(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
adirondack
adirondack
Noun
A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.
Proper noun
The Adirondacks
afrikander
akroterial
akroterion
allokurtic
amvrakikos
anakrousis
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
androkinin
ankaramite
ankaramite
noun
(geology) A specific type of volcanic rock
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).
arakawaite
arakawaite
noun
(mineralogy) veszelyite
archipenko
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
arsmetrike
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
artinskian
artinskian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Permian period.
asterisked
asterisked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asterisk
asteriskos
autarkical
autarkical
adj
Autarkic.
autarkikal
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
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.
backiebird
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backstairs
backstairs
adj
Secret or furtive.
noun
A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen.
An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse.
backstring
badgerlike
badgerlike
adj
Similar to a badger.
Similar to that of a badger.
baldricked
baldricked
adj
Wearing a baldrick (ornamental belt).
bannerlike
bannerlike
adj
Resembling a banner
adv
So as to resemble a banner
barkantine
barkentine
barkentine
noun
(sailing) Alternative spelling of barquentine
barleysick
barracking
barracking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The act of cheering for or supporting a team.
An act of jeering or heckling.
verb
present participle of barrack
basketries
basketries
noun
plural of basketry
beaverkill
beaverlike
beaverlike
adj
Having physical or temperamental characteristics like those of a beaver.
beaverskin
beaverskin
noun
The pelt of a beaver.
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
beggarlike
beggarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beggar: poor, wheedling, insolent, etc.
bekerchief
berkeleian
berkeleian
Adjective
Of or relating to or his system of idealism.
berkshires
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
bierkeller
bierkeller
noun
An underground pub where German beer is served.
bilskirnir
biometrika
birdieback
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.
birkremite
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
bitterbark
bitterbark
noun
Alternative form of bitter bark
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackprint
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blinkering
blinkering
verb
present participle of blinker
blitzkrieg
blitzkrieg
noun
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
bobbinwork
bobbinwork
noun
Work woven with bobbins.
bookbinder
bookbinder
noun
A person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
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
bradykinin
bradykinin
noun
(biochemistry) A compound released in the blood in some circumstances which causes contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of blood vessels. It is a peptide with nine amino-acid residues.
brailowsky
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.
breezelike
breezelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a breeze.
bribetaker
bribetaker
noun
A person who takes bribes
brickcroft
brickfield
brickfield
noun
A place where bricks are made; a brickyard.
bricklayer
bricklayer
noun
A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.
brickliner
brickmaker
brickmaker
noun
A maker of bricks.
brickmason
bridestake
bridgelike
bridgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bridge.
Similar to the card game of bridge.
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
briskening
briskening
verb
present participle of brisken
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
bronzelike
bronzelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bronze.
brookfield
brookshire
brookville
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
burbankian
burbankism
burkeville
burushaski
burushaski
Proper noun
A language of northwestern Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
butlerlike
butlerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butler.
butterlike
butterlike
adj
Resembling butter or some aspect of it.
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
cadilesker
cadilesker
noun
A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire.
cairnbrook
cankerbird
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
caretaking
caretaking
noun
The act of taking care or taking charge of something.
cartmaking
cartmaking
noun
The manufacture of carts.
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
cavernlike
cavernlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cavern.
chainbreak
chainmaker
chainmaker
noun
A tool use to add a link to a chain
One who makes chains.
chairmaker
chairmaker
noun
A manufacturer of chairs.
chandrakhi
chaukidari
checkering
checkering
noun
Alternative form of chequering
verb
present participle of checker
checkerist
checkerist
noun
One who plays the game of checkers.
cherrylike
cherrylike
adj
Resembling a cherry, such as in shape, color, or flavor
cherubikon
cherublike
cherublike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cherub.
chickories
chickories
noun
plural of chickory
chimarikan
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
chronodeik
churchlike
churchlike
adj
Resembling or befitting a church or a worship service.
cinderlike
cinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cinder.
clarkeites
clarkfield
clearskins
clearskins
noun
plural of clearskin
clergylike
clergylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the clergy.
clerkliest
clerkliest
adj
superlative form of clerkly: most clerkly
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
clinkering
clinkering
verb
present participle of clinker
cockatrice
cockatrice
noun
(fantasy, folklore) A snake or serpent that appears to be hatched of a rooster, or cock's, egg.
(mythology) A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.
(obsolete) Mistress, harlot.
(obsolete, figurative) Any venomous or deadly thing.
(speculated) The cobra.
cofferlike
cofferlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a coffer.
copperskin
coremaking
coremaking
noun
(engineering) The manufacture of the cores used to produce the hollow parts of castings.
corkmaking
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
corymblike
crackbrain
crackbrain
Noun
An eccentric or crazy person.
crackiness
crackiness
noun
The quality of being cracky.
crackliest
crackliest
adj
superlative form of crackly: most crackly
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
cradlelike
cradlelike
adj
Resembling a cradle.
crankiness
crankiness
noun
The state of being cranky.
craterlike
craterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crater.
creakiness
creakiness
noun
The state of being creaky
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
cricketers
cricketers
noun
plural of cricketer
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.
crockeries
crockeries
noun
plural of crockery
crocketing
crocketing
noun
(architecture) ornamentation with crockets
crookeries
crookeries
noun
plural of crookery
crookesite
crookesite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, selenium, silver, and thallium.