(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
birkenhead
birkenhead
Proper noun
An English topographic surname
Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead
the town itself.
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
brookhaven
brookhaven
Proper noun
Any of several towns and cities in the United States and Canada:
a city in Mississippi, USA, and the county seat of Named after Brookhaven, New York.
broomshank
byrthynsak
chainbreak
chainmaker
chainmaker
noun
A tool use to add a link to a chain
One who makes chains.
chandrakhi
checkering
checkering
noun
Alternative form of chequering
verb
present participle of checker
cherubikon
chimarikan
chronodeik
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.
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
cruikshank
dzerzhinsk
enkerchief
fingerhook
frankhouse
frenchlick
frithsoken
greenshank
greenshank
noun
A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
hackathorn
hakenkreuz
hakenkreuz
noun
(chiefly India, often capitalized) The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.
handbanker
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handshaker
handshaker
noun
One who gives a handshake.
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
handworked
handworked
adj
worked by hand
handworker
handworker
noun
One who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine.
hankerings
hankerings
noun
plural of hankering
hearkening
hearkening
noun
The act of one who hearkens or listens.
verb
present participle of hearken
hemikaryon
herakleion
heraklidan
herrenvolk
herrenvolk
noun
A master race, especially with reference to Nazi ideology.
honeybrook
hoodwinker
hoodwinker
noun
One who hoodwinks.
houndshark
houndshark
noun
Alternative spelling of hound shark
hunterlike
hunterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hunter.
inkhornism
inkhornism
noun
(countable) An inkhorn term.
Pedantry.
inkhornist
inkhornist
noun
One who uses or favours inkhorn terms.
inkhornize
inkhornize
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To address (someone) using obscure words.
intercheck
interchoke
intershock
intershock
adj
Between shocks.
verb
To shock mutually, as if by collision.
jerkinhead
jerkinhead
noun
(architecture) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.
jinricksha
jinricksha
noun
Alternative spelling of jinriksha
jinrikisha
jinrikisha
noun
Alternative form of jinriksha
kaneelhart
kanephoros
karinghota
karmathian
kashmirian
kechumaran
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
kerhonkson
kermanshah
kermanshah
Proper noun
A city in and the capital of Kermanshah Province, Iran.
A province of Iran.
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
kherwarian
kinderhook
kingfisher
kingfisher
noun
Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
kinghunter
kirghizean
kirichenko
kirkinhead
kirmanshah
kremenchug
krishnaism
krishnaist
krishnaite
kurbashing
kurbashing
verb
present participle of kurbash
kurchicine
lieberkuhn
motherkins
motherkins
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's mother.
neckercher
neckercher
noun
(obsolete, colloquial) A neckerchief.
nonthinker
nonthinker
noun
One who is not a thinker.
overshrink
overshrink
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To shrink excessively.
planksheer
prankishly
prankishly
adv
In a prankish way.
preshrinks
preshrinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preshrink
quickthorn
quickthorn
noun
The may-tree, any species of Crataegus or the species Crataegus monogyna.
rakishness
rakishness
noun
The property of being rakish.
rechecking
rechecking
noun
A second or subsequent checking; reverification.
verb
present participle of recheck
reichsbank
rethinking
rethinking
noun
The act of thinking again or differently.
verb
present participle of rethink
rockerthon
rockingham
rockingham
Proper noun
A village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England.
A city in North Carolina, USA, and county seat of Richmond County.
A town in Vermont.
A city in Western Australia.
Noun
A 19th-century style of finely decorated porcelain.
roughnecks
roughnecks
noun
plural of roughneck
scharwenka
scrimshank
scrimshank
verb
(UK, military, slang) To shirk duty.
sharkskins
sharkskins
noun
plural of sharkskin
shikarring
shikarring
verb
present participle of shikar
shipbroken
shipbroken
adj
Synonym of shipwrecked
shrinelike
shrinelike
adj
Resembling, or having characteristics of, a shrine
shrinkable
shrinkable
adj
Capable of being made to shrink.
shrinkages
shrinkages
noun
plural of shrinkage
shrinkhead
shunpikers
shunpikers
noun
plural of shunpiker
skreeghing
skreighing
tenterhook
tenterhook
noun
One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter.
thermotank
thermotank
noun
A tank containing pipes for the circulation of steam, water, air, etc. for heating or cooling or as part of a ventilation system.
thickeners
thickeners
noun
plural of thickener
thronelike
thronelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a throne.
tinkershue
tokenworth
trackhound
trenchlike
trenchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a trench.
trenchwork
trenchwork
noun
(military) A system of trenches.
underthink
underthink
verb
To give insufficient thought or consideration to; fail to consider adequately.
unfreakish
unfreakish
adj
Not freakish.
unherolike
unherolike
adj
Not herolike.
unkoshered
unkoshered
adj
Not koshered.
unshirking
unshirking
adj
Not shirking; attentive to one's duty.
unshrunken
unshrunken
adj
Not shrunken.
urchinlike
urchinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sea urchin.
Resembling or characteristic of an urchin (mischievous child).