(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
apparatchiki
apparatchiks
apparatchiks
noun
plural of apparatchik
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
bankruptship
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackhearted
blackhearted
adj
Alternative form of black-hearted
blackshirted
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
bletherskate
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breakweather
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
chakravartin
chakravartin
noun
(India, religion) An ideal universal ruler, who rules ethically and benevolently over the entire world.
chalkography
chandrakanta
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chaunoprockt
checkerboard
checkerboard
noun
(film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.
A pattern of squares of alternating colours.
verb
(transitive) To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
deutschemark
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
earthshakers
earthshakers
noun
plural of earthshaker
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
faithbreaker
faithbreaker
noun
Someone who breaks a promise or violates a treaty.
frankhearted
freakishness
freakishness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being freakish
hallanshaker
hallanshaker
noun
(obsolete) A sturdy beggar.
halterbreaks
halterbreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
hammarskjold
hammerskjold
handkerchief
handkerchief
noun
A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
headkerchief
headkerchief
noun
A kerchief worn on the head
headshrinker
headshrinker
noun
Alternative form of head-shrinker
heartbreaker
heartbreaker
noun
(dated) A curl or lovelock.
(role-playing games) An independent role-playing game that attempts to fix various perceived design flaws in an established RPG, but whose few innovations will not reach a wide audience due to its lack of marketability.
(sports) A match which ends in defeat for a promising player or team.
Someone, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours a person, but does not reciprocate their love.
Something that causes sorrow, grief or extreme disappointment.
hedgebreaker
hemikaryotic
heterokaryon
heterokaryon
noun
(biology) A cell having two or more genetically different nuclei
heterokontae
heterokontan
heterokontan
adj
Belonging to the heterokonts.
holidaymaker
holidaymaker
noun
(Britain) someone who is on holiday
horsebreaker
horsebreaker
noun
One who trains, or breaks in, horses.
housebreaker
housebreaker
noun
A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime.
hurleyhacket
hydraulicked
hydraulicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydraulic
hydrocracked
hydrocracked
adj
That has been subjected to hydrocracking
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydrocrack
hydrocracker
hydrocracker
noun
(organic chemistry) A chemical engineering plant in which hydrocracking takes place.
hyperkalemia
hyperkalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hyperkinesia
hyperkinesia
noun
hyperkinesis
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
jackhammered
jackhammered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackhammer
kalandariyah
karmadharaya
karmadharaya
noun
(Sanskrit grammar, lexicography) A form of tatpuruṣa in which the relation of the first member to the last is appositional, attributive, or adverbial, e.g. uluka-yatu (owl + demon) for a demon in the shape of an owl. Most typically this involves an adjective which modifies a following substantive.
karyochylema
karyorrhexis
karyorrhexis
noun
The destructive fragmentation of the nucleus of a dying cell whereby its chromatin is distributed irregularly throughout the cytoplasm.
karyoschisis
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
kataphoretic
kataphoretic
adj
Alternative form of cataphoretic
katharometer
katharometer
noun
(sciences) A device used for analyzing gas mixtures by measuring their thermal conductivity.
keraphyllous
keraulophone
keraunograph
keraunograph
noun
(archaic) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.
A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning.
keraunophone
keraunophone
noun
(historical) A radio-based device that generates sound corresponding to distant lightning flashes.
khachaturian
khorramshahr
khorramshahr
Proper noun
A port city of Khuzestan province, located in southwestern Iran
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
kirschwasser
kirschwasser
noun
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kittikachorn
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
kurchatovium
kurchatovium
noun
(physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
kwashiorkors
kwashiorkors
noun
plural of kwashiorkor
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
leatherbacks
leatherbacks
noun
plural of leatherback
leathermaker
leathermaker
noun
A manufacturer of leather.
leathernecks
leathernecks
noun
plural of leatherneck
leukorrhoeal
leukorrhoeal
adj
Alternative form of leukorrheal
loansharking
loansharking
verb
present participle of loanshark (Committing crimes as a loan shark, committing usury (loaning money at excessive rate of interest) especially when collecting under threat of violence.)
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
matchmarking
merchantlike
merchantlike
adj
Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
nackenheimer
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
packthreaded
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
phrasemakers
phrasemakers
noun
plural of phrasemaker
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
prankishness
prankishness
noun
Prankish behaviour; mischief.
preshrinkage
quickhearted
rakishnesses
rathskellers
rathskellers
noun
plural of rathskeller
rheoplankton
schaapsteker
schaapsteker
noun
Alternative form of skaapsteker
schomburgkia
scrimshanker
scrimshanker
noun
(UK, military, slang) A shirker; one who scrimshanks.
searcherlike
shacklefords
sharkishness
shellcracker
shellcracker
noun
redear sunfish Lepomis microlophus.
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
skiagraphing
skiagraphing
verb
present participle of skiagraph
skrimshander
skrimshander
noun
Alternative form of scrimshander
sparkishness
sparkishness
noun
The quality of being sparkish.
speakerphone
speakerphone
noun
A loudspeaker on a telephone that broadcasts the sound, to use handsfree.
A telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker separate from those in the handset.
speakerships
speakerships
noun
plural of speakership
stakeholders
stakeholders
noun
plural of stakeholder
starchmaking
starkweather
stickhandler
stickhandler
noun
(ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) A player who is skilled in stickhandling.
svarabhaktic
svarabhaktic
adj
Of or relating to svarabhakti.
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.
switchbacker
thackerayana
thackerville
thickbrained
thimblemaker
thinkingpart
thondrakians
thrawartlike
threadmaking
thundercrack
thundercrack
noun
A peal of thunder; thunderclap.
trackmanship
trackmanship
noun
The role or work of a trackman.
trackshifter
unfatherlike
unfatherlike
adj
Not befitting a father.
unfreakishly
unfreakishly
adv
Not freakishly.
unshrinkable
unshrinkable
adj
That will not shrink
warwickshire
warwickshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bordered by Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
weatherbreak
weathercocks
weathercocks
noun
plural of weathercock
weathercocky
weathercocky
adj
Synonym of weathercockish
weathermaker
weathermaker
noun
One who attempts to influence the weather by magic; one who performs a weathermaking ritual.