backstitch | (noun) an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one | - |
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batch | (noun) a collection of things or persons to be handled together | Synonyms: clutch |
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(noun) all the loaves of bread baked at the same time | - |
(noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | Synonyms: deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad |
bitch | (noun) female of any member of the dog family | - |
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(noun) informal terms for objecting | Synonyms: beef, gripe, kick, squawk |
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked | Synonyms: cunt |
(noun) an unpleasant difficulty | - |
blotch | (noun) an irregularly shaped spot | Synonyms: splodge, splotch |
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botch | (noun) an embarrassing mistake | Synonyms: bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall |
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brierpatch | (noun) tangled mass of prickly plants | Synonyms: brier, brier patch |
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butch | (noun) a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys | Synonyms: crew cut, flattop |
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(noun) (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine | Synonyms: dike, dyke |
butterscotch | (noun) a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar | - |
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bycatch | (noun) unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species | Synonyms: by-catch |
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catch | (noun) the act of catching an object with the hands | Synonyms: grab, snap, snatch |
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(noun) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | Synonyms: apprehension, arrest, collar, pinch, taking into custody |
(noun) a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth | - |
(noun) a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window | - |
(noun) a restraint that checks the motion of something | Synonyms: stop |
(noun) a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident | Synonyms: gimmick |
(noun) a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) | - |
(noun) anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching) | - |
(noun) a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect | Synonyms: match |
(noun) the quantity that was caught | Synonyms: haul |
clutch | (noun) the act of grasping | Synonyms: clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold |
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(noun) a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism | - |
(noun) a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism | Synonyms: clutch pedal |
(noun) a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand | Synonyms: clutch bag |
(noun) a collection of things or persons to be handled together | Synonyms: batch |
(noun) a number of birds hatched at the same time | - |
(noun) a tense critical situation | - |
crosshatch | (noun) shading consisting of multiple crossing lines | Synonyms: hachure, hatch, hatching |
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crosspatch | (noun) a bad-tempered person | Synonyms: churl, crank, grouch, grump |
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crotch | (noun) the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk | Synonyms: fork |
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(noun) external sex organ | Synonyms: genital organ, genitalia, genitals, private parts, privates |
(noun) the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches | Synonyms: fork |
crutch | (noun) anything that serves as an expedient | - |
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(noun) a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking | - |
cutch | (noun) tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas | Synonyms: kutch |
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deathwatch | (noun) bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death | Synonyms: deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum |
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(noun) minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers | Synonyms: book louse, booklouse, Liposcelis divinatorius |
despatch | (noun) the act of sending off something | Synonyms: dispatch, shipment |
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(noun) killing a person or animal | Synonyms: dispatch |
(noun) the property of being prompt and efficient | Synonyms: dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness |
(noun) an official report (usually sent in haste) | Synonyms: communique, dispatch |
dispatch | (noun) the act of sending off something | Synonyms: despatch, shipment |
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(noun) killing a person or animal | Synonyms: despatch |
(noun) the property of being prompt and efficient | Synonyms: despatch, expedition, expeditiousness |
(noun) an official report (usually sent in haste) | Synonyms: communique, despatch |
ditch | (noun) a long narrow excavation in the earth | - |
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(noun) any small natural waterway | - |
dogwatch | (noun) either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm | - |
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eyepatch | (noun) a protective cloth covering for an injured eye | Synonyms: patch |
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fetch | (noun) the action of fetching | - |
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fitch | (noun) dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened | Synonyms: foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius, polecat |
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flitch | (noun) salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork | Synonyms: side of bacon |
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(noun) fish steak usually cut from a halibut | - |
glitch | (noun) a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine | Synonyms: bug |
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hatch | (noun) a movable barrier covering a hatchway | - |
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(noun) a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open | Synonyms: hatchback, hatchback door, liftgate |
(noun) shading consisting of multiple crossing lines | Synonyms: crosshatch, hachure, hatching |
