aircraftman | (noun) a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force | Synonyms: aircraftsman |
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basketmaker | (noun) someone skilled in weaving baskets | Synonyms: basketweaver |
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batman | (noun) an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer | - |
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bitmap | (noun) an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels | Synonyms: electronic image |
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boatman | (noun) someone who drives or rides in a boat | Synonyms: boater, waterman |
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boatmanship | (noun) skill in handling boats | - |
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bootmaker | (noun) a maker of boots | Synonyms: boot maker |
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cabinetmaker | (noun) a woodworker who specializes in making furniture | Synonyms: furniture maker |
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cabinetmaking | (noun) the craft of a joiner | Synonyms: joinery |
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costmary | (noun) leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings | - |
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(noun) tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum | Synonyms: alecost, balsam herb, bible leaf, Chrysanthemum balsamita, mint geranium, Tanacetum balsamita |
directmate | (noun) A type of problem where White, moving first, is required to checkmate Black in a specified number of moves against any defence. | - |
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dustman | (noun) someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse | Synonyms: garbage carter, garbage collector, garbage hauler, garbage man, garbageman, refuse collector |
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flatmate | (noun) an associate who shares an apartment with you | - |
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footman | (noun) a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores | - |
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footmark | (noun) a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface | Synonyms: footprint, step |
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garmentmaker | (noun) a person who makes garments | Synonyms: dressmaker, garment-worker, garment worker |
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harvestman | (noun) spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs | Synonyms: daddy longlegs, Phalangium opilio |
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hatmaker | (noun) someone who makes and sells hats | Synonyms: hatter, milliner, modiste |
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hitman | (noun) a professional killer who uses a gun | Synonyms: gun, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, shooter, torpedo, triggerman |
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liftman | (noun) a man employed to operate an elevator | Synonyms: elevator boy, elevator man |
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mahatma | (noun) (Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage | - |
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maltman | (noun) a maker of malt | Synonyms: maltster |
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matman | (noun) combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground | Synonyms: grappler, wrestler |
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meatman | (noun) a retailer of meat | Synonyms: butcher |
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merchantman | (noun) a cargo ship | Synonyms: bottom, freighter, merchant ship |
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mintmark | (noun) a mark on a coin that identifies the mint where it was produced | - |
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mortmain | (noun) the oppressive influence of past events or decisions | Synonyms: dead hand, dead hand of the past |
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(noun) real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation) | Synonyms: dead hand |
netmail | (verb) communicate electronically on the computer | Synonyms: e-mail, email |
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nightmare | (noun) a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream | - |
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(noun) a situation resembling a terrifying dream | Synonyms: incubus |
nightmarish | (adjective) extremely alarming | Synonyms: bloodcurdling, hair-raising |
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nightmarishness | (noun) The property of being extremely bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying; resembling a nightmare. | Synonyms: hellishness |
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outmaneuver | (verb) defeat by more skillful maneuvering | Synonyms: outmanoeuvre, outsmart |
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outmanoeuvre | (verb) defeat by more skillful maneuvering | Synonyms: outmaneuver, outsmart |
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outmarch | (verb) march longer distances and for a longer time than | - |
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outmatch | (verb) be or do something to a greater degree | Synonyms: exceed, outdo, outgo, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass |
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pitman | (noun) someone who works in a coal mine | Synonyms: coal miner, collier |
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portmanteau | (noun) a large travelling bag made of stiff leather | Synonyms: Gladstone, Gladstone bag |
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(noun) a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings | Synonyms: blend, portmanteau word |
postman | (noun) a man who delivers the mail | Synonyms: carrier, letter carrier, mail carrier, mailman |
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postmark | (noun) a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing | - |
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(verb) stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing | Synonyms: frank |
postmaster | (noun) the person in charge of a post office | - |
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potman | (noun) a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores | Synonyms: potboy |
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printmaker | (noun) an artist who designs and makes prints | Synonyms: graphic artist |
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printmaking | (noun) artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens | - |
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raftman | (noun) someone who travels by raft | Synonyms: rafter, raftsman |
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scoutmaster | (noun) the leader of a troop of Scouts | - |
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selectman | (noun) a male elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns | - |
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shirtmaker | (noun) a maker of shirts | - |
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tentmaker | (noun) someone who makes or repairs tents | - |
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toastmaster | (noun) the person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a banquet | Synonyms: symposiarch |
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