| airbrake
|
(noun) a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft |
Synonyms:
dive brake |
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| (noun) a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles |
- |
| archduke
|
(noun) a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria |
- |
|---|
| artichoke
|
(noun) Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head |
Synonyms:
globe artichoke,
Cynara scolymus,
artichoke plant |
|---|
| (noun) a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart |
Synonyms:
globe artichoke |
| ashcake
|
(noun) corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (southern) |
Synonyms:
corn tash,
ash cake |
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| backstroke
|
(noun) a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back |
- |
|---|
| battercake
|
(noun) a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle |
Synonyms:
hot cake,
hotcake,
pancake,
griddlecake,
flannel cake,
flannel-cake,
flapcake,
flapjack |
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| beefcake
|
(noun) a photograph of a muscular man in minimal attire |
- |
|---|
| bike
|
(noun) a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame |
Synonyms:
motorcycle |
|---|
| (noun) a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
Synonyms:
cycle,
wheel,
bicycle |
| blacksnake
|
(noun) large harmless shiny black North American snake |
Synonyms:
mountain blacksnake,
pilot blacksnake,
Elaphe obsoleta,
black rat snake |
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| (noun) blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet |
Synonyms:
Coluber constrictor,
black racer |
| bloke
|
(noun) a boy or man |
Synonyms:
chap,
gent,
cuss,
blighter,
fella,
feller,
fellow,
lad |
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| brake
|
(noun) a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle |
- |
|---|
| (noun) any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants |
- |
| (noun) large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan |
Synonyms:
Pteridium aquilinum,
pasture brake,
bracken |
| (noun) an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant |
- |
| (noun) anything that slows or hinders a process |
- |
| breaststroke
|
(noun) a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick |
- |
|---|
| bridecake
|
(noun) a rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception |
Synonyms:
wedding cake |
|---|
| cake
|
(noun) a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) |
Synonyms:
bar |
|---|
| (noun) small flat mass of chopped or ground food |
Synonyms:
patty |
| (noun) baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat |
- |
| canebrake
|
(noun) a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane) |
- |
|---|
| cheesecake
|
(noun) made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire |
- |
| choke
|
(noun) a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current |
Synonyms:
choke coil,
choking coil |
|---|
| (noun) a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine |
- |
| clambake
|
(noun) a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually on heated stones covered with seaweed |
- |
|---|
| coffeecake
|
(noun) a cake or sweet bread usually served with coffee |
Synonyms:
coffee cake |
|---|
| coke
|
(noun) carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal |
- |
|---|
| (noun) street names for cocaine |
Synonyms:
snow,
blow,
C,
nose candy |
| corncrake
|
(noun) common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields |
Synonyms:
Crex crex,
land rail |
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| cowpoke
|
(noun) a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback |
Synonyms:
puncher,
cattleman,
cowboy,
cowhand,
cowherd,
cowman,
cowpuncher |
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| crake
|
(noun) any of several short-billed Old World rails |
- |
|---|
| cuke
|
(noun) cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons |
Synonyms:
cucumber |
|---|
| cupcake
|
(noun) small cake baked in a muffin tin |
- |
|---|
| dike
|
(noun) (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine |
Synonyms:
dyke,
butch |
|---|
| (noun) a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea |
Synonyms:
dam,
dyke |
| dislike
|
(noun) an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group |
Synonyms:
disapproval,
disfavor,
disfavour |
|---|
| (noun) a feeling of aversion or antipathy |
- |
| downstroke
|
(noun) a stroke normally made in a downward direction |
- |
|---|
| drake
|
(noun) adult male of a wild or domestic duck |
- |
|---|
| duke
|
(noun) a British peer of the highest rank |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank |
- |
| dyke
|
(noun) (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine |
Synonyms:
dike,
butch |
|---|
| (noun) a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea |
Synonyms:
dam,
dike |
| earthquake
|
(noun) shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity |
Synonyms:
quake,
seism,
temblor |
|---|
| (noun) a disturbance that is extremely disruptive |
- |
| eggshake
|
(noun) a milkshake with egg in it |
- |
|---|
| fake
|
(noun) something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be |
Synonyms:
postiche,
sham |
|---|
| (noun) a person who makes deceitful pretenses |
Synonyms:
fraud,
sham,
