(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
backbencher
backbencher
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not play an active role in a process.
(education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom.
(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.
(sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve.
backbenches
backbenches
noun
plural of backbench
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
blackhander
blankenship
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bunchbacked
bundelkhand
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
chelyabinsk
dankishness
dankishness
noun
The quality of being dankish.
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
earthmaking
earthquaken
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
finchbacked
frankenmuth
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
greenshanks
greenshanks
noun
plural of greenshank
hackneyedly
hakenkreuze
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
handistroke
handkercher
handkercher
noun
Obsolete form of handkerchief.
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
harpoonlike
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
headworking
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
hedgemaking
hedgemaking
noun
The construction of hedges.
hexokinases
hexokinases
noun
plural of hexokinase
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
hunchbacked
hunchbacked
adj
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
hypokinemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
johnnycakes
johnnycakes
noun
plural of johnnycake
joukahainen
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kamanichile
kameelthorn
karyenchyma
kataphrenia
kawchodinne
keelhauling
keelhauling
noun
(nautical) The act by which a person is keelhauled.
(slang, obsolete, by extension) A thorough thrashing or mauling; rough treatment.
verb
present participle of keelhaul.
kephallenia
keraulophon
kinaestheic
kindhearted
kindhearted
adj
Having an innately kind disposition or character.
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
kinesiatrics
kinesthesia
kinesthesia
noun
(performing arts) A spectator's perception of the motion of a performer, or, the effect of the motion of a scene on the spectator.
(physiology) The perception of the movement of one's own body, its limbs and muscles etc.
Proprioception or static position sense; the perception of the position and posture of the body; also, more broadly, including the motion of the body as well. See usage notes below.
Sensation or perception of motion.
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.
kitchenmaid
kitchenmaid
noun
(archaic) A woman employed in a kitchen.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
knavishness
knavishness
noun
The quality of being knavish.
knucklehead
knucklehead
noun
An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
koreshanity
kweihwating
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
lanarkshire
lanarkshire
Proper noun
A former county in Scotland.
landsknecht
larkishness
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
machinelike
machinelike
adj
Resembling a machine; mechanical in form
marshbanker
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
nakhichevan
nakhichevan
Proper noun
historically a region of Greater Armenia, divided between the provinces Vaspurakan and Syunik; currently a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan, officially Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
the capital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
narrishkeit
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nikethamide
nikethamide
noun
A stimulant which mainly affects the respiratory cycle.
nonbulkhead
nonbulkhead
adj
Not of or relating to a bulkhead.
nonchokable
nonchokable
adj
On which a person cannot choke.
That cannot become choked or blocked up.
nyckelharpa
nyckelharpa
noun
(music) A string instrument (chordophone) with a long body and a boat-shaped soundbox, with keys attached to tangents that act like frets when the keys are depressed, and most commonly featuring chromatic and sympathetic strings in modern instruments, originating in the traditional music of Sweden.
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
peakishness
peakishness
noun
The quality of being peakish.
pfannkuchen
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
pinakotheke
quackenbush
rhymemaking
shacklebone
shakinesses
shakinesses
noun
plural of shakiness
shaksperean
shaksperian
shankpieces
shanksville
sheepshanks
sheepshanks
noun
plural of sheepshank
shellacking
shellacking
noun
(informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.
The act or process of coating with shellac.
verb
present participle of shellac
snakefishes
snakefishes
noun
plural of snakefish
snakeholing
snakemouths
snakemouths
noun
plural of snakemouth
snakephobia
snakephobia
noun
Fear of snakes.
spinachlike
spinachlike
Adjective
Resembling spinach.
stickhandle
stickhandle
verb
(chiefly Canada, by extension) To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.
(transitive, intransitive, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
stockhausen
thackerayan
thackerayan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1811–1863), English novelist and satirist.
thankfuller
thankfuller
adj
comparative form of thankful: more thankful
thanklessly
thanklessly
adv
In a thankless manner, ungratefully.
thanksgiver
thanksgiver
noun
One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness.
thessalonki
thiefmaking
tutankhamen
tutenkhamon
uncheckable
uncheckable
adj
Incapable of being checked or restrained.
Incapable of being checked or verified.
unhackneyed
unhackneyed
adj
Not worn-out through overuse; not hackneyed.
Unpractised, inexperienced.
unshakeable
unshakeable
adj
Alternative form of unshakable
unshakeably
unshakeably
adv
Alternative spelling of unshakably
unshakiness
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).
unthinkable
unthinkable
adj
Incapable of being believed; incredible.
Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense.
varnishlike
varnishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of varnish.
weakishness
weakishness
noun
The quality or state of being weakish; minor weakness.