(noun) the production of young from an egg | Synonyms: hatching |
hemstitch | (noun) embroidery similar to drawnwork | - |
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(noun) a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups | Synonyms: hemstitching |
hitch | (noun) the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg | Synonyms: hobble, limp |
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(noun) a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot | - |
(noun) a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls | - |
(noun) any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome | Synonyms: encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive |
(noun) an unforeseen obstacle | Synonyms: hang-up, rub, snag |
(noun) the state of inactivity following an interruption | Synonyms: arrest, check, halt, stay, stop, stoppage |
(noun) a period of time spent in military service | Synonyms: duty tour, enlistment, term of enlistment, tour, tour of duty |
homestretch | (noun) the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line | - |
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(noun) the end of an enterprise | - |
hootch | (noun) an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor | Synonyms: hooch |
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hopscotch | (noun) a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone | - |
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hotchpotch | (noun) a stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables | - |
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(noun) a motley assortment of things | Synonyms: farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag |
hutch | (noun) a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals | - |
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(noun) small crude shelter used as a dwelling | Synonyms: hovel, hut, shack, shanty |
itch | (noun) an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch | Synonyms: itchiness, itching |
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(noun) a strong restless desire | Synonyms: urge |
(noun) a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation | Synonyms: scabies |
ketch | (noun) a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost | - |
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kutch | (noun) tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas | Synonyms: cutch |
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kvetch | (noun) (Yiddish) a nagging complaint | - |
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(noun) (Yiddish) a constant complainer | - |
latch | (noun) catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove | - |
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(noun) spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key | Synonyms: door latch |
letch | (noun) man with strong sexual desires | Synonyms: lech, lecher, satyr |
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lockstitch | (noun) machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread | - |
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match | (noun) lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction | Synonyms: friction match, lucifer |
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(noun) an exact duplicate | Synonyms: mate |
(noun) a burning piece of wood or cardboard | - |
(noun) something that resembles or harmonizes with | - |
(noun) a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete | - |
(noun) a pair of people who live together | Synonyms: couple, mates |
(noun) a person who is of equal standing with another in a group | Synonyms: compeer, equal, peer |
(noun) a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect | Synonyms: catch |
(noun) the score needed to win a match | - |
midwatch | (noun) a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) | Synonyms: graveyard watch, middle watch, night watch |
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mismatch | (noun) a bad or unsuitable match | - |
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nautch | (noun) an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls | Synonyms: nauch, nautch dance |
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notch | (noun) a small cut | Synonyms: nick, snick |
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(noun) a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface | - |
(noun) the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks | Synonyms: mountain pass, pass |
(noun) a V-shaped indentation | - |
nuthatch | (noun) any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects | Synonyms: nutcracker |
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overwatch | (noun) surveillence by a unit within a video game which would cause the unit to make an action in response to an enemy unit's action | - |
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patch | (noun) a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole | - |
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(noun) sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) | Synonyms: darn, mend |
(noun) a protective cloth covering for an injured eye | Synonyms: eyepatch |
(noun) a connection intended to be used for a limited time | Synonyms: temporary hookup |
(noun) a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body | Synonyms: bandage |
(noun) a small contrasting part of something | Synonyms: dapple, fleck, maculation, speckle, spot |
(noun) a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program | - |
(noun) a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation | Synonyms: plot, plot of ground, plot of land |
(noun) a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition | Synonyms: piece, spell, while |
pitch | (noun) the action or manner of throwing something | - |
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(noun) an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump | Synonyms: auction pitch |
(noun) a high approach shot in golf | Synonyms: pitch shot |
(noun) the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it | Synonyms: delivery |
(noun) abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) | Synonyms: lurch, pitching |
(noun) the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration | - |
(noun) degree of deviation from a horizontal plane | Synonyms: rake, slant |
(noun) promotion by means of an argument and demonstration | Synonyms: sales pitch, sales talk |
(noun) a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk) | - |
