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
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.
boundbrook
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
burbankian
burbankism
cherubikon
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.
cruikshank
drunkeness
drunkeries
dukkeripen
dunderfunk
dunderfunk
noun
(obsolete, nautical) ship's biscuit broken up, mixed with molasses etc. and baked
fernambuck
franciskus
frankfurts
frankfurts
noun
plural of frankfurt
frankhouse
groundwork
groundwork
noun
The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
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.
guerickian
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
gurolinick
hakenkreuz
hakenkreuz
noun
(chiefly India, often capitalized) The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.
houndshark
houndshark
noun
Alternative spelling of hound shark
hunterlike
hunterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hunter.
iskenderun
junkdealer
junketeers
junketeers
noun
plural of junketeer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of junketeer
kechumaran
keenesburg
keratinous
keratinous
adj
Consisting of, or made from keratin.
keratoncus
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
kinghunter
klagenfurt
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
kommunarsk
korntunnur
kremenchug
kristinaux
krugerrand
krugerrand
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Krugerrand
kummerbund
kummerbund
noun
Dated form of cummerbund.
kurbashing
kurbashing
verb
present participle of kurbash
kurchicine
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.
kurtistown
leverkusen
lieberkuhn
lockbourne
mockground
moonstruck
moonstruck
adj
(by extension) Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature.
(obsolete) Crazy or insane when affected by the phases of the Moon.
(obsolete) Made sick, or (like fishes) unsuitable for food, by the supposed influence of the Moon.
mossbunker
mossbunker
noun
Alternative form of mossbanker
muckraking
muckraking
verb
present participle of muckrake
naturelike
naturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of nature.
naumkeager
naumkeager
noun
(historical) The operator of a naumkeag machine.
neuterlike
neuterlike
adj
Having neuter characteristics; apparently sexless.
nontrunked
nontrunked
adj
Not trunked.
nutbreaker
nutbreaker
noun
The nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes).
nutcracker
nutcracker
noun
(US, New York City) A bootleg mixed drink made from a blend of alcohols and fruit juices.
(informal) Something difficult to figure out; a puzzle
(ornithology) Either of two birds of the genus Nucifraga in the crow family.
An implement for cracking nuts.
outbarking
outbarking
verb
present participle of outbark
outflanker
outflanker
noun
(military) One who is positioned so as to outflank the enemy in combat.
outranking
outranking
verb
present participle of outrank
outrocking
outrocking
verb
present participle of outrock
outworking
outworking
noun
The process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something.
verb
present participle of outwork
pluckerian
purbeckian
purkinjean
purkinjean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Johannes Evangelists Purkinje, 1787-1869), Czech anatomist and physiologist, or to his discoveries.
quakertown
quickthorn
quickthorn
noun
The may-tree, any species of Crataegus or the species Crataegus monogyna.
quirkiness
quirkiness
noun
(countable) A specific quirky aspect of a person or thing
(uncountable) The state of being quirky
racknumber
rebankrupt
rebankrupt
verb
(transitive) To bankrupt again.
rebuckling
rebuckling
verb
present participle of rebuckle
rebukingly
rebukingly
adv
In a rebuking manner.
roughnecks
roughnecks
noun
plural of roughneck
rubberneck
rubberneck
noun
(US, obsolete) A tourist.
Someone or something with a flexible neck.
Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring.
verb
To watch by craning the neck (as though it were made of rubber), especially if the observer and observed are in motion relative to each other.
shunpikers
shunpikers
noun
plural of shunpiker
soundtrack
soundtrack
noun
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.
A recording of such music for sale.
Background sounds that are part of a bigger event.
