Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
allokinetic
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
amidoketone
aminoketone
aminoketone
noun
Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
anakoluthia
andikithira
ankaratrite
ankylostoma
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antalkalies
antalkaline
antalkaline
adj
Alternative form of antialkaline
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
antiketogen
antikythera
antirickets
antirickets
adj
Preventing rickets.
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antismoking
antismoking
adj
Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco
antistriker
antistriker
noun
One who opposes a strike (industrial action).
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
apolytikion
apolytikion
noun
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
noun
(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
asterisking
asterisking
verb
present participle of asterisk
astrakanite
astrakanite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of a mixed sodium and magnesium sulphate.
attackingly
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(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.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
backadation
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backfitting
backfitting
verb
present participle of backfit
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backpointer
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
baikerinite
bangwaketsi
bankability
bankability
noun
The state or condition of being bankable.
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
barkentines
barkentines
noun
plural of barkentine
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
beekmantown
bekinkinite
beknighting
beknighting
verb
present participle of beknight
beknottedly
betokenment
biokinetics
biokinetics
noun
(medical biology) The study of movements of or within organisms
blackington
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blacktongue
blanketless
blanketless
adj
Without a blanket or blankets.
blanketlike
blanketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a blanket.
blanketweed
blanketweed
noun
a filamentous alga often found in ponds
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
bottlenecks
bottlenecks
noun
plural of bottleneck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bottleneck
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
bromoketone
bromoketone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any brominated derivative of a ketone
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
buckeystown
bucklandite
bukittinggi
burkburnett
buttinskies
buttonhooks
buttonhooks
noun
plural of buttonhook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhook
cabinetmake
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cakravartin
cakravartin
noun
Alternative form of chakravartin
candlestick
candlestick
noun
(finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
verb
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
(of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
To adorn with candlesticks.
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
captaincook
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
catakinesis
catakinetic
cementmaker
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
chickenshit
chickenshit
adj
(slang, vulgar) petty and contemptible; contemptibly unimportant. (Compare bullshit.)
(vulgar, slang) cowardly
noun
(slang, vulgar) (A) petty and contemptible thing(s).
(slang, vulgar) coward
(vulgar, military, slang) A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings; a petty, abusive martinet.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
choukoutien
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
concertstck
coronetlike
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.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
cratemaking
cratemaking
noun
The manufacture of crates.
cricketings
cricketings
noun
plural of cricketing
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
cytokineses
cytokineses
noun
plural of cytokinesis
cytokinesis
cytokinesis
noun
(biology) The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.
cytokinetic
cytokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to cytokinesis or to cytokinetics
damkjernite
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
distelfinks
distelfinks
noun
plural of distelfink
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
dockization
dockization
noun
conversion of an area of water into a dock, by excluding the tide with a dam
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
downpatrick
downstrokes
downstrokes
noun
plural of downstroke
dreikanters
dreikanters
noun
plural of dreikanter
drunkometer
drunkometer
noun
(dated) A breathalyzer.
duckhunting
duskingtide
earthmaking
earthquaken
ekatantalum
ekatantalum
noun
Alternative form of eka-tantalum
embankments
embankments
noun
plural of embankment
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
embarkments
embarkments
noun
plural of embarkment
epiplankton
epiplankton
noun
Plankton normally living in the top hundred fathoms of a body of water (at a depth of about 180 metres or less).
exoskeleton
exoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.
ferntickled
finkelstein
finnickiest
finnickiest
adj
superlative form of finnicky: most finnicky
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
footlicking
footlicking
adj
sycophantic
noun
The act of licking someone's feet.
sycophantic behavior
foretalking
forethinker
forethinker
noun
One who thinks ahead, or plans things in advance.
foretokened
foretokened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foretoken
forklifting
forklifting
verb
present participle of forklift
forthinking
forthinking
verb
present participle of forthink
frankenmuth
frankforter
frankfurter
frankfurter
noun
(UK, US, Canada) A moist sausage of soft, even texture and flavor, often made from mechanically recovered meat or meat slurry.
franklinist
franklinite
franklinite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
franklinton
freethinker
freethinker
noun
A person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion.