(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
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
allokinesis
allokinetic
amidoketone
aminoketone
aminoketone
noun
Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
amphikaryon
anakoluthia
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.
ankylopodia
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
antiketogen
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antismoking
antismoking
adj
Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco
apolytikion
apolytikion
noun
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
archikaryon
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.
backadation
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
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
backpointer
balloonlike
balloonlike
adj
Resembling a balloon in form
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
billbroking
biokinetics
biokinetics
noun
(medical biology) The study of movements of or within organisms
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blackington
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
boilinglike
bolingbroke
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
bookbinding
bookbinding
noun
The art, craft or process of binding books
bookishness
bookishness
noun
The property of being bookish.
bookkeeping
bookkeeping
noun
(accounting) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.
(computing) General tasks for maintaining a system.
verb
present participle of bookkeep
bookmakings
bookmakings
noun
plural of bookmaking
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bookselling
bookselling
noun
The sale of books.
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
boskinesses
boylikeness
brainworker
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
bromopikrin
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
broommaking
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
captaincook
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
chickenhood
chickenhood
noun
The state or period of being a chicken.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chlorpikrin
choukoutien
cloakmaking
cloakmaking
noun
The manufacture of cloaks.
clockmaking
clockmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cockbilling
cockbilling
verb
present participle of cockbill
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cockinesses
cockishness
cockneyfied
cockneyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockneyfy
cockneyfies
cockneyfies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cockneyfy
cockneyisms
cockneyisms
noun
plural of cockneyism
cockneylike
cockneyship
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
coldcocking
coldcocking
verb
present participle of coldcock
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
corkinesses
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
coronetlike
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
counterdike
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
cytokineses
cytokineses
noun
plural of cytokinesis
cytokinesis
cytokinesis
noun
(biology) The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.
cytokinetic
cytokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to cytokinesis or to cytokinetics
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
diamondback
diamondback
noun
(common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.
The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin).
diamondlike
diamondlike
adj
Having characteristics, or molecular structure, of diamond
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
diazoalkane
diazoalkane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any diazo derivative of an alkane
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
dockization
dockization
noun
conversion of an area of water into a dock, by excluding the tide with a dam
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
dominickers
dominickers
noun
plural of dominicker
dorkinesses
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.
downlinking
downlinking
verb
present participle of downlink
downpatrick
downsinking
dungeonlike
dungeonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dungeon
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
epimanikion
epimanikion
noun
A cuff worn over the sticharion by clergy in the Greek Orthodox Church, corresponding to a maniple in other Catholic churches.
epiplankton
epiplankton
noun
Plankton normally living in the top hundred fathoms of a body of water (at a depth of about 180 metres or less).
ferronickel
ferronickel
noun
A ferroalloy of iron and nickel.
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
folkishness
folkishness
noun
The quality of being folkish.
folksingers
folksingers
noun
plural of folksinger
folksinging
folksinging
noun
The singing of folk songs.
footlicking
footlicking
adj
sycophantic
noun
The act of licking someone's feet.
sycophantic behavior
foreknowing
foreknowing
noun
foreknowledge
verb
present participle of foreknow
forelocking
forelocking
verb
present participle of forelock
foretalking
forethinker
forethinker
noun
One who thinks ahead, or plans things in advance.
forkinesses
forklifting
forklifting
verb
present participle of forklift
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
forthinking
forthinking
verb
present participle of forthink
frankalmoin
frankalmoin
noun
Alternative form of frankalmoign
franklinton
fredrickson
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
gazingstock
gazingstock
noun
(archaic) An object, event or person that is stared at by many people; a spectacle.
ginkgoaceae
glovemaking
glovemaking
noun
The manufacture of gloves.
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
goalkeeping
goalkeeping
noun
The art of a goalkeeper.
verb
present participle of goalkeep
godlikeness
godlikeness
noun
The quality of being godlike.
greenockite
greenockite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide in crystalline form.
gridlocking
gridlocking
verb
present participle of gridlock
groupthinks
gunstocking
handistroke
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harpoonlike
headworking
hendrickson
hexokinases
hexokinases
noun
plural of hexokinase
hickscorner
hockingport
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)