(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankylose
backboard
backboard
noun
(basketball) The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.
(medicine) A spine board.
(nautical) The port or larboard side of a ship
(tennis) A flat vertical wall with the image of a tennis net drawn or painted on it, designed to practice hitting against such that the ball rebounds.
A board placed at the back of a cart, boat, etc.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To place (a patient) on a spine board.
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backorder
backorder
noun
An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.
verb
To place such an order
backsword
backsword
noun
(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
backwoods
backwoods
adj
Pertaining to the backwoods.
Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.
noun
A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
bakeboard
bakeboard
noun
(now rare) A board upon which dough is prepared (kneaded, etc) while making bread.
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
baronduki
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
becloaked
becloaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloak
befrocked
befrocked
adj
Wearing a frock.
beknotted
beknotted
adj
Knotted again and again; covered with knots.
betokened
betokened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betoken
blackbody
blackbody
noun
(physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum
blackcods
blackford
blackwood
blackwood
noun
(uncountable) The very dark wood of such trees.
African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), of Africa
Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), of eastern Australia
Bombay blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia), of India
Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico.
blockaded
blockaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockade
blockader
blockader
noun
A person who blockades
A ship used in blockading
blockades
blockades
noun
plural of blockade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockade
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
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.
blockwood
bloodlike
bloodlike
adj
Resembling blood.
bloodsuck
boardlike
boardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a board.
boardwalk
boardwalk
noun
A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
bodycheck
bodycheck
noun
Alternative spelling of body check
bodymaker
bodymaker
noun
a craftsman
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
bookboard
bookstand
bookstand
noun
A rack for holding books; a bookrack.
A small stall where books are sold.
A stand, made for holding books open.
bookwards
boondocks
boondocks
noun
plural of boondock
boskopoid
brakeload
brakeload
noun
Enough to fill a brake (type of carriage).
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
brickhood
brideknot
broderick
broderick
noun
(slang, early 20th century) A thorough beating
verb
(transitive) To administer a beating to
brookdale
brookland
brookside
brookside
adj
On the side of a brook.
noun
The side of a brook.
brookweed
brookweed
noun
A small white-flowered herb (Samolus valerandi) usually found in wet places; the water pimpernel.
brookwood
buckboard
buckboard
noun
A simple, distinctively American four-wheeled horse-drawn wagon designed for personal transport as well as for transporting animal fodder and domestic goods, often with a spring-mounted seat for the driver.
buckhound
buckhound
noun
(UK) A hound for deer hunting.
buttocked
buttocked
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of buttocks
cardstock
cardstock
noun
Alternative spelling of card stock
cassocked
cassocked
adj
Dressed in a cassock.
Dressed in many cassocks
chickhood
chickhood
noun
The period of being a chick (young bird).
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chokeweed
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
clerkhood
clerkhood
noun
The role or status of a clerk.
cloakedly
cloakedly
adv
In a concealed manner; with secrecy.
clockbird
clockbird
noun
Synonym of laughing kookaburra
cloudlike
cloudlike
adj
Resembling a cloud or clouds; thus, often, fluffy
cockshead
cockshead
noun
A leguminous herb, Onobrychis caput-galli, with small spiny-crested pods.
codebooks
codebooks
noun
plural of codebook
codebreak
coldbrook
copydesks
copydesks
noun
plural of copydesk
cordmaker
cordmaker
noun
One who manufactures cords.
corkboard
corkboard
noun
Alternative spelling of cork-board
corkwoods
corkwoods
noun
plural of corkwood
crackdown
crackdown
noun
Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement
crocketed
crocketed
adj
(architecture) Having a crocket.
crockford
crookeder
crookeder
adj
comparative form of crooked: more crooked
crookedly
crookedly
adv
In a crooked manner.
cuckolded
cuckolded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cuckold
cuckoldly
cuckoldly
adj
Possessing the qualities of a cuckold.
adv
Like or as a cuckold.
cuckoldom
cuckoldom
noun
(archaic) cuckoldry
cuckoldry
cuckoldry
noun
(zoology) Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female.
