(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
arosaguntacook
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
biscuitmaking
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blacktongue
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.
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
bontebuck
bontebuck
noun
Alternative form of bontebok (“South African antelope”)
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
buckatunna
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bucketman
buckeystown
bucklandite
buckstone
buckthorn
buckthorn
noun
Hippophae (family Elaeagnaceae), the sea buckthorn.
also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn.
especially genus Rhamnus,
especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cantankerousness
cantankerousness
noun
The state of being cantankerous.
cantankerousnesses
caratunk
chaunoprockt
choukoutien
chuckfarthing
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chunkiest
chunkiest
adj
superlative form of chunky: most chunky
chutzpanik
cokernut
cokernut
noun
Archaic form of coconut.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
concertstuck
counterattack
counterattack
noun
Alternative form of counter-attack
counterattacked
counterattacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterattack
counterattacker
counterattacker
noun
One who carries out a counterattack.
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
counterattacks
counterattacks
noun
plural of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbreastwork
countercheck
countercheck
noun
A restriction or limit.
A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one).
verb
To recheck.
To restrict or limit by counteracting.
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.
counterdike
counterlocking
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
counterprick
counterreckoning
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
countersinking
countersinking
verb
present participle of countersink
countersinks
countersinks
noun
plural of countersink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersink
counterstock
counterstock
noun
(dated) counterfoil
counterstrike
counterstrike
noun
(military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking
verb
(intransitive) To perform a counterstrike.
counterstroke
counterstroke
noun
A blow given in return.
A retaliation.
countersunk
countersunk
adj
(of a bolt or screw) That has a flat conical top allowing it to be inserted flush with a surface
verb
past participle of countersink
countersunken
countertack
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
cuckoopint
cuckoopint
noun
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
cuckoopintle
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
cuittikin
cutbank
cutbank
noun
(Canada, US) The outer edge of the bend in a stream or river, where the water cuts into the bank leaving the opposite side flat.
cutbanks
cutbanks
noun
plural of cutbank
cutikin
cuttikin
cuttyhunk
cuttyhunk
noun
(fishing) A fishing line made from linen threads twisted together.
duckhunting
duckstone
ducktown
dumbstricken
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
gitanemuck
gunstick
gunstick
noun
A stick to ram down the charge of a musket, etc.; a rammer or ramrod.
gunstock
gunstock
noun
The handle of a handgun.
The rear part of a musket, rifle or shotgun which is pressed into the shoulder.
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
gunstocking
gunstocks
gunstocks
noun
plural of gunstock
honeymoonstruck
honeystucker
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hunchakist
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
katchung
katchung
noun
(India) Synonym of groundnut (“Arachis hypogaea”)
kentuck
kentuckian
kentuckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the US state of Kentucky.
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Kentucky in the United States of America.
kentuckians
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.
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keratoncus
ketosuccinic
ketosuccinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to ketosuccinic acid or its derivatives
khachaturian
kinetonucleus
kitchenful
kitchenful
noun
As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knockabout
knockabout
adj
Boisterous
Suitable for rough use.
noun
(circus) A tumbler.
(entertainment) A slapstick comedy or comedian.
(sailing) A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area
A person living in rough, violent conditions.
A worker habitually engaged in casual employment.
Clothing suitable for rough use.
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
knockout
knockout
adj
(genetics) Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated.
Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful.
Causing elimination from a competition.
Rendering someone unconscious.
noun
(genetics) A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
(genetics) The deactivation of a particular gene.
(informal) A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.
(informal) Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny.
(printing) An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
(sports) A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.
(uncountable) A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball.
A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.
Short for knockout auction.
The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.
The deactivation of anything.
knockouts
knockouts
noun
plural of knockout
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
knuckliest
knuckliest
adj
superlative form of knuckly: most knuckly
kutchin
kutchins
kutzenco
lacklusterness
lacklusterness
noun
The quality of being lackluster.
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
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
mockernut
mockernut
noun
Carya tomentosa, a common North American hickory bearing large nuts with only a small edible part.
moonstruck
moonstruck
adj
(by extension) Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature.
(obsolete) Crazy or insane when affected by the phases of the Moon.
(obsolete) Made sick, or (like fishes) unsuitable for food, by the supposed influence of the Moon.
muckment
mutchkin
mutchkin
noun
(Scotland) A unit of fluid capacity approximately equal to three-quarters of an imperial pint (0.43 litres)
mutchkins
mutchkins
noun
plural of mutchkin
nachtmusik
nantucket
nantucket
Proper noun
A resort island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States, formerly a major whaling port.
naugatuck
nouakchott
nouakchott
Proper noun
The capital of Mauritania.
nunapitchuk
nutcake
nutcake
noun
(informal) A crazy person
A cake made with nuts
nutcrack
nutcrack
verb
(of primates) To crack nuts for food.
nutcracker
nutcracker
noun
(US, New York City) A bootleg mixed drink made from a blend of alcohols and fruit juices.
(informal) Something difficult to figure out; a puzzle
(ornithology) Either of two birds of the genus Nucifraga in the crow family.
An implement for cracking nuts.
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
nutcrackery
nutpecker
nutpecker
noun
The nuthatch.
nutpick
nutpick
noun
(US) A sharp tool used for digging the edible portion out of a nut.
verb
(Internet) To cherry-pick poor representatives of a viewpoint (i.e., from Internet postings) in order to disparage it.
nutpicks
nutpicks
noun
plural of nutpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nutpick
outblacken
outcooking
outcooking
verb
present participle of outcook
outjockeying
outjockeying
verb
present participle of outjockey
outkicking
outkicking
verb
present participle of outkick
outkitchen
outkitchen
noun
An outbuilding used as a kitchen.
outpocketing
outpocketing
noun
The growth of a surface so as to form a cavity (sac or pocket); the cavity so formed
outreckon
outreckon
verb
(transitive) To surpass in reckoning or computation.