A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.
Proper noun
The Adirondacks
afrikander
akroterion
alanbrooke
anakrousis
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
andreyevka
androkinin
ankaramite
ankaramite
noun
(geology) A specific type of volcanic rock
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antistrike
antistrike
adj
Opposed to a strike (industrial action).
archipenko
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
artinskian
artinskian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Permian period.
aufklarung
backberand
backberend
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(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.
backstring
backtender
backtenter
bakerstown
bankrolled
bankrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankroll
bankroller
bankroller
noun
One who bankrolls; usually an individual who has enough seed capital to launch a venture; one who can fund a project; angel investor.
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
bannerlike
bannerlike
adj
Resembling a banner
adv
So as to resemble a banner
barenecked
barenecked
adj
Having the neck bare.
barkantine
barkentine
barkentine
noun
(sailing) Alternative spelling of barquentine
barracking
barracking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The act of cheering for or supporting a team.
An act of jeering or heckling.
verb
present participle of barrack
beaverskin
beaverskin
noun
The pelt of a beaver.
bedarkened
bedarkened
adj
Dim, dark, or obscure
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedarken
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
berkeleian
berkeleian
Adjective
Of or relating to or his system of idealism.
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
bilskirnir
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.
blackeners
blackeners
noun
plural of blackener
blackprint
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.
blanketeer
blanketers
blinkering
blinkering
verb
present participle of blinker
bobbinwork
bobbinwork
noun
Work woven with bobbins.
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
bookbinder
bookbinder
noun
A person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
bookmonger
bookmonger
noun
(archaic) A bookseller.
boondocker
boondocker
noun
A kind of combat boot worn in the US Marine Corps.
borodankov
boundbrook
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
bradykinin
bradykinin
noun
(biochemistry) A compound released in the blood in some circumstances which causes contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of blood vessels. It is a peptide with nine amino-acid residues.
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
breakbones
breakbones
noun
Alternative form of break-bones
plural of breakbone
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakerman
breakermen
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
brickliner
brickmason
briskening
briskening
verb
present participle of brisken
brokenness
brokenness
noun
The characteristic of being broken.
bronzelike
bronzelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bronze.
brookeland
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
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
burbankian
burbankism
byeworkman
byrthynsak
cairnbrook
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
canebrakes
canebrakes
noun
plural of canebrake
cankerbird
cankeredly
cankeredly
adv
In a cankered manner.
cankerfret
cankerroot
cankerweed
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
caretaking
caretaking
noun
The act of taking care or taking charge of something.
cartmaking
cartmaking
noun
The manufacture of carts.
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
cavernlike
cavernlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cavern.
cementwork
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
cinderlike
cinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cinder.
clearskins
clearskins
noun
plural of clearskin
clinkering
clinkering
verb
present participle of clinker
cockernony
cockernony
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) The bunch of hair folded up in a snood worn by a woman.
copperskin
coremaking
coremaking
noun
(engineering) The manufacture of the cores used to produce the hollow parts of castings.
corkmaking
corncockle
corncockle
noun
Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Agrostemma, in the Caryophyllaceae family.
cornerback
cornerback
noun
(American football, Gaelic football, hurling) Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
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.
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
crackbrain
crackbrain
Noun
An eccentric or crazy person.
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
crackiness
crackiness
noun
The quality of being cracky.
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
crankcases
crankcases
noun
plural of crankcase
crankiness
crankiness
noun
The state of being cranky.
crankplate
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.
creakiness
creakiness
noun
The state of being creaky
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
cricketing
cricketing
adj
That plays cricket.
noun
(archaic) A game of cricket.
verb
present participle of cricket
crinkliest
crinkliest
adj
superlative form of crinkly: most crinkly
croakiness
croakiness
noun
The quality of being croaky.
crocketing
crocketing
noun
(architecture) ornamentation with crockets
crookkneed
crooknecks
crooknecks
noun
plural of crookneck
crooknosed
crownmaker
crownmaker
noun
A manufacturer of crowns.
cruikshank
czerniakov
darknesses
darknesses
noun
plural of darkness
plural of darknesse
dawnstreak
debarkment
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
derricking
derricking
verb
present participle of derrick
derrickman
derrickman
noun
A member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor, manhandling the drillpipe.
derrickmen
derrickmen
noun
plural of derrickman
dominicker
dominicker
Noun
A Dominique (breed of chicken).
donkeywork
donkeywork
noun
Alternative form of donkey work
donnybrook
donnybrook
adj
Chaotic.
noun
A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.
doormaking
doormaking
noun
The manufacture of doors.
downlooker
downlooker
noun
(fishing) A kind of artificial fly used in fly fishing.
Any of various snipe flies of the genus Rhagio.
downstroke
downstroke
noun
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
dragonkind
dragonkind
noun
All dragons, considered as a group.
dragonlike
dragonlike
Adjective
Resembling a dragon or some aspect of one.
drakestone
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
dreikanter
dreikanter
noun
(petrology) A type of pebble that has three curved faces formed by wind-blown sand.