A village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt which contains several ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman structures.
A bay outside this village, at the mouth of the Nile, where on 1 August 1798 a British fleet led by defeated the French in the
akolouthia
akoluthia
akoulalion
aleikoum
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating 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
allokurtic
amphitokous
anakoluthia
anakrousis
aniakudo
artukovic
autoalkylation
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(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.
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
baronduki
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
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
bloubiskop
blouselike
blouselike
adj
Resembling a blouse.
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
boghazkeui
bordiuk
bouckville
boufarik
boukit
bourbaki
bousouki
bousoukia
bousoukis
bousoukis
noun
plural of bousouki
bouzouki
bouzouki
noun
(music) A Greek long-necked plucked fretted lute with a sharp, metallic sound.
bouzoukia
bouzoukia
noun
A Greek nightclub playing traditional Greek music.
Alternative form of bouzouki (“musical instrument”)
bouzoukis
bouzoukis
noun
plural of bouzouki
bukidnon
bukovina
bullockite
bunkoing
bunkoing
verb
present participle of bunko
buttonlike
buttonlike
adj
Resembling a button.
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
ditokous
ditokous
adj
(zoology) Having two kinds of young.
(zoology) Producing only two eggs in a clutch.
dominikus
doohickus
doohickus
noun
(informal) An unspecified or nameless thing; doohickey.
doohinkus
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
doughlike
doughlike
adj
Resembling dough.
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
drouking
droukit
dubrovnik
dubrovnik
Proper noun
A city and port in southern Croatia on the Adriatic Sea.
duikerbok
duikerbok
noun
Alternative form of duykerbok
duikerboks
duikerboks
noun
plural of duikerbok
dungeonlike
dungeonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dungeon
epikouros
equivoke
equivoke
noun
Alternative form of equivoque
equivokes
equivokes
noun
plural of equivoke
euktolite
eurokies
flickermouse
flourlike
flourlike
Adjective
Resembling flour.
forkunion
fountainlike
fountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
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.
gomukhi
gorkiesque
gourdlike
gourdlike
adj
Resembling a gourd.
groundskeeping
groundskeeping
noun
The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
groupthinks
grouselike
grouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grouse.
guidebook
guidebook
noun
Alternative spelling of guide book
guidebookish
guidebookish
adj
Having the tone or style of a guidebook.
guidebooks
guidebooks
noun
plural of guidebook
guidebooky
guiderock
gumbolike
gumpoldskirchner
gunkholing
gunkholing
noun
(nautical) cruising in shallow, coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.
gunstocking
gurolinick
hiruko
hokusai
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
houndlike
houndlike
adj
Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndly.
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
housekeeperlike
housekeeping
housekeeping
noun
Any general tasks that involve preparation.
Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.