6 Letter 15 Letter Countdown Words Ending With K

ARK (7) [noun] A large box with a flat lid. | [noun] Noah's Ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge. | [noun] Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge ASK (7) [noun] An act or instance of asking. | [noun] Something asked or asked for. | [noun] An asking price. | [noun] An eft; newt. AUK (7) [noun] Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae. DAK (8) [noun] A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers. ELK (7) [noun] Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes). | [noun] The European wild, whistling, or common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus). ICK (9) [interjection] An exclamation of disgust | [noun] Something distasteful or physically unpleasant to touch. | [adjective] Icky; distasteful or unpleasant. | [noun] Ichthyophthiriasis, a parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate Ichthyophthirius. ILK (7) [noun] A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. | [adjective] Very; same. INK (7) [noun] A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc. | [noun] A particular type, color or container of this fluid. | [noun] The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy. IRK (7) [verb] To irritate; annoy; bother LEK (7) [noun] An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display | [verb] To take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek | [verb] To play | [noun] The currency unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka OAK (7) [noun] A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus. | [noun] The wood of the oak. | [noun] A rich brown colour, like that of oak wood. TSK (7) WOK (10) [noun] A large, oriental, round-bottomed cooking pan. | [verb] To prepare oriental cuisine using a wok. YAK (10) [noun] An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane. | [noun] A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip. | [noun] A laugh. | [noun] A kayak. YOK (10) [noun] A laugh, especially a loud or hearty one. | [verb] To laugh, especially loudly or uproariously | [noun] A non-Jew; a Gentile. YUK (10) [noun] Something, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh. | [verb] To laugh exuberantly. | [interjection] An exuberant laugh. ZEK (16)

AMOK (10) [adverb] In a violently raging or uncontrollable manner, typically used in the phrase "run amok." | [noun] A murderous frenzy, especially one attributed to a Malay warrior. ARAK (8) [noun] A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Middle East | [noun] The toothbrush tree, Salvadora persica. BACK (12) [noun] The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. | [noun] That which is farthest away from the front. | [noun] Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back. | [noun] A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc. BALK (10) [noun] An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. | [noun] The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation. | [noun] Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks". | [verb] To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring. BANK (10) [noun] An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs. | [noun] A branch office of such an institution. | [noun] An underwriter or controller of a card game; also banque. | [noun] An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse. | [noun] A row or panel of items stored or grouped together. | [noun] A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars. BARK (10) [noun] The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals. | [noun] An abrupt loud vocal utterance. | [verb] To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). | [noun] The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree. | [noun] A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge. BASK (10) [verb] To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat. | [verb] To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in"). BEAK (10) [noun] Anatomical uses. | [noun] Figurative uses. | [noun] Colloquial uses. BECK (12) [noun] A stream or small river. | [noun] A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, especially as a call or command. | [verb] To nod or motion with the head. | [noun] A vat. | [noun] Anatomical uses. BILK (10) [noun] The spoiling of someone's score in the crib. | [noun] A deception, a hoax. | [noun] A cheat or swindler. BIRK (10) BISK (10) [noun] A rich soup made from shellfish or meat. | [noun] A type of hard, twice-baked biscuit or rusk. BOCK (12) [noun] A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption. BONK (10) [noun] A bump on the head. | [noun] Any minor collision or random meeting. | [noun] An act of sexual intercourse. BOOK (10) [noun] A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. | [noun] A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book. | [noun] A major division of a long work. | [verb] To reserve (something) for future use. | [verb] (with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven. BOSK (10) [noun] A small wooded area or thicket. | [noun] A small bush or shrub. BUCK (12) [noun] A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret and shad. | [noun] An uncastrated sheep, a ram. | [noun] A young buck; an adventurous, impetuous, dashing, or high-spirited young man. | [verb] To bend; buckle. | [noun] The beech tree. | [noun] Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed. BULK (10) [noun] Size, specifically, volume. | [noun] Any huge body or structure. | [noun] The major part of something. BUNK (10) [noun] One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers. | [noun] A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other. | [noun] A cot. | [noun] Bunkum; senseless talk, nonsense. | [verb] To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually as in 'to bunk off'). BUSK (10) [noun] A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it. | [noun] (by extension) A corset. | [noun] A kind of linen. | [verb] To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. | [verb] To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport CALK (10) [noun] A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent it slipping. | [noun] A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging | [verb] To make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so fill the crevice. CARK (10) [noun] A noxious or corroding worry. | [noun] The state of being filled with worry. | [verb] To be filled with worry, solicitude, or troubles. | [verb] To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight. | [verb] See cark it. CASK (10) [noun] A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. | [noun] A casket; a small box for jewels. | [verb] To put into a cask. COCK (12) [noun] A male bird, especially: | [noun] A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing. | [noun] The hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism. | [noun] (where it is still sometimes used) Vulva, vagina. | [noun] A small conical pile of hay. | [noun] Abbreviation of cock-boat, a type of small boat. | [proper noun] A corruption of the word God, used in oaths. CONK (10) [noun] A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell. | [noun] The shell of this sea animal. | [noun] A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet. | [noun] A hairstyle involving the chemical straightening and styling of kinky hair. | [verb] (often with out) To fail or show signs of failing, cease operating, break down, become unconscious. COOK (10) [noun] A person who prepares food. | [noun] The head cook of a manor house | [noun] The degree or quality of cookedness of food | [verb] To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients. | [verb] To make the noise of the cuckoo. | [verb] To throw. CORK (10) [noun] The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material. | [noun] A bottle stopper made from this or any other material. | [noun] An angling float, also traditionally made of oak cork. | [noun] An aerialist maneuver involving a rotation where the rider goes heels over head, with the board overhead. CUSK (10) [noun] A marine cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, Brosme brosme. DANK (9) [noun] Moisture; humidity; water. | [adjective] Dark, damp and humid. | [adjective] (of marijuana) Highly potent. | [verb] To moisten, dampen; used of mist, dew etc. | [noun] A small silver coin formerly used in Persia. DARK (9) [adjective] Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. | [adjective] (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light. | [adjective] Hidden, secret, obscure. | [noun] A complete or (more often) partial absence of light. | [verb] To grow or become dark, darken. DAWK (12) DECK (11) [noun] Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. | [noun] The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. | [noun] A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane. | [verb] (sometimes with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance DESK (9) [noun] A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath. | [noun] A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also (especially in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for the clerical profession. | [noun] A department of a newspaper tasked with covering a particular geographical region or aspect of the news. DHAK (12) DICK (11) [noun] A male person. | [noun] The penis. | [noun] A highly contemptible person; a jerk. | [noun] A detective. | [noun] A declaration. | [numeral] Ten in Cumbrian sheep counting DINK (9) [noun] A soft drop shot. | [noun] A light chip; a chipped pass or shot | [verb] To play a soft drop shot. | [noun] A ride on the crossbar or handlebars of a bicycle. | [noun] A North Vietnamese soldier. | [noun] Double Income No Kids - a childless couple with two jobs. | [noun] Hard work, especially one's share of a task. | [noun] A penis. | [adjective] Finely dressed, elegant; neat. | [adjective] Not making a requisite amount of progress in one's qualifications. DIRK (9) [noun] A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade. | [noun] (Midwest US) A penis; dork. | [noun] (Midwest US) A socially unacceptable person; an oddball. DISK (9) [noun] A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object. | [noun] Something resembling a disk. | [noun] An intervertebral disc DOCK (11) [noun] Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially common dock, and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash. | [noun] A burdock plant, or the leaves of that plant. | [noun] The fleshy root of an animal's tail. | [noun] A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port. | [noun] Part of a courtroom where the accused sits. | [verb] To pierce with holes, as pricking pastry or dough with a fork to prevent excessive rising in the oven. DORK (9) [noun] A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade. | [noun] (Midwest US) A penis; dork. | [noun] (Midwest US) A socially unacceptable person; an oddball. DREK (9) [noun] Trash; worthless merchandise. DUCK (11) [verb] To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something. | [verb] To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something. | [verb] To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw. | [noun] An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet. | [noun] A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth. | [noun] A term of endearment; pet; darling. DUNK (9) DUSK (9) [noun] A period of time at the end of day when the sun is below the horizon but before the full onset of night, especially the darker part of twilight. | [noun] A darkish colour. | [verb] To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk. FECK (13) [noun] Effect, value; vigor. | [noun] The greater or larger part. | [verb] To throw. | [verb] Fuck. FINK (11) [noun] A contemptible person. | [noun] An informer. | [noun] A strikebreaker. | [verb] To ponder, to go over in one's head. | [noun] Any of several birds in the family Ploceidae native to southern Africa. FLAK (11) [noun] Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells. | [noun] Anti-aircraft shell fire. | [noun] Adverse criticism. FOLK (11) [noun] A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation. | [noun] The inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants. | [noun] (plural: folks) One’s relatives, especially one’s parents. FORK (11) [noun] A pronged tool having a long straight handle, used for digging, lifting, throwing etc. | [noun] A pronged tool for use in the garden; a smaller hand fork for weeding etc., or larger for turning over the soil. | [noun] A gallows. | [noun] The bottom of a sump into which the water of a mine drains. FUCK (13) [noun] An act of sexual intercourse. | [noun] A sexual partner, especially a casual one. | [noun] A highly contemptible person. FUNK (11) [noun] Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor. | [noun] A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the one, and much syncopation. | [verb] To emit an offensive smell; to stink. | [noun] Spark. | [noun] Mental depression. GAWK (12) [noun] A cuckoo. | [noun] A fool; a simpleton; a stupid or clumsy person. | [verb] To stare or gape stupidly. GECK (11) GEEK (9) [noun] A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior. | [noun] A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun. | [noun] (by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers. | [noun] A look. GINK (9) [noun] (originally United States slang) A guy, a fellow, especially a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man. GOOK (9) [noun] A person of Far Eastern or Oceanian descent, especially a Vietnamese, Filipino, Chinese, Japanese or Korean person. | [noun] A foreigner, especially an enemy soldier in wartime. | [noun] Grime or mud. GOWK (12) [noun] A cuckoo. | [noun] A fool. | [verb] To make foolish; to stupefy. GUCK (11) [noun] The hybrid offspring of a goose and a duck | [noun] An unpleasant sticky substance; goo, gunk. GUNK (9) [noun] Dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance | [noun] A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock. | [noun] A member of the gunk subculture. HACK (13) [noun] A tool for chopping. | [noun] A hacking blow. | [noun] A gouge or notch made by such a blow. | [noun] A board which the falcon's food is placed on; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained. | [noun] A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired. | [noun] A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack. HAIK (11) [noun] A covering for the head and body worn by Arabs. HANK (11) [noun] A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope. | [noun] A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down. | [noun] Doubt, difficulty. HARK (11) [noun] (Scots) A whisper | [verb] To listen attentively; often used in the imperative. HAWK (14) [noun] A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle. | [noun] Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon | [noun] An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions. | [noun] A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard. | [verb] To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle. | [noun] A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat. HECK (13) [noun] Hell. | [interjection] Hell. | [noun] The bolt or latch of a door. HICK (13) [noun] An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. | [verb] To hiccup HOCK (13) [noun] A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines. | [noun] The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog. | [noun] Meat from that part of a food animal. | [noun] Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan. | [verb] To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly | [noun] To cough heavily, esp. causing uvular frication. HOLK (11) HONK (11) [noun] The sound produced by a typical car horn. | [noun] The cry of a goose. | [noun] A bad smell. | [noun] (racial slur) A Caucasian person. HOOK (11) [noun] A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. | [noun] A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook. | [noun] Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook. HOWK (14) HUCK (13) [noun] (Ultimate Frisbee) A long throw, generally at least half a field in length. | [noun] A drop or jump off a cliff or cornice. | [verb] To throw or chuck. | [noun] A person's hip. | [verb] To haggle in trading. HULK (11) [noun] A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of rigging and equipment, and often put to other uses such as storage or accommodation. | [noun] Any large ship that is difficult to maneuver. | [noun] A large structure with a dominating presence. | [verb] To remove the entrails of; to disembowel. HUNK (11) [noun] A large or dense piece of something. | [noun] A sexually attractive boy or man, especially one who is muscular. | [noun] A record of differences between almost contiguous portions of two files (or other sources of information). Differences that are widely separated by areas which are identical in both files would not be part of a single hunk. Differences that are separated by small regions which are identical in both files may comprise a single hunk. Patches are made up of hunks. | [noun] A goal or base in children's games. HUSK (11) [noun] The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside | [noun] Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something | [noun] The supporting frame of a run of millstones. | [noun] An infection in cattle caused by a species of Dictyocaulus or lungworm JACK (17) [noun] A coarse mediaeval coat of defence, especially one made of leather. | [noun] A man. | [noun] A device or utensil. | [noun] The edible fruit of the Asian tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus); also the tree itself. | [noun] A home run. JAUK (15) JERK (15) [noun] A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body. | [noun] A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake. | [noun] A dull or stupid person. | [noun] A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade. JINK (15) [noun] A quick evasive turn. | [verb] To make a quick evasive turn. | [verb] To cause a vehicle to make a quick evasive turn. JOCK (17) [noun] A common man. | [noun] A Scotsman. | [noun] The penis. | [verb] To masturbate JOUK (15) [verb] To play dance music, or to dance, in a juke | [verb] To hit | [verb] To stab JUNK (15) [noun] Discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash. | [noun] A collection of miscellaneous items of little value. | [noun] Any narcotic drug, especially heroin. | [noun] A Chinese sailing vessel. KECK (14) [verb] To retch or heave as if to vomit. | [noun] The cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris). | [noun] (Manx) animal dung KEEK (12) [noun] A look, especially a quick one; a peek. | [verb] To peek; peep. KICK (14) [noun] A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee. | [noun] The action of swinging a foot or leg. | [noun] Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing. | [verb] To die. KINK (12) [noun] A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying. | [verb] To laugh loudly. | [verb] To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing. | [noun] A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc. KIRK (12) [noun] A church. KONK (12) KOOK (12) [noun] An eccentric, strange or crazy person. | [noun] (kiteboarding, wakeboarding) A boardsport participant who lacks style or skill; a newbie who acts as if they are better at the sport than they are. KYAK (15) LACK (10) [noun] A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy. | [noun] A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want. | [verb] To be without, to need, to require. LANK (8) [verb] To become lank. | [adjective] Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. | [adjective] Meagre, paltry, scant in quantity. LARK (8) [noun] Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. | [noun] Any of various similar-appearing birds, but usually ground-living, such as the meadowlark and titlark. | [noun] (by extension) One who wakes early; one who is up with the larks. | [noun] A romp, frolic, some fun. LEAK (8) [noun] A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. | [noun] The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture. | [noun] A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret. LEEK (8) [noun] The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. | [noun] Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild. LICK (10) [noun] The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue. | [noun] The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick. | [noun] A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue. LINK (8) [noun] Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action. | [noun] (by extension) An address, URL, or program that defines a hyperlink's function. | [noun] A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas. | [noun] A torch, used to light dark streets. | [verb] To skip or trip along smartly; to go quickly. LOCK (10) [noun] Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination. | [noun] (by extension) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource. | [noun] A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels. | [noun] A tuft or length of hair, wool etc. LOOK (8) LUCK (10) [noun] Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one. | [noun] A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success. | [noun] Success. LUNK (8) [noun] A fool; an idiot; a lunkhead. LURK (8) [noun] The act of lurking. | [noun] A swindle. | [verb] To remain concealed in order to ambush. MACK (12) [noun] An individual skilled in the art of seduction using verbal skills. | [verb] To act as pimp; to pander. | [verb] To seduce or flirt with. | [noun] A raincoat or mackintosh. | [noun] An element of a ship's superstructure which places the function of a ship's mast on its exhaust stack, adding the skeletal supporting structure to the smokestack to support the mast's complement of functions. MARK (10) [noun] (heading) Boundary, land within a boundary. | [noun] (heading) Characteristic, sign, visible impression. | [noun] (heading) Indicator of position, objective etc. | [noun] A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz. | [verb] To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does. MASK (10) [noun] A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection. | [noun] That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge. | [noun] A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade | [noun] A mesh. | [noun] Mash. | [verb] To bewilder; confuse. MEEK (10) [verb] (of horses) To tame; to break. | [adjective] Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing. | [adjective] Submissive, dispirited. MERK (10) MICK (12) [noun] An Irishman | [noun] A Catholic, particularly of Irish descent. | [adjective] Easy. MILK (10) [noun] A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt. | [noun] A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, and/or soy beans. Also called non-dairy milk. | [noun] An individual serving of milk. | [verb] To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow). MINK (10) [noun] (plural mink or minks) Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neovison vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola). | [noun] (plural mink) The fur or pelt of a mink, used to make apparel. | [noun] (plural minks) An article of clothing made of mink. MIRK (10) [noun] Archaic spelling of murk. | [verb] Archaic spelling of murk. | [adjective] Dark, murky MOCK (12) [noun] An imitation, usually of lesser quality. | [noun] Mockery, the act of mocking. | [noun] A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam. MONK (10) [noun] A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service. | [noun] In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally. | [noun] A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit. | [noun] A monkey. MOSK (10) MUCK (12) [noun] (slimy) mud, sludge. | [noun] Soft (or slimy) manure. | [noun] Anything filthy or vile. Dirt; something that makes another thing dirty. MURK (10) [adjective] Dark, murky | [noun] Darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment. | [verb] To make murky or be murky; to cloud or obscure, or to be clouded or obscured. | [verb] To murder or seriously injure. MUSK (10) [noun] A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes. | [noun] A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet. | [noun] A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above. NARK (8) [noun] A police spy or informer. | [noun] An unpleasant person, especially one who makes things difficult for others. | [verb] To watch; to observe. | [noun] A narcotics squad police officer. NECK (10) [noun] The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. | [noun] The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts. | [noun] The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck. NEUK (8) NICK (10) [noun] A small cut in a surface. | [noun] Senses connoting something small. | [noun] Often in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state. | [verb] To give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style. | [noun] A nix or nixie. NOCK (10) [noun] Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring. | [noun] The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring. | [noun] The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail. NOOK (8) [noun] A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove. | [noun] A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat. | [noun] A recess, cove or hollow. OINK (8) [noun] The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof. | [verb] Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound. | [interjection] Representing the sound made by a pig. PACK (12) [noun] A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale. | [noun] A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack | [noun] A multitude. | [verb] (physical) To put or bring things together in a limited or confined space, especially for storage or transport. PAIK (10) PARK (10) [noun] An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation. | [noun] A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region. | [noun] An area used for specific purposes. PEAK (10) [noun] A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. | [noun] The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period. | [noun] The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point. | [verb] To become sick or wan. | [noun] Wampum. PECK (12) [noun] An act of striking with a beak. | [noun] A small kiss. | [verb] To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird). | [noun] One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts. | [verb] To throw. | [noun] Discoloration caused by fungus growth or insects. PEEK (10) [verb] To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. | [verb] To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place. | [verb] To retrieve (a value) from a memory address. PERK (10) [noun] Perquisite. | [noun] A bonus ability that a player character can acquire; a permanent power-up. | [noun] A percolator, particularly of coffee. | [verb] To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of. | [verb] To peer; to look inquisitively. | [verb] To perch. PICK (12) [noun] A tool used for digging; a pickaxe. | [noun] A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock. | [noun] A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair. PINK (10) [noun] The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus. | [noun] A young Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, before it becomes a smolt; a parr. | [noun] A narrow boat. | [noun] A stab. | [noun] Any of various flowers in the genus Dianthus, sometimes called carnations. | [verb] Of a motor car, to emit a high "pinking" noise, usually as a result of ill-set ignition timing for the fuel used (in a spark ignition engine). | [verb] To wink; to blink. | [noun] Any of various lake pigments or dyes in yellow, yellowish green, or brown shades made with plant coloring and a metallic oxide base. POCK (12) [noun] A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease. | [noun] Any pit, especially one formed as a scar | [verb] To scar or mark with pits PORK (10) [noun] The meat of a pig; swineflesh. | [noun] Funding proposed or requested by a member of Congress for special interests or his or her constituency as opposed to the good of the country as a whole. | [verb] (usually of a male) To have sex with (someone). PUCK (12) [noun] A mischievous or hostile spirit. | [noun] A hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game. | [noun] An object shaped like a puck. | [noun] (rural) billy goat PUNK (10) [noun] A person used for sex, particularly: | [noun] A worthless person, particularly: | [noun] Short for punk rock, a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums. | [noun] Any material used as tinder for lighting fires, such as agaric, dried wood, or touchwood, but especially wood altered by certain fungi. RACK (10) [noun] A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other | [noun] Any of various kinds of frame for holding luggage or other objects on a vehicle or vessel. | [noun] A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits. | [verb] To stretch a person's joints. | [noun] Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapour in the sky. | [verb] To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs. | [noun] A fast amble. | [noun] A wreck; destruction. | [noun] A young rabbit, or its skin. | [noun] A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Middle East RANK (8) [adjective] Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things). | [adjective] Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross. | [adjective] Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric. | [noun] A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers [the corresponding term for the perpendicular columns in such a pattern is "file"]. RECK (10) [verb] To make account of; to care for; to heed, regard, consider. | [verb] To concern, to be important or earnest. | [verb] To think. REEK (8) [noun] A strong unpleasant smell. | [noun] Vapour; steam; smoke; fume. | [verb] To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell. | [noun] A hill; a mountain. RICK (10) [noun] Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch. | [noun] A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length; also used as a measure of wood, typically four by eight feet. | [verb] To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks. | [verb] To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc. | [noun] A brand new (naive) boot camp inductee. RINK (8) [noun] A man, especially a warrior or hero. | [noun] A ring; a circle. | [noun] A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling. RISK (8) [noun] A possible adverse event or outcome | [noun] The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event. | [noun] The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event. ROCK (10) [noun] A formation of minerals, specifically: | [noun] A large hill or island having no vegetation. | [noun] Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another. | [noun] An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway. | [noun] A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals. | [noun] Distaff. | [noun] An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend. ROOK (8) [noun] A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family. | [noun] A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays. | [noun] A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name. | [noun] A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling. | [noun] A rookie. | [noun] Mist; fog; roke | [verb] To squat; to ruck. | [verb] Pronunciation spelling of look. RUCK (10) [noun] A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack. | [noun] In Australian rules football | [noun] The situation formed when a player carrying the ball is brought to the ground and one or more members of each side are engaged above the ball, trying to win possession of it; a loose scrum. | [noun] A crease, a wrinkle, a pucker, as on fabric. | [verb] To cower or huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs. | [noun] An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend. | [noun] A rucksack; a large backpack. | [noun] A small heifer. RUSK (8) [noun] A rectangular, hard, dry biscuit | [noun] A twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback) | [noun] A weaning food for children SACK (10) [noun] A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel. | [noun] The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds). | [noun] The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city. | [noun] A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry. | [noun] A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid. | [noun] A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid. SANK (8) [verb] (heading, physical) To move or be moved into something. | [verb] (heading, social) To diminish or be diminished. | [verb] To conceal and appropriate. SARK (8) [noun] A shirt. | [verb] To cover with sarking, or thin boards. SEEK (8) [noun] The operation of navigating through a stream. | [verb] To try to find; to look for; to search for. | [verb] To ask for; to solicit; to beseech. SICK (10) [noun] Sick people in general as a group. | [noun] Vomit. | [verb] To vomit. | [verb] To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs. SILK (8) [noun] A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider). | [noun] A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers. | [noun] Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes. SINK (8) [noun] A basin used for holding water for washing. | [noun] A drain for carrying off wastewater. | [noun] A sinkhole. SOAK (8) [noun] An immersion in water etc. | [noun] A drunkard. | [noun] A carouse; a drinking session. SOCK (10) [noun] A knitted or woven covering for the foot. | [noun] A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors. | [noun] A color pattern (usually white) on a cat's or dog's lower leg that is different from the color pattern on the rest of the animal. | [noun] A violent blow; a punch. | [noun] A ploughshare. | [noun] An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket). SOOK (8) [verb] To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). | [verb] To perform such an action; to feed from a breast or teat. | [verb] To put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a mother etc.) to draw in milk. | [noun] Familiar name for a calf. | [noun] A crybaby, a complainer, a whinger; a shy or timid person, a wimp; a coward. | [noun] A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods. | [noun] A mature female Chesapeake Bay blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. SOUK (8) [noun] A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods. SPIK (10) SUCK (10) [noun] An instance of drawing something into one's mouth by inhaling. | [noun] Milk drawn from the breast. | [noun] A weak, self-pitying person; a person who refuses to go along with others, especially out of spite; a crybaby or sore loser. SULK (8) [noun] A state of sulking. | [verb] To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn. | [noun] A furrow. SUNK (8) [verb] (heading, physical) To move or be moved into something. | [verb] (heading, social) To diminish or be diminished. | [verb] To conceal and appropriate. TACK (10) [noun] A small nail with a flat head. | [noun] A thumbtack. | [noun] A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth. | [verb] To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head). | [noun] A stain; a tache. | [noun] That which is tacky; something cheap and gaudy. TALK (8) [verb] To communicate, usually by means of speech. | [verb] To discuss; to talk about. | [verb] To speak (a certain language). | [noun] A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal. TANK (8) [noun] A closed container for liquids or gases. | [noun] An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids. | [noun] A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial. | [noun] A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight. | [verb] To stand; to tolerate. TASK (8) [noun] A piece of work done as part of one’s duties. | [noun] A difficult or tedious undertaking. | [noun] An objective. | [noun] Second sight; the involuntary ability of seeing the future or distant events. TEAK (8) [noun] An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.). | [noun] A tree of the species in the genus Tectona | [noun] A yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood. TICK (10) [noun] A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. | [noun] A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery. | [noun] A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement. | [noun] Ticking. | [noun] Credit, trust. | [noun] (place names) A goat. TOOK (8) [verb] To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force. | [verb] To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc). | [verb] To remove. TREK (8) [noun] A journey by ox wagon. | [noun] The Boer migration of 1835-1837. | [noun] A slow or difficult journey. TUCK (10) [noun] An act of tucking; a pleat or fold. | [noun] A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece. | [noun] A curled position. | [noun] A rapier, a sword. | [noun] The beat of a drum. | [noun] Food, especially snack food. TURK (8) TUSK (8) [noun] One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar. | [noun] A small projection on a (tusk) tenon. | [noun] A tusk shell. | [noun] A fish, the torsk (Brosme brosme). WACK (13) [noun] An eccentric; an oddball; a weirdo. | [adjective] Egregious. | [adjective] Bad (not good), inauthentic, of an inferior quality, contemptible, lacking integrity, lame, or strange. WALK (11) [verb] To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run. | [verb] To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty. | [verb] Of an object, to go missing or be stolen. | [noun] A trip made by walking. WARK (11) WAUK (11) WEAK (11) [adjective] Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability. | [adjective] Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain. | [adjective] Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable. WEEK (11) [noun] Any period of seven consecutive days. | [noun] A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday. | [noun] A period of five days beginning with Monday. WICK (13) [noun] A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre/fiber, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such as melted tallow, wax, or the oil, delivering it to the base of the flame for conversion to gases and burning; any other length of material burned for illumination in small successive portions. | [noun] Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action, such as a strip of gauze placed in a wound to serve as a drain. | [noun] A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players' stones. | [noun] A village; hamlet; castle; dwelling; street; creek; bay; harbour; a place of work, jurisdiction, or exercise of authority. | [noun] Liveliness; life. | [noun] A corner of the mouth or eye. WINK (11) [noun] An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking. | [noun] A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks. | [noun] A brief time; an instant. | [noun] A disc used in the game of tiddlywinks. | [noun] (Chiefly British) Periwinkle. WONK (11) [noun] An overly studious person, particularly student. | [noun] (by extension) A policy wonk or other intellectual expert. WORK (11) [noun] (heading) Employment. | [noun] (heading) Effort. | [noun] Sustained effort to achieve a goal or result, especially overcoming obstacles. | [verb] To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers. YACK (13) [noun] A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip. | [noun] A laugh. | [noun] Vomit. | [noun] (possibly obsolete) An oak. YANK (11) [noun] A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force). | [noun] A masturbation session. | [verb] To pull (something) with a quick, strong action. | [noun] A Yankee. YELK (11) YERK (11) [noun] A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk. | [verb] To stab. | [verb] To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk. YEUK (11) YOCK (13) [noun] A laugh, especially a loud or hearty one. | [verb] To laugh, especially loudly or uproariously YOLK (11) [noun] The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young. | [noun] The grease in a sheep's fleece. YUCK (13) [noun] Something disgusting. | [noun] The sound made by a laugh. | [interjection] Uttered to indicate disgust usually toward an objectionable taste or odour. | [verb] To itch. ZERK (17) ZONK (17) [noun] An unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as a prize in a contest or game show (such as Let's Make a Deal). | [noun] A feeling of a drug taking hold. | [verb] To hit hard .

ABACK (13) [adverb] Towards the back or rear; backwards. | [adverb] In the rear; a distance behind. | [adverb] By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage) | [noun] An abacus. ACOCK (13) [adjective] Tilted or turned to one side; awry. ALACK (11) [interjection] An expression of sorrow or mourning. AMUCK (13) [adverb] In a violently raging manner; in a state of frenzied attack or behavior. | [noun] A state of violent frenzy. APEAK (11) [adjective] On or at the peak; at the highest point or level. APEEK (11) BATIK (11) [noun] A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric. | [verb] To dye fabric using the wax-resist method. BAULK (11) [noun] An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. | [noun] The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation. | [noun] Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks". BLACK (13) [noun] The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed. | [noun] A black dye or pigment. | [noun] A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment. BLANK (11) [noun] A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence . | [noun] A nonplus . | [noun] The white spot in the centre of a target; hence the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim . BLEAK (11) [adjective] Without color; pale; pallid. | [adjective] Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds. | [adjective] Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate. | [noun] A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae. BLINK (11) [noun] The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again. | [noun] The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes. | [noun] A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis. BLOCK (13) [noun] A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. | [noun] A chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading. | [noun] A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets. BRANK (11) [noun] A scold's bridle; an iron framework fitted over the head as a punishment for gossip or slander. | [verb] To restrain or silence with a brank. BREAK (11) [noun] An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces. | [noun] A physical space that opens up in something or between two things. | [noun] A rest or pause, usually from work. | [noun] A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music. BRICK (13) [noun] A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building. | [noun] Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material. | [noun] Something shaped like a brick. BRINK (11) [noun] The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge. | [noun] The edge or border BRISK (11) [verb] (often with "up") To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate. | [adjective] Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action | [adjective] Full of spirit of life; effervescing BROCK (13) [noun] A male badger. | [noun] (possibly obsolete) A brocket, a stag between two and three years old. | [noun] A dirty, stinking fellow. BROOK (11) [verb] To use; enjoy; have the full employment of. | [verb] To earn; deserve. | [verb] To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an abstract noun as object). | [noun] A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream. BRUSK (11) CAULK (11) [noun] A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent it slipping. | [noun] A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging | [noun] Caulking. CHALK (14) [noun] A soft, white, powdery limestone. | [noun] A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum, that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard. | [noun] Tailor's chalk. CHARK (14) [verb] To char or burn; to reduce to charcoal. | [noun] Charred material or charcoal. CHECK (16) [noun] A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. | [noun] An inspection or examination. | [noun] A control; a limit or stop. | [verb] To inspect; to examine. | [noun] (usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern. CHEEK (14) [noun] The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. | [noun] (usually