(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
afterattack
aftermarket
aftermarket
noun
(business) The industry that serves that market.
(business) The market for further goods and services, such as replacement parts and accessories, subsequent to the sale of a product such as an automobile or computer.
(finance) Trading activity in a security immediately following its initial offering to the public.
verb
(business) To sell goods or services in the aftermarket.
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
agkistrodon
airsickness
airsickness
noun
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
akrabattine
aleksandrov
alkalimeter
alkalimeter
noun
A device used to measure alkalinity.
alkalimetry
alkalimetry
noun
The process of determining the strength of an alkali.
alkalinuria
alkalinuria
noun
(pathology) The condition of the urine having a higher than normal pH
alkalometry
ampherotoky
amphikaryon
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
andikithira
ankaratrite
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antikythera
antirickets
antirickets
adj
Preventing rickets.
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antistriker
antistriker
noun
One who opposes a strike (industrial action).
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
apparatchik
apparatchik
noun
(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
aralkylated
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archikaryon
archmockery
arkadelphia
arkansawyer
arkansawyer
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Arkansas in the United States of America.
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
noun
(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
arsenicking
asterisking
asterisking
verb
present participle of asterisk
astrakanite
astrakanite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of a mixed sodium and magnesium sulphate.
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awkwardness
awkwardness
noun
The quality of an embarrassing situation.
The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
backbearing
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.
backbreaker
backbreaker
noun
A strenuous and exhausting task, typically involving physical effort.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backcrosses
backcrosses
noun
plural of backcross
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcross
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backlashers
backlashers
noun
plural of backlasher
backpackers
backpackers
noun
A hostel catering to backpackers.
plural of backpacker
backpointer
backscatter
backscatter
noun
(computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.
(military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that is scattered back in the direction of the source of radiation by an obscurant.
(physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner.
verb
To scatter particles and/or radiation back to the direction from which they come.
backscraper
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
backslapper
backslapper
noun
One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backspierer
backstabber
backstabber
noun
A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstreets
backstreets
noun
plural of backstreet
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backstrokes
backstrokes
noun
plural of backstroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstroke
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backtracked
backtracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backtrack
backtracker
backtracker
noun
One who, or that which, backtracks.
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
backwoodser
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
baedekerian
baggyrinkle
baikerinite
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
bakersville
bakersville
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
a town in North Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Mitchell County.
an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, USA.
bandkeramik
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
bareknuckle
barkentines
barkentines
noun
plural of barkentine
barkevikite
barkevikite
noun
(mineralogy) A particular hornblende mineral.
barkpeeling
barleybrake
barleybrake
noun
An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley or other grain, in which some players attempt to catch others who run from a goal.
barleybreak
barrelmaker
barrelmaker
noun
A maker of barrels, especially a cooper or a container manufacturer.
baskerville
baskerville
Proper noun
A serif typeface from the 18th century.
basketmaker
basketmaker
noun
A person who weaves baskets.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
bauckiebird
beaverbrook
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
beiderbecke
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
berkeleyism
berkeleyite
berrypicker
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bhaktimarga
bialystoker
billbroking
billsticker
billsticker
noun
Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces.
birkeniidae
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackballer
blackballer
noun
One who blackballs, or casts a vote rejecting somebody.
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackbreast
blackfisher
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackhander
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blackmailer
blackmailer
noun
Someone who blackmails.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
bladderlike
bladderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bladder.
blakeberyed
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blitzkriegs
blitzkriegs
noun
plural of blitzkrieg
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
bloodstroke
bloodstroke
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.
A stroke or blow with a weapon that draws blood.
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bodicemaker
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
boilerworks
bokmakierie
bokmakierie
noun
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.