of German origin. Widely known as the surname of the Austrian composer (1824-96).
buckbean
buckbean
noun
Menyanthes trifoliata, a plant with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine.
buckeens
buckeens
noun
plural of buckeen
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
buckland
buckling
buckling
adj
Wavy; curly, as hair.
noun
(geology) A folding into hills and valleys.
A young male domestic goat of between one and two years.
Smoked herring.
The act of fastening a buckle.
The action of collapsing under pressure or stress.
verb
present participle of buckle
bucknell
buckskin
buckskin
adj
Of a grayish yellow in colour.
noun
A grayish yellow in colour.
A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.
A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.
Breeches made of buckskin.
Clothing made from buckskin.
The skin of a male deer, a buck.
bullneck
bullneck
noun
A bull-necked person.
A short and thick neck, like that of a bull.
bundocks
caratunk
caulking
caulking
noun
A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.
verb
present participle of caulk
chanukah
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chucking
chucking
noun
(engineering) The holding of an object in a chuck.
verb
present participle of chuck
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
chunkily
chunkily
adv
In a chunky way.
chunking
chunking
noun
(computing) The division of memory or data etc. into smaller units for easier processing.
(mathematics, education) The partial-quotients method for solving simple division problems by repeated subtraction.
(psychology) A strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by recoding information.
(writing) A method of presenting information which splits concepts into small pieces or "chunks" of information to make reading and understanding faster and easier, using such methods as bulleted lists, short subheadings, or short sentences with one or two ideas per sentence.
The process of reducing something to short, thick pieces, usually using a hammer or a crowbar.
verb
present participle of chunk
clucking
clucking
adj
(slang, euphemistic) fucking (as intensifier)
noun
The action of the verb cluck; a cluck sound.
verb
present participle of cluck
clunkers
clunkers
noun
plural of clunker
clunkier
clunkier
adj
comparative form of clunky: more clunky
clunking
clunking
adj
clunky; awkward
noun
A sound that clunks.
verb
present participle of clunk
cockburn
cokernut
cokernut
noun
Archaic form of coconut.
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
crankous
cruisken
cruisken
noun
Alternative form of cruiskeen
cufflink
cufflink
noun
A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.
cutbanks
cutbanks
noun
plural of cutbank
cuttikin
duckling
duckling
noun
A young duck.
duckpins
duckpins
noun
A game played by bowling a small ball at such pins.
plural of duckpin
duckpond
duckpond
noun
A pond that is populated by ducks.
ducktown
duckwing
duckwing
noun
Any of various types of chicken noted for their triangular wing patch
dungbeck
duveneck
gunlocks
gunlocks
noun
plural of gunlock
gunstick
gunstick
noun
A stick to ram down the charge of a musket, etc.; a rammer or ramrod.
gunstock
gunstock
noun
The handle of a handgun.
The rear part of a musket, rifle or shotgun which is pressed into the shoulder.
hobucken
insucken
insucken
adj
(law, Scotland) Pertaining to a district astricted to a certain mill.
noun
The multure paid by occupiers of thirled lands for the service of grinding.
katchung
katchung
noun
(India) Synonym of groundnut (“Arachis hypogaea”)
kechuans
kentucky
kentucky
Proper noun
A state of the United States of America. Capital: Frankfort; largest city: Louisville. Formally known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths.
A village on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
kerchunk
kerchunk
adv
With a sudden heavy blow or thump.
noun
A sudden heavy blow or thump.
keypunch
keypunch
noun
(computing) A mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in combination, to punch holes in punched cards or paper tape that correspond to particular characters.
(computing) An electric machine with a keyboard that has the same function.
verb
To use such a device or machine
kingcups
kingcups
noun
plural of kingcup
knockout
knockout
adj
(genetics) Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated.
Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful.
Causing elimination from a competition.
Rendering someone unconscious.
noun
(genetics) A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
(genetics) The deactivation of a particular gene.
(informal) A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.
(informal) Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny.
(printing) An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
(sports) A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.
(uncountable) A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball.
A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.
Short for knockout auction.
The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.
The deactivation of anything.
knuckled
knuckled
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having a certain type of knuckles.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of knuckle
knuckler
knuckler
noun
(baseball slang) A knuckleball.
knuckles
knuckles
noun
plural of knuckle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knuckle
kukulcan
kurchine
kutchins
kutzenco
locknuts
locknuts
noun
plural of locknut
lungsick
muckment
munchkin
munchkin
noun
(informal) A child.
(informal) A person of very short stature.
(informal, slang) Synonym of donut hole (“ball-shaped pastry”) (genericization of the Dunkin trademark "Munchkin")
(role-playing games) A player who mainly concentrates on increasing their character's power and capabilities.
Alternative form of Munchkin (a domestic cat breed).
mutchkin
mutchkin
noun
(Scotland) A unit of fluid capacity approximately equal to three-quarters of an imperial pint (0.43 litres)
nicklaus
nipmucks
nudnicks
nudnicks
noun
plural of nudnick
nunchaku
nunchaku
noun
(countable) A weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan, consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord.
(uncountable) The skill of using this weapon in martial arts.
nutcrack
nutcrack
verb
(of primates) To crack nuts for food.
nutpicks
nutpicks
noun
plural of nutpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nutpick
penuckle
plucking
plucking
noun
(gerund of pluck) An act in which something is plucked.
