(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
aleksandropol
aleksandrov
aleksandrovac
aleksandrovsk
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkalurops
alkylarylsulfonate
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
ankylomerism
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
armlocks
armlocks
noun
plural of armlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armlock
avalokitesvara
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
bellowsmaker
bialystoker
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
blockers
blockers
noun
plural of blocker
blocksburg
bloodstroke
bloodstroke
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.
A stroke or blow with a weapon that draws blood.
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
boilerworks
bolsterwork
boltstrake
booklores
bookseller
bookseller
noun
A business that sells books.
A person engaged in the business of selling books.
booksellerish
booksellerish
adj
(rare) Characteristic of a bookseller.
booksellerism
booksellers
booksellers
noun
plural of bookseller
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bradyteleokinesis
brailowsky
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
brookless
brookless
adj
Without a brook.
brooklets
brooklets
noun
plural of brooklet
brooklynese
brooklynese
Proper noun
The dialect of American English spoken in the borough of Brooklyn in New York.
brooksville
buhlworks
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkosideric
charlocks
charlocks
noun
plural of charlock
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
clarksboro
clarkson
clarkston
classwork
classwork
noun
That part of a scholar's work that is done in class.
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
cloakrooms
cloakrooms
noun
plural of cloakroom
clockers
clockers
noun
plural of clocker
clockworks
clockworks
noun
plural of clockwork
cloisterlike
cloisterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cloister.
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
cockerels
cockerels
noun
plural of cockerel
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cokuloris
cokuloris
noun
Alternative form of cucoloris
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
cornstalk
cornstalk
noun
(Australia, slang, derogatory) a non-indigenous native of New South Wales.
(Australia, slang, obsolete) A non-indigenous person born in Australia.
(botany) A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn.
(botany) The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
corpselikeness
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
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.
crewelworks
crewelworks
noun
plural of crewelwork
crookshouldered
crooksville
crosshackle
crosslike
crosslike
adj
Resembling a cross.
crosslink
crosslink
noun
Alternative spelling of cross-link
crosstalk
crosstalk
noun
(biology) The situation where one or more components of a signal transduction pathway affect another pathway.
(electronics) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
A traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a dialogue.
Conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion.
verb
To hold an incidental conversation
crosswalk
crosswalk
noun
(US) A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.
(databases) A mapping between equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.
verb
(databases) To map equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.
crosswalks
crosswalks
noun
plural of crosswalk
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
curlylocks
dermaskeleton
dermatoskeleton
dermatoskeleton
noun
exoskeleton
dermoskeletal
dermoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to the dermoskeleton.
dermoskeleton
dermoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) An exoskeleton.
dreadlocks
dreadlocks
noun
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
earlocks
earlocks
noun
plural of earlock
ekaterinoslav
electrokinematics
electrokinetics
electrokinetics
noun
(physics) the electrodynamics of electrical circuits
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
falsework
falsework
noun
(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
firelocks
firelocks
noun
plural of firelock
fireworkless
fireworkless
adj
Without fireworks.
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
flatworks
flickermouse
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
foldskirt
folklores
folklores
noun
plural of folklore
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
folklorism
folklorism
noun
Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created.
folklorist
folklorist
noun
A person who studies or collects folklore
folkloristic
folkloristic
adj
about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.
folklorists
folklorists
noun
plural of folklorist
folksier
folksier
adj
comparative form of folksy: more folksy
folksinger
folksinger
noun
A person who sings folk songs.
folksingers
folksingers
noun
plural of folksinger
footlockers
footlockers
noun
plural of footlocker
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
foreknowableness
foreknowledges
foreknowledges
noun
plural of foreknowledge
forelocks
forelocks
noun
plural of forelock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forelock
foremilks
foremilks
noun
plural of foremilk
foreslack
foreslack
verb
Alternative form of forslack
forestlike
forestlike
adj
Like a forest.
forkfuls
forkfuls
noun
plural of forkful
forkless
forkless
adj
Without a fork or forks.
forklifts
forklifts
noun
plural of forklift
forksful
forksville
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
forslack
forslack
verb
(intransitive, rare) To slack up; be or grow slack; pall.
(transitive, obsolete) To be slack in; neglect by idleness; relax; render slack; delay; lose or spoil by slackness.
forslake
fortresslike
fortresslike
adj
Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
frockless
frockless
adj
Without a frock.
frolickers
frolickers
noun
plural of frolicker
frolicks
frolicks
noun
plural of frolick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frolick
frostlike
frostlike
adj
Resembling frost or some aspect of it.
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
glasswork
glasswork
noun
glassware
the manufacturing of glass or glassware
glassworker
glassworker
noun
One who makes glasswork.
glassworkers
glassworkers
noun
plural of glassworker
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
glassworks
glassworks
noun
A factory that produces glass or items made from glass, such as glassware
goalkeepers
goalkeepers
noun
plural of goalkeeper
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
goldbricks
goldbricks
noun
plural of goldbrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick