(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antikythera
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
archidiskodon
archikaryon
archipenko
archking
archking
noun
(rare) A chief king.
archknave
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
noun
(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
astrakhan
astrakhan
noun
Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.
backbencher
backbencher
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not play an active role in a process.
(education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom.
(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.
(sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve.
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
bankruptship
barkhan
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
birkenhead
birkenhead
Proper noun
An English topographic surname
Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead
the town itself.
blackhander
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
bokharan
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
brakehand
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
brokenhearted
brokenhearted
adj
Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the repudiation of a romantic relationship.
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
brookhaven
brookhaven
Proper noun
Any of several towns and cities in the United States and Canada:
a city in Mississippi, USA, and the county seat of Named after Brookhaven, New York.
broomshank
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bukharin
byrthynsak
chainbreak
chainmaker
chainmaker
noun
A tool use to add a link to a chain
One who makes chains.
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
chakravartin
chakravartin
noun
(India, religion) An ideal universal ruler, who rules ethically and benevolently over the entire world.
chandrakanta
chandrakhi
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
charkhana
charking
charking
verb
present participle of chark
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chaunoprockt
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
chefornak
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
chimarikan
chinkara
chinkara
noun
Gazella bennettii, a species of gazelle found in India, Pakistan and Iran
chokerman
chokerman
noun
A person employed to fasten the choker around logs for haulage.
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
chuckfarthing
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
crankish
crankish
adj
(informal) cranky; grumpy; bad-tempered
(informal) pseudoscientific
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
cruickshank
cruikshank
dakerhen
dakerhen
noun
Alternative form of daker-hen
dakerhens
dakerhens
noun
plural of dakerhen
darkheartedness
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
disworkmanship
dyakisdodecahedron
earthkin
earthmaking
earthquaken
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
fatherkin
fatherkin
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's father.
fliegerabwehrkanone
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
frankenmuth
frankhearted
frankheartedly
frankheartedness
frankheartedness
noun
open-heartedness
frankheartness
frankhouse
frankish
frankish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Franks.
In or of the language of the Franks.
Proper noun
The language of the Franks, an extinct West Germanic language.
freakishness
freakishness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being freakish
greenshank
greenshank
noun
A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
greenshanks
greenshanks
noun
plural of greenshank
hackathorn
hackneyer
hackneyer
noun
One who hackneys (makes uninteresting or trite by frequent use).
hackthorn
hakenkreuz
hakenkreuz
noun
(chiefly India, often capitalized) The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.
hakenkreuze
hakenkreuzler
hallanshaker
hallanshaker
noun
(obsolete) A sturdy beggar.
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
handbanker
handbrake
handbrake
noun
(mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked.
(mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever or foot-operated toggle lever in a motorcar or the hand-operated crank on a railcar, which is used to set and release such a brake.
verb
To apply the handbrake in a vehicle.
handistroke
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handkercher
handkercher
noun
Obsolete form of handkerchief.
handkerchief
handkerchief
noun
A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
handkerchiefs
handkerchieves
handkerchieves
noun
plural of handkerchief
handshaker
handshaker
noun
One who gives a handshake.
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
handwork
handwork
noun
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
verb
(transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
handworked
handworked
adj
worked by hand
handworker
handworker
noun
One who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine.
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
hankamer
hanker
hanker
verb
To crave, want or desire.
hankered
hankered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hanker
hankerer
hankerer
noun
A person who hankers
hankerers
hankerers
noun
plural of hankerer
hankering
hankering
noun
(often followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.
verb
present participle of hanker
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
hankerings
hankerings
noun
plural of hankering
hankers
hankers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hanker
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harken
harken
verb
(intransitive, US, figuratively) To hark back, to return or revert (to a subject, etc.), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for (a past event or era).
(transitive, intransitive, chiefly US) Alternative spelling of hearken: to hear, to listen, to have regard.