(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
bacchuslike
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
balkish
balkish
adj
(obsolete, rare) uneven; ridgy
bashalick
bashlik
bashlik
noun
Alternative spelling of bashlyk
beshlik
beshlik
noun
(historical) A silver coin of the Ottoman Empire.
billhooks
billhooks
noun
plural of billhook
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
blackfish
blackfish
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
(Canada, US) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
(chiefly Scotland) The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales).
Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
verb
(Internet slang, derogatory, of a white person) To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles).
(fishing) To go fishing for blackfish.
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackish
blackish
adj
somewhat black
blackishly
blackishly
adv
In a blackish way.
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blackshirted
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blankenship
blankish
blankish
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
blatherskites
blatherskites
noun
plural of blatherskite
bleakish
bleakish
adj
Somewhat bleak.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
blockishly
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
blockship
blockship
noun
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bolshevik
bolshevik
noun
Alternative form of Bolshevik
bolsheviki
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
bolsheviks
bolsheviks
noun
plural of bolshevik
bookishly
bookishly
adv
In a bookish manner.
booksellerish
booksellerish
adj
(rare) Characteristic of a bookseller.
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brushlike
brushlike
adj
Having the form of a brush.
buckishly
buckishly
adv
In a buckish manner.
bulkish
bulkish
adj
bulky; large
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
bushkill
bushlike
bushlike
adj
Resembling a bush; bushly.
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
chalkiest
chalkiest
adj
superlative form of chalky: most chalky
chalkiness
chalkiness
noun
The state of being chalky.
chalkosideric
checkerbellies
checklist
checklist
noun
A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.
An inventory, especially of species.
verb
(transitive) To add to a checklist.
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
checklists
checklists
noun
plural of checklist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checklist
chelyabinsk
chelyuskin
childlikeness
childlikeness
noun
The state or quality of being childlike.
chilkats
chisellike
chisellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chisel.
chmielewski
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
choleokinase
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
clackdish
clackdish
noun
Alternative form of clack dish
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
clerkish
clerkish
adj
Like or resembling a clerk.
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
clocksmith
cockishly
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
cookishly
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
czechoslovakia
czechoslovakian
czechoslovakian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the former nation of Czechoslovakia.
Noun
A person from Czechoslovakia.
czechoslovakians
deathlikeness
dervishlike
dervishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dervish.
dikelocephalus
dishlike
dishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dish.
diskophile
dislikelihood
dislikelihood
noun
(obsolete) improbability
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
duchesslike
duchesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a duchess.
ducklingship
duskishly
duskishly
adv
In a duskish manner.
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
elkoshite
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
ereshkigal
ereshkigel
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
fishkill
fishkill
noun
An environmental event in which fish are killed.
fishlike
fishlike
adj
Having some characteristics of a fish.
flashlike
flashlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flash.
fleshlike
fleshlike
adj
Resembling flesh
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
flunkyish
flunkyish
adj
Like a flunky.
folkish
folkish
adj
(music) In the style of folk music.
(religion, Germanic paganism) Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional.
(religion, Germanic paganism, especially in white supremacy and Nazism) Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences.
Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.
folkishness
folkishness
noun
The quality of being folkish.
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
frecklish
frecklish
adj
Having freckles; freckled.
Resembling or characteristic of a freckle.
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gelsenkirchen
ghostlike
ghostlike
adj
Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
ghostlikeness
glossokinesthetic
grieshuckle
grilikhes
gumpoldskirchner
hackliest
hacksilber
hacksilber
noun
Alternative form of hacksilver
haeckelism
hairlocks
hairlocks
noun
plural of hairlock
halakhist
halakhist
noun
A Jewish person who strictly adheres to halakhic and Talmudic laws.
halakist
halakist
noun
Alternative form of halakhist
halakistic
halakists
halakists
noun
plural of halakist
hanksville
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawkinsville
hawkishly
hawkishly
adv
In a hawkish manner.
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
hearselike
hearselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hearse.
heiltsuk
heiskell
hellkites
hellkites
noun
plural of hellkite
helsingkite
helsinki
helterskelteriness
hicksville
hicksville
noun
Alternative form of Hicksville
hillocks
hillocks
noun
plural of hillock
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
hissarlik
hlidhskjalf
hlithskjalf
holishkes
holluschick
holluschick
noun
A "bachelor seal"; a holluschickie.
holluschickie
holluschickie
noun
A bachelor seal; a young male seal which is prevented from mating by its herd's older males, mated bulls defending their territory.