(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bivouacked
bivouacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bivouac
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
bivouacks
bivouacks
noun
plural of bivouack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouack
blockaderunning
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bouckville
bullockite
cherubikon
chibouk
chibouk
noun
A Turkish tobacco pipe.
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
choukoutien
cloudlike
cloudlike
adj
Resembling a cloud or clouds; thus, often, fluffy
cocksureism
cokuloris
cokuloris
noun
Alternative form of cucoloris
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
coquicken
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
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.
counterdike
counterlocking
counterprick
counterreckoning
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
countersinking
countersinking
verb
present participle of countersink
countersinks
countersinks
noun
plural of countersink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersink
counterstrike
counterstrike
noun
(military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking
verb
(intransitive) To perform a counterstrike.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
coupstick
coupstick
noun
(historical) A stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.
courtlike
courtlike
adj
Courteous; polite.
Resembling or characteristic of a court.
cuckolding
cuckolding
noun
The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink.
verb
present participle of cuckold
cuckoldize
cuckoldize
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To cuckold.
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cuckooing
cuckooing
noun
(UK) A form of crime in which the home of a vulnerable person is taken over by a criminal gang and used by them as a base for their activities.
The call of a cuckoo.
verb
present participle of cuckoo
cuckoomaid
cuckoomaiden
cuckoopint
cuckoopint
noun
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
cuckoopintle
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
dikelocephalus
doohickus
doohickus
noun
(informal) An unspecified or nameless thing; doohickey.
flickermouse
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
ginkgoaceous
ginkgoaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ginkgoaceae.
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
glucokinases
glucokinases
noun
plural of glucokinase
glucokinin
gluconokinase
gluconokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.
guiderock
gumpoldskirchner
gunstocking
gurolinick
holluschick
holluschick
noun
A "bachelor seal"; a holluschickie.
holluschickie
holluschickie
noun
A bachelor seal; a young male seal which is prevented from mating by its herd's older males, mated bulls defending their territory.
plural of holluschick
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
isokurtic
jackpuddinghood
jurkoic
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
keraunographic
keraunographic
adj
Of or pertaining to keraunography.
keraunophonic
keraunoscopia
ketosuccinic
ketosuccinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to ketosuccinic acid or its derivatives
kickout
kickout
noun
(basketball) A pass to another offensive player who immediately shoots for the basket.
(rugby, American football) A drop kick by a player on the side to return the ball back into play.
(soccer) A kick made by the goalkeeper from the goal area.
(surfing) A rapid turn performed by shifting one's weight to the rear of the surfboard.
(water polo) A penalty for holding or sinking the driver
kilobuck
kilobuck
noun
(informal, usually in the plural) A thousand dollars.
kilocurie
kilocurie
noun
A unit equal to 1,000 curies.
kinetonucleus
kinkcough
kinkcough
noun
Alternative form of chincough (“whooping cough”)
kiungchow
koeberliniaceous
kosciusko
kosciusko
Proper noun
a city in Mississippi, USA
kotschubeite
kotschubeite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium chlorite mineral.
koulibiaca
koulibiaca
noun
A Russian dish of salmon, rice etc. cooked in puff pastry
krameriaceous
kraurotic
kraurotic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, kraurosis.
kurchatovium
kurchatovium
noun
(physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leucoplakia
leucoplakia
noun
Alternative form of leukoplakia
leucoplakial
leukemogenic
leukemogenic
adj
That tends to cause leukemia
leukoblastic
leukoblastic
adj
Relating to leukoblasts.
leukocidic
leukocidic
adj
Alternative form of leucocidic
leukocidin
leukocidin
noun
Alternative form of leucocidin
leukoctyoid
leukocythemia
leukocytic
leukocytic
adj
Relating to, or containing leukocytes
leukocytoid
leukocytoid
adj
Resembling a leukocyte
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
leukocytosis
leukocytosis
noun
Alternative spelling of leucocytosis
leukocytotic
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
leukopoietic
leukopoietic
adj
Relating to leukopoiesis
leukotic
leukotic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to leukosis.
lickerous
lickerous
adj
(archaic) lickerish; lecherous; eager; lustful.
locustlike
locustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a locust.
ludovick
mesokurtic
mesokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis equal to that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having zero excess kurtosis.
miccosukee
miccosukee
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Florida.
Proper noun
Their language, closely related to Hitchiti.
microleukoblast
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
muircock
multiblock
multiblock
adj
Of or pertaining to more than one block (in various senses).
nickeliferous
nickeliferous
adj
(of ore) Yielding or containing nickel.
nickelous
nickelous
adj
(chemistry) Containing bivalent nickel.
nickolaus
outcooking
outcooking
verb
present participle of outcook
outcricket
outjockeying
outjockeying
verb
present participle of outjockey
outkick
outkick
verb
(transitive) To kick more than, or beyond, something or someone.
outkicked
outkicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outkick
outkicking
outkicking
verb
present participle of outkick
outkicks
outkicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outkick
outkitchen
outkitchen
noun
An outbuilding used as a kitchen.
outpick
outpick
verb
(transitive) To surpass in picking; to pick better or faster than.
outpicket
outpicket
noun
A military picket or outpost.
outpocketing
outpocketing
noun
The growth of a surface so as to form a cavity (sac or pocket); the cavity so formed
outpolitick
outpolitick
verb
(transitive) To outdo in politics.
outpoliticks
outpoliticks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpolitick
outreckoning
outreckoning
verb
present participle of outreckon
outrick
outrocking
outrocking
verb
present participle of outrock
outslick
outslick
verb
(transitive) To be more slick than; to exceed in slickness.
outslicking
outslicking
verb
present participle of outslick
outtrick
outtrick
verb
(transitive) To surpass in trickery.
outtricked
outtricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outtrick
outtricking
outtricking
verb
present participle of outtrick
outtricks
outtricks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outtrick