Capable of being alkalified, or converted into an alkali.
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
backbitingly
backbitingly
adv
In a backbiting manner.
backboneless
backboneless
adj
Cowardly, spineless.
Without a backbone; invertebrate.
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
backhandedly
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backpedalled
backpedalled
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bareknuckled
barrackville
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
basilicalike
basketballer
basketballer
noun
(informal) A basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
beglerbeglik
beglerbeglik
noun
Alternative form of beglerbeglic
bellowsmaker
bernkasteler
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
billsticking
billsticking
noun
Synonym of billposting
blackballing
blackballing
noun
An instance, or action, of a person being blackballed
verb
present participle of blackball
blackberries
blackberries
noun
plural of blackberry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackberry
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
blackfigured
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackhearted
blackhearted
adj
Alternative form of black-hearted
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blackjacking
blackjacking
verb
present participle of blackjack
blackleggery
blacklegging
blacklegging
noun
The practice of working in place of those who are engaged in a strike.
verb
present participle of blackleg
blacklisters
blacklisters
noun
plural of blacklister
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blackmailing
blackmailing
noun
The act of one who blackmails.
verb
present participle of blackmail
blackshirted
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
bladderwrack
bladderwrack
noun
Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed in which iodine was first discovered.
blanketmaker
blanketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blankets.
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
bletherskate
blitzkrieged
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
bombernickel
booksellings
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bottlenecked
bottlenecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bottleneck
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
breakability
breakability
noun
The state or property of being breakable.
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
brickfielder
brickfielder
noun
(Australia) A hot, dry, dusty wind of southern or central Australia.
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
brooktondale
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
bushelbasket
businesslike
businesslike
adj
Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.
Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson.
buttresslike
buttresslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buttress.
checkerbelly
checkerbloom
checkerbloom
noun
Any of the flowering plants in the genus Sidalcea.
crackability
crackability
noun
Quality or degree of being crackable.
doublespeaks
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
drinkability
drinkability
noun
The extent to which something is drinkable.
The state or property of being drinkable.
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
frankability
frankability
noun
The quality of being frankable.
gobbledegook
gobbledegook
noun
Alternative form of gobbledygook
gobbledygook
gobbledygook
noun
(informal) Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
(informal) Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
goldbricking
goldbricking
verb
present participle of goldbrick
halterbreaks
halterbreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
hucklebacked
inattackable
kemblesville
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
kissableness
kleptophobia
kleptophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of theft.
kneadability
kneadability
noun
Ability to be kneaded, or worked into a mass.
knowableness
knowableness
noun
The state or quality of being knowable.
knowledgable
knowledgable
adj
(rare) Alternative form of knowledgeable
knowledgably
knowledgably
adv
Misspelling of knowledgeably.
knuckleballs
knuckleballs
noun
plural of knuckleball
knucklebones
knucklebones
noun
A children's game, originally played with the knucklebones of sheep, in which small objects are picked up, moved, thrown, and caught according to various rules.
plural of knucklebone
kolombangara
lamblikeness
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
leatherbacks
leatherbacks
noun
plural of leatherback
leukoblastic
leukoblastic
adj
Relating to leukoblasts.
likabilities
likabilities
noun
plural of likability
likeableness
likeableness
noun
likeability
linebackings
lumberjacket
lumberjacket
noun
A lumberjack shirt.
markleysburg
membranelike
membranelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a membrane.
mountebankly
neighborlike
neighborlike
adj
US standard spelling of neighbourlike.
nicknameable
nicknameable
adj
Able to be called by a nickname.
nonblockaded
nonbookishly
nonbreakable
nonbreakable
adj
Not easily broken.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something that cannot be easily broken.
nondrinkable
nonrevokable
nonrevokable
adj
Not revokable.
pickableness
pikeblennies
poikiloblast
poikiloblast
noun
A porphyroblast mineral containing small inclusions of the previous rock.
preblockaded
rackrentable
roadblocking
roadblocking
verb
present participle of roadblock
rockabillies
rockabillies
noun
plural of rockabilly
saddlebacked
saddlebacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of saddleback
shacklebones
shockability
shockability
noun
The condition of being shockable; the capacity to be shocked.
slipperyback
sparkleberry
sparkleberry
noun
The farkleberry.
specklebelly
speckledbill
stablekeeper
stablekeeper
noun
The person who maintains a stable where animals are kept.
stickability
stickability
noun
The motivation and ability to keep at something in the face of obstacles;determination and persistence;
sticklebacks
sticklebacks
noun
plural of stickleback
straddleback
subbailiwick
subclerkship
subclerkship
noun
The state or business of a subclerk.
swashbuckled
swashbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle
swashbuckler
swashbuckler
noun
A daring adventurer.
A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and lighthearted tone.
A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant sword play.
swashbuckles
swashbuckles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swashbuckle