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
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.
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”)
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.
cockmatch
cockmatch
noun
(archaic) A cockfight.
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.
fatherkin
fatherkin
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's father.
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
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
heterakid
heterakis
hianakoto
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.
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
ketchikan
khalifate
khalifate
noun
Alternative spelling of caliphate
kharijite
khattusas
khedivate
khedivate
noun
The region ruled by a khedive.
khotanese
khotanese
Proper noun
An extinct Eastern Iranian language formerly spoken in the Kingdom of Khotan.
khuzistan
kilhamite
kindheart
kinkhaust
kittyhawk
kitunahan
klatsches
klatsches
noun
plural of klatsch
knightage
knightage
noun
knighthood; state of being a knight
knights collectively
kohathite
kohathite
Noun
A member of one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Biblical times, supposed to have had the care of the vessels and objects within the sanctuary.
kohistani
kohistani
Noun
A person from Kohistan.
Adjective
From or relating to Kohistan or Kohistani people.
korahitic
krauthead
kritarchy
kritarchy
noun
Rule by judges.
kshatriya
kshatriya
noun
The second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste.
lakehurst
latchkeys
latchkeys
noun
plural of latchkey
lathworks
lathworks
noun
plural of lathwork
leathwake
leukothea
leukothea
Proper noun
A nymph or minor sea goddess of Greek mythology.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
mahlstick
mahlstick
noun
Alternative form of maulstick
makeshift
makeshift
adj
Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
noun
(obsolete) A rogue; a shifty person.
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
marketech
matchbook
matchbook
noun
A small folded sheet of cardboard containing rows of cardboard matches, generally with a striker on the outside.
matchlock
matchlock
noun
Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan.
The gunlock used in such a weapon, having a slow smouldering match, see: slow match.
matchmake
matchmake
verb
To do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.
matchmark
matchmark
noun
(engineering) A mark inscribed on a component to aid alignment with the rest of an assembly.
meathooks
meathooks
noun
plural of meathook
mohawkite
mohawkite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper ore and discredited mineral species composed of arsenic and copper, Cu₃As up to Cu₆As.
mythmaker
mythmaker
noun
A person who originates a myth.
nighthawk
nighthawk
noun
(UK, regional) A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar).
(US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor.
A nighthawker (metal detectorist who works illegally at night).
A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours.
nightwake
nightwalk
notchback
notchback
noun
A motor car whose rear window makes an angle with its back segment
outthanks
outthanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outthank
outthwack
packcloth
packcloth
noun
A strong, coarse cloth used for packaging
pankhurst
patchcock
patchwork
patchwork
noun
(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
(figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
verb
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
phenakite
phenakite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.
pickshaft
pickthank
pickthank
adj
Of or relating to pickthanks.
noun
A sycophant, a yes-man; one who meddles, tattles, informs (often in order to curry favour).
radknight
radknight
noun
Synonym of radman
rockshaft
sackcloth
sackcloth
adj
Made of sackcloth.
noun
(usually with “and ashes”, also figurative) Garments worn as an act of penance.
A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
saltchuck
saltchuck
noun
(British Columbia, Washington, Pacific Northwest) Any body of saltwater, especially the ocean.
shackbolt
shaftlike
shaftlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shaft.
shakeouts
shakeouts
noun
plural of shakeout
shastraik
shirtmake
shkupetar
shoptalks
shoptalks
noun
plural of shoptalk
shortcake
shortcake
noun
A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit.
A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with flour, sugar, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs, and leavened with baking powder or baking soda.
shotmaker
shotmaker
noun
(sports) A player who is skilled at making shots and scoring even against skilled defense.
sketchpad
sketchpad
noun
Alternative spelling of sketch pad
southwark
southwark
Proper noun
A London Borough within Greater London, to the south of the River Thames, including the historic borough plus the Pool of London and Bankside.
stakehead
stakehead
noun
(ropemaking) A horizontal bar on a stake, used for supporting the yarns which are kept apart by pins in the bar.