(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
afterking
aftermark
aftermilk
afterpeak
afterpeak
noun
(nautical) The compartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
afterrake
aftertask
afterwork
agatelike
agatelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of agate.
agitpunkt
aitkenite
akhenaten
akhenaten
Proper noun
given name
akhetaton
akhmatova
akoluthia
akroteria
akroteria
noun
plural of akroterion
aktistete
akutagawa
alaskaite
aleknight
alkahests
alkahests
noun
plural of alkahest
alkaptone
alkylated
alkylated
adj
That has been modified by alkylation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkylate
alkylates
alkylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkylate
altininck
amalekite
amalekite
Noun
A descendent of the Biblical Amalek.
amphitoky
anaktoron
anaktoron
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) A palace that only hierophants were permitted to enter as part of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
animikite
ankerites
ankerites
noun
plural of ankerite
ankylotia
ankylotic
ankylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
antalkali
antalkali
noun
Any substance that counteracts the action of an alkali.
anthokyan
anthokyan
noun
(archaic) anthocyanin
antiblack
antiblack
adj
Hostile to black people, often specifically African Americans.
antiblock
anticking
anticking
verb
present participle of antic
antikings
antikings
noun
plural of antiking
antiknock
antiknock
adj
Of an additive added to petroleum/gasoline to reduce the occurrence of engine knock.
noun
Such a substance, usually tetraethyl lead (also MMT, MTBE and ethanol)
antimasks
antimasks
noun
plural of antimask
antistock
antistock
adj
(rare) Opposing the farming of livestock.
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
anukabiet
anukabiet
noun
An old Thai unit of length, approximately 2.6 centimetres.
areskutan
arkabutla
arkansite
arkansite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of brookite
arksutite
arksutite
noun
(mineralogy) chiolite
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
aroostook
arsmetrik
artemovsk
artichoke
artichoke
noun
A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
artukovic
asterikos
asterikos
noun
(Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy) A metal cross that is placed over the diskos to prevent the veil from touching the host.
asterisks
asterisks
noun
plural of asterisk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asterisk
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
atlaslike
attackers
attackers
noun
plural of attacker
attacking
attacking
adj
Carrying out an attack.
verb
present participle of attack
attackman
attackman
noun
(sports) A player in a position whose primary responsibility is offense.
autarkies
autarkies
noun
plural of autarky
autarkist
autarkist
noun
A proponent of autarky.
automaker
automaker
noun
One who manufactures automobiles; typically used to refer to a large corporation such as General Motors.
autotruck
avalokita
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
backbeats
backbeats
noun
plural of backbeat
backbiter
backbiter
noun
A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of their sight and hearing.
backbites
backbites
noun
plural of backbite
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backbite
backcasts
backcasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcast
backchats
backchats
noun
plural of backchat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backchat
backcloth
backcloth
noun
The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop.
backcourt
backcourt
noun
(basketball) A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.
(chiefly Scotland) A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
backdated
backdated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdate
backdates
backdates
noun
plural of backdate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate
backhatch
backjoint
backjoint
noun
(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
backlists
backlists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlist
backplate
backplate
noun
(UK, automotive) A rigid metal plate inside the brake drum, which supports the wheel cylinder, brake shoes, and other parts of a drum brake.
(underwater diving) A plate harnessed to a diver's back, to which the gas cylinders are attached.
A metal plate on the rear of a computer's casing, used to cover a port or slot.
A plate protecting a fighting person's back.
A wood or metal (or glass, etc) plate that serves as a backing for an object.
Part of a condenser microphone that sits behind the diaphragm and which acts, in conjunction with the diaphragm, as a sort of variable capacitor.
backrests
backrests
noun
plural of backrest
backseats
backseats
noun
plural of backseat
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.
backstaff
backstaff
noun
(nautical) An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
backstage
backstage
adj
Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
Secret, concealed from the public.
adv
Out of view of the public.