in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts. | [noun] Impudence. CHICK (16) [noun] A young bird. | [noun] A young chicken. | [noun] (term of endearment) A young child. | [noun] A screen or blind made of finely slit bamboo and twine, hung in doorways or windows. CHINK (14) [noun] A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack. | [noun] A chip or dent in something metallic. | [noun] A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system. | [noun] A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink. | [noun] A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying. | [noun] A person of perceived Chinese ethnicity. CHIRK (14) [verb] To make a shrill sound or chirp. | [verb] To cheer or encourage. CHOCK (16) [noun] Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling. | [noun] Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards each other, with a gap between where the line can be inserted. | [verb] To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch. | [noun] An encounter. | [verb] To make a dull sound. CHOOK (14) [noun] A chicken, especially a hen. | [noun] A cooked chicken; a chicken dressed for cooking. | [noun] A fool. CHUCK (16) [noun] Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal. | [noun] Food. | [noun] A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder. | [noun] A chicken, a hen. | [noun] A gentle touch or tap. | [noun] A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax. | [noun] A small pebble. CHUNK (14) [noun] A part of something that has been separated. | [noun] A representative portion of a substance, often large and irregular. | [noun] A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a bundle or cluster. CLACK (13) [noun] An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk. | [noun] Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve. | [noun] Chatter; prattle. CLANK (11) [noun] A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal. | [verb] To make a clanking sound | [verb] To cause to sound with a clank. CLEEK (11) [noun] A golf club with an iron head and a long shaft, used for long-distance shots. | [noun] A large hook or crook. CLERK (11) [noun] One who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. | [noun] A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs. | [noun] In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk). CLICK (13) [noun] A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand. | [noun] An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure. | [noun] Sound made by a dolphin. | [noun] A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand. | [noun] A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. | [verb] To snatch. CLINK (11) [noun] The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass. | [verb] To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another. | [verb] To rhyme. | [noun] A prison. | [verb] To clinch; to rivet. CLOAK (11) [noun] A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood. | [noun] A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical. | [noun] That which conceals; a disguise or pretext. CLOCK (13) [noun] An instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non-portable timepiece. | [noun] The odometer of a motor vehicle. | [noun] An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules. | [noun] A pattern near the heel of a sock or stocking. | [noun] A large beetle, especially the European dung beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius). | [verb] To make the sound of a hen; to cluck. CLONK (11) [noun] The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact. | [noun] A stick-like tool used to strike the surface of the water and produce a sound that causes nearby fish to attack the bait. | [verb] To make such a sound. CLUCK (13) [noun] The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks. | [noun] Any sound similar to this. | [noun] A kind of tongue click used to urge on a horse. CLUNK (11) [noun] A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact. | [noun] The sound of liquid coming out of a bottle, etc.; a glucking sound. | [verb] To make such a sound CRACK (13) [noun] A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. | [noun] A narrow opening. | [noun] A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack. | [adjective] Highly trained and competent. CRANK (11) [noun] A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. | [noun] The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft. | [noun] Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage. CREAK (11) [noun] The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking. | [verb] To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances. | [verb] To produce a creaking sound with. CREEK (11) [noun] A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats. | [noun] A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook. | [noun] Any turn or winding. CRICK (13) [noun] A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. (Compare catch.) | [noun] A small jackscrew. | [verb] To develop a crick (cramp, spasm). | [noun] A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats. | [noun] The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it. CROAK (11) [noun] A faint, harsh sound made in the throat. | [noun] The cry of a frog or toad. (see also ribbit) | [noun] The harsh cry of various birds, such as the raven or corncrake, or other creatures. CROCK (13) [noun] A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container. | [noun] A piece of broken pottery, a shard. | [noun] A person who is physically limited by age, illness or injury. | [noun] The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut. CROOK (11) [noun] A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure. | [noun] A bending of the knee; a genuflection. | [noun] A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything). | [adjective] Bad, unsatisfactory, not up to standard. CRUCK (13) [noun] A sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs. | [verb] To make lame. | [noun] A vehicle that has features of both a car and a truck. DRANK (10) [noun] Dextromethorphan | [noun] A drink, usually alcoholic | [verb] To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. | [noun] Wild oats, or darnel grass. DRECK (12) [noun] Trash; worthless merchandise. DRINK (10) [verb] To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. | [verb] (metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.). | [verb] To consume alcoholic beverages. | [noun] A beverage. DROUK (10) DRUNK (10) [verb] To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. | [verb] (metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.). | [verb] To consume alcoholic beverages. FLACK (14) [verb] To flutter; palpitate. | [verb] To hang loosely; flag. | [verb] To beat by flapping. | [noun] A publicist, a publicity agent. | [noun] Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells. FLANK (12) [noun] The flesh between the last rib and the hip; the side. | [noun] A cut of meat from the flank of an animal. | [noun] The extreme left or right edge of a military formation, army etc. FLASK (12) [noun] A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc. | [noun] A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask. | [noun] Laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes, normally having a narrow mouth of a standard size which widens to a flat or spherical base. FLECK (14) [noun] A flake | [noun] A lock, as of wool. | [noun] A small spot or streak; a speckle. FLICK (14) [noun] A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip. | [noun] A motion picture; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema. | [noun] A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target. FLOCK (14) [noun] A large number of birds, especially those gathered together for the purpose of migration. | [noun] A large number of animals, especially sheep or goats kept together. | [noun] Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd. | [noun] Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding. FLUNK (12) [verb] Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass. | [verb] Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade. | [verb] To shirk (a task or duty). FRANK (12) [noun] Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article). | [noun] The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found. | [verb] To place a frank on an envelope. | [noun] A hot dog or sausage. | [noun] The grey heron. | [noun] A pigsty. FREAK (12) [noun] A sudden change of mind | [noun] Someone or something that is markedly unusual or unpredictable. | [noun] A hippie. | [noun] A man, particularly a bold, strong, vigorous man. FRISK (12) [noun] A frolic; a fit of wanton gaiety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap. | [verb] To frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap. | [verb] To search somebody by feeling his or her body and clothing. FROCK (14) [noun] A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body. | [noun] An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals; a habit. | [noun] A sailor's jersey. | [noun] A frog. GLEEK (10) GREEK (10) [noun] An inhabitant, resident, or person of descent from Greece. | [noun] Unintelligible speech or text, such as foreign speech or text, or regarding subjects the listener is not familiar with, such as mathematics or technical jargon; or statements that the listener does not understand or agree with. | [noun] A member of a college fraternity or sorority, which are characterised by being named after Greek letters. (See also Greek system.) HACEK (14) [noun] A caron; a diacritical mark (ˇ) usually resembling an inverted circumflex, but in the cases of ď, Ľ, ľ, and ť resembling a prime (′) instead. HOICK (14) [noun] A wild hook shot played without style. | [noun] Sputum. | [verb] To play such a shot. KAIAK (13) KAMIK (15) KAPOK (15) [noun] A silky fibre obtained from the silk-cotton tree used for insulation and stuffing for pillows, mattresses, etc. KAYAK (16) [noun] A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck | [verb] To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak. | [verb] To traverse (a body of water) by kayak. KIOSK (13) [noun] A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc. | [noun] A similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc. | [noun] A public telephone booth. KNACK (15) [noun] A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something. | [noun] A petty contrivance; a toy. | [noun] Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity. KNOCK (15) [noun] Sudden fatigue as a result of glycogen depletion from not having taken in enough nutrition. | [noun] An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood. | [noun] A sharp impact. KOPEK (15) [noun] A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble. | [noun] A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia. KULAK (13) [noun] A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers. KYACK (18) MUJIK (18) PLACK (13) PLANK (11) [noun] A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick. | [noun] A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue. | [noun] Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time. PLINK (11) [noun] A short, high-pitched metallic or percussive sound. | [verb] To make a plink sound. | [verb] (with "out") To play a song or a portion of a song, usually on a percussion instrument such as a piano. PLONK (11) [noun] The sound of something solid landing. | [verb] To set or toss (something) down carelessly. | [verb] To automatically ignore a particular poster. | [noun] Cheap or inferior everyday wine. | [noun] A female police constable. PLUCK (13) [noun] An instance of plucking. | [noun] The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals. | [noun] Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence. PLUNK (11) [noun] The dull thud of something landing on a surface. | [noun] A large sum of money. | [noun] A dollar. PRANK (11) [noun] A practical joke or mischievous trick. | [noun] An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception. | [verb] To perform a practical joke on; to trick. PRICK (13) [noun] A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing. | [noun] An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. | [noun] A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point. | [verb] To pierce or puncture slightly. PRINK (11) [verb] To give a wink; to wink. | [noun] The act of adjusting dress or appearance; a sprucing up | [verb] To look, gaze. PULIK (11) [noun] One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat. QUACK (20) [noun] The sound made by a duck. | [verb] To make a noise like a duck. | [noun] A fraudulent healer or incompetent professional; especially, a doctor of medicine who makes false diagnoses or inappropriate treatment; an impostor who claims to have qualifications to practice medicine. QUARK (18) [noun] In the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic particle that forms matter. They combine to form hadrons, such as protons and neutrons. | [noun] (X Window System) An integer that uniquely identifies a text string. | [noun] A soft creamy cheese, eaten throughout northern, central, and eastern Europe, very similar to cottage cheese except that it is usually not made with rennet. | [noun] (Falkland Islands) The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax. QUICK (20) [noun] Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails. | [noun] Plants used in making a quickset hedge | [noun] The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling. QUIRK (18) [noun] An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone | [noun] An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit | [noun] A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge. REINK (9) SAMEK (11) SCULK (11) SHACK (14) [noun] A crude, roughly built hut or cabin. | [noun] Any poorly constructed or poorly furnished building. | [noun] The room from which a ham radio operator transmits. | [noun] Grain fallen to the ground and left after harvest. SHANK (12) [noun] The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle. | [noun] Meat from that part of an animal. | [noun] A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs. SHARK (12) [noun] A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head. | [verb] To fish for sharks. | [noun] Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion. | [verb] To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly. SHEIK (12) [noun] The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe. | [noun] An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order. | [noun] (some Arab Gulf countries) An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families. SHIRK (12) [noun] One who shirks, who avoids a duty or responsibility. | [verb] To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from. | [verb] To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away. | [noun] The unforgivable sin of idolatry. SHOCK (14) [noun] A sudden, heavy impact. | [noun] A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation. | [verb] To cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset. | [noun] An arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook. SHOOK (12) [noun] A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood. | [noun] The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together. | [verb] To pack (staves, etc.) in a shook. | [verb] To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. SHTIK (12) SHUCK (14) [noun] The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts). | [noun] A fraud; a scam. | [noun] A phony. SKINK (13) [noun] A shin of beef. | [noun] A soup or pottage made from a boiled shin of beef. | [noun] (by extension) Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a soup or pottage made using other ingredients. | [noun] A lizard of the family Scincidae, having small or reduced limbs or none at all and long tails that are regenerated when shed. | [noun] A drink. SKULK (13) [noun] A group of foxes. | [noun] A group of people seen as being fox-like (e.g. cunning, dishonest, or having nefarious plans). | [noun] The act of skulking. SKUNK (13) [noun] Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure. | [noun] A despicable person. | [noun] A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout. | [noun] A member of a hybrid skinhead and punk subculture. | [noun] Any of the strains of hybrids of Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica that may have THC levels exceeding those of typical hashish. SLACK (11) [noun] The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it. | [noun] A tidal marsh or shallow that periodically fills and drains. | [adjective] (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended. | [verb] To slacken. | [noun] A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place. | [noun] A valley, or small, shallow dell. | [noun] Small coal; coal dust. SLANK (9) SLEEK (9) [noun] That which makes smooth; varnish. | [verb] To make smooth or glossy; to polish or cause to be attractive. | [adjective] Having an even, smooth surface; smooth SLICK (11) [noun] A covering of liquid, particularly oil. | [noun] Someone who is clever and untrustworthy. | [noun] A tool used to make something smooth or even. | [noun] The finer portion of crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes. SLINK (9) [noun] A furtive sneaking motion. | [noun] The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf. | [noun] The meat of such a prematurely born animal. SLUNK (9) [verb] To sneak about furtively. | [verb] To give birth to an animal prematurely. | [noun] An animal, especially a calf, born prematurely or abortively. SMACK (13) [noun] A distinct flavor, especially if slight. | [noun] A slight trace of something; a smattering. | [noun] Heroin. | [noun] A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack | [noun] A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank. SMEEK (11) SMERK (11) SMIRK (11) [noun] An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful | [noun] A forced or affected smile; a simper | [verb] To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous. SMOCK (13) [noun] A type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or slip. | [noun] A blouse; a smock frock. | [noun] A loose garment worn as protection by a painter, etc. SNACK (11) [noun] A light meal. | [noun] An item of food eaten between meals. | [noun] A very sexy and attractive person. | [noun] A share; a part or portion. SNARK (9) [noun] Snide remarks. | [verb] To express oneself in a snarky fashion. | [verb] To snort. | [noun] A graph in which every node has three branches, and the edges cannot be coloured in fewer than four colours without two edges of the same colour meeting at a point. SNEAK (9) [noun] One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information. | [noun] A cheat; a con artist. | [noun] An informer; a tell-tale. SNECK (11) [noun] A latch or catch. | [noun] The nose. | [noun] A cut. SNICK (11) [noun] A small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch | [noun] A small cut or mark. | [noun] A knot or irregularity in yarn. | [noun] A sharp clicking sound. | [verb] To latch, to lock. SNOOK (9) [noun] A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes. | [noun] Any of various other ray-finned fishes in several families. | [verb] To fish for snook. | [noun] (as a gesture) A disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth. SNUCK (11) [verb] To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen. | [verb] To take something stealthily without permission. | [verb] (ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something. SPANK (11) [noun] An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap. | [noun] A slapping sound, as produced by spanking. | [verb] To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction. SPARK (11) [noun] A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire. | [noun] A short or small burst of electrical discharge. | [noun] A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle. | [noun] A gallant; a foppish young man. SPEAK (11) [noun] A low class bar, a speakeasy. | [noun] Language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group. | [noun] Speech, conversation. SPECK (13) [noun] A tiny spot, especially of dirt etc. | [noun] A very small thing; a particle; a whit. | [noun] A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States. | [noun] Fat; lard; fat meat. SPICK (13) SPOOK (11) [noun] A ghost or phantom. | [noun] A hobgoblin. | [noun] A scare or fright. SPUNK (11) [noun] A spark. | [noun] Touchwood; tinder. | [noun] A piece of tinder, sometimes impregnated with sulphur; a match. STACK (11) [noun] (heading) A pile. | [noun] A smokestack. | [noun] (heading) In computing. STALK (9) [noun] The stem or main axis of a plant, which supports the seed-carrying parts. | [noun] The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant. | [noun] Something resembling the stalk of a plant, such as the stem of a quill. | [noun] A particular episode of trying to follow or contact someone. | [noun] A haughty style of walking. STANK (9) [verb] To have a strong bad smell. | [verb] To be greatly inferior; to perform badly. | [verb] To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth. | [adjective] Foul-smelling, stinking, unclean. | [noun] Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water. | [adjective] Weak; worn out | [verb] To sigh. STARK (9) [adjective] Hard, firm; obdurate. | [adjective] Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather). | [adjective] Strong; vigorous; powerful. | [verb] To stiffen. STEAK (9) [noun] Beefsteak, a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling. | [noun] (by extension) A relatively large, thick slice or slab cut from another animal, a vegetable, etc. | [noun] (seafood) A slice of meat cut across the grain (perpendicular to the spine) from a fish. STEEK (9) STICK (11) [noun] An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. | [noun] Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance. | [noun] Material or objects attached to a stick or the like. | [noun] The traction of tires on the road surface. | [noun] Criticism or ridicule. STINK (9) [noun] A strong bad smell. | [noun] A complaint or objection. | [verb] To have a strong bad smell. STIRK (9) [noun] A yearling cow; a young bullock or heifer. STOCK (11) [noun] A store or supply. | [noun] The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder. | [noun] The raw material from which things are made; feedstock. | [noun] A thrust with a rapier; a stoccado. STOOK (9) [noun] A pile or bundle, especially