A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backstay
backstay
noun
(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.
A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something.
backstays
backstays
noun
plural of backstay
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
battycake
blackheartedly
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
buckety
buckety
adj
Resembling a bucket.
buckeystown
buckstay
buckstay
noun
A vertical support for a furnace or boiler, to give it rigidity.
bycoket
bycoket
noun
(historical) A type of medieval cap with a wide brim that comes to a point in the front and is turned up at the rear, originally worn by Western European nobility and royalty.
candystick
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cattleyak
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
cityfolk
citylike
citylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a city.
clackety
clackety
intj
A clacking sound suggesting mechanical motion, as of a railway train.
clankety
clankety
intj
A clanking sound suggesting mechanical motion.
cockneity
cockneyfication
cockneyfication
noun
the use of cockney words or mannerisms, especially by non-cockneys
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
coldturkey
comstockery
comstockery
noun
(US) Censorship of literature and performances because of especially broad definitions of obscenity or immorality.
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
coxankylometer
crackability
crackability
noun
Quality or degree of being crackable.
crickety
crickety
adj
(informal) Of or pertaining to the sport of cricket.
Full of crickets.
Of or pertaining to crickets.
intj
Alternative form of crikey
cryoplankton
crystallike
cuttyhunk
cuttyhunk
noun
(fishing) A fishing line made from linen threads twisted together.
cytokineses
cytokineses
noun
plural of cytokinesis
cytokinesis
cytokinesis
noun
(biology) The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.
cytokinetic
cytokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to cytokinesis or to cytokinetics
cytokinin
cytokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of plant hormones involved in cell growth and division
cytoskeletal
cytoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton.
cytoskeleton
cytoskeleton
noun
A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that provide some rigidity to cells
dickty
dickty
noun
(African-American Vernacular) An upper-class black.
dikaryophytic
dikaryotic
dikaryotic
adj
(biology) Relating to a dikaryon
(cytology, of a cell) Containing two nuclei
dyskinetic
dyskinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to dyskinesia
eckerty
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
ficklety
ficklety
noun
(humorous) fickleness
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
fruitcakey
glykopectic
haystack
haystack
noun
(canoeing) A standing wave in a rapid.
(programming) The text string within which another string is searched for. (see: needle in a haystack)
A dish composed of a starchy food (rice, tortillas, crackers, etc.) topped by a protein (beans, cheese, meat, etc.) in combination with fresh vegetables, assembled on the plate by the diner.
A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.
haystacks
haystacks
noun
plural of haystack
hemikaryotic
heterokaryotic
heterokaryotic
adj
Relating to heterokaryosis or to heterokaryons
hickorywithe
hockelty
honeymoonstruck
honeystucker
huckstery
huckstery
noun
The activities of a huckster.
hurleyhacket
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
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.
hypokinetic
hypokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypokinesis
hypoplanktonic
hystericky
hystericky
adj
(informal) Hysterical; inclined to hysterics.
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
jackety
jackety
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jacket.
jackstay
jackstay
noun
(nautical) A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.
(nautical) A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.
(nautical) A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.
(underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.
jackstays
jackstays
noun
plural of jackstay
joystick
joystick
noun
A mechanical device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.
verb
(rare) To manoeuvre by means of a joystick.
joysticks
joysticks
noun
plural of joystick
kakistocracy
kakistocracy
noun
Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.
kalymmocyte
karyocyte
karyocyte
noun
(cytology) Any cell that has a nucleus
karyokinetic
karyokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
karyolitic
karyolytic
karyolytic
adj
relating to, or causing karyolysis
karyomitoic
karyomitotic
karyomitotic
adj
Relating to karyomitosis.
karyoplasmatic
karyosystematics
karyosystematics
noun
The systematics of karyotypes
karyotypic
karyotypic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to karyotypes
karyotypical
karyotypical
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of a karyotype
katabolically
katalytic
katalytic
adj
Alternative form of catalytic
katemcy
keltically
kenogenetically
kentucky
kentucky
Proper noun
A state of the United States of America. Capital: Frankfort; largest city: Louisville. Formally known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths.
A village on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
keratectomy
keratectomy
noun
(surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
keratomycosis
keratomycosis
noun
fungal infection of the cornea
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
kerectomy
kerectomy
noun
Synonym of keratectomy
kerygmatic
kerygmatic
adj
Presumptuous.
Relating to the kerygmata.
kerystic
kerystic
adj
(religion, rare) Concerning preaching, particularly preaching of the gospels.
kerystics
ketchy
ketolytic
ketolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That causes the decomposition of ketones
kinaesthetically
kinaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of kinesthetically
kinematically
kinematically
adv
In a kinematic manner
With regard to kinematics
kinematographically
kinesthetically
kinesthetically
adv
In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics
kinetically
kinetically
adv
Concerning kinetics.
In a kinetic manner.
kinetogenetically
kionectomy
kitchenry
kitchenry
noun
(obsolete) The body of servants employed in the kitchen.
kitcheny
kitcheny
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a kitchen.
kitschifying
kitschifying
verb
present participle of kitschify
kitschy
kitschy
adj
Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
kittycorner
kittycornered
knickknackatory
knickknackatory
noun
(rare) A collection of knick-knacks.
kritarchy
kritarchy
noun
Rule by judges.
kryptic
kryptic
adj
Of or relating to krypsis.
krypticism
kryptocyanine
kryptocyanine
noun
Alternative form of cryptocyanine
kyphoscoliotic
kyphoscoliotic
adj
Relating to kyphoscoliosis.
kyphotic
kyphotic
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
kyschty
kyschtymite
lackadaisicality
lackadaisicality
noun
The quality of being lackadaisical.
lackwittedly
latchkey
latchkey
adj
Equipped with a key; generally in the phrase latchkey child.
noun
A child who is given a key to the home and is expected to remain at home alone (without adult supervision until the parents return from work).
A key, especially to an outside door.
latchkeys
latchkeys
noun
plural of latchkey
leschetizky
leukoctyoid
leukocyte
leukocyte
noun
(hematology, cytology, immunology) Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity.
leukocytes
leukocytes
noun
plural of leukocyte
leukocythemia
leukocytic
leukocytic
adj
Relating to, or containing leukocytes
leukocytoblast
leukocytoid
leukocytoid
adj
Resembling a leukocyte
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
leukocytoses
leukocytoses
noun
plural of leukocytosis
leukocytosis
leukocytosis
noun
Alternative spelling of leucocytosis
leukocytotic
lickety
lickety
adv
(US, informal, usually compounded with a noun) At full speed, fast.
locksmithery
locksmithery
Noun
The work of a locksmith.
meckelectomy
megakaryocyte
megakaryocyte
noun
(anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets.