(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
auchinleck
auckland
auckland
Proper noun
The largest conurbation in New Zealand.
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
bareknuckle
bareknuckled
blackburn
blackburn
Proper noun
A town in Lancashire, England
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackmun
blacktongue
blockaderunning
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bruckleness
buckland
bucklandite
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
bucklin
buckling
buckling
adj
Wavy; curly, as hair.
noun
(geology) A folding into hills and valleys.
A young male domestic goat of between one and two years.
Smoked herring.
The act of fastening a buckle.
The action of collapsing under pressure or stress.
verb
present participle of buckle
bucknell
bullneck
bullneck
noun
A bull-necked person.
A short and thick neck, like that of a bull.
bullnecked
bullnecked
adj
Having a thick, muscular neck
bullnecks
bullnecks
noun
plural of bullneck
bullockman
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
caulking
caulking
noun
A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.
verb
present participle of caulk
caulkings
caulkings
noun
plural of caulking
chalukyan
chelyuskin
chuckingly
chuckleheadedness
chuckleheadedness
noun
The quality of being chuckleheaded.
chuckling
chuckling
noun
(gerund of chuckle) An instance in which someone chuckles
verb
present participle of chuckle
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
chunkily
chunkily
adv
In a chunky way.
churnmilk
churnmilk
noun
Synonym of buttermilk
clankum
clinkum
cloudcuckooland
cloudcuckooland
noun
Alternative spelling of cloud-cuckoo-land
clucking
clucking
adj
(slang, euphemistic) fucking (as intensifier)
noun
The action of the verb cluck; a cluck sound.
verb
present participle of cluck
clunk
clunk
noun
(dated) The sound of liquid coming out of a bottle, etc.; a glucking sound.
A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact.
verb
to make such a sound
clunked
clunked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clunk
clunker
clunker
noun
(informal) A decrepit motor car.
(informal) Anything which is in poor condition or of poor quality.
clunkers
clunkers
noun
plural of clunker
clunkier
clunkier
adj
comparative form of clunky: more clunky
clunking
clunking
adj
clunky; awkward
noun
A sound that clunks.
verb
present participle of clunk
clunks
clunks
noun
plural of clunk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clunk
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
counterlocking
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
crunkle
crunkle
verb
(UK, obsolete, dialectal) To crumple.
cuckolding
cuckolding
noun
The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink.
verb
present participle of cuckold
cuckoopintle
cufflink
cufflink
noun
A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.
cufflinks
cufflinks
noun
plural of cufflink
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
duckblind
duckling
duckling
noun
A young duck.
ducklings
ducklings
noun
plural of duckling
ducklingship
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
dunpickle
dunpickle
noun
(obsolete) marsh harrier (a bird)
feckulence
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
glucokinases
glucokinases
noun
plural of glucokinase
glucokinin
gluconokinase
gluconokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.
gumpoldskirchner
gunlock
gunlock
noun
A mechanism fitted to a cannon that fires it when a cord is pulled.
gunlocks
gunlocks
noun
plural of gunlock
gurolinick
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
honeysuckle
honeysuckle
noun
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia)
Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia)
Banksia marginata (silver banksia)
Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle)
Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle)
honeysuckled
honeysuckled
adj
Covered with honeysuckle.
honeysuckles
honeysuckles
noun
plural of honeysuckle
hucklebone
hucklebone
noun
Alternative form of huckle bone
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
inculk
inculk
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To inculcate.
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
jackquelin
jackqueline
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kinetonucleus
kitchenful
kitchenful
noun
As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.
klendusic
klendusic
adj
(botany) resistant to infection
kluckhohn
kluczynski
knapscull
knuckle
knuckle
noun
(by extension) A mechanical joint.
(obsolete) The joint of a plant.
(shipbuilding) A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.
(skiing, snowboarding) The rounded point where a flat changes to a slope on a piste.
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The curved part of the cushion at the entrance to the pockets on a cue sports table.
A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; a knuckle duster.
A cut of meat.
Any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers.
The kneejoint of a quadruped, especially of a calf; formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being.
verb
(intransitive) To bend the fingers.
(intransitive) To touch one's forehead as a mark of respect.
(intransitive, figurative) To yield.
(snowboarding, skiing) To land on the knuckle of a curve of a slope, after a jump off a ramp that precedes the slope.
(transitive) To apply pressure, or rub or massage with one's knuckles.
(transitive, slang) To strike or punch.
knuckleball
knuckleball
noun
(baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.
(figurative) An event that is hard to predict.
verb
(intransitive, baseball) To pitch knuckleballs.
knuckleballer
knuckleballer
noun
(baseball) A baseball pitcher known for throwing knuckleballs.
knuckleballs
knuckleballs
noun
plural of knuckleball
knucklebone
knucklebone
noun
(slang) A die.
A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump.
Such a bone once used in knucklebones and other children's games of chance.
knucklebones
knucklebones
noun
A children's game, originally played with the knucklebones of sheep, in which small objects are picked up, moved, thrown, and caught according to various rules.
plural of knucklebone
knuckled
knuckled
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having a certain type of knuckles.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of knuckle
knucklehead
knucklehead
noun
An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
knuckleheaded
knuckleheaded
adj
Stupid or inept, like a knucklehead.
knuckleheadedness
knuckleheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being knuckleheaded; foolishness or ineptitude.
knuckleheads
knuckleheads
noun
plural of knucklehead
knuckler
knuckler
noun
(baseball slang) A knuckleball.
knucklers
knucklers
noun
plural of knuckler
knuckles
knuckles
noun
plural of knuckle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knuckle
knucklesome
knucklesome
adj
(literally and figurative) Characterised or marked by knuckle(s); knuckly
knucklier
knucklier
adj
comparative form of knuckly: more knuckly
knuckliest
knuckliest
adj
superlative form of knuckly: most knuckly
knuckling
knuckling
verb
present participle of knuckle
knuckly
knuckly
adj
Having prominent knuckles.
Knucklelike.
knuclesome
koeberliniaceous
koluschan
koluschan
Noun
Tlingit
Proper noun
Tlingit
Adjective
Tlingit
kukulcan
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
lacklusterness
lacklusterness
noun
The quality of being lackluster.
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
lebkuchen
lebkuchen
noun
A traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread.
leukemogenic
leukemogenic
adj
That tends to cause leukemia
leukocidin
leukocidin
noun
Alternative form of leucocidin
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
lockbourne
locknut
locknut
noun
A nut with an inner ring made of a material with elastic properties to prevent it from slipping.
A second nut, screwed down onto another in order to prevent it slipping.
locknuts
locknuts
noun
plural of locknut
longshucks
lucken
luckin
luckiness
luckiness
noun
The property of being lucky; good luck.
luckinesses
luckinesses
noun
plural of luckiness
lucking
lucking
verb
present participle of luck
lucklessness
lucklessness
noun
The state or condition of being luckless.
lucknow
lucknow
Proper noun
State capital of Uttar Pradesh (India).
lunchhook
lungsick
marlinsucker
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
mecklenburgian
muehlenbeckia
muehlenbeckia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Muehlenbeckia of maidenhairs.
neckful
neckful
noun
As much as fills a neck.
As much as fits around a neck.
neckmould
neckmould
noun
(architecture) A small convex moulding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.