Towards the area behind the stage.
noun
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
backstair
backstair
adj
clandestine, secret or furtive
noun
The backstairs (stairs at the rear of a building).
backstamp
backstays
backstays
noun
plural of backstay
backstein
backstick
backstick
noun
(field hockey, often attributively) An illegal shot in which a player strikes the ball with the rounded face of the stick in field hockey.
backstone
backstops
backstops
noun
plural of backstop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstop
backstrap
backstrap
noun
(drugs) The rolling a marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion
(firearms) The rearmost surface applied to the grip especially of a pistol below a possible beavertail.
A loin of meat consisting of the muscle on each side of the spine.
A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
An anchoring strap, passed around the waist or hips, for a small loom.
The backbone of a book.
verb
To apply or make into a backstrap.
backstrip
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
backtrace
backtrace
noun
(computing) A stack trace.
verb
(by extension) To find the cause of something by examining past events
(computing) To examine a stack trace
backtrack
backtrack
noun
the act of backtracking
verb
(aviation) To taxi down an active runway in the opposite direction to that being used for takeoff.
To exercise a racehorse around the racetrack in the opposite direction to that in which races are run.
To repeat or review work already done.
To retrace one's steps.
backtrail
backtrail
noun
A small path or trail that is not used regularly.
The path over which one has already traveled.
verb
To backtrack along a trail.
backtrick
backwater
backwater
noun
(idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
(paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
verb
(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
bagritski
baikalite
baikerite
bakemeats
bakemeats
noun
plural of bakemeat
bakestone
bakestone
noun
Synonym of Welshcake
Synonym of baking stone
bakhtiari
balkanite
balkanite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal white gray mineral containing copper, mercury, silver, and sulfur.
ballstock
ballstock
noun
(printing, historical) The handle of a printer's ball.
banknotes
banknotes
noun
plural of banknote
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
barklyite
barklyite
noun
A magenta-coloured turbid variety of ruby from Victoria, Australia.
barkstone
barnstock
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
battakhin
battycake
baulkiest
baulkiest
adj
superlative form of baulky: most baulky
beanstalk
beanstalk
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A space elevator.
(figuratively, colloquial, by extension) A tall, slim person.
The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
beastlike
beastlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beast.
beckelite
beefsteak
beefsteak
noun
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom.
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato.
(countable, archaic): A celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer.
(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from beef cattle.
(uncountable) The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
beknotted
beknotted
adj
Knotted again and again; covered with knots.
beltmaker
beltmaker
noun
Someone who makes belts.
benedikta
bentincks
beothukan
berkovets
berkovets
noun
(historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.
berkovtsi
berkowitz
bethanked
bethanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethank
bethankit
betokened
betokened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betoken
betokener
betokener
noun
That which betokens.
betrinket
bhaktapur
bialystok
bickleton
birthmark
birthmark
noun
A mark on the skin formed before birth.
bitstocks
bitstocks
noun
plural of bitstock
blackbutt
blackbutt
noun
(chiefly Australia) Any of several Australian eucalyptus trees with a dark fibrous bark towards the base of the trunk, especially Eucalyptus pilularis.
blackcoat
blackcoat
Noun
A member of the clergy.
blackfeet
blackfoot
blackfoot
noun
A tropical American bush of the genus Melampodium
blacklist
blacklist
noun
(law, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned.
verb
(transitive) To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blackroot
blackroot
noun
Colicroot, Aletris farinosa
Culver's root, Veronicastrum virginicum
Either of two species in the genus Pterocaulon: Pterocaulon pycnostachyum and Pterocaulon virgatum
Several plant diseases caused by fungi in the genus Aphanomyces causing that cause roots to rot and turn black.
blacktail
blacktail
noun
(Jamaica) Haemulon carbonarium
(South Africa, Namibia) Diplodus capensis, Diplodus sargus
(UK) Salmo trutta
A black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus), of California and Oregon.
A fish: the ruffe or pope (Gymnocephalus cernua)
A mule deer, of the Rocky Mountains.
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop