(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.
backwards
backwards
adj
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
backyards
backyards
noun
plural of backyard
baedekers
baidarkas
baidarkas
noun
plural of baidarka
baldricks
baldricks
noun
plural of baldrick
bankcards
bankcards
noun
plural of bankcard
barksdale
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
bedarkens
bedarkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedarken
bedmakers
bedmakers
noun
plural of bedmaker
bidarkees
bidarkees
noun
plural of bidarkee
blinkards
blinkards
noun
plural of blinkard
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
bookwards
briskened
briskened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brisken
brookside
brookside
adj
On the side of a brook.
noun
The side of a brook.
cardshark
cardshark
noun
(chiefly US) A cardsharp.
cardstock
cardstock
noun
Alternative spelling of card stock
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
corkwoods
corkwoods
noun
plural of corkwood
crankdisk
creekside
creekside
adj
Beside a creek.
noun
The land forming the side of a creek.
dakerhens
dakerhens
noun
plural of dakerhen
darkeners
darkeners
noun
plural of darkener
darkliest
darkliest
adv
(literary, dated) superlative form of darkly: most darkly
darklings
darklings
adv
(poetic, obsolete) In the darkness.
noun
plural of darkling
darkrooms
darkrooms
noun
plural of darkroom
dashmaker
daybreaks
daybreaks
noun
plural of daybreak
daystreak
deadworks
deadworks
noun
(nautical) The parts of a laden ship that are above water.
debunkers
debunkers
noun
plural of debunker
deerskins
deerskins
noun
plural of deerskin
dekabrist
dekabrist
Noun
Decembrist
dekagrams
dekagrams
noun
plural of dekagram
dekastere
dekastere
noun
Alternative form of decastere
detickers
dickerson
didrikson
diemakers
diemakers
noun
plural of diemaker
diesinker
diesinker
noun
An engraver of dies for stamping coins, medals, etc.
disembark
disembark
verb
(intransitive) To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a train or aircraft.
(transitive) To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore
disfrocks
disfrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfrock
dishmaker
dishmaker
noun
A manufacturer of dishes.
disimpark
disimpark
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park.
dislikers
dislikers
noun
plural of disliker
dismarket
disparkle
disparkle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter around.
dmitrevsk
dobrinsky
dockyards
dockyards
noun
plural of dockyard
doorknobs
doorknobs
noun
plural of doorknob
doraskean
draffsack
drammocks
drawbacks
drawbacks
noun
plural of drawback
dressmake
dressmake
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make (a dress or dresses).
drinkless
drinkless
adj
Without a drink, without drinks.
dripstick
dripstick
noun
(aviation) A thin hollow tube installed vertically in the bottoms of fuel tanks of many large aircraft, used to check fuel levels; now mostly superseded by the floatstick.
dropkicks
dropkicks
noun
plural of dropkick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dropkick
droschken
droshkies
droshkies
noun
plural of droshky
drumstick
drumstick
noun
(South Asia, Myanmar) The moringa or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera, especially its slender, cylindrical pods.
(slang, chiefly in the plural) A person's leg.
A stick used to play drums.
The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food.
drunkards
drunkards
noun
plural of drunkard
drygalski
duckeries
duckeries
noun
plural of duckery
dukhobors
foldskirt
foredecks
foredecks
noun
plural of foredeck
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
hardbacks
hardbacks
noun
plural of hardback
hardhacks
hardhacks
noun
plural of hardhack
hardtacks
hardtacks
noun
plural of hardtack
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.
hendricks
junkyards
junkyards
noun
plural of junkyard
kailyards
kailyards
noun
plural of kailyard
kaiserdom
kaiserdom
noun
The dignity, rank or office of a kaiser; the state of being a kaiser.
kaleyards
kaleyards
noun
plural of kaleyard
kassandra
kassandra
Proper noun
name, a rare spelling variant ( or transliteration from Greek ) of Cassandra.
kedgerees
kedgerees
noun
plural of kedgeree
kendricks
keyboards
keyboards
noun
plural of keyboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keyboard
kidnapers
kidnapers
noun
plural of kidnaper
killdeers
killdeers
noun
plural of killdeer
kingbirds
kingbirds
noun
plural of kingbird
kingsford
komondors
krasnodar
krasnodar
Proper noun
A city, administrative centre of Krasnodar krai (unofficially called Kuban) of Russia, called Yekaterinodar before December 1920.
kronstadt
kurbashed
kurbashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kurbash
kurdistan
landmarks
landmarks
noun
plural of landmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of landmark
landshark
landshark
noun
(derogatory) A landgrabber.
(obsolete, slang, derogatory) A swindler or fraudster.
(obsolete, slang, derogatory, among smugglers) A customs officer.
laserdisk
leadworks
leadworks
noun
A factory that processes lead (the metal).
plural of leadwork
lordswike
mandrakes
mandrakes
noun
plural of mandrake
markdowns
markdowns
noun
plural of markdown
midiskirt
midiskirt
noun
A skirt with a hemline at mid-calf.
midstroke
midstroke
adv
During a stroke.
noun
The midpart of a stroke.
mismarked
mismarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mismark
mudsucker
mudsucker
noun
A kind of goby.
nordenskj
odzookers
outdrinks
outdrinks
noun
plural of outdrink
overdecks
overdecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdeck
parklands
parklands
noun
plural of parkland
porkwoods
presoaked
presoaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of presoak
prisiadka
ransacked
ransacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ransack
redbricks
redbricks
noun
plural of redbrick
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
redstreak
redstreak
noun
A kind of apple with the skin streaked with red and yellow, a favourite English cider apple.
Cider pressed from redstreak apples.
reedbucks
reedbucks
noun
plural of reedbuck
rekindles
rekindles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rekindle
restacked
restacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of restack
restocked
restocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of restock
rickstand
rickstand
noun
A flooring or framework on which a rick is made.
roadworks
roadworks
noun
plural of roadwork
rockholds
rockslide
rockslide
noun
(geology) A type of landslide characterized by falling rocks.
rockwards
rockweeds
rockweeds
noun
plural of rockweed
rodzinski
samarkand
samarkand
Proper noun
A historical city in east Uzbekistan.
schickard
shakerdom
sheldrake
sheldrake
noun
A male shelduck.
A merganser.
An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).
The call sign for an artillery officer.
shickered
shickered
adj
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Drunk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shicker
shikarred
shikarred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shikar
shredcock
shredlike
shredlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shred.
sidetrack
sidetrack
noun
(mining) A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well.
(rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction); a railroad siding.
(sometimes) Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main track.
An alternate train of thought, issue, topic, or activity, that is a deviation or distraction from the topic at hand or central activity, and secondary or subordinate in importance or effectiveness.
verb
(intransitive) To deviate briefly from the topic at hand.
(rail transport) To divert (a locomotive or train) on to a lesser used track in order to allow other trains to pass.
To divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action with an alternate or less relevant topic or activity; or, to use deliberate trickery or sly wordplay when talking to (a person) in order to avoid discussion of a subject.
To sideline; to push aside; to divert or distract from, reducing (something) to a secondary or subordinate position.