(broadcasting) A demonstration recording, often intended to show off the talent of an announcer to a prospective employer.
akinesic
akinesic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia.
akinetic
akinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia: akinesic.
anticked
anticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antic
anticker
anticker
noun
(archaic) One who performs antics; a comic performer.
aprickle
aprickle
adj
Prickling.
arbuckle
archduke
archduke
noun
(history) The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria.
(history) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
atrickle
atrickle
adj
Trickling.
attacked
attacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attack
attacker
attacker
noun
Someone who attacks.
backache
backache
noun
Any pain or ache in the back.
backbear
backbeat
backbeat
noun
(music) The sharp accent on the second and fourth beats of rock music in 4/4 time.
backbend
backbend
noun
(gymnastics, dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.
verb
To perform such a move.
backbite
backbite
noun
One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.
verb
(informal) To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
To speak badly of an absent individual.
backbone
backbone
noun
(figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
(figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength.
The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
backdate
backdate
noun
An assigned date that is earlier than the current or true date.
verb
To give or assign a date to a document that is earlier than the current or true date.
backened
backfire
backfire
noun
(firefighting) Alternative spelling of back fire
A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
An explosion in other equipment.
An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
verb
(of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
(of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
backgame
backgame
noun
(backgammon) A game in which a player blocks the opponent's progress by forming two or more points in the opponent's home board.
An indirect strategy in which one attempts to achieve one's goals by maneuvering behind the scenes.
backheel
backheel
noun
(soccer) A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
(wrestling) A method of tripping or throwing by getting the leg back of the opponent's heel on the outside and pulling forward while pushing his body back.
verb
(soccer) To perform such a kick.
(wrestling) To perform such a trip or throw.
backhoes
backhoes
noun
plural of backhoe
backless
backless
adj
(of a person) having an uncovered back, having a back that shows skin
having no back, said of things that typically have backs, such as chairs or dresses
backrest
backrest
noun
A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.
The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.
backrope
backseat
backseat
noun
Alternative spelling of back seat
backsets
backsets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backset
backside
backside
adj
(board sports) Approaching an obstacle backward
noun
(euphemistic) A person's buttocks.
(figuratively) The reverse or opposite of anything.
(obsolete) The back side of a page: a verso.
The back side of an estate: the backyard and outbuildings behind a main house, especially (UK dialect, euphemistic) an outhouse.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, side.
backsite
backster
backster
noun
(obsolete) A baker.
backveld
backveld
noun
(southern Africa) Backward and unsophisticated rural areas.
bareback
bareback
adj
(dated) Without a shirt; shirtless.
Without a condom.
Without a saddle.
noun
A bird, raised for meat, that lacks feathers, seen as an undesirable trait.
verb
(intransitive, slang) To have sex without a condom.
(intransitive, slang, particularly sex among men) To have anal sex without a condom.
(transitive, slang, particularly sex among men) To anally penetrate without a condom.
bechalks
bechalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechalk
beckmann
becloaks
becloaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloak
beefcake
beefcake
noun
(informal, countable) Such a male, especially as seen as physically desirable.
(informal, uncountable) Imagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beef, cake.
bethwack
bethwack
verb
(transitive) To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
blackens
blackens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacken
blackest
blackest
adj
superlative form of black: most black
blackett
blackeye
blackeye
noun
A basic coffee drink consisting of any size coffee with two shots of espresso added.
A black-eyed species of white-eye, Zosterops emiliae (syn. Chlorocharis emiliae, mountain blackeye, olive blackeye).
blackies
blackies
noun
plural of blackie
plural of blacky
blackleg
blackleg
noun
(countable) A person who cheats in a game; a cheater, especially a dishonest bookmaker.
(countable) A person who takes the place of striking workers; a scab.
(uncountable, agriculture, veterinary medicine) A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei; symptomatic anthrax.
verb
To continue working whilst fellow workers strike.
blackneb
blockade
blockade
noun
(by extension) Any form of formal isolation of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
(chess) Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it
(nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.
The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
verb
(transitive) To create a blockade against.
blockage
blockage
noun
A thing that is blocking; an obstruction.
The state of being blocked.
constipation
blueback
blueback
noun
A blueback herring or blueback shad (Alosa aestivalis, syn. Clupea aestivalis) similar to the alewife
A lake trout (Salmo oquassa).
A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).
bluejack
bluejack
verb
(transitive) To send messages to (a device) anonymously using Bluetooth.
bookcase
bookcase
noun
A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.
brackely
brackens
brackens
noun
plural of bracken
brackets
brackets
noun
plural of bracket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bracket
brackett
brackney
brockage
brockage
noun
(coin collecting) A type of error coin in which one side of the coin has the normal design and the other side has a mirror image of the same design impressed upon it.
buckbean
buckbean
noun
Menyanthes trifoliata, a plant with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine.
buckhead
buckleya
cackerel
cackerel
noun
The mendole, Spicara maena; a small Mediterranean fish considered poisonous in ancient times.
cacklers
cacklers
noun
plural of cackler
cacolike
cagelike
cagelike
adj
Like a cage.
cagework
cagework
noun
A cage or cage-like structure.
cakewalk
cakewalk
noun
(historical) A contest in which cake was offered for the best dancers.
(idiomatic) Something that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge.
(music) The style of music associated with such a contest.
(performing arts) The dance, or strutting style of dance associated with such a contest.
verb
(intransitive) To perform the cakewalk dance.
calflike
calflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow).
canelike
canelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cane.
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
cankered
cankered
adj
(figuratively) Corrupted; morally corrupt
(figuratively) bad-tempered
Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part
Ulcerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canker
canmaker
capeskin
capeskin
noun
A soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves.
capework
capework
noun
The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
capmaker
capmaker
noun
A person or company that manufactures caps (the headgear).
cardlike
cardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a card.
Resembling or characteristic of card (the material).
caretake
caretake
verb
(transitive) To look after as a caretaker.
caretook
caretook
verb
simple past tense of caretake
carmaker
carmaker
noun
A manufacturer of automobiles.
casebook
casebook
noun
(law) A kind of book, used predominantly in United States law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal cases accompanied by analysis and related materials.
A collection of stories or accounts that can individually be described as cases.
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
caskanet
casketed
casketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of casket
casklike
casklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cask.
caulkers
caulkers
noun
plural of caulker
cavelike
cavelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cave
cedarkey
chackled
chackled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chackle
chackler
chakales
chalkier
chalkier
adj
comparative form of chalky: more chalky
chalkone
chatchke
chatchke
noun
Alternative form of tchotchke
chechako
checkage
checkage
noun
The act of marking with a check mark.
The items or amount to which attention is called by a check mark.
checkman
checkman
noun
A man employed to operate a check valve.
chekiang
chewbark
chickpea
chickpea
noun
A seed of this plant, often used as a food.
An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
chinbeak
clackers
clackers
noun
A toy consisting of two plastic spheres suspended on string which, when swung up and down, banged against each other, making a clacking sound
plural of clacker
clackety
clackety
intj
A clacking sound suggesting mechanical motion, as of a railway train.
clambake
clambake
adj
(figurative) Informal, makeshift, sloppy.
noun
(New England) An informal beach party in which food, usually seafood, is cooked in a firepit dug in the sand, filled with hot coals.
(slang, chiefly West Coast US) An instance of smoking (usually marijuana) in an enclosed space.
(slang, vulgar) A meeting of predominantly females.
verb
(intransitive, slang, chiefly West Coast US) To smoke marijuana in an enclosed space such as a car with the windows up.
(transitive, slang, chiefly West Coast US) To enclose something and fill it with smoke by smoking (usually marijuana) inside it.
clamlike
clamlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a clam.
clankety
clankety
intj
A clanking sound suggesting mechanical motion.
clapcake
clapcake
noun
(obsolete) Oatmeal cake or bread clapped or beaten until it is thin.
clawlike
clawlike
adj
Resembling a claw
claylike
claylike
Adjective
Resembling clay.
clerkage
clerkage
noun
The work of a clerk.
cloakage
cloaklet
cloaklet
noun
A short cloak
clyfaker
clyfaker
noun
(slang, obsolete) A pickpocket.
coalrake
coalrake
noun
A rake used to stir the coals / ashes in a furnace or oven
cockaded
cockaded
adj
Wearing a cockade.
cockades
cockades
noun
plural of cockade
cockawee
cockawee
noun
Synonym of long-tailed duck
cockayne
cockhead
cockhead
noun
(engineering) The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced.
(vulgar, slang) The glans penis.
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Dickhead, a term of abuse.
cockmate
cokedale
comakers
comakers
noun
plural of comaker
comeback
comeback
noun
(sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.
A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.
A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity.
verb
Misspelling of come back.
conkanee
cookable
cookable
adj
That can be cooked; suitable for cooking.
noun
Anything suitable for cooking.
cookware
cookware
noun
The assorted objects, such as pots, pans, baking sheets, etc., used for cooking
corkages
corkages
noun
plural of corkage
corncake
corncake
noun
(regional US) johnnycake
cowquake
cowquake
noun
quaking grass; Briza media
crablike
crablike
adj
Having some characteristics of a crab
Walking or moving sideways
crackers
crackers
adj
(UK, colloquial) Crazy, insane.
noun
(South Africa, only plural) A kind of noisy leather pants or trousers.
plural of cracker
crackled
crackled
adj
(pottery) Having a crackle, or glaze resembling many small cracks.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crackle
crackles
crackles
noun
(medicine, plurae tantum, lung sounds) rales
plural of crackle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crackle
cracknel
cracknel
noun
(in the plural) Crackling (fried pork fat).
A hard, crisp or crunchy cake or biscuit.
craglike
craglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crag.
crankery
crankery
noun
The writings or ideas of a crank.
crankest
crankest
adj
superlative form of crank: most crank
crankier
crankier
adj
comparative form of cranky: more cranky
crankled
crankled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crankle
crankles
crankles
noun
plural of crankle
creakier
creakier
adj
comparative form of creaky: more creaky
creakily
creakily
adv
In a creaky manner.
creaking
creaking
noun
A noise that creaks.
verb
present participle of creak
croakers
croakers
noun
plural of croaker
croakier
croakier
adj
comparative form of croaky: more croaky
culleoka
cupcakes
cupcakes
noun
plural of cupcake
cupmaker
cupmaker
noun
someone who makes cups
czerniak
dackered
deadlock
deadlock
noun
(computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.
A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.
verb
(intransitive) To cause or come to a deadlock.
deckhand
deckhand
noun
(nautical) A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.
(theater) A stagehand.
verb
(intransitive) To work on a boat as a deckhand; crew.
deckhead
deckhead
noun
(nautical) The underside of a deck (equivalent to a ceiling).