(printing) The undesirable situation in which printed ink becomes detached from the paper.
A fragment of something obtained by plucking.
verb
present participle of pluck
puckling
quacking
quacking
adj
Making quacking sounds, or prone to doing so.
noun
The sound made by a group of ducks; quacks.
verb
present participle of quack
quickens
quickens
noun
(chiefly Midlands (northern), Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) Synonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also, the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quicken
quicking
quicking
verb
present participle of quick
quickman
raunpick
reunpack
reunpack
verb
To unpack again.
ruckling
ruckling
verb
present participle of ruckle
runbacks
runbacks
noun
plural of runback
sculking
sculking
verb
present participle of sculk
shucking
shucking
noun
An event at which something is shucked.
verb
present participle of shuck
shuckins
shuckpen
skutchan
strucken
stucking
suckener
suckener
noun
(obsolete) The tenant of a sucken, who under the law of thirlage had to mill his grain at the mill of his feudal lord or thirl.
suckling
suckling
noun
(gerund) The act of suckling.
A young mammal not yet weaned and still being fed milk by its mother.
An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.
verb
present participle of suckle
trucking
trucking
noun
(US) the conveyance of freight by trucks.
(broadcasting) Lateral movement of the camera.
(now rare) Trading, bartering.
moving quickly
walking
verb
present participle of truck
truckman
truckman
noun
One who does business in the way of barter or exchange.
One who drives a truck, or whose business is the conveyance of goods on trucks.
truckmen
truckmen
noun
plural of truckman
tunicked
tunicked
adj
Wearing a tunic.
turnback
turnback
noun
(attributive) Part of a garment that is turned back.
The act of turning back a boat containing immigrants.
The strap from the hames to the hip-strap, on a horse.
turncock
turncock
noun
A person employed to turn on the water for the mains, to regulate the fireplugs, etc. for a water company.
A tap or faucet that regulates the flow of a fluid.
unbacked
unbacked
adj
(not comparable) Having no back.
(obsolete, not comparable) Of an animal: never having been ridden or not accustomed to being ridden; not (currently) being ridden.
(photography, holography) (of a plate) Not having an antihalation backing.
Having no (or few) backers.
Not supported or backed up (by someone or something).
unblocks
unblocks
noun
plural of unblock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unblock
unbuckle
unbuckle
verb
(transitive) to unfasten (the buckle of (a belt, shoe, etc))
uncaking
uncaking
verb
present participle of uncake
uncalked
uncalked
adj
Not having been calked.
uncasked
uncasked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncask
unchalky
unchoked
unchoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unchoke
unchokes
unchokes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unchoke
uncloaks
uncloaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of uncloak
uncocked
uncocked
adj
Not cocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncock
uncoking
uncoking
adj
Synonym of noncoking
uncolike
uncooked
uncooked
adj
raw and not cooked, especially of something that should be, or is sometimes cooked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncook
uncorked
uncorked
adj
(of an engine) Allowing exhaust gasses to be released to the atmosphere immediately after exiting the exhaust manifold.
Not corked; allowing liquid to flow freely.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncork
uncorker
uncorker
noun
One who uncorks.
undecked
undecked
adj
Having no deck.
unadorned
undocked
undocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of undock
unfickle
unfickle
adj
Not fickle.
unfrocks
unfrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unfrock
unhacked
unhacked
adj
Not hacked.
unhocked
unhocked
adj
Not pawned.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unhock
unkicked
unkicked
adj
Not having been kicked.
unlicked
unlicked
adj
(dated, figuratively) Naive or ignorant, like an unlicked cub.
Not licked.
unlocked
unlocked
adj
(mobile telephony, of a phone) Not bound to any particular carrier.
Not secured or protected by a lock.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unlock
unlocker
unlocker
noun
One who, or that which, unlocks.
unluckly
unluckly
adv
Obsolete form of unluckily.
unmackly
unmocked
unmocked
adj
Not mocked.
unnicked
unnicked
adj
Not nicked.
unpacked
unpacked
adj
(sometimes proscribed) Not yet having had its packing removed. (Especially after still. For more on this use, see http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002171.html)
Having had its packing removed.
Not yet packed.
verb
past participle of unpack
unpacker
unpacker
noun
(computing) A software program that decompresses code or data.
One who, or that which, unpacks.
unpecked
unpecked
adj
Not pecked.
unpicked
unpicked
adj
Not having been picked.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unpick
unpocket
unpocket
verb
(transitive) To remove from a pocket.
unpucker
unpucker
verb
(transitive) To smooth away the puckers or wrinkles of.
unracked
unracked
adj
Not racked.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unrack
unrecked
unrecked
adj
(obsolete) unheeded; disregarded
unreckon
unricked
unricked
adj
Not gathered into ricks.
unrocked
unrocked
adj
Not having been rocked.
unsacked
unsacked
adj
Not sacked.
unsicker
unsickly
unsickly
adj
Not sickly.
unsocket
unsocket
verb
(archaic) To loosen or remove from a socket.
unstacks
unstacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unstack
unsticks
unsticks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unstick
unsticky
unstruck
unstruck
adj
Not having been struck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unstrike
unsucked
unsucked
adj
Not sucked.
untacked
untacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of untack
untackle
untackle
verb
To unhitch; to unharness.
untucked
untucked
adj
(of clothing) Not tucked in
verb
(transitive) simple past tense and past participle of untuck