(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
backbencher
backbencher
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not play an active role in a process.
(education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom.
(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.
(sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve.
backbenches
backbenches
noun
plural of backbench
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
bakshishing
bakshishing
verb
present participle of bakshish
beknighting
beknighting
verb
present participle of beknight
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
blackhander
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blankenship
bookishness
bookishness
noun
The property of being bookish.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
buckwashing
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bunchbacked
bundelkhand
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
buttonhooks
buttonhooks
noun
plural of buttonhook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhook
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
chelyabinsk
chickenbill
chickenhood
chickenhood
noun
The state or period of being a chicken.
chickenshit
chickenshit
adj
(slang, vulgar) petty and contemptible; contemptibly unimportant. (Compare bullshit.)
(vulgar, slang) cowardly
noun
(slang, vulgar) (A) petty and contemptible thing(s).
(slang, vulgar) coward
(vulgar, military, slang) A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings; a petty, abusive martinet.
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chimneylike
chimneylike
adj
Resembling a chimney, especially in shape
chlorpikrin
choukoutien
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cockishness
cockneyship
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
cruickshank
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
dankishness
dankishness
noun
The quality of being dankish.
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
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.
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
duckhunting
duskishness
duskishness
noun
Quality of being duskish.
earthmaking
earthquaken
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
finchbacked
flunkeyhood
flunkeyhood
noun
The role or status of a flunkey.
folkishness
folkishness
noun
The quality of being folkish.
forethinker
forethinker
noun
One who thinks ahead, or plans things in advance.
forthinking
forthinking
verb
present participle of forthink
frankenmuth
freethinker
freethinker
noun
A person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion.
funfkirchen
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
greenshanks
greenshanks
noun
plural of greenshank
groupthinks
hackneyedly
hakenkreuze
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
handistroke
handkercher
handkercher
noun
Obsolete form of handkerchief.
handpicking
handpicking
verb
present participle of handpick
handshaking
handshaking
noun
(computing) A step in a protocol in which information is exchanged between computing processor devices; often as part of the initiation process for communications.
A greeting by clasping hands.
verb
present participle of handshake
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
harpoonlike
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
headworking
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
heckelphone
heckelphone
noun
A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.
hedgemaking
hedgemaking
noun
The construction of hedges.
helsingkite
hendrickson
herrenvolks
herrenvolks
noun
plural of herrenvolk
herringlike
herringlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a herring
hexokinases
hexokinases
noun
plural of hexokinase
hickishness
hickscorner
highjacking
highjacking
noun
Alternative form of hijacking
verb
present participle of highjack
hitchhiking
hitchhiking
noun
(genetics) A form of evolution caused by genetic drift.
The act of one who hitchhikes.
verb
present participle of hitchhike
hockingport
hokeynesses
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
honeysuckle
honeysuckle
noun
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia)
Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia)
Banksia marginata (silver banksia)
Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle)
Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle)
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
hoodwinking
hoodwinking
noun
An act of deception.
verb
present participle of hoodwink
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
hormonelike
hormonelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hormone.
housebroken
housebroken
adj
Of animals: trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hulkingness
humperdinck
hunchbacked
hunchbacked
adj
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
hundredwork
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
huskinesses
huskinesses
noun
plural of huskiness
hyperlinked
hyperlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink
hypokinemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
hypokinesis
hypokinesis
noun
(pathology) Diminished power of movement; hypomotility
hypokinetic
hypokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypokinesis
inkhornizer
inkstandish
inkstandish
noun
(obsolete) An inkstand.
interchoked
jackanapish
jackanapish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jackanapes.
jinrickshas
jinrickshas
noun
plural of jinricksha
jinrickshaw
jinrikishas
jinrikishas
noun
plural of jinrikisha
jnanashakti
johnnycakes
johnnycakes
noun
plural of johnnycake
joukahainen
kabirpanthi
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kamanichile
kameelthorn
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
karakatchan
karyenchyma
katabothron
kataphrenia
kawchodinne
keelhauling
keelhauling
noun
(nautical) The act by which a person is keelhauled.
(slang, obsolete, by extension) A thorough thrashing or mauling; rough treatment.