(nautical) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.
(nautical) Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.
akmolinsk
akoluthia
algonkian
algonkins
alkaloids
alkaloids
noun
plural of alkaloid
alkalosis
alkalosis
noun
An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood.
alkaptone
alkhimovo
alkoranic
alkylogen
analomink
anglehook
ankerhold
anklebone
anklebone
noun
The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.
ankylosed
ankylosed
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankylose
ankyloses
ankyloses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ankylose
ankylosis
ankylosis
noun
(anatomy) The growing together of bones to form a single unit.
(figuratively) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
(medicine) The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion.
ankylotia
ankylotic
ankylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
antiblock
apronlike
apronlike
adj
Resembling an apron.
arrowlike
arrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arrow.
asklepios
avalokita
backcloth
backcloth
noun
The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop.
ballstock
ballstock
noun
(printing, historical) The handle of a printer's ball.
baloskion
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
becloaked
becloaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloak
bellbrook
bialystok
bickleton
billhooks
billhooks
noun
plural of billhook
billycock
billycock
noun
(dated) A felt hat with a rounded crown, similar to a bowler.
blackbody
blackbody
noun
(physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum
blackboys
blackboys
noun
plural of blackboy
blackcoat
blackcoat
Noun
A member of the clergy.
blackcock
blackcock
noun
The male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).
blackcods
blackfoot
blackfoot
noun
A tropical American bush of the genus Melampodium
blackford
blackmore
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blackpoll
blackpoll
noun
A North American warbler, Dendroica striata, the male of which has a black patch on its head
blackpool
blackpool
Proper noun
A town and resort in Lancashire, England
blackroot
blackroot
noun
Colicroot, Aletris farinosa
Culver's root, Veronicastrum virginicum
Either of two species in the genus Pterocaulon: Pterocaulon pycnostachyum and Pterocaulon virgatum
Several plant diseases caused by fungi in the genus Aphanomyces causing that cause roots to rot and turn black.
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
blackwood
blackwood
noun
(uncountable) The very dark wood of such trees.
African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), of Africa
Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), of eastern Australia
Bombay blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia), of India
Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico.
blackwork
blackwork
noun
(obsolete) Work connected with funerals, as an undertaker's assistant or a maker of mourning clothes, etc.
(sewing) A form of counted-thread embroidery that is usually stitched on even-weave fabric with a twisted thread.
blackwort
blakemore
blankbook
blockaded
blockaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockade
blockader
blockader
noun
A person who blockades
A ship used in blockading
blockades
blockades
noun
plural of blockade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockade
blockages
blockages
noun
plural of blockage
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
blockhole
blockhole
noun
(by extension) The approximate place where the toe of the bat touches the pitch when a batsman is taking guard.
(cricket) A small depression in the pitch caused by batsmen tapping their bats on the point where they have taken block.
blockiest
blockiest
adj
superlative form of blocky: most blocky
blocklike
blocklike
adj
Having an oblong shape
blockline
blockpate
blockship
blockship
noun
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
blockwood
bloodlike
bloodlike
adj
Resembling blood.
bloodsuck
blowbacks
blowbacks
noun
plural of blowback
bluebooks
bluebooks
noun
plural of bluebook
boardlike
boardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a board.
boardwalk
boardwalk
noun
A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
bobolinks
bobolinks
noun
plural of bobolink
bolshevik
bolshevik
noun
Alternative form of Bolshevik
boltmaker
boltmaker
noun
A machine that manufactures bolts.
A manufacturer of bolts.
boneblack
boneblack
noun
Alternative form of bone black
bookishly
bookishly
adv
In a bookish manner.
booklists
booklists
noun
plural of booklist
booklores
booklouse
booklouse
noun
Any of the small insects who feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocoptera.
booklover
booklover
noun
Alternative form of book lover.
bookplate
bookplate
noun
A printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft.
verb
(transitive) To affix a bookplate to (a book).
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
bookstall
bookstall
noun
A table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale.
bootblack
bootblack
noun
(dated) A shoeshine boy; a person who shines shoes as an occupation.
verb
(transitive) To shine shoes.
bootlicks
bootlicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootlick
boulework
boulework
noun
(woodworking) Obsolete form of buhl work.
bowellike
bowerlike
bowlmaker
bowlmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bowls.
brakeload
brakeload
noun
Enough to fill a brake (type of carriage).
brockwell
brookable
brookdale
brookland
brooklawn
brookless
brookless
adj
Without a brook.
brooklets
brooklets
noun
plural of brooklet
brooklike
brooklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brook.
brooklime
brooklime
noun
American brooklime (Veronica americana)
European brooklime (Veronica beccabunga)
brookline
brookline
Proper noun
a town in Massachusetts, USA, which is an exclave of
a former village in Missouri, USA, now part of the city of
a town in New Hampshire, USA.
a neighbourhood in Pennsylvania, USA.
a town in Vermont, USA.
brookneal
buckholts
buhlworks
bullocker
bullyrock
bullyrook
buzzgloak
byelostok
canonlike
canonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a canon in music.
cellblock
cellblock
noun
A wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates.
charlocks
charlocks
noun
plural of charlock
checkroll
checkroll
noun
A list of servants in a household, or slaves on a plantation.
chockfull
choirlike
choirlike
adj
Resembling a choir or its sound.
chokeable
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
chuckhole
chuckhole
noun
(US) A pothole.
clansfolk
clansfolk
noun
Members of a clan; clanspeople.
clarkston
classbook
classbook
noun
(dated) A textbook for use in class.
classwork
classwork
noun
That part of a scholar's work that is done in class.
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
clerkhood
clerkhood
noun
The role or status of a clerk.
cloakedly
cloakedly
adv
In a concealed manner; with secrecy.
cloakless
cloakless
adj
Without a cloak (item of clothing).
cloakroom
cloakroom
noun
(Britain, Ireland) A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport.
(Britain, Ireland, euphemistic) A lavatory, now particularly a small secondary lavatory or a men's room.
A private lounge next to a legislative chamber.
A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club.
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockbird
clockbird
noun
Synonym of laughing kookaburra
clockcase
clockcase
noun
A case built to contain a clock.
clockface
clockface
noun
Alternative spelling of clock face
clockings
clockings
noun
plural of clocking
clockless
clockless
adj
Without a clock or clocks.
clocklike
clocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a clock.
clockroom
clockroom
noun
A room containing a clock or clocks, for example in a clock tower.
clockwise
clockwise
adj
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
adv
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
clockwork
clockwork
adj
Driven by clockwork.
Very smooth and regular.
noun
A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.
The action of behaving mechanically in the manner of a clock.
clogmaker
clogmaker
noun
A manufacturer of clogs (type of shoe).
clothlike
clothlike
adj
Resembling cloth.
cloudlike
cloudlike
adj
Resembling a cloud or clouds; thus, often, fluffy
coalsacks
coalsacks
noun
plural of coalsack
cockateel
cockateel
noun
Archaic form of cockatiel.
cockatiel
cockatiel
noun
Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest, native to Australia. Avicultural forms come in many color mutations such as White Face Gray, White Face Pearl, Fallow, Pearl Pied, Cinnamon Pearl, and White Face Pied.
cockbills
cockbills
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cockbill
cockerels
cockerels
noun
plural of cockerel
cockishly
cocklebur
cocklebur
noun
Any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit.