ks: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ks
- blocks«Word Popularity Bar5/5
block
- noun a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- the pyramids were built with large stone blocks
- noun a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
city block.
- he lives in the next block
- noun a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
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week
- noun any period of seven consecutive days
hebdomad.
- it rained for a week
- noun hours or days of work in a calendar week
workweek.
- they worked a 40-hour week
- noun any period of seven consecutive days
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network
- noun an interconnected system of things or people
web.
- he owned a network of shops
- retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life
- tangled in a web of cloth
- noun (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
- the networks compete to broadcast important sports events
- noun an interconnected system of things or people
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links
- noun a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
golf links.
- noun the means of connection between things linked in series
nexus; link.
- noun a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
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mark
- noun a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
grade; score.
- she made good marks in algebra
- grade A milk
- what was your score on your homework?
- noun a distinguishing symbol
marker; marking.
- the owner's mark was on all the sheep
- noun a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
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seek
- noun the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
- verb try to get or reach
- seek a position
- seek an education
- seek happiness
- noun the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
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track
- noun a line or route along which something travels or moves
path; course.
- the hurricane demolished houses in its path
- the track of an animal
- the course of the river
- noun evidence pointing to a possible solution
trail; lead.
- the police are following a promising lead
- the trail led straight to the perpetrator
- noun a line or route along which something travels or moves
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peak
- noun the most extreme possible amount or value
extremum.
- voltage peak
- noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
prime; flower; blossom; efflorescence; flush; bloom; heyday.
- noun the most extreme possible amount or value
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works
- noun buildings for carrying on industrial labor
plant; industrial plant.
- they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles
- noun everything available; usually preceded by `the'
whole caboodle; kit and boodle; whole kit and boodle; whole kit and caboodle; full treatment; whole works; whole kit; kit and caboodle; whole shebang.
- we saw the whole shebang
- a hotdog with the works
- we took on the whole caboodle
- for $10 you get the full treatment
- noun buildings for carrying on industrial labor
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bank
- noun sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
- they pulled the canoe up on the bank
- he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents
- noun a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
banking concern; depository financial institution; banking company.
- he cashed a check at the bank
- that bank holds the mortgage on my home
- noun sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
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rock
- noun a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
stone.
- he threw a rock at me
- noun material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
stone.
- that mountain is solid rock
- stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries
- noun a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
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think
- noun an instance of deliberate thinking
- I need to give it a good think
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
conceive; believe; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
- noun an instance of deliberate thinking
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break
- noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
interruption.
- the telephone is an annoying interruption
- there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
- noun an unexpected piece of good luck
good luck; happy chance.
- he finally got his big break
- noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
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check
- noun a written order directing a bank to pay money
cheque; bank check.
- he paid all his bills by check
- noun an appraisal of the state of affairs
assay.
- they made an assay of the contents
- a check on its dependability under stress
- noun a written order directing a bank to pay money
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back
- noun the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
dorsum.
- his back was nicely tanned
- noun the side that goes last or is not normally seen
rear.
- he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
- noun the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
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book
- noun a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
- I am reading a good book on economics
- noun physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
volume.
- he used a large book as a doorstop
- noun a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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look
- noun the feelings expressed on a person's face
facial expression; expression; aspect; face.
- a sad expression
- a look of triumph
- an angry face
- noun the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
looking; looking at.
- he went out to have a look
- his look was fixed on her eyes
- he gave it a good looking at
- his camera does his looking for him
- noun the feelings expressed on a person's face
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risk
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; danger.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
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attack
- noun (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
onset; onrush; onslaught.
- the attack began at dawn
- noun an offensive move in a sport or game
- they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning
- noun (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
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ask
- verb inquire about
inquire; enquire.
- I asked about their special today
- He had to ask directions several times
- verb make a request or demand for something to somebody
- She asked him for a loan
- verb inquire about
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black
- noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
inkiness; blackness.
- noun total absence of light
lightlessness; pitch blackness; blackness; total darkness.
- they fumbled around in total darkness
- in the black of night
- noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
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speak
- verb express in speech
verbalise; verbalize; mouth; utter; talk.
- She talks a lot of nonsense
- This depressed patient does not verbalize
- verb exchange thoughts; talk with
talk.
- We often talk business
- Actions talk louder than words
- verb express in speech
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talks
- noun a discussion intended to produce an agreement
negotiation; dialogue.
- the buyout negotiation lasted several days
- they disagreed but kept an open dialogue
- talks between Israelis and Palestinians
- noun an exchange of ideas via conversation
talking; talk.
- let's have more work and less talk around here
- noun a discussion intended to produce an agreement
- stocks5/5
stocks
- noun a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
- noun a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod
- noun a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
- ranks5/5
rank
- noun a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
- the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen
- noun relative status
- his salary was determined by his rank and seniority
- noun a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
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park
- noun a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
parkland.
- there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park
- noun a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
green; commons; common.
- they went for a walk in the park
- noun a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
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walk
- noun the act of traveling by foot
walking.
- walking is a healthy form of exercise
- noun (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
base on balls; pass.
- he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
- noun the act of traveling by foot
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drink
- noun a single serving of a beverage
- I asked for a hot drink
- likes a drink before dinner
- noun the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
crapulence; drinking; boozing; drunkenness.
- drink was his downfall
- noun a single serving of a beverage
- tanks5/5
tank
- noun an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
armoured combat vehicle; armored combat vehicle; army tank.
- noun a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
storage tank.
- noun an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
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stick
- noun an implement consisting of a length of wood
- he collected dry sticks for a campfire
- the kid had a candied apple on a stick
- noun a small thin branch of a tree
- noun an implement consisting of a length of wood
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task
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
project; undertaking; labor.
- he prepared for great undertakings
- noun a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
job; chore.
- estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars
- the job of repairing the engine took several hours
- the endless task of classifying the samples
- the farmer's morning chores
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
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thanks
- noun an acknowledgment of appreciation
- noun with the help of or owing to
- thanks to hard work it was a great success
- noun an acknowledgment of appreciation
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folks
- noun your parents
- he wrote to his folks every day
- noun people in general (often used in the plural)
common people; folk.
- they're just country folk
- folks around here drink moonshine
- the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next
- noun your parents
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cheek
- noun either side of the face below the eyes
- noun an impudent statement
impudence; impertinence.
- noun either side of the face below the eyes
- greeks5/5
greek
- noun the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
Hellenic; Hellenic language.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Greece
Hellene.
- noun the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
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monk
- noun a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
monastic.
- noun United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)
Thelonious Sphere Monk; Thelonious Monk.
- noun a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
- lacks5/5
lack
- noun the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
deficiency; want.
- there is a serious lack of insight into the problem
- water is the critical deficiency in desert regions
- for want of a nail the shoe was lost
- verb be without
miss.
- This soup lacks salt
- There is something missing in my jewelry box!
- noun the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
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brook
- noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
creek.
- the creek dried up every summer
- verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant
stomach; support; put up; tolerate; bear; abide; endure; stick out; suffer; digest; stand.
- I cannot bear his constant criticism
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- he learned to tolerate the heat
- She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
- noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
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remark
- noun a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
comment; input.
- from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account
- noun explicit notice
- it passed without remark
- noun a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
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pick
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
selection; choice.
- he was my pick for mayor
- noun the quantity of a crop that is harvested
picking.
- he sent the first picking of berries to the market
- it was the biggest peach pick in years
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
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blank
- noun a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
space.
- he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet
- noun a blank gap or missing part
lacuna.
- noun a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
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disk
- noun something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
disc; saucer.
- the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky
- noun a flat circular plate
disc.
- noun something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
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framework
- noun a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
model; theoretical account.
- the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems
- noun the underlying structure
fabric.
- providing a factual framework for future research
- it is part of the fabric of society
- noun a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
- masks4/5
mask
- noun a covering to disguise or conceal the face
- noun activity that tries to conceal something
- no mask could conceal his ignorance
- they moved in under a mask of friendship
- noun a covering to disguise or conceal the face
- cracks4/5
crack
- noun a long narrow opening
crevice; cleft; scissure; fissure.
- noun a narrow opening
gap.
- he opened the window a crack
- noun a long narrow opening
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duck
- noun small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
- noun (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
duck's egg.
- noun small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
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pack
- noun a large indefinite number
plurality; battalion; multitude; large number.
- a battalion of ants
- a multitude of TV antennas
- a plurality of religions
- noun a complete collection of similar things
- noun a large indefinite number
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clocks
- noun European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
pin grass; filaria; alfileria; pin clover; redstem storksbill; Erodium cicutarium; alfilaria; filaree.
- noun a timepiece that shows the time of day
clock.
- noun European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
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sink
- noun plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
- noun (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
- the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide
- noun plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
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cook
- noun someone who cooks food
- noun English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
Captain Cook; James Cook; Captain James Cook.
- noun someone who cooks food
- hicks4/5
hick
- noun a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
rube; bumpkin; yahoo; hayseed; chawbacon; yokel.
- adjective satellite awkwardly simple and provincial
rustic; unsophisticated; bumpkinly.
- bumpkinly country boys
- rustic farmers
- a hick town
- the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists
- noun a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
- planks4/5
plank
- noun a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
board.
- noun an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party
- noun a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
- barracks4/5
barrack
- noun a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
- verb lodge in barracks
- noun a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
- clerks4/5
clerk
- noun an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
- noun a salesperson in a store
shop clerk; salesclerk; shop assistant.
- noun an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
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spark
- noun a momentary flash of light
glint; flicker.
- noun merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
sparkle; light; twinkle.
- he had a sparkle in his eye
- there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
- noun a momentary flash of light
- hooks4/5
hooks
- noun large strong hand (as of a fighter)
meat hooks; maulers.
- wait till I get my hooks on him
- noun a catch for locking a door
hook.
- noun large strong hand (as of a fighter)
- trademarks4/5
trademark
- noun a distinctive characteristic or attribute
earmark; hallmark; stylemark.
- noun a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
- noun a distinctive characteristic or attribute
- chunks4/5
chunk
- noun a compact mass
clod; ball; glob; lump; clump.
- a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
- noun a substantial amount
- we won a chunk of money
- noun a compact mass
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stacks
- noun a large number or amount
heaps; rafts; wads; piles; lots; scads; slews; tons; gobs; scores; oodles; loads; dozens; lashings.
- made lots of new friends
- she amassed stacks of newspapers
- noun storage space in a library consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves where most of the books are stored
- noun a large number or amount
- decks4/5
deck
- noun any of various platforms built into a vessel
- noun street name for a packet of illegal drugs
- noun any of various platforms built into a vessel
- snacks4/5
snack
- noun a light informal meal
collation; bite.
- verb eat a snack; eat lightly
nosh.
- She never loses weight because she snacks between meals
- noun a light informal meal
- outbreaks4/5
outbreak
- noun a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
eruption; irruption.
- the outbreak of hostilities
- noun a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- stalks4/5
stalk
- noun material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
stubble; chaff; straw; husk; shuck.
- noun a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
stem.
- noun material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- forks4/5
fork
- noun cutlery used for serving and eating food
- noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches
branching; forking; ramification.
- noun cutlery used for serving and eating food
- trucks4/5
truck
- noun an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
motortruck.
- noun a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects
hand truck.
- noun an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
- tricks4/5
trick
- noun a cunning or deceitful action or device
fast one.
- he played a trick on me
- he pulled a fast one and got away with it
- noun a period of work or duty
- noun a cunning or deceitful action or device
- oaks4/5
oak
- noun the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
- noun a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
oak tree.
- great oaks grow from little acorns
- noun the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
- locks4/5
lock
- noun a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
- noun a strand or cluster of hair
curl; ringlet; whorl.
- noun a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
- bricks4/5
brick
- noun rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
- noun a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy
- noun rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
- shocks4/5
shock
- noun the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
daze; stupor.
- his mother's death left him in a daze
- he was numb with shock
- noun the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
impact.
- the armies met in the shock of battle
- noun the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
- socks4/5
sock
- noun hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
- noun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
windsock; wind sock; air sock; wind sleeve; drogue; wind cone; air-sleeve.
- noun hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
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buck
- noun a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
vaulting horse; long horse.
- noun a piece of paper money worth one dollar
dollar bill; clam; dollar; one dollar bill.
- noun a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
- landmarks4/5
landmark
- noun the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
- the church steeple provided a convenient landmark
- noun an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
turning point; watershed.
- the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations
- noun the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
- sacks4/5
sack
- noun a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
carrier bag; poke; paper bag.
- noun an enclosed space
sac; pocket; pouch.
- the trapped miners found a pocket of air
- noun a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
- sharks4/5
shark
- noun any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
- noun a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
- noun any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
- necks4/5
neck
- noun the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
cervix.
- he admired her long graceful neck
- the horse won by a neck
- noun a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
- noun the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
- flocks4/5
flock
- noun a church congregation guided by a pastor
- noun a group of birds
- noun a church congregation guided by a pastor
- docks4/5
dock
- noun an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
- noun any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
sorrel; sour grass.
- noun an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
- leaks4/5
leak
- noun an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
- one of the tires developed a leak
- noun soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
- noun an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
- franks4/5
frank
- noun a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
- noun a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
dog; hot dog; wiener; wienerwurst; frankfurter; weenie; hotdog.
- noun a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
- clicks4/5
click
- noun a short light metallic sound
clink; chink.
- noun a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
suction stop.
- noun a short light metallic sound
- hawks4/5
hawk
- noun diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
- noun an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
war hawk.
- noun diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
- benchmarks4/5
benchmark
- noun a standard by which something can be measured or judged
- his painting sets the benchmark of quality
- noun a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
bench mark.
- noun a standard by which something can be measured or judged
- textbooks4/5
textbook
- noun a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
text; text edition; school text; schoolbook.
- his economics textbook is in its tenth edition
- the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy
- adjective satellite according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical
casebook.
- a casebook schizophrenic
- a textbook example
- noun a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
- turks4/5
turk
- noun a native or inhabitant of Turkey
- noun a native or inhabitant of Turkey
- trunks4/5
trunks
- noun trousers that end at or above the knee
short pants; shorts.
- noun the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
bole; tree trunk; trunk.
- noun trousers that end at or above the knee
- drawbacks4/5
drawback
- noun the quality of being a hindrance
- he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan
- noun the quality of being a hindrance
- fireworks4/5
firework
- noun (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
pyrotechnic.
- noun (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
- notebooks4/5
notebook
- noun a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
- noun a small compact portable computer
notebook computer.
