A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
blackout
blackout
noun
(attributive) The blocking out of as much light as possible.
(historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.
A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
A temporary loss of consciousness.
A temporary loss of memory.
An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.
verb
(nonstandard) Alternative form of black out
blauboks
blauboks
noun
plural of blaubok
blauwbok
blauwbok
noun
The bluebuck (extinct mammal).
blockout
blockout
noun
(construction) A void that is deliberately not filled with concrete, so that it can be used to insert something else such as pipework.
bluebook
bluebook
noun
A blank booklet of lined paper used in the administration of examinations, so named because of its pale blue front and back covers.
verb
(law) To format a document, particularly a legal document including citations, according to the rules of the Bluebook, a US style guide.
bookfuls
boufarik
bourbaki
bousouki
boutylka
bouzouki
bouzouki
noun
(music) A Greek long-necked plucked fretted lute with a sharp, metallic sound.
breakout
breakout
adj
Of a book, film, or other work: leading its author to mainstream success.
noun
(aviation) The point at which visibility returns after passing through cloud.
A breakdown of statistics; a detailed view of component parts.
A room in a hotel etc. that can be taken by a smaller group at a large conference.
An escape from any restrictive or confining situation.
An escape from prison.
An outbreak (sudden eruption of disease etc.).
buckaroo
buckaroo
noun
(slang) A dollar; a buck.
A cowboy; specifically, a working cowboy who generally does not partake in rodeos.
A reckless, headstrong person.
A style of cowboy boot with a high and uniquely tapered heel.
One who sports a distinctive buckaroo style of cowboy clothing, boots, and heritage.
buckayro
buckayro
noun
Obsolete form of buckaroo.
buckeroo
buckeroo
noun
Alternative spelling of buckaroo
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
buckshot
buckshot
noun
(chiefly US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from 18th c.]
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
bukidnon
bukovina
bullocks
bullocks
intj
(slang, euphemistic) Expression of frustration.
noun
(slang, euphemistic) Testicles.
plural of bullock
bullocky
bullocky
noun
(Australia and New Zealand colloquial, now historical) A person (usually a man) who drives a cart pulled by a team of bullocks.
bullwork
bumclock
bundocks
bunkload
bunkoing
bunkoing
verb
present participle of bunko
burdocks
burdocks
noun
plural of burdock
burrknot
busywork
busywork
noun
Alternative spelling of busy work
buttocks
buttocks
noun
plural of buttock.
chabouks
chabouks
noun
plural of chabouk
checkout
checkout
noun
(Internet, by extension) The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
(darts) The number of points that a player scores on their final, winning visit to the oche.
A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
An inspection or investigation.
The place in a supermarket where this is done.
The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
chockful
chockful
adj
Alternative spelling of chock-full
cockburn
cockshut
cockshut
noun
(countable, obsolete) A kind of net for catching woodcock.
(obsolete) Twilight, when poultry would be shut in for the night.
cockspur
cockspur
noun
A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.
A kind of grass (Echinochloa crus-galli).
A kind of hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli).
cocksure
cocksure
adj
(informal) Too confident; overconfident.
cokeburg
cokernut
cokernut
noun
Archaic form of coconut.
cookouts
cookouts
noun
plural of cookout
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
cowquake
cowquake
noun
quaking grass; Briza media
crankous
crummock
crummock
noun
(Scotland) skirret, a root vegetable
A staff with a crooked head or stem.
cuckhold
cuckhold
noun
Obsolete form of cuckold.
cuckolds
cuckolds
noun
plural of cuckold
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cuckold
cuckoldy
cuckoldy
adj
Characteristic of a cuckold.
cuckooed
cuckooed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cuckoo
culleoka
cutworks
cutworks
noun
plural of cutwork
ditokous
ditokous
adj
(zoology) Having two kinds of young.
(zoology) Producing only two eggs in a clutch.
doundake
douschka
drouking
drummock
drummock
noun
Alternative form of drammock
duckboat
duckfoot
duckfoot
noun
(agriculture, often attributive) A relatively small, shallow share used in tillage, shaped like a duck's foot.
duckhood
duckhood
noun
The state or quality of being a duck.
duckmole
duckmole
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of platypus
duckpond
duckpond
noun
A pond that is populated by ducks.
ducktown
ductwork
ductwork
noun
The system of ducts in a particular building.
dukedoms
dukedoms
noun
plural of dukedom
dukhobor
dummkopf
dummkopf
noun
A stupid person; a dolt, dimwit, or blockhead.
dunkadoo
dunkadoo
noun
(US, chiefly New Jersey) The American bittern
elkhound
elkhound
noun
Any Scandinavian breed of dog bred to hunt elk (US: moose).
Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk (US: moose).
elkmound
equivoke
equivoke
noun
Alternative form of equivoque
eurokies
eurokous
eurokous
adj
Alternative form of euryokous
faulkton
faulkton
Proper noun
a small city in South Dakota, USA
fluework
fluework
noun
A system of organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; distinguished from reedwork.
forkfuls
forkfuls
noun
plural of forkful
forksful
fouroaks
freakout
freakout
noun
(slang) A frightening or disorientating experience, especially one that results from the use of a hallucinogenic drug.
(slang) An occurrence of unrestrained or irrational behaviour.
futhorks
futhorks
noun
plural of futhork
futtocks
futtocks
noun
plural of futtock
garookuh
garookuh
noun
(archaic) A small fishing vessel of the Persian Gulf.
geoducks
geoducks
noun
plural of geoduck
gokuraku
gunkhole
gunkhole
noun
(nautical) A small cove, especially a small fishing community.
verb
(nautical) To cruise in shallow coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.
gunlocks
gunlocks
noun
plural of gunlock
gunstock
gunstock
noun
The handle of a handgun.
The rear part of a musket, rifle or shotgun which is pressed into the shoulder.
hobucken
humarock
hummocks
hummocks
noun
plural of hummock
hummocky
hummocky
adj
Having hummocks.
huskroot
huskwort
jumprock
jumprock
noun
Any of a number of North American fish in the sucker genus Moxostoma
kabassou
kabassou
noun
Obsolete spelling of cabassou
kabeljou
kabeljou
noun
(South Africa) A type of fish from southern Africa, Argyrosomus coronus.
kahlotus
kairouan
kairouan
Proper noun
A major city of the Umayyads, now in modern Tunisia.
karafuto
karafuto
Proper noun
a Japanese prefecture (Karafuto-chō) on the South Sakhalin, commonly called South Sakhalin from 1905 to 1945.
karmouth
keerogue
keerogue
noun
(Ireland) A beetle.
ketuboth
keurboom
keurboom
noun
(South Africa) A species of tree, Virgilia oroboides, noted for its pretty lilac flowers.
kharouba
khartoum
khartoum
Proper noun
Capital of the Sudan.
kilobaud
kilobaud
noun
(computing) one thousand baud; symbol kBd
kilobuck
kilobuck
noun
(informal, usually in the plural) A thousand dollars.
kinkajou
kinkajou
noun
Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.
kithogue
knobular
knobular
adj
knobby; knob-shaped
knockout
knockout
adj
(genetics) Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated.
Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful.
Causing elimination from a competition.
Rendering someone unconscious.
noun
(genetics) A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
(genetics) The deactivation of a particular gene.
(informal) A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.
(informal) Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny.
(printing) An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
(sports) A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.
(uncountable) A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball.
A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.
Short for knockout auction.
The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.
The deactivation of anything.
knouting
knouting
noun
A flogging with a knout.
A leather scourge.
verb
present participle of knout
kodurite
kohoutek
kokoruda
kolhapur
kolhapur
Proper noun
A city in Maharashtra province, western India.
koltunna
konomihu
korrigum
korrigum
noun
Damaliscus korrigum korrigum, an antelope of a subspecies of the topi.
kotabaru
kotzebue
koumises
koumyses
koupreys
koupreys
noun
plural of kouprey
kourbash
kourbash
noun
Alternative spelling of kurbash
krouchka
krouchka
noun
A Russian liquid measure, one tenth of a vedro.
kroushka
krumhorn
krumhorn
noun
Alternative form of krummhorn
kugelhof
kukoline
kullervo
kulpmont
kumamoto
kumamoto
Proper noun
A city on the island of Kyushu in Japan
A prefecture in southwestern Japan
kumbaloi
kunowsky
kuntsevo
kurajong
kurosawa
kuroshio
kurtosis
kurtosis
noun
(statistics) A measure of "heaviness of the tails" of a probability distribution, defined as the fourth cumulant divided by the square of the variance of the probability distribution.
(statistics) Excess kurtosis: the difference between a given distribution's kurtosis and the kurtosis of a normal distribution.
kurveyor
kutzenco
kutztown
kuvaszok
leukomas
leukoses
leukoses
noun
plural of leukosis
leukosis
leukosis
noun
(pathology) An abnormally large number of leukocytes, or the tissue that produces them