In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.
backwardly
backwardly
adv
In a backward direction.
backyard
backyard
noun
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go.
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.
backyarder
backyarder
noun
One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
backyards
backyards
noun
plural of backyard
birdyback
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackheartedly
blakeberyed
bodymaker
bodymaker
noun
a craftsman
bodywork
bodywork
noun
A service offered that includes an erotic massage and may also include prostitution.
The application of physical therapy as a preventive measure.
The exterior body of a motor vehicle.
The repair of a such body.
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
bradykinin
bradykinin
noun
(biochemistry) A compound released in the blood in some circumstances which causes contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of blood vessels. It is a peptide with nine amino-acid residues.
bradykinins
bradykinins
noun
plural of bradykinin
bradyteleokinesis
brickyard
brickyard
noun
A factory where bricks are produced or distributed
brodsky
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
cankeredly
cankeredly
adv
In a cankered manner.
cedarkey
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
cockneybred
coldturkey
crookedly
crookedly
adv
In a crooked manner.
cuckoldry
cuckoldry
noun
(zoology) Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female.
An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.
The state of being a cuckold.
cylinderlike
cylinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cylinder.
darkey
darkey
noun
(dated slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A person with dark skin.
(slang, obsolete) A dark lantern.
darkeys
darkeys
noun
plural of darkey
darkly
darkly
adj
(chiefly poetic) Relating to darkness or obscurity.
adv
(figuratively) In a manner which is difficult to understand, or which retards or prevents understanding; incomprehensibly
(figuratively) In a manner which is not readily visible or noticeable; inconspicuously
(figuratively) In a manner which produces an inward conviction of future misfortune; ominously
(figuratively) In a manner which retards or prevents discernment; clandestinely
(figuratively) In a manner which tends to produce uncertainty or confusion; bewilderingly
(figuratively) In a morbid manner; morbidly, sinisterly
With a dark appearance
With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension
darky
darky
noun
Alternative spelling of darkey (“dark lantern”)
Alternative spelling of darkey (“dark-skinned person”)
dayakker
daybreak
daybreak
noun
Dawn.
daybreaks
daybreaks
noun
plural of daybreak
daydreamlike
daydreamlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a daydream.
daymark
daymark
noun
A mark (such as a tower) designed to help navigators to find their way during daylight hours.
daystreak
daywork
daywork
noun
(obsolete) The amount of land that can be worked in a day.
(obsolete) The work done in a day; a day's work.
Work carried out or paid for on a daily basis; day labour.
Work done during the day; specifically, the cover-work carried out by someone involved in intelligence work, as opposed to their secret activities.
dayworker
dayworker
noun
An employee paid on an irregular basis; a casual worker.
dayworks
dayworks
noun
plural of daywork
dekadarchy
dekadarchy
noun
(politics) Synonym of decarchy: rule by ten people.
deuterotoky
deuterotoky
noun
The production of both male and female offspring by parthenogenesis.
dharmakaya
dickeybird
dickybird
dikaryon
dikaryon
noun
(biology) A hypha that has two nuclei.
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophasic
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dikaryophytic
dikaryotic
dikaryotic
adj
(biology) Relating to a dikaryon
(cytology, of a cell) Containing two nuclei
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
diskery
diskery
noun
(dated, music) A phonograph-record manufacturer; a shop that sells phonograph records.
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
diyarbakir
diyarbekir
dobrinsky
dockyard
dockyard
noun
A place where ships are repaired or outfitted.
dockyardman
dockyardman
noun
A laborer employed in a dockyard.
dockyards
dockyards
noun
plural of dockyard
donkeywork
donkeywork
noun
Alternative form of donkey work
donkeyworks
donnybrook
donnybrook
adj
Chaotic.
noun
A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.
donnybrooks
donnybrooks
noun
plural of donnybrook
dorky
dorky
adj
Like a dork.
doukhobortsy
doukhobortsy
Noun
The Doukhobors.
drakefly
drecky
drecky
adj
trashy, worthless
dressmakery
dressmakery
noun
dressmaking
drinkability
drinkability
noun
The extent to which something is drinkable.
