(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
agkistrodon
airsickness
airsickness
noun
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
akrabattine
alikenesses
alikenesses
noun
plural of alikeness
alkahestica
alkalifying
alkalifying
verb
present participle of alkalify
alkalimeter
alkalimeter
noun
A device used to measure alkalinity.
alkalimetry
alkalimetry
noun
The process of determining the strength of an alkali.
alkalinised
alkalinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalinise
alkalinized
alkalinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalinize
alkalinizes
alkalinizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalinize
alkalinuria
alkalinuria
noun
(pathology) The condition of the urine having a higher than normal pH
alkalisable
alkalizable
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
allocochick
allocochick
noun
(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
allokinesis
allokinetic
amidoketone
aminoketone
aminoketone
noun
Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
amphikaryon
amphitokous
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
anakoluthia
andikithira
aniseikonia
aniseikonia
noun
(pathology, ophthalmology) An ophthalmological condition where there is a significant difference in the perceived size of images.
aniseikonic
aniseikonic
adj
Having or relating to aniseikonia.
ankaratrite
ankylopodia
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antalkalies
antalkaline
antalkaline
adj
Alternative form of antialkaline
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
antiketogen
antikythera
antirickets
antirickets
adj
Preventing rickets.
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antismoking
antismoking
adj
Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco
antistriker
antistriker
noun
One who opposes a strike (industrial action).
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
apolytikion
apolytikion
noun
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
apparatchik
apparatchik
noun
(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
archikaryon
arkadelphia
arsenicking
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
asterisking
asterisking
verb
present participle of asterisk
astrakanite
astrakanite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of a mixed sodium and magnesium sulphate.
attackingly
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.
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.
awakeningly
awakeningly
adv
In a way that awakens, or brings new sensations.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
bacchuslike
backadation
backbearing
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backfilling
backfilling
noun
The process by which something is backfilled.
verb
present participle of backfill
backfitting
backfitting
verb
present participle of backfit
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighted
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backlogging
backlogging
verb
present participle of backlog
backpacking
backpacking
noun
hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.
verb
present participle of backpack
backpointer
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backspacing
backspacing
verb
present participle of backspace
backspierer
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
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.
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
baedekerian
baggyrinkle
baikerinite
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
bakersville
bakersville
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
a town in North Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Mitchell County.
an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, USA.
bakshishing
bakshishing
verb
present participle of bakshish
balkanising
balkanising
verb
present participle of balkanise
balkanizing
balkanizing
verb
present participle of balkanize
balkinesses
balloonlike
balloonlike
adj
Resembling a balloon in form
bandkeramik
bangwaketsi
bankability
bankability
noun
The state or condition of being bankable.
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
barkentines
barkentines
noun
plural of barkentine
barkevikite
barkevikite
noun
(mineralogy) A particular hornblende mineral.
barkpeeling
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
baskerville
baskerville
Proper noun
A serif typeface from the 18th century.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bauckiebird
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
beekeepings
beiderbecke
bekinkinite
beknighting
beknighting
verb
present participle of beknight
bellowslike
bellowslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bellows (device for delivering pressurized air).
berkeleyism
berkeleyite
berrypicker
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bhaktimarga
bialystoker
bibliokelpt
biblioklept
biblioklept
noun
A person who steals books
bibliotheke
bibliotheke
noun
Alternative form of bibliotheque
billbroking
billsticker
billsticker
noun
Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces.
biofeedback
biofeedback
noun
A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.
biokinetics
biokinetics
noun
(medical biology) The study of movements of or within organisms
birkeniidae
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
blackington
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
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.
blackmailed
blackmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackmail