| BECHALKED | • bechalked adj. Having a surface that has been written on in chalk. • bechalked adj. Chalk-covered or chalky. • bechalked v. Simple past tense and past participle of bechalk. |
| BLACKHEAD | • blackhead n. (Countable, medicine) A comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged… • blackhead n. (Uncountable) A form of histomoniasis in poultry, characterized by cyanotic discoloration on the bird’s head. • blackhead n. (Countable) A scaup: any of various ducks of the genus Aythya. |
| BLOCKHEAD | • blockhead n. (Colloquial) A stupid person. • blockhead n. A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity;… • blockhead v. To perform as a human blockhead. |
| BULKHEADS | • bulkheads n. Plural of bulkhead. • BULKHEAD n. a partition on a ship. |
| CHECKABLE | • checkable adj. Able to be checked or verified. • checkable adj. Able to be marked with a check mark, or tick. • checkable adj. (Finance, not comparable) Alternative form of chequable. |
| CHOKEABLE | • CHOKEABLE adj. that can be choked. |
| HALFBEAKS | • halfbeaks n. Plural of halfbeak. • HALFBEAK n. a fish with a spearlike underjaw. |
| HAWKBELLS | • hawkbells n. Plural of hawkbell. • HAWKBELL n. a small bell attached to a hawk's leg. |
| SHAKEABLE | • shakeable adj. Alternative spelling of shakable. • SHAKEABLE adj. that can be shaken, also SHAKABLE. |
| SHELLBACK | • shellback n. A worldly sailor. • shellback n. A sailor who has crossed the equator. • SHELLBACK n. a veteran sailor, esp. one who has crossed the equator. |
| SHELLBARK | • shellbark n. A species of hickory (Carya laciniosa) whose outer bark is loose and peeling. • shellbark n. The nut of this tree. • SHELLBARK n. a species of hickory whose outer bark is loose and peeling, aka shagbark. |
| SHOCKABLE | • shockable adj. Able to be shocked. • shockable adj. Easily shocked. • shockable adj. (Medicine) Capable of being treated by defibrillator. |
| SHOEBLACK | • shoeblack n. One who cleans and polishes shoes (and boots) as an occupation. • SHOEBLACK n. one who polishes shoes. |
| THINKABLE | • thinkable adj. Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable. • thinkable adj. (Rare) Morally acceptable or legal. • THINKABLE adj. capable of being thought. |
| WHALEBACK | • whaleback n. (Historical) A kind of cargo steamship with a hull that continuously curves above the waterline from… • whaleback n. (Geology) A landform (typically a sand dune) having the form of the back of a whale. • WHALEBACK n. a kind of steamboat used on the Great Lakes to carry grain, etc. having a rounded upper deck. |