A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
bolshevikism
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
brookesmith
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
bushmaking
chamkis
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
chemokinesis
chemokinesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level
chikamatsu
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chmielewski
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
clocksmith
dishmaker
dishmaker
noun
A manufacturer of dishes.
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
disworkmanship
dressmakership
feinschmecker
feinschmeckers
forksmith
fukushima
fukushima
Proper noun
A city in Japan.
A prefecture in Japan.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster following a tsunami in 2011.
gebrauchsmusik
gumpoldskirchner
hackneyism
haeckelism
haimsucken
hakims
hakims
noun
plural of hakim
heckerism
heckerism
Noun
The teaching of Isaac Thomas Hecker (1819-1888), which interprets Catholicism as promoting human aspirations after liberty and truth, and as the religion best suited to the character and institutions of the American people.
hekhsherim
hemokoniosis
homelikeness
homelikeness
noun
The quality of being homelike.
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
homeokinesis
homeokinesis
noun
The dynamic formation of equilibrium in a bodily function.
homesick
homesick
adj
(often with for) Missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.
homesickly
homesickly
adv
In a homesick way.
homesickness
homesickness
noun
The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.
homesicknesses
homesicknesses
noun
plural of homesickness
homoeokinesis
hooksmith
hopkinsianism
hucksterism
hucksterism
noun
The condition of being a huckster; hucksterish behavior.
hucksterisms
hucksterisms
noun
plural of hucksterism
humankinds
humankinds
noun
plural of humankind
humuslike
humuslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of humus (compounds in soil).
hunkerism
hunkerism
noun
(US, politics) Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress.
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hypermakroskelic
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
inkhornism
inkhornism
noun
(countable) An inkhorn term.
Pedantry.
jacksmith
jacksmith
noun
A smith who makes jacks.
jokesmith
jokesmith
noun
(humorous) A person who devises jokes.
kaddishim
kadishim
kagoshima
kagoshima
Proper noun
A city in the south coast of the island of Kyushu in Japan
A prefecture in southwestern Japan
kashim
kashim
noun
A traditional, large, semisubterranean men's communal house, in which communal and ceremonial events are hosted.
kashima
kashmir
kashmiri
kashmirian
kashmiris
kashmirs
katachromasis
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kathenotheism
kathenotheism
noun
Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
kathisma
kathisma
noun
A division of the psalter, used by Eastern Orthodox Christians and Eastern Catholics who follow the Byzantine Rite.
A hinged seat used in monastic churches, having a full back attached to the wall.
A troparion, or hymn, chanted at matins after each such division of the psalter.
kathismata
kathismata
noun
plural of kathisma
kentishman
kentishmen
keysmith
keysmith
noun
A person who cuts keys.
khamsin
khamsin
noun
A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms.
khamsins
khamsins
noun
plural of khamsin
kimchees
kimchees
noun
plural of kimchee
kimchis
kimchis
noun
plural of kimchi
kingdomship
kinsmanship
kinsmanship
noun
kinship
kirmanshah
kirshbaum
kishambala
klephtism
klephtism
noun
(historical) The theft and banditry characteristic of the anti-Ottoman insurgency when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
klimesh
knifesmith
knifesmith
noun
A cutler who makes knives.
knownothingism
kodashim
koyemshi
krishnaism
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
kyschtymite
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
lakshmi
lakshmi
Proper noun
The Hindu goddess of wealth, the consort of Vishnu and married to Rama (in her incarnation as Sita) and Krishna (as Rukmini and Radha).
name used in India.
linksmith
locksmith
locksmith
noun
(gambling, slang) someone who only bets when they are sure they will win
one who practices locksmithing
locksmithery
locksmithery
Noun
The work of a locksmith.
locksmithing
locksmithing
noun
The science and art of making and defeating locks.
locksmiths
locksmiths
noun
plural of locksmith
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
lymphokines
lymphokines
noun
plural of lymphokine
mackintosh
mackintosh
noun
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
By extension, any waterproof coat or raincoat.
Waterproof rubberized cloth.
mackintoshed
mackintoshed
adj
Wearing a mackintosh.
mackintoshes
mackintoshes
noun
plural of mackintosh
mackintoshite
mackintoshite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of thorogummite
mahlstick
mahlstick
noun
Alternative form of maulstick
makership
makership
noun
The role or status of a maker.
makeshift
makeshift
adj
Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
noun
(obsolete) A rogue; a shifty person.
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
makeshiftiness
makeshiftiness
noun
The quality of being makeshifty.
makeshiftness
makeshiftness
noun
The quality of being makeshift.
makeshifts
makeshifts
noun
plural of makeshift
makeshifty
makeshifty
adj
Somewhat makeshift.
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
marksmanships
marksmanships
noun
plural of marksmanship
marshlike
marshlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marsh.
matchmakings
matchmakings
noun
plural of matchmaking
matchstick
matchstick
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece.
A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
matchsticks
matchsticks
noun
plural of matchstick
mawkish
mawkish
adj
(archaic or dialectal) Feeling sick, queasy.
(archaic) Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.
Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
mawkishly
mawkishly
adv
In a mawkish manner.
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mawkishnesses
mawkishnesses
noun
plural of mawkishness
mcknightstown
mekhitarist
menshevik
menshevik
Noun
A member of the gradualist or moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party during the years preceding the Russian Revolution, when they split with the Bolsheviks; or a member of a later independent moderate-Marxist party formed in 1917.
methinks
methinks
abbrev
(archaic or humorous) It seems to me.
mikihisa
mikvahs
mikvahs
noun
plural of mikvah
mikvehs
mikvehs
noun
plural of mikveh
milkbush
milkbush
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Euphorbia.
milkfish
milkfish
noun
Chanos chanos, an important food fish in southeast Asia.
milkfishes
milkfishes
noun
plural of milkfish
milkhouse
milkhouse
noun
A building (or portion thereof) on a dairy farm where milk is collected, cooled, and stored temporarily, pending sale and shipment.
A place where milk is processed into products such as butter or cheese; a dairy.
milkshake
milkshake
noun
(New England, Australia, New Zealand) A thin beverage, similar to the above, but with no ice cream or significantly less of it.
(mechanics, informal) Accidental emulsion of oil and water in an engine.
(slang, horse racing) An alkaline supplement administered to a horse to improve its racing performance.
A beverage consisting of fruit juice, water, and some milk, as served in Southeast Asia.
A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.
verb
(transitive, informal, neologism) To throw a milkshake at (a person).
(transitive, slang, horse racing) To administer an alkaline supplement to (a horse) to improve its racing performance.
milkshed
milkshed
noun
(agriculture, economics) A region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand with practical (competitively advantageous) speed and cost of transport.
A shed in which animals are milked. (Contrast milkhouse, a building or portion thereof where milk is cooled and stored pending transport.)