A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
bareknuckle
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bauckiebird
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blacktongue
blockbusted
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
boguslawsky
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
bruckleness
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
buckeystown
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
bucklandite
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
buckwashing
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buffaloback
buffaloback
noun
The back of a buffalo
bukittinggi
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulkinesses
bulkinesses
noun
plural of bulkiness
bulletmaker
bulletmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bullets.
bullsticker
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
bunchbacked
bundelkhand
bunkerville
burkburnett
burkesville
burkundauze
burkundauze
noun
Alternative form of burkundaz
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
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).
buttermaker
buttermilks
buttermilks
noun
plural of buttermilk
buttinskies
buttonhooks
buttonhooks
noun
plural of buttonhook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhook
buzzardlike
buzzardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buzzard.
demibuckram
doublespeak
doublespeak
noun
Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
dukhobortsy
grubstakers
grubstakers
noun
plural of grubstaker
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
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.
huckleberry
huckleberry
noun
(US, slang) The person one is looking for; the right person for the job.
(slang) A person of little consequence.
A shrub growing this fruit.
A small amount, a short distance, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.
A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.
verb
(intransitive) To pick huckleberries.
hunchbacked
hunchbacked
adj
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
jacksonburg
jenkinsburg
kennebunker
kibbutzniks
kibbutzniks
noun
plural of kibbutznik
klausenburg
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
knuckleball
knuckleball
noun
(baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.
(figurative) An event that is hard to predict.
verb
(intransitive, baseball) To pitch knuckleballs.
knucklebone
knucklebone
noun
(slang) A die.
A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump.
Such a bone once used in knucklebones and other children's games of chance.
kookaburras
kookaburras
noun
plural of kookaburra
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
menangkabau
mountebanks
mountebanks
noun
plural of mountebank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mountebank
nonbulkhead
nonbulkhead
adj
Not of or relating to a bulkhead.
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
overbulkily
packbuilder
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
parkersburg
parkersburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
quackenbush
quarterback
quarterback
noun
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
(American football, historical) An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back.
(rugby football, historical) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.
verb
(American football) To play the position of quarterback.
(by extension) To lead a team or group; to be primarily responsible for some group project or activity.
quickenbeam
rebukefully
rebukefully
adv
In a rebukeful manner.
rebukeproof
rubbernecks
rubbernecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rubberneck
saarbrucken
shukulumbwe
skullbanker
sourcebooks
sourcebooks
noun
plural of sourcebook
strikebound
strikebound
adj
Not operating normally because of strike action.
subakhmimic
subalkaline
subalkaline
adj
Somewhat alkaline.
subjectlike
subjectlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a subject.
subkingdoms
subkingdoms
noun
plural of subkingdom
subnetworks
subnetworks
noun
plural of subnetwork
subtacksman
subtacksmen
suikerbosch
superblocks
superblocks
noun
plural of superblock
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
telukbetung
thumbtacked
thumbtacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thumbtack
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.
tororokombu
tororokombu
noun
Saccharina gyrata, an edible kelp.
troubetzkoy
tumblerlike
tumblerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tumbler (in various senses).
turbinelike
turbinelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a turbine.
turkeyberry
turkophobia
turnbuckles
turnbuckles
noun
plural of turnbuckle
turtlebacks
turtlebacks
noun
plural of turtleback
unbalkingly
unbeknownst
unbeknownst
adv
(followed by to) without the knowledge of
unbickering
unbickering
adj
Not bickering.
unblackened
unblackened
adj
Not blackened.
unblanketed
unblanketed
adj
Not blanketed; not covered by a blanket.
unblockaded
unblockaded
adj
Not blockaded.
unbookishly
unbookishly
adv
In an unbookish manner.
unbracketed
unbracketed
adj
Not bracketed.
unbreakable
unbreakable
adj
(figurative) Resilient.
(of a horse) Not able to be broken in.
Difficult or impossible to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage.
noun
Something that cannot be broken.
unbreakably
unbreakably
adv
In an unbreakable manner.
unbrookable
unbrookable
adj
Not to be brooked or borne; intolerable.
unbrookably
unbrookably
adv
In an unbrookable manner.
unbrutelike
unbuckramed
unbuckramed
adj
(archaic) Not stiffened with buckram; not stiff.
uncheckable
uncheckable
adj
Incapable of being checked or restrained.
Incapable of being checked or verified.
uncloakable
uncloakable
adj
Not cloakable.
underbaking
underbaking
verb
present participle of underbake
undrinkable
undrinkable
adj
Not drinkable.
noun
Anything not suitable for drinking.
undrinkably
undrinkably
adv
Such that it cannot be drunk.
unfrankable
unfrankable
adj
Not frankable; not eligible for being posted free of charge.
uninvokable
uninvokable
adj
That cannot be invoked.
unknittable
unknittable
adj
Not knittable; unable to be knitted.
unrebukable
unrebukable
adj
Above rebuke; honourable.
unrebukably
unrebukably
adv
In an unrebukable manner.
unrevokable
unshakeable
unshakeable
adj
Alternative form of unshakable
unshakeably
unshakeably
adv
Alternative spelling of unshakably
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).
unslakeable
unslakeable
adj
That cannot be slaked
unsmokeable
unsmokeable
adj
Alternative form of unsmokable
unspeakable
unspeakable
adj
Extremely bad or objectionable.
Impossible to speak about.
Incapable of being spoken or uttered
Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described.
unspeakably
unspeakably
adv
In an unspeakable manner.
unthinkable
unthinkable
adj
Incapable of being believed; incredible.
Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense.