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.
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
groupthinks
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
katipuneros
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.
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.
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
outdrinking
outdrinking
verb
present participle of outdrink
outskirmish
outtricking
outtricking
verb
present participle of outtrick
overbulkily
overquickly
overquickly
adv
In an overquick manner; too quickly.
pollakiuria
pollakiuria
noun
(urology) Abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine.
poultrylike
poultrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of poultry.
purposelike
purposelike
adj
(Scotland) purposeful
strikebound
strikebound
adj
Not operating normally because of strike action.
suikerbosch
turkologist
turkologist
Noun
A scholar specializing in the languages, history or cultures of Turkic peoples, including, for example Turkish, Kazakh, Uzbek, Azeri, Kyrgyz, Uyghur, Tuvan, Altai, Shor, Karakalpak and any of the other dozens of Turkic peoples.