(geology) A form of granite composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars
alestake
alestake
noun
(historical) A stake or pole serving as a sign at an alehouse or inn, often with a garland or "bush" attached.
alkahest
alkahest
noun
(now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
alkanets
alkanets
noun
plural of alkanet
backlist
backlist
noun
(publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
verb
(transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
(transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.
balkiest
balkiest
adj
superlative form of balky: most balky
belostok
bitstalk
blackest
blackest
adj
superlative form of black: most black
blankest
blankest
adj
superlative form of blank: most blank
blankets
blankets
noun
plural of blanket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanket
bleakest
bleakest
adj
superlative form of bleak: most bleak
blomkest
booklets
booklets
noun
plural of booklet
bulkiest
bulkiest
adj
superlative form of bulk: most bulk
catskill
catwalks
catwalks
noun
plural of catwalk
chilkats
coltskin
coltskin
noun
The skin of a colt.
daktylos
dustlike
dustlike
adj
Resembling dust.
eastlake
eyestalk
eyestalk
noun
(anatomy) A motile stalk having an eye at the tip.
fastwalk
fetlocks
fetlocks
noun
plural of fetlock
ficklest
ficklest
adj
superlative form of fickle: most fickle
fistlike
fistlike
adj
Resembling a fist (clenched hand).
flakiest
flakiest
adj
superlative form of flaky: most flaky
flaskets
flaskets
noun
plural of flasket
flasklet
flasklet
noun
A small flask; a phial.
flokatis
flokatis
noun
plural of flokati
flukiest
flukiest
adj
superlative form of fluky: most fluky
folkmots
folkmots
noun
plural of folkmot
folkston
folkston
Proper noun
A city in Georgia in the United States
halakist
halakist
noun
Alternative form of halakhist
heiltsuk
