(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
aktistetae
aktivismus
aktyubinsk
alkahestic
alkahestic
adj
Resembling or relating to alkahest.
alkalifies
alkalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalify
alkalinise
alkalinise
verb
Alternative spelling of alkalinize
alkalising
alkalising
verb
present participle of alkalise
ambushlike
amvrakikos
anakinesis
anakrousis
anankastic
anankastic
adj
(linguistics) Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.
(psychology) Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.
anisokonia
anisokonia
noun
Alternative form of aniseikonia
ankylosing
ankylosing
verb
present participle of ankylose
antalkalis
antalkalis
noun
plural of antalkali
antikinase
antiknocks
antiknocks
noun
plural of antiknock
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antistrike
antistrike
adj
Opposed to a strike (industrial action).
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
arsmetrike
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
artinskian
artinskian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Permian period.
ashkenazic
ashkenazic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Ashkenazi Jews.
ashkenazim
assapanick
asterisked
asterisked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asterisk
asteriskos
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
awakenings
awakenings
noun
plural of awakening
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backslided
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backslides
backslides
noun
plural of backslide
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslide
backsplice
backsplice
noun
Such a knot
verb
To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying
backstairs
backstairs
adj
Secret or furtive.
noun
A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen.
An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse.
backstitch
backstitch
noun
(sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.
verb
To sew with a backstitch.
backstring
bailiwicks
bailiwicks
noun
plural of bailiwick
bakshished
bakshished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bakshish
bakshishes
bakshishes
noun
plural of bakshish
bakuninism
bakuninist
bakuninist
Adjective
Relating to, or supporting the revolutionary anarchism of
balalaikas
balalaikas
noun
plural of balalaika
balkanised
balkanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanise
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
beaverskin
beaverskin
noun
The pelt of a beaver.
berkshires
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
bilskirnir
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
biweeklies
biweeklies
noun
plural of biweekly
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackflies
blackflies
noun
plural of blackfly
blackishly
blackishly
adv
In a blackish way.
blacklists
blacklists
noun
plural of blacklist
blackmails
blackmails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackmail
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
blackstick
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
blockishly
bloubiskop
blouselike
blouselike
adj
Resembling a blouse.
bodkinwise
bolsheviki
bolsheviks
bolsheviks
noun
plural of bolshevik
brailowsky
brickmason
bridestake
briskening
briskening
verb
present participle of brisken
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
brookshire
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
bumsucking
burbankism
burushaski
burushaski
Proper noun
A language of northwestern Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
bushmaking
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
cadilesker
cadilesker
noun
A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire.
candystick
canvaslike
canvaslike
adj
Resembling canvas (the fabric).
casemaking
casemaking
noun
The manufacture of cases.
casketlike
castlelike
castlelike
adj
Resembling a castle
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
centistoke
centistoke
noun
(physics) Misconstruction of centistokes (unit of kinematic viscosity)
chaikovski
chalkiness
chalkiness
noun
The state of being chalky.
checkerist
checkerist
noun
One who plays the game of checkers.
checklists
checklists
noun
plural of checklist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checklist
cheekiness
cheekiness
noun
The state of being cheeky
chelyuskin
chickadees
chickadees
noun
plural of chickadee
chickasaws
chickories
chickories
noun
plural of chickory
chickstone
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
chikamatsu
chisellike
chisellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chisel.
chopsticks
chopsticks
noun
plural of chopstick
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
chunkiness
chunkiness
noun
the state of being chunky
clarkeites
clatskanie
cleanskins
cleanskins
noun
plural of cleanskin
clearskins
clearskins
noun
plural of clearskin
clerkliest
clerkliest
adj
superlative form of clerkly: most clerkly
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
clocksmith
cobleskill
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
cockneyism
cockneyism
noun
A Cockney phrase or idiom.
The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
cooksville
copperskin
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
crackiness
crackiness
noun
The quality of being cracky.
crackliest
crackliest
adj
superlative form of crackly: most crackly
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
crankiness
crankiness
noun
The state of being cranky.
creakiness
creakiness
noun
The state of being creaky
cricketers
cricketers
noun
plural of cricketer
crinkliest
crinkliest
adj
superlative form of crinkly: most crinkly
croakiness
croakiness
noun
The quality of being croaky.
crockeries
crockeries
noun
plural of crockery
crookeries
crookeries
noun
plural of crookery
crookesite
crookesite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, selenium, silver, and thallium.
crooksided
crosswicks
cruikshank
dashnakist
dekaliters
dekaliters
noun
plural of dekaliter
desertlike
desertlike
adj
Resembling a desert
diakineses
diakineses
noun
plural of diakinesis
diakinesis
diakinesis
noun
(cytology) the last stage of prophase, in which the nucleolus and nuclear envelope disappear, spindle fibers form, and the chromosomes shorten in preparation for metaphase.
diaskeuast
diaskeuast
noun
One who reviews or revises a text.
dickcissel
dickcissel
noun
The American black-throated bunting (Spiza americana).
dickensian
dickensian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Charles Dickens or, especially, his writings.
Reminiscent of the environments and situations most commonly portrayed in Dickens' writings, such as poverty and social injustice and other aspects of Victorian England.