(noun) a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer | Synonyms: soccer field |
(noun) any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue | Synonyms: tar |
potlatch | (noun) a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment) | - |
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ratch | (noun) mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction | Synonyms: rachet, ratchet |
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rematch | (noun) something (especially a game) that is played again | Synonyms: replay |
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retch | (noun) an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting | Synonyms: heave |
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rewatch | (noun) to watch a show or television one more time | - |
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scotch | (noun) a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) | Synonyms: score |
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scratch | (noun) an indication of damage | Synonyms: mark, scar, scrape |
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(noun) (golf) a handicap of zero strokes | - |
(noun) poor handwriting | Synonyms: cacography, scrawl, scribble |
(noun) a harsh noise made by scraping | Synonyms: scrape, scraping, scratching |
(noun) dry mash for poultry | Synonyms: chicken feed |
(noun) a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game | Synonyms: scratch line, start, starting line |
(noun) a competitor who has withdrawn from competition | - |
(noun) informal terms for money | Synonyms: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum |
(noun) a depression scratched or carved into a surface | Synonyms: dent, incision, prick, slit |
(noun) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off | Synonyms: abrasion, excoriation, scrape |
sketch | (noun) preliminary drawing for later elaboration | Synonyms: study |
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(noun) short descriptive summary (of events) | Synonyms: resume, survey |
(noun) a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine | Synonyms: cartoon |
(noun) a brief literary description | Synonyms: vignette |
snatch | (noun) the act of catching an object with the hands | Synonyms: catch, grab, snap |
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(noun) a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion | - |
(noun) (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment | Synonyms: kidnapping |
(noun) obscene terms for female genitals | Synonyms: cunt, puss, pussy, slit, twat |
(noun) a small fragment | Synonyms: bit |
snitch | (noun) someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police | Synonyms: canary, fink, sneak, sneaker, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon |
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splotch | (noun) an irregularly shaped spot | Synonyms: blotch, splodge |
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stitch | (noun) a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing | - |
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(noun) a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running | - |
stopwatch | (noun) a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race) | Synonyms: stop watch |
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stretch | (noun) exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent | Synonyms: stretching |
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(noun) the act of physically reaching or thrusting out | Synonyms: reach, reaching |
(noun) extension to or beyond the ordinary limit | - |
(noun) a straightaway section of a racetrack | - |
(noun) the capacity for being stretched | Synonyms: stretchability, stretchiness |
(noun) a large and unbroken expanse or distance | - |
(noun) an unbroken period of time during which you do something | Synonyms: stint |
swatch | (noun) a sample piece of cloth | - |
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switch | (noun) the act of changing one thing or position for another | Synonyms: shift, switching |
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(noun) a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other | - |
(noun) a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment | - |
(noun) control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit | Synonyms: electric switch, electrical switch |
(noun) railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock | - |
(noun) hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure | - |
(noun) an event in which one thing is substituted for another | Synonyms: permutation, replacement, substitution, transposition |
thatch | (noun) a house roof made with a plant material (as straw) | Synonyms: thatched roof |
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(noun) hair resembling thatched roofing material | - |
(noun) plant stalks used as roofing material | - |
twitch | (noun) a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition | Synonyms: twitching, vellication |
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vetch | (noun) any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants | - |
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watch | (noun) a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe | Synonyms: vigil |
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(noun) the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) | Synonyms: vigil |
(noun) a small portable timepiece | Synonyms: ticker |
(noun) a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | Synonyms: lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter |
(noun) a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty | - |
(noun) the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty | - |
whipstitch | (noun) a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally | Synonyms: whipping, whipstitching |
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witch | (noun) a female sorcerer or magician | Synonyms: enchantress |
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(noun) a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil | - |
(noun) an ugly evil-looking old woman | Synonyms: beldam, beldame, crone, hag |
(noun) a believer in Wicca | Synonyms: Wiccan |
wretch | (noun) someone you feel sorry for | Synonyms: poor devil |
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(noun) performs some wicked deed | - |
wristwatch | (noun) a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist | Synonyms: wrist watch |
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