of straw. | [noun] (specifically) A group of 6 or 8 sheaves of grain stacked to dry vertically in a rectangular arrangement at harvest time, obsolete since the advent of the combine harvester (mid 20th century). | [verb] To make stooks. STORK (9) [noun] A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae. | [noun] (children's folklore) The mythical bringer of babies to families, or good news. | [noun] The seventeenth Lenormand card. STUCK (11) [verb] To become or remain attached; to adhere. | [verb] To jam; to stop moving. | [verb] To tolerate, to endure, to stick with. | [noun] A thrust. STUNK (9) [verb] To have a strong bad smell. | [verb] To be greatly inferior; to perform badly. | [verb] To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth. SWANK (12) [noun] A fashionably elegant person. | [noun] Ostentation; bravado. | [verb] To swagger, to show off. SWINK (12) TALUK (9) [noun] A hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative subdivision of a district. TAROK (9) THACK (14) THANK (12) [noun] An expression of appreciation; a thought. | [verb] To express gratitude or appreciation toward. | [verb] To feel gratitude or appreciation toward. THICK (14) [noun] The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something. | [noun] A thicket. | [noun] A stupid person; a fool. THINK (12) [noun] An act of thinking; consideration (of something). | [verb] To ponder, to go over in one's head. | [verb] To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem. | [verb] To seem, to appear. THUNK (12) [verb] To strike against something, without breakage, making a "thunk" sound. | [interjection] Representing the dull sound of the impact of a heavy object striking another and coming to an immediate standstill, with neither object being broken by the impact. | [noun] (functional programming) A delayed computation. TILAK (9) [noun] A mark or symbol worn on the forehead by Hindus, ornamentally or as an indication of status. TORSK (9) [noun] An edible fish, Brosme brosme. TRACK (11) [noun] A mark left by something that has passed along. | [noun] A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal. | [noun] The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc. TRAIK (9) TRANK (9) [noun] An oblong piece of skin from which the pieces for a glove are cut. | [noun] A tranquilizer. | [verb] To tranquilize. TRICK (11) [noun] Something designed to fool or swindle. | [noun] A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick. | [noun] An entertaining difficult physical action. TROAK (9) TROCK (11) TRUCK (11) [noun] A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage. | [noun] The ball on top of a flagpole. | [noun] On a wooden mast, a circular disc (or sometimes a rectangle) of wood near or at the top of the mast, usually with holes or sheaves to reeve signal halyards; also a temporary or emergency place for a lookout. "Main" refers to the mainmast, whereas a truck on another mast may be called (on the mizzenmast, for example) "mizzen-truck". | [verb] To fail; run out; run short; be unavailable; diminish; abate. | [verb] To tread (down); stamp on; trample (down). | [noun] (often in the plural) Small, humble items; things, often for sale or barter. TRUNK (9) [noun] (heading, biological) Part of a body. | [noun] (heading) A container. | [noun] (heading) A channel for flow of some kind. TUPIK (11) [noun] A tent or other building made from animal skins, used by the Inuit during the summer. TWEAK (12) [noun] A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch. | [noun] A slight adjustment or modification. | [noun] Trouble; distress; tweag. UMIAK (11) [noun] A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation. WHACK (17) [adjective] Egregious. | [adjective] Bad (not good), inauthentic, of an inferior quality, contemptible, lacking integrity, lame, or strange. | [adjective] Crazy, mad, insane. WHELK (15) [noun] Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe. | [noun] Pimple | [noun] A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale. WHISK (15) [noun] A quick, light sweeping motion. | [noun] A kitchen utensil, made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle, used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function). | [noun] A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush. | [noun] The card game whist. WRACK (14) [noun] Vengeance; revenge; persecution; punishment; consequence; trouble. | [noun] (except in dialects) Ruin; destruction. | [noun] The remains; a wreck. | [verb] To place in or hang on a rack. WREAK (12) [verb] To cause something harmful; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injury; to let out something harmful; . | [verb] To chasten, or chastise/chastize, or castigate, or punish, or smite. | [verb] To inflict or take vengeance on. | [noun] Revenge; vengeance; furious passion; resentment. WRECK (14) [noun] Something or someone that has been ruined. | [noun] The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down. | [noun] An event in which something is damaged through collision. WRICK (14) YAPOK (14) [noun] The water opossum (Chironectes minimus)

ANORAK (10) [noun] A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater. | [noun] A geek or nerd, possibly originally either a train spotter or a fan of off-shore pirate radio. ANTICK (12) [adjective] Grotesque or bizarre in appearance or behavior; fantastical or absurd. | [noun] A grotesque figure or clown; a performer of antics. ARRACK (12) [noun] A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Middle East | [noun] The toothbrush tree, Salvadora persica. ATTACK (12) [noun] An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy. | [noun] An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault. | [noun] A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle. BATTIK (12) BEDECK (15) [verb] To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace. BEMOCK (16) [verb] To mock or ridicule; to treat with contempt or derision. BETOOK (12) [verb] To beteach. | [verb] To take over to; take across (to); deliver. | [verb] To seize; lay hold of; take. BEYLIK (15) [noun] A province or district of the Ottoman Empire under the rule of a bey. | [noun] The territory governed by a bey. BIPACK (16) BOHUNK (15) [noun] An immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is regarded as vain, aggressively masculine, and socially unsophisticated. | [noun] A brawny or coarse person. BYTALK (15) BYWORK (18) CARACK (14) [noun] A large sailing ship of the 15th and 16th centuries, typically with a high stern and multiple decks. | [noun] A type of crack or flaw in pottery or ceramics. CHABUK (17) [noun] A type of riding whip or leather strap used in India and other South Asian countries. COPECK (16) [noun] A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble. | [noun] A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia. CROJIK (19) DAMASK (13) [noun] An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus. | [noun] Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour. | [noun] A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; made for furniture covering and hangings. DEBARK (13) [verb] To unload goods from an aircraft or ship. | [verb] To disembark. | [verb] To remove the bark from a tree, especially one that has been felled. | [verb] To devocalize (a dog). DEBEAK (13) [verb] To remove part of the beak of a chicken or other bird to prevent pecking in chicken farms. DEBUNK (13) [verb] To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something. DEMARK (13) [verb] To demarcate. DETICK (13) DIBBUK (15) DIKDIK (16) DYBBUK (18) [noun] A malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person. EMBANK (14) [verb] To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone EMBARK (14) [verb] To get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane. | [verb] To start, begin. | [verb] To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard. EMBOSK (14) GALYAK (14) HIJACK (22) [noun] An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking. | [noun] An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process. | [noun] An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions. IMBARK (14) IMPARK (14) [verb] To enclose or confine in, or as if in, a park. | [verb] To enclose or fence in (land) to make a park. KALPAK (16) KOPECK (18) [noun] A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble. | [noun] A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia. MAMLUK (14) MEDICK (15) [noun] Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to medicines; medical. MOUJIK (19) [noun] A (male) peasant, especially in pre-revolutionary (imperial) Russia. MUKLUK (16) [noun] A soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik. | [noun] A laced winter boot resembling a traditional mukluk, with thick rubber sole and cloth upper. MUKTUK (16) [noun] The skin and blubber of a whale, traditionally used as food by the Inuit. MUZHIK (24) [noun] A (male) peasant, especially in pre-revolutionary (imperial) Russia. MUZJIK (28) NUDNIK (11) [noun] A person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk. (Also used attributively.) OOMIAK (12) [noun] A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation. OUTASK (10) PADAUK (13) [noun] Any of the trees of the pantropical genus Pterocarpus. | [noun] The valuable timber of these trees. PADOUK (13) [noun] Any of the trees of the pantropical genus Pterocarpus. | [noun] The valuable timber of these trees. REBECK (14) [noun] An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras. REBOOK (12) [verb] To book again. RECOCK (14) RECOOK (12) RECORK (12) [verb] To replace a cork in (a bottle). REDOCK (13) RELINK (10) [verb] To link again or anew. RELOCK (12) [verb] To lock again. RELOOK (10) [noun] An additional look or examination. | [verb] To look again. REMARK (12) [noun] An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation. | [noun] An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something | [noun] A casual observation, comment, or statement | [noun] A mark that replaces another mark. REPACK (14) [verb] To pack again. | [verb] To clean the bearings and replace the grease on a wheel. REPARK (12) REPERK (12) RERACK (12) RESEEK (10) RESOAK (10) RETACK (12) RETOOK (10) [verb] To take something again | [verb] To take something back | [verb] To capture or occupy somewhere again REWORK (13) RHEBOK (15) [noun] A medium-sized, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, having pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns. SANJAK (17) [noun] An administrative region under the Ottoman Empire, a subdivision of a vilayet. | [noun] The governor of a sanjak; a sanjakbeg. SCHRIK (15) SCHTIK (15) SCREAK (12) SHLOCK (15) [noun] Commodity that is shoddy or inferior. SHMUCK (17) [noun] A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because he or she is stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant. | [noun] A deplorable, pitiful person; often in the form poor schmuck. SHNOOK (13) [noun] A person who is easily taken advantage of. SHRANK (13) [verb] To cause to become smaller. | [verb] To become smaller; to contract. | [verb] To cower or flinch. | [noun] (Pennsylvania Dutch English) A large highly decorative German/Dutch-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet. SHRIEK (13) [noun] A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. | [noun] An exclamation mark. | [verb] To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish. SHRINK (13) [noun] Shrinkage; contraction; recoil. | [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist. | [noun] Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date. SHRUNK (13) [verb] To cause to become smaller. | [verb] To become smaller; to contract. | [verb] To cower or flinch. SHTICK (15) [noun] A generally humorous routine | [noun] A characteristic trait or theme, especially in the way people or media present themselves. | [noun] A gimmick. SQUAWK (22) [noun] A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird; a yell, scream, or call. | [noun] A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals. | [noun] An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance. SQUEAK (19) [noun] A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the calls of small animals. | [noun] (games) A card game similar to group solitaire. | [noun] A narrow squeak. STREAK (10) [noun] An irregular line left from smearing or motion. | [noun] A continuous series of like events. | [noun] The color of the powder of a mineral. So called, because a simple field test for a mineral is to streak it against unglazed white porcelain. STREEK (10) STRICK (12) STROOK (10) STRUCK (12) [verb] (sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate. | [verb] (physical) To have a sharp or sudden effect. | [verb] To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate. SUSLIK (10) [noun] Any of several large Eurasian squirrels, of the genera Citellus or Spermophilus | [noun] The fur of these animals TAMBAK (14) THWACK (18) [noun] The act of thwacking; a strike or blow, especially with a flat implement. | [noun] A heavy slapping sound. | [verb] To hit with a flat implement. TOMBAK (14) TSKTSK (14) TUGRIK (11) [noun] The Mongolian unit of currency; abbreviated MNT, ₮; formerly subdivided into 100 möngö. UMIACK (14) UNCOCK (14) UNCORK (12) [verb] To open (a bottle or other container sealed with a cork or stopper) by removing the cork or stopper from. | [verb] To release. UNDOCK (13) [verb] To remove (a ship) from a dock. | [verb] To remove from a docking station. | [verb] To drag (a user interface element, such as a toolbar) away from its fixed position so that it floats freely. UNHOOK (13) [verb] To remove from a hook. | [verb] To unfasten by means of hooks. | [verb] To unfasten the bra of (its wearer). UNHUSK (13) [verb] To remove the husk of. UNKINK (14) [verb] To remove the kinks from. UNLINK (10) [noun] (knot theory) A link that is equivalent (under ambient isotopy) to finitely many disjoint circles in the plane. | [verb] To decouple; to remove a link from, or separate the links of. | [verb] To delete (a file). UNLOCK (12) [noun] The act of unlocking something. | [verb] To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination. | [verb] To obtain access to something. UNMASK (12) [verb] To remove a mask from someone. | [verb] To expose, or reveal the true character of someone. | [verb] To remove one's mask. UNPACK (14) [verb] To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack. | [verb] To empty containers that had been packed. | [verb] To analyze a concept or a text. UNPICK (14) [verb] To undo sewing stitches. | [verb] To undo knitting in order to reuse the wool. | [verb] To unravel or untangle the threads of a rope etc. UNSUNK (10) UNTACK (12) [verb] To unfasten (something tacked). | [verb] To remove the tack from. UNTUCK (12) [verb] To remove something from a relatively hidden location or position where it is tucked. UPLINK (12) [noun] The portion of a communications link used for the transmission of signals from an Earth terminal to a satellite or to an airborne platform. An uplink is the converse of a downlink. An uplink or downlink is distinguished from reverse link or forward link. | [noun] (by analogy, less formally) The communication path from a mobile device to a base station, a consumer to the network backbone, a client device to a server etc. | [noun] Data transmission from a data station to the headend. UPTICK (14) [noun] A small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining. | [noun] A stock market transaction or quote at a price above a preceding one. YAPOCK (17) YASMAK (15) ZADDIK (21) [noun] A very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader. ZEBECK (23) [noun] A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern.

AIRPARK (13) [noun] A small airport designed for light aircraft. | [noun] A recreational area with facilities for aircraft owners and pilots. AIRSICK (13) [adjective] Nauseous due to the effects of motion of an airplane; suffering from motion sickness caused by air travel. AMTRACK (15) ANGAKOK (16) [noun] An Inuit shaman or medicine man who is believed to have supernatural powers. ARABESK (13) [noun] An ornamental design of intertwined flowing lines, typically featuring arabesques or scrollwork; an elaborate or fanciful ornamentation. | [noun] A ballet position or movement in which one leg is extended behind the body while the other supports the dancer's weight. ARMLOCK (15) [noun] A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile | [noun] Any of several distinct attacks against an opponent’s arm in martial arts | [noun] (by extension) Power to control or heavily influence something or someone. ARTWORK (14) [noun] A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art | [noun] Artistic work. | [noun] (reprographics) The graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work. BANGKOK (18) BANNOCK (15) [noun] An unleavened bread made with barley, wheat, or oatmeal. | [noun] A biscuit bread made of wheat flour or cornmeal, fat, and sometimes baking powder, typically baked over a fire, wrapped around a stick or in a pan. BARRACK (15) [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building | [verb] To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means. BASHLYK (19) [noun] A tall conical cap worn in some Muslim countries, or a hood-like garment with a long tail that can be wrapped around the neck and shoulders. BAWCOCK (20) [noun] A fine fellow; a good friend or companion (archaic term of endearment). BEATNIK (13) [noun] A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and therewith is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior | [noun] A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style. BECHALK (18) BECLOAK (15) [verb] To cover or conceal with or as if with a cloak. BEDROCK (16) [noun] The solid rock that exists at some depth below the ground surface. Bedrock is rock "in place", as opposed to material that has been transported from another location by weathering and erosion. | [noun] A basis or foundation. BEDTICK (16) [noun] The cloth covering or casing of a mattress or pillow. | [noun] A parasitic mite that infests bedding. BEFLECK (18) BELLEEK (13) [noun] A type of Irish porcelain, typically characterized by its ivory color and delicate basketwork decoration. BERSERK (13) [noun] A crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy; a berserker. | [adjective] Injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control. | [adjective] Weird; bizarre. BESPEAK (15) [noun] A request for a specific performance; a benefit performance, by a patron. | [verb] To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss. | [verb] To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance. BETHANK (16) BETHINK (16) [verb] To think about, to recollect. | [verb] To think of (something or somebody) or that (followed by clause); to remind oneself, to consider, to reflect upon. | [verb] To meditate, ponder; to consider. BIBCOCK (19) [noun] An appliance allowing the provision of hose connections outside of buildings. BITTOCK (15) [noun] A small bit or piece; a small distance or amount. BLAUBOK (15) [noun] An extinct antelope that once inhabited South Africa, characterized by a blue-gray coat. BLESBOK (15) [noun] A type of damalisk, an African antelope, Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi, closely related to the hartebeest. BONNOCK (15) BOSHBOK (18) [noun] A small South African antelope with a reddish-brown coat and short horns. BOYCHIK (21) [noun] A Jewish boy or young man; an affectionate or familiar term of address for a boy or man. BULLOCK (15) [noun] A young bull. | [noun] A castrated bull; an ox. | [verb] To bully. BULWARK (16) [noun] A defensive wall or rampart. | [noun] A defense or safeguard. | [noun] A breakwater. BURDOCK (16) [noun] Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium. BURLESK (13) [noun] A theatrical form of entertainment featuring exaggerated comedy, satire, and often striptease or suggestive dancing. | [noun] A literary or dramatic work that ridicules or mocks something by treating it in an exaggerated or absurd manner. BUTTOCK (15) [noun] (usually in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum and the top of the legs. | [noun] The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern. BUYBACK (20) [noun] The repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it. | [noun] A government purchase scheme intended to achieve a specific goal such as habitat protection or a reduction in firearm numbers. | [noun] A free drink given to a patron by a bartender. CALPACK (17) CAPROCK (17) [noun] A harder or more resistant rock type overlying a weaker or less resistant rock type. CARRACK (15) [noun] A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast. CARSICK (15) [adjective] Dizzy or feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle; suffering from motion sickness. CASSOCK (15) [noun] A military cloak or long coat worn by soldiers or horsemen in the 16th and 17th centuries. | [noun] A coarse, loose cloak or gown, worn by women, sailors, shepherds, countryfolk etc. | [noun] An item of clerical clothing: a long, sheath-like, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clergy members of some Christian denominations. CATWALK (16) [noun] An elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel. | [noun] Any similar elevated walkway. | [noun] A narrow elevated stage on which models parade; a runway CHABOUK (18) [noun] A type of whip or riding crop used in some Middle Eastern countries. CHAMPAK (20) [noun] A type of Asian tree with fragrant blossoms, Magnolia champaca CHEWINK (19) [noun] A towhee, a type of North American songbird with a distinctive call that sounds like its name. CHIBOUK (18) [noun] A Turkish tobacco pipe CHINOOK (16) [noun] The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer air it brings. | [noun] The chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). COMATIK (15) COSSACK (15) [noun] A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from the neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire (where they constituted a legendary military caste), particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine. | [noun] A member of a military unit (typically cavalry, originally recruited exclusively from the above) | [noun] A Ukrainian. COWLICK (18) [noun] An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex. CUTBACK (17) [noun] A reduction of some sort in an existing program. | [noun] Maneuver where the surfer turns and surfs back towards where the wave is breaking. | [noun] (roofing) Solvent-thinned bitumen used in cold process roofing adhesives, cements and