(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backhauled
backhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhaul
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
barkcutter
bivouacked
bivouacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bivouac
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blacksburg
bluejacket
bluejacket
noun
(nautical) A seaman of a British warship
(nautical) An enlisted man in the US Navy.
A uniformed policeman.
bounceback
bounceback
noun
(Internet) An automated response to an email, indicating that it could not be delivered.
(marketing) A customized order form sent out with previously ordered goods, encouraging the customer to make a further order, perhaps motivated by a discount or free gift.
A rebound.
An economic recovery.
buckatunna
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
buckhannon
buckhannon
Proper noun
a city in West Virginia, USA
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
buckwasher
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
bullockman
burckhardt
bushwhacks
bushwhacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bushwhack
butterback
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
cambyuskan
carpsucker
carpsucker
noun
Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.
chaukidari
chikamatsu
chuckwalla
chuckwalla
noun
An iguana, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
clarksburg
clarksburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
cockalorum
cockalorum
noun
(countable) A menial yet self-important person; a person who makes empty boasts.
(uncountable) A game similar to leapfrog.
(uncountable) Boastful speech, crowing.
cockarouse
cockarouse
noun
(historical) A sachem or leader in certain Native American groups.
couchmaker
couchmaker
noun
A manufacturer of couches.
crackskull
crouchback
cruikshank
cuckoomaid
cuckoomate
duckboards
duckboards
noun
plural of duckboard
ekacaesium
ekacaesium
noun
Alternative form of eka-caesium
fernambuck
franciskus
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fruitcakey
gitanemuck
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
guerickian
gunnysacks
gunnysacks
noun
plural of gunnysack
hackbuteer
hackbuteer
noun
An arquebusier.
hackbutter
hackbutter
Noun
An arquebusier.
hackleburg
haimsucken
hamesucken
hamesucken
noun
(Scotland) An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.
huckleback
hughmanick
humpbacked
humpbacked
adj
Being a humpback bridge.
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humpback
hunchakist
hunchbacks
hunchbacks
noun
plural of hunchback
jackquelin
kechumaran
kentuckian
kentuckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the US state of Kentucky.
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Kentucky in the United States of America.
keratoncus
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knockabout
knockabout
adj
Boisterous
Suitable for rough use.
noun
(circus) A tumbler.
(entertainment) A slapstick comedy or comedian.
(sailing) A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area
A person living in rough, violent conditions.
A worker habitually engaged in casual employment.
Clothing suitable for rough use.
koulibiaca
koulibiaca
noun
A Russian dish of salmon, rice etc. cooked in puff pastry
kragujevac
kragujevac
Proper noun
A city in Serbia.
lackluster
lackluster
adj
(figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
Having no shine or lustre; dull.
Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
noun
(countable) A person or thing of no particular brilliance or intelligence.
(uncountable) Lack of brightness or points of interest.
lacklustre
lacklustre
adj
(Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of lackluster
leuckartia
lumberjack
lumberjack
noun
A lumberjacket.
A person whose work is to fell trees.
verb
(transitive) To work as a lumberjack, cutting down trees.
marcushook
muckrakers
muckrakers
noun
plural of muckraker
muckraking
muckraking
verb
present participle of muckrake
multitrack
multitrack
adj
(music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
(railways) Of a railway line: having multiple, parallel tracks.
Having or involving more than one track.
verb
To record on multiple tracks simultaneously (typically with each performer or instrument having its own track)
nachtmusik
neudeckian
nouakchott
nouakchott
Proper noun
The capital of Mauritania.
nutcracker
nutcracker
noun
(US, New York City) A bootleg mixed drink made from a blend of alcohols and fruit juices.
(informal) Something difficult to figure out; a puzzle
(ornithology) Either of two birds of the genus Nucifraga in the crow family.
An implement for cracking nuts.
outblacken
packwaukee
parbuckled
parbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parbuckle
pequannock
petrouchka
pluckerian
purbeckian
puschkinia
puschkinia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Puschkinia of bulbous perennials in the family Asparagaceae.
quackeries
quackeries
noun
plural of quackery
quackishly
quackishly
adv
In a quackish manner.
quickhatch
quickhatch
noun
(Canada) The wolverine.
quicksands
quicksands
noun
plural of quicksand
quicksandy
quicksandy
adj
quicksandlike
quickwater
quickwater
noun
(canoeing) Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.
quillbacks
quillbacks
noun
plural of quillback
racknumber
sackdoudle
sapsuckers
sapsuckers
noun
plural of sapsucker
saucemaker
saucerlike
saucerlike
adj
Resembling a saucer.
shakuhachi
shakuhachi
noun
(music) A Japanese flute which is tuned to a pentatonic scale and is end-blown like a recorder instead of being held transversely like the Western transverse flute.
soundtrack
soundtrack
noun
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.
A recording of such music for sale.
Background sounds that are part of a bigger event.
The sound (especially the music) component of a movie, video game, etc.
verb
To provide, or to act as the sound or music component of a film
splacknuck
squibcrack
starstruck
starstruck
adj
star-struck
subpackage
subpackage
noun
(object-oriented programming) A package situated hierarchically below another package.
A physical package contained within another package.
verb
(transitive) To place (an object) in a package which is itself inside a package.
suckauhock
suckauhock
noun
(rare) Dark-coloured shell-money, used by Native Americans.
supplejack
supplejack
noun
A cane made from such a plant used as a walking stick or as a whip.
A child's toy in the form of a man with jointed limbs controlled by a string; a jumping jack.
Any of several vines belonging to the genus Ripogonum, native to New Zealand.
Any of various North American vines that have supple stems.
thumbtacks
thumbtacks
noun
plural of thumbtack
touchbacks
touchbacks
noun
plural of touchback
trackhound
trackscout
trackscout
noun
Alternative form of trekschuit
trucemaker
truckloads
truckloads
noun
plural of truckload
tuckasegee
turkeyback
turkomanic
turtleback
turtleback
noun
(military, nautical) An armor layout with an armored deck which slopes downwards towards the sides of the ship and connects to the lower edge of the main belt armor, designed to deflect shells striking the ship on trajectories close to horizontal.
(nautical) A convex deck at the bow or stern of a vessel, designed to shed seawater quickly.
A library binding of a mass market paperback with a generic hardcover.
A primitive stone celt of a form suggesting the back of a turtle.
Any plant of the genus Psathyrotes of annual and perennial forbs and low subshrubs native to dry areas of southwestern North America.
Anything having the shape of a turtle's back (that is, its shell).
tuscanlike
unattacked
unattacked
adj
Not having been attacked.
unbackward
unbackward
adj
Not backward.
uncankered
uncankered
adj
Not cankered.
uncasketed
uncasketed
adj
Not enclosed in a casket.
unchokable
unchokable
adj
Not chokable.
uncloaking
uncloaking
verb
present participle of uncloak
uncookable
uncookable
adj
Not cookable.
undercloak
undercloak
noun
(construction) A fixed underlayer of tile or fibre cement on a roof, to support the mortar above.
verb
(construction, transitive) To apply such an underlayer to.
unjacketed
unjacketed
adj
Not jacketed
unlackeyed
unlackeyed
adj
Without a lackey or servant.
unlickable
unlickable
adj
(colloquial) That cannot be defeated or overcome.
Unable to be licked.
unlockable
unlockable
adj
Capable of being unlocked.
Not capable of being locked.
noun
(video games) An initially hidden feature that is made available to reward the player for some achievement.
unpackaged
unpackaged
adj
Not packaged.
unpickable
unpickable
adj
That cannot be picked.
unshackled
unshackled
adj
Not shackled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unshackle
unshackles
unshackles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unshackle