- noun a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
- buttocks4/5
buttocks
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- noun either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
cheek; buttock.
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- desks4/5
desk
- noun a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
- noun a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
- asterisks3/5
asterisk
- noun a star-shaped character * used in printing
star.
- verb mark with an asterisk
star.
- Linguists star unacceptable sentences
- noun a star-shaped character * used in printing
- sidewalks3/5
sidewalk
- noun walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
pavement.
- noun walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
- ticks3/5
tick
- noun a metallic tapping sound
ticking.
- he counted the ticks of the clock
- noun any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
- noun a metallic tapping sound
- sucks3/5
suck
- noun the act of sucking
suction; sucking.
- verb draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
- suck the poison from the place where the snake bit
- suck on a straw
- the baby sucked on the mother's breast
- noun the act of sucking
- inks3/5
ink
- noun a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
- noun dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods
- noun a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
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cloak
- noun anything that covers or conceals
- noun a loose outer garment
- noun anything that covers or conceals
- crooks3/5
crook
- noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
malefactor; outlaw; criminal; felon.
- noun a circular segment of a curve
twist; bend; turn.
- a bend in the road
- a crook in the path
- noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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bark
- noun tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
- noun a noise resembling the bark of a dog
- noun tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
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speck
- noun a very small spot
pinpoint.
- the plane was just a speck in the sky
- noun (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
particle; atom; molecule; corpuscle; mote.
- noun a very small spot
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yank
- noun an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
Northerner; Yankee.
- noun an American (especially to non-Americans)
Yankee-Doodle; Yankee.
- noun an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
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hack
- noun one who works hard at boring tasks
hacker; drudge.
- noun a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
political hack; machine politician; ward-heeler.
- noun one who works hard at boring tasks
- kicks3/5
kick
- noun the act of delivering a blow with the foot
kicking; boot.
- he gave the ball a powerful kick
- the team's kicking was excellent
- noun the swift release of a store of affective force
rush; thrill; boot; charge; bang; flush.
- they got a great bang out of it
- what a boot!
- he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
- he does it for kicks
- noun the act of delivering a blow with the foot
- flanks3/5
flank
- noun the side of military or naval formation
wing.
- they attacked the enemy's right flank
- noun a subfigure consisting of a side of something
- noun the side of military or naval formation
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rack
- noun framework for holding objects
- noun rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
- noun framework for holding objects
- streaks3/5
streak
- noun an unbroken series of events
run.
- had a streak of bad luck
- Nicklaus had a run of birdies
- noun a distinctive characteristic
- he has a stubborn streak
- a streak of wildness
- noun an unbroken series of events
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bolshevik
- noun emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
bolshy; Marxist; red; bolshie.
- noun a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
Bolshevist.
- noun emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
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setback
- noun an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
blow; reverse; reversal; black eye.
- noun an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
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slacks
- noun (usually in the plural) pants for casual wear
- noun dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
slack.
- noun (usually in the plural) pants for casual wear
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jacks
- noun a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
jackstones; knucklebones.
- noun a small worthless amount
diddlyshit; squat; shit; diddly-squat; diddly-shit; jack; diddly; diddley; diddlysquat; doodly-squat.
- you don't know jack
- noun a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
- hyperlinks3/5
hyperlink
- noun a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
- noun a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
- artworks3/5
artwork
- noun photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
nontextual matter; graphics; art.
- the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book
- noun photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
- shrinks3/5
shrink
- noun a physician who specializes in psychiatry
head-shrinker; psychiatrist.
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
wither; shrivel; shrivel up.
- The fruit dried and shriveled
- noun a physician who specializes in psychiatry
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hallmark
- noun a distinctive characteristic or attribute
earmark; trademark; stylemark.
- noun a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
authentication; assay-mark.
- noun a distinctive characteristic or attribute
- cocks3/5
cock
- noun obscene terms for penis
shaft; prick; tool; dick; putz; peter; pecker.
- noun faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
stopcock; turncock.
- noun obscene terms for penis
- quarks3/5
quark
- noun (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3
- quarks have not been observed directly but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally
- noun fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet
quark cheese.
- noun (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3
- jerks3/5
jerk
- noun a dull stupid fatuous person
dork.
- noun an abrupt spasmodic movement
jerking; jolt; saccade.
- noun a dull stupid fatuous person
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wreck
- noun something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
- the house was a wreck when they bought it
- thanks to that quack I am a human wreck
- noun an accident that destroys a ship at sea
shipwreck.
- noun something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
- lurks3/5
lurk
- verb lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
skulk.
- verb be about
loaf; footle; mess about; lallygag; linger; lollygag; tarry; mill about; hang around; lounge; loiter; mill around.
- The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
- Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
- verb lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
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prank
- noun acting like a clown or buffoon
japery; harlequinade; clowning; frivolity; buffoonery.
- noun a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
caper; joke; trick; antic; put-on.
- noun acting like a clown or buffoon
- licks3/5
lick
- noun a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
salt lick.
- noun touching with the tongue
lap.
- the dog's laps were warm and wet
- noun a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
- beaks3/5
beak
- noun beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
- noun horny projecting mouth of a bird
nib; pecker; bill; neb.
- noun beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
- husks3/5
husk
- noun material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
stubble; chaff; straw; stalk; shuck.
- noun outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
- noun material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- winks3/5
wink
- noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
instant; blink of an eye; flash; New York minute; twinkling; jiffy; heartbeat; split second; trice.
- if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
- noun closing one eye quickly as a signal
- noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
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knock
- noun the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
knocking.
- the knocking grew louder
- noun negative criticism
roast.
- noun the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
- overlooks3/5
overlook
- noun a high place affording a good view
- verb look past, fail to notice
- noun a high place affording a good view
- silks3/5
silks
- noun the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable
- noun a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
silk.
- noun the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable
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bottleneck
- noun a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
chokepoint; constriction.
- noun the narrow part of a bottle near the top
- noun a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
- perks3/5
perk
- noun an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
fringe benefit; perquisite.
- a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job
- verb gain or regain energy
pick up; perk up; gain vigor; percolate.
- I picked up after a nap
- noun an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
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bookmark
- noun a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place
bookmarker.
- noun a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place
- freaks3/5
freak
- noun a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
monstrosity; lusus naturae; monster.
- noun someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
nut; addict; junkie; junky.
- a golf addict
- a car nut
- a bodybuilding freak
- a news junkie
- noun a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
- yolks3/5
yolk
- noun the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
egg yolk.
- noun nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
vitellus.
- noun the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
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shack
- noun small crude shelter used as a dwelling
hut; hutch; hovel; shanty.
- verb make one's home in a particular place or community
reside; domiciliate; domicile.
- may parents reside in Florida
- noun small crude shelter used as a dwelling
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flashback
- noun a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
- noun an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
- noun a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
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tusk
- noun a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
ivory.
- noun a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
- noun a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
- flasks3/5
flask
- noun bottle that has a narrow neck
- noun the quantity a flask will hold
flaskful.
- noun bottle that has a narrow neck
- casks3/5
cask
- noun the quantity a cask will hold
caskful.
- noun a cylindrical container that holds liquids
barrel.
- noun the quantity a cask will hold
- bunks3/5
bunk
- noun a long trough for feeding cattle
feed bunk.
- noun a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
built in bed; berth.
- noun a long trough for feeding cattle
- shanks3/5
shank
- noun a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
- noun the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
- noun a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
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drunk
- noun a chronic drinker
inebriate; sot; wino; drunkard; rummy.
- noun someone who is intoxicated
- noun a chronic drinker
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cutback
- noun a reduction in quantity or rate
- noun a reduction in quantity or rate
- mocks3/5
mock
- noun the act of mocking or ridiculing
- they made a mock of him
- verb treat with contempt
bemock.
- The new constitution mocks all democratic principles
- noun the act of mocking or ridiculing
- outlooks3/5
outlook
- noun a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
mind-set; mentality; mindset.
- noun belief about (or mental picture of) the future
prospect; expectation.
- noun a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
- chicks3/5
chick
- noun young bird especially of domestic fowl
biddy.
- noun informal terms for a (young) woman
doll; wench; skirt; bird; dame.
- noun young bird especially of domestic fowl
- creeks3/5
creek
- noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
brook.
- the creek dried up every summer
- noun any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma
- noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
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fairbanks
- noun United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr..
- noun United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)
Julius Ullman; Douglas Fairbanks; Douglas Elton Fairbanks.
- noun United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)
- cossacks3/5
cossack
- noun a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
- noun a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
- shrieks3/5
shriek
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screech; screeching; scream; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
screech; screeching; screaming; scream; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
- noun sharp piercing cry
- hanks3/5
hank
- noun a coil of rope or wool or yarn
- noun a coil of rope or wool or yarn
- workbooks3/5
workbook
- noun a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them
- noun a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them
- earthworks3/5
earthwork
- noun an earthen rampart
- noun an earthen rampart
- candlesticks3/5
candlestick
- noun a holder with sockets for candles
candle holder.
- noun a holder with sockets for candles
- leeks3/5
leek
- noun plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
Allium porrum; scallion.
- noun related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves
- noun plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
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quirk
- noun a strange attitude or habit
crotchet; quirkiness; queerness; oddity.
- noun a narrow groove beside a beading
- noun a strange attitude or habit
- steaks3/5
steak
- noun a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
- noun a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
- handbooks3/5
handbook
- noun a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
vade mecum; enchiridion.
- noun a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
- roadblocks3/5
roadblock
- noun any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
barrier.
- intolerance is a barrier to understanding
- noun a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
barricade.
- noun any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
- paperbacks3/5
paperback
- noun a book with paper covers
paper-back book; paperback book; soft-cover book; softback book; soft-cover; softback.
- adjective satellite (of books) having a flexible binding
paperbacked.
- noun a book with paper covers
- kiosks3/5
kiosk
- noun small area set off by walls for special use
stall; cubicle; booth.
- noun small area set off by walls for special use
- cookbooks3/5
cookbook
- noun a book of recipes and cooking directions
cookery book.
- noun a book of recipes and cooking directions
- guidebooks3/5
guidebook
- noun something that offers basic information or instruction
guide.
- noun something that offers basic information or instruction
- starbucks3/5
starbucks
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- hendricks3/5
hendricks
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- methinks3/5
methinks
It seems to me; I think. See R., except in poetry.Me .In all ages poets have been had in special reputation, and, methinks, not without great cause. Spenser.
- bks2/5
bk
- noun a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium
berkelium; atomic number 97.
- noun a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium
- obelisks2/5
obelisk
- noun a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
- noun a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
dagger.
- noun a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
- cranks2/5
crank
- noun a bad-tempered person
grouch; churl; grump; crosspatch.
- noun a whimsically eccentric person
screwball; fruitcake; nut case; nut; crackpot.
- noun a bad-tempered person
- chalks2/5
chalk
- noun a soft whitish calcite
- noun a pure flat white with little reflectance
- noun a soft whitish calcite
- darks2/5
dark
- noun absence of light or illumination
darkness.
- noun absence of moral or spiritual values
iniquity; darkness; wickedness.
- the powers of darkness
- noun absence of light or illumination
- crocks2/5
crock
- noun a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
smut; soot; lampblack; carbon black.
- noun nonsense; foolish talk
- that's a crock
- noun a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
- skunks2/5
skunk
- noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
git; crumb; stinker; so-and-so; scum bag; rat; rotter; puke; dirty dog; bum; stinkpot; lowlife.
- only a rotter would do that
- kill the rat
- throw the bum out
- you cowardly little pukes!
- the British call a contemptible person a `git'
- noun a defeat in a game where one side fails to score
shutout.
- noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
- nicks2/5
nick
- noun an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
ding; gouge; dent.
- noun (British slang) a prison
- he's in the nick
- noun an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
- soaks2/5
soak
- noun the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
soaking; soakage.
- a good soak put life back in the wagon
- noun washing something by allowing it to soak
soaking.
- noun the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
- pecks2/5
peck
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- gooks2/5
gook
- noun any thick, viscous matter
goo; gunk; guck; slime; muck; ooze; goop; sludge.
- noun (slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War)
slant-eye.
- noun any thick, viscous matter
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croak
- noun a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
croaking.
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; perish; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- noun a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
- flecks2/5
fleck
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
bit; chip; flake; scrap.
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
- noun a small contrasting part of something
speckle; spot; patch; maculation; dapple.
- a bald spot
- a leopard's spots
- a patch of clouds
- patches of thin ice
- a fleck of red
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- stinks2/5
stink
- noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
foetor; fetor; malodor; mephitis; malodour; reek; stench.
- verb be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance
- This term paper stinks!
- noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
- smacks2/5
smack
- noun a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
slap.
- noun the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
nip; tang; flavour; savor; savour; sapidity; flavor; relish.
- noun a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- tacks2/5
tack
- noun the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
- noun a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
- noun the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
- backpacks2/5
backpack
- noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
packsack; back pack; haversack; rucksack; knapsack.
- verb hike with a backpack
pack.
- Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies
- noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
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shipwreck
- noun a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
- noun an irretrievable loss
- that was the shipwreck of their romance
- noun a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
- flicks2/5
flick
- noun a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
- he gave it a flick with his finger
- he felt the flick of a whip
- noun a short stroke
- noun a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
- punks2/5
punks
- noun a youth subculture closely associated with punk rock music in the late 1970s; in part a reaction to the hippy subculture; dress was optional but intended to shock (plastic garbage bags or old school uniforms) and hair was dyed in bright colors (in Mohican haircuts or sometimes spiked in bright plumes)
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; tough; goon; punk; hoodlum; thug; toughie; hood.
- noun a youth subculture closely associated with punk rock music in the late 1970s; in part a reaction to the hippy subculture; dress was optional but intended to shock (plastic garbage bags or old school uniforms) and hair was dyed in bright colors (in Mohican haircuts or sometimes spiked in bright plumes)
- feedbacks2/5
feedback
- noun the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output
- noun response to an inquiry or experiment
- noun the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output
- kayaks2/5
kayak
- noun a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
- verb travel in a small canoe
- we kayaked down the river
- noun a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
- bespeaks2/5
bespeak
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
indicate; signal; betoken; point.
- These symptoms indicate a serious illness
- Her behavior points to a severe neurosis
- The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
- verb express the need or desire for; ask for
call for; quest; request.
- She requested an extra bed in her room
- She called for room service
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
- embarks2/5
embark
- verb go on board
ship.
- verb set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
enter.
- she embarked upon a new career
- verb go on board
- larks2/5
lark
- noun North American songbirds having a yellow breast
meadowlark.