The state or property of being drinkable.
drinkably
drinkery
drinkery
noun
(informal) A place where alcoholic drinks are served; a public house.
drinky
drinky
noun
(slang, informal or baby-talk) drink
droshky
droshky
noun
An open horse-drawn carriage, especially in Russia.
drosky
drunkenly
drunkenly
adv
In a drunken manner.
drunkery
drunkly
drunkly
adv
In a drunk manner; drunkenly.
drygalski
dryworker
duckery
duckery
noun
A plantation for ducks.
dukery
dukery
noun
A duke's territory or seat.
dukhobortsy
duyker
duyker
noun
(South Africa) Alternative spelling of duiker
dyakisdodecahedron
dyemaker
dykehopper
dyker
dykereeve
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis
noun
(medicine) Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
endokaryogamy
forebackwardly
forkedly
forkedly
adv
In a forked shape or pattern.
frankheartedly
holidaymaker
holidaymaker
noun
(Britain) someone who is on holiday
hydraulicked
hydraulicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydraulic
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
hydrocrack
hydrocrack
verb
(organic chemistry) To convert hydrocarbons by hydrocracking
hydrocracked
hydrocracked
adj
That has been subjected to hydrocracking
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydrocrack
hydrocracker
hydrocracker
noun
(organic chemistry) A chemical engineering plant in which hydrocracking takes place.
hydrocracking
hydrocracking
noun
(organic chemistry) the production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them.
verb
present participle of hydrocrack
hydrocracks
hydrocracks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrocrack
hydrofranklinite
hydrokineter
hydrokinetic
hydrokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrokinetics
Of or pertaining to the kinetic energy of moving fluids
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
hydrokinetics
hydrokinetics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
hydroski
hydroski
noun
A ski allowing a seaplane to land on water.
hydroxyketone
hydroxyketone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of a ketone; a ketone with hydroxy group bonded to it.
hygrodeik
hygrodeik
noun
A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
hyperlinked
hyperlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink
jackyard
jackyard
noun
(nautical) A spar at the top of a mast that supports a topsail
jackyarder
junkyard
junkyard
noun
A business that sells used metal or items.
A place where rubbish is placed.
junkyards
junkyards
noun
plural of junkyard
kailyard
kailyard
noun
(Scotland) A kitchen garden.
A late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century school of writing, set in small Scottish towns, a notable example being J. M Barrie's A Small Minister
kailyarder
kailyarder
noun
A writer of the Kailyard school, a group of Scottish authors who offered a sentimental and idyllic representation of rural life.
kailyardism
kailyardism
noun
The writing style of the Kailyard school, a group of Scottish authors who offered a sentimental and idyllic representation of rural life.
kailyards
kailyards
noun
plural of kailyard
kalandariyah
kaleyard
kaleyard
noun
Alternative form of kailyard
kaleyards
kaleyards
noun
plural of kaleyard
karmadharaya
karmadharaya
noun
(Sanskrit grammar, lexicography) A form of tatpuruṣa in which the relation of the first member to the last is appositional, attributive, or adverbial, e.g. uluka-yatu (owl + demon) for a demon in the shape of an owl. Most typically this involves an adjective which modifies a following substantive.
karyatid
karyatid
noun
Alternative form of caryatid
karyolysidae
kayward
kendry
kendyr
keyboard
keyboard
noun
(computing, etc.) A set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
(music) A component of many instruments including the piano, organ, and harpsichord consisting of usually black and white keys that cause different tones to be produced when struck.
(music) A device with keys of a musical keyboard, used to control electronic sound-producing devices which may be built into or separate from the keyboard device.
verb
(intransitive) To type on a computer keyboard.
keyboarded
keyboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keyboard
keyboarder
keyboarder
noun
Someone who keyboards; a typist.
Synonym of keyboardist
keyboarders
keyboarders
noun
plural of keyboarder
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
keyboardists
keyboardists
noun
plural of keyboardist
keyboards
keyboards
noun
plural of keyboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keyboard
keycard
keycard
noun
A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.
keycards
keycards
noun
plural of keycard
keyword
keyword
noun
(cryptography) Any word used as the key to a code.
(information science) Any important word in a text or document, which may be linked to other words or other information, or at least merely listed in the metadata for searches to find.
(information science) Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.
(linguistics) Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.
(programming) A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function, etc.
verb
(transitive) To tag with keywords, as for example to facilitate searching.
keywords
keywords
noun
plural of keyword
keywrd
kidneyroot
kidneywort
kidneywort
noun
hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
navelwort
kindheartedly
kindheartedly
adv
In a kindhearted manner.
kindredly
kindredly
adj
Characteristic of kindred; showing kinship.
kirkcaldy
kirkcaldy
Proper noun
a town and former royal burgh in council area, Scotland
a local government district in Fife Region (as it was called then) between 1975 and 1996.
kirkyard
kirkyard
noun
(chiefly Scotland) A churchyard, especially one in Scotland.