(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkalinuria
alkalinuria
noun
(pathology) The condition of the urine having a higher than normal pH
alkalurops
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alkylarylsulfonate
allokurtic
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
arbuckle
arguslike
arkabutla
arumlike
aufklarung
aufklrung
auldfarrantlike
autarkical
autarkical
adj
Autarkic.
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
autarkikal
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
bareknuckle
bareknuckled
baulkier
baulkier
adj
comparative form of baulky: more baulky
beakerful
beakerful
noun
The amount that a beaker will hold.
beauclerk
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackburn
blackburn
Proper noun
A town in Lancashire, England
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackfigured
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackmur
blacksburg
blakesburg
blockaderunning
bulletmaker
bulletmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bullets.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bulwark
bulwark
noun
(figurative) Any means of defence or security.
(nautical) The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.
A breakwater.
A defense or safeguard.
A defensive wall or rampart.
verb
(transitive) To fortify something with a wall or rampart.
(transitive) To provide protection of defense for something.
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bulwarks
bulwarks
noun
plural of bulwark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulwark
buzzardlike
buzzardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buzzard.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
caulker
caulker
noun
(informal) Archaic form of corker (“something large or remarkable, a whopper”).
(slang, archaic) An alcoholic drink; a dram.
A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron.
caulkers
caulkers
noun
plural of caulker
chalkcutter
chikmagalur
clarksburg
clarksburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
cockalorum
cockalorum
noun
(countable) A menial yet self-important person; a person who makes empty boasts.
(uncountable) A game similar to leapfrog.
(uncountable) Boastful speech, crowing.
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
crackskull
darkful
darkful
adj
(archaic) Full of darkness
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
ducklar
earlduck
faulkner
faulkner
noun
Obsolete form of falconer.
freakful
freakful
adj
(archaic) Full of whims or caprices.
fruitstalk
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
gluemaker
gluemaker
noun
A manufacturer of glue.
guardlike
guardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a guard.
guitarlike
guitarlike
adj
Resembling a guitar
gurkhali
hackleburg
hakenkreuzler
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
hurleyhacket
hydraulicked
hydraulicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydraulic
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
junkdealer
kaiserslautern
karacul
karakul
karakul
noun
A sheep of a Central Asian breed.
A type of hat made from the wool of these sheep.
karakule
karakuls
karakuls
noun
plural of karakul
karlsruhe
karlsruhe
Proper noun
A city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
A city/village in North Dakota.
karluk
karluk
Noun
A member of a nomadic Turkic tribal confederacy residing in Kara-Irtysh and the Tarbagatai Mountains, closely related to the Uyghurs.
karrusel
karrusel
noun
The carousel of a clock or watch
karyolysus
keraphyllous
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
keratoglossus
keratoleukoma
keratoleukoma
noun
(pathology) A white opacity of the cornea
keraulophon
keraulophone
klagenfurt
klausenburg
knobular
knobular
adj
knobby; knob-shaped
knuckleballer
knuckleballer
noun
(baseball) A baseball pitcher known for throwing knuckleballs.
koeberliniaceous
koelreuteria
kolhapur
kolhapur
Proper noun
A city in Maharashtra province, western India.
kordula
kraul
kulkarni
kulkarni
noun
(historical) A person in parts of India who was responsible for maintaining the accounts and records of a village.
kulturkampf
kulturkampf
noun
(historical) A conflict between secular and religious authorities, especially the struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government under Bismarck.
kurilian
kurilian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Kurile Islands.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the Kurile Islands.
kurland
kursaal
kursaal
noun
A public hall or building for the use of visitors at health resorts or spas; a casino
lackluster
lackluster
adj
(figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
Having no shine or lustre; dull.
Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
noun
(countable) A person or thing of no particular brilliance or intelligence.
(uncountable) Lack of brightness or points of interest.
lacklusterness
lacklusterness
noun
The quality of being lackluster.
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
lacklustre
lacklustre
adj
(Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of lackluster
lacklustrous
lacklustrous
adj
Synonym of lackluster
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
lakehurst
larkspur
larkspur
noun
Any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida.
larkspurs
larkspurs
noun
plural of larkspur
laurellike
laurvikite
lazaruk
leuckartia
leuckartiidae
leukoderma
leukoderma
noun
An acquired cutaneous condition with localized loss of pigmentation of the skin.
leukorrhea
leukorrhea
noun
(pathology) Thick, whitish vaginal discharge.
leukorrheal
leukorrheal
adj
Relating to leukorrhea.
leukorrheas
leukorrheas
noun
plural of leukorrhea
leukorrhoea
leukorrhoea
noun
Alternative form of leukorrhea
leukorrhoeal
leukorrhoeal
adj
Alternative form of leukorrheal
liakoura
likoura
loudspeaker
loudspeaker
noun
An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones.
loudspeakers
loudspeakers
noun
plural of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
lugmark
lugmark
noun
A mark cut into the ear of an animal to identify it; an earmark.
lukeward
lukewarm
lukewarm
adj
(temperature) Between warm and cool.
Unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
lukewarmly
lukewarmly
adv
In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without enthusiasm.
lukewarmness
lukewarmness
noun
The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
lukewarmth
lukewarmth
noun
lukewarmness
lumberjack
lumberjack
noun
A lumberjacket.
A person whose work is to fell trees.
verb
(transitive) To work as a lumberjack, cutting down trees.
lumberjacket
lumberjacket
noun
A lumberjack shirt.
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
lutemaker
lutemaker
noun
A manufacturer of lutes.
malbrouck
malbrouck
noun
An arboreal monkey from Africa, Chlorocebus cynosuros.
markleysburg
marlinsucker
mecklenburgian
microleukoblast
mudlark
mudlark
noun
(Australia) The Grallina cyanoleuca that builds its nest with mud into a bowl-like shape.
(UK, regional) Any of various birds that are found in muddy places or build their nests with mud, especially Anthus petrosus and Alauda arvensis.
(now rare, chiefly historical) One who scavenges in river or harbor mud for items of value, especially in London.
(slang) A soldier of the Royal Engineers.
(slang, now rare) A pig; pork.
A child who plays in the mud; a child that spends most of its time in the streets, a street urchin.
A racehorse that performs well on muddy or wet tracks.
verb
(intransitive) To scavenge in river or harbor mud for items of value.