(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
amphikaryon
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
archikaryon
backpointer
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bialystoker
billbroking
bodicemaker
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
boilerworks
bokmakierie
bokmakierie
noun
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.
bolingbroke
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
brainworker
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
bromopikrin
brookesmith
brookeville
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
brooksville
broommaking
broomsticks
broomsticks
noun
plural of broomstick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broomstick
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
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.
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chlorpikrin
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cocksureism
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
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
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.
crackpotism
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.
crookbilled
crooksville
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
dominickers
dominickers
noun
plural of dominicker
dorkinesses
downpatrick
dropkickers
dropkickers
noun
plural of dropkicker
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
ferronickel
ferronickel
noun
A ferroalloy of iron and nickel.
fieldworker
fieldworker
noun
A person who does fieldwork.
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
folklorists
folklorists
noun
plural of folklorist
folksingers
folksingers
noun
plural of folksinger
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
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
goldbricked
goldbricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of goldbrick
goldbricker
goldbricker
noun
(US, informal) A lazy person; an idler.
gorillalike
gorillalike
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
greenockite
greenockite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide in crystalline form.
gridlocking
gridlocking
verb
present participle of gridlock
groupthinks
handistroke
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harpoonlike
headworking
hendrickson
hickscorner
hockingport
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
hormonelike
hormonelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hormone.
imbarkation
imparkation
inkhornizer
interchoked
interlocked
interlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlock
interlocker
interlocker
noun
A device that interlocks.
An individual who holds more than one role in a power structure.
interworked
interworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwork
irksomeness
irksomeness
noun
The state of being irksome
ironworkers
ironworkers
noun
plural of ironworker
ironworking
ironworking
noun
The making of useful or decorative items from iron.
The metallurgy of iron.
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jackarooing
jackarooing
verb
present participle of jackaroo
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
kakortokite
kakortokite
noun
(mineralogy) A eudialytic nepheline syenite mineral.
kangarooing
kangarooing
verb
present participle of kangaroo
karyogamies
karyogamies
noun
plural of karyogamy
karyologies
karyologies
noun
plural of karyology
karyomerite
karyomitoic
karyomitome
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
katacrotism
katamorphic
katipuneros
kenningwort
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.
ketosteroid
ketosteroid
noun
(organic chemistry) Any steroid having a ketone functional group.
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.
keystroking
keystroking
verb
present participle of keystroke
kilimanjaro
kilimanjaro
Proper noun
A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).
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.
kilohertzes
kilohertzes
noun
plural of kilohertz
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.
kilooersted
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kinchinmort
kinemometer
kinemometer
noun
(medicine) An electromagnetic device, similar to the velocity ballistocardiograph, for measuring contraction and relaxation in a tendon reflex.
A highly sensitive type of tachometer.
kinetochore
kinetochore
noun
(biology) The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.
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.
kinetomeric
kinorhyncha
kinosternon
kittycorner
knightswort
knobkerries
knobkerries
noun
plural of knobkerrie
plural of knobkerry
kochliarion
kochliarion
noun
(historical) A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.