role player,
imposter,
impostor,
pretender,
pseud,
pseudo,
shammer,
faker |
| (noun) (football) a deceptive move made by a football player |
Synonyms:
juke |
| firedrake
|
(noun) a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings |
Synonyms:
dragon,
European dragon |
|---|
| flake
|
(noun) a crystal of snow |
Synonyms:
snowflake |
|---|
| (noun) a person with an unusual or odd personality |
Synonyms:
oddball,
geek,
eccentric,
eccentric person |
| (noun) a small fragment of something broken off from the whole |
Synonyms:
scrap,
chip,
bit,
fleck |
| flapcake
|
(noun) a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle |
Synonyms:
hot cake,
hotcake,
pancake,
griddlecake,
battercake,
flannel cake,
flannel-cake,
flapjack |
|---|
| fluke
|
(noun) a stroke of luck |
Synonyms:
good fortune,
good luck |
|---|
| (noun) a barb on a harpoon or arrow |
- |
| (noun) flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor |
Synonyms:
flue |
| (noun) either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean |
- |
| (noun) parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host |
Synonyms:
trematode,
trematode worm |
| friedcake
|
(noun) small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat |
- |
|---|
| fruitcake
|
(noun) a whimsically eccentric person |
Synonyms:
screwball,
nut,
crank,
nut case,
crackpot |
|---|
| (noun) a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on |
- |
| garpike
|
(noun) primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth |
Synonyms:
gar,
garfish,
billfish,
Lepisosteus osseus |
|---|
| griddlecake
|
(noun) a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle |
Synonyms:
drop scone,
Scotch pancake |
|---|
| (noun) a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle |
Synonyms:
hot cake,
hotcake,
pancake,
battercake,
flannel cake,
flannel-cake,
flapcake,
flapjack |
| grubstake
|
(noun) funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits |
- |
|---|
| hake
|
(noun) the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod |
- |
|---|
| (noun) any of several marine food fishes related to cod |
- |
| handshake
|
(noun) grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) |
Synonyms:
shake,
handclasp,
handshaking |
|---|
| handspike
|
(noun) a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever |
- |
|---|
| hardbake
|
(noun) a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds |
- |
|---|
| headshake
|
(noun) the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement |
Synonyms:
headshaking |
|---|
| heatstroke
|
(noun) collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat |
Synonyms:
heat hyperpyrexia |
|---|
| hike
|
(noun) a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure |
Synonyms:
hiking,
tramp |
|---|
| (noun) an increase in cost |
Synonyms:
rise,
boost,
cost increase |
| (noun) the amount a salary is increased |
Synonyms:
raise,
rise,
wage hike,
wage increase,
salary increase |
| hoecake
|
(noun) thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern) |
- |
|---|
| hotcake
|
(noun) a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle |
Synonyms:
hot cake,
pancake,
griddlecake,
battercake,
flannel cake,
flannel-cake,
flapcake,
flapjack |
|---|
| instalike
|
(noun) something that is so good that it deserves to be instantly voted for on social media |
- |
|---|
| instroke
|
(noun) the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft |
- |
|---|
| intake
|
(noun) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) |
Synonyms:
uptake,
ingestion,
consumption |
|---|
| (noun) an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container |
Synonyms:
inlet |
| (noun) the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing |
Synonyms:
inhalation,
inspiration,
aspiration,
breathing in |
| johnnycake
|
(noun) cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England) |
Synonyms:
johnny cake,
journey cake |
|---|
| joke
|
(noun) a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter |
Synonyms:
jest,
gag,
jape,
laugh |
|---|
| (noun) activity characterized by good humor |
Synonyms:
jest,
jocularity |
| (noun) a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement |
Synonyms:
prank,
put-on,
caper,
antic,
trick |
| (noun) a triviality not to be taken seriously |
- |
| juke
|
(noun) a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox |
Synonyms:
jook,
jook house,
jook joint,
juke house,
juke joint |
|---|
| (noun) (football) a deceptive move made by a football player |
Synonyms:
fake |
| karaoke
|
(noun) singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs) |
- |
|---|
| keepsake
|
(noun) something of sentimental value |
Synonyms:
souvenir,
relic,
token |
|---|
| keystroke
|
(noun) the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard |
Synonyms:
key stroke |
|---|
| kike
|
(noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew |
Synonyms:
hymie,
sheeny,
yid |
|---|
| kingsnake
|
(noun) any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals |
Synonyms:
king snake |
|---|
| kishke
|
(noun) (Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet |
Synonyms:
stuffed derma |
|---|
| kittiwake
|
(noun) small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe |
- |
|---|
| klondike
|
(noun) a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles; the object is to build sequences in suit from ace to king as the remaining cards are dealt out one at a time |
