(Judaism) The matzoh eaten at a Passover seder, after dinner.
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
aguelike
aguelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an ague.
aikinite
aikinite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfide mineral of lead, copper and bismuth.
aircheck
aircheck
noun
(broadcasting) A demonstration recording, often intended to show off the talent of an announcer to a prospective employer.
akazgine
akazgine
noun
(organic chemistry) A poisonous alkaloid, analogous to strychnine, obtained from the akazga plant.
akepiros
akepiros
noun
plural of akepiro
akinesia
akinesia
noun
(medicine) The loss of the ability to control motor muscles.
akinesic
akinesic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia.
akinesis
akinesis
noun
Absence of a kinetic hinge in the skull.
akinesia; loss of muscle control
akinetic
akinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia: akinesic.
akiyenik
akrteria
alaskite
alaskite
noun
(geology) A form of granite composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars
aleikoum
alekhine
aligreek
alkalies
alkaline
alkaline
adj
(chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7.
Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
noun
An alkaline battery.
alkalise
alkalise
verb
Alternative form of alkalize
alkalize
alkalize
verb
(transitive) To cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.
alkamine
alkoxide
alkoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species
alkylize
aloelike
aloelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of aloe.
alopekai
angelika
ankerite
ankerite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.
annenski
anticked
anticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antic
anticker
anticker
noun
(archaic) One who performs antics; a comic performer.
antiduke
antileak
antileak
adj
Preventing leaks.
antinuke
antinuke
adj
Opposed to nuclear weapons.
noun
(informal) One who opposes nuclear weapons.
apikores
aprickle
aprickle
adj
Prickling.
arkville
arsmetik
arumlike
asterisk
asterisk
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) An instrument with radiating arms resembling a star which is placed over the diskos (or paten) used during the Eucharist to prevent the veil covering the chalice and diskos from touching the host on the diskos.
(US, sports, figuratively) A blemish in an otherwise outstanding achievement.
(dated) A small star; also (by extension), something resembling or shaped like a star.
(figuratively) Something which is of little importance or which is marginal; a footnote.
Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol.
The star-shaped symbol *, which is used in printing and writing for various purposes, including to refer a reader to a note at the bottom of a page or in a margin, and to indicate the omission of letters or words; a star.
verb
(transitive) To mark or replace (text, etc.) with an asterisk symbol (*; noun sense 1.1); to star.
atrickle
atrickle
adj
Trickling.
auntlike
auntlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an aunt.
babelike
babelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a babe or infant.
babylike
babylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a baby.
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
bakelite
bakelite
noun
Alternative form of Bakelite
bakelize
bakelize
verb
(transitive) To coat with Bakelite.
bakeries
bakeries
noun
plural of bakery
bakerite
bakerite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
balkiest
balkiest
adj
superlative form of balky: most balky
balkline
balkline
noun
baulk line
balmlike
balmlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a balm; soothing, healing.
bamileke
banakite
banakite
noun
(geology) A form of trachyandesite
bankside
bankside
noun
The land by a riverbank.
bardlike
bardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bard.
barkiest
barkiest
adj
superlative form of barky: most barky
barnlike
barnlike
adj
Resembling a barn
baselike
baselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a base (in various senses).
batukite
baudekin
baulkier
baulkier
adj
comparative form of baulky: more baulky
beadlike
beadlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bead.
beakiest
beakiest
adj
superlative form of beaky: most beaky
beakiron
beakiron
noun
Alternative form of beak-iron
beaklike
beaklike
adj
Resembling a beak; pointed
beamlike
beamlike
adj
Having the form of a beam
beanlike
beanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bean.
bearlike
bearlike
adj
Having physical or temperamental characteristics like those of a bear.
Like that of a bear
bearskin
bearskin
noun
(dated) A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.
A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.
beatniks
beatniks
noun
plural of beatnik
beckiron
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
bedticks
bedticks
noun
plural of bedtick
beetlike
bekilted
bekilted
adj
Wearing a kilt.
bekissed
bekissed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bekiss
bekisses
bekisses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bekiss
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
beknived
belikely
belikely
adv
(archaic) Probably.
benedick
benedick
noun
A recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.
benedikt
bentinck
beraking
berewick
berewick
noun
(now historical) An outlying estate.
beshriek
betaking
betaking
verb
present participle of betake
bethinks
bethinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethink
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
bidarkee
bidarkee
noun
Archaic form of bidarka.
bierbalk
bierbalk
noun
(obsolete) A church road (such as a path across fields) for funerals.
biforked
biforked
adj
forked into two; bifurcate
bikeways
bikeways
noun
plural of bikeway
bikinied
bikinied
adj
Wearing a bikini.
billiken
billiken
noun
Alternative form of Billiken
birdlike
birdlike
adj
Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds; avian.
adv
(postpositive) In the manner of a bird; as, to fly.
birkbeck
birkenia
biweekly
biweekly
adj
Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.
Occurring twice a week.
adv
Every two weeks.
Twice a week (but see the Usage notes).
noun
Something that is published or released once every two weeks.
blackies
blackies
noun
plural of blackie
plural of blacky
blakeite
blankite
bleakish
bleakish
adj
Somewhat bleak.
blickeys
blickies
blickies
noun
plural of blickey
blinkers
blinkers
noun
(plural only) A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from glare, dust, etc.
(plural only, slang) Spectacles.
A pair of leather or rubber eye cups attached to a horse hood in order to impede the rear vision of racehorses and harness horses; blinders in (USA).
plural of blinker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blinker
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.
boatlike
boatlike
adj
Resembling a boat
bokeelia
bolelike
boltlike
boltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bolt (mechanical fastener).
Resembling or characteristic of a bolt, as of lightning.
bonelike
bonelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bone.
booklice
booklice
noun
plural of booklouse
booklike
booklike
adj
Resembling a book
bookwise
bookwise
adv
In the manner of a book.
boskiest
boskiest
adj
superlative form of bosky: most bosky
bothlike
bottekin
bowllike
bowllike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bowl.
brakiest
brankier
breaking
breaking
noun
(linguistics) A change of a vowel to a diphthong.
(music) A form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones.
Breakdancing.
The act by which something is broken.
verb
present participle of break
breislak
brickeys
brickier
brickier
adj
comparative form of bricky: more bricky
brickles
brickles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brickle
brickred
brickset
brinkema
brinkley
briskest
briskest
adj
superlative form of brisk: most brisk
briskets
briskets
noun
plural of brisket
brodekin
brodekin
noun
Alternative form of brodequin
brookier
brookite
brookite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown mineral form of titanium dioxide, with the chemical formula TiO₂.
bulblike
bulblike
adj
Resembling a bulb.
bulkiest
bulkiest
adj
superlative form of bulk: most bulk
bulllike
bulllike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bull.
adv
In a manner similar to a bull.
burkites
bushlike
bushlike
adj
Resembling a bush; bushly.
buskined
buskined
adj
Tragic, dignified or serious in style.
Trodden by buskins.
Wearing buskins.
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).