- noun a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
pipit; titlark.
- noun North American songbirds having a yellow breast
- unlocks2/5
unlock
- verb open the lock of
- unlock the door
- verb set free or release
- verb open the lock of
- frocks2/5
frock
- noun a habit worn by clerics
- noun a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
dress.
- noun a habit worn by clerics
- corks2/5
cork
- noun outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
- noun (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
phellem.
- noun outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
- tucks2/5
tuck
- noun eatables (especially sweets)
- noun (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
- noun eatables (especially sweets)
- chinks2/5
chink
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
Chinaman.
- noun a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
- watermarks2/5
watermark
- noun a line marking the level reached by a body of water
water line.
- noun a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light
- noun a line marking the level reached by a body of water
- junks2/5
junk
- noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
dust; detritus; debris; rubble.
- noun any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
- noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
- hulks2/5
hulk
- noun a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
whale; giant; heavyweight.
- noun a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned
- noun a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
- uzbeks2/5
uzbek
- noun a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas
Uzbak; Usbek; Uzbeg; Usbeg.
- noun a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
Uzbekistan; Republic of Uzbekistan.
- noun a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas
- milks2/5
milk
- noun a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
- noun produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
- noun a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
- earmarks2/5
earmark
- noun identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
- noun a distinctive characteristic or attribute
hallmark; trademark; stylemark.
- noun identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
- fredericks2/5
frederick
- noun a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
- noun a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
- feedstocks2/5
feedstock
- noun the raw material that is required for some industrial process
- noun the raw material that is required for some industrial process
- shucks2/5
shucks
- noun something of little value
tinker's dam; tinker's damn; red cent; hoot; damn; darn; shit.
- his promise is not worth a damn
- not worth one red cent
- not worth shucks
- noun an expression of disappointment or irritation
- noun something of little value
- hocks2/5
hock
- noun any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
Rhenish; Rhine wine.
- noun tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
hock-joint.
- noun any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
- interlocks2/5
interlock
- noun a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
ignition interlock.
- car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock
- noun the act of interlocking or meshing
mesh; meshing; interlocking.
- an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check
- noun a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
- drumsticks2/5
drumstick
- noun the lower joint of the leg of a fowl
- noun a stick used for playing a drum
- noun the lower joint of the leg of a fowl
- yaks2/5
yak
- noun noisy talk
yack; chatter; cackle; yakety-yak.
- noun large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated
Bos grunniens.
- noun noisy talk
- tajiks2/5
tajik
- noun a native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
Tadzhik.
- noun a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
Republic of Tajikistan; Tadzhik; Tajikistan; Tadjik; Tadzhikistan.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
- smocks2/5
smock
- noun a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
gabardine; dust coat; gaberdine; duster.
- verb embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally
- The folk dancers wore smocked shirts
- noun a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
- steelworks2/5
steelworks
- noun a factory where steel is made
steel plant; steel mill; steel factory.
- noun a factory where steel is made
- whisks2/5
whisk
- noun a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
- noun a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
whisk broom.
- noun a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
- joysticks2/5
joystick
- noun a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
stick; control stick.
- noun a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers
- noun a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- bulks2/5
bulk
- noun the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
majority.
- the majority of his customers prefer it
- the bulk of the work is finished
- noun the property of something that is great in magnitude
volume; mass.
- it is cheaper to buy it in bulk
- he received a mass of correspondence
- the volume of exports
- noun the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
- limericks2/5
limerick
- noun port city in southwestern Ireland
- noun a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba
- noun port city in southwestern Ireland
- arks2/5
ark
- noun (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
Ark of the Covenant.
- noun a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood
- noun (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
- casebooks2/5
casebook
- noun a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work
- adjective satellite according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical
textbook.
- a casebook schizophrenic
- a textbook example
- noun a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work
- boondocks2/5
boondocks
- noun a remote and undeveloped area
backwoods; hinterland; back country.
- noun a remote and undeveloped area
- kinks2/5
kink
- noun a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
wrick; rick; crick.
- noun a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
twist; twirl.
- noun a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
- pinks2/5
pink
- noun a light shade of red
- noun any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
garden pink.
- noun a light shade of red
- bulwarks2/5
bulwark
- noun an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
rampart; wall.
- they stormed the ramparts of the city
- they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down
- noun a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)
- noun an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
- ricks2/5
rick
- noun a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
wrick; kink; crick.
- noun a stack of hay
hayrick; haystack.
- noun a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
- slovaks2/5
slovak
- noun a native or inhabitant of Slovakia
- noun the Slavic language spoken in Slovakia
- noun a native or inhabitant of Slovakia
- blinks2/5
blinks
- noun small Indian lettuce of northern regions
water chickweed; Montia lamprosperma; blinking chickweed.
- noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
nictitation; winking; eye blink; nictation; blinking; blink; wink.
- noun small Indian lettuce of northern regions
- pricks2/5
prick
- noun insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
mother fucker; bastard; SOB; motherfucker; whoreson; dickhead; son of a bitch; asshole; cocksucker; shit.
- noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface
scratch; slit; incision; dent.
- noun insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- jocks2/5
jock
- noun a person trained to compete in sports
athlete.
- noun a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
suspensor; supporter; jockstrap; athletic supporter.
- noun a person trained to compete in sports
- quacks2/5
quack
- noun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- noun the harsh sound of a duck
- noun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- treks2/5
trek
- noun a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
- noun any long and difficult trip
- noun a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
- gimmicks2/5
gimmick
- noun a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
catch.
- it sounds good but what's the catch?
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
gubbins; gismo; thingumabob; whatchamacallit; doohickey; doodad; thingumajig; widget; whatsis; thingamabob; thingummy; thingmabob; whatchamacallum; doojigger; thingamajig; thingmajig; gizmo.
- she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
- there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use
- noun a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- riverbanks2/5
riverbank
- noun the bank of a river
riverside.
- noun the bank of a river
- counterattacks2/5
counterattack
- noun an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
countermove.
- noun (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
counterplay.
- noun an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
- squeaks2/5
squeak
- noun a short high-pitched noise
- the squeak of shoes on powdery snow
- noun something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
close shave; narrow escape; close call; squeaker.
- noun a short high-pitched noise
- reeks2/5
reek
- noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
foetor; stink; fetor; malodor; mephitis; malodour; stench.
- verb have an element suggestive (of something)
smack; smell.
- his speeches smacked of racism
- this passage smells of plagiarism
- noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
- smokestacks2/5
smokestack
- noun a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
stack.
- noun a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
- knapsacks2/5
knapsack
- noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
packsack; back pack; haversack; backpack; rucksack.
- noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
- hunks2/5
hunk
- noun a well-built sexually attractive man
- noun a large piece of something without definite shape
lump.
- a hunk of bread
- a lump of coal
- noun a well-built sexually attractive man
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quarterback
- noun (football) the person who plays quarterback
field general; signal caller.
- noun (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
field general; signal caller.
- quarterback is the most important position on the team
- noun (football) the person who plays quarterback
- plucks2/5
pluck
- noun the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
pluckiness; gutsiness.
- noun the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
- noun the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
- yardsticks2/5
yardstick
- noun a measure or standard used for comparison
- on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?
- noun a ruler or tape that is three feet long
yard measure.
- noun a measure or standard used for comparison
- fucks2/5
fuck
- noun slang for sexual intercourse
ass; screw; piece of tail; fucking; shtup; screwing; roll in the hay; nookie; piece of ass; nooky; shag.
- verb have sexual intercourse with
love; sleep with; have it away; screw; have intercourse; get it on; lie with; hump; make love; make out; get laid; have a go at it; bonk; eff; have sex; jazz; be intimate; know; have it off; bang; bed; do it; roll in the hay; sleep together.
- This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
- Adam knew Eve
- Were you ever intimate with this man?
- noun slang for sexual intercourse
- knickknacks2/5
knickknack
- noun a small inexpensive mass-produced article
novelty.
- noun miscellaneous curios
bric-a-brac; knickknackery; nicknack; whatnot.
- noun a small inexpensive mass-produced article
- creaks2/5
creak
- noun a squeaking sound
creaking.
- the creak of the floorboards gave him away
- verb make a high-pitched, screeching noise
skreak; whine; screech; squeak; screak.
- The door creaked when I opened it slowly
- My car engine makes a whining noise
- noun a squeaking sound
- tomahawks2/5
tomahawk
- noun weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
hatchet.
- verb cut with a tomahawk
- noun weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
- hemlocks2/5
hemlock
- noun poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
- Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock
- noun large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
poison parsley; poison hemlock; Nebraska fern; Conium maculatum; California fern; winter fern.
- noun poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
- rednecks2/5
redneck
- noun a poor White person in the southern United States
cracker.
- noun a poor White person in the southern United States
- tweaks2/5
tweak
- noun a squeeze with the fingers
pinch.
- verb pinch or squeeze sharply
- noun a squeeze with the fingers
- slicks2/5
slick
- noun a slippery smoothness
slickness; slipperiness; slip.
- he could feel the slickness of the tiller
- noun a magazine printed on good quality paper
glossy; slick magazine.
- noun a slippery smoothness
- clarks2/5
clark
- noun United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
William Clark.
- noun United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984)
Mark Wayne Clark; Mark Clark.
- noun United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
- reworks2/5
rework
- verb use again in altered form
retread; make over.
- retread an old plot
- verb use again in altered form
- balks2/5
balk
- noun the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
baulk.
- a player with ball in hand must play from the balk
- noun something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
handicap; baulk; check; impediment; hindrance; deterrent; hinderance.
- noun the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
- chucks2/5
chuck
- noun informal terms for a meal
eats; grub; chow.
- noun the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
- noun informal terms for a meal
- wreaks2/5
wreak
- verb cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
bring; play; work; make for.
- I cannot work a miracle
- wreak havoc
- bring comments
- play a joke
- The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area
- verb cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- lipsticks2/5
lipstick
- noun makeup that is used to color the lips
lip rouge.
- verb form by tracing with lipstick
- The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks
- noun makeup that is used to color the lips
- whacks2/5
whack
- noun the sound made by a sharp swift blow
- noun the act of hitting vigorously
knock; whang; rap; belt.
- he gave the table a whack
- noun the sound made by a sharp swift blow
- rucksacks2/5
rucksack
- noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
packsack; back pack; haversack; backpack; knapsack.
- noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
- boardwalks2/5
boardwalk
- noun a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
- noun a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
- broomsticks2/5
broomstick
- noun the handle of a broom
broom handle.
- noun the handle of a broom
- catwalks2/5
catwalk
- noun narrow platform extending out into an auditorium
- models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show
- noun narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge)
- noun narrow platform extending out into an auditorium
- becks2/5
beck
- noun a beckoning gesture
- noun a beckoning gesture
- brinks2/5
brink
- noun a region marking a boundary
threshold; verge.
- noun the edge of a steep place
- noun a region marking a boundary
- unpacks2/5
unpack
- verb remove from its packing
take out.
- unpack the presents
- verb remove from its packing
- chocks2/5
chock
- noun a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
wedge.
- verb secure with chocks
- noun a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
- haversacks2/5
haversack
- noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
packsack; back pack; backpack; rucksack; knapsack.
- noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
- wicks2/5
wick
- noun any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
- the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it
- noun a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
taper.
- noun any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
- mollusks2/5
mollusk
- noun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
mollusc; shellfish.
- noun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
- nooks2/5
nook
- noun a sheltered and secluded place
- noun an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
corner.
- a piano was in one corner of the room
- noun a sheltered and secluded place
- chopsticks2/5
chopstick
- noun one of a pair of slender sticks used as oriental tableware to eat food with
- noun one of a pair of slender sticks used as oriental tableware to eat food with
- bullocks2/5
bullock
- noun young bull
- noun castrated bull
steer.
- noun young bull
- hammocks2/5
hammock
- noun a small natural hill
hillock; mound; hummock; knoll.
- noun a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
sack.
- noun a small natural hill
- rooks2/5
rook
- noun (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
castle.
- noun common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow
Corvus frugilegus.
- noun (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
- geeks2/5
geek
- noun a carnival performer who does disgusting acts
- noun a person with an unusual or odd personality
eccentric person; eccentric; oddball; flake.
- noun a carnival performer who does disgusting acts
- hillocks2/5
hillock
- noun a small natural hill
mound; hummock; hammock; knoll.
- noun a small natural hill
- kickbacks2/5
kickback
- noun a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
- noun a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
- adirondacks2/5
adirondacks
- noun a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area
Adirondack Mountains.
- noun a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area
- ozarks2/5
ozarks
- noun an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma
Ozark Mountains; Ozark Plateau.
- noun an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma
- sneaks2/5
sneak
- noun a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
- noun someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions
prowler; stalker.
- noun a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
- elks2/5
elk
- noun large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
European elk; moose; Alces alces.
- noun large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male
Cervus elaphus canadensis; American elk; wapiti.
- noun large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
- yearbooks2/5
yearbook
- noun a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students
- noun a reference book that is published regularly once every year
yearly; annual.
- noun a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students
- breastworks2/5
breastwork
- noun fortification consisting of a low wall
parapet.
- noun fortification consisting of a low wall
- ironworks2/5
ironworks
- noun the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made
- noun work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc)
ironwork.
- the houses had much ornamental ironwork
- noun the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made
- schoolbooks2/5
schoolbook
- noun a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
text; text edition; school text; textbook.
- his economics textbook is in its tenth edition
- the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy
- noun a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
- paddocks2/5
paddock
- noun pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
- noun pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
- soundtracks2/5
soundtrack
- noun sound recording on a narrow strip of a motion picture film
- noun sound recording on a narrow strip of a motion picture film
- spooks2/5
spook
- noun someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
weirdy; weirdo; weirdie; creep.
- noun a mental representation of some haunting experience
ghost; spectre; shade; specter; wraith.
- he looked like he had seen a ghost
- it aroused specters from his past
- noun someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
- chipmunks2/5
chipmunk
- noun a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body
- noun a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body
- rootstocks2/5
rootstock
- noun a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
rootstalk; rhizome.
- noun root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots
- noun a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
- storybooks2/5
storybook
- noun a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children)
- noun a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children)
- pocketbooks2/5
pocketbook
- noun your personal financial means
- that car is too expensive for my pocketbook
- noun a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
notecase; wallet; billfold.
- noun your personal financial means
- haystacks2/5
haystack
- noun a stack of hay
hayrick; rick.
- noun a stack of hay
- bollocks2/5
bollocks
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
- noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
testis; ball; orchis; nut; ballock; bollock; egg; testicle.
