(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
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
betuckered
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
blocksburg
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
buckjumper
buckjumper
noun
A horse that buckjumps.
One who takes part in buckjumping.
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
buckwasher
bullsucker
burckhardt
butterback
carpsucker
carpsucker
noun
Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.
chaukidari
cherubikon
cherublike
cherublike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cherub.
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
chubsucker
chubsucker
noun
Any of various freshwater suckers of the genus Erimyzon, native to North America.
churchlike
churchlike
adj
Resembling or befitting a church or a worship service.
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.
cockerouse
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
coldturkey
cornhusker
cornhusker
noun
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
A person or device that removes husks from corn.
couchmaker
couchmaker
noun
A manufacturer of couches.
crackskull
creekstuff
crouchback
cruikshank
crutchlike
crutchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crutch.
culverkeys
culverkeys
noun
plural of culverkey
curlylocks
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
duckboards
duckboards
noun
plural of duckboard
duikerbuck
dumbstruck
dumbstruck
adj
so shocked as to be unable to speak
fernambuck
franciskus
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fruitcakey
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
guerickian
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
gurolinick
hackbuteer
hackbuteer
noun
An arquebusier.
hackbutter
hackbutter
Noun
An arquebusier.
hackleburg
huckstered
huckstered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of huckster
hucksterer
hucksterer
noun
huckster
huckstress
huckstress
noun
A female huckster.
kechumaran
keratoncus
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
khrushchev
khrushchev
Proper noun
English transliteration of the Russian surname
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
kragujevac
kragujevac
Proper noun
A city in Serbia.
kremenchug
kurchicine
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
lockbourne
lockesburg
lubbercock
lumberjack
lumberjack
noun
A lumberjacket.
A person whose work is to fell trees.
verb
(transitive) To work as a lumberjack, cutting down trees.
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
marcushook
mesokurtic
mesokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis equal to that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having zero excess kurtosis.
mockground
moonstruck
moonstruck
adj
(by extension) Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature.
(obsolete) Crazy or insane when affected by the phases of the Moon.
(obsolete) Made sick, or (like fishes) unsuitable for food, by the supposed influence of the Moon.
motortruck
motortruck
noun
Alternative form of motor truck
muckrakers
muckrakers
noun
plural of muckraker
muckraking
muckraking
verb
present participle of muckrake
muckthrift
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)
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.
outcricket
outrocking
outrocking
verb
present participle of outrock
outtricked
outtricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outtrick
overstruck
overstruck
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overstrike
parbuckled
parbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parbuckle
petrouchka
pluckerian
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
puckerbush
puckeriest
purbeckian
quackeries
quackeries
noun
plural of quackery
quicksburg
quickthorn
quickthorn
noun
The may-tree, any species of Crataegus or the species Crataegus monogyna.
quickwater
quickwater
noun
(canoeing) Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.
racknumber
rebuckling
rebuckling
verb
present participle of rebuckle
rothermuck
roughnecks
roughnecks
noun
plural of roughneck
rubberneck
rubberneck
noun
(US, obsolete) A tourist.
Someone or something with a flexible neck.
Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring.
verb
To watch by craning the neck (as though it were made of rubber), especially if the observer and observed are in motion relative to each other.
rusticwork
sapsuckers
sapsuckers
noun
plural of sapsucker
saucemaker
saucerlike
saucerlike
adj
Resembling a saucer.
seersucker
seersucker
noun
(countable) An article made from such fabric.
(textiles) A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear.
smicksburg
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
springbuck
springbuck
noun
Alternative form of springbok
squibcrack
starstruck
starstruck
adj
star-struck
stuccowork
stuccowork
noun
work done in stucco
suckerfish
suckerfish
noun
The remora and other fish of family Echeneidae, especially Echeneis naucrates.
suckerlike
suckerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sucker (sucking organ or body part).
superblock
superblock
noun
(architecture, urban planning) A very large block of buildings.
(computing) A segment of metadata describing the file system on a block device.
superlucky
superlucky
adj
Extremely lucky.
superslick
superslick
adj
(informal) Very slick.
superthick
superthick
adj
Very thick.
trackhound
trackscout
trackscout
noun
Alternative form of trekschuit
trekschuit
trekschuit
noun
A horse-drawn canal boat or riverboat, used to carry goods or passengers in the Netherlands.
trucemaker
truckloads
truckloads
noun
plural of truckload
turkeyback
turkomanic
turnbuckle
turnbuckle
noun
(nautical) A link threaded on both ends of a short bar which is used to pull objects together. (FM 55-501)
A coupling device consisting of two eyelets or other connection points connected in screw threads. The joint in between can be turned to shorten or lengthen the device with mechanical advantage provided by the screw threads.
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).
turtleneck
turtleneck
noun
(Canada, US) A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment.
(Canada, US) Ellipsis of turtleneck sweater.
(slang) A foreskin.
unbackward
unbackward
adj
Not backward.
unbickered
uncankered
uncankered
adj
Not cankered.
uncrinkled
uncrinkled
adj
Not crinkled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncrinkle
uncrooking
uncrooking
verb
present participle of uncrook
underclerk
underclerk
noun
A subordinate clerk.
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.
undercooks
undercooks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of undercook
underfrock
underfrock
noun
An underslip worn beneath a dress.
understock
understock
noun
(horticulture) The rootstock onto which the scion is grafted.
verb
(transitive) To stock with an insufficient amount.
undertrick
undertrick
noun
(bridge) A trick that declarer does not win, causing the contract to go down.