Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
allokinetic
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
attackingly
backlighted
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
beetlestock
billsticker
billsticker
noun
Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces.
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
blackbeetle
blackbreast
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blackington
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blacktongue
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
blockbusted
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
bloodstocks
bloodstocks
noun
plural of bloodstock
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
bottlenecks
bottlenecks
noun
plural of bottleneck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bottleneck
bucklandite
bullsticker
candlestick
candlestick
noun
(finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
verb
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
(of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
To adorn with candlesticks.
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
chalkcutter
chalkotheke
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
coronetlike
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
cricketlike
cricketlike
adj
Similar to or resembling a cricket (the insect).
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.
crystallike
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
ferntickled
fiddlestick
fiddlestick
intj
Dated form of fiddlesticks.
noun
A bow used to play the fiddle.
One of a pair of sticks, similar to drumsticks, used by a second player to percuss the strings of a fiddle while the main player plays via bow.
flatterdock
flickertail
flickertail
noun
Nickname for the North American ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni.
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
footlicking
footlicking
adj
sycophantic
noun
The act of licking someone's feet.
sycophantic behavior
footlockers
footlockers
noun
plural of footlocker
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
glykopectic
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
interlocked
interlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlock
interlocker
interlocker
noun
A device that interlocks.
An individual who holds more than one role in a power structure.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
justicelike
justicelike
adj
Alternative form of justice-like
kalymmocyte
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kataplectic
kataplectic
adj
Alternative form of cataplectic
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
kinematical
kinematical
adj
kinematic
kinetically
kinetically
adv
Concerning kinetics.
In a kinetic manner.
kitchenless
kitchenless
adj
Lacking a kitchen
koechlinite
koechlinite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, molybdenum, and oxygen.
krocidolite
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
landsknecht
latticelike
latticelike
adj
Resembling a lattice
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
leatherback
leatherback
noun
A large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a leathery back.
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leschetizky
leukoctyoid
leukocytoid
leukocytoid
adj
Resembling a leukocyte
lickspittle
lickspittle
noun
(by extension) The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.
A fawning toady; a base sycophant.
verb
(transitive and intransitive) To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).
littlenecks
littlenecks
noun
plural of littleneck
maeterlinck
marketplace
marketplace
noun
(by extension) The world of commerce and trade.
(figurative) A place or sphere for the exchange of anything, such as ideas or fashions.
An open area in a town housing a public market.
The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
millinocket
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
necktieless
necktieless
adj
Without a necktie.
ostrichlike
ostrichlike
adj
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
outpolitick
outpolitick
verb
(transitive) To outdo in politics.
outslicking
outslicking
verb
present participle of outslick
overthickly
packability
packability
noun
The quality or state of being packable
pickthankly
picturelike
picturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a picture.
pitcherlike
pitcherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pitcher.
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
poikilocyte
poikilocyte
noun
(physiology) An irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of profound anaemia, probably a degenerated red blood corpuscle.
politickers
politickers
noun
plural of politicker
politicking
politicking
noun
(often derogatory) The act of engaging in politics, or in political campaigning.
verb
present participle of politic
present participle of politick
protonickel
ratchetlike
ratchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet.
rickettsial
rickettsial
adj
Relating to rickettsia.
rickstaddle
rickstaddle
noun
A staddle for a hayrick.
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
schlockiest
schlockiest
adj
superlative form of schlocky: most schlocky
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
shuttlecock
shuttlecock
noun
(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]
(uncountable, dated) The game of badminton.
verb
To move rapidly back and forth.
To send or toss back and forth; to bandy.
singlestick
singlestick
noun
(uncountable) A martial art, sport or exercise using a cudgel or backsword.
A one-handed wooden stick used for fencing in place of a sword.
skeltonical
skeptically
skeptically
adv
(American spelling) In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.
sketchingly
slackwitted
specterlike
specterlike
adj
Like a specter; spectral; ghostly.
steeplejack
steeplejack
noun
A person whose job involves climbing tall structures like steeples in order to make repairs.
stickhandle
stickhandle
verb
(chiefly Canada, by extension) To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.
(transitive, intransitive, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
stickleback
stickleback
noun
Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct nests from weeds.
stockholder
stockholder
noun
(finance) One who owns stock.
a company that maintains a stock of certain products.
stockpilers
stockpilers
noun
plural of stockpiler
stockpiling
stockpiling
noun
The process of building up a stockpile.
verb
present participle of stockpile
subjectlike
subjectlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a subject.
tanglewrack
teacherlike
teacherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a teacher.
telekinetic
telekinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to telekinesis.
noun
One who has telekinetic abilities.
thickleaves
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
ticklebrain
ticklebrain
noun
(obsolete) Alcoholic liquor.
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.
tickleproof
tobaccolike
tobaccolike
adj
Resembling tobacco or some aspect of it.
tracklayers
tracklayers
noun
plural of tracklayer
tracklaying
tracklaying
noun
(rail transport) The work that involves putting the track in place.
tracklessly
tracklessly
adv
Without a track.
trackwalker
trackwalker
noun
A person employed to walk over and inspect a section of railway track.