(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.
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
blackfisher
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
breshkovsky
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
brookesmith
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
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).
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
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
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
cheesemaker
cheesemaker
noun
A person skilled in the art of making cheese
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
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
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
dervishlike
dervishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dervish.
deutschmark
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
dukhobortsy
earthquakes
earthquakes
noun
plural of earthquake
earthshaker
earthshaker
noun
Somebody or something that is earthshaking, or of great global importance.
greenshanks
greenshanks
noun
plural of greenshank
grieshuckle
groupthinks
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
hairstreaks
hairstreaks
noun
plural of hairstreak
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
handistroke
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
heartbreaks
heartbreaks
noun
plural of heartbreak
heatstrokes
heatstrokes
noun
plural of heatstroke
hendrickson
herrenvolks
herrenvolks
noun
plural of herrenvolk
hickscorner
hitchhikers
hitchhikers
noun
plural of hitchhiker
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
horsebacker
horsebacker
noun
One who rides on horseback.
horsejockey
horsekeeper
horsekeeper
noun
A person who looks after horses, for example in a coal mine.
housebreaks
housebreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak
housebroken
housebroken
adj
Of animals: trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
housekeeper
housekeeper
noun
(colloquial, now rare) Someone who keeps to their house; someone who rarely ventures away from home; an unadventurous person, a homebody.
(now rare) Someone who owns a house as a place of residence; a householder.
Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc.
Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household.
houseworker
houseworker
noun
One who does the housework; a homemaker.
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
jackhammers
jackhammers
noun
plural of jackhammer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackhammer
jinrickshas
jinrickshas
noun
plural of jinricksha
jinrickshaw
jinrikishas
jinrikishas
noun
plural of jinrikisha
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
katharevusa
keypunchers
keypunchers
noun
plural of keypuncher
kieselguhrs
kieselguhrs
noun
plural of kieselguhr
kiesselguhr
kilohertzes
kilohertzes
noun
plural of kilohertz
kindredship
kindredship
noun
The quality of being kindred.
kingfishers
kingfishers
noun
plural of kingfisher
knightswort
koreshanity
kornephorus
krishnaitic
kwashiorkor
kwashiorkor
noun
(pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.
lanarkshire
lanarkshire
Proper noun
A former county in Scotland.
larkishness
leukorrheas
leukorrheas
noun
plural of leukorrhea
lickerishly
lickerishly
adv
In a lickerish manner.
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
marshbanker
matchmakers
matchmakers
noun
plural of matchmaker
mekhitarist
narrishkeit
netherstock
netherstock
noun
(historical) A 16th-century stocking reaching above the knee and worn with upperstocks.
A stocking.
ostrichlike
ostrichlike
adj
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
outskirmish
overbookish
overbookish
adj
Excessively bookish.
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
phrasemaker
phrasemaker
noun
A crafter of phrases; one who pens bombast or rhetoric.
pikeperches
pikeperches
noun
plural of pikeperch
preshrinked
preshrunken
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.
quakerishly
rakehellish
rakehellish
adj
Synonym of rakehell
ramakrishna
ramshackled
ramshackled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ramshackle
rathskeller
rathskeller
noun
A bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer.
reichsmarks
reichsmarks
noun
plural of reichsmark
resketching
resketching
verb
present participle of resketch
rockhoppers
rockhoppers
noun
plural of rockhopper
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
saltshakers
saltshakers
noun
plural of saltshaker
schipperkes
schipperkes
noun
plural of schipperke
schnorkeled
scholarlike
scholarlike
adj
scholarly
adv
in a scholarly fashion
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.
semishirker
shakespeare
shakespeare
Proper noun
William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries
His works or media adaptations of his works.
Noun
Eloquent language, especially English; poetry.
A playwright of the standing of William Shakespeare
shaksperean
shaksperian
sharebroker
sharebroker
noun
A broker who deals in railway or other shares and securities.
sharksucker
sharksucker
noun
The remora or suckerfish.
shcherbakov
sheepkeeper
sheepwalker
sheetrocked
sheetrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sheetrock
shellackers
shellackers
noun
plural of shellacker
shellworker
shellworker
noun
One who makes objects from shells.
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
shielddrake
shielddrake
noun
Obsolete form of sheldrake.
shieldmaker
shieldmaker
noun
A maker of shields.
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
shirtmakers
shirtmakers
noun
plural of shirtmaker
shirtmaking
shirtmaking
noun
the industry or practice of making shirts
shopbreaker
shopbreaker
noun
One who breaks into a shop with unlawful intent.
shopkeepers
shopkeepers
noun
plural of shopkeeper
shopkeepery
shovelmaker
shovelmaker
noun
A manufacturer of shovels.
shrewstruck
shriekiness
shriekiness
noun
The quality of being shrieky.
shriekingly
shriekingly
adv
With a shrieking sound.
shriekproof
shrinkingly
shrinkingly
adv
In a shrinking manner; as if shrinking away
shrinkproof
shrinkproof
adj
resistant to shrinkage
sickhearted
skiagraphed
skiagraphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skiagraph