(broadcasting) A demonstration recording, often intended to show off the talent of an announcer to a prospective employer.
akinesic
akinesic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia.
akinetic
akinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia: akinesic.
anticked
anticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antic
anticker
anticker
noun
(archaic) One who performs antics; a comic performer.
aprickle
aprickle
adj
Prickling.
atrickle
atrickle
adj
Trickling.
backbite
backbite
noun
One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.
verb
(informal) To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
To speak badly of an absent individual.
backfire
backfire
noun
(firefighting) Alternative spelling of back fire
A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
An explosion in other equipment.
An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
verb
(of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
(of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
backside
backside
adj
(board sports) Approaching an obstacle backward
noun
(euphemistic) A person's buttocks.
(figuratively) The reverse or opposite of anything.
(obsolete) The back side of a page: a verso.
The back side of an estate: the backyard and outbuildings behind a main house, especially (UK dialect, euphemistic) an outhouse.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, side.
backsite
beckiron
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
bedticks
bedticks
noun
plural of bedtick
benedick
benedick
noun
A recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.
bentinck
berewick
berewick
noun
(now historical) An outlying estate.
bickered
bickered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bicker
bickerer
bickerer
noun
One who bickers; one who engages in nagging or trivial arguing.
bickmore
bicknell
birkbeck
blackies
blackies
noun
plural of blackie
plural of blacky
blickeys
blickies
blickies
noun
plural of blickey
blockier
blockier
adj
comparative form of blocky: more blocky
bluetick
bluetick
noun
A coonhound of a certain breed originating in the United States,
verb
(Internet slang) To ignore (a message) sent via a social messaging app, especially one where a reply is expected or requested.
booklice
booklice
noun
plural of booklouse
brickeys
brickier
brickier
adj
comparative form of bricky: more bricky
brickles
brickles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brickle
brickred
brickset
cacolike
cagelike
cagelike
adj
Like a cage.
calflike
calflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow).
canelike
canelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cane.
capeskin
capeskin
noun
A soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves.
cardlike
cardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a card.
Resembling or characteristic of card (the material).
casklike
casklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cask.
cavelike
cavelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cave
chalkier
chalkier
adj
comparative form of chalky: more chalky
checkbit
checking
checking
noun
(ice hockey) The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
(informal) A checking account.
verb
present participle of check
cheekier
cheekier
adj
comparative form of cheeky: more cheeky
cheekily
cheekily
adv
In a cheeky or impudent manner.
cheeking
cheeking
verb
present participle of cheek
cheekish
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
chekiang
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chickees
chickees
noun
plural of chickee
chickell
chickens
chickens
noun
plural of chicken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chicken
chickery
chickies
chickies
noun
plural of chickie
chickpea
chickpea
noun
A seed of this plant, often used as a food.
An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
chimkent
chinbeak
chinkers
chinkier
chirkest
chirkest
adj
superlative form of chirk: most chirk
chokiest
chokiest
adj
superlative form of choky: most choky
chookies
chookies
noun
plural of chookie
chuckies
chuckies
noun
(Scotland) The game of jacks or jackstones; chucks.
plural of chuckie
plural of chucky
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
ciderkin
ciderkin
noun
(historical, possibly dialectal) A weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water; considered a drink for commoners, and traditionally often given to children.
citylike
citylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a city.
clamlike
clamlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a clam.
clawlike
clawlike
adj
Resembling a claw
claylike
claylike
Adjective
Resembling clay.
cleeking
cleeking
verb
present participle of cleek
clerking
clerking
verb
present participle of clerk
clerkish
clerkish
adj
Like or resembling a clerk.
clickers
clickers
noun
plural of clicker
clinkers
clinkers
noun
(Ulster, anatomy) testicles
plural of clinker
clinkery
clinkery
adj
Having the characteristics of clinker.
clodlike
cloglike
cloglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a clog (type of shoe).
clunkier
clunkier
adj
comparative form of clunky: more clunky
cockerie
cockiest
cockiest
adj
superlative form of cocky: most cocky
cocklike
cocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cock (the bird).
cokelike
cokelike
adj
Resembling coke (coal residue) or some aspect of it.
colicker
coltlike
coltlike
adj
In the manner of a colt
comblike
comblike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a comb.
conelike
conelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cone.
cookeite
cookeite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, lithium, oxygen, and silicon.
cordlike
cordlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cord.
corkiest
corkiest
adj
superlative form of corky: most corky
corklike
corklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cork.
corkline
corkline
noun
(fishing) The top line of a gillnet, which has attached floats (often, but not always, made of cork) that give that edge of the net buoyancy.
cormlike
cormlike
adj
Resembling a corm.
crablike
crablike
adj
Having some characteristics of a crab
Walking or moving sideways
craglike
craglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crag.
crankier
crankier
adj
comparative form of cranky: more cranky
creakier
creakier
adj
comparative form of creaky: more creaky
creakily
creakily
adv
In a creaky manner.
creaking
creaking
noun
A noise that creaks.
verb
present participle of creak
crickets
crickets
intj
Expressing mild annoyance or surprise.
noun
(US, Canada, slang, humorous) Used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases: absolute silence; no communication.
plural of cricket.
crickety
crickety
adj
(informal) Of or pertaining to the sport of cricket.
Full of crickets.
Of or pertaining to crickets.
intj
Alternative form of crikey
crinkled
crinkled
adj
Having crinkles
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crinkle
crinkles
crinkles
noun
plural of crinkle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crinkle
croakier
croakier
adj
comparative form of croaky: more croaky
cruisken
cruisken
noun
Alternative form of cruiskeen
curblike
curblike
adj
Alternative form of kerblike
czerniak
deckings
deckings
noun
plural of decking
deckpipe
depickle
derricks
derricks
noun
plural of derrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derrick
deticked
deticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of detick
deticker
dickered
dickered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dicker
dickiest
dickiest
adj
superlative form of dicky: most dicky
diebacks
diebacks
noun
plural of dieback
diestock
diestock
noun
A component that holds a die that cuts screw threads.
disclike
disclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a disc.
dockside
dockside
noun
The area near a dock, or next to a docked ship.
dohickey
dohickey
noun
Alternative spelling of doohickey
domenick
donicker
duckiest
duckiest
adj
superlative form of ducky: most ducky
duckwife
echikson
ekistics
ekistics
noun
The scientific study of human settlements, and the planning and design of cities and other communities.
epiclike
epiclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an epic.
ericksen
erickson
erickson
Proper noun
A town in Manitoba, Canada
An unincorporated community in British Columbia, Canada
eskimoic
euskaric
fecifork
fernsick
ficklest
ficklest
adj
superlative form of fickle: most fickle
ficklety
ficklety
noun
(humorous) fickleness
fireback
fireback
noun
A piece of iron that fits into the back of a fireplace to distribute the heat and keep the brick from cracking.
Any of certain species of pheasant in the genus Lophura.
firelock
firelock
noun
(by extension, historical) A firearm using such a gunlock.
(historical) A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark.
fleckier
flecking
flecking
noun
A flecked pattern.
verb
present participle of fleck
flickers
flickers
noun
plural of flicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flicker
flickery
flickery
adj
Seeming to flicker; unsteady
flockier
flockier
adj
comparative form of flocky: more flocky
fredrick
fredrick
Proper noun
name, a less common spelling of Frederick.
gaverick
geckotid
giesecke
giveback
giveback
noun
A rebate.
A reduction in pay or conditions as a result of unfavourable economic conditions.
guericke
hacklier
headrick
heckimal
heckling
heckling
noun
The act of one who heckles.
The preparation of flax for spinning using special combs called hackles.