- she kicked him in the balls and got away
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- hummocks2/5
hummock
- noun a small natural hill
hillock; mound; hammock; knoll.
- noun a small natural hill
- smirks2/5
smirk
- noun a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
- verb smile affectedly or derisively
simper.
- noun a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
- pitchforks2/5
pitchfork
- noun a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
- verb lift with a pitchfork
fork.
- pitchfork hay
- noun a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
- knacks2/5
knack
- noun a special way of doing something
hang; bent.
- he had a bent for it
- he had a special knack for getting into trouble
- he couldn't get the hang of it
- noun a special way of doing something
- rinks2/5
rink
- noun building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
skating rink.
- noun building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
- ballparks2/5
ballpark
- noun a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
park.
- take me out to the ballpark
- noun near to the scope or range of something
approximate range.
- his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark
- noun a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
- lumberjacks2/5
lumberjack
- noun a person who fells trees
faller; lumberman; logger; feller.
- noun a short warm outer jacket
lumber jacket.
- noun a person who fells trees
- derricks2/5
derrick
- noun a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
- noun a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
- noun a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
- padlocks2/5
padlock
- noun a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
- verb fasten with a padlock
- noun a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
- pinpricks2/5
pinprick
- noun a minor annoyance
- noun small puncture (as if made by a pin)
- noun a minor annoyance
- sheiks2/5
sheik
- noun the leader of an Arab village or family
sheikh; tribal sheikh; tribal sheik; Arab chief.
- noun a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
gallant; dandy; clotheshorse; fop; beau; swell; dude; fashion plate.
- noun the leader of an Arab village or family
- racetracks2/5
racetrack
- noun a course over which races are run
track; racecourse; raceway.
- noun a course over which races are run
- cufflinks2/5
cufflink
- noun jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt
- noun jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt
- glassworks2/5
glassworks
- noun a workplace where glass is made
- noun an article of tableware made of glass
glassware; glasswork.
- noun a workplace where glass is made
- logbooks2/5
logbook
- noun a book in which the log is written
- noun a book in which the log is written
- birthmarks2/5
birthmark
- noun a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth
nevus.
- noun a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth
- wisecracks2/5
wisecrack
- noun witty remark
sally; quip; crack.
- verb make a comment, usually ironic
- noun witty remark
- squawks2/5
squawk
- noun the noise of squawking
- she awoke to the squawk of chickens
- the squawk of car horns
- noun informal terms for objecting
gripe; beef; kick; bitch.
- I have a gripe about the service here
- noun the noise of squawking
- outworks2/5
outwork
- noun subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area
- the outworks of the castle
- noun subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area
- comebacks2/5
comeback
- noun a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
rejoinder; return; counter; retort; replication; riposte.
- it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
- noun return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
- noun a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- songbooks2/5
songbook
- noun a book containing a collection of songs
- noun a book containing a collection of songs
- beatniks2/5
beatniks
- noun a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
beats; beat generation.
- noun a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
beat; beatnik.
- noun a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
- woodchucks2/5
woodchuck
- noun reddish brown North American marmot
Marmota monax; groundhog.
- noun reddish brown North American marmot
- buybacks2/5
buyback
- noun the act of purchasing back something previously sold
repurchase; redemption.
- noun the act of purchasing back something previously sold
- debunks2/5
debunk
- verb expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
expose.
- The physicist debunked the psychic's claims
- verb expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
- paychecks2/5
paycheck
- noun a check issued in payment of wages or salary
payroll check.
- noun a check issued in payment of wages or salary
- waterworks2/5
waterworks
- noun a public utility that provides water
water company.
- noun workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community
- noun a public utility that provides water
- toothpicks2/5
toothpick
- noun pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
- noun pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
- dirks2/5
dirk
- noun a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
- noun a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
- dicks2/5
dick
- noun someone who is a detective
gumshoe; hawkshaw.
- noun obscene terms for penis
shaft; prick; cock; tool; putz; peter; pecker.
- noun someone who is a detective
- berks2/5
berk
- noun a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of
- noun a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of
- callbacks2/5
callback
- noun a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
recall.
- noun a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
- mavericks2/5
maverick
- noun someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
rebel.
- noun an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it
- noun someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
- burks2/5
burk
- noun United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
Calamity Jane; Martha Jane Burk; Burke; Martha Jane Burke.
- noun United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
- jinks2/5
jinks
- noun noisy and mischievous merrymaking
high jinks; high jinx; hijinks.
- noun noisy and mischievous merrymaking
- harks2/5
hark
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
hearken; harken.
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
- mensheviks2/5
menshevik
- noun a Russian member of the liberal minority group that advocated gradual reform and opposed the Bolsheviks before and during the Russian Revolution
- noun a Russian member of the liberal minority group that advocated gradual reform and opposed the Bolsheviks before and during the Russian Revolution
- peeks2/5
peek
- noun a secret look
peep.
- verb throw a glance at; take a brief look at
glance; glint.
- She only glanced at the paper
- I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting
- noun a secret look
- windbreaks2/5
windbreak
- noun hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
shelterbelt.
- noun hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
- sketchbooks2/5
sketchbook
- noun a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn
sketch pad; sketch block.
- noun a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn
- sandbanks2/5
sandbank
- noun a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide
- noun a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide
- matchsticks2/5
matchstick
- noun a short thin stick of wood used in making matches
- noun a short thin stick of wood used in making matches
- unmasks2/5
unmask
- verb reveal the true nature of
uncloak.
- The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician
- verb take the mask off
- unmask the imposter
- verb reveal the true nature of
- minks2/5
mink
- noun the expensive fur of a mink
- noun fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks
mink coat.
- noun the expensive fur of a mink
- sulks2/5
sulk
- noun a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
sulkiness.
- stayed home in a sulk
- verb be in a huff and display one's displeasure
pout; brood.
- She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted
- noun a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
- fishhooks2/5
fishhook
- noun a sharp barbed hook for catching fish
- noun a sharp barbed hook for catching fish
- cornstalks2/5
cornstalk
- noun the stalk of a corn plant
corn stalk.
- noun the stalk of a corn plant
- warlocks2/5
warlock
- noun a male witch or demon
- noun a male witch or demon
- mountebanks2/5
mountebank
- noun a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
charlatan.
- noun a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
- gasworks2/5
gasworks
- noun the workplace where coal gas is manufactured
- noun the workplace where coal gas is manufactured
- mohawks2/5
mohawk
- noun a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
- noun the Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk
- noun a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
- scrapbooks2/5
scrapbook
- noun an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted
- noun an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted
- storks2/5
stork
- noun large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage
- noun large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage
- greenbacks2/5
greenback
- noun a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
bank bill; banknote; bill; banker's bill; note; Federal Reserve note; government note; bank note.
- he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
- noun a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
- deadlocks2/5
deadlock
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
dead end; impasse; standstill; stalemate.
- reached an impasse on the negotiations
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- aftershocks2/5
aftershock
- noun a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake
- noun a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake
- goldilocks2/5
goldilocks
- noun early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod
Aster linosyris; goldilocks aster; Linosyris vulgaris.
- noun early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod
- dreadlocks2/5
dreadlock
- noun one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
- noun one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
- yorks2/5
york
- noun the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
House of York.
- noun the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
- seljuks2/5
seljuk
- noun any one of the Turkish dynasties that ruled Asia Minor from the 11th to the 13th centuries; they successfully invaded Byzantium and defended the Holy Land against Crusaders
- adjective of or relating to the Seljuks
- noun any one of the Turkish dynasties that ruled Asia Minor from the 11th to the 13th centuries; they successfully invaded Byzantium and defended the Holy Land against Crusaders
- hollyhocks2/5
hollyhock
- noun any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
althaea; althea.
- noun any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers
- noun any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
- sticklebacks2/5
stickleback
- noun small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
prickleback.
- noun small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
- snooks2/5
snook
- noun large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters; resemble pike
- noun large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters; resemble pike
- peacocks2/5
peacock
- noun European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
peacock butterfly; Inachis io.
- noun male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots
- noun European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
- saks2/5
saks
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- ebooks2/5
ebooks
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- switchbacks2/5
switchbacks
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- subtasks2/5
subtasks
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- mamluks2/5
- birks2/5
birk
A birch tree. Prov. Eng. "The silver birk." Tennyson.
- knicks2/5
- kulaks2/5
kulaks
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- masterworks2/5
masterworks
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- starks2/5
stark
- adjective satellite devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
crude; blunt.
- the blunt truth
- the crude facts
- facing the stark reality of the deadline
- adjective satellite severely simple
severe; austere; stern.
- a stark interior
- adjective satellite devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- spinks2/5
- microcracks2/5
- chapbooks2/5
chapbook
Any small book carried about for sale by chapmen or hawkers. Hence, any small book; a toy book.
- sourcebooks2/5
- mks2/5
mks
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- chetniks2/5
- pks2/5
- subnetworks2/5
- attucks2/5
attucks
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- dayaks2/5
- tonks2/5
- zacks2/5
- oks1/5
ok
- noun a state in south central United States
Oklahoma; Sooner State.
- noun an endorsement
okey; okay; O.K.; okeh.
- they gave us the O.K. to go ahead
- noun a state in south central United States
- workweeks1/5
workweek
- noun hours or days of work in a calendar week
week.
- they worked a 40-hour week
- noun hours or days of work in a calendar week
- kopecks1/5
kopeck
- noun 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
copeck; kopek.
- noun 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
- klicks1/5
klick
- noun a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
kilometre; kilometer; km.
- noun a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
- dunks1/5
dunk
- noun a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
dunk shot; stuff shot.
- verb immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
souse; plunge; dip; douse.
- dip the garment into the cleaning solution
- dip the brush into the paint
- noun a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
- leks1/5
lek
- noun the basic unit of money in Albania
- noun the basic unit of money in Albania
- kopeks1/5
kopek
- noun 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
copeck; kopeck.
- noun 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
- uplinks1/5
uplink
- noun a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
- noun a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
- deutschmarks1/5
deutschmark
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
German mark; Deutsche Mark; mark.
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
- hijacks1/5
hijack
- noun seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
highjack.
- verb take arbitrarily or by force
commandeer; highjack; pirate.
- The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami
- noun seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
- mucks1/5
muck
- noun any thick, viscous matter
goo; gunk; guck; gook; slime; ooze; goop; sludge.
- noun fecal matter of animals
droppings; dung.
- noun any thick, viscous matter
- bailiwicks1/5
bailiwick
- noun the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
- noun a branch of knowledge
discipline; subject field; field of study; study; subject area; field; subject.
- in what discipline is his doctorate?
- teachers should be well trained in their subject
- anthropology is the study of human beings
- noun the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
- copecks1/5
copeck
- noun 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
kopeck; kopek.
- noun 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
- piggybacks1/5
piggyback
- noun the act of carrying something piggyback
- verb ride on someone's shoulders or back
- noun the act of carrying something piggyback
- conks1/5
conk
- noun informal term for the nose
- verb come to a stop
stall.
- The car stalled in the driveway
- noun informal term for the nose
- cyberpunks1/5
cyberpunk
- noun a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
hacker; cyber-terrorist.
- noun a writer of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology
- noun a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
- skylarks1/5
skylark
- noun brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
Alauda arvensis.
- verb play boisterously
disport; rollick; cavort; romp; run around; sport; frisk; lark; lark about; frolic; gambol.
- The children frolicked in the garden
- the gamboling lambs in the meadows
- The toddlers romped in the playroom
- noun brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
- postmarks1/5
postmark
- noun a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing
- verb stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
frank.
- noun a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing
- kazaks1/5
kazak
- noun a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan)
Kazakh.
- noun a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
Kazakh; Kazakstan; Republic of Kazakhstan; Kazakhstan.
- noun a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan)
- playbacks1/5
playback
- noun the act of reproducing recorded sound
- he was allowed to hear the playback of his testimony
- noun electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material
- noun the act of reproducing recorded sound
- pullbacks1/5
pullback
- noun a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back
tieback.
- the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks
- noun (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)
- the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops
- noun a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back
- frisks1/5
frisk
- noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
frisking.
- he gave the suspect a quick frisk
- verb play boisterously
disport; rollick; cavort; romp; run around; skylark; sport; lark; lark about; frolic; gambol.
- The children frolicked in the garden
- the gamboling lambs in the meadows
- The toddlers romped in the playroom
- noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
- leathernecks1/5
leatherneck
- noun a member of the United States Marine Corps
shipboard soldier; devil dog; Marine.
- noun a member of the United States Marine Corps
- disembarks1/5
disembark
- verb go ashore
set down; debark.
- The passengers disembarked at Southampton
- verb go ashore
- basilisks1/5
basilisk
- noun (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance
- noun ancient brass cannon
- noun (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance
- nocks1/5
nock
- verb make small marks into the surface of
score; mark.
- score the clay before firing it
- verb make small marks into the surface of
- interlinks1/5
interlink
- verb be interwoven or interconnected
complect; interconnect.
- The bones are interconnected via the muscle
- verb cause to be interconnected or interwoven
interconnect.
- verb be interwoven or interconnected
- caulks1/5
caulk
- noun a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight
caulking.
- verb seal with caulking
calk.
- caulk the window
- noun a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight
- metalworks1/5
metalworks
- noun factory where metal castings are produced
foundry.
- noun the metal parts of something
metalwork.
- there were bullet holes in the metalwork
- noun factory where metal castings are produced
- skyhooks1/5
skyhook
- noun helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects
- noun a hook that is imagined to be suspended from the sky
- noun helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects
- hatchbacks1/5
hatchback
- noun a car having a hatchback door
- noun a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open
hatchback door.
- noun a car having a hatchback door
- overworks1/5
overwork
- noun the act of working too much or too long
overworking.
- he became ill from overwork
- verb use too much
- This play has been overworked
- noun the act of working too much or too long
- bodyworks1/5
bodywork
- noun the exterior body of a motor vehicle
- noun the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies
- noun the exterior body of a motor vehicle
- fallbacks1/5
fallback
- noun to break off a military action with an enemy
disengagement; pullout.
- noun to break off a military action with an enemy
- pucks1/5
puck
- noun a mischievous sprite of English folklore
Robin Goodfellow.
- noun a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
hockey puck.
- noun a mischievous sprite of English folklore
- apparatchiks1/5
apparatchik
- noun a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization)
- Democratic apparatchiks
- noun a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party
- noun a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization)
- honks1/5
honk
- noun the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
- verb make a loud noise
beep; toot; claxon; blare.
