The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
afterpeak
afterpeak
noun
(nautical) The compartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
ampherotokous
ampherotoky
antiturnpikeism
aspartokinase
aspartokinase
noun
(organic chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.
backpointer
backpointers
backstrapped
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
boatkeeper
boatkeeper
noun
(historical) A person who operated small-crew open fishing boats and fishing rooms on the shores around Newfoundland in the early 19th century.
A person in charge of a boat.
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
carpetmaker
carpetmaker
noun
One who manufactures carpets.
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
caterpillarlike
caterpillarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a caterpillar.
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkstrap
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
copartaker
copartaker
noun
One who partakes in something with others.
counterprick
crackpottedness
crankplate
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
dnepropetrovsk
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
elkport
episkotister
episkotister
noun
Alternative form of episcotister
freakpot
gatekeeper
gatekeeper
noun
(psychology) In dissociative identity disorder, an aspect of the personality that controls access to the various identities.
A common orange and brown butterfly with eyespots, Pyronia tithonus, of the family Nymphalidae.
A person or group who controls access to something or somebody.
A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.
One who gatekeeps.
gatekeepers
gatekeepers
noun
plural of gatekeeper
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
grapestalk
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
hotelkeeper
hotelkeeper
noun
A hotelier; a hotel owner.
hutkeeper
hutkeeper
noun
One who maintains a hut that can be used by hikers, climbers, etc.
hyperalkalinity
hyperalkalinity
noun
The property of being hyperalkaline.
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperkeratoses
hyperkeratoses
noun
plural of hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
noun
(pathology) Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions.
hyperkeratotic
hyperkeratotic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperkeratosis
hyperkinetic
hyperkinetic
adj
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
noun
A person exhibiting hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypermarket
hypermarket
noun
A combination of department store and supermarket.
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
hypokeimenometry
interspeaker
interspeaker
adj
(linguistics) Between speakers of a language.
intersprinkle
intersprinkle
verb
(transitive) To sprinkle between.
intersprinkled
intersprinkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intersprinkle
intersprinkling
intersprinkling
noun
A sprinkling between.
verb
present participle of intersprinkle
kamperite
kapellmeister
kapellmeister
noun
(music) A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
(music, historical) Person in charge of music at a noble court during the baroque and classical period.
kappellmeister
karyotype
karyotype
noun
(genetics) A record of such characteristics, usually photographic.
(genetics) The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.
(obsolete, genetics) A group of individuals or species that have the same chromosomal characteristics.
verb
To investigate or record such characteristics
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
kataphoretic
kataphoretic
adj
Alternative form of cataphoretic
kataphrenia
katipuneros
katjepiering
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
kelpwort
kelpwort
noun
The plant kali.
kempster
kempster
noun
Alternative form of kembster
kennebunkport
keraterpeton
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
keratophyr
keratophyre
keratophyre
noun
(petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keratoplasties
keratoplasties
noun
plural of keratoplasty
keratoplasty
keratoplasty
noun
(surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea
keratoscope
keratoscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An ophthalmic instrument for assessing the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratosropy
keyesport
keyport
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
kinesitherapy
kinesitherapy
Noun
kinesiatrics
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kinetographer
kinetographer
noun
A person involved in kinetography (in either sense).
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
kinetophonograph
kinetophonograph
noun
Synonym of kinetophone
klaprotholite
klaprotholite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of klaprothite
knowperts
kopperston
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
kryptocyanine
kryptocyanine
noun
Alternative form of cryptocyanine
kryptomere
kryptonite
kryptonite
noun
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.
kupfferite
lakarpite
lakeport
lakeport
noun
A port located on a lake.
lakeports
lakeports
noun
plural of lakeport
lapstrake
lapstrake
adj
Descriptive of or resembling a boat, or a section of a boat, so constructed.
noun
(countable) A boat built in this style.
(uncountable) A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.
lapstreak
lapstreak
noun
Alternative form of lapstrake
lapstreaked
lapstreaker
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leptokurtosis
leptokurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
lightkeeper
lightkeeper
noun
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
marketplace
marketplace
noun
(by extension) The world of commerce and trade.
(figurative) A place or sphere for the exchange of anything, such as ideas or fashions.
An open area in a town housing a public market.
The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
marketplaces
marketplaces
noun
plural of marketplace
mckeesport
meroplankton
meroplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton
meroplanktonic
meroplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to meroplankton
microplakite
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
musketproof
musketproof
adj
resistant to damage by muskets
netkeeper
netkeeper
noun
A goalkeeper.
nitpicker
nitpicker
noun
One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).
nitpickers
nitpickers
noun
plural of nitpicker
nutpecker
nutpecker
noun
The nuthatch.
outkeeper
outkeeper
noun
An attachment to a surveyor's compass for keeping tally in chaining.
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
outspeaker
outspeaker
noun
One who speaks out.
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overskeptically
overskepticalness
overskeptticism
packthread
packthread
noun
(archaic) A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels.
packthreaded
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
paetrick
painstaker
painstaker
noun
One who takes pains; a careful worker.
painterlike
painterlike
adj
painterly; characteristic of a painter or paintings
paligorskite
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
parakeet
parakeet
noun
Any of various species of small parrot primarily of tropical regions.
parakeets
parakeets
noun
plural of parakeet
parakeratosis
parakeratosis
noun
(pathology) Retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum layer of skin.
parakinetic
parakinetic
adj
Relating to parakinesis
parakite
parakite
noun
A train or series of kites on one string and flying tandem, used for attaining great heights and for sending up instruments for meteorological observations or a person for military reconnaissance.