(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
amphikaryon
amphitokous
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
anakoluthia
andikithira
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
antikythera
apparatchik
apparatchik
noun
(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
archikaryon
arkadelphia
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
bacchuslike
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighted
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
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
beknighting
beknighting
verb
present participle of beknight
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bhaktimarga
bibliotheke
bibliotheke
noun
Alternative form of bibliotheque
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blankenship
bookishness
bookishness
noun
The property of being bookish.
breithablik
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
brookesmith
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
buckwashing
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
chackchiuma
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
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.
checkwriter
checkwriter
noun
A machine that writes on preprinted checks in such a way as to prevent fraudulent alteration of the check.
One who writes checks.
chelyabinsk
chickabiddy
chickabiddy
noun
(childish) A chicken or similar bird.
Term of endearment for a young child or loved one.
chickamauga
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
chikmagalur
chimneylike
chimneylike
adj
Resembling a chimney, especially in shape
chlorpikrin
chmielewski
chopsockies
chopsockies
noun
plural of chopsocky
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).
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cockishness
cockneyship
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
creekfishes
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.
dervishlike
dervishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dervish.
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
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.
duchesslike
duchesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a duchess.
duckhunting
duskishness
duskishness
noun
Quality of being duskish.
dzaudzhikau
earthmaking
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
finchbacked
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
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.
grieshuckle
groupthinks
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
hairstreaks
hairstreaks
noun
plural of hairstreak
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
hammocklike
hammocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammock.
handistroke
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
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
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
headworking
hedgemaking
hedgemaking
noun
The construction of hedges.
helsingkite
hendrickson
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
highpockets
hitchhikers
hitchhikers
noun
plural of hitchhiker
hitchhiking
hitchhiking
noun
(genetics) A form of evolution caused by genetic drift.
The act of one who hitchhikes.
verb
present participle of hitchhike
hlidhskjalf
hlithskjalf
hockingport
holluschick
holluschick
noun
A "bachelor seal"; a holluschickie.
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
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.
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hucksterism
hucksterism
noun
The condition of being a huckster; hucksterish behavior.
hucksterize
hucksterize
verb
To hawk; to promote, especially in a pushy or deceptive manner.
hulkingness
humperdinck
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
huskinesses
huskinesses
noun
plural of huskiness
hyalotekite
hyalotekite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, beryllium, boron, calcium, chlorine, copper, fluorine, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
hyperlinked
hyperlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink
hypokalemia
hypokalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood (below the reference range).
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypokinemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
hypokinesis
hypokinesis
noun
(pathology) Diminished power of movement; hypomotility