- The horns of the taxis blared
- noun the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
- hassocks1/5
hassock
- noun thick cushion used as a seat
ottoman; pouf; puff; pouffe.
- noun a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)
- noun thick cushion used as a seat
- footmarks1/5
footmark
- noun a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
footprint; step.
- the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window
- noun a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
- throwbacks1/5
throwback
- noun an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism
atavist.
- noun a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
atavism; reversion.
- noun an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism
- maks1/5
mak
- noun a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world; enlisted and transported thousands of men to Afghanistan to fight the Russians; a split in the group led bin Laden and the extremist faction of MAK to form al-Qaeda
Maktab al-Khidmat.
- noun a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world; enlisted and transported thousands of men to Afghanistan to fight the Russians; a split in the group led bin Laden and the extremist faction of MAK to form al-Qaeda
- saltworks1/5
saltworks
- noun a plant where salt is produced commercially
- noun a plant where salt is produced commercially
- shirks1/5
shirk
- verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
goldbrick; shrink from; fiddle.
- The derelict soldier shirked his duties
- verb avoid dealing with
- She shirks her duties
- verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
- finks1/5
fink
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
sneaker; stool pigeon; canary; sneak; stoolpigeon; stoolie; snitch; snitcher.
- verb take the place of work of someone on strike
scab; rat; blackleg.
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- breadsticks1/5
breadstick
- noun a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup
bread-stick.
- noun a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup
- maliks1/5
malik
- noun the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent
- maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords
- noun the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent
- czechoslovaks1/5
czechoslovak
- noun a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia
Czech; Czechoslovakian.
- noun a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia
- batiks1/5
batik
- noun a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted
- verb dye with wax
- Indonesian fabrics are often batiked
- noun a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted
- matchbooks1/5
matchbook
- noun a small folder of paper safety matches
- noun a small folder of paper safety matches
- damasks1/5
damask
- noun a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern
- noun a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it
- noun a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern
- gamecocks1/5
gamecock
- noun a cock bred and trained for fighting
fighting cock.
- noun someone who is a very fierce fighter
hell-rooster; hell-kite.
- noun a cock bred and trained for fighting
- firebreaks1/5
firebreak
- noun a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
fireguard.
- noun a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
- baulks1/5
baulk
- noun the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
balk.
- a player with ball in hand must play from the balk
- noun something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
balk; handicap; check; impediment; hindrance; deterrent; hinderance.
- noun the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
- blackjacks1/5
blackjack
- noun a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets
jack oak; Quercus marilandica; blackjack oak.
- noun a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
sap; cosh.
- noun a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets
- clinks1/5
clink
- noun a short light metallic sound
click; chink.
- noun a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
slammer; pokey; gaol; jail; jailhouse; poky.
- noun a short light metallic sound
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- pocks1/5
pock
- noun a pustule in an eruptive disease
- verb mark with a scar
scar; pit; mark.
- The skin disease scarred his face permanently
- noun a pustule in an eruptive disease
- musks1/5
musk
- noun an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative
- noun the scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer
- noun an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative
- tiebacks1/5
tieback
- noun a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back
pullback.
- the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks
- noun a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back
- sidetracks1/5
sidetrack
- noun a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
siding; turnout; railroad siding.
- verb wander from a direct or straight course
straggle; digress; depart.
- noun a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
- skulks1/5
skulk
- verb lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
lurk.
- verb avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
malinger.
- verb lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
- dipsticks1/5
dipstick
- noun a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level
- noun a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level
- lucks1/5
luck
- noun your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
fortune; destiny; fate; portion; lot; circumstances.
- whatever my fortune may be
- deserved a better fate
- has a happy lot
- the luck of the Irish
- a victim of circumstances
- success that was her portion
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
chance; fortune; hazard.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
- noun your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- patchworks1/5
patchwork
- noun a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
hodgepodge; jumble.
- noun a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together
patchwork quilt.
- noun a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
- plunks1/5
plunk
- noun a hollow twanging sound
- noun (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
plunker.
- noun a hollow twanging sound
- clacks1/5
clack
- noun a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
clap.
- noun a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction
clack valve; clapper valve.
- noun a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
- bedrocks1/5
bedrock
- noun solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
- noun principles from which other truths can be derived
fundamentals; fundamental principle; basics; basic principle.
- first you must learn the fundamentals
- let's get down to basics
- noun solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
- clockworks1/5
clockwork
- noun any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
- noun any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
- halfbacks1/5
halfback
- noun (football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback position
- noun (American football) the position of a back on a football team
- noun (football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback position
- gimcracks1/5
gimcrack
- noun ornamental objects of no great value
gimcrackery; trumpery; falderol; frill; nonsense; folderal.
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- noun ornamental objects of no great value
- clunks1/5
clunk
- noun a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
thud; clump; thumping; thump.
- verb make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
clump; clop; plunk.
- noun a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
- funks1/5
funk
- noun a state of nervous depression
blue funk.
- he was in a funk
- noun United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)
Casimir Funk.
- noun a state of nervous depression
- shuttlecocks1/5
shuttlecock
- noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
shuttle; bird; birdie.
- verb send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
- noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
- fullbacks1/5
fullback
- noun (football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team
- noun (American football) the position of a back on a football team
- noun (football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team
- penstocks1/5
penstock
- noun regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
floodgate; head gate; sluicegate; sluice valve; water gate.
- noun conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
sluice; sluiceway.
- noun regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
- dusks1/5
dusk
- noun the time of day immediately following sunset
crepuscle; fall; gloaming; gloam; evenfall; nightfall; twilight; crepuscule.
- he loved the twilight
- they finished before the fall of night
- verb become dusk
- noun the time of day immediately following sunset
- cricks1/5
crick
- noun a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
wrick; rick; kink.
- noun English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)
Francis Crick; Francis Henry Compton Crick.
- noun a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
- unblocks1/5
unblock
- verb clear or remove an obstruction from
- the procedure unblocked his arteries
- verb play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding
- verb clear or remove an obstruction from
- bonks1/5
bonk
- verb have sexual intercourse with
love; fuck; sleep with; have it away; screw; have intercourse; get it on; lie with; hump; make love; make out; get laid; have a go at it; eff; have sex; jazz; be intimate; know; have it off; bang; bed; do it; roll in the hay; sleep together.
- This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
- Adam knew Eve
- Were you ever intimate with this man?
- verb hit hard
whap; bop; sock; whop; bash.
- verb have sexual intercourse with
- woodworks1/5
woodwork
- noun work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture
- noun the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
woodworking; carpentry.
- noun work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture
- wracks1/5
wrack
- noun dried seaweed especially that cast ashore
- noun the destruction or collapse of something
rack.
- wrack and ruin
- noun dried seaweed especially that cast ashore
- calks1/5
calk
- noun a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
calkin.
- verb provide with calks
- calk horse shoes
- noun a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
- thunks1/5
thunk
- noun a dull hollow sound
- the basketball made a thunk as it hit the rim
- noun a dull hollow sound
- overstocks1/5
overstock
- verb stock excessively
- verb stock excessively
- uncorks1/5
uncork
- verb release
- uncork his anger
- verb draw the cork from (bottles)
- uncork the French wine
- verb release
- groundworks1/5
groundwork
- noun the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
foundation; basis; base; fundament; cornerstone.
- the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
- noun lowest support of a structure
foundation; substructure; understructure; base; fundament; foot.
- it was built on a base of solid rock
- he stood at the foot of the tower
- noun the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- knucks1/5
knucks
- noun a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
knuckle duster; knuckles; brass knuckles; brass knucks.
- noun a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
- windsocks1/5
windsock
- noun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
wind sock; air sock; sock; wind sleeve; drogue; wind cone; air-sleeve.
- noun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
- meshworks1/5
meshwork
- noun an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
net; mesh; network; meshing.
- noun an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- sicks1/5
sick
- noun people who are sick
- they devote their lives to caring for the sick
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
- noun people who are sick
- narks1/5
nark
- noun an informer or spy working for the police
copper's nark.
- noun a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
narcotics agent; narc.
- noun an informer or spy working for the police
- gunstocks1/5
gunstock
- noun the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun
stock.
- the rifle had been fitted with a special stock
- noun the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun
- laughingstocks1/5
laughingstock
- noun a victim of ridicule or pranks
stooge; goat; butt.
- noun a victim of ridicule or pranks
- nicknacks1/5
nicknack
- noun miscellaneous curios
bric-a-brac; knickknack; knickknackery; whatnot.
- noun miscellaneous curios
- skywalks1/5
skywalk
- noun an elevated walkway between buildings (usually enclosed)
- noun an elevated walkway between buildings (usually enclosed)
- sidekicks1/5
sidekick
- noun a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
crony; buddy; chum; brother; pal.
- noun a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- tussocks1/5
tussock
- noun a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
tuft.
- noun a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
- basks1/5
bask
- verb derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
enjoy; savor; savour; relish.
- She relished her fame and basked in her glory
- verb be exposed
- The seals were basking in the sun
- verb derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
- waxworks1/5
waxwork
- noun twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
bittersweet; climbing bittersweet; shrubby bittersweet; false bittersweet; staff vine; Celastrus scandens; American bittersweet.
- noun an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax
wax figure.
- noun twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
- flapjacks1/5
flapjack
- noun a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
flannel-cake; hot cake; hotcake; griddlecake; flapcake; pancake; battercake; flannel cake.
- noun a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
- checkbooks1/5
checkbook
- noun a book issued to holders of checking accounts
chequebook.
- noun a book issued to holders of checking accounts
- roughnecks1/5
roughneck
- noun a cruel and brutal fellow
yobo; ruffian; tough; bully; hooligan; rowdy; yob; yobbo.
- noun a cruel and brutal fellow
- arawaks1/5
arawak
- noun a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America
Arawakan.
- noun a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America
Arawakan.
- noun a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America
- nighthawks1/5
nighthawk
- noun a person who likes to be active late at night
nightbird; night owl.
- noun mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
mosquito hawk; bullbat.
- noun a person who likes to be active late at night
- humpbacks1/5
humpback
- noun an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
hunchback; kyphosis.
- noun a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
hunchback; crookback.
- noun an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
- bannocks1/5
bannock
- noun a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland
- noun a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland
- outranks1/5
outrank
- verb take precedence or surpass others in rank
rank.
- verb take precedence or surpass others in rank
- pockmarks1/5
pockmark
- noun a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease
- verb mark with or as if with pockmarks
- Her face was pockmarked by the disease
- noun a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease
- chinooks1/5
chinook
- noun a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
snow eater; chinook wind.
- noun a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes
- noun a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
- whelks1/5
whelk
- noun large marine snail much used as food in Europe
- noun large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
- noun large marine snail much used as food in Europe
- dinks1/5
dink
- noun a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)
- noun a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net
drop shot.
- noun a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)
- slinks1/5
slink
- verb walk stealthily
- I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey
- verb walk stealthily
- cassocks1/5
cassock
- noun a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers
- noun a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers
- rollbacks1/5
rollback
- noun the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw
push back.
- noun reducing prices back to some earlier level
- noun the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw
- backtracks1/5
backtrack
- verb retrace one's course
turn back; double back.
- The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back
- verb retrace one's course
- flacks1/5
flack
- noun a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
flack catcher; flak; flak catcher.
- noun intense adverse criticism
fire; attack; blast; flak.
- Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
- the government has come under attack
- don't give me any flak
- noun a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
- brickworks1/5
brickwork
- noun masonry done with bricks and mortar
- noun masonry done with bricks and mortar
- thumbtacks1/5
thumbtack
- noun a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
drawing pin; pushpin.
- verb fasten with thumbtacks
- The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board
- noun a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
- crosswalks1/5
crosswalk
- noun a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
crossing; crossover.
- noun a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
- rethinks1/5
rethink
- noun thinking again about a choice previously made
second thought; afterthought; reconsideration.
- he had second thoughts about his purchase
- verb change one's mind
- He rethought his decision to take a vacation
- noun thinking again about a choice previously made
- clucks1/5
cluck
- noun the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
clucking.
- verb make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
click; clack.
- noun the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
- kooks1/5
kook
- noun someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
queer duck; odd man out; queer bird; odd fish; odd fellow.
- noun someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
- snowbanks1/5
snowbank
- noun a mound or heap of snow
snow bank.
- noun a mound or heap of snow
- copybooks1/5
copybook
- noun a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship
- noun a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship
- turtlenecks1/5
turtleneck
- noun a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
turtle; polo-neck.
- noun a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
- rusks1/5
rusk
- noun slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
zwieback; Brussels biscuit; twice-baked bread.
- noun slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
- gentlefolks1/5
gentlefolk
- noun people of good family and breeding and high social status
- noun people of good family and breeding and high social status
- daybooks1/5
daybook
- noun a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
journal.
- noun an accounting journal as a physical object
ledger.
- he bought a new daybook
- noun a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
- wonks1/5
wonk
- noun an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
grind; dweeb; nerd; swot.
- noun an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
- beefsteaks1/5
beefsteak
- noun a beef steak usually cooked by broiling
- noun a beef steak usually cooked by broiling
- tokamaks1/5
tokamak
- noun a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research; a plasma is heated and confined in a magnetic bottle
- noun a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research; a plasma is heated and confined in a magnetic bottle
- jaks1/5
jak
- noun immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
jackfruit; jack.
- noun immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
- salesclerks1/5
salesclerk
- noun a salesperson in a store
shop clerk; clerk; shop assistant.
- noun a salesperson in a store
- stopcocks1/5
stopcock
- noun faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
cock; turncock.
- noun faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
- anoraks1/5
anorak
- noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
windbreaker; parka; windcheater.
- noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
- kinfolks1/5
kinfolk
- noun people descended from a common ancestor
family; family line; phratry; kinsfolk; sept; folk.
- his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower
- noun people descended from a common ancestor
- hunchbacks1/5
hunchback
- noun an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
kyphosis; humpback.
- noun a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
humpback; crookback.
- noun an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
- rowlocks1/5
rowlock
- noun a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
pin; oarlock; thole; peg; tholepin.
- noun a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
- macks1/5
mack
- noun a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
mackintosh; mac; macintosh.
- noun a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
- playbooks1/5
playbook
- noun a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team)
- noun a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays
- the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene
- noun a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team)
- clanks1/5
clank
- noun a loud resonant repeating noise
crash; clash; clangour; clangoring; clang; clangor.
