Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
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.
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
bashkiria
bashkiria
Proper noun
A republic of Russia in the south of the country, with capital Ufa.
berkshire
berkshire
Proper noun
A inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.
Noun
A breed of pig from Berkshire county.
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
boschvark
boshvarks
brushback
brushback
noun
(baseball) Synonym of brushback pitch
brushlike
brushlike
adj
Having the form of a brush.
brushwork
brushwork
noun
(painting) The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.
buckbrush
buckbrush
noun
Ceanothus spp.
Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides, maidenbrush
Purshia spp.
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
buhlworks
bushmaker
cardshark
cardshark
noun
(chiefly US) A cardsharp.
charlocks
charlocks
noun
plural of charlock
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
cherokees
chucklers
chucklers
noun
plural of chuckler
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
cockhorse
cockhorse
adj
(figuratively) Lofty in feeling; exultant, proud, upstart.
Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse.
noun
(archaic) A child's rocking horse.
(obsolete) A high or tall horse.
cornhusks
cornhusks
noun
plural of cornhusk
creashaks
creekfish
creekfish
noun
(US) Erimyzon oblongus, the chubsucker.
dakerhens
dakerhens
noun
plural of dakerhen
dashmaker
dishmaker
dishmaker
noun
A manufacturer of dishes.
droschken
droshkies
droshkies
noun
plural of droshky
dukhobors
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
eskisehir
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
foreshock
foreshock
noun
(geology) A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks.
Any shock or disturbance which precedes an event
forksmith
frecklish
frecklish
adj
Having freckles; freckled.
Resembling or characteristic of a freckle.
grasshook
grilikhes
hackeries
hackeries
noun
plural of hackery
hackworks
hackworks
noun
plural of hackwork
hairlocks
hairlocks
noun
plural of hairlock
hairworks
hairworks
noun
plural of hairwork
hallmarks
hallmarks
noun
plural of hallmark
hammarskj
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
hankerers
hankerers
noun
plural of hankerer
hardbacks
hardbacks
noun
plural of hardback
hardhacks
hardhacks
noun
plural of hardhack
hardtacks
hardtacks
noun
plural of hardtack
harkeners
harkeners
noun
plural of harkener
hatmakers
hatmakers
noun
plural of hatmaker
haversack
haversack
noun
(archaic) An oat-sack, or nosebag for a horse.
A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.
havockers
havockers
noun
plural of havocker
hawksmoor
haymakers
haymakers
noun
plural of haymaker
headworks
headworks
noun
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
heartsick
heartsick
adj
Very despondent or sorrowful.
heckerism
heckerism
Noun
The teaching of Isaac Thomas Hecker (1819-1888), which interprets Catholicism as promoting human aspirations after liberty and truth, and as the religion best suited to the character and institutions of the American people.
hekhshers
hendricks
heterakis
heyrovsky
hickories
hickories
noun
plural of hickory
hijackers
hijackers
noun
plural of hijacker
hissarlik
hogsucker
hogsucker
noun
Hypentelium nigricans, a species of fish found throughout the Mississippi river basin, growing up to two feet in length.
homeworks
homeworks
noun
plural of homework
hoofmarks
hoofmarks
noun
plural of hoofmark
hookworms
hookworms
noun
plural of hookworm
hoopskirt
hoopskirt
noun
Alternative spelling of hoop skirt
hornbooks
hornbooks
noun
plural of hornbook
horseback
horseback
adv
On the back of a horse.
noun
(countable) A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.
(usually with on, upon, etc.) The back of a horse.
horselike
horselike
adj
Similar to a horse, or to a characteristic of a horse
horselock
housework
housework
noun
(uncommon) Homework.
Domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking.
hucksters
hucksters
noun
plural of huckster
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of huckster
huckstery
huckstery
noun
The activities of a huckster.
hunkerism
hunkerism
noun
(US, politics) Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress.
hunkerous
hunkerous
adj
(dated) politically conservative
jinriksha
jinriksha
noun
Synonym of rickshaw
junkerish
junkerish
adj
(historical) Characteristic of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
kantharos
kantharos
noun
Alternative form of cantharus (“ancient drinking-cup”)
karlsruhe
karlsruhe
Proper noun
A city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
A city/village in North Dakota.
kashering
kashering
verb
present participle of kasher
kashmiris
kashruths
katharses
katharsis
katharsis
noun
Alternative form of catharsis
kerchiefs
kerchiefs
noun
plural of kerchief
khorassan
kirghizes
kirschner
kirshbaum
kneebrush
koosharem
koshering
koshering
verb
present participle of kosher
kryoliths
kshatriya
kshatriya
noun
The second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste.
kurbashed
kurbashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kurbash
kurbashes
kurbashes
noun
plural of kurbash
kyurinish
lakehurst
lakeshore
lakeshore
noun
(sometimes attributive) The shore of a lake.
landshark
landshark
noun
(derogatory) A landgrabber.
(obsolete, slang, derogatory) A swindler or fraudster.
(obsolete, slang, derogatory, among smugglers) A customs officer.
larkishly
lathworks
lathworks
noun
plural of lathwork
lickerish
lickerish
adj
(Northern England) Sweet, luscious.
Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy.
Lecherous; lustful, mawkish.
Tempting the appetite; dainty.
loanshark
loanshark
noun
Alternative spelling of loan shark.
verb
To commit usury (to loan money at excessive rate of interest), especially if collecting under threat of violence.
makership
makership
noun
The role or status of a maker.
maksoorah
markhoors
markhoors
noun
plural of markhoor
marrakesh
marshbuck
marshbuck
noun
Alternative form of marsh buck
marshlike
marshlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marsh.
meshworks
meshworks
noun
plural of meshwork
muckerish
muckerish
adj
(dated) Characteristic of a mucker; low and vulgar.
nonkosher
nonkosher
adj
Not kosher
outshriek
outshriek
verb
(transitive) To surpass in shrieking.
overshake
overshake
verb
(obsolete) To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse.
To shake too much.
packhorse
packhorse
noun
A horse used as a pack animal.
pankhurst
pharmakos
pharmakos
noun
(historical) In Ancient Greek religion, the ritualistic sacrifice or exile of a human scapegoat.
physicker
physicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A physician; a doctor.
prechecks
prechecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of precheck
preshrink
preshrink
verb
(transitive, of clothing) To shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit.
preshrunk
preshrunk
verb
past participle of preshrink
prickshot
quakerish
quakerish
Adjective
Suggesting or pertaining to the Quakers.
rakehells
rakehells
noun
plural of rakehell
rakeshame
rakeshame
noun
(obsolete) A vile, dissolute wretch.
reaphooks
reaphooks
noun
plural of reaphook
redshanks
redshanks
noun
Common name of Adenostoma sparsifolium of southern California in the US and northern Baja California in Mexico.
Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
plural of redshank
reshaking
reshaking
verb
present participle of reshake
ricketish
ricketish
adj
Having rickets.
rickshaws
rickshaws
noun
plural of rickshaw
rockbrush
rockholds
rockhouse
rockshaft
schickard
schnorkel
schnorkel
noun
Alternative form of snorkel
schnorkle
schweiker
serpukhov
shacklers
shacklers
noun
plural of shackler
shagbarks
shagbarks
noun
plural of shagbark
shakefork
shakefork
noun
(heraldry) A pall, especially one which stops short of the edges of the shield and which has pointed ends.