(of a brake system) Designed to maintain traction on a slippery surface.
(of a surface) Designed to increase friction, and thereby reduce the possibility of skid.
noun
(aviation) Antiskid braking.
antiskidding
antiskidding
adj
antiskid
attiwendaronk
auldfarrantlike
backadation
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
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.
bedticking
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
benedikt
benedikta
benediktov
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
bradyteleokinesis
brideknot
bucklandite
candlestick
candlestick
noun
(finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
verb
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
(of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
To adorn with candlesticks.
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
candlesticked
candlesticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of candlestick
candlesticks
candlesticks
noun
plural of candlestick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of candlestick
candlestickward
candystick
cardiokinetic
cardiokinetic
adj
That excites or stimulates the heart.
noun
A drug that stimulates the heart.
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
chickenbreasted
chickenhearted
chickenhearted
adj
Alternative form of chicken-hearted
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chickenheartedness
chickenheartedness
noun
Alternative form of chicken-heartedness
counterdike
damkjernite
dashnakist
dashnaktzutiun
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
deathlikeness
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
deknight
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
deticking
deticking
verb
present participle of detick
diadochokinetic
diadochokinetic
adj
Relating to diadochokinesis.
diakinetic
diakinetic
adj
(biology) of, relating to, or produced by diakinesis
dickinsonite
dickinsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, lithium, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium.
diketene
diketene
noun
(organic chemistry) The acetyl ketene CH₃CO-CH=C=O
diketone
diketone
noun
(chemistry) any compound having two neighbouring ketonic carbonyl groups
diktyonite
diktyonite
noun
(geology) Alternative form of dictyonite
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketone
dinkiest
dinkiest
adj
superlative form of dinky: most dinky
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disembarkation
disembarkation
noun
The act of disembarking.
disembarkations
disembarkations
noun
plural of disembarkation
disembarkment
disembarkment
noun
disembarkation
dismarketing
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
distelfinks
distelfinks
noun
plural of distelfink
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
ditchbank
docketing
docketing
noun
The act by which something is docketed.
verb
present participle of docket
dockization
dockization
noun
conversion of an area of water into a dock, by excluding the tide with a dam
doitkin
doitkin
noun
A very small coin; a doit.
dotkin
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
doublethinking
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
downpatrick
downtick
downtick
noun
(finance) A stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one.
A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.
drakonite
dreikanter
dreikanter
noun
(petrology) A type of pebble that has three curved faces formed by wind-blown sand.
dreikanters
dreikanters
noun
plural of dreikanter
drinkability
drinkability
noun
The extent to which something is drinkable.
The state or property of being drinkable.
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
duckhunting
dumbstricken
dunziekte
duskingtide
dyskinetic
dyskinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to dyskinesia
ekaterinodar
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
ferntickled
franklandite
fredericktown
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
giantkind
giantkind
noun
All giants, considered as a group.
handistroke
hexakisoctahedron
hexakisoctahedron
noun
A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.
hexakistetrahedron
hexakistetrahedron
noun
A polyhedron with 24 faces.
hodgkinsonite
hodgkinsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare monoclinic zinc manganese silicate mineral with the chemical formula Zn₂MnSiO₄(OH)₂, having a pink, red or yellow-red colour.
hydrofranklinite
hydrokineter
hydrokinetic
hydrokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrokinetics
Of or pertaining to the kinetic energy of moving fluids
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
hydrokinetics
hydrokinetics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
identikit
identikit
adj
(informal, chiefly derogatory) Indistinguishable from each other; mass-produced or mass-marketed.
noun
A picture of a person, reconstructed from strips showing facial features selected to match witnesses' descriptions; used by the police to build a likeness of a person sought for a crime.
ideokinetic
inkstand
inkstand
noun
A small tray containing pens and an inkwell; (by extension) a pot for holding ink, inkpot, inkwell.
inkstandish
inkstandish
noun
(obsolete) An inkstand.
inkstands
inkstands
noun
plural of inkstand
interchoked
interdrink
interdrink
adj
Between drinks.
interknitted
interknitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interknit
interknotted
interknotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interknot
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
interlinked
interlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlink
interlocked
interlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlock
intersprinkled
intersprinkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intersprinkle
intertrafficked
interworked
interworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwork
katahdin
katahdin
Noun
A sheep of a particular breed developed in Maine.
kathopanishad
katsuwonidae
kendoist
keratinized
keratinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keratinize
keratinoid
keratinoid
adj
Resembling, or composed of keratin
ketonimid
ketonimide
khandait
kickstand
kickstand
noun
A folding bar to prop up a mobile phone, tablet or similar device when it is being used on a surface.
A levered bar that can be folded down from the frame of a bicycle or motorcycle to prop it upright when not being ridden.
kickstands
kickstands
noun
plural of kickstand
kidderminster
kidderminster
noun
A type of two-ply carpet.
kidneyroot
kidneywort
kidneywort
noun
hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
navelwort
kindergarten
kindergarten
noun
(Canada, US, Australia) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.
(Canada, US, Australia) The elementary school grade before first grade.
(Philippines) The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool.
kindergartener
kindergartener
noun
(less common) Alternative form of kindergartner
kindergartening
kindergartening
noun
(archaic) The skill or practice of caring for children in a kindergarten.