- he could hear the clang of distant bells
- verb make a clank
- the train clanked through the village
- noun a loud resonant repeating noise
- aardvarks1/5
aardvark
- noun nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
ant bear; Orycteropus afer; anteater.
- noun nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
- airlocks1/5
airlock
- noun a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure
air lock.
- noun a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure
- passbooks1/5
passbook
- noun a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks
bankbook.
- noun a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks
- rucks1/5
ruck
- noun a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
herd.
- his brilliance raised him above the ruck
- the children resembled a fairy herd
- noun an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
pucker.
- noun a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
- kibbutzniks1/5
- hucks1/5
huck
- noun toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric
huckaback.
- noun toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric
- oarlocks1/5
oarlock
- noun a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
pin; rowlock; thole; peg; tholepin.
- noun a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
- bootblacks1/5
bootblack
- noun a person who polishes shoes and boots
shoeblack.
- noun a person who polishes shoes and boots
- peaceniks1/5
peacenik
- noun someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
dove.
- noun someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
- flunks1/5
flunk
- noun failure to reach a minimum required performance
failing.
- his failing the course led to his disqualification
- he got two flunks on his report
- verb fail to get a passing grade
fail; flush it; bomb.
- She studied hard but failed nevertheless
- Did I fail the test?
- noun failure to reach a minimum required performance
- polacks1/5
- muzhiks1/5
muzhik
- noun a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)
mujik; muzjik; moujik.
- noun a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)
- hauberks1/5
hauberk
- noun a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
byrnie.
- noun a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
- polks1/5
polk
- noun 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
President Polk; James Polk; James K. Polk; James Knox Polk.
- noun 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
- fieldworks1/5
fieldwork
- noun a temporary fortification built by troops in the field
- noun a temporary fortification built by troops in the field
- sputniks1/5
sputnik
- noun a Russian artificial satellite
- Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth
- noun a Russian artificial satellite
- tiddlywinks1/5
tiddlywinks
- noun a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk
- noun a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk
- firebricks1/5
firebrick
- noun brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys
- noun brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys
- unhooks1/5
- pollocks1/5
pollock
- noun United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)
Jackson Pollock.
- noun lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish
pollack.
- noun United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)
- cornerbacks1/5
cornerback
- noun a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers
- noun a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers
- haddocks1/5
haddock
- noun lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried
- noun important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller
Melanogrammus aeglefinus.
- noun lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried
- hayricks1/5
hayrick
- noun a stack of hay
haystack; rick.
- noun a stack of hay
- tinks1/5
tink
- verb make or emit a high sound
clink; chink; tinkle.
- tinkling bells
- verb make or emit a high sound
- fingermarks1/5
fingermark
- noun a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
fingerprint.
- noun a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
- homeworks1/5
homework
- noun preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
preparation; prep.
- noun preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
- spacewalks1/5
spacewalk
- verb move in space outside a space craft
- verb move in space outside a space craft
- ransacks1/5
ransack
- verb steal goods; take as spoils
pillage; strip; despoil; plunder; foray; rifle; loot; reave.
- During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
- verb search thoroughly
comb.
- They combed the area for the missing child
- verb steal goods; take as spoils
- quicks1/5
quick
- noun any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
- adjective satellite accomplished rapidly and without delay
speedy.
- was quick to make friends
- his quick reaction prevented an accident
- hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem
- a speedy recovery
- he has a right to a speedy trial
- noun any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
- berserks1/5
berserk
- noun one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury
berserker.
- adjective satellite frenzied as if possessed by a demon
amok; possessed; demoniac; amuck; demoniacal.
- the soldier was completely amuck
- berserk with grief
- a berserk worker smashing windows
- noun one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury
- flaks1/5
flak
- noun a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
flack; flack catcher; flak catcher.
- noun intense adverse criticism
fire; flack; attack; blast.
- Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
- the government has come under attack
- don't give me any flak
- noun a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
- hogbacks1/5
hogback
- noun a narrow ridge of hills
horseback.
- noun a narrow ridge of hills
- slingbacks1/5
slingback
- noun a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel
sling.
- noun a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel
- thwacks1/5
thwack
- noun a hard blow with a flat object
- verb deliver a hard blow to
smack.
- The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved
- noun a hard blow with a flat object
- bankbooks1/5
bankbook
- noun a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks
passbook.
- noun a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks
- gawks1/5
gawk
- noun an awkward stupid person
clod; oaf; goon; lout; lump; lummox; stumblebum; lubber.
- verb look with amazement; look stupidly
goggle; gape; gawp.
- noun an awkward stupid person
- araks1/5
arak
- noun any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
arrack.
- noun any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
- moujiks1/5
moujik
- noun a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)
mujik; muzhik; muzjik.
- noun a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)
- newsbreaks1/5
newsbreak
- noun a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
news bulletin; flash; newsflash.
- noun a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- bethinks1/5
bethink
- verb cause oneself to consider something
- verb consider or ponder something carefully
- She bethought her of their predicament
- verb cause oneself to consider something
- handiworks1/5
handiwork
- noun a work produced by hand labor
handwork; handicraft; handcraft.
- noun a work produced by hand labor
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shook
- noun a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
- verb move or cause to move back and forth
agitate; shake.
- The chemist shook the flask vigorously
- My hands were shaking
- noun a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
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gooseneck
- noun something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)
- noun something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)
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sunblock
- noun a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
sun blocker; sunscreen.
- noun a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
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cakewalk
- noun a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake
- noun an easy accomplishment
- winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him
- invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk
- noun a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake
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countersink
- noun a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
- noun a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole
counterbore; countersink bit.
- noun a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
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sleepwalk
- verb walk in one's sleep
somnambulate.
- verb walk in one's sleep
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busk
- verb play music in a public place and solicit money for it
- three young men were busking in the plaza
- verb play music in a public place and solicit money for it
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irk
- verb irritate or vex
gall.
- It galls me that we lost the suit
- verb irritate or vex
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tenterhook
- noun one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter
- noun one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter
- politicks1/5
politick
- verb engage in political activities
- This colleague is always politicking
- verb engage in political activities
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payback
- noun financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
- noun the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19
retribution; vengeance.
- Vengeance is mine
- For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield
- he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him
- the swiftness of divine retribution
- noun financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
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patrick
- noun Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
St. Patrick; Saint Patrick.
- noun Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
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kirk
- noun a Scottish church
- noun a Scottish church
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flintlock
- noun a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
firelock.
- noun an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge
- noun a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
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fetlock
- noun the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern
fetlock joint.
- noun projection behind and above a horse's hoof
- noun the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern
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hijinks
- noun noisy and mischievous merrymaking
jinks; high jinks; high jinx.
- noun noisy and mischievous merrymaking
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hymnbook
- noun a songbook containing a collection of hymns
hymnary; hymnal.
- noun a songbook containing a collection of hymns
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wok
- noun pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking
- noun pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking
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bock
- noun a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring
bock beer.
- noun a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring
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potluck
- noun whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all
- having arrived unannounced we had to take potluck
- a potluck supper
- noun whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all
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mick
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
Mickey; Paddy.
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
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razorback
- noun a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States
razorbacked hog; razorback hog.
- noun any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
rorqual.
- noun a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States
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dork
- noun a dull stupid fatuous person
jerk.
- noun a dull stupid fatuous person
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carrack
- noun a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
carack.
- noun a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
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spank
- noun a slap with the flat of the hand
- verb give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
larrup; paddle.
- noun a slap with the flat of the hand
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hardback
- noun a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers
hardcover.
- adjective satellite having a hard back or cover
hardbound; hardcover; hardbacked.
- hardback books
- noun a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers
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forelock
- noun a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
- noun a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
foretop.
- noun a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
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gunnysack
- noun a bag made of burlap
gunny sack; burlap bag.
- noun a bag made of burlap
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cellblock
- noun a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
ward.
- noun a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
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gangplank
- noun a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside
gangway; gangboard.
- noun a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside
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schmuck
- noun (Yiddish) a jerk
shmo; schmo; shmuck.
- noun (Yiddish) a jerk
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cornhusk
- noun the husk of an ear of corn
- noun the husk of an ear of corn
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weathercock
- noun weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster
- noun weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster
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dak
- noun East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
dhak; Butea monosperma; palas; Butea frondosa.
- noun East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
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haycock
- noun a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick
- noun a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick
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shylock
- noun someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
moneylender; loan shark; usurer.
- noun a merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare
- noun someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
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leafstalk
- noun the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
petiole.
- noun the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
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cowlick
- noun a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat
- noun a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat
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pothook
- noun an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire
- noun an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire
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thick
- noun the location of something surrounded by other things
midst.
- in the midst of the crowd
- adjective not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
- an inch thick
- a thick board
- a thick sandwich
- spread a thick layer of butter
- thick coating of dust
- thick warm blankets
- noun the location of something surrounded by other things
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promptbook
- noun the copy of the playscript used by the prompter
prompt copy.
- noun the copy of the playscript used by the prompter
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ropewalk
- noun workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made
rope yard.
- noun workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made
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billhook
- noun a long-handled saw with a curved blade
bill.
- he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree
- noun a long-handled saw with a curved blade
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beanstalk
- noun stem of a bean plant
- noun stem of a bean plant
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ostyak
- noun a member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Urals)
Khanty.
- noun a Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak
Khanty.
- noun a member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Urals)
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diamondback
- noun large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings
diamondback rattlesnake; Crotalus adamanteus.
- noun large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings
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shamrock
- noun creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
white clover; dutch clover; Trifolium repens.
- noun Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers
Oxalis acetosella; common wood sorrel; cuckoo bread.
- noun creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
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canuck
- noun informal term for Canadians in general and French Canadians in particular
- noun informal term for Canadians in general and French Canadians in particular
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springbok
- noun a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air
springbuck; Antidorcas euchore; Antidorcas marsupialis.
- noun a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air
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mattock
- noun a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle
- noun a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle
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souk
- noun an open-air market in an Arabian city
- noun an open-air market in an Arabian city
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fiddlestick
- noun a bow used in playing the violin
violin bow.
- noun a bow used in playing the violin
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nightstick
- noun a short stout club used primarily by policemen
billy club; billystick; baton; billy; truncheon.
- noun a short stout club used primarily by policemen
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sauk
- noun a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay
Sac.
- noun a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay
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goshawk
- noun large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
Accipiter gentilis.
- noun large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
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wetback
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent
greaser; taco.
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent
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heartbreak
- noun intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
grief; heartache; brokenheartedness.
- noun intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
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megabucks
- noun a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
big bucks; pile; big money; bundle.
- she made a bundle selling real estate
- they sank megabucks into their new house
- noun a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
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firelock
- noun a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
flintlock.
- noun a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
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tamarisk
- noun any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil
- noun any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil
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hornbook
- noun a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge
- noun a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge
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miwok
- noun a member of the North American Indian people living in the central Sierra Nevada in California
- noun a Penutian language spoken by the Miwok
Moquelumnan.
- noun a member of the North American Indian people living in the central Sierra Nevada in California
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ballock
- noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
testis; ball; orchis; nut; bollock; egg; testicle.
- she kicked him in the balls and got away
- noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
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walkingstick
- noun any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies
stick insect; walking stick.
- noun any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies
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alpenstock
- noun a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers
- noun a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers
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skink
- noun alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
scincid lizard; scincid.
- noun alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
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auk
- noun black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
- noun black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
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woodcock
- noun game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
- noun game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
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matchlock
- noun an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge
- noun an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge
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meadowlark
- noun North American songbirds having a yellow breast
lark.
- noun North American songbirds having a yellow breast
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grosbeak
- noun any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill
grossbeak.
- noun any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill
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bobolink
- noun migratory American songbird
reedbird; Dolichonyx oryzivorus; ricebird.
- noun migratory American songbird
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tamarack
- noun medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
Larix laricina; black larch; American larch.
- noun medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
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burdock
- noun any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs
clotbur.
- noun any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs
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skipjack
- noun oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito
skipjack tuna; Euthynnus pelamis.
- noun medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna
Atlantic bonito; Sarda sarda.
- noun oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito
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grayback
- noun a dowitcher with a grey back
Limnodromus griseus; greyback.
- noun a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
greyback; knot; Calidris canutus.
- noun a dowitcher with a grey back
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dunnock
- noun small brownish European songbird
sparrow; Prunella modularis; hedge sparrow.
- noun small brownish European songbird
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redshank
- noun a common Old World wading bird with long red legs
Tringa totanus.
- noun a common Old World wading bird with long red legs
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hairstreak
- noun small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
hairstreak butterfly.
- noun small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
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leatherback
- noun wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle
Dermochelys coriacea; leatherback turtle; leathery turtle.
- noun wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle
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canvasback
- noun North American wild duck valued for sport and food
Aythya valisineria; canvasback duck.
- noun North American wild duck valued for sport and food
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silverback
- noun an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back
- noun an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back
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volks
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databanks
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dyaks
; sing. Dyak .(Ethnol.) The aboriginal and most numerous inhabitants of Borneo. They are partially civilized, but retain many barbarous practices.
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laks
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audiobooks
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- danks1/5
dank
- adjective satellite unpleasantly cool and humid
clammy.
- a clammy handshake
- clammy weather
- a dank cellar
- dank rain forests
- adjective satellite unpleasantly cool and humid
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taluk
A large estate; esp., one constituting a revenue district or dependency the native proprietor of which is responsible for the collection and payment of the public revenue due from it. India
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woodblocks
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mark
- noun a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
grade; score.
- she made good marks in algebra
- grade A milk
- what was your score on your homework?
- noun a distinguishing symbol
marker; marking.
- the owner's mark was on all the sheep
- noun a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
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take
- noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
return; yield; takings; issue; proceeds; payoff.
- the average return was about 5%
- noun the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
- noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
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buicks
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roadworks
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reebok
(Zoöl.) The peele. Written also rehboc andrheeboc .
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hotlinks
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brock
(Zoöl.) A badger. Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock. B. Jonson.
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mudrocks
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coursebooks
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roks
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erks
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longshanks
(Zoöl.) The stilt.
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almanac
- noun an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year
farmer's calendar.
- noun an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year
- noun an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year
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mukluks
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boks
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reck
To make account of; to care for; to heed; to regard. ArchaicThis son of mine not recking danger. Sir P. Sidney.
And may you better reck the rede Than ever did the adviser. Burns.