coatings. CUTBANK (15) CUTWORK (16) [noun] A form of embroidery in which intervening fabric is cut away DAGLOCK (15) DAYBOOK (17) [noun] A daily chronicle; a diary. | [noun] (bookkeeping) A ledger; an accounting journal. | [noun] A logbook. DAYWORK (18) [noun] The work done in a day; a day's work. | [noun] The amount of land that can be worked in a day. | [noun] Work carried out or paid for on a daily basis; day labour. DEFROCK (17) [verb] To divest of a frock. | [verb] To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy. | [verb] (by extension) To formally remove the rights and authority of someone, e.g. a government official or a medical practitioner. DERRICK (14) [noun] A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects. | [noun] A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes. | [noun] A hangman. DIEBACK (16) [noun] The browning and death of a plant shoot starting at the tip, due to either disease or climate conditions DORHAWK (18) DORNECK (14) DORNICK (14) DORNOCK (14) EARLOCK (13) [noun] A lock of curly hair worn by the ear, often by Jewish men for religious reasons, and formerly by Elizabethan dandies. EARMARK (13) [noun] A mark or deformation of the ear of an animal, intended to indicate ownership. | [noun] The designation of specific projects in appropriations of funding for general programs. | [noun] A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark. ELFLOCK (16) EYEHOOK (17) EYEWINK (17) FATBACK (18) [noun] A layer of fat, along the back of a pig, used as a cut of meat or to make lard | [noun] A fish, the menhaden. FETLOCK (16) [noun] A joint of the horse's leg below the knee or hock and above the hoof. | [noun] The tuft of hair that grows at this joint. FINBACK (18) [noun] A large baleen whale, Balaenoptera physalus, that has a ridge on its back; the fin whale. FINMARK (16) FORSOOK (14) [verb] To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce. FOSSICK (16) [verb] To search for something; to rummage. | [verb] (British dialect) To be troublesome. FUTHARK (17) [noun] The Germanic runic alphabet; especially specifically the Elder or Younger futhark alphabet (of Scandinavia and the European mainland), as contrasted with the Anglo-Saxon futhorc. FUTHORK (17) [noun] The Runic alphabet as used to write Old English. FUTTOCK (16) [noun] Any of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship. GEMSBOK (16) [noun] A large African antelope (Oryx gazella). GEODUCK (15) [noun] The species of large saltwater clam Panopea generosa, native to the northeast Pacific coasts from Alaska to Washington State, distinguished by its deep burrowing and long unprotected siphon; a member of the species; its flesh as a seafood. | [noun] Other species of Panopea, especially Panopea zelandica, native to the coasts of New Zealand. GERENUK (12) [noun] A type of long-necked gazelle, Litocranius walleri, native to central and eastern Africa. GIMMICK (18) [noun] A trick or device used to attain some end. | [noun] A clever ploy or strategy. | [noun] A gimmick capacitor. GORCOCK (16) [noun] The red grouse. GOSHAWK (18) [noun] Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter. GUNLOCK (14) [noun] A mechanism fitted to a cannon that fires it when a cord is pulled. GWEDUCK (18) HADDOCK (18) [noun] A marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish. HAMMOCK (20) [noun] A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends. | [noun] (obsolete outside dialectal) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. | [verb] To lie in a hammock. HASSOCK (16) [noun] A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock. | [noun] A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. | [noun] A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe. HATRACK (16) [noun] A piece of furniture used to store hats and clothing, consisting of a pole with pegs on a moderately broad base; a hatstand. HAUBERK (16) [noun] A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless. HAYCOCK (21) [noun] A small, conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack HAYFORK (20) [noun] A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork. HAYRACK (19) HAYRICK (19) [noun] A haystack. HEMLOCK (18) [noun] Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera | [noun] The poison obtained from these Conium and Cicuta plants. | [noun] Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees. HENPECK (18) [noun] A man who is meekly subservient to his wife. | [verb] (chiefly by a wife) To nag persistently. HILLOCK (16) [noun] A small hill. HOGBACK (19) [noun] A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata | [noun] A hogframe. | [noun] A Viking grave marker taking the form of a recumbent monument, generally with a curved (hogbacked) ridge and outwardly curved sides. HOMMOCK (20) HOPSACK (18) [noun] A hemp sack used for holding hops. | [noun] A coarse, loosely-woven clothing fabric. HUMMOCK (20) [noun] A small hill; a hillock; a knoll. | [noun] A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field. | [noun] A fistful. JAYWALK (24) [verb] To behave as a jaywalker; to violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or to walk in the part of the street intended for vehicles rather than on the sidewalk. JUMBUCK (24) [noun] A sheep. KEBBOCK (21) KEBBUCK (21) KILLICK (17) [noun] A small anchor. | [noun] A kind of anchor formed by a stone enclosed by pieces of wood fastened together. | [noun] The fluke of such an anchor. KILLOCK (17) KINFOLK (18) [noun] (also in plural) Relatives, relations. KOMATIK (17) [noun] A rawhide-lashed sledge with wooden crossbars and runners, first invented and used by the Inuit of Northern Canada, but since used also by non-Inuit people. LAVROCK (16) LAWBOOK (16) LEGWORK (15) [noun] Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort. | [noun] Skillful or vigorous use of the legs, as in dance or sports. LENTISK (11) [noun] A tree, the lentiscus, Pistacia lentiscus. LIMBECK (17) LOGBOOK (14) [noun] A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage. | [noun] (by extension) A book in which events are recorded; a journal, especially of travel. | [noun] A record of the ownership, and licensing of a motor car MAFFICK (21) MAMMOCK (19) MANPACK (17) [noun] (usually attributive) An object meant to be carried by a single person. MATTOCK (15) [noun] An agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickaxe. | [verb] To cut or dig with a mattock. MENFOLK (16) [noun] The male members of a group. | [noun] Male people in general. MIDWEEK (17) [noun] The middle of the week. | [adjective] That happens in the middle of the week | [adverb] In the middle of the week. MISCOOK (15) MISKICK (19) [noun] A bad kick. | [verb] To kick incorrectly or badly. MISMARK (15) MISTEUK (13) MISTOOK (13) [verb] To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another. | [verb] To misunderstand (someone). | [verb] To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong. MOLLUSK (13) [noun] A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces. | [noun] A weak-willed person. MUDLARK (14) [noun] A pig; pork. | [noun] One who scavenges in river or harbor mud for items of value, especially in London. | [noun] A child who plays in the mud; a child that spends most of its time in the streets, a street urchin. MUDPACK (18) [noun] A paste of earth or clay, applied to the face for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes. MUDROCK (16) MULLOCK (15) [noun] Rubbish, waste matter. | [noun] Waste rock from which the wanted gold, minerals, opal, etc., has been extracted; waste material generated while searching for minerals or while mining, such as when sinking a shaft. | [noun] Nonsense, rubbish. MUNTJAK (20) NETWORK (14) [noun] A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals. | [noun] Any interconnected group or system | [noun] A directory of people maintained for their advancement NIBLICK (15) [noun] A metal-headed golf club with a large highly lofted head. Replaced by a sand iron or wedge in a modern set of clubs. | [verb] To strike, or take a shot, with a niblick. NITPICK (15) [verb] To correct minutiae or find fault in unimportant details. | [verb] To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. NONBANK (13) [noun] An institution, especially a financial institution, which is not a bank | [adjective] Not a bank NONBOOK (13) NONPEAK (13) NONWORK (14) NUDNICK (14) [noun] A person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk. (Also used attributively.) NUNATAK (11) [noun] A mountain top or rocky element of a ridge that is surrounded by glacial ice but is not covered by ice; a peak protruding from the surface ice sheet. NUTPICK (15) OARLOCK (13) [noun] A device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing. OBELISK (13) [noun] A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. | [verb] (of a dragonfly) To adopt the obelisk posture; to point the tip of the abdomen towards the sun. | [noun] A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk. ODALISK (12) [noun] A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio. | [noun] A desirable or sexually attractive woman. OOMIACK (15) OSTMARK (13) [noun] The currency unit of the former German Democratic Republic (aka GDR, DDR, East Germany) until 1990, abbreviated DDM. OUTBACK (15) [noun] The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops. | [adjective] Characteristic of the most remote and desolate areas of Australia; very remote from urban areas. | [adverb] To or towards the most remote and desolate areas of Australia. OUTBARK (13) OUTBULK (13) OUTCOOK (13) OUTKICK (17) OUTLOOK (11) [noun] A place from which something can be viewed. | [noun] The view from such a place. | [noun] An attitude or point of view. OUTRANK (11) [verb] To be of a higher rank than. | [verb] (transitive) To be more important than. OUTROCK (13) OUTSULK (11) OUTTALK (11) [verb] To overpower, outdo, or surpass in talking. | [verb] To outwit by talking. OUTTASK (11) OUTWALK (14) [verb] To walk further than another OUTWORK (14) [noun] A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification. | [noun] Agricultural work done outdoors in the fields. | [verb] To work out to a finish; to complete. PADDOCK (17) [noun] A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially for horses. | [noun] A field of grassland of any size, especially for keeping sheep or cattle. | [noun] An area where horses are paraded and mounted before a race and unsaddled after a race. | [noun] A frog or toad. PADLOCK (16) [noun] A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle | [verb] To lock using a padlock. PARTOOK (13) [verb] To take part in an activity; to participate. | [verb] To take a share or portion (of or in). | [verb] To have something of the properties, character, or office (of). PAYBACK (20) [noun] An act of revenge. | [noun] A benefit, reward, a form of recompense. | [noun] A return on investment PEACOCK (17) [noun] A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail. | [noun] A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female. | [noun] A vainglorious person . PETCOCK (17) [noun] A small valve, spout, or faucet operated by hand, usually used to release pressure or drain fluid. PIDDOCK (17) [noun] Any of the bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas or family Pholadidae, which burrow into soft rocks. PINWORK (16) POLLACK (15) [noun] Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family. | [verb] To fish for pollock. POLLOCK (15) [noun] Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family. | [verb] To fish for pollock. | [verb] To splatter, as with paint. POTHOOK (16) [noun] An S-shaped iron hook used to suspend a cooking pot over a fire. | [noun] A crooked stroke in writing; a scrawl. POTLUCK (15) [noun] A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever food is available. | [noun] (by extension) Whatever is available in a particular situation. | [noun] (originally Canada) A shared meal consisting of whatever guests have brought (sometimes without prior arrangement); a potlatch; also, a dish of food brought to such a meal. PREBOOK (15) [verb] To book in advance. PRECOOK (15) [verb] To partially or completely cook in advance PREDUSK (14) PREPACK (17) [noun] A bankruptcy procedure in which a restructuring plan is agreed before the company declares itself insolvent. | [verb] To pack in advance. PREROCK (15) PRESOAK (13) [noun] An initial soak. | [noun] A preparation used in such a soak. | [noun] A cycle of a washing machine during which this occurs. PREWORK (16) PUGMARK (16) RANSACK (13) [noun] Eager search. | [verb] To loot or pillage. See also sack. | [verb] To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray. RATFINK (14) RECHECK (18) [noun] The act of checking again; reverification. | [verb] To check again. REDNECK (14) [noun] A poor, rural, usually white and male, person from the Southern United States or parts of the Midwest and northeast, especially one who is unsophisticated and backward; sometimes with additional connotations of being bigoted. | [noun] Any of the miners who wore red bandanas for identification during the West Virginia mine war of 1921. | [noun] A member of a certain Baltimore street gang, active in 1859. REITBOK (13) RESPEAK (13) RESTACK (13) RESTOCK (13) [verb] To stock again; to resupply with stocks. RETHINK (14) [noun] The act of thinking again about something. | [verb] To think again about a problem. RETRACK (13) RIMROCK (15) [noun] An outcrop of hard rock, often in the form of a cliff at the edge of a plateau, that forms the margin of a gravel deposit | [verb] To drive (animals) over a cliff edge. ROEBUCK (15) [noun] A male roe deer. ROLLICK (13) [verb] To behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp. | [verb] (Euphemism for bollock; also spelled rollock) To reprimand. ROWLOCK (16) [noun] A pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock (mostly US). RUDDOCK (15) RUNBACK (15) SAWBUCK (18) [noun] A framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed; a sawhorse | [noun] A ten-dollar bill SCHLOCK (18) [noun] Commodity that is shoddy or inferior. SCHMUCK (20) [noun] A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because he or she is stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant. | [noun] A deplorable, pitiful person; often in the form poor schmuck. SCHNOOK (16) [noun] A person who is easily taken advantage of. SCHTICK (18) [noun] A generally humorous routine | [noun] A characteristic trait or theme, especially in the way people or media present themselves. | [noun] A gimmick. SEACOCK (15) [noun] A valve in the hull of a vessel used to let in water, either to clean the bilges, flood a ballast tank, or scuttle the vessel SEAMARK (13) [noun] Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners, such as a hill or steeple. | [noun] A beacon, buoy, etc. placed in the sea to aid navigation. SEASICK (13) [adjective] Suffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a ship at sea. SETBACK (15) [noun] An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, blow (an adverse event which retards or prevents progress towards a desired outcome) | [noun] The required distance between a structure and a road. | [noun] A step-like recession in a wall. SHASLIK (14) SHYLOCK (19) SJAMBOK (22) [noun] A stout whip, especially made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide. | [verb] To whip with a sjambok; to horsewhip. SKYHOOK (21) [noun] An hook imagined to be suspended in midair. | [noun] An overhead winch. | [noun] A helicopter that lifts and transports heavy objects suspended by a heavy cable. SKYJACK (27) [verb] To steal or commandeer (hijack) an airplane, usually by threat of violence to the passengers. | [noun] A platform that can be raised using a hydraulic scissor lift. SKYLARK (18) [noun] A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air. | [verb] (originally nautical) To jump about joyfully, frolic; to play around, play tricks. SKYWALK (21) [noun] Skyway SOYMILK (16) [noun] A milky liquid made from soy beans and used as a beverage, cooking ingredient or substitute for dairy milk. | [noun] An individual serving of such a beverage. SPELUNK (13) SPUTNIK (13) [noun] Any of a series of Soviet robotic space satellites, especially the first one in 1957. | [noun] Any artificial satellite. SUBTASK (13) SUNBACK (15) SUNDECK (14) [noun] An area on a ship's deck or on the roof of a house used for sunbathing. TANBARK (13) [noun] The bark of the oak (or other trees) used as a source of tannin | [noun] The spent bark used as a ground covering TIEBACK (15) [noun] A loop of cloth, cord, etc., which is placed around a curtain to hold it open to one side. | [noun] A newspaper rewrite or short synopsis of the information presented in the original story. in order to refresh the memories of readers who saw the old story and to update new readers. TINWORK (14) TITLARK (11) [noun] Anthus pratensis, the meadow pipit, a songbird. TOKAMAK (17) [noun] A torus-shaped chamber used in nuclear fusion research in which a plasma is magnetically confined. TOKOMAK (17) TOMBACK (17) TOPKICK (19) TOPWORK (16) TRIPACK (15) TUGHRIK (15) TUSSOCK (13) [noun] A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock. TUSSUCK (13) TZADDIK (22) [noun] A very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader. UNBLOCK (15) [verb] To remove or clear a block or obstruction from. | [verb] To free or make available. | [verb] In whist, to throw away a high card so as not to interrupt one's partner's long suit. UNCLOAK (13) [verb] To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal. | [verb] To remove one's cloak. | [verb] To become visible again by turning off a cloaking device. UNDRUNK (12) [adjective] (Of a drink) Not having been drunk. UNFROCK (16) [verb] To remove from the clergy; to revoke the clergical status of. UNSPEAK (13) UNSTACK (13) UNSTICK (13) [verb] (sometimes figurative) To free from the condition of being stuck. UNSTUCK (13) [verb] (sometimes figurative) To free from the condition of being stuck. UNTHINK (14) UPCHUCK (20) [noun] Vomit. | [verb] To vomit. WAESUCK (16) WARLOCK (16) [noun] A male magic-user; a male witch. WARWORK (17) WAXWORK (24) [noun] A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person. WEBWORK (19) [noun] A net or web; something structured or interlinked in a weblike manner. WEDLOCK (17) [noun] The state of being married. | [noun] A wife; a married woman. WETBACK (18) [noun] A Mexican or Central American who illegally enters the United States of America from its southern border. | [noun] A person of the mestizo race; a mojado. WINNOCK (16) WRYNECK (19) [noun] Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging. | [noun] A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles; torticollis. YASHMAK (19) [noun] A veil worn by Muslim women to cover parts of the face when they are in public. ZADDICK (24)

AARDVARK (16) [noun] The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. | [noun] A silly or credulous person who is prone to mistakes or blunders. ABELMOSK (16) AIRCHECK (19) [noun] A recording of a radio broadcast or performance, typically made for quality control or archival purposes. ANTILEAK (12) ANTILOCK (14) [adjective] Preventing something from becoming stuck or jammed. Especially applies to anti-lock brakes, which are designed to continue rotating for better steering control while slowing the vehicle, rather than "locking" and causing the car to skid. ANTIMASK (14) ANTIROCK (14) ANTITANK (12) [adjective] Of weapons or tactics, designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles. ASTERISK (12) [noun] The symbol *. | [noun] Something in the shape of or resembling the asterisk symbol. | [noun] A blemish in an otherwise outstanding achievement. BACKPACK (24) [noun] A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books. | [noun] A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment. | [verb] To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack BALDRICK (17) BALLHAWK (20) [noun] A player who handles the ball skilfully | [noun] (chiefly in Chicago) A person who specializes in catching home-run and foul balls. BALLPARK (16) [noun] A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played. | [noun] The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation. | [verb] To make a rough estimate of. BANKBOOK (20) [noun] Passbook, chequebook | [noun] Wealth BAREBACK (18) [noun] A bird, raised for meat, that lacks feathers, seen as an undesirable trait. | [verb] To have sex without a condom. | [verb] To have, usually male to male, anal sex without a condom. BARESARK (14) [noun] A Norse warrior who fought with frenzied fury, believed to be in a trance-like state during battle. | [adjective] Wild, frenzied, or in a state of violent rage. BASILISK (14) [noun] A mythical (and heraldic) snake-like dragon type, reputed to be so venomous that its gaze was deadly. | [noun] A type of dragon used in heraldry. | [noun] A tree-dwelling type of lizard of the genus Basiliscus - the basilisk lizard BEADWORK (18) [noun] Decorative work involving beads. BENEDICK (17) [noun] A man newly married or on the verge of marriage, especially one who was previously a confirmed bachelor. BILLHOOK (17) [noun] A medieval polearm with a similar construct, fitted to a long handle, sometimes with an L-shaped tine or a spike protruding from the side or the end of the blade for tackling the opponent; a bill | [noun] An agricultural implement often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants. | [noun] Written as bill-hook: a part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery). BITSTOCK (16) BLESBUCK (18) [noun] A South African antelope with a white blaze on its face and a white stripe on its back. BLOWBACK (21) [noun] A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer. | [noun] An unintended adverse result, especially of a political action. | [noun] The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth). BLUEBOOK (16) BLUEJACK (23) BLUETICK (16) BOATHOOK (17) [noun] A hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat. | [noun] (by extension) A pole or rod with such a hook at one end. BOBOLINK (16) [noun] An American migratory songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, resembling a blackbird with the bill of a finch. BODYWORK (21) [noun] The exterior body of a motor vehicle. | [noun] The repair of a such body. | [noun] The application of physical therapy as a preventive measure. BONTEBOK (16) [noun] A South African antelope of genus Damaliscus BOOKMARK (20) [noun] A strip of material used to mark a place in a book. | [noun] A record of the address of a file or Internet page serving as a shortcut to it. | [noun] A pointer found in a nonclustered index to a row in a clustered index or a table heap BOOKRACK (20) [noun] A rack or stand designed to hold and display books. BOONDOCK (17) [noun] A remote or rural area; the back country. | [noun] Plural of boondock, often used in the phrase "the boondocks" to refer to remote areas far from cities. BOOTJACK (23) [noun] A V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots. | [verb] To steal BOOTLICK (16) [noun] A toady or sycophant. | [verb] To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior. | [verb] To engage in fawning, servile behavior. BOSCHBOK (21) [noun] A small African antelope with a reddish-brown coat and short, straight horns. BOSHVARK (20) BOYCHICK (24) [noun] A Jewish boy or young man; a term of endearment or familiarity in Yiddish-influenced English. BUHLWORK (20) [noun] Decorative inlaywork made of tortoiseshell, ivory, and metal, used to ornament furniture. BULLNECK (16) BUSHBUCK (21) [noun] Either of two species of antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus or Tragelaphus sylvaticus, considered by some sources to be the single species Tragelaphus scriptus) found in Sub-Saharan Africa. | [noun] Any relatives of the above that share the same habitat. BUSYWORK (20) [noun] Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness. CAKEWALK (21) [noun] A contest in which cake was offered for the best dancers. | [noun] The style of music associated with such a contest. | [noun] The dance, or strutting style of dance associated with such a contest. CALLBACK (18) [noun] The return of a situation to a previous position or state. | [noun] A return telephone or radio call; especially one made automatically to authenticate a logon to a computer network. | [noun] A product recall because of a defect or safety concern. CAPEWORK (19) CARETOOK (14) [verb] To look after as a caretaker. CASEBOOK (16) [noun] A collection of stories or accounts that can individually be described as cases. | [noun] A kind of book, used predominantly in United States law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal cases accompanied by analysis and related materials. CASEWORK (17) [noun] The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.). CASHBOOK (19) [noun] A book used to record amounts of money received or paid out. CHAPBOOK (21) [noun] A small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts CHARLOCK (19) [noun] Any of several yellow-flowered cruciferous weeds of grain fields, especially wild mustard (Brassica kaber). CHIPMUCK (23) CHIPMUNK (21) [noun] A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America. | [verb] To speed up an audio recording, especially a song, to make the voices high-pitched. | [verb] In competitive eating, to stuff food in one's mouth during the final moments of a contest. CLAYBANK (19) [noun] A horse with a dull yellowish-brown or clay-colored coat. | [noun] A brownish clay or earth used in construction or pottery. COALSACK (16) [noun] A dark nebula in the southern sky, appearing as a dark cloud against brighter stars. | [noun] A bag or sack for carrying coal. COATRACK (16) [noun] A rack or stand with hooks or pegs for holding hats and coats, often placed near an entrance for temporary use CODEBOOK (17) [noun] A book, table, database, or other object that stores the mapping between plaintext words or phrases and their equivalents in a code. | [noun] A lookup table. COLDCOCK (19) [verb] To hit someone suddenly and without warning, typically on the chin or jaw, causing them to lose consciousness. COMEBACK (20) [noun] A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity. | [noun] A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one. | [noun] An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw. COOKBOOK (20) [noun] A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips. | [noun] (by extension) Any book of strategies. COPYBOOK (21) [noun] A student's exercise book containing samples of good handwriting to be copied. | [noun] A notebook containing blank, often lined, pages for writing answers. | [noun] A series of instructions or data definitions copied into multiple programs from a shared library; boilerplate. COPYDESK (20) [noun] The desk in a newspaper office where copyreading takes place. | [noun] The staff responsible for editing copy. CORNHUSK (17) [noun] The leafy outer covering of an ear of corn. | [verb] To remove the husk from corn. CREWNECK (19) [noun] A round neckline with a ribbed texture. | [noun] (by extension) A shirt, sweater, or similar garment with such a neckline. CRIBWORK (19) [noun] Cribbing (structural members) DABCHICK (22) [noun] The little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis. DATABANK (15) [noun] A database (collection of organized information in a regular structure) | [noun] An organization dedicated to maintaining a database. DAYBREAK (18) [noun] Dawn. DEADLOCK (16) [noun] A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse | [noun] An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation. | [verb] To cause or to come to a deadlock. DIESTOCK (15) [noun] A component that holds a die that cuts screw threads. DIPSTICK (17) [noun] A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge. | [noun] A penis. | [noun] A useless person of inferior intellect; a dipshit. DISFROCK (18) [verb] To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock. DOMINICK (17) DOWNLINK (16) [noun] The transmission of a signal from a satellite to a receiving station on earth; or the means of this transmission. | [noun] Transmission of data from a network, usually wireless, to the user. | [verb] To transmit a signal from a satellite to a terrestrial receiving station. DOWNTICK (18) [noun] A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising. | [noun] A stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one. DRAMMOCK (19) DRAWBACK (20) [noun] A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away. | [noun] A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee. | [noun] The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette. DROPKICK (21) [noun] Kicking where the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground. | [noun] (pro wrestling) a kick made to the opponent by leaping into the air and dropping down on them. | [verb] To score via a dropkick DUCKWALK (22) [noun] A type of loaded walk in which the sportsman squats somewhat and steps forward or backward with his knees alternatingly while optionally carrying a dumbbell or kettlebell on each side or a kettlebell or cupped dumbbell between the legs. | [noun] A means of acceleration, moving with each foot turned 45 degrees from the forward position. | [noun] (preceded by definite article) A dance or dance move, popularised in the 1950s by Chuck Berry, in which the dancer steps forwards crouching on bended knees while keeping the back straight and head erect. DUCTWORK (18) [noun] The system of ducts in a particular building. ECOFREAK (17) [noun] A person with a passion for protecting the natural environment; an ecological activist. EYESTALK (15) [noun] A motile stalk having an eye at the tip. FALLBACK (19) [noun] An act of falling back. | [noun] A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse. | [noun] A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating in a relatively closed container. FARMWORK (20) FASTBACK (19) [noun] A motor car having a continuous slope from the roof to the rear FATSTOCK (17) [noun] Fattened livestock FEEDBACK (20) [noun] Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results. | [noun] (control theory) The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system. | [noun] The high-pitched howling noise heard when there is a loop between a microphone and a speaker. FINNMARK (17) FIREBACK (19) [noun] Any of certain species of pheasant in the genus Lophura. | [noun] A piece of iron that fits into the back of a fireplace to distribute the heat and keep the brick from cracking. FIRELOCK (17) [noun] A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark. | [noun] A firearm using such a gunlock. FIREPINK (17) FIREWORK (18) [noun] A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration. FISHHOOK (21) [noun] A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing | [noun] A jack (the playing card) FLAPJACK (26) [noun] A pancake. | [noun] A bar made of (though not limited to) rolled oats, butter, golden syrup, and brown sugar, baked in a tray. FLATWORK (18) FLYSPECK (22) [noun] Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot. | [noun] (by extension) Anything tiny or insignificant. | [verb] To bespeckle with tiny spatters of color. FOOTMARK (17) [noun] Footprint (an impression made by a foot) FOOTWORK (18) [noun] Any movement of the feet, especially intricate or complex movement, as in sports or dancing. | [noun] A subgenre of juke/ghetto house and style of street dance that originated in Chicago in the early 1990s. FOREDECK (18) [noun] The part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast FORELOCK (17) [noun] The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead. | [noun] The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead. | [noun] A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place. FOREMILK (17) [noun] The first milk drawn from a cow during milking; in humans, the milk secreted initially during breastfeeding, typically low in fat and rich in protein. FOREPEAK (17) [noun] The part of the hold of a ship within the angle of the bow FORERANK (15) FORMWORK (20) [noun] A temporary mould, made from planks, into which concrete is poured FRETWORK (18) [noun] Ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through FULLBACK (19) [noun] A player who plays on the left or right side of defence. | [noun] The player who wears the number 15 jersey at the start of play. The last line of defence responsible for catching punts. | [noun] An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays. GAMECOCK (19) [noun] A fighting cock: a rooster used in cockfighting. GAVELOCK (18) GEMSBUCK (19) GIMCRACK (19) [noun] Something showy but worthless; a gimmick or bauble. | [verb] To put together quickly and without much care; to bodge. | [verb] To embellish with gimcracks. GIVEBACK (20) [noun] A rebate. | [noun] A reduction in pay or conditions as a result of unfavourable economic conditions. GRAYBACK (20) GRIDLOCK (16) [noun] A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way. | [noun] On a smaller scale: the situation in which cars enter a signal-controlled intersection too late during the green light cycle, and are unable to clear the intersection (due to congestion in the next block) when the light turns red, thus blocking the cross traffic when it's their turn to go. Repeated at enough intersections, this phenomenon can lead to citywide gridlock. | [noun] (by extension) any paralysis of a complex system due to severe congestion, conflict, or deadlock. GRIPSACK (17) GROSBEAK (15) [noun] Any of several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill GUNSTOCK (15) [noun] The handle of a handgun. | [noun] The rear part of a musket, rifle or shotgun which is pressed into the shoulder. HACKWORK (24) [noun] Work, usually of a professional nature, either repetitive or done to a formula. HAIRLOCK (17) HAIRWORK (18) HALFBACK (22) [noun] (field sports) Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks. | [noun] (field sports) A player who occupies one of these positions. | [verb] To play in the position of halfback. HALFBEAK (20) [noun] Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoo or ballyhoos. HALLMARK (17) [noun] A distinguishing characteristic. | [noun] An official marking made by a trusted party, usually an assay office, on items made of precious metals. | [verb] To provide or stamp with a hallmark. HANDBOOK (18) [noun] A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size. | [noun] A place where illicit bets can be placed. HANDPICK (20) [verb] To pick or harvest by hand. | [verb] To select carefully and with individual attention. HANDWORK (19) [noun] Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine. | [verb] To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine. HARDBACK (20) [noun] A book with a solid binding. | [adjective] (of a book) Having a solid binding. HARDHACK (21) HARDTACK (18) [noun] A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships. HATCHECK (22) HAVELOCK (20) HAYSTACK (20) [noun] A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay. | [noun] (canoeing) A standing wave in a rapid. | [noun] The text string within which another string is searched for. (see: needle in a haystack) HEADLOCK (18) [noun] A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from. HEADWORK (19) [noun] Mental or intellectual labour; the use of logic and clear thinking. HIGHJACK (28) [noun] An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking. | [noun] An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process. | [noun] An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions. HOLDBACK (20) [noun] Restraint (act or result of holding back, device that restrains) | [noun] The projection or loop, on the thill of a vehicle, to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when going downhill, or in backing. | [noun] The strap or part of the harness so used. HOMESICK (19) [adjective] (with for) missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic HOMEWORK (20) [noun] Work that is done at home, especially school exercises assigned by a teacher. | [noun] Preliminary or preparatory work, such as research. | [noun] Housework. HOODWINK (19) [verb] To deceive by disguise; to dupe, bewile, mislead. | [verb] To cover the eyes with a hood; to blindfold. | [verb] To overshadow something in a way that one is blind or oblivious to it. HORNBOOK (17) [noun] A single page containing the alphabet, covered with a sheet of transparent horn, formerly used for teaching children to read. | [noun] A legal textbook that gives a basic overview of a particular area of law. HUMPBACK (23) [noun] A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine). | [noun] A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis. | [noun] A humpback whale. HYMNBOOK (22) [noun] A book containing a collection of hymns. ICEBLINK (16) [noun] A glare in the sky caused by reflection of light from an ice field. IRONBARK (14) [noun] Any of several unrelated eucalypts that have dark, deeply furrowed bark. | [noun] The hard wood of these trees, as used in building and construction. IRONWORK (15) [noun] Anything made wholly or largely of iron, especially when used for decoration. | [noun] An ironworks. JOYSTICK (24) [noun] A mechanical device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer or other equipment. | [noun] A penis. | [verb] To manoeuvre by means of a joystick. KAZACHOK (30) [noun] A Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance with constantly increasing tempo. KERPLUNK (18) KICKBACK (26) [noun] A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity. | [noun] A covert – often illegal – payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction. | [noun] (machinery) Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator. KINSFOLK (19) [noun] (also in plural) Relatives, relations. KNAPSACK (20) [noun] A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back. | [noun] A set of values from which a subset is chosen. | [verb] To go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight or for longer. KNEESOCK (18) KUVASZOK (28) LACEWORK (17) [noun] A piece or example of lace. LANDMARK (15) [noun] An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree). | [noun] A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation. | [noun] A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance. LATHWORK (18) LAVEROCK (17) LEADWORK (16) LIFEWORK (18) [noun] The main occupation or vocation of a person's life. LIMERICK (16) [noun] A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having a 9–9–6–6–9 cadence. LINKWORK (19) [noun] A fabric made from linked pieces of metal. | [noun] A mechanism of linked components. LINSTOCK (14) [noun] A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon. LIPSTICK (16) [noun] Makeup for the lips. | [noun] A stick of this make-up. | [verb] To apply lipstick to; to paint with lipstick. LOBSTICK (16) LOPSTICK (16) LOVELOCK (17) [noun] A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains. | [noun] A flowing lock of hair that is dressed apart from the hair that remains. LOVESICK (17) [adjective] Behaving oddly, or as though in distress, due to being overcome by feelings of love. | [adjective] Having an aching desire for one's beloved. LUTEFISK (15) MAVERICK (19) [noun] An unbranded range animal. | [noun] (by extension) Anything dishonestly obtained. | [noun] (by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules. MEGABUCK (19) [noun] A million dollars. MESHWORK (20) [noun] A net; an assembly of meshes. MILLWORK (17) MINIPARK (16) MISSPEAK (16) [verb] To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly. | [verb] To speak insultingly or disrespectfully. MISTHINK (17) MOONWALK (17) [noun] An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot (by an astronaut). | [noun] A dance move in which the dancer slides backwards though the feet move as if walking forwards; the backslide. | [noun] A dance style in which the dancer appears to be moving in a low gravity environment. MOORCOCK (18) [noun] The red grouse. MOSSBACK (18) [noun] A turtle that, because of its age, has a growth of algae on its back. | [noun] An old fish. | [noun] (by extension) A very conservative or reactionary person, especially one with old-fashioned views. MUCKLUCK (22) NAINSOOK (12) [noun] A soft, fine muslin of South Asian origin, sometimes used to make baby clothes. NEWSHAWK (21) [noun] A keen investigative reporter. NEWSPEAK (17) [noun] Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials. NICKNACK (20) [noun] A small ornament of minor value. NINEBARK (14) NONBLACK (16) [noun] A nonblack person. | [adjective] Not black in colour. | [adjective] Not of African descent; often specifically not African-American NONSTICK (14) [adjective] Resistant to sticking. NOTEBOOK (14) [noun] A book in which notes or memoranda are written. | [noun] Short for notebook computer. OFFTRACK (20) OPENWORK (17) [noun] Any of several forms of metalwork or needlework having decorative openings. | [noun] A quarry; an open cut. OUTBREAK (14) [noun] An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc. | [noun] An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief. | [noun] A sudden increase. OUTDRANK (13) [verb] To drink more than (someone else). OUTDRINK (13) [verb] To drink more than (someone else). OUTDRUNK (13) [verb] To drink more than (someone else). OUTFLANK (15) [verb] To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force). | [verb] To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example). OUTSLICK (14) OUTSPEAK (14) OUTTHANK (15) OUTTHINK (15) [verb] To best an opponent by thinking. OUTTRICK (14) OVERBOOK (17) [verb] To sell or guarantee more seats for (an event) than actually exist. OVERCOOK (17) [verb] To cook for too long or at too high a temperature. | [verb] To do something to excess; to overdo. OVERDECK (18) OVERLOOK (15) [noun] A vista or point that gives a beautiful view. | [verb] To offer a view (of something) from a higher position. | [verb] To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it. OVERMEEK (17) OVERMILK (17) OVERRANK (15) OVERSICK (17) OVERSOAK (15) OVERTALK (15) OVERTASK (15) [verb] To task too heavily; to give someone or something too many tasks; to overburden. OVERTOOK (15) [verb] To pass a more slowly moving object or entity. | [verb] To become greater than something else | [verb] To occur unexpectedly; take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away OVERWEAK (18) OVERWORK (18) [verb] To make (someone) work too hard. | [verb] To work too hard. | [verb] To fill too full of work; to crowd with labour. | [noun] A superstructure PACKSACK (22) [noun] A backpack, knapsack, rucksack or similar bag packed with provisions or personal items, especially as carried by a traveller or a hiker, and often slung over the shoulder. PASHALIK (17) PASSBOOK (16) [noun] A customer's record of deposits and withdrawals from a savings account at a bank, typically recorded in a small booklet. The bank keeps its own record, which is final in any dispute. | [noun] A book that passes between a trader and a customer, used to record credit purchases. PAYCHECK (24) [noun] Money received on payday as payment for work performed. PEACENIK (16) [noun] (sometimes derogatory) Someone who publicly opposes armed conflict in general, or a particular conflict, or who publicly opposes the proliferation of weapons. PENSTOCK (16) [noun] A sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant. | [noun] The barrel of a wooden pump. PICKLOCK (22) [noun] A device designed to pick locks. | [noun] One who picks locks; a thief. PICKWICK (25) PIGSTICK (17) PINCHECK (21) PINPRICK (18) [noun] An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point. | [noun] A mildly annoying wound or damage. | [verb] To produce a jabbing sensation, like a pinprick, in. PIROZHOK (26) PLAYBACK (21) [noun] The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images. PLAYBOOK (19) [noun] A book containing the text of a play or plays. | [noun] A book of games and amusements for children. | [noun] A book of strategies (plays) for use in American football. PLOWBACK (21) POCKMARK (22) [noun] A mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock. | [noun] A crater in the seafloor caused by erupting gas or liquid. POLITICK (16) [adjective] Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political. | [adjective] (of things) Relating to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong. | [adjective] Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense, wise; prudent; sagacious | [verb] To engage in political activity. PORTAPAK (16) POSTMARK (16) [noun] A marking made by a postal service on a letter, package, postcard or the like, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, and often serving to cancel a postage stamp. | [verb] To apply a postmark on. PRECHECK (21) PREFRANK (17) PRINCOCK (18) PULLBACK (18) [noun] The act or result of pulling back; a withdrawal. | [noun] The act of drawing a camera back to broaden the visible scene. | [noun] That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance. RACKWORK (21) REAPHOOK (17) REATTACK (14) REDBRICK (17) [noun] A red brick university. | [adjective] Of, or relating to a red brick university | [adjective] Made of red brick REDSHANK (16) [noun] Either of two species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that have long