Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
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
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.
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
buckholts
buckshots
buckshots
noun
plural of buckshot
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”)
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.
checkouts
checkouts
noun
plural of checkout
cheekiest
cheekiest
adj
superlative form of cheeky: most cheeky
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
cockshoot
cockshuts
cockshuts
noun
plural of cockshut
elkoshite
forksmith
ghostlike
ghostlike
adj
Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
hackliest
halakhist
halakhist
noun
A Jewish person who strictly adheres to halakhic and Talmudic laws.
halakists
halakists
noun
plural of halakist
hardtacks
hardtacks
noun
plural of hardtack
hatmakers
hatmakers
noun
plural of hatmaker
hawkmoths
hawkmoths
noun
plural of hawkmoth
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.
heartsick
heartsick
adj
Very despondent or sorrowful.
hellkites
hellkites
noun
plural of hellkite
heterakis
hooksmith
hookstown
hoopskirt
hoopskirt
noun
Alternative spelling of hoop skirt
hoopstick
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.
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.
kaneshite
kantharos
kantharos
noun
Alternative form of cantharus (“ancient drinking-cup”)
kashruths
katharses
katharsis
katharsis
noun
Alternative form of catharsis
kedushoth
khattusas
khlustino
khotanese
khotanese
Proper noun
An extinct Eastern Iranian language formerly spoken in the Kingdom of Khotan.
khuzistan
kinkhaust
kittenish
kittenish
adj
Having the qualities or likeness of a kitten.
Playful, sometimes with overtones of female sexuality.
klatsches
klatsches
noun
plural of klatsch
klephtism
klephtism
noun
(historical) The theft and banditry characteristic of the anti-Ottoman insurgency when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
knightess
knightess
noun
(rare) A female knight.
(rare) The wife of a knight.
knightsen
knotholes
knotholes
noun
plural of knothole
kohistani
kohistani
Noun
A person from Kohistan.
Adjective
From or relating to Kohistan or Kohistani people.
kryoliths
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
linksmith
locksmith
locksmith
noun
(gambling, slang) someone who only bets when they are sure they will win
one who practices locksmithing
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.
meathooks
meathooks
noun
plural of meathook
misthinks
misthinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misthink
mutchkins
mutchkins
noun
plural of mutchkin
nohuntsik
outshriek
outshriek
verb
(transitive) To surpass in shrieking.
outthanks
outthanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outthank
outthinks
outthinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outthink
pankhurst
pickshaft
picksmith
potwhisky
prickshot
ricketish
ricketish
adj
Having rickets.
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
sheetlike
sheetlike
adj
Alternative form of sheet-like
sheetrock
sheetrock
noun
(uncountable) A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings; drywall
verb
To install and finish sheetrock.
sheetwork
sheetwork
noun
Metalwork done in sheets.
The printing of sheets of paper using a printing press.
shirtlike
shirtlike
adj
Resembling a shirt.
shirtmake
shitepoke
shitepoke
noun
the American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus
the black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
the green heron, Butorides virescens
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.
sketchers
sketchers
noun
plural of sketcher
sketchier
sketchier
adj
comparative form of sketchy: more sketchy
sketchily
sketchily
adv
In a sketchy manner.
sketching
sketching
noun
Something drawn briefly and basically; a sketch.
verb
present participle of sketch
sketchist
sketchpad
sketchpad
noun
Alternative spelling of sketch pad
skintight
skintight
adj
Conforming tightly to the body, snug against the skin.
skiophyte
skiophyte
noun
(biology, rare) Alternative form of sciophyte
skitishly
skitswish
skylights
skylights
noun
plural of skylight
smethwick
smethwick
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of West Midlands, England
smithwick
smithwork
smithwork
noun
The work done by a smith (blacksmith); metal forgery.
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.
stakhanov
starshake
stinkbush
stinkbush
noun
(Southern US) star anise plant
stinkhorn
stinkhorn
noun
Any fungus of the order Phallales, which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom.
stockfish
stockfish
noun
(South Africa) The shallow-water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis)
A cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.
stockholm
stockholm
Proper noun
The capital and largest city of Sweden.
stockhorn
stockhorn
noun
(music) An old musical instrument, the pibgorn.
stokehold
stokehold
noun
(nautical) A chamber where a ship's furnaces are stoked.
stokehole
stokehole
noun
(nautical) The place in a steamship in which stokers fed the boilers with coal; a stokehold.
The aperture through which a furnace is fed or tended.
talisheek
tankships
tankships
noun
plural of tankship
tcherkess
thackless
thackless
adj
(archaic) Without thatch; (by extension) having no roof.
thankless
thankless
adj
(of a person) ungrateful or unappreciative
(of a task) not appreciated or rewarded
theotokos
theotokos
Proper noun
The Virgin Mary.
thicklips
thickness
thickness
noun
(countable) A layer.
(uncountable) The property of being thick (in dimension).
(uncountable) The quality of being thick (in consistency).
(uncountable, countable) A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.
(uncountable, informal) The property of being thick (slow to understand).
thicksets
thicksets
noun
plural of thickset
thickskin
thickskin
adj
(zoology) Applied to various creatures having a thick skin.
noun
A coarse, gross person; a person void of sensibility or sensitiveness; a dullard.
thinkings
thinkings
noun
plural of thinking
thumbkins
thumbkins
noun
plural of thumbkin
thwackers
thwackers
noun
plural of thwacker
tikoloshe
tikoloshe
noun
Alternative form of tokoloshe
timwhisky
tokoloshe
tokoloshe
noun
(mythology) In Zulu mythology, a mischievous dwarf-like spirit man that can become invisible by drinking water or swallowing a stone.
tomahawks
tomahawks
noun
plural of tomahawk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tomahawk
trashrack
trunkfish
trunkfish
noun
Species of genera Lactophrys and Rhinesomus (in boxfish family Ostraciidae).