One who bankrolls; usually an individual who has enough seed capital to launch a venture; one who can fund a project; angel investor.
blackamoor
blackamoor
noun
(archaic, often offensive) A person with dark skin, especially one from north Africa.
(heraldry) A stylized Negro.
A blackamoor slave, a blackamoor servant; and hence any slave, servant, inferior, or child.
blackboard
blackboard
noun
A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.
verb
To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockboard
blockboard
noun
A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood.
blockholer
blocklayer
blocklayer
noun
A person employed to lay down blocks of material, for example as a road surface.
blockmaker
blockmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blocks for use in printing.
A manufacturer of nautical blocks.
blocksburg
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
boltstrake
bookdealer
bookdealer
noun
One who trades in books.
bookholder
bookholder
noun
(obsolete) A prompter at a theatre.
A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying.
bookseller
bookseller
noun
A business that sells books.
A person engaged in the business of selling books.
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
boullework
brahmaloka
brailowsky
bronzelike
bronzelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bronze.
brookeland
brookfield
brookville
chalkboard
chalkboard
noun
A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
verb
To write or draw on a chalkboard.
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
clarksboro
clearbrook
cloakmaker
cloakmaker
noun
Someone who makes cloaks.
cloakrooms
cloakrooms
noun
plural of cloakroom
clockmaker
clockmaker
noun
A person who makes clocks.
clockworks
clockworks
noun
plural of clockwork
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
cockalorum
cockalorum
noun
(countable) A menial yet self-important person; a person who makes empty boasts.
(uncountable) A game similar to leapfrog.
(uncountable) Boastful speech, crowing.
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cofferlike
cofferlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a coffer.
coldturkey
colormaker
colormaker
noun
(American spelling) A maker of paints or dyes; a colorman.
corncockle
corncockle
noun
Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Agrostemma, in the Caryophyllaceae family.
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
corymblike
crewelwork
crewelwork
noun
embroidery made using a crewel
crosswalks
crosswalks
noun
plural of crosswalk
curlylocks
doctorlike
doctorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a doctor.
downlooker
downlooker
noun
(fishing) A kind of artificial fly used in fly fishing.
Any of various snipe flies of the genus Rhagio.
dragonlike
dragonlike
Adjective
Resembling a dragon or some aspect of one.
dreadlocks
dreadlocks
noun
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
enamelwork
enamelwork
noun
Objects decorated with enamel
fetterlock
fetterlock
noun
(heraldry) A shackle or lock.
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
flakeboard
flakeboard
noun
A type of board manufactured from wood flakes
floatmaker
floatmaker
noun
A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
flowerlike
flowerlike
adj
Resembling a flower, especially in shape
flowerwork
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
folklorism
folklorism
noun
Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created.
folklorist
folklorist
noun
A person who studies or collects folklore
folkmooter
folksinger
folksinger
noun
A person who sings folk songs.
footlicker
footlicker
noun
A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
footlocker
footlocker
noun
A long, rectangular trunk or similar container that lies flat on the floor, especially one used for personal belongings and kept at the foot of a bed, commonly used in barracks and dormitories.
forestlike
forestlike
adj
Like a forest.
foretackle
foretackle
noun
(nautical) The tackle that attaches or hooks on to the pendant (on a masthead or foremast) for the purposes of hoisting, tautening, or securing a stay.
forksville
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
frolickers
frolickers
noun
plural of frolicker
frolicking
frolicking
noun
The act of one who frolics.
verb
present participle of frolic
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
glassworks
glassworks
noun
A factory that produces glass or items made from glass, such as glassware
glovemaker
glovemaker
noun
A maker of gloves; a glover.
goalkeeper
goalkeeper
noun
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
goldbricks
goldbricks
noun
plural of goldbrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick
goldworker
goldworker
noun
A metalworker who fashions gold into objects.
gorgonlike
gorgonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gorgon.
grillework
grillework
noun
Alternative spelling of grillwork
grillworks
grillworks
noun
plural of grillwork
groovelike
groovelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a groove (channel or depression).
grottolike
grottolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grotto
grouselike
grouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grouse.
gurolinick
hammerlock
hammerlock
noun
A hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back; an armlock
heartblock
hektoliter
herakleion
herrenvolk
herrenvolk
noun
A master race, especially with reference to Nazi ideology.
interblock
interblock
adj
Between blocks.
noun
A space or interval between two adjacent blocks or cells on a grid.
interlocks
interlocks
noun
plural of interlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlock
jackrolled
jackrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackroll
jogglework
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease
kalgoorlie
kalgoorlie
Proper noun
A city in Western Australia.
kaliborite
kaliborite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous borate of potassium and magnesium
kalsominer
kalsominer
noun
Alternative form of calciminer
karyolitic
karyologic
karyologic
adj
Relating to karyology
karyolymph
karyolymph
noun
The liquid part of the nucleus of a cell.
karyolysis
karyolysis
noun
(biology) The dissolution of the nucleus of a cell by the action of deoxyribonuclease
karyolysus
karyolytic
karyolytic
adj
relating to, or causing karyolysis
karyoplasm
karyoplasm
noun
nucleoplasm
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
kentrolite
kentrolite
noun
An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.
keratocele
keratocele
noun
(ophthalmology) A herniation of Descemet's membrane in the eye.
keratohyal
kerflummox
kerflummox
verb
(transitive, informal) To flummox; to perplex or baffle.
kilmarnock
kilmarnock
Proper noun
A town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland
kiloampere
kiloampere
noun
One thousand amperes
kilogramme
kilogramme
noun
(UK) Dated spelling of kilogram.
kilometers
kilometers
noun
plural of kilometer
kilometric
kilometric
adj
Measured in kilometres/kilometers
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
kohlrabies
kohlrabies
noun
plural of kohlrabi
kollergang
kollergang
noun
edge mill
kolmogorov
kolmogorov
Adjective
Such that any two distinct points are topologically distinguishable, i.e., there is an open set containing one of the points which does not contain the other point.
kyriologic
kyriologic
adj
kyriological
laceworker
laceworker
noun
Synonym of lacemaker
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
landlooker
leukoderma
leukoderma
noun
An acquired cutaneous condition with localized loss of pigmentation of the skin.
leukorrhea
leukorrhea
noun
(pathology) Thick, whitish vaginal discharge.
linkeditor
lockbourne
lockesburg
loranskite
louverwork
lubbercock
mantlerock
marrowlike
marrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marrow.
marshlocks
maskflower
matronlike
matronlike
adj
Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
meadowlark
meadowlark
noun
Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas.
The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
metalworks
metalworks
noun
A factory where metal is processed.
plural of metalwork
meteorlike
meteorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a meteor.
millworker
millworker
noun
One who works in a mill.
mirrorlike
mirrorlike
adj
Resembling a mirror; reflective
modelmaker
modelmaker
noun
One who builds scale models.
monkflower
moonwalker
moonwalker
noun
One who moonwalks; an astronaut who has walked on the moon.
One who performs the moonwalk dance.
mortarlike
mortarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of mortar.
motherlike
motherlike
adj
Having the quality or suggestive of a mother; maternal, motherly.
muskflower
muskflower
noun
The monkeyflower Erythranthe moschata.
needlework
needlework
noun
The art or process of working with a needle especially in embroidery or needlepoint.
The occupation or employment of a person skilled in embroidery, needlepoint, etc.