A village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt which contains several ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman structures.
A bay outside this village, at the mouth of the Nile, where on 1 August 1798 a British fleet led by defeated the French in the
abricock
abricock
noun
(obsolete) apricot
absarokite
absarokite
noun
(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
adirondack
adirondack
Noun
A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.
Proper noun
The Adirondacks
adirondacks
adirondacks
Proper noun
A range of mountains in New York State.
aeolsklavier
aeolsklavier
noun
(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
aerobraking
aerobraking
noun
(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
afrikanderdom
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
afterreckoning
afterworking
agkistrodon
airdock
airdock
noun
(US) A very large hangar for the storage of airships.
airlock
airlock
noun
(architecture, informal) A vestibule, foyer or entranceway with doors to the exterior on one end and doors to the interior on the other, functioning to keep indoor and outdoor air, humidity, and air temperatures separate.
A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.
Alternative form of air lock
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
akepiro
akepiro
noun
A small tree of New Zealand (Olearia furfuracea).
akepiros
akepiros
noun
plural of akepiro
akroasis
akrochordite
akrochordite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
akroteria
akroteria
noun
plural of akroterion
akroterial
akroterion
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
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
alkoranic
allokurtic
amphikaryon
amphikaryotic
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
amvrakikos
anakinetomer
anakinetomeric
anakrousis
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
androkinin
angiokeratoma
angiokeratoma
noun
(medicine) A benign cutaneous lesion of capillaries, resulting in small marks of red to blue colour and characterized by hyperkeratosis.
ankylomerism
ankyloproctia
ankylorrhinia
ankyroid
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antitakeover
antitakeover
adj
(business) Countering a corporate takeover.
apikores
apikoros
apikoros
noun
A Jewish skeptic or apostate.
apikorsim
apikorsim
noun
plural of apikoros
apronlike
apronlike
adj
Resembling an apron.
archidiskodon
archikaryon
archipenko
arkosic
arkosic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to arkose.
arrowlike
arrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arrow.
artichoke
artichoke
noun
A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
artukovic
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.
asterikos
asterikos
noun
(Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy) A metal cross that is placed over the diskos to prevent the veil from touching the host.
asteriskos
attiwendaronk
avalokitesvara
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
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
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backpointer
backpointers
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
baronduki
beakiron
beakiron
noun
Alternative form of beak-iron
bialystoker
biometrika
blockaderunning
boardlike
boardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a board.
boarskin
bodicemaker
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bokmakierie
bokmakierie
noun
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.
bookfair
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
boufarik
bourbaki
bradyteleokinesis
brailowsky
brainwork
brainwork
noun
Work done with the brain; mental effort.
brainworker
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
brickmason
brooklandville
broommaking
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
cairnbrook
cardiokinetic
cardiokinetic
adj
That excites or stimulates the heart.
noun
A drug that stimulates the heart.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
catakinetomer
catakinomeric
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
chalkosideric
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
chimariko
chimariko
Noun
A tribe that lived in a canyon on the Trinity River in California until they were all but destroyed in the mid-1800s, at which point survivors fled and assimilated into the Hupa and Shasta tribes.
Proper noun
The language spoken by this tribe, which is either a language isolate or perhaps Hokan.
chokidar
cockatrice
cockatrice
noun
(fantasy, folklore) A snake or serpent that appears to be hatched of a rooster, or cock's, egg.
(mythology) A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.
(obsolete) Mistress, harlot.
(obsolete, figurative) Any venomous or deadly thing.
(speculated) The cobra.
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
cockbrain
cockbrain
noun
(vulgar) a stupid person
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
coinmaker
coinmaker
noun
One who makes coins.
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
confervalike
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
corallike
corallike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of coral.
coremaking
coremaking
noun
(engineering) The manufacture of the cores used to produce the hollow parts of castings.
corkmaking
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
crackpotism
craddockville
croakier
croakier
adj
comparative form of croaky: more croaky
croakiest
croakiest
adj
superlative form of croaky: most croaky
croakily
croakily
adv
In a croaky manner.
croakiness
croakiness
noun
The quality of being croaky.
croaking
croaking
noun
The sound of something that croaks.
verb
present participle of croak
czerniakov
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
dikaryon
dikaryon
noun
(biology) A hypha that has two nuclei.
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi