A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
coxankylometer
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
dermaskeleton
dermatoskeleton
dermatoskeleton
noun
exoskeleton
dermoskeleton
dermoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) An exoskeleton.
dreamlikeness
dreamlikeness
noun
The state or condition of being dreamlike; resemblance to a dream.
electrokinematics
enamelwork
enamelwork
noun
Objects decorated with enamel
frankalmoign
frankalmoign
noun
(UK, historical) A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service.
frankalmoigne
frankalmoigne
noun
A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; - called also tenure by free alms.
frankalmoin
frankalmoin
noun
Alternative form of frankalmoign
franklinism
graymalkin
graymalkin
noun
Alternative form of grimalkin (“a cat”)
grimalkin
grimalkin
noun
(archaic) A bad-tempered old woman; a crone.
A cat, especially an elderly female.
gumpoldskirchner
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
hormonelike
hormonelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hormone.
kalmarian
kalsominer
kalsominer
noun
Alternative form of calciminer
kameeldoorn
kameeldoorn
noun
(South Africa) camelthorn
kameelthorn
karamanlis
kellerman
kesslerman
kibblerman
kilimanjaro
kilimanjaro
Proper noun
A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).
kilmarnock
kilmarnock
Proper noun
A town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland
kimberlin
kimberlin
noun
(UK, historical) In Portland, Dorset, England, an outsider; somebody visiting from the mainland.
kimberlyn
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kolombangara
kremlin
kremlin
noun
(architecture, Russian architecture) A fortified, central complex found in various Russian cities.
kremlinologist
kremlinologist
Noun
A person involved in Kremlinology.
kremlinologists
kremlinology
kremlinology
Noun
The study of the internal politics of the high members of the government of the USSR.
The study of the internal politics of any powerful and secretive organization.
kremlins
kremlins
noun
plural of kremlin
kremmling
lamarckian
lamarckian
Noun
A supporter or an advocate of Lamarckism.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Lamarckism.
lamarckianism
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
landmark
landmark
noun
(figurative, also attributive) A major event or discovery.
(historical) An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).
A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.
verb
(US) To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.
landmarker
landmarking
landmarking
verb
present participle of landmark
landmarks
landmarks
noun
plural of landmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of landmark
larrikinism
larrikinism
noun
(Australia) Behaviour that is rebellious against and contemptuous of authority and convention.
(Australia, New Zealand) The behaviour of larrikins (hooligans); impertinent and disrespectful behaviour.
leathermaking
leathermaking
noun
The manufacture of leather.
limberneck
limberneck
noun
A flaccid paralysis of the neck of poultry afflicted with botulism.
lockerman
lockerman
noun
A person in charge of a refrigerated storage locker.
lockermen
lockermen
noun
plural of lockerman
lukewarmness
lukewarmness
noun
The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
mackereling
mackereling
noun
Alternative form of mackerelling
macroplankton
macroplankton
noun
Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.
maeterlinck
maeterlinckian
mallemaroking
mallemaroking
noun
(historical, nautical) Carousing on icebound Greenland whaling ships.
manbarklak
mankiller
mankiller
noun
One who kills a human being.
mantlerock
marketableness
marketableness
noun
The state or quality of being marketable.
markingly
markland
markland
noun
An old Scots unit of measure equal to eight ouncelands.
markleton
marksmanly
marksmanly
adj
Befitting a marksman.
marlinespike
marlinespike
noun
Alternative spelling of marlinspike
marlinespikes
marlinespikes
noun
plural of marlinespike
marlingspike
marlinspike
marlinspike
noun
A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when knotting and splicing.
marlinspikes
marlinspikes
noun
plural of marlinspike
marlinsucker
maryknoll
matronlike
matronlike
adj
Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
mecklenburgian
membranelike
membranelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a membrane.
merchantlike
merchantlike
adj
Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
meroplankton
meroplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton
meroplanktonic
meroplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to meroplankton
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
microplankton
microplankton
noun
microscopic zooplankton
molrooken
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
monkeyflower
monkeyflower
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Mimulus.
monkflower
monsterlike
monsterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monster; monstrous, deformed.
moonwalker
moonwalker
noun
One who moonwalks; an astronaut who has walked on the moon.
One who performs the moonwalk dance.
mornlike
mornlike
adj
(poetic) Resembling or characteristic of the morning.
needlemaker
needlemaker
noun
A manufacturer of needles.
neuromalakia
nonmarketability
nonmarketable
nonmarketable
adj
Not marketable.
numskullery
overmilking
overmilking
verb
present participle of overmilk
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
perkiomenville
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
pumpernickel
pumpernickel
noun
A German sourdough bread made from rye.
pumpernickels
pumpernickels
noun
plural of pumpernickel
ramshackleness
ramshackleness
noun
Quality of being ramshackle.
reacknowledgment
reacknowledgment
noun
Alternative form of reacknowledgement
rekindlement
rekindlement
noun
The process of rekindling.
remarkableness
remarkableness
noun
The state of being remarkable or striking; extraordinariness; unusualness.
remarkablenesses
rollermaking
rollicksomeness
rollicksomeness
noun
The quality of being rollicksome.
romancelike
romancelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of romance or the romance genre.
rumpelstiltskin
rumpelstiltskin
Proper noun
A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.
salamanderlike
salamanderlike
adj
Resembling a salamander
saltimbankery
semirattlesnake
skirmishingly
skirmishingly
adv
In a skirmishing manner.
slammerkin
slammerkin
noun
(colloquial, now rare, UK, dialect) A slut; an untidy or slatternly woman.
(now rare, historical) A loose women's morning gown, popular in the eighteenth century.
sleepmarken
sleepmarken
noun
(uncommon) A hagfish, an eel-like marine fish, Myxine glutinosa.
smirkingly
smirkingly
adv
In a smirking manner.
sportsmanlike
sportsmanlike
adj
Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner.