(now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
alkahestic
alkahestic
adj
Resembling or relating to alkahest.
alkahestica
alkahestical
alkahestical
adj
Alternative form of alkahestic
alkahests
alkahests
noun
plural of alkahest
amethystlike
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blackshirted
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
blatherskites
blatherskites
noun
plural of blatherskite
bletherskate
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
buckholts
bushelbasket
chalkiest
chalkiest
adj
superlative form of chalky: most chalky
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
checklist
checklist
noun
A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.
An inventory, especially of species.
verb
(transitive) To add to a checklist.
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
checklists
checklists
noun
plural of checklist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checklist
chilkats
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
clocksmith
clothesbasket
clothesbasket
noun
A basket for holding clothes to be laundered.
deathlikeness
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
electroshock
electroshock
noun
(An) electric shock.
(medicine) Electroconvulsive therapy.
verb
(medicine) To administer electroconvulsive therapy.
electroshocks
electroshocks
noun
plural of electroshock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroshock
elkoshite
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
ghostlike
ghostlike
adj
Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
ghostlikeness
glossokinesthetic
gottschalk
hackliest
halakhist
halakhist
noun
A Jewish person who strictly adheres to halakhic and Talmudic laws.
halakist
halakist
noun
Alternative form of halakhist
halakistic
halakists
halakists
noun
plural of halakist
halterbreaks
halterbreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak
heiltsuk
hellkites
hellkites
noun
plural of hellkite
helsingkite
helterskelteriness
hlithskjalf
hooklets
hooklets
noun
plural of hooklet
hulkiest
hulkiest
adj
superlative form of hulky: most hulky
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
kaffeeklatsch
kaffeeklatsch
noun
A coffee klatch.
kahlotus
kalathos
kalathos
noun
Alternative form of calathus
katholikos
katholikos
noun
Alternative form of catholicos
katholikoses
katholikoses
noun
plural of katholikos
keratohelcosis
khlustino
khlyst
khlysti
khlysts
khlysty
kilohertzes
kilohertzes
noun
plural of kilohertz
kilsyth
kinaesthetically
kinaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of kinesthetically
kinesthetically
kinesthetically
adv
In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics
kitchenless
kitchenless
adj
Lacking a kitchen
kithless
kithless
adj
(obsolete) Not knowing anyone; having no acquaintances or family.
kithlessness
kithlessness
noun
(rare) Absence of friends or acquaintances.
kittenishly
kittenishly
adv
In a kittenish manner.
kittlish
kittlish
adj
ticklish; kittle
klamaths
klatches
klatsch
klatsch
noun
Alternative form of klatch
klatsches
klatsches
noun
plural of klatsch
klephtism
klephtism
noun
(historical) The theft and banditry characteristic of the anti-Ottoman insurgency when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
klephts
klephts
noun
plural of klepht
knightless
knightless
adj
(not comparable) Without a knight.
(rare, obsolete) Unbecoming of a knight; unchivalrous.
knightliness
knightliness
noun
knightly behaviour; chivalry
knightsville
knotholes
knotholes
noun
plural of knothole
kryoliths
kulseth
kyphoscoliotic
kyphoscoliotic
adj
Relating to kyphoscoliosis.
lakehurst
landsknecht
lansknecht
lansknecht
noun
Alternative form of lansquenet
latchkeys
latchkeys
noun
plural of latchkey
lathworks
lathworks
noun
plural of lathwork
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leatherbacks
leatherbacks
noun
plural of leatherback
leatherlikeness
leathernecks
leathernecks
noun
plural of leatherneck
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
lekythos
lekythos
noun
A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.
lekythus
leschetizky
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
linksmith
locksmith
locksmith
noun
(gambling, slang) someone who only bets when they are sure they will win
one who practices locksmithing
locksmithery
locksmithery
Noun
The work of a locksmith.
locksmithing
locksmithing
noun
The science and art of making and defeating locks.
locksmiths
locksmiths
noun
plural of locksmith
lockstitch
lockstitch
noun
(sewing) A stitch made by a sewing machine in which two threads are interlocked.
verb
(sewing) To use this kind of stitch.
lockstitched
lockstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lockstitch
lockstitches
lockstitches
noun
plural of lockstitch
mahlstick
mahlstick
noun
Alternative form of maulstick
matchlocks
matchlocks
noun
plural of matchlock
matchstalk
matchstalk
noun
Misspelling of matchstick.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
ostrichlike
ostrichlike
adj
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
outlandishlike
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
phitsanulok
poikilothermism
poikilothermism
noun
poikilothermy
rathskeller
rathskeller
noun
A bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer.
rathskellers
rathskellers
noun
plural of rathskeller
sabbathlike
sackcloth
sackcloth
adj
Made of sackcloth.
noun
(usually with “and ashes”, also figurative) Garments worn as an act of penance.
A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
sackcloths
sackcloths
noun
plural of sackcloth
saltchuck
saltchuck
noun
(British Columbia, Washington, Pacific Northwest) Any body of saltwater, especially the ocean.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
saltshaker
saltshaker
noun
Alternative spelling of salt shaker
saltshakers
saltshakers
noun
plural of saltshaker
scheltopusik
scheltopusik
noun
Alternative form of sheltopusik
schlockiest
schlockiest
adj
superlative form of schlocky: most schlocky
schoolmasterlike
schrecklichkeit
schrecklichkeit
noun
A general atmosphere or situation of awfulness or dread.
A military policy of terrorising an enemy, especially through its civilian population.
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
scutcheonlike
scythelike
scythelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scythe.
shackbolt
shackleton
shaftlike
shaftlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shaft.
shakespearolater
shakespearolatry
shakuntala
shantylike
shantylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shanty.
sharklet
sharklet
noun
(aviation) An Airbus-branded blended winglet design.