Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
adiadochokinesia
adiadochokinesia
noun
A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.
adiadochokinesis
adiadochokinesis
noun
Alternative form of adiadochokinesia
adirondacks
adirondacks
Proper noun
A range of mountains in New York State.
airsickness
airsickness
noun
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
akinesic
akinesic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia.
aktiengesellschaft
aleksandrovac
alkalescence
alkalescence
noun
A tendency to become alkaline.
The state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to predominate.
alkalescency
alkalescency
noun
Alternative form of alkalescence
alkalescent
alkalescent
adj
Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
anankastic
anankastic
adj
(linguistics) Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.
(psychology) Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.
aniseikonic
aniseikonic
adj
Having or relating to aniseikonia.
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
anticks
anticks
noun
plural of antick
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
antiknocks
antiknocks
noun
plural of antiknock
antirickets
antirickets
adj
Preventing rickets.
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antiskeptical
antiskepticism
antiskepticism
noun
Opposition to a skeptical viewpoint.
antislickens
antistock
antistock
adj
(rare) Opposing the farming of livestock.
archidiskodon
arosaguntacook
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
arsenicking
arsnicker
ashkenazic
ashkenazic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Ashkenazi Jews.
askance
askance
adj
Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.
adv
(of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
Sideways; obliquely.
verb
(rare, transitive) To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
(rare, transitive) To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.
assapanick
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backbenches
backbenches
noun
plural of backbench
backbends
backbends
noun
plural of backbend
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backboneless
backboneless
adj
Cowardly, spineless.
Without a backbone; invertebrate.
backbonelessness
backbonelessness
noun
cowardice; spinelessness
backbones
backbones
noun
plural of backbone
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhandedness
backhandedness
noun
(of writing) Leftward slant.
Backwardness of direction.
Deceit or neglect.
Indirection.
Insincerity, irony, or sarcasm.
The use of a backward flip of the hand.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backhands
backhands
noun
plural of backhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhand
backings
backings
noun
plural of backing
backlands
backlands
noun
plural of backland
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlings
backlins
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backplanes
backplanes
noun
plural of backplane
backpointers
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backslidingness
backspacing
backspacing
verb
present participle of backspace
backspang
backspin
backspin
noun
(music) Synonym of spinback
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
verb
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
backspins
backspins
noun
plural of backspin
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
backspringing
backstabbing
backstabbing
noun
The act of one who backstabs.
verb
present participle of backstab
backstamping
backstein
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
backstone
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstring
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beckon
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
benedicks
benedicks
noun
plural of benedick
bentincks
bespecklement
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
billsticking
billsticking
noun
Synonym of billposting
biokinetics
biokinetics
noun
(medical biology) The study of movements of or within organisms
biscuitmaking
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
bismarckianism
blackeners
blackeners
noun
plural of blackener
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackens
blackens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacken
blackfins
blackfins
noun
plural of blackfin
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackings
blackings
noun
plural of blacking
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blackness
blackness
noun
The experiences and culture of African-American people.
The quality of being evil or dismal.
The state of being of African descent.
The state or quality of being black in colour.
blacknesses
blacknesses
noun
plural of blackness
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blacksnake
blacksnake
noun
(US) A long, tapering whip.
(chiefly vulgar, slang) A penis, especially a black penis.
Alternative form of black snake: any of several relatively harmless North American snakes.
verb
To whip with a long, tapering whip.
blacksnakes
blacksnakes
noun
plural of blacksnake
blackstone
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blagoveshchensk
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadishness
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bockstein
bonnocks
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
boondocks
boondocks
noun
plural of boondock
bottlenecks
bottlenecks
noun
plural of bottleneck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bottleneck
brackens
brackens
noun
plural of bracken
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
brainsick
brainsick
adj
Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
brainsickness
brainsickness
noun
The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness
branstock
brecknockshire
brecknockshire
Proper noun
An inland traditional county of Wales, bordered by Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Glamorganshire.