(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.
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.
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
brainworker
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brookesmith
brookeville
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
brooksville
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
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cocksureism
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
corkinesses
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.
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
dominickers
dominickers
noun
plural of dominicker
dorkinesses
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.
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
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
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.
handistroke
harpoonlike
headworking
hendrickson
hickscorner
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
hormonelike
hormonelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hormone.
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
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
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
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
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
kinosternon
kittycorner
knobkerries
knobkerries
noun
plural of knobkerrie
plural of knobkerry
koeberlinia
koenigsberg
koreshanity
kornerupine
kornerupine
noun
(mineralogy) A rare boro-silicate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe²⁺)₄(Al,Fe³⁺)₆(SiO₄,BO₄)₅(O,OH)₂, some varieties of which are valued as gemstones.
kreittonite
krocidolite
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.
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leukotriene
leukotriene
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several physiologically active lipids, related to the prostaglandins, that participate in allergic responses.
lobsterlike
lobsterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a lobster.
lollardlike
makroskelic
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
middlebrook
milksoppery
milksoppery
noun
weak, timid, ineffectual behaviour
mininetwork
misprovoked
misreckoned
misreckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misreckon
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
monsterlike
monsterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monster; monstrous, deformed.
moviemakers
moviemakers
noun
plural of moviemaker
networkings
networkings
noun
plural of networking
nightworker
noisemakers
noisemakers
noun
plural of noisemaker
nondrinkers
nondrinkers
noun
plural of nondrinker
nonstrikers
nonstrikers
noun
plural of nonstriker
nordmarkite
nordmarkite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of syenite with quartz, mostly composed of microperthite.
orjonikidze
ostrichlike
ostrichlike
adj
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
overbooking
overbooking
noun
An instance of selling or guaranteeing more seats than are available.