(organic chemistry) Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R₂C=
almondlike
almondlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a almond.
anakinesis
anakinetic
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
animallike
animallike
adj
Alternative spelling of animal-like
ankaramite
ankaramite
noun
(geology) A specific type of volcanic rock
antikinase
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antistrike
antistrike
adj
Opposed to a strike (industrial action).
archipenko
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
ashkenazic
ashkenazic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Ashkenazi Jews.
ashkenazim
auchinleck
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
awakenings
awakenings
noun
plural of awakening
backbitten
backbitten
verb
past participle of backbite
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backwinded
balkanised
balkanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanise
balkanized
balkanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanize
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
beaverskin
beaverskin
noun
The pelt of a beaver.
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
bedticking
beekeeping
beekeeping
noun
The practice or profession of keeping and caring for bees.
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
beflecking
beflecking
verb
present participle of befleck
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
beknotting
bellmaking
bellmaking
noun
The manufacture of bells.
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
benediktov
berkeleian
berkeleian
Adjective
Of or relating to or his system of idealism.
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
bethanking
bethanking
verb
present participle of bethank
bethinking
bethinking
noun
The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.
verb
present participle of bethink
betokening
betokening
verb
present participle of betoken
birkenhead
birkenhead
Proper noun
An English topographic surname
Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead
the town itself.
blackening
blackening
noun
(countable) The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain or mark.
(uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
Any of various (dark-colored) surface treatments for metal substrates, to inhibit corrosion; on steel, generally, synonym of bluing.
The act of defaming or sullying.
verb
present participle of blacken
blanketing
blanketing
noun
(countable) A layer of something that covers like a blanket.
(nautical, slang) A manoeuvre in which one vessel covers or becalms another with its sails.
(rail transport) Provision of a layer under the trackbed to prevent clay subsoil and water being forced to the surface by the weight of trains.
(uncountable, countable) Cloth for making blankets.
(uncountable, countable) The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.
verb
present participle of blanket
blinkering
blinkering
verb
present participle of blinker
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
bodkinwise
bonnetlike
bonnetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
bookbinder
bookbinder
noun
A person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
brickliner
briskening
briskening
verb
present participle of brisken
bronzelike
bronzelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bronze.
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
buttonlike
buttonlike
adj
Resembling a button.
cakemaking
cakemaking
noun
The making of cakes.
candlewick
candlewick
noun
A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery
The thread used to make the wicks of candles
cankerbird
canvaslike
canvaslike
adj
Resembling canvas (the fabric).
caretaking
caretaking
noun
The act of taking care or taking charge of something.
casemaking
casemaking
noun
The manufacture of cases.
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
cavernlike
cavernlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cavern.
cementlike
cementlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of cement.
centistoke
centistoke
noun
(physics) Misconstruction of centistokes (unit of kinematic viscosity)
chainbreak
chainmaker
chainmaker
noun
A tool use to add a link to a chain
One who makes chains.
chalkiness
chalkiness
noun
The state of being chalky.
checkering
checkering
noun
Alternative form of chequering
verb
present participle of checker
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
cheekiness
cheekiness
noun
The state of being cheeky
chekhovian
chekhovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) or his writings.
chelyuskin
chemicking
chemicking
verb
present participle of chemic
cherubikon
chickening
chickening
verb
present participle of chicken
chickenpox
chickenpox
noun
Alternative form of chicken pox
chickstone
chronodeik
chunkiness
chunkiness
noun
the state of being chunky
cinderlike
cinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cinder.
clatskanie
cleanskins
cleanskins
noun
plural of cleanskin
clearskins
clearskins
noun
plural of clearskin
clinkering
clinkering
verb
present participle of clinker
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
cockneyism
cockneyism
noun
A Cockney phrase or idiom.
The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
cockneyize
cockneyize
verb
To make vulgar and tasteless.
To pronounce with a cockney accent.
conemaking
copperskin
coremaking
coremaking
noun
(engineering) The manufacture of the cores used to produce the hollow parts of castings.
crackiness
crackiness
noun
The quality of being cracky.
crankiness
crankiness
noun
The state of being cranky.
creakiness
creakiness
noun
The state of being creaky
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
cricketing
cricketing
adj
That plays cricket.
noun
(archaic) A game of cricket.
verb
present participle of cricket
crinkliest
crinkliest
adj
superlative form of crinkly: most crinkly
croakiness
croakiness
noun
The quality of being croaky.
crocketing
crocketing
noun
(architecture) ornamentation with crockets
cwikielnik
czerniakov
deblocking
deblocking
verb
present participle of deblock
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
derricking
derricking
verb
present participle of derrick
derrickman
derrickman
noun
A member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor, manhandling the drillpipe.
derrickmen
derrickmen
noun
plural of derrickman
dezincking
diakineses
diakineses
noun
plural of diakinesis
diakinesis
diakinesis
noun
(cytology) the last stage of prophase, in which the nucleolus and nuclear envelope disappear, spindle fibers form, and the chromosomes shorten in preparation for metaphase.
diakinetic
diakinetic
adj
(biology) of, relating to, or produced by diakinesis
dickensian
dickensian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Charles Dickens or, especially, his writings.
Reminiscent of the environments and situations most commonly portrayed in Dickens' writings, such as poverty and social injustice and other aspects of Victorian England.
Noun
A person who studies or admires the works of
diesinking
diesinking
noun
The process of engraving dies.
diktyonite
diktyonite
noun
(geology) Alternative form of dictyonite
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
dominicker
dominicker
Noun
A Dominique (breed of chicken).
downlinked
downlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downlink
dragonlike
dragonlike
Adjective
Resembling a dragon or some aspect of one.
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
dreikanter
dreikanter
noun
(petrology) A type of pebble that has three curved faces formed by wind-blown sand.
drinkables
drinkables
noun
plural of drinkable
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
drunkeries
dukkeripen
dyskinesia
dyskinesia
noun
(countable) A disorder involving such state.
(uncountable) A state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and reduced voluntary muscle movements.
dyskinetic
dyskinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to dyskinesia
dzerzhinsk
earmarking
earmarking
noun
An earmark (funding designation).
An earmark (identifying mark on the ear of an animal).
verb
present participle of earmark
edgemaking
edgemaking
noun
The manufacture of the edges of shoes.
eikonology
eisenstark
ekasilicon
ekasilicon
noun
(chemistry, element, obsolete) The predicted element lying below silicon in the periodic table — later named germanium.