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downlinks
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tocks
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wacks
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leasebacks
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sparrowhawks
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stook
(Agric.) A small collection of sheaves set up in the field; a shock; in England, twelve sheaves.
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eyestalk
(Zoöl.) One of the movable peduncles which, in the decapod Crustacea, bear the eyes at the tip.
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brack
An opening caused by the parting of any solid body; a crack or breach; a flaw. Stain or brack in her sweet reputation. J. Fletcher.
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gadzooks
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wark
Work; a building. Obs. or Scot. Spenser.
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rechecks
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snowpacks
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phrasebooks
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bookwork
Work done upon a book or books (as in a printing office), in distinction from newspaper or job work.
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umiaks
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futtock
(Naut.) One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel. Totten.
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holdback
Check; hindrance; restraint; obstacle. The only holdback is the affection . . . that we bear to our wealth. Hammond.
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womenfolks
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zooks
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earlock
A lock or curl of hair near the ear; a lovelock. See Lovelock .
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menfolks
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givebacks
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footstalk
(Bot.) The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle.
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stylebooks
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minidisks
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lank
- adjective satellite long and thin and often limp
- grown lank with fasting
- lank mousy hair
- adjective satellite long and lean
spindly.
- adjective satellite long and thin and often limp
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picklock
An instrument for picking locks. Shak.
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snarks
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siegework
A temporary fort or parallel where siege guns are mounted.
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countermark
A mark or token added to those already existing, in order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark put upon a package of goods belonging to several persons, that it may not be opened except in the presence of all; a mark added to that of an artificer of gold or silver work by the Goldsmiths' Company of London, to attest the standard quality of the gold or silver; a mark added to an ancient coin or medal, to show either its change of value or that it was taken from an enemy.
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lovelock
A long lock of hair hanging prominently by itself; an earlock; -- worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. Burton.A long lovelock and long hair he wore. Sir W. Scott.
Suffixes of ks
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kshatriya
The military caste, the second of the four great Hindoo castes; also, a member of that caste. See IndiaCaste .
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kshatriya
- noun a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste
- noun a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste
- ksi2/5
- ksar1/5
Derived words of ks
- jackson«Word Popularity Bar5/5
jackson
- noun English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
Glenda Jackson.
- noun United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)
Michael Joe Jackson; Michael Jackson.
- noun English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
- workshop5/5
workshop
- noun small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
shop.
- noun a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving
- noun small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
- yorkshire4/5
yorkshire
A county in the north of England.
- worksheet4/5
worksheet
- noun a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements
- noun a piece of paper recording work planned or done on a project
- noun a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements
- workstation4/5
workstation
- noun a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer
- noun a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer
- workspace4/5
workspace
- noun space allocated for your work (as in an office)
- noun space allocated for your work (as in an office)
- workshops4/5
workshop
- noun small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
shop.
- noun a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving
- noun small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
- thanksgiving4/5
thanksgiving
- noun a short prayer of thanks before a meal
blessing; grace.
- their youngest son said grace
- noun fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
Thanksgiving Day.
- noun a short prayer of thanks before a meal
- bookstore4/5
bookstore
- noun a shop where books are sold
bookshop; bookstall.
- noun a shop where books are sold
- quicksilver3/5
quicksilver
- noun a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
mercury; Hg; atomic number 80; hydrargyrum.
- adjective satellite liable to sudden unpredictable change
mercurial; fickle; erratic.
- erratic behavior
- fickle weather
- mercurial twists of temperament
- a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next
- noun a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
- workstations3/5
workstation
- noun a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer
- noun a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer
- worksheets3/5
worksheet
- noun a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements
- noun a piece of paper recording work planned or done on a project
- noun a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements
- vicksburg3/5
vicksburg
- noun a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves
- noun a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
siege of Vicksburg.
- noun a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves
- backseat3/5
backseat
- noun a secondary or inferior position or status
- tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding
- noun a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile)
- noun a secondary or inferior position or status
- jacksonville3/5
jacksonville
- noun Florida's largest city; a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida
- noun Florida's largest city; a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida
- fredericksburg3/5
fredericksburg
- noun a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River
- noun an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee
Battle of Fredericksburg.
- noun a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River
- blacksmith3/5
blacksmith
- noun a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
- noun a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
- bookstores3/5
bookstore
- noun a shop where books are sold
bookshop; bookstall.
- noun a shop where books are sold
- backstage3/5
backstage
- noun a stage area out of sight of the audience
wing; offstage.
- adjective satellite concealed from public view or attention
offstage.
- offstage political meetings
- noun a stage area out of sight of the audience
- backside3/5
backside
- noun the side of an object that is opposite its front
back end; rear.
- his room was toward the rear of the hotel
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- noun the side of an object that is opposite its front
- bookseller3/5
bookseller
- noun the proprietor of a bookstore
- noun the proprietor of a bookstore
- booksellers3/5
bookseller
- noun the proprietor of a bookstore
- noun the proprietor of a bookstore
- trickster3/5
trickster
- noun someone who plays practical jokes on others
cut-up; prankster; tricker; practical joker; hoaxer.
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
slicker; beguiler; cheat; deceiver; cheater.
- noun someone who plays practical jokes on others
- bookshop3/5
bookshop
- noun a shop where books are sold
bookstore; bookstall.
- noun a shop where books are sold
- bookshelf3/5
bookshelf
- noun a shelf on which to keep books
- noun a shelf on which to keep books
- bookshelves3/5
bookshelf
- noun a shelf on which to keep books
- noun a shelf on which to keep books
- buckskin3/5
buckskin
- noun horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
- noun a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin
- noun horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
- lakshmi3/5
lakshmi
- noun Hindu goddess of fortune and prosperity
- noun Hindu goddess of fortune and prosperity
- irksome3/5
irksome
- adjective satellite so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
tedious; slow; ho-hum; boring; wearisome; deadening; tiresome; dull.
- a boring evening with uninteresting people
- the deadening effect of some routine tasks
- a dull play
- his competent but dull performance
- a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
- what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
- tedious days on the train
- the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
- other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
- adjective satellite so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- jacksonian3/5
jacksonian
- noun a follower of Andrew Jackson or his ideas
- adjective of or pertaining to Andrew Jackson or his presidency or his concepts of popular democracy
- noun a follower of Andrew Jackson or his ideas
- berkshire3/5
berkshire
- noun a county in southern England
- noun a county in southern England
- checksum3/5
checksum
- noun a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage
- noun a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage
- crankshaft3/5
crankshaft
- noun a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank
- noun a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank
- erickson3/5
erickson
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- dickson3/5
dickson
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- blackstone3/5
blackstone
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- volkswagen3/5
volkswagen
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- aleksandr3/5
aleksandr
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- eriksson3/5
eriksson
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- warwickshire3/5
- backspace2/5
backspace
- noun the typewriter key used for back spacing
backspace key; backspacer.
- verb hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard
- To erase, you must backspace
- noun the typewriter key used for back spacing
- workspaces2/5
workspace
- noun space allocated for your work (as in an office)
- noun space allocated for your work (as in an office)
- backscatter2/5
backscatter
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- backscattering2/5
backscatter
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- backsliding2/5
backsliding
- noun a failure to maintain a higher state
relapsing; relapse; reversion; lapse; reverting; lapsing.
- verb drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
lapse; backslide.
- noun a failure to maintain a higher state
- backscattered2/5
backscatter
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- blacksburg2/5
blacksburg
- noun a university town in southwestern Virginia (west of Roanoke) in the Allegheny Mountains
- noun a university town in southwestern Virginia (west of Roanoke) in the Allegheny Mountains
- kazakstan2/5
kazakstan
- noun a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
Kazakh; Republic of Kazakhstan; Kazakhstan; Kazak.
- noun a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
- blacksmiths2/5
blacksmith
- noun a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
- noun a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
- rucksack2/5
rucksack
- noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
packsack; back pack; haversack; backpack; knapsack.
- noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
- locksmith2/5
locksmith
- noun someone who makes or repairs locks
- noun someone who makes or repairs locks
- clerkship2/5
clerkship
- noun the job of clerk
- noun the job of clerk
- moksa2/5
moksa
- noun (Hinduism) release from the cycle of rebirth
- noun (Hinduism) release from the cycle of rebirth
- milkshake2/5
milkshake
- noun frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
milk shake; shake.
- noun frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
- backstop2/5
backstop
- noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
catcher.
- noun (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
- noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
- hucksters2/5
huckster
- noun a seller of shoddy goods
cheap-jack.
- noun a person who writes radio or tv advertisements
- noun a seller of shoddy goods
- thanksgivings2/5
thanksgiving
- noun fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
Thanksgiving Day.
- noun a short prayer of thanks before a meal
blessing; grace.
- their youngest son said grace
- noun fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
- thickset2/5
thickset
- adjective satellite having a short and solid form or stature
compact; stocky; thick; heavyset.
- a wrestler of compact build
- he was tall and heavyset
- stocky legs
- a thickset young man
- adjective satellite planted or growing close together
- thickset trees
- adjective satellite having a short and solid form or stature
- clerkships2/5
clerkship
- noun the job of clerk
- noun the job of clerk
- backstroke2/5
backstroke
- noun a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
- verb swim on one's back
- noun a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
- silkscreen2/5
silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
serigraph; silk screen print.
- verb print by silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
- huckster2/5
huckster
- noun a seller of shoddy goods
cheap-jack.
- noun a person who writes radio or tv advertisements
- noun a seller of shoddy goods
- milkshakes2/5
milkshake
- noun frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
milk shake; shake.
- noun frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
- corkscrew2/5
corkscrew
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
bottle screw.
- verb move in a spiral or zigzag course
spiral.
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
- bookshops2/5
bookshop
- noun a shop where books are sold
bookstore; bookstall.
- noun a shop where books are sold
- shakspere2/5
shakspere
- noun English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
Bard of Avon; William Shakspere; Shakespeare; William Shakespeare.
- noun English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
- marksman2/5
marksman
- noun someone skilled in shooting
crack shot; sharpshooter.
- noun someone skilled in shooting
- tricksters2/5
trickster
- noun someone who plays practical jokes on others
cut-up; prankster; tricker; practical joker; hoaxer.
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
slicker; beguiler; cheat; deceiver; cheater.
- noun someone who plays practical jokes on others
- marksmen2/5
marksman
- noun someone skilled in shooting
crack shot; sharpshooter.
- noun someone skilled in shooting
- folksy2/5
folksy
- adjective satellite characteristic of country life
homespun; cracker-barrel.
- cracker-barrel philosophy
- folksy humor
- the air of homespun country boys
- adjective satellite very informal and familiar
- a folksy radio commentator
- a folksy style
- adjective satellite characteristic of country life
- lockstep2/5
lockstep
- noun a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly
- the union's support had been in lockstep for years
- noun a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead
- the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep
- noun a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly
- prankster2/5
prankster
- noun someone who plays practical jokes on others
cut-up; trickster; tricker; practical joker; hoaxer.
- noun someone who plays practical jokes on others
- pranksters2/5
prankster
- noun someone who plays practical jokes on others
cut-up; trickster; tricker; practical joker; hoaxer.
- noun someone who plays practical jokes on others
- berkshires2/5
berkshire
- noun a county in southern England
- noun a county in southern England
- cocksure2/5
cocksure
- adjective satellite marked by excessive confidence
positive; overconfident.
- an arrogant and cocksure materialist
- so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen
- the less he knows the more positive he gets
- adjective satellite marked by excessive confidence
- backsides2/5
backside
- noun the side of an object that is opposite its front
back end; rear.
- his room was toward the rear of the hotel
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- noun the side of an object that is opposite its front
- buckskins2/5
buckskins
- noun breeches made of buckskin
- noun horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
buckskin.
- noun breeches made of buckskin
- cocksucker2/5
cocksucker
- noun a person who performs fellatio
- noun insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
mother fucker; bastard; SOB; prick; motherfucker; whoreson; dickhead; son of a bitch; asshole; shit.
- noun a person who performs fellatio
- jacksonians2/5
jacksonian
- noun a follower of Andrew Jackson or his ideas
- adjective of or pertaining to Andrew Jackson or his presidency or his concepts of popular democracy
- noun a follower of Andrew Jackson or his ideas
- quicksand2/5
quicksand
- noun a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
- noun a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
- noun a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
- rickshaw2/5
rickshaw
- noun a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
jinrikisha; ricksha.
- noun a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
- marksmanship2/5
marksmanship
- noun skill in shooting
- noun skill in shooting
- dockside2/5
dockside
- noun the region adjacent to a boat dock
- noun the region adjacent to a boat dock
- buckshot2/5
buckshot
- noun small lead shot for shotgun shells
duck shot; bird shot.
- noun small lead shot for shotgun shells
- folksong2/5
folksong
- noun a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
folk ballad; folk song.
- noun a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
- folksongs2/5
folksong
- noun a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
folk ballad; folk song.
- noun a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
- rickshaws2/5
rickshaw
- noun a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
jinrikisha; ricksha.
- noun a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
- hacksaw2/5
hacksaw
- noun saw used with one hand for cutting metal
hack saw; metal saw.
- noun saw used with one hand for cutting metal
- inkstand2/5
inkstand
- noun a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped
inkwell.
- noun a tray or stand for writing implements and containers for ink
- noun a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped
- quicksands2/5
quicksand
- noun a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
- noun a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
- noun a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
- checksums2/5
checksum
- noun a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage
- noun a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage
- larkspur2/5
larkspur
- noun any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium
- noun any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium
- cookstove2/5
cookstove
- noun a stove for cooking (especially a wood- or coal-burning kitchen stove)
- noun a stove for cooking (especially a wood- or coal-burning kitchen stove)
- hawksbill2/5
hawksbill
- noun pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
hawksbill turtle; hawkbill; Eretmochelys imbricata; tortoiseshell turtle.
- noun pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
- dijkstra2/5
dijkstra
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- cruikshank2/5
cruikshank
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- hyksos2/5
- backslash2/5
backslash
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- moksha2/5
moksha
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- backswing2/5
- clarksville2/5
clarksville
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- bakshi2/5
bakshi
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- aksum2/5
aksum
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- bookselling2/5
bookselling
The employment of selling books.
- pecksniff2/5
pecksniff
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- backstreet2/5
backstreet
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- bankside2/5
bankside
The slope of a bank, especially of the bank of a steam.
- backstory2/5
backstory
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- riksdag2/5
riksdag
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- brookside2/5
brookside
The bank of a brook.
- aleksandrovich2/5
aleksandrovich
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- tracksuit2/5
tracksuit
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- kickstart2/5
kickstart
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- alekseev2/5
alekseev
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- waksman2/5
waksman
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- volksraad2/5
- darksome2/5
darksome
Dark; gloomy; obscure; shaded; cheerless. PoeticHe brought him through a darksome narrow pass To a broad gate, all built of beaten gold. Spenser.
- rakshasa2/5
rakshasa
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- backstabbing2/5
backstabbing
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- rakshasas2/5
- yorkshires1/5
yorkshire
- noun a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
- noun a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
- clarksburg1/5
clarksburg
- noun a city in northern West Virginia
- noun a city in northern West Virginia
- backslidings1/5
backsliding
- noun a failure to maintain a higher state
relapsing; relapse; reversion; lapse; reverting; lapsing.
- verb drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
lapse; backslide.
- noun a failure to maintain a higher state
- backseats1/5
backseat
- noun a secondary or inferior position or status
- tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding
- noun a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile)
- noun a secondary or inferior position or status
- locksmiths1/5
locksmith
- noun someone who makes or repairs locks
- noun someone who makes or repairs locks
- backslide1/5
backslide
- verb drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
lapse.
- verb drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
- sharkskin1/5
sharkskin
- noun a smooth crisp fabric
- noun a smooth crisp fabric
- cockspur1/5
cockspur
- noun widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass
Dactylis glomerata; cocksfoot; orchard grass.
- noun small spiny West Indian tree
Pisonia aculeata.
- noun widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass
- backslidden1/5
backslide
- verb drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
lapse.
- verb drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
- shiksa1/5
shiksa
- noun a derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women
shikse.
- noun a derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women
- huckstering1/5
huckster
- noun a seller of shoddy goods
cheap-jack.
- noun a person who writes radio or tv advertisements
- noun a seller of shoddy goods
- cracksman1/5
cracksman
- noun a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents
safecracker; safebreaker.
- noun a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents
- silkscreened1/5
silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
serigraph; silk screen print.
- verb print by silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
- backslid1/5
backslide
- verb drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
lapse.
- verb drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
- cocksfoot1/5
cocksfoot
- noun widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass
cockspur; Dactylis glomerata; orchard grass.
- noun widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass
- silkscreens1/5
silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
serigraph; silk screen print.
- verb print by silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
- backstops1/5
backstop
- noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
catcher.
- noun (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
- noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
- packsack1/5
packsack
- noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
back pack; haversack; backpack; rucksack; knapsack.
- noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
- kickshaws1/5
kickshaw
- noun something considered choice to eat
goody; delicacy; treat; dainty.
- noun something considered choice to eat
- backslides1/5
backslide
- verb drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
lapse.
- verb drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
- backstitch1/5
backstitch
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- verb do backstitches
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- backstairs1/5
backstairs
- noun a second staircase at the rear of a building
- adjective satellite secret and sly or sordid
backstair; furtive.
- backstairs gossip
- his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard
- backstairs intimacies
- furtive behavior
- noun a second staircase at the rear of a building
- corkscrews1/5
corkscrew
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
bottle screw.
- verb move in a spiral or zigzag course
spiral.
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
- bookstall1/5
bookstall
- noun a shop where books are sold
bookstore; bookshop.
- noun a shop where books are sold
- bookstalls1/5
bookstall
- noun a shop where books are sold
bookstore; bookshop.
- noun a shop where books are sold
- backsliders1/5
backslider
- noun someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
recidivist; reversionist.
- noun someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
- backslider1/5
backslider
- noun someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
recidivist; reversionist.
- noun someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
- didrikson1/5
didrikson
- noun outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)
Babe Didrikson; Babe Zaharias; Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias; Mildred Ella Didrikson; Zaharias.
- noun outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)
- backspin1/5
backspin
- noun spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
- noun spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
- quickstep1/5
quickstep
- noun military march accompanying quick time
- noun a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps
- noun military march accompanying quick time
- milksop1/5
milksop
- noun a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
pansy; sissy; pantywaist; Milquetoast.
- noun a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
- jockstrap1/5
jockstrap
- noun a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
suspensor; jock; supporter; athletic supporter.
- noun a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
- packsaddle1/5
packsaddle
- noun a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached
- noun a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached
- corkscrewed1/5
corkscrew
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
bottle screw.
- verb move in a spiral or zigzag course
spiral.
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
- cocksuckers1/5
cocksucker
- noun a person who performs fellatio
- noun insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
mother fucker; bastard; SOB; prick; motherfucker; whoreson; dickhead; son of a bitch; asshole; shit.
- noun a person who performs fellatio
- corkscrewing1/5
corkscrew
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
bottle screw.
- verb move in a spiral or zigzag course
spiral.
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
- quicksteps1/5
quickstep
- noun military march accompanying quick time
- noun a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps
- noun military march accompanying quick time
- dicksonia1/5
dicksonia
- noun tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae
genus Dicksonia.
- noun tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae
- jockstraps1/5
jockstrap
- noun a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
suspensor; jock; supporter; athletic supporter.
- noun a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
- packsaddles1/5
packsaddle
- noun a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached
- noun a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached
- jackstraws1/5
jackstraws
- noun a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
spillikins.
- noun a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws
spillikin; jackstraw.
- noun a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
- jackscrew1/5
jackscrew
- noun screw-operated jack
screw jack.
- noun screw-operated jack
- backstitching1/5
backstitch
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- verb do backstitches
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- milksops1/5
milksop
- noun a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
pansy; sissy; pantywaist; Milquetoast.
- noun a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
- backstitches1/5
backstitch
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- verb do backstitches
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- blackshirts1/5
blackshirt
- noun a member of the Italian fascist party before World War II
- noun a member of the Italian fascist party before World War II
- baksheesh1/5
baksheesh
- noun a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
pourboire; bakshis; bakshish; gratuity; tip; backsheesh.
- noun a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
- monkshood1/5
monkshood
- noun a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
helmet flower; Aconitum napellus; helmetflower.
- noun a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
- cockscomb1/5
cockscomb
- noun garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
Celosia cristata; common cockscomb; Celosia argentea cristata.
- noun a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
coxcomb.
- noun garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
- hawkshaw1/5
hawkshaw
- noun someone who is a detective
gumshoe; dick.
- noun someone who is a detective
- blackshirt1/5
blackshirt
- noun a member of the Italian fascist party before World War II
- noun a member of the Italian fascist party before World War II
- tricksy1/5
tricksy
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
tricky; wily; knavish; sly; slick; foxy; guileful; dodgy; crafty; cunning.
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
- backstay1/5
backstay
- noun a stay that supports the back of something
- noun a stay that supports the back of something
- kickstand1/5
kickstand
- noun a swiveling metal rod attached to a bicycle or motorcycle or other two-wheeled vehicle; the rod lies horizontally when not in use but can be kicked into a vertical position as a support to hold the vehicle upright when it is not being ridden
- noun a swiveling metal rod attached to a bicycle or motorcycle or other two-wheeled vehicle; the rod lies horizontally when not in use but can be kicked into a vertical position as a support to hold the vehicle upright when it is not being ridden
- backsheesh1/5
backsheesh
- noun a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
baksheesh; pourboire; bakshis; bakshish; gratuity; tip.
- noun a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
- backstays1/5
backstay
- noun a stay that supports the back of something
- noun a stay that supports the back of something
- ricksha1/5
ricksha
- noun a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
jinrikisha; rickshaw.
- noun a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
- inkstands1/5
inkstand
- noun a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped
inkwell.
- noun a tray or stand for writing implements and containers for ink
- noun a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped
- bakshish1/5
bakshish
- noun a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
baksheesh; pourboire; bakshis; gratuity; tip; backsheesh.
- noun a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
- hacksaws1/5
hacksaw
- noun saw used with one hand for cutting metal
hack saw; metal saw.
- noun saw used with one hand for cutting metal
- cocksureness1/5
cocksureness
- noun total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
overconfidence; certitude.
- noun total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
- tickseed1/5
tickseed
- noun any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America
tickweed; coreopsis; tick-weed.
- noun any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America
- breakstone1/5
breakstone
- noun any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
rockfoil; saxifrage.
- noun any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
- cockscombs1/5
cockscomb
- noun garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
Celosia cristata; common cockscomb; Celosia argentea cristata.
- noun a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
coxcomb.
- noun garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
- rickshas1/5
ricksha
- noun a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
jinrikisha; rickshaw.
- noun a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
- bucksaw1/5
bucksaw
- noun a saw that is set in a frame in the shape of an H; used with both hands to cut wood that is held in a sawbuck
- noun a saw that is set in a frame in the shape of an H; used with both hands to cut wood that is held in a sawbuck
- banksia1/5
banksia
- noun any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds
- noun any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds
- rockslide1/5
rockslide
- noun a landslide of rocks
- noun a landslide of rocks
- crankshafts1/5
crankshaft
- noun a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank
- noun a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank
- rockslides1/5
- quickset1/5
quickset
- noun cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines
- a quickset of a vine planted in a vineyard
- adjective satellite grown from cuttings planted directly in the ground
- a quickset hawthorn hedge
- noun cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines
- larkspurs1/5
larkspur
- noun any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium
- noun any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium
- cookstoves1/5
cookstove
- noun a stove for cooking (especially a wood- or coal-burning kitchen stove)
- noun a stove for cooking (especially a wood- or coal-burning kitchen stove)
- banksias1/5
banksia
- noun any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds
- noun any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds
- backsaw1/5
backsaw
- noun a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge
back saw.
- noun a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge
- blacksnake1/5
blacksnake
- noun large harmless shiny black North American snake
mountain blacksnake; Elaphe obsoleta; pilot blacksnake; black rat snake.
- noun blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet
black racer; Coluber constrictor.
- noun large harmless shiny black North American snake
- lockstitch1/5
lockstitch
- noun machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread
- noun machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread
- hawksbills1/5
hawksbill
- noun pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
hawksbill turtle; hawkbill; Eretmochelys imbricata; tortoiseshell turtle.
- noun pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
- bhikshu1/5
bhikshu
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- maksim1/5
maksim
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- aleksey1/5
aleksey
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- bakst1/5
- clickstream1/5
- yaksha1/5
yaksha
(Hindoo Myth.) A kind of demigod attendant on Kuvera, the god of wealth.
- folksinger1/5
folksinger
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- backstreets1/5
backstreets
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- creekside1/5
- blackstrap1/5
blackstrap
A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses. No blackstrap to-night; switchel, or ginger pop. Judd.
- backslashes1/5
backslashes
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- backsplash1/5
- backstretch1/5
backstretch
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- backslapping1/5
backslap
- verb display excessive cordiality (towards)
- he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings
- verb display excessive cordiality (towards)
- inkster1/5
inkster
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- trackside1/5
- backstrap1/5
- aksa1/5
aksa
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- volkswagens1/5
volkswagens
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- pinkster1/5
pinkster
Whitsuntide. Written also pingster andpinxter .
- frederiksberg1/5
- hicksite1/5
hicksite
A member or follower of the "liberal" party, headed by Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Society of Friends in the United States, in 1827.
- irksomeness1/5
irksomeness
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- folksingers1/5
folksingers
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- tracksuits1/5
tracksuits
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- rakshas1/5
rakshas
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- diksha1/5
- buckstone1/5
- siksika1/5
- inkstone1/5
inkstone
A kind of stone containing native vitriol or subphate of iron, used in making ink.
- yakshi1/5
yakshi
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- brinksmanship1/5
brinksmanship
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- backshore1/5
- tacksmen1/5
tacksman
(Scots Law) One who holds a tack or lease from another; a tenant, or lessee. Sir W. Scott.The tacksmen, who formed what may be called the "peerage" of the little community, must be the captains. Macaulay.
- rocksteady1/5
- backsight1/5
backsight
(Surv.) The reading of the leveling staff in its unchanged position when the leveling instrument has been taken to a new position; a sight directed backwards to a station previously occupied. Cf. Foresight , n., 3.
- volkslieder1/5
volkslied
(Mus.) A popular song, or national air.
- banksiana1/5
banksiana
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- stockstill1/5
- tacksman1/5
tacksman
(Scots Law) One who holds a tack or lease from another; a tenant, or lessee. Sir W. Scott.The tacksmen, who formed what may be called the "peerage" of the little community, must be the captains. Macaulay.
- laksa1/5
laksa
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- cockswain1/5
cockswain
The steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew.
- maksutov1/5
maksutov
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- volkslied1/5
volkslied
(Mus.) A popular song, or national air.
- hucksterism1/5
hucksterism
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- backstopping1/5
backstop
- noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
catcher.
- noun (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
- noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
- lockset1/5
lockset
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- workshopped1/5
workshop
- noun small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
shop.
- noun a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving
- noun small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
- workshopping1/5
workshop
- noun small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
shop.
- noun a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving
- noun small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
- backster1/5
- cookshop1/5
cookshop
An eating house. "A subterranean cookshop." Macaulay.
- kokstad1/5
- bookstand1/5
bookstand
A place or stand for the sale of books in the streets; a bookstall.
- breakspear1/5
breakspear
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- folksiness1/5
folksiness
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- maksimovich1/5
maksimovich
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- autorickshaw1/5
- tankship1/5
tankship
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- inkspot1/5
- alekseyevich1/5
alekseyevich
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- chockstone1/5
- backspread1/5
- locksmithing1/5
- locksets1/5
- backstabber1/5
backstabber
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- lickspittle1/5
- backstabbers1/5
backstabbers
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- blackstick1/5
- inukshuk1/5
- shaksperian1/5
shakespearean
- noun a Shakespearean scholar
Shakespearian.
- adjective of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works
Shakespearian.
- Shakespearean plays
- noun a Shakespearean scholar
- cockshut1/5
cockshut
A kind of net to catch woodcock. Obs. Nares. Shak. B. Jonson.
- backset1/5
backset
A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
- workship1/5
- jacksonianism1/5
- checksumming1/5
checksum
- noun a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage
- noun a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage
- backstories1/5
backstories
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- riksdaler1/5
riksdaler
A Swedish coin worth about twenty-seven cents. It was formerly the unit of value in Sweden.
- silkstone1/5
- cookshops1/5
cookshop
An eating house. "A subterranean cookshop." Macaulay.
- backstopped1/5
backstop
- noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
catcher.
- noun (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
- noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
- weakside1/5
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `ks`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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