(uncountable) The state or quality of being alike.
alikewise
alikewise
adv
(obsolete) likewise; in the same manner
alkahests
alkahests
noun
plural of alkahest
alkalised
alkalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalise
alkaliser
alkalises
alkalises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalise
alkalizes
alkalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalize
alkaloids
alkaloids
noun
plural of alkaloid
alkalosis
alkalosis
noun
An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood.
alkarsine
alkarsine
Noun
cacodyl
alkylates
alkylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkylate
alsmekill
aniselike
aniselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of anise.
ankylosed
ankylosed
adj
(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.
arguslike
asklepios
atlaslike
backfills
backfills
noun
plural of backfill
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfill
backflash
backflash
noun
Synonym of flashback (“dramatic device”)
The hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.
backhauls
backhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhaul
backlands
backlands
noun
plural of backland
backlings
backlists
backlists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlist
backslaps
backslaps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslap
backslash
backslash
noun
(computing, rare, proscribed) Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.
The punctuation mark \.
|passage= […] I was trying to find a web-site for which I had been given the following address: http://www.isop.ucla.edu/pacrim/pubs/korjournal.htm. […] I began to work backwards, removing first the last part of the address following the last backslash (/korjournal.htm).}}
verb
(computing, transitive) To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.
backslide
backslide
noun
(dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
verb
(Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
bakerless
bakerless
adj
Without a baker.
baldricks
baldricks
noun
plural of baldrick
balkanise
balkanise
verb
Alternative spelling of balkanize
balkanism
balkanism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanism
balkiness
balkiness
noun
The state or quality of being balky or uncooperative.
balklines
balklines
noun
plural of balkline
ballhawks
ballhawks
noun
plural of ballhawk
ballparks
ballparks
noun
plural of ballpark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballpark
ballstock
ballstock
noun
(printing, historical) The handle of a printer's ball.
baloskion
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
bankshall
bankshall
noun
(India, historical) A warehouse.
(India, historical) The office of a harbormaster or other port authority.
barksdale
bashalick
basilisks
basilisks
noun
plural of basilisk
basinlike
basinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a basin.
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
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.
bengkalis
beshackle
bespeckle
bespeckle
verb
To add speckles.
bialystok
billhooks
billhooks
noun
plural of billhook
blackboys
blackboys
noun
plural of blackboy
blackbush
blackcaps
blackcaps
noun
plural of blackcap
blackcods
blackeyes
blackeyes
noun
plural of blackeye
blackfins
blackfins
noun
plural of blackfin
blackfish
blackfish
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
(Canada, US) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
(chiefly Scotland) The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales).
Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
verb
(Internet slang, derogatory, of a white person) To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles).
(fishing) To go fishing for blackfish.
blackgums
blackgums
noun
plural of blackgum
blackings
blackings
noun
plural of blacking
blacklegs
blacklegs
noun
plural of blackleg
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackleg
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.
blackness
blackness
noun
The experiences and culture of African-American people.
The quality of being evil or dismal.
The state of being of African descent.
The state or quality of being black in colour.
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blackseed
blackseed
noun
A spice plant with aromatic black seeds, Nigella sativa
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
blackwash
blackwash
noun
(chiefly politics) A villainization campaign.
(medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater.
(slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team.
(slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash" series of the West Indian cricket team in England in 1984.
(slang, mining) Public campaigns and advertising funded by the coal industry to draw attention away from environmentally unsustainable practices or to justify exclusion from carbon taxes.
verb
(transitive) To blacken, to cover with a black color.
(transitive) To portray in a revisionist fashion as belonging to a black race of people.
(transitive) To villainize, to present in a damaging light.
blakeslee
blankness
blankness
noun
The characteristic of being blank.
blavatsky
bleakness
bleakness
noun
The characteristic of being bleak.
blesbucks
blesbucks
noun
plural of blesbuck
blinkards
blinkards
noun
plural of blinkard
blockades
blockades
noun
plural of blockade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockade
blockages
blockages
noun
plural of blockage
blockiest
blockiest
adj
superlative form of blocky: most blocky
blockship
blockship
noun
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
bloodsuck
blowbacks
blowbacks
noun
plural of blowback
bluebooks
bluebooks
noun
plural of bluebook
bluejacks
bluejacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluejack
bobolinks
bobolinks
noun
plural of bobolink
bolshevik
bolshevik
noun
Alternative form of Bolshevik
bookishly
bookishly
adv
In a bookish manner.
booklists
booklists
noun
plural of booklist
booklores
booklouse
booklouse
noun
Any of the small insects who feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocoptera.
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
bookstall
bookstall
noun
A table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale.
bootlicks
bootlicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootlick
brakeless
brakeless
adj
Without brakes (device used to slow or stop a vehicle).
brasslike
brasslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the metal brass.
breakless
breakless
adj
Without a break; continuous, unbroken.
breaklist
breekless
breekless
adj
(Scotland) Not wearing breeks; breechless.
brinkless
brinkless
adj
Without a brink.
brookless
brookless
adj
Without a brook.
brooklets
brooklets
noun
plural of brooklet
brushlike
brushlike
adj
Having the form of a brush.
buckholts
buckishly
buckishly
adv
In a buckish manner.
buckstall
buckstall
noun
(archaic) A net used for catching deer.
bucktails
bucktails
noun
plural of bucktail
buhlworks
bulkheads
bulkheads
noun
plural of bulkhead
bulkiness
bulkiness
noun
The characteristic of being bulky, or of having bulk.
bullnecks
bullnecks
noun
plural of bullneck
bullsnake
bullsnake
noun
Pituophis catenifer sayi, a large non-venomous colubrid snake endemic to the central United States, northern Mexico, and southwestern Canada.
byelostok
cakewalks
cakewalks
noun
plural of cakewalk
calfskins
calfskins
noun
plural of calfskin
callbacks
callbacks
noun
plural of callback
catskills
catskills
Proper noun
The Catskill Mountains
caulkings
caulkings
noun
plural of caulking
chalkiest
chalkiest
adj
superlative form of chalky: most chalky
charlocks
charlocks
noun
plural of charlock
checkless
checkless
adj
(US) Without checks (financial instruments); chequeless.
That cannot be checked or restrained.
checklist
checklist
noun
A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.
An inventory, especially of species.
verb
(transitive) To add to a checklist.
cheekfuls
cheekless
cheekless
adj
Without cheeks.
chucklers
chucklers
noun
plural of chuckler
clackamas
clackdish
clackdish
noun
Alternative form of clack dish
clambakes
clambakes
noun
plural of clambake
clankless
clankless
adj
Without a clank.
clansfolk
clansfolk
noun
Members of a clan; clanspeople.
clapstick
clapstick
noun
A clapperboard.
A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.
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.
claybanks
claybanks
noun
plural of claybank
cleanskin
cleanskin
noun
(Australia) An unbranded animal.
(Australia, New Zealand) An unlabelled bottle of wine.
(cricket) A cricket bat with no maker's logo
A person who does not have any tattoos.
An undercover police officer who has not done a particular task before.
Someone with no prior criminal record, a person with no previous convictions; loosely, someone who has not done anything wrong before, an unblemished character.
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
clerkless
clerkless
adj
(obsolete) uneducated
Without clerks.
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
clickless
clickless
adj
Without a clicking sound.
Without clicks of a computer mouse.
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.
clockings
clockings
noun
plural of clocking
clockless
clockless
adj
Without a clock or clocks.
clockwise
clockwise
adj
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
adv
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
coalsacks
coalsacks
noun
plural of coalsack
cockbills
cockbills
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cockbill