(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
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
backpointer
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
bialystoker
bodicemaker
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
bokmakierie
bokmakierie
noun
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.
brainworker
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
foretalking
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
gorillalike
gorillalike
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
handistroke
harpoonlike
headworking
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
kakortokite
kakortokite
noun
(mineralogy) A eudialytic nepheline syenite mineral.
karyogamies
karyogamies
noun
plural of karyogamy
karyologies
karyologies
noun
plural of karyology
karyomerite
karyomitome
katipuneros
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
keratolysis
keratolysis
noun
(pathology) The periodic exfoliation of the epidermis.
The removal of dead surface skin cells, used to treat various types of wart.
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
keratonyxis
keratonyxis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
kilocalorie
kilocalorie
noun
A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.
kilometrage
kilometrage
noun
An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per kilometre.
The number of kilometres travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel.
The total distance travelled, in kilometres.
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
koeberlinia
koreshanity
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
leopardskin
leopardskin
noun
(uncountable, attributive) A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard.
Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing.
The skin or pelt of a leopard.
lollardlike
makroskelic
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
moviemakers
moviemakers
noun
plural of moviemaker
noisemakers
noisemakers
noun
plural of noisemaker
nordmarkite
nordmarkite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of syenite with quartz, mostly composed of microperthite.
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
overbraking
overbraking
verb
present participle of overbrake
overcarking
overcarking
adj
(archaic) Too anxious; too full of care.
verb
present participle of overcark
overmarking
overmarking
verb
present participle of overmark
overpacking
overpacking
verb
present participle of overpack
oversoaking
oversoaking
verb
present participle of oversoak
overtalking
overtalking
verb
present participle of overtalk
overtasking
overtasking
verb
present participle of overtask
paddockride
paraskenion
perestroika
perestroika
noun
(countable, singularity theory) A situation where a small variation of parameters leads to a sudden change in properties.
(historical, uncountable) A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.
(historical, uncountable) The period of time in the Soviet Union during which these reforms were carried out and in effect.
poisonmaker
policymaker
policymaker
noun
One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
prisonbreak
rainbowlike
rainbowlike
adj
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
realpolitik
realpolitik
noun
(politics) Pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state.
ribbonmaker
ribbonmaker
noun
One who makes ribbons.
romancelike
romancelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of romance or the romance genre.
scholarlike
scholarlike
adj
scholarly
adv
in a scholarly fashion
sokemanries
sokemanries
noun
plural of sokemanry
sparrowlike
sparrowlike
adj
Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
Similar to that of a sparrow.
strikeboard
tetrakisazo
theodorakis
tornadolike
tornadolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tornado.
traitorlike
traitorlike
adj
traitorly
turkomanize
ulrikaumeko
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
violinmaker
violinmaker
noun
Alternative form of violin maker
wageworking
wageworking
adj
Working in order to earn a wage.
warriorlike
warriorlike
adj
like a warrior
whiskerando
wikstroemia
windowmaker
windowmaker
noun
Someone who makes windows.
workmanlike
workmanlike
adj
Done competently but without flair.
Performed with the skill of an artisan or craftsman.