(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
alkalimeter
alkalimeter
noun
A device used to measure alkalinity.
alkalimeters
alkalimeters
noun
plural of alkalimeter
alkalimetric
alkalimetric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a titration in which the titrant is an alkali.
alkalimetrical
alkalimetrical
adj
Alternative form of alkalimetric
alkalimetrically
alkalimetrically
adv
By means of alkalimetry.
alkalimetry
alkalimetry
noun
The process of determining the strength of an alkali.
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
alkitran
allokurtic
ankyloproctia
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).
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
artlike
artlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of art.
asteriskless
asteriskless
adj
(rare) Not marked with an asterisk.
atrickle
atrickle
adj
Trickling.
auldfarrantlike
autarkical
autarkical
adj
Autarkic.
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
autarkikal
avalokitesvara
backtrail
backtrail
noun
A small path or trail that is not used regularly.
The path over which one has already traveled.
verb
To backtrack along a trail.
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
barklyite
barklyite
noun
A magenta-coloured turbid variety of ruby from Victoria, Australia.
berkeleyite
bialystoker
billsticker
billsticker
noun
Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces.
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blacklisters
blacklisters
noun
plural of blacklister
blackprint
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
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
blitzkrieg
blitzkrieg
noun
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
blitzkrieged
blitzkrieging
blitzkriegs
blitzkriegs
noun
plural of blitzkrieg
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
brackettville
bradyteleokinesis
breakability
breakability
noun
The state or property of being breakable.
breaklist
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
breislakite
breithablik
bristlelike
bristlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bristle.
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
brutelike
brutelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brute.
bullsticker
burkettsville
burkittsville
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.
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.
candlestickward
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
caterpillarlike
caterpillarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a caterpillar.
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
clarkeite
clarkeite
noun
(mineralogy) A uranium oxide mineral of variable composition and uncertain structure, its colour varying from dark brown to orange.
clarkeites
clerkliest
clerkliest
adj
superlative form of clerkly: most clerkly
cloisterlike
cloisterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cloister.
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
coronetlike
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.
counterlocking
courtlike
courtlike
adj
Courteous; polite.
Resembling or characteristic of a court.
crackability
crackability
noun
Quality or degree of being crackable.
crackliest
crackliest
adj
superlative form of crackly: most crackly
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
craterlike
craterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crater.
crescentlike
crescentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crescent.
cricketlike
cricketlike
adj
Similar to or resembling a cricket (the insect).
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.
crinkliest
crinkliest
adj
superlative form of crinkly: most crinkly
crocketville
crutchlike
crutchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crutch.
crystallike
darkliest
darkliest
adv
(literary, dated) superlative form of darkly: most darkly
dartlike
dartlike
adj
Resembling the movement of a thrown dart: swift and abrupt
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
dekaliter
dekaliter
noun
Alternative form of decaliter
dekaliters
dekaliters
noun
plural of dekaliter
dekalitre
dekalitre
noun
Alternative form of decalitre
desertlike
desertlike
adj
Resembling a desert
doctorlike
doctorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a doctor.
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
drinkability
drinkability
noun
The extent to which something is drinkable.
The state or property of being drinkable.
earthlike
earthlike
adj
(of a planet) Resembling the Earth
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
ekaterinoslav
electrokinematics
electrokinetic
electrokinetic
adj
(physics) Describing any of several phenomena in which electric charge causes movement
(physics) Describing the heating effect of an electric current
electrokinetics
electrokinetics
noun
(physics) the electrodynamics of electrical circuits
etherlike
etherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of ether.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
ferntickle
ferntickled
ficklehearted
flickertail
flickertail
noun
Nickname for the North American ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni.
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
foldskirt
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
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
footlicker
footlicker
noun
A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
forestlike
forestlike
adj
Like a forest.
foretalking
forklift
forklift
noun
A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.
verb
To move or stack with, or as if with, such a vehicle.
forklifting
forklifting
verb
present participle of forklift
forklifts
forklifts
noun
plural of forklift
forktail
forktail
noun
(UK, dialect) A salmon in its fourth year's growth.
Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus.
fortresslike
fortresslike
adj
Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
frankability
frankability
noun
The quality of being frankable.
franklandite
franklinist
franklinite
franklinite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.