(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).
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathyplankton
bathyplankton
noun
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
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
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
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.
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
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.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
deathlikeness
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketone
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
doublethinking
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
elephantlike
elephantlike
adj
(figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good
Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
folkething
frankheartedly
ghostlikeness
glossokinesthetic
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
heartbreakingly
heartbreakingly
adv
In a heartbreaking manner
heartbrokenly
heartbrokenly
adv
In a heartbroken manner.
helmetmaking
helsingkite
helterskelteriness
hemiplankton
hokaltecan
holoplankton
holoplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
hunterlike
hunterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hunter.
hydrofranklinite
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
hyperalkalinity
hyperalkalinity
noun
The property of being hyperalkaline.
hypoalkalinity
hypoplankton
hypoplanktonic
jacklighting
jacklighting
noun
(hunting, US, Canada) The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the purpose of hunting.
verb
present participle of jacklight
kameelthorn
kaneelhart
kathemoglobin
kathleen
kathlene
kathlin
kathlyn
kathlynne
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
khlustino
kinaesthetically
kinaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of kinesthetically
kindheartedly
kindheartedly
adv
In a kindhearted manner.
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinesthetically
kinesthetically
adv
In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics
kitchenful
kitchenful
noun
As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.
kitchenless
kitchenless
adj
Lacking a kitchen
kithlessness
kithlessness
noun
(rare) Absence of friends or acquaintances.
kittenishly
kittenishly
adv
In a kittenish manner.
kjeldahlization
klootchman
klootchman
noun
(US, Canada, western dialects) Woman, wife (especially if Native American).
knightdale
knightless
knightless
adj
(not comparable) Without a knight.
(rare, obsolete) Unbecoming of a knight; unchivalrous.
knightlihood
knightlihood
noun
Quality of being knightly.
knightlike
knightlike
adj
Knightly; bold, gallant, etc.
knightliness
knightliness
noun
knightly behaviour; chivalry
knightling
knightling
noun
A small or petty knight.
knightly
knightly
adj
Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly.
Of or pertaining to a knight or knights.
adv
In the manner of a knight; chivalrously.
knightsville
knothole
knothole
noun
(Cincinnati, sports, attributive) Youth league baseball.
In a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences.
knotholes
knotholes
noun
plural of knothole
koechlinite
koechlinite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, molybdenum, and oxygen.
landsknecht
lansknecht
lansknecht
noun
Alternative form of lansquenet
lanzknecht
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leatherlikeness
leathermaking
leathermaking
noun
The manufacture of leather.
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
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.
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
liebknecht
lightninglike
lightninglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of lightning.
linksmith
locksmithing
locksmithing
noun
The science and art of making and defeating locks.
merchantlike
merchantlike
adj
Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
nakhlite
nakhlite
noun
Any achondrite composed of an aggregate of diopside and olivine; thought to originate from Mars
neckcloth
neckcloth
noun
(historical) An ornamental cravat, usually white.
netchilik
nightlike
nightlike
adj
Resembling night or some aspect of it; dark, tenebrous.
nightwalk
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightwalking
nightwalking
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) The activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
outlandishlike
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
phenylketonuria
phenylketonuria
noun
(medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
phitsanulok
phytoplankton
phytoplankton
noun
Plankton, especially those small in size, that obtain energy by photosynthesis.
phytoplanktonic
phytoplanktonic
adj
Pertaining to, or derived from, phytoplankton
pickthankly
plinthlike
plinthlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plinth.
rheoplankton
scutcheonlike
shackleton
shakuntala
shantylike
shantylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shanty.
shuttlecocking
shuttlecocking
verb
present participle of shuttlecock
sketchingly
splanchnoskeletal
splanchnoskeleton
splanchnoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.
stickhandle
stickhandle
verb
(chiefly Canada, by extension) To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.
(transitive, intransitive, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
stickhandled
stickhandled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stickhandle
stickhandler
stickhandler
noun
(ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) A player who is skilled in stickhandling.
stickhandles
stickhandles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stickhandle
stockholding
stockholding
noun
(finance) An ownership interest in one or more companies' stock.
stockholdings
stockholdings
noun
plural of stockholding
streuselkuchen
streuselkuchen
Noun
A of made of covered with sweet
superthankful
superthankfully
superthankfulness
talkathon
talkathon
noun
A lengthy speech, discussion or debate.
telekinematography
thankful
thankful
adj
(obsolete) Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.