- |
|---|
| lake
|
(noun) a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal |
- |
| (noun) any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments |
- |
| latke
|
(noun) made of grated potato and egg with a little flour |
Synonyms:
potato pancake |
|---|
| like
|
(noun) a similar kind |
Synonyms:
the like,
the likes of |
|---|
| (noun) a kind of person |
Synonyms:
ilk |
| madake
|
(noun) large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere |
Synonyms:
Phyllostachys bambusoides,
ku-chiku,
giant timber bamboo |
|---|
| make
|
(noun) a recognizable kind |
Synonyms:
brand |
|---|
| (noun) the act of mixing cards haphazardly |
Synonyms:
shuffle,
shuffling |
| mandrake
|
(noun) the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic |
Synonyms:
mandrake root |
|---|
| (noun) a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers |
Synonyms:
Mandragora officinarum,
devil's apples |
| marlinespike
|
(noun) a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing) |
Synonyms:
marlingspike,
marlinspike |
|---|
| marlingspike
|
(noun) a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing) |
Synonyms:
marlinespike,
marlinspike |
|---|
| marlinspike
|
(noun) a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing) |
Synonyms:
marlinespike,
marlingspike |
|---|
| masterstroke
|
(noun) an achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery |
- |
|---|
| mike
|
(noun) device for converting sound waves into electrical energy |
Synonyms:
mic,
microphone |
|---|
| milkshake
|
(noun) frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream |
Synonyms:
shake,
milk shake |
|---|
| minibike
|
(noun) small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars |
Synonyms:
motorbike |
|---|
| mistake
|
(noun) a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention |
Synonyms:
error,
fault |
|---|
| (noun) an understanding of something that is not correct |
Synonyms:
misapprehension,
misunderstanding |
| (noun) part of a statement that is not correct |
Synonyms:
error |
| moke
|
(noun) British informal for donkey |
- |
|---|
| motorbike
|
(noun) small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars |
Synonyms:
minibike |
|---|
| namesake
|
(noun) a person with the same name as another |
- |
|---|
| nuke
|
(noun) the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb |
Synonyms:
nuclear warhead,
atomic warhead,
thermonuclear warhead |
|---|
| oatcake
|
(noun) thin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal |
- |
|---|
| outstroke
|
(noun) the stroke of an engine piston moving toward the crankshaft |
- |
|---|
| outtake
|
(noun) a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film |
- |
|---|
| pancake
|
(noun) a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle |
Synonyms:
hot cake,
hotcake,
griddlecake,
battercake,
flannel cake,
flannel-cake,
flapcake,
flapjack |
|---|
| peruke
|
(noun) a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries |
Synonyms:
periwig |
|---|
| pike
|
(noun) a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic |
Synonyms:
motorway,
expressway,
state highway,
superhighway,
freeway,
throughway,
thruway |
|---|
| (noun) highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh |
- |
| (noun) a sharp point (as on the end of a spear) |
- |
| (noun) medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet |
- |
| (noun) any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere |
- |
| poke
|
(noun) tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous |
Synonyms:
Phytolacca americana,
pigeon berry,
garget,
scoke |
|---|
| (noun) someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind |
Synonyms:
drone,
trailer,
dawdler,
laggard,
lagger |
| (noun) a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases |
Synonyms:
sack,
paper bag,
carrier bag |
| (noun) a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) |
Synonyms:
thrust,
jab,
jabbing,
poking,
thrusting |
| (noun) (boxing) a blow with the fist |
Synonyms:
punch,
slug,
clout,
biff,
lick |
| puke
|
(noun) a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible |
Synonyms:
rat,
skunk,
stinker,
bum,
crumb,
stinkpot,
rotter,
dirty dog,
git,
scum bag,
scumbag,
so-and-so,
lowlife |
|---|
| (noun) the matter ejected in vomiting |
Synonyms:
vomit,
vomitus,
barf |
| quake
|
(noun) shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity |
Synonyms:
earthquake,
seism,
temblor |
|---|
| rake
|
(noun) a dissolute man in fashionable society |
Synonyms:
rip,
blood,
rakehell,
roue,
profligate |
|---|
| (noun) degree of deviation from a horizontal plane |
Synonyms:
pitch,
slant |
| (noun) a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil |
- |
| rattlesnake
|
(noun) pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken |
Synonyms:
rattler |
|---|
| rebuke
|
(noun) an act or expression of criticism and censure |
Synonyms:
reprehension,
reprimand,
reproof,
reproval |
|---|
| remake
|
(noun) creation that is created again or anew |
Synonyms:
remaking |
|---|
| retake
|
(noun) a shot or scene that is photographed again |
- |
|---|
| reuptake
|
(noun) a process of using up or consuming again |
Synonyms:
re-uptake |
|---|
| revoke
|
(noun) the mistake of not following suit when able to do so |
Synonyms:
renege |
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