(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
buckwashing
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
chachalakas
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
checksummed
checksummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checksum
cheesecakes
cheesecakes
noun
plural of cheesecake
cheesemaker
cheesemaker
noun
A person skilled in the art of making cheese
chelyabinsk
chickenshit
chickenshit
adj
(slang, vulgar) petty and contemptible; contemptibly unimportant. (Compare bullshit.)
(vulgar, slang) cowardly
noun
(slang, vulgar) (A) petty and contemptible thing(s).
(slang, vulgar) coward
(vulgar, military, slang) A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings; a petty, abusive martinet.
chmielewski
chokoloskee
chopsockies
chopsockies
noun
plural of chopsocky
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockishness
cockleshell
cockleshell
noun
A small, flimsy boat.
The shell of a cockle (or similar shell).
cockneyship
cockroaches
cockroaches
noun
plural of cockroach
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
creekfishes
crosshackle
cruickshank
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
deutschmark
duchesslike
duchesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a duchess.
grieshuckle
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
hackmatacks
hackmatacks
noun
plural of hackmatack
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
hendrickson
hickishness
hickscorner
highpockets
hitchhikers
hitchhikers
noun
plural of hitchhiker
holluschick
holluschick
noun
A "bachelor seal"; a holluschickie.
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
honeysuckle
honeysuckle
noun
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia)
Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia)
Banksia marginata (silver banksia)
Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle)
Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle)
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
horsebacker
horsebacker
noun
One who rides on horseback.
horsejockey
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
hucksteress
hucksteress
noun
(archaic) A female huckster.
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hucksterism
hucksterism
noun
The condition of being a huckster; hucksterish behavior.
hucksterize
hucksterize
verb
To hawk; to promote, especially in a pushy or deceptive manner.
hydrocracks
hydrocracks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrocrack
jackanapish
jackanapish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jackanapes.
jackhammers
jackhammers
noun
plural of jackhammer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackhammer
jinrickshas
jinrickshas
noun
plural of jinricksha
jinrickshaw
johnnycakes
johnnycakes
noun
plural of johnnycake
keypunchers
keypunchers
noun
plural of keypuncher
kinaestheic
kinesthetic
kinesthetic
adj
Of or relating to kinesthesia.
kitchenless
kitchenless
adj
Lacking a kitchen
kitschified
kitschified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kitschify
kitschifies
kitschifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kitschify
krishnaitic
kyschtymite
landsknecht
leschetizky
lickerishly
lickerishly
adv
In a lickerish manner.
lobachevsky
matchmakers
matchmakers
noun
plural of matchmaker
matchsticks
matchsticks
noun
plural of matchstick
muschelkalk
netherstock
netherstock
noun
(historical) A 16th-century stocking reaching above the knee and worn with upperstocks.
A stocking.
nightsticks
nightsticks
noun
plural of nightstick
ostrichlike
ostrichlike
adj
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
packmanship
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
peckishness
peckishness
noun
The quality of being peckish; mild hunger.
pikeperches
pikeperches
noun
plural of pikeperch
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.
puckishness
puckishness
noun
An instance of being puckish
quackenbush
ramshackled
ramshackled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ramshackle
reichsmarks
reichsmarks
noun
plural of reichsmark
resketching
resketching
verb
present participle of resketch
rockhoppers
rockhoppers
noun
plural of rockhopper
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
schipperkes
schipperkes
noun
plural of schipperke
schlockiest
schlockiest
adj
superlative form of schlocky: most schlocky
schnorkeled
scholarlike
scholarlike
adj
scholarly
adv
in a scholarly fashion
schoolbooks
schoolbooks
noun
plural of schoolbook
schoolworks
schrecklich
schwarzkopf
scratchback
scratchback
noun
(UK, dated) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
shacklebone
shacklewise
shammocking
shankpieces
sharksucker
sharksucker
noun
The remora or suckerfish.
shattuckite
shattuckite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper silicate hydroxide mineral.
shcheglovsk
shcherbakov
sheetrocked
sheetrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sheetrock
shellackers
shellackers
noun
plural of shellacker
shellacking
shellacking
noun
(informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.
The act or process of coating with shellac.
verb
present participle of shellac
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
shickshinny
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
shockedness
shockedness
noun
The quality of being shocked.
shockheaded
shockheaded
adj
Alternative form of shock-headed
shrewstruck
shuttlecock
shuttlecock
noun
(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]
(uncountable, dated) The game of badminton.
verb
To move rapidly back and forth.
To send or toss back and forth; to bandy.
sickhearted
sickishness
sickishness
noun
The quality of being sickish.
sketchbooks
sketchbooks
noun
plural of sketchbook
sketchiness
sketchiness
noun
The property of being sketchy.
sketchingly
skiagraphic
skiagraphic
adj
Alternative form of sciagraphic
smokechaser
smokechaser
noun
A person employed to locate and extinguish a wildfire.
specklehead
speechmaker
speechmaker
noun
One who makes a speech.
spinachlike
spinachlike
Adjective
Resembling spinach.
stackhousia
starchmaker
starchworks
stickhandle
stickhandle
verb
(chiefly Canada, by extension) To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.
(transitive, intransitive, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.