(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankylose
ankyloses
ankyloses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ankylose
ankylosis
ankylosis
noun
(anatomy) The growing together of bones to form a single unit.
(figuratively) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
(medicine) The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion.
antistock
antistock
adj
(rare) Opposing the farming of livestock.
apikorsim
apikorsim
noun
plural of apikoros
aroostook
artemovsk
asklepios
asterikos
asterikos
noun
(Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy) A metal cross that is placed over the diskos to prevent the veil from touching the host.
backbones
backbones
noun
plural of backbone
backcross
backcross
noun
(genetics) An organism produced by such a crossing.
(genetics) The act of crossing a hybrid with one of its parents.
(juggling) Alternative form of back cross
verb
(genetics) To cross a hybrid with one of its parents.
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
backropes
backstone
backstops
backstops
noun
plural of backstop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstop
backsword
backsword
noun
(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
backwoods
backwoods
adj
Pertaining to the backwoods.
Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.
noun
A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
bakehouse
bakehouse
noun
(UK dialectal) Bakery.
A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
A building principally containing ovens.
bakeshops
bakeshops
noun
plural of bakeshop
bakestone
bakestone
noun
Synonym of Welshcake
Synonym of baking stone
ballstock
ballstock
noun
(printing, historical) The handle of a printer's ball.
baloskion
bankbooks
bankbooks
noun
plural of bankbook
banknotes
banknotes
noun
plural of banknote
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
barkstone
barnstock
baskonize
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
bergomask
bergomask
noun
(obsolete) A kind of rustic dance.
bialystok
bivouacks
bivouacks
noun
plural of bivouack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouack
blackboys
blackboys
noun
plural of blackboy
blackcods
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
blockades
blockades
noun
plural of blockade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockade
blockages
blockages
noun
plural of blockage
blowbacks
blowbacks
noun
plural of blowback
bookcases
bookcases
noun
plural of bookcase
bookmarks
bookmarks
noun
plural of bookmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bookmark
bookracks
bookracks
noun
plural of bookrack
bookstack
bookstack
noun
One of a set of bookshelves in a library.
bookstall
bookstall
noun
A table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale.
bookstand
bookstand
noun
A rack for holding books; a bookrack.
A small stall where books are sold.
A stand, made for holding books open.
bookwards
bootjacks
bootjacks
noun
plural of bootjack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootjack
boschvark
boshvarks
bousoukia
branstock
brasswork
brasswork
noun
Work or ornamentation made of brass.
breakouts
breakouts
noun
plural of breakout
brockages
brockages
noun
plural of brockage
buckaroos
buckaroos
noun
plural of buckaroo
buckayros
buckayros
noun
plural of buckayro
cakehouse
cakehouse
noun
(archaic) A place for the storage of cakes of material, such as seedcake.
(archaic) A place where cakes are sold.
cankerous
cankerous
adj
Causing canker; ulcerating.
Infected with canker; ulcerous.
capeworks
cardstock
cardstock
noun
Alternative spelling of card stock
carnovsky
casebooks
casebooks
noun
plural of casebook
caseworks
cashbooks
cashbooks
noun
plural of cashbook
cassocked
cassocked
adj
Dressed in a cassock.
Dressed in many cassocks
chapbooks
chapbooks
noun
plural of chapbook
charlocks
charlocks
noun
plural of charlock
chechakos
clansfolk
clansfolk
noun
Members of a clan; clanspeople.
clarkston
classbook
classbook
noun
(dated) A textbook for use in class.
classwork
classwork
noun
That part of a scholar's work that is done in class.
cloakless
cloakless
adj
Without a cloak (item of clothing).
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockcase
clockcase
noun
A case built to contain a clock.
coalsacks
coalsacks
noun
plural of coalsack
coatracks
coatracks
noun
plural of coatrack
cockapoos
cockapoos
noun
plural of cockapoo
cockatoos
cockatoos
noun
plural of cockatoo
cockboats
cockboats
noun
plural of cockboat
cockshead
cockshead
noun
A leguminous herb, Onobrychis caput-galli, with small spiny-crested pods.
cockswain
cockswain
noun
Alternative spelling of coxswain
cocktails
cocktails
noun
plural of cocktail
comebacks
comebacks
noun
plural of comeback
cookshack
cookshack
noun
A simple building where food is cooked, for example in a logging settlement.
cookwares
cookwares
noun
plural of cookware
corncakes
corncakes
noun
plural of corncake
cornstalk
cornstalk
noun
(Australia, slang, derogatory) a non-indigenous native of New South Wales.
(Australia, slang, obsolete) A non-indigenous person born in Australia.
(botany) A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn.
(botany) The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
coxsackie
coxsackie
noun
Any of several viruses of the genus Enterovirus similar to poliovirus
crackpots
crackpots
noun
plural of crackpot
croakiest
croakiest
adj
superlative form of croaky: most croaky
crossbeak
crossbeak
noun
A bird, the crossbill.
crossjack
crossjack
noun
(nautical) On a mizzenmast, the lowest square sail
crosstalk
crosstalk
noun
(biology) The situation where one or more components of a signal transduction pathway affect another pathway.
(electronics) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
A traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a dialogue.
Conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion.
verb
To hold an incidental conversation
crosswalk
crosswalk
noun
(US) A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.
(databases) A mapping between equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.
verb
(databases) To map equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.
dakoities
dakoities
noun
plural of dakoity
dalesfolk
dalesfolk
noun
Dalesmen.
darkrooms
darkrooms
noun
plural of darkroom
deadlocks
deadlocks
noun
plural of deadlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deadlock
deadworks
deadworks
noun
(nautical) The parts of a laden ship that are above water.
dicksonia
dockhands
dockhands
noun
plural of dockhand
docklands
docklands
noun
An area of a town or city which contains, or used to contain, an industrial port.
dockyards
dockyards
noun
plural of dockyard
doraskean
drammocks
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
falsework
falsework
noun
(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
fatstocks
fatstocks
noun
plural of fatstock
flatworks
folktales
folktales
noun
plural of folktale
footmarks
footmarks
noun
plural of footmark
footstalk
footstalk
noun
(botany) A stalk (such as a peduncle or pedicel) that supports another structure.
forepeaks
forepeaks
noun
plural of forepeak
foreranks
foreranks
noun
plural of forerank
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
foreslack
foreslack
verb
Alternative form of forslack
forespake
forespake
verb
(archaic) simple past tense of forespeak
forespeak
forespeak
verb
(transitive, archaic) To foretell, to predict.
Alternative spelling of forspeak
forjaskit
forsakers
forsakers
noun
plural of forsaker
forsaking
forsaking
noun
The act by which somebody is forsaken; an abandonment.
verb
present participle of forsake
frankston
freakouts
freakouts
noun
plural of freakout
gamecocks
gamecocks
noun
plural of gamecock
gasworker
gasworker
noun
Someone who works in a gasworks
gateworks
gavelocks
gavelocks
noun
plural of gavelock
glasswork
glasswork
noun
glassware
the manufacturing of glass or glassware
goatskins
goatskins
noun
plural of goatskin
goosebeak
grasshook
grasswork
grasswork
noun
The making of handicrafts, such as woven baskets, from grass.