red legs. | [noun] A species of moss (Ceratodon purpureus), also known as fire moss or purple horn toothed moss. | [noun] Lady's thumb or redleg (Persicaria maculosa), an herb in the buckwheat family. REEDBUCK (17) [noun] Any of several African antelopes of the genus Redunca. REEMBARK (16) REFUSNIK (15) RESTRUCK (14) RICKRACK (20) [noun] A zigzag trim sewn to clothes for decoration. RINGBARK (15) [verb] To remove the bark from a tree in a ring all the way around its trunk, normally killing the tree (because nutrients are carried through the phloem, the layers immediately under the bark, which layers are damaged by the process). RINGNECK (15) [noun] Any of several unrelated birds that have a ringed neck. ROADWORK (16) [noun] The construction or maintenance done to roads. | [noun] Exercise such as running and jogging done on the roads. | [noun] The taking of a band on the road to perform music in different locations. ROCKWORK (21) ROLLBACK (16) [noun] A return to a prior state by undoing some operation. | [noun] A withdrawal of military forces. | [noun] An operation which returns a database, or group of records in a database, to a previous state (normally to the previous commit point). ROORBACK (16) ROPEWALK (17) [noun] A place where rope is made, a rope factory. | [noun] A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope. | [noun] Any narrow walkway that has rope handrails. RUCKSACK (20) [noun] A bag carried on the back or shoulder, supported by straps SALTWORK (15) SANDBANK (15) [noun] A ridge of sand along a shore that is partially or totally submerged and thus a hazard to shipping. SCATBACK (18) SEATWORK (15) SELAMLIK (14) SHADDOCK (19) [noun] The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh. | [noun] The tree which produces this fruit. | [noun] The grapefruit. SHAGBARK (18) SHAMROCK (19) [noun] The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland. | [noun] Any of several small plants, forms of clover, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens. SHASHLIK (18) [noun] A form of shish kebab, originally made of marinated lamb meat. SHELDUCK (18) [noun] Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia. SHELLACK (17) SHERLOCK (17) [verb] To deduce. | [verb] To search. | [verb] To obsolete a unique feature in third-party software by introducing a similar or identical feature to the OS or a first-party program/app. SHOEPACK (19) [noun] A shoe, especially a warm, waterproofed boot. SHOPTALK (17) [noun] Discussion of business in a social setting, especially using jargon. SIDEKICK (19) [noun] An assistant to another person, especially to a superior or more important person. SIDEWALK (16) [noun] A footpath, usually paved, at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians; a pavement (UK) or footpath (Australia, New Zealand) | [noun] (by extension) any paved footpath, even if not located at the side of a road SITZMARK (23) [noun] An indentation in the snow made by a fallen skier. SKEWBACK (23) [noun] The side of an arch; the course of masonry on the top of an abutment with a slope for the base of the arch to rest against. SKIPJACK (27) [noun] Any of several unrelated fish. | [noun] An upstart. | [noun] An elaterid; a click beetle. SLAPJACK (23) [noun] A type of pancake, or flapjack. | [noun] A simple card game similar to snap. SLOPWORK (17) SLOTBACK (16) [noun] A particular position in American football, often a running back who lines up near the line of scrimmage and can function as a wide receiver. | [noun] A particular position in Canadian football, similar to a hybrid between wide receiver and running back. This position is more common in the Canadian game than its American counterpart. SNAPBACK (18) [noun] The reimposition of an earlier and usually higher tariff. | [noun] An adjustable, flat-brimmed baseball cap with snap fasteners on the back. SNOWBANK (17) SNOWPACK (19) [noun] An accumulation of packed snow, usually the seasonal amount. SOAPBARK (16) SOFTBACK (19) [noun] A softcover or paperback book. SONGBOOK (15) [noun] A book containing songs. STEENBOK (14) [noun] A common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa, Raphicerus campestris. STEINBOK (14) [noun] A common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa, Raphicerus campestris. STOPBANK (16) [noun] Levee, dyke STOPCOCK (18) [noun] A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe. | [noun] A main shutoff for water to a home from a municipal supply. Usually these valves exist in pairs, one outside the property boundary and one inside the property boundary. STUDBOOK (15) [noun] In livestock breeding, a written record of the genealogy of animals. STUDWORK (16) SUBBLOCK (18) SUBCLERK (16) SUNBLOCK (16) [noun] A sunscreen with high sun protection factor (SPF). SWAYBACK (22) [noun] An excessive sagging of the spine of a quadruped animal, especially a horse. | [noun] An animal with such excessive sagging. TAILBACK (16) [noun] A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam; backup. | [noun] A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation. TAMARACK (16) [noun] Any of several North American larches, of the genus Larix. | [noun] The wood from such a tree. TAMARISK (14) [noun] Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions. TASKWORK (19) TEAMWORK (17) [noun] The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal. TELEMARK (14) [noun] Telemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes. | [noun] A telemark turn. | [noun] (ski jumping) A telemark landing. TEXTBOOK (21) [noun] A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike. | [adjective] Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook. TICKTACK (20) TICKTOCK (20) [noun] The sound of a ticking clock. | [noun] A step-by-step account of an event or timeline. TIDEMARK (15) [noun] A line (of seaweed or differently coloured sand etc) on the shore showing the level of high or low tide | [noun] (by extension) any mark showing the limit of some past activity | [noun] A line of scum left on a bath tub when the water is drained away TIMEWORK (17) TIPSTOCK (16) TOMAHAWK (20) [noun] An ax used by Native American warriors. | [noun] A dunk in which the person dunking the ball does so with his arm behind his head. | [noun] A geometric construction consisting of a semicircle and two line segments that serves as a tool for trisecting an angle; so called from its resemblance to the American Indian axe. TOWNFOLK (18) TRAPROCK (16) [noun] A form of igneous rock that tends to form polygonal vertical fractures. TUBEWORK (17) UNSHRUNK (15) WHITRACK (20) WINDSOCK (18) [noun] A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields. WINGBACK (20) [noun] A player who doubles as a defender when their team is defending, and a winger when they are attacking. | [noun] A running back who is in formation near the line of scrimmage and outside the tackles, a slotback. | [noun] A wingback chair. WIREWORK (18) WOODCOCK (20) [noun] Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, of the family Scolopacidae, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage. | [noun] A simpleton. WOODLARK (16) [noun] A lark, Lullula arborea, the only member of the genus Lullula, found in western Eurasia and northern Africa. WOODWORK (19) [noun] Something made from wood. | [noun] Wood product. | [noun] Working with wood. WOOLPACK (19) [noun] A bag of wool, traditionally weighing 240 pounds. | [noun] A cirrocumulus cloud. | [noun] A charge resembling a pillow or cushion. WOOLSACK (17) [noun] A wool bale or cushion, the traditional seat of the Lord Speaker in the British House of Lords. WOOLWORK (18) WORDBOOK (18) [noun] A dictionary or other reference book that lists words; a lexicon, vocabulary. | [noun] The libretto of an opera. WORKBOOK (21) [noun] A book, used by a student, in which answers and workings may be entered besides questions and exercises. | [noun] A book, used by a business, containing a record of work to be done, or work completed. | [noun] A collection of spreadsheets stored in the same file. WORKFOLK (22) WORKWEEK (22) [noun] The range of days of the week that are normally worked YARDWORK (19) YEARBOOK (17) [noun] A reference book, published annually. | [noun] A publication compiled by the graduating class of a high school or college, recording the year's events and containing photographs of students and faculty. | [noun] A school subject in which students learn journalistic skills by compiling a yearbook. ZWIEBACK (28) [noun] A usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp | [noun] A teething food for toddler children

AFTERDECK (19) [noun] The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern AMBERJACK (26) [noun] Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans. ANTIBLACK (17) ANTICRACK (17) ANTIKNOCK (19) [noun] Such a substance, usually tetraethyl lead (also MMT, MTBE and ethanol) | [adjective] Of an additive added to petroleum/gasoline to reduce the occurrence of engine knock. ANTIQUARK (22) [noun] The antiparticle of a quark. ANTISHARK (16) ANTISHOCK (18) ANTISTICK (15) APPLEJACK (26) [noun] An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider. AWESTRUCK (18) [adjective] Filled or overcome with awe or wonder. BACKBLOCK (25) [noun] (usually in the plural) A residential area remote from major cities and lacking conveniences common in urban areas. BACKTRACK (23) [noun] The act of backtracking | [verb] To retrace one's steps. | [verb] To repeat or review work already done. BAILIWICK (20) [noun] The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction. | [noun] A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority. BEEFSTEAK (18) [noun] (A) steak cut from beef cattle. | [noun] Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa). | [noun] : A celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer. BENCHMARK (22) [noun] A standard by which something is evaluated or measured. | [noun] A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point. | [noun] A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment. BILLYCOCK (22) [noun] A felt hat with a rounded crown, similar to a bowler. BIRTHMARK (20) [noun] A mark on the skin formed before birth. BLACKCOCK (25) [noun] The male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix). BLACKJACK (30) [noun] A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over. | [noun] A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace. | [noun] The flag (i.e., a jack) traditionally flown by pirate ships; popularly thought to be a white skull and crossed bones on a black field (the Jolly Roger). BOARDWALK (19) [noun] A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically one running alongside a body of water or beach. | [verb] To install a boardwalk over. BODYCHECK (26) [noun] A move in ice hockey or lacrosse in which a player impedes another with his body | [noun] A general health checkup performed by a medical practitioner. | [verb] To perform a body check on someone. BOOTBLACK (19) [noun] A shoeshine boy; a person who shines shoes as an occupation. | [verb] To shine shoes. BRAINSICK (17) [adjective] Mentally ill or insane; crazy or delirious. BREAKNECK (21) [noun] A fall that breaks the neck. | [noun] A dangerous steep place from which one could fall. | [adjective] Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather. BRICKWORK (24) [noun] Those parts of items that are made of brick. | [noun] The quality of the construction of brick built items. BRUSHBACK (22) [noun] A pitch that comes very close to the batter, forcing them to move back from the plate. | [noun] An action intended to threaten or frighten someone. BRUSHWORK (21) [noun] The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting. BUSHWHACK (26) [verb] To travel through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress | [verb] To fight, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country | [verb] To ambush BUTTSTOCK (17) [noun] The rear end of a rifle or shotgun that is held against the shoulder when firing. CAMELBACK (21) [noun] The backs of camels. | [noun] A flexible water container worn on the back. | [noun] A house with a second storey that does not completely cover the ground floor. CARRYBACK (22) [noun] A tax provision allowing a business to apply a current year loss to reduce taxable income of a previous year. | [noun] In sports, the act of carrying the ball back toward the opponent's goal line. CHEAPJACK (29) [noun] A peddler, a travelling hawker. | [adjective] Shabby CHECKBOOK (26) [noun] A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account CHECKMARK (26) [noun] A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement. | [noun] In long jump, javelin and similar events, little mark alongside the runway which helps the athlete to set their steps just right for their performance. | [verb] To mark with a ✓ symbol; to tick. CHOPSTICK (22) [noun] A particular East Asian eating utensil, used in pairs and held in the hand. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood and measuring approximately 23cm (10 inches) in length. | [noun] An Asian person. | [verb] To pick up (food) using chopsticks. CLOCKWORK (24) [noun] A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device. COACHWORK (23) [noun] The body of a motor vehicle (as opposed to the chassis). COOKSHACK (24) CORNSTALK (15) [noun] The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest. | [noun] A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn. | [noun] A non-indigenous person born in Australia. CRABSTICK (19) [noun] A cudgel, originally made of the wood of a crabapple tree, hence any similar club. | [noun] A crabby, ill-tempered person. | [noun] A processed food, made of surimi to somewhat resemble the legs of a crab. CRACKBACK (25) CROOKBACK (23) [noun] A crooked back, or a person with such a back; a hunchback. CROOKNECK (21) [noun] Any of several yellow varieties of squash having a curved neck. CROSSWALK (18) [noun] Place where pedestrians can cross a street. | [noun] A mapping between equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas. | [verb] To map equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas. CYBERPUNK (22) [noun] A subgenre of science fiction which focuses on computer or information technology and virtual reality juxtaposed with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the social order. | [noun] A cyberpunk character, a hacker punk, a high-tech low life. | [noun] A writer of cyberpunk fiction. DISEMBARK (18) [verb] To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore | [verb] To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a train or airplane DRAWNWORK (20) DREADLOCK (17) [noun] A single strand of dreadlocks | [verb] To put (hair) into dreadlocks DRUMSTICK (18) [noun] A stick used to play drums. | [noun] The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food. | [noun] The moringa or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera, especially its slender, cylindrical pods. EARTHWORK (19) [noun] Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification. FALSEWORK (19) [noun] A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself. | [noun] Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone. FANCYWORK (24) [noun] Decorative embroidery. FEEDSTOCK (19) [noun] Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process. FENUGREEK (17) [noun] Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice. | [noun] The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking). FIELDWORK (20) [noun] Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office). | [noun] Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions | [noun] (in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies. FIREBREAK (18) [noun] An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it. FIREBRICK (20) [noun] A brick capable of withstanding high temperatures without deforming. FLAGSTICK (19) FLASHBACK (23) [noun] (authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative. | [noun] A vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs. | [noun] A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug. FLINTLOCK (18) [noun] An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan. FORECHECK (23) [verb] To pressure the puck carrier for the opposing team FORESHANK (19) FORESHOCK (21) [noun] A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks. | [noun] Any shock or disturbance which precedes an event FORESPEAK (18) FRAMEWORK (21) [noun] A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size. | [noun] The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size. | [noun] The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape. FROSTWORK (19) [noun] Any naturally occurring intricate pattern of ice crystals. | [noun] Any pattern that resembles a frost formation. GANGPLANK (17) [noun] A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside. GLASSWORK (17) GOLDBRICK (19) [noun] Something fraudulent or nonexistent offered for sale; a swindle or con. | [noun] (US slang) A shirker or malingerer. | [noun] (US slang) A swindler. GOOSENECK (16) [noun] Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps. | [noun] The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other. GREENBACK (18) [noun] Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally printed with green and black ink) issued by the Federal Reserve. | [noun] The United States dollar. | [noun] A unit of American currency issued during the Civil War by the Treasury Department. GREENSICK (16) [adjective] Afflicted with green sickness. GRILLWORK (17) [noun] The mesh of metal wire or bars which makes up a decorative metal grating GUESSWORK (17) [noun] An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information. GUIDEBOOK (17) [noun] A book that provides guidance, but especially one designed for travellers which provides local tourist information about a particular country or area. GUNNYSACK (19) [noun] A sack made from burlap, used for agricultural produce. HANDIWORK (20) [noun] Work done by the hands. | [noun] A handmade object; handicraft | [noun] Work done personally. HATCHBACK (25) [noun] A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards. | [noun] The door itself. HAVERSACK (21) [noun] A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas. | [noun] An oat-sack, or nosebag for a horse. HEADSTOCK (19) [noun] A headframe. | [noun] A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating part | [noun] A beam that supports a bell. HEARTSICK (18) [adjective] Very despondent or sorrowful. HOLLYHOCK (24) [noun] Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family. HORSEBACK (20) [noun] (usually with on, upon, etc.) The back of a horse. | [noun] A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders. | [adverb] On the back of a horse. HOUSELEEK (16) [noun] Any of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves HOUSEWORK (19) [noun] Domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking. | [noun] Homework. HUCKABACK (26) [noun] A type of coarse, absorbent cotton or linen fabric used for making towels. HUNCHBACK (25) [noun] One who is stooped or hunched over. | [noun] A deformed upper spinal column in the shape of a hump in the back. | [noun] A person with kyphosis, a spinal deformity that causes a hunched over appearance. INGLENOOK (14) [noun] A nook or corner beside an open fireplace; a chimney corner. INTERBANK (15) [adjective] Of, pertaining to, or taking place between two or more banks (financial institutions). INTERLINK (13) [noun] A link of this kind. | [verb] To link together. | [verb] To link (two or more things) together. INTERLOCK (15) [noun] A safety device that prevents activation in unsafe conditions. | [verb] To fit or clasp together securely. | [verb] To interlace. INTERWORK (16) [verb] To work (two or more things) into and through each other. | [verb] To interact. JAILBREAK (22) [noun] An escape from prison. | [verb] To escape from prison. | [verb] To modify the firmware of an electronic device, especially a mobile phone, in order to remove restrictions that prevent it from running unofficial software. LAMPBLACK (21) [noun] An amorphous form of carbon made from incompletely burned organic matter; used to make pigments and inks. | [verb] To blacken using this form of carbon. LEAFSTALK (16) LEASEBACK (17) [noun] A property transaction where a party sells something, then leases it from the purchaser. The seller is released from tax, depreciation, and maintenance costs, and the buyer is guaranteed an income from the property.https//web.archive.org/web/20070827183530/http://www.bartleby.com/61/15/L0091500.html LIVESTOCK (18) [noun] Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation. MAHLSTICK (20) [noun] A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it from accidentally touching the painting. MATCHBOOK (22) [noun] A small folded sheet of cardboard containing rows of cardboard matches, generally with a striker on the outside. MATCHLOCK (22) [noun] Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan. | [noun] The gunlock used in such a weapon, having a slow smouldering match, see: slow match. MAULSTICK (17) [noun] A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it from accidentally touching the painting. METALMARK (17) [noun] Any butterfly of the family Riodinidae. METALWORK (18) [noun] Objects made of metal. | [noun] The act of shaping metal, metalworking. MISSTRUCK (17) MONADNOCK (18) [noun] A hill or mountain standing isolated above a predominantly flat plain. MULTIBANK (17) NEWSBREAK (18) NIGHTHAWK (23) [noun] A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus. | [noun] A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor. | [noun] A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours. NONSHRINK (16) NOTCHBACK (22) [noun] A motor car whose rear window makes an angle with its back segment OVERDRANK (17) [verb] To drink to excess OVERDRINK (17) [verb] To drink to excess OVERDRUNK (17) [verb] To drink to excess OVERSTOCK (18) [noun] An excessive stock; a surplus or glut. | [verb] To stock to an excessive degree. OVERTHINK (19) [verb] To think about; think over | [verb] To think or analyze too much. | [verb] To think too highly (of); overestimate OVERTRICK (18) [noun] A trick won by the declarer's side which exceeds the amount of the contract PAINTWORK (18) [noun] The painted surface of a car, building, etc. PAPERBACK (21) [noun] A book with flexible binding. | [adjective] (of a book) Having flexible binding. PAPERWORK (20) [noun] Routine work involving written documents | [noun] Written documents | [noun] Excessive paperwork, busy work, red tape. PATCHWORK (23) [noun] A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole. | [noun] Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece. | [noun] A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other. PHOTOMASK (20) [noun] A transparent quartz block marked with many high-resolution images; a series of them are used in the photolithography of integrated circuits, one for each layer PICKABACK (25) [adverb] On the back or the shoulders PICKTHANK (24) PIECEWORK (20) [noun] Work that a worker is paid for according to the number of units produced, rather than the number of hours worked; work done and paid for by the piece or by the job. PIGGYBACK (24) [noun] A ride on somebody's back or shoulders. | [noun] An act or instance of piggybacking. | [verb] To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event. PINCHBECK (24) [noun] An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry. | [adjective] Made of pinchbeck. | [adjective] Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive. PITCHFORK (23) [noun] An agricultural tool comprising a fork attached to a long handle used for pitching hay or bales of hay high up onto a haystack. | [noun] A tuning fork. | [verb] To toss or carry with a pitchfork. PLACEKICK (23) [noun] (in several forms of football) A kick of the ball from a stationary position. | [verb] (in several forms of football) To kick the ball from a stationary position, especially as a means of scoring extra points. POPPYCOCK (26) [noun] Foolish talk; nonsense. PORTAPACK (19) PRESHRANK (18) [verb] (of clothing) To shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit. PRESHRINK (18) [verb] (of clothing) To shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit. PRESHRUNK (18) [verb] (of clothing) To shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit. PRESSMARK (17) [noun] The logo of a publishing press. PRESSWORK (18) [noun] The operation of a printing press. | [noun] Printed material. | [noun] (metalwork) The act or process of pressing or drawing with dies or presses; or the product of such work. PSALMBOOK (19) [noun] A book of psalms. QUILLBACK (26) QUILLWORK (25) [noun] Decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain Native Americans. RACETRACK (17) [noun] A course over which any type of races are run. | [noun] A characteristic circular erosion pattern in deposition processes. RAZORBACK (26) [noun] (southeastern US) A thin feral pig. | [noun] The rorqual or finback whale. REFUSENIK (16) [noun] One of the Jewish citizens of the former Soviet Union who were refused permission to emigrate. | [noun] A person characterized by a particular refusal (especially one related to human rights). RETROPACK (17) RIVERBANK (18) [noun] A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side. ROADBLOCK (18) [noun] Something that blocks or obstructs a road. | [noun] An obstacle or impediment. | [verb] To prevent, hinder. ROOTSTOCK (15) [noun] A healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture. | [noun] (by extension) The necessary basis for something to develop ROUGHNECK (19) [noun] Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person. | [noun] An ironworker; a dirty or low-paid worker, a labourer. | [noun] A labourer on an oil rig. SCRAPBOOK (19) [noun] A book, similar to a notebook or journal, in which personal or family memorabilia and photos are collected and arranged | [verb] To create scrapbooks. SHASHLICK (21) SHELLBACK (20) [noun] A worldly sailor. | [noun] A sailor who has crossed the equator. SHELLWORK (19) [noun] The decoration made from patterns of shells. SHIPWRECK (23) [noun] A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy. | [noun] An event where a ship sinks or runs aground. | [noun] Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss SHOEBLACK (20) [noun] One who cleans and polishes shoes (and boots) as an occupation. SIDETRACK (16) [noun] A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction); a railroad siding. | [noun] (sometimes) Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main track. | [noun] A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well. SLAPSTICK (17) [noun] A style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations. | [noun] A pair of sticks attached at one end and used to create a slapping sound effect, used especially in slapstick comedy; a type of clapper. SLEEPWALK (18) [verb] To walk and/or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate. SLICKROCK (21) SMOKEJACK (28) SOLONCHAK (18) SPACEWALK (20) [noun] Any activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft or space station in space; extravehicular activity. | [verb] To perform a spacewalk. SPADEWORK (19) [noun] Work done by digging with a spade. | [noun] Work done in preparation for something else. SPRINGBOK (18) [noun] A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis. STEELWORK (16) [noun] All the steel components of a structure. STICKWORK (22) STONEWORK (16) [noun] Constructions made of stone. | [noun] The skill of constructing with stone; stonecraft. STORYBOOK (18) [noun] A book containing stories, especially children's stories. | [adjective] As in a story for children; pleasant and idealized, or having a happy conclusion. STYLEBOOK (18) SUNSTRUCK (15) SUPERBANK (17) SUPERJOCK (24) SWEEPBACK (22) [noun] The rearward angle of the leading edge of a wing, or airfoil. THORNBACK (20) [noun] Any animal with a thorny back, especially marine animals, such as: | [noun] A woman over a certain age (variously 26 or 30) who has never married, older than a spinster. THROWBACK (23) [noun] A reversion to an earlier stage of development. | [noun] A person considered to be primitive, uncivilized and mentally deficient. | [noun] An organism that has characteristics of a more primitive form. THUMBTACK (22) [noun] A small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded head that can be pressed into place with light pressure from the thumb; used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard. | [verb] To fix or attach something with a thumbtack. TOOTHPICK (20) [noun] A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth. | [verb] To spear (food) on a toothpick. | [verb] To transfer (a sample of bacteria, etc.) by means of a toothpick. TOUCHBACK (22) [noun] The result of a play (usually a kickoff or punt) in which the ball passes out the back of the end zone or a team otherwise gains possession of the ball in their own end zone. TOUCHMARK (20) TOWNSFOLK (19) [noun] The people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes. TRADEMARK (16) [noun] A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products. | [noun] Any proprietary business, product or service name. | [noun] The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic. UNDERTOOK (14) [verb] To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.). | [verb] To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.). | [verb] To overtake on the wrong side. VIDEODISK (18) [noun] An optical disc used to record video images on special equipment WATERBUCK (20) [noun] A species of antelope endemic to Africa, Kobus ellipsiprymnus. WATERMARK (18) [noun] A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light. | [noun] (by extension) A logo superimposed on a digital image, a television broadcast, etc. | [noun] A value stored in a datafile to ensure its integrity, so that if the file's contents are changed then the watermark will no longer match the contents. WHALEBACK (23) [noun] A kind of cargo steamship with a hull that continuously curved above the waterline from vertical to horizontal | [noun] A land form (typically a sand dune) having the form of the back of a whale WHEELWORK (22) WHIPSTOCK (23) [noun] The stock (rigid handle) of a whip. WINDBREAK (19) [noun] A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops. | [noun] A sheet or stack of material used to protect people or fire from wind. WISECRACK (20) [noun] A witty or sarcastic comment or quip. | [verb] To make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment. WOMENFOLK (21) [noun] Women collectively. | [noun] The adult female members of a community. WOODBLOCK (21) [noun] A woodcut. | [noun] A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick. | [noun] A wooden block used as a printing form. WOODCHUCK (24) [noun] A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax. WRISTLOCK (18) YARDSTICK (19) [noun] A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long. | [noun] A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.

AFTERSHOCK (22) [noun] An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock"). | [noun] By extension, any result or consequence following a major event. | [noun] Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event. ALPENSTOCK (18) [noun] A stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain ANTIHIJACK (26) BASKETWORK (23) [noun] Material woven in the style of a basket. | [noun] The craft of making such material. BLOODSTOCK (19) [noun] Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses. | [noun] The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal. BOTTLENECK (18) [noun] The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle. | [noun] In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay. | [noun] (by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome. BREASTWORK (19) [noun] A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet. | [noun] A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle. | [noun] A parapet. BRIDGEWORK (21) [noun] A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth. | [noun] The construction or repair of bridges. | [noun] The component parts of a bridge. BRIGHTWORK (23) [noun] Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat. | [noun] The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat. BROOMSTICK (20) [noun] The handle of a broom (sweeping tool). | [noun] A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle. | [noun] Like plain broom, a gun. BUTTERMILK (18) [noun] The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk. | [noun] Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste. BUTTONHOOK (19) [noun] A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button. | [noun] A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes. | [noun] A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage. CANDLEWICK (22) [noun] The thread used to make the wicks of candles | [noun] A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery CANVASBACK (23) [noun] A North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, popular as a game bird. CORNERBACK (20) [noun] Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes. CRACKAJACK (31) CREWELWORK (22) [noun] Embroidery made using a crewel DISTELFINK (18) DONKEYWORK (25) [noun] Hard, boring, routine work. DONNYBROOK (20) [noun] A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos. | [adjective] Chaotic. DUMBSTRUCK (21) [adjective] So shocked as to be unable to speak FIDDLEBACK (23) [noun] The brown recluse spider. | [noun] A feature of maple wood where the fibers are distorted in an undulating chatoyant pattern. | [noun] A kind of chasuble with the front cut away. FINGERPICK (22) [noun] A type of plectrum that clips on to, or wraps around the end of the fingers and thumb. | [verb] To pluck of the individual strings of a stringed instrument with the fingers FISHERFOLK (23) [noun] People who fish for a living. | [noun] Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing. GENTLEFOLK (18) [noun] People of superior social position. GREENSHANK (18) [noun] A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia. GROUNDWORK (19) [noun] The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest. GROUPTHINK (20) [noun] A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view. HACKMATACK (27) [noun] A larch, a tree of the species Larix laricina. | [noun] A balsam poplar, a tree of the species Populus balsamifera. HAIRSTREAK (17) [noun] Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings. HAMMERLOCK (23) [noun] A hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back; an armlock HEARTBREAK (19) [noun] Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment HERRENVOLK (20) [noun] A master race, especially with reference to Nazi ideology. HOUSEBREAK (19) [verb] To train an animal to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle. | [verb] To break into a house, typically to burgle it. HYDROCRACK (25) KIBBUTZNIK (31) [noun] A member of a kibbutz. KNICKKNACK (30) [noun] A small ornament of minor value. KOLKHOZNIK (34) KOMONDOROK (21) LITTLENECK (16) LUMBERJACK (27) [noun] A person whose work is to fell trees. | [noun] A lumberjacket. | [verb] To work as a lumberjack, cutting down trees. MASTERWORK (19) [noun] A piece done to prove possession of skill sufficient to be ranked a master. | [noun] A piece of quality, indicative of having been made by a master; a masterpiece. | [noun] An act of primary importance. MATCHSTICK (23) [noun] A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece. MEADOWLARK (20) [noun] The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis). | [noun] Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas. METERSTICK (18) MOONSTRUCK (18) [adjective] Crazy or insane when affected by the phases of the Moon. | [adjective] (by extension) Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature. | [adjective] Made sick, or (like fishes) unsuitable for food, by the supposed influence of the Moon. MOTORTRUCK (18) MOUNTEBANK (18) [noun] One who sells dubious medicines. | [noun] One who sells by deception; a con artist; a charlatan. | [noun] An acrobat. MULTITRACK (18) [verb] To record on multiple tracks simultaneously (typically with each performer or instrument having its own track) | [adjective] Having or involving more than one track. NEEDLEWORK (18) [noun] The art or process of working with a needle especially in embroidery or needlepoint. | [noun] The product of such art or process. | [noun] The occupation or employment of a person skilled in embroidery, needlepoint, etc. NIGHTSTICK (20) [noun] (law enforcement) A long narrow pole-like club carried by police and security people, for use in self-defense. NONNETWORK (17) POCKETBOOK (24) [noun] A woman's purse. | [noun] One's personal budget or economic capacity - the amount one can afford. | [noun] A small book, particularly a paperback or notebook able to fit into a pocket. POSTATTACK (18) PROMPTBOOK (22) [noun] An annotated copy of a script used by a prompter REICHSMARK (21) [noun] The monetary unit in Germany between 1924 and 1948. RUBBERNECK (20) [noun] Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring. | [noun] A tourist. | [noun] Someone or something with a flexible neck. SALESCLERK (16) [noun] A salesperson, a person employed by a store to sell merchandise, assist customers in finding merchandise, and accept payment. SCHOOLBOOK (21) [noun] A textbook, a book used, or prepared for use, in school. SCHOOLWORK (22) [noun] Work done for school, including both in class and homework. SCROLLWORK (19) [noun] Ornamentation in a scroll pattern, especially in woodwork. SHEEPSHANK (22) [noun] A type of knot which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack without cutting it. | [verb] To shorten (a rope) using a sheepshank knot. SILVERBACK (21) [noun] A mature male of the several species of chimpanzees and gorillas, so named from the silver streaking on its back. | [noun] (by extension) A dominant older human male. | [noun] Any of various ferns of the genus Pityrogramma. SKETCHBOOK (25) [noun] A book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad. | [noun] A book of printed sketches. | [noun] A printed book of literary sketches or skits. SMOKESTACK (22) [noun] A conduit or group of conduits atop a structure allowing smoke to flow out. SOURCEBOOK (18) [noun] A book consisting of a collection of writings on a particular subject. | [noun] A publication intended to supplement the core materials of a roleplaying game. STARSTRUCK (16) [adjective] Star-struck STUCCOWORK (21) SUBNETWORK (19) [noun] A subsection of a network. SUPERBLOCK (20) SUPERFLACK (21) SUPERSLICK (18) SUPERSTOCK (18) SUPERTHICK (21) SUPPLEJACK (27) [noun] Any of various North American vines that have supple stems. | [noun] Any of several vines belonging to the genus Ripogonum, native to New Zealand. SWITCHBACK (26) [noun] A zigzag path, road or railway track; especially a railway track in which the train travels in a reverse direction at each switch | [noun] A hairpin bend. | [noun] A roller coaster. TAPERSTICK (18) TENTERHOOK (17) [noun] One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter. TIMBERWORK (21) TURTLEBACK (18) TURTLENECK (16) [noun] A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment. | [noun] A turtleneck sweater. ULTRASLICK (16) UNDERTRICK (17) [noun] A trick that declarer does not win, causing the contract to go down. WICKERWORK (26) [noun] A thing or things made of wicker. WONDERWORK (21)

APPARATCHIK (24) [noun] A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent. | [noun] A blindly loyal bureaucrat. BIOFEEDBACK (25) [noun] A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time. BREECHBLOCK (26) [noun] The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge. CABINETWORK (22) [noun] Decorative woodwork or furniture made by a cabinetmaker; the craft or art of making fine wooden furniture and fittings. CANDLESTICK (20) [noun] A holder with a socket or spike for a candle. | [noun] A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward. | [noun] (investing) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing price of a stock on a Japanese candlestick chart. CHOCKABLOCK (30) [adjective] (of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost. | [adjective] (by extension) Jammed tightly together; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed. | [adverb] In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible. COMPUTERNIK (21) COUNTERSINK (17) [noun] A cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface. | [verb] To create such a conical recess. | [verb] To cause to sink even with or below the surface. COUNTERSUNK (17) [verb] To create such a conical recess. | [verb] To cause to sink even with or below the surface. | [adjective] (of a bolt or screw) That has a flat conical top allowing it to be inserted flush with a surface CRACKERJACK (32) [noun] An exceptionally fine or excellent thing or person. | [noun] An expert or top-rated individual (e.g., a marksman). | [adjective] Exceptionally fine or excellent; top-notch; high quality. | [noun] (in the plural) The traditional blue uniforms of the enlisted men of the US Navy. DIAMONDBACK (23) [noun] (common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico. | [noun] The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malacoclemmys palustris). DOUBLESPEAK (20) [noun] Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity. Typically used by governments or large institutions. DOUBLETHINK (21) [noun] The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction. ELECTROWEAK (20) [adjective] Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces. FIDDLESTICK (22) [noun] A bow used to play the fiddle. HALTERBREAK (20) JOURNEYWORK (28) KOMONDOROCK (24) LACQUERWORK (29) [noun] Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer. LATTICEWORK (20) [noun] A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips. LEATHERBACK (22) [noun] A large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a leathery back. LEATHERNECK (20) [noun] A soldier. | [noun] Specifically, a marine. OUTPOLITICK (19) PASSAGEWORK (21) [noun] An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage PLASTERWORK (20) [noun] Architectural work executed in plaster. QUARTERBACK (28) [noun] An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play. | [noun] An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back. | [noun] (rugby football) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position. QUARTERDECK (27) [noun] The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers REALPOLITIK (17) [noun] Pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state. SHUTTLECOCK (22) [noun] A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. | [noun] The game of badminton. | [verb] To move rapidly back and forth SINGLESTICK (18) [noun] A one-handed wooden stick used for fencing in place of a sword. | [noun] A martial art, sport or exercise using a cudgel or backsword. SPATTERDOCK (20) [noun] A species of water lily, Nuphar advena STAGESTRUCK (18) [adjective] Enamored of the theatre, the craft of acting or of actors/actresses. STEEPLEJACK (26) [noun] A person whose job involves climbing tall structures like steeples in order to make repairs. STICKLEBACK (25) [noun] Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct nests from weeds. STRINGYBARK (21) [noun] Any of a number of Australian eucalyptus trees with fibrous bark, or the wood or bark of such trees. TRELLISWORK (18) [noun] A trellis or trellis-like structure. TRESTLEWORK (18) [noun] A system of trestles, especially one used to support a bridge. WEATHERCOCK (25) [noun] A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel. | [noun] One who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person. | [noun] (Chiefly US and Canada) A wind pump style where the top of it behaves like a weather vane, moving with the wind direction, but also with a wheel attached to measure wind speed.

ANTIKICKBACK (30) COUNTERCHECK (25) [noun] A restriction or limit. | [noun] A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one). | [verb] To restrict or limit by counteracting. ELECTROSHOCK (23) [noun] (An) electric shock. | [noun] Electroconvulsive therapy. | [verb] To administer electroconvulsive therapy. GOBBLEDEGOOK (23) [noun] Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language. | [noun] Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner. GOBBLEDYGOOK (26) [noun] Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language. | [noun] Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner. KINNIKINNICK (26) [noun] A mixture of bark, dried leaves and often berries and/or tobacco, which is smoked. | [noun] Any of the plants whose berries, leaves or bark used in this mixture. WALKINGSTICK (26) [noun] A tool, such as a cane, used to ease pressure on the legs, and to aid stability, when walking. | [noun] A stick insect (order Phasmida). | [noun] A playing card with the rank of seven.

COUNTERATTACK (21) [noun] An attack made in response to an attack by the opponents | [verb] To attack in response to an attack by opponents COUNTERSTRUCK (21) [verb] Past tense of counterstrike; to strike back in response to an attack or blow. LAUGHINGSTOCK (24) [noun] An object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; a butt of sport. THUNDERSTRUCK (23) [adjective] Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.