The sound (especially the music) component of a movie, video game, etc.
verb
To provide, or to act as the sound or music component of a film
spelunkers
spelunkers
noun
plural of spelunker
springbuck
springbuck
noun
Alternative form of springbok
subnetwork
subnetwork
noun
A subsection of a network.
subworkman
subworkman
noun
A subordinate workman.
subworkmen
subworkmen
noun
plural of subworkman
sunbreaker
sunstrokes
sunstrokes
noun
plural of sunstroke
tinkershue
trackhound
truantlike
truantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a truant.
trunkmaker
trunkmaker
noun
A maker of trunks, chests, and cases.
turbanlike
turbanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a turban.
turfskiing
turkmenian
turkomania
turkomanic
turnbuckle
turnbuckle
noun
(nautical) A link threaded on both ends of a short bar which is used to pull objects together. (FM 55-501)
A coupling device consisting of two eyelets or other connection points connected in screw threads. The joint in between can be turned to shorten or lengthen the device with mechanical advantage provided by the screw threads.
turniplike
turniplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a turnip.
turtleneck
turtleneck
noun
(Canada, US) A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment.
(Canada, US) Ellipsis of turtleneck sweater.
(slang) A foreskin.
tutworkman
tutworkman
noun
A laborer who carries out tut-work.
ukrainians
unasterisk
unbackward
unbackward
adj
Not backward.
unbankrupt
unbickered
unbirdlike
unbirdlike
adj
Not birdlike.
unbreaking
unbreaking
adj
That does not break; unbreakable or unbroken.
verb
present participle of unbreak
unbrokenly
unbrokenly
adv
In an unbroken way; continuously.
uncankered
uncankered
adj
Not cankered.
uncrinkled
uncrinkled
adj
Not crinkled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncrinkle
uncrooking
uncrooking
verb
present participle of uncrook
undarkened
undarkened
adj
Not darkened.
underbaked
underbaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underbake
underclerk
underclerk
noun
A subordinate clerk.
undercloak
undercloak
noun
(construction) A fixed underlayer of tile or fibre cement on a roof, to support the mortar above.
verb
(construction, transitive) To apply such an underlayer to.
undercooks
undercooks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of undercook
underfrock
underfrock
noun
An underslip worn beneath a dress.
undermaker
underskirt
underskirt
noun
A skirt worn underneath another skirt; a petticoat.
An under layer of a multi-layer gown over which outer skirts are draped.
understock
understock
noun
(horticulture) The rootstock onto which the scion is grafted.
verb
(transitive) To stock with an insufficient amount.
undertaken
undertaken
verb
past participle of undertake
undertaker
undertaker
noun
(historical) A contractor for the royal revenue in England, one of those who undertook to manage the House of Commons for the king in the Addled Parliament of 1614.
(historical) A person receiving land in Ireland during the Elizabethan era, so named because they gave an undertaking to abide by several conditions regarding marriage, to be loyal to the crown, and to use English as their spoken language.
(rare) One who undertakes or commits to doing something.
A funeral director; someone whose business is to manage funerals, burials and cremations.
undertakes
undertakes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of undertake
underthink
underthink
verb
To give insufficient thought or consideration to; fail to consider adequately.
undertrick
undertrick
noun
(bridge) A trick that declarer does not win, causing the contract to go down.
undertruck
undrinking
undrinking
verb
present participle of undrink
unfernlike
unfernlike
adj
Not fernlike.
unforsaken
unforsaken
adj
Not forsaken.
unfreakish
unfreakish
adj
Not freakish.
unfreckled
unfreckled
adj
Not freckled; without freckles.
unfrisking
unfrocking
unfrocking
noun
The act of somebody being unfrocked.
verb
present participle of unfrock
unfroglike
unfroglike
adj
Not froglike.
ungermlike
unherolike
unherolike
adj
Not herolike.
unisparker
unkindlier
unkindlier
adj
comparative form of unkindly: more unkindly
unkoshered
unkoshered
adj
Not koshered.
unlikelier
unlikelier
adj
comparative form of unlikely: more unlikely
unmarkable
unmarkable
adj
Incapable of being marked.
unmarketed
unmarketed
adj
Not marketed.
unpartaken
unpartaken
adj
Not partaken of.
unprickled
unprickled
adj
Not bearing prickles.
unprovoked
unprovoked
adj
Happening without provocation or motivation.
adv
He attacked me, suddenly, unprovoked.
Without provocation or motivation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unprovoke