(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
bareknuckle
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blacktongue
bruckleness
buckeystown
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
bucklandite
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
buckwashing
bunchbacked
choukoutien
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
counterdike
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
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.
countersunk
countersunk
adj
(of a bolt or screw) That has a flat conical top allowing it to be inserted flush with a surface
verb
past participle of countersink
countertack
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
cruickshank
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
duckhunting
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
funfkirchen
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
gunstocking
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
honeysuckle
honeysuckle
noun
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia)
Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia)
Banksia marginata (silver banksia)
Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle)
Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle)
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
humperdinck
hunchbacked
hunchbacked
adj
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others
jackqueline
jacksonburg
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
kentuckians
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keypunchers
keypunchers
noun
plural of keypuncher
keypunching
keypunching
verb
present participle of keypunch
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
knuckleball
knuckleball
noun
(baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.
(figurative) An event that is hard to predict.
verb
(intransitive, baseball) To pitch knuckleballs.
knucklebone
knucklebone
noun
(slang) A die.
A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump.
Such a bone once used in knucklebones and other children's games of chance.
knucklehead
knucklehead
noun
An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
knucklesome
knucklesome
adj
(literally and figurative) Characterised or marked by knuckle(s); knuckly
luckinesses
luckinesses
noun
plural of luckiness
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
nunapitchuk
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
nutcrackery
outreckoned
outreckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outreckon
outslicking
outslicking
verb
present participle of outslick
outtricking
outtricking
verb
present participle of outtrick
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
pfannkuchen
pluckedness
pluckedness
noun
The quality of being plucked (in various senses).
pockmanteau
pockmanteau
noun
(Scotland, archaic) portmanteau
puckishness
puckishness
noun
An instance of being puckish
quackenbush
quickenance
quickenance
noun
quickening
quickenbeam
quicknesses
quicknesses
noun
plural of quickness
roughnecked
roughnecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of roughneck
rubbernecks
rubbernecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rubberneck
saarbrucken
saucemaking
saucemaking
noun
(cooking) The making of sauces.
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
spondulicks
spondulicks
noun
(slang, UK) Money.
stockhausen
subtacksman
subtacksmen
sunstricken
sunstricken
Adjective
Afflicted with sunstroke.
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.
trucemaking
trucklingly
tunkhannock
tunkhannock
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
turnbuckles
turnbuckles
noun
plural of turnbuckle
turtlenecks
turtlenecks
noun
plural of turtleneck
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
unbickering
unbickering
adj
Not bickering.
unblackened
unblackened
adj
Not blackened.
unblockaded
unblockaded
adj
Not blockaded.
unbracketed
unbracketed
adj
Not bracketed.
unbuckramed
unbuckramed
adj
(archaic) Not stiffened with buckram; not stiff.
uncheckable
uncheckable
adj
Incapable of being checked or restrained.
Incapable of being checked or verified.
uncheckered
uncheckered
adj
Not checkered; constant, unvarying.
unchildlike
unchildlike
adj
Not childlike; inappropriate for a child to do or be
unclerklike
uncloakable
uncloakable
adj
Not cloakable.
uncockneyfy
uncourtlike
uncourtlike
adj
Not courtlike.
uncrinkling
uncrinkling
verb
present participle of uncrinkle
uncrookedly
uncuckolded
uncuckolded
adj
Not cuckolded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncuckold
underclerks
underclerks
noun
plural of underclerk
undercooked
undercooked
adj
(figurative) Done with insufficient energy, enthusiasm, etc.
Insufficiently cooked, so as to be unpalatable or inedible.
The broccoli was nicely undercooked.
Very lightly cooked.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of undercook.
underjacket
underpicked
underreckon
underreckon
verb
(transitive) To reckon below what is right or proper; to underrate.
understruck
undertricks
undertricks
noun
plural of undertrick
unduncelike
unhackneyed
unhackneyed
adj
Not worn-out through overuse; not hackneyed.
Unpractised, inexperienced.
unicornlike
unicornlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a unicorn.
unluckiness
unluckiness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being unlucky or unfortunate; misfortune.
unmockingly
unmockingly
adv
Without mocking.
unnickelled
unnicknamed
unnicknamed
adj
Not given a nickname.
unpadlocked
unpadlocked
adj
Not secured by a padlock.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unpadlock
unphysicked
unphysicked
adj
(archaic) Not physicked.
unpuckering
unpuckering
verb
present participle of unpucker
unquickened
unquickened
adj
Not quickened.
unquickness
unransacked
unransacked
adj
Not having been ransacked.
unshackling
unshackling
verb
present participle of unshackle
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).
unskeptical
unskeptical
adj
Not skeptical; having an open mind.
unslackened
unslackened
adj
Not slackened.
unslockened
unslockened
adj
(dialect) unslaked
unthickened
unthickened
adj
Not thickened.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unthicken