A village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt which contains several ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman structures.
A bay outside this village, at the mouth of the Nile, where on 1 August 1798 a British fleet led by defeated the French in the
abukir
alitrunk
alitrunk
noun
(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkalinuria
alkalinuria
noun
(pathology) The condition of the urine having a higher than normal pH
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allokurtic
anakrousis
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(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).
antiturnpikeism
arguslike
arksutite
arksutite
noun
(mineralogy) chiolite
artukovic
arumlike
auldfarrantlike
autarkic
autarkic
adj
Pertaining to an autarky; self-sufficient.
autarkical
autarkical
adj
Autarkic.
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
autarkies
autarkies
noun
plural of autarky
autarkik
autarkikal
autarkist
autarkist
noun
A proponent of autarky.
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
bakupari
bakupari
noun
Alternative form of bacupari
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptship
baronduki
bauckiebird
baulkier
baulkier
adj
comparative form of baulky: more baulky
berkelium
berkelium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97.
bikkurim
biscuitmaker
blackfigured
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blockaderunning
bordiuk
boufarik
bourbaki
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
brushlike
brushlike
adj
Having the form of a brush.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
brutelike
brutelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brute.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bukharin
bulkier
bulkier
adj
comparative form of bulky: more bulky
bullsticker
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bunkering
bunkering
noun
(chiefly Nigeria) The illicit removal of oil from a pipeline or other distribution system.
(nautical) The taking on board of bunker fuel.
verb
present participle of bunker
bunkerville
burbankian
burbankism
burdick
burkei
burkesville
burkettsville
burkeville
burking
burking
verb
present participle of burke
burkite
burkites
burkitt
burkittsville
burkville
burushaski
burushaski
Proper noun
A language of northwestern Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
buskirk
butlerlike
butlerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butler.
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
butterlike
butterlike
adj
Resembling butter or some aspect of it.
buttermaking
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
buttermilks
buttermilks
noun
plural of buttermilk
buttresslike
buttresslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buttress.
buttrick
buzzardlike
buzzardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buzzard.
chaukidari
cherubikon
cherublike
cherublike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cherub.
chikmagalur
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
chuckfarthing
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
churchlike
churchlike
adj
Resembling or befitting a church or a worship service.
churnmilk
churnmilk
noun
Synonym of buttermilk
clunkier
clunkier
adj
comparative form of clunky: more clunky
cocksureism
cokuloris
cokuloris
noun
Alternative form of cucoloris
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
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
counterprick
counterreckoning
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
counterstrike
counterstrike
noun
(military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking
verb
(intransitive) To perform a counterstrike.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
courtlike
courtlike
adj
Courteous; polite.
Resembling or characteristic of a court.
crinkum
cruickshank
cruikshank
cruiskeen
cruiskeen
noun
(Ireland) A small bottle.
cruisken
cruisken
noun
Alternative form of cruiskeen
crutchlike
crutchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crutch.
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
curblike
curblike
adj
Alternative form of kerblike
curlike
curlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cur.
currituck
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
dejunkerize
demibuckram
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
drouking
droukit
drumlike
drumlike
adj
Resembling a drum, such as in sound or shape
drumskin
drumskin
noun
The skin of a drum.
drumstick
drumstick
noun
(South Asia, Myanmar) The moringa or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera, especially its slender, cylindrical pods.
(slang, chiefly in the plural) A person's leg.
A stick used to play drums.
The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food.
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
drunkenwise
drunkeries
dubrovnik
dubrovnik
Proper noun
A city and port in southern Croatia on the Adriatic Sea.
duckeries
duckeries
noun
plural of duckery
duckier
duckier
adj
comparative form of ducky: more ducky
duiker
duiker
noun
Any of several species of small southern African antelopes of the Cephalophinae subfamily.
duikerbok
duikerbok
noun
Alternative form of duykerbok
duikerboks
duikerboks
noun
plural of duikerbok
duikerbuck
duikers
duikers
noun
plural of duiker
dukkeripen
dumbstricken
dunkirk
dunkirk
Proper noun
Dunkerque, a town in Nord-Pas de Calais, France
A village in Kent, England.
A city in Indiana, US.
A city in New York, US.
A village in Ohio, US.
A town in Wisconsin, US.
dunkirker
dunkirker
Noun
A commerce raider who operated a warship in the service of the Spanish Empire, during the Dutch Revolt, from the ports of the Flemish coast: Nieuwpoort, Ostend, and in particular Dunkirk.