An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.
The state of being a cuckold.
dakoities
dakoities
noun
plural of dakoity
dalesfolk
dalesfolk
noun
Dalesmen.
darkrooms
darkrooms
noun
plural of darkroom
dayworker
dayworker
noun
An employee paid on an irregular basis; a casual worker.
deadlocks
deadlocks
noun
plural of deadlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deadlock
deadworks
deadworks
noun
(nautical) The parts of a laden ship that are above water.
deblocked
deblocked
adj
(computing, of a physical block) Separated into logical records
unblocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deblock
deckedout
deckhouse
deckhouse
noun
A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck.
deerbrook
defrocked
defrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defrock
dembowski
demonkind
demonkind
noun
Demons collectively.
demonlike
demonlike
adj
Resembling a demon in form or action
deskbound
deskbound
adj
(of an employee) Whose work confines him or her to a desk.
diakonika
dickenson
dickerson
dickinson
dickinson
Proper noun
a city in North Dakota, USA
dicksonia
didrikson
diestocks
diestocks
noun
plural of diestock
disfrocks
disfrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfrock
diskelion
disyoking
disyoking
verb
present participle of disyoke
dmitrovka
dobrinsky
docketing
docketing
noun
The act by which something is docketed.
verb
present participle of docket
dockhands
dockhands
noun
plural of dockhand
dockhouse
docklands
docklands
noun
An area of a town or city which contains, or used to contain, an industrial port.
docksides
docksides
noun
plural of dockside
dockyards
dockyards
noun
plural of dockyard
dogwinkle
dollmaker
dollmaker
noun
A maker of dolls.
domenikos
domeykite
domeykite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric copper arsenide mineral, Cu₃As.
dominicks
dominikus
donkeyish
donkeyish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a donkey; asinine.
donkeyism
donkeyism
noun
foolishness
donkeyman
donkeyman
noun
(nautical) The person in charge of a ship's engine room.
donkeymen
donkeymen
noun
plural of donkeyman
doohickey
doohickey
noun
A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)
doohickus
doohickus
noun
(informal) An unspecified or nameless thing; doohickey.
doohinkey
doohinkus
doorcheek
doorcheek
noun
The jamb or sidepiece of a door.
doorknobs
doorknobs
noun
plural of doorknob
doormaker
doormaker
noun
Someone who makes doors.
doraskean
doughlike
doughlike
adj
Resembling dough.
doukhobor
doukhobor
Noun
A member of a religious group of Russian origin who rejected the Czarist government of the late 1800s and the Russian Orthodox priests, icons, and rituals, aiming to internalize the living spirit of God in each individual.
dovzhenko
downlinks
downlinks
noun
plural of downlink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downlink
drakonite
drammocks
drawnwork
dronkelew
dropkicks
dropkicks
noun
plural of dropkick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dropkick
droschken
droshkies
droshkies
noun
plural of droshky
dryworker
dubrovnik
dubrovnik
Proper noun
A city and port in southern Croatia on the Adriatic Sea.
duckboard
duckboard
noun
A panel of wooden slats typically lain on a concrete floor in a workshop. Compliance of slats arranged in two crossed layers reduces fatigue for a person operating a machine tool or working at a bench.
One of a long series of boards laid from side to side as a path across wet or muddy ground; normally used in plural.
Wooden, low walkway or short part of a path with one or more planks, logs, or boards laid after each other lengthwise, often two planks wide; also called bog board, bog bridge, or puncheon.
duckhouse
duckstone
duikerbok
duikerbok
noun
Alternative form of duykerbok
dukhobors
dummkopfs
dummkopfs
noun
plural of dummkopf
dunkerton
elkhounds
elkhounds
noun
plural of elkhound
fabrikoid
feedstock
feedstock
noun
Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.
fetlocked
fetlocked
adj
(in combination) Having fetlocks (of a specified kind).