(biology) A thick-walled, dormant cell found in cyanobacteria and green algae
akontae
aleksin
alkanes
alkanes
noun
plural of alkane
alkanet
alkanet
noun
Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
Anchusa barrelieri (false alkanet).
Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet).
Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant.
Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell).
Other plants of the genus Alkanna.
Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).
The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.
alkenes
alkenes
noun
plural of alkene
alkenna
alkenyl
alkenyl
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from an alkene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical derived from an alkene
alkines
alkines
noun
plural of alkine
alkynes
alkynes
noun
plural of alkyne
anankes
angekok
angekok
noun
An Eskimo/Inuit sorcerer or shaman.
angekut
angeyok
anklets
anklets
noun
plural of anklet
ankuses
ankuses
noun
plural of ankus
anniken
antlike
antlike
adj
Resembling an ant. Often used specifically in reference to apparent size or significance.
arensky
askance
askance
adj
Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.
adv
(of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
Sideways; obliquely.
verb
(rare, transitive) To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
(rare, transitive) To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.
askelon
asklent
ateknia
ateknia
noun
childlessness
atinkle
atinkle
adj
Making a tinkling sound.
awakens
awakens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of awaken
awnlike
awnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an awn.
bakeman
bakepan
banjuke
banjuke
noun
Alternative form of banjouke
bankera
bankers
bankers
noun
plural of banker
bankmen
beatnik
beatnik
noun
A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.
A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior.
beckman
beekman
beknave
beknave
verb
(transitive, rare) To call (someone) a knave.
(transitive, rare) To treat as a knave.
belknap
beprank
berkman
betaken
betaken
verb
past participle of betake
bethank
bethank
verb
(transitive, rare) To bestow thanks upon; to thank.
bikaner
blacken
blacken
verb
(intransitive, ergative) To become black.
(transitive) To cook (meat or fish) by coating with pepper, etc., and quickly searing in a hot pan.
(transitive, causative) To cause to be or become black.
(transitive, causative) To make dirty.
To defame or sully.
blanked
blanked
adj
(euphemistic, dated) damned; accursed (from the euphemistic printed form d—d)
In a state of blankness.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blank
blanker
blanker
adj
comparative form of blank: more blank
noun
(computing) An early form of screensaver that blanked out the screen display when it was not in use.
blanket
blanket
adj
General; covering or encompassing everything.
noun
A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
A layer of anything.
A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
verb
(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
(transitive) To nullify the impact of (someone or something).
(transitive) To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of it.
(transitive) To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
(transitive) To traverse or complete thoroughly.
Of a radio signal: to override or block out another radio signal.
bracken
bracken
noun
(uncountable) An area of countryside heavily populated by this fern.
(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.
brankie
cankers
cankers
noun
plural of canker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canker
cankery
cankery
adj
Full of canker.
Like a canker.
Surly; malignant; cantankerous.
celinka
chaiken
clanked
clanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clank
cokeman
cokeman
noun
A worker at a cokeworks.
cranked
cranked
adj
Formed with, or having, a bend or crank.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crank
cranker
cranker
adj
comparative form of crank: more crank
noun
One who operates a crank.
crankle
crankle
noun
A bend, twist or crinkle.
verb
To bend, turn, or wind.
To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle.
dankest
dankest
adj
superlative form of dank: most dank
dansker
darkens
darkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of darken
deckman
deckman
noun
A man who works on the deck of a ship.
denmark
denmark
Proper noun
country in Western Europe consisting mainly of most of the Jutland Peninsula and a number of islands off its coast.
deskman
deskman
noun
(US, dated) A subeditor.
Anyone who works at a desk, as in a police station.
eckmann
eijkman
ekename
elkanah
elkanah
Proper noun
Any of several minor characters in the Old Testament, including the father of Samuel.
name of Biblical origin.
elkland
embanks
embanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embank
emmonak
encloak
enkraal
enkraal
verb
(transitive) To place in a kraal.
falkner
fanlike
fanlike
adj
Resembling a fan (hand-held cooling device).
feaking
feaking
verb
present participle of feak (alternative form of feaguing).
fenbank
fernyak
flanked
flanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flank
flanken
flanken
noun
A certain cut of beef used in Ashkenazic Jewish cuisine, made by cutting short ribs across the bone
flanker
flanker
noun
(American football) A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage.
(military) A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.
(rugby) A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.
(transitive) To make uninteresting or trite by frequent use.
(transitive) To use as a hackney.
hankers
hankers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hanker
hankies
hankies
noun
plural of hanky
harkens
harkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harken
hearken
hearken
verb
(intransitive) To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience.
(intransitive, obsolete) To enquire; to seek information.
(transitive, archaic except poetic) To hear (something) with attention; to have regard to (something).
heckman
helenka
henhawk
henrika
hoenack
honaker
ikebana
ikebana
noun
An arrangement of flowers in this style.
The Japanese art of flower arrangement.
inbreak
inbreak
noun
A sudden violent inroad or incursion; an irruption.
verb
(transitive) To break in; break into; make an incursion into; insert into; interrupt.
inspake
inspeak
inspeak
verb
(transitive, archaic, poetic) To speak into, instill into.
intaker
intaker
noun
One who or that which takes or draws in.
intakes
intakes
noun
plural of intake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intake
jackeen
jackeen
noun
(Ireland, derogatory) An arrogant lower-class person, especially in Dublin.
(Ireland, derogatory) Synonym of Dubliner, especially (obsolete or historical) an excessively Anglophile one.
jackmen
jackmen
noun
plural of jackman
jahncke
janacek
jankell
jankers
jankers
noun
(Britain military slang) A form of military punishment which involves being confined to barracks, performing tedious and often pointless tasks, and being subjected to frequent uniform inspections.
(Britain military slang) Defaulters' drill.
plural of janker
kachine
kaesong
kaifeng
kaifeng
Proper noun
A prefecture-level city in east-central Henan, China.
kainite
kainite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride with the chemical formula MgSO₄·KCl·3H₂O, found in German salt mines.
kairine
kairine
noun
(chemistry) A derivative of tetrahydro-quinoline (C₁₀H₁₃NO), formerly used as an antipyretic.
kaleena
kalends
kalends
noun
Alternative spelling of calends
kamenic
kamerun
kamseen
kancler
kandace
kaneohe
kankrej
kannume
kantela
kantela
noun
Alternative form of kantele
kantele
kantele
noun
(music) A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol.
kantner
kaoline
kaoline
noun
Alternative spelling of kaolin
karleen
karlene
karlens
karsten
karynne
kashden
kastner
katleen
katrine
katrine
Proper noun
name of Danish origin, occasionally used in English.
kayenta
keacorn
kearney
kearney
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
A town and municipality in Ontario
A city in Missouri
A city in Nebraska
A lake in Nova Scotia
keating
kechuan
keelman
keelman
noun
(historical) A keeler; one who manages a coal boat.
keftian
kellina
kelowna
kenareh
kenareh
noun
A smaller Persian rug serving as a side or end runner for a larger rug.