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.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
bookholder
bookholder
noun
(obsolete) A prompter at a theatre.
A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying.
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
chadlock
chadlock
noun
Alternative form of charlock (Sinapis arvensis etc.)
chalkboard
chalkboard
noun
A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
verb
To write or draw on a chalkboard.
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkosideric
chedlock
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
clerkhood
clerkhood
noun
The role or status of a clerk.
crookshouldered
cuckhold
cuckhold
noun
Obsolete form of cuckold.
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketol
dimethylketone
diskophile
dislikelihood
dislikelihood
noun
(obsolete) improbability
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
doublethinking
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughlike
doughlike
adj
Resembling dough.
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
elkhound
elkhound
noun
Any Scandinavian breed of dog bred to hunt elk (US: moose).
Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk (US: moose).
elkhounds
elkhounds
noun
plural of elkhound
flunkeyhood
flunkeyhood
noun
The role or status of a flunkey.
flunkyhood
flunkyhood
noun
Alternative form of flunkeyhood
gumpoldskirchner
gunkholed
gunkholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gunkhole
hadlock
halfcocked
halfcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halfcock
hammarskjold
hammerskjold
handlock
handlock
noun
A hold for restraining another person by immobilizing their hand.
A locking mechanism that operates by hand.
A restraint that attaches to the wrist, especially a shackle or handcuff.
Immobilization of the hand.
verb
To lock by means of a handlock.
To restrain by holding so as to immobilize the hand.
To restrain with, or as with, a handlock.
headlock
headlock
noun
A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from.
verb
(transitive) To restrain in a headlock.
headlocks
headlocks
noun
plural of headlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headlock
hillocked
hillocked
Adjective
Having hillocks.
hockled
hockled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hockle
holdback
holdback
noun
The projection or loop, on the thill of a vehicle, to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when going downhill, or in backing.
The strap or part of the harness so used.
restraint (act or result of holding back, device that restrains)
holdbacks
holdbacks
noun
plural of holdback
holidaymaker
holidaymaker
noun
(Britain) someone who is on holiday
holidaymaking
holidaymaking
noun
(Britain) Going on holiday.
holked
holked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of holk
honeysuckled
honeysuckled
adj
Covered with honeysuckle.
hoodlike
hoodlike
adj
Resembling a hood.
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
hookland
houndlike
houndlike
adj
Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndly.
hydrofranklinite
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
inkholder
inkholder
noun
A container for ink.
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kaleidophone
kaleidophone
noun
(obsolete, physics) A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate, that produces optical figures that correspond to the mode of vibration of the rod or plate
kathodal
kathodal
adj
Dated form of cathodal.
kinglihood
kinglihood
noun
kingliness; majesty
kjeldahlization
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
knightlihood
knightlihood
noun
Quality of being knightly.
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
likehood
likehood
noun
(obsolete) likelihood
likelihood
likelihood
noun
(archaic) Appearance, show, sign, expression.
(statistics, probability theory) The probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter.
Likeness, resemblance.
The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
likelihoods
likelihoods
noun
plural of likelihood
lockheed
lockstitched
lockstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lockstitch
lookahead
lookahead
noun
(computing, software compilation) The analysis in advance of subsequent decisions that would be made if a particular branch of an algorithm was followed.
(regular expressions) The analysis of the subsequent characters before the regular expression is matched.
nonbulkhead
nonbulkhead
adj
Not of or relating to a bulkhead.
outlandishlike
rockholds
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
schnorkeled
shackledom
shackledom
noun
The condition of being imprisoned or restrained.
shacklefords
shadowlike
shadowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shadow.
shellshocked
shoddylike
shroudlike
shroudlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shroud.
shuttlecocked
shuttlecocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shuttlecock
shylocked
shylocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shylock
stakeholder
stakeholder
noun
(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise.
(law) A person filing an interpleader action, such as a garnishee or trustee, who acknowledges possession of property that is owed to one or more of several other claimants.
A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
An escrow agent or custodian.
stakeholders
stakeholders
noun
plural of stakeholder
stockholder
stockholder
noun
(finance) One who owns stock.
a company that maintains a stock of certain products.
stockholders
stockholders
noun
plural of stockholder
stockholding
stockholding
noun
(finance) An ownership interest in one or more companies' stock.
stockholdings
stockholdings
noun
plural of stockholding
stokehold
stokehold
noun
(nautical) A chamber where a ship's furnaces are stoked.
superlikelihood
swashbucklerdom
thylakoid
thylakoid
noun
(biology) a folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from which grana are made, used in photosynthesis
triakisicosahedral
triakisoctahedral
typhoidlike
typhoidlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of typhoid.
unhoundlike
unhoundlike
adj
Not houndlike.
unlikelihood
unlikelihood
noun
Absence of likelihood; the state of being unlikely or improbable; improbability.