of a planet) Resembling the Earth
earthwork
earthwork
noun
Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.
elkoshite
etherlike
etherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of ether.
fatherkin
fatherkin
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's father.
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
forethink
forethink
verb
(transitive, rare) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
(transitive, rare) To think about beforehand; to anticipate.
forksmith
freethink
frithwork
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
ghostlike
ghostlike
adj
Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
hackliest
hackthorn
halakhist
halakhist
noun
A Jewish person who strictly adheres to halakhic and Talmudic laws.
halakists
halakists
noun
plural of halakist
halftrack
halftrack
noun
Alternative form of half-track
hamtramck
hamtramck
Proper noun
A city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States.
hardtacks
hardtacks
noun
plural of hardtack
hatchback
hatchback
noun
A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards.
The door itself.
hatmakers
hatmakers
noun
plural of hatmaker
hatmaking
hatmaking
noun
The manufacture of hats.
hawkmoths
hawkmoths
noun
plural of hawkmoth
haymarket
haymarket
Proper noun
Any of various placenames, particularly a street in Westminster, London and the in that street
A town in Virginia State.
haystacks
haystacks
noun
plural of haystack
headstick
headstick
noun
(printing, historical) A straight piece of furniture placed at the head of a form, between the chase and the type.
A stick-like device strapped to a paralysed person's head to allow them to perform activities such as typing on a keyboard.
headstock
headstock
noun
(mining) A headframe.
(rail transport) A transverse structural member at the extreme end of a rail vehicle's underframe, also used on some bogies.
A beam that supports a bell.
A clamp that restrains a cow by the neck.
A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating part
The part of a lute-type string instrument, such as a guitar, that holds the tuning pegs or tensioning screws of the strings.
heartikin
heartikin
noun
(obsolete, diminutive) A little heart.
heartlike
heartlike
adj
Having the shape of a heart.
Resembling or characteristic of a heart.
heartsick
heartsick
adj
Very despondent or sorrowful.
heathlike
heathlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a heath.
heatmaker
hekataean
hektogram
hellkites
hellkites
noun
plural of hellkite
hemiekton
hemiekton
noun
An ancient Attic dry measure of capacity, equivalent to 4.36 litres.
heterakid
heterakis
hianakoto
hitchcock
hitchcock
Proper noun
Alfred Hitchcock, English filmmaker
hitchhike
hitchhike
noun
(radio, advertising) Alternative form of hitchhiker (“advertisement at the end of a programme”)
verb
(by extension) To be carried along with something else.
To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.
hookerton
hooksmith
hookstown
hoopskirt
hoopskirt
noun
Alternative spelling of hoop skirt
hoopstick
hopkinton
hotchkiss
housekept
housekept
verb
simple past tense and past participle of housekeep
hucksters
hucksters
noun
plural of huckster
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of huckster
huckstery
huckstery
noun
The activities of a huckster.
hutkeeper
hutkeeper
noun
One who maintains a hut that can be used by hikers, climbers, etc.
jacklight
jacklight
noun
(Canada, US) A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car.
verb
(hunting, US, Canada) To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night.
jackshaft
jackshaft
noun
A common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine.
A wheelless axle used to turn the wheels of a locomotive.
verb
To transfer or synchronize rotational force by means of a jackshaft.
jacksmith
jacksmith
noun
A smith who makes jacks.
jokesmith
jokesmith
noun
(humorous) A person who devises jokes.
kahikatea
kahikatea
noun
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand.
kaibartha
kamchatka
kamchatka
Proper noun
A long peninsula in the Russian Far East, lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk.
kaneshite
kantharoi
kantharoi
noun
plural of kantharos
kantharos
kantharos
noun
Alternative form of cantharus (“ancient drinking-cup”)
kashruths
katharina
katharine
katharses
katharsis
katharsis
noun
Alternative form of catharsis
kathartic
kathartic
adj
Alternative form of cathartic
katherina
katherine
katherine
Proper noun
name, a popular spelling variant of Catherine.
A placename given to a river and a town in Northern Territory, Australia.
kathiawar
kathlynne
kathmandu
kedushoth
kehilloth
kelyphite
kelyphite
noun
(mineralogy) A substitution mineral found surrounding garnet in peridotites.
kerchieft
ketchikan
kevutzoth
khalifate
khalifate
noun
Alternative spelling of caliphate
kharijite
khattusas
khedivate
khedivate
noun
The region ruled by a khedive.
khlustino
khotanese
khotanese
Proper noun
An extinct Eastern Iranian language formerly spoken in the Kingdom of Khotan.
khuzistan
kilhamite
kilohertz
kilohertz
noun
A unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one thousand hertz
kindheart
kinkhaust
kitchener
kitchener
noun
(obsolete) A kitchen servant; a cook.
(obsolete) A stove for cooking.
kitchenet
kitchenet
noun
(dated) A kitchen cabinet with shelves, drawers, and various other features such as a weighing-scale.
kitchenry
kitchenry
noun
(obsolete) The body of servants employed in the kitchen.
kittenish
kittenish
adj
Having the qualities or likeness of a kitten.
Playful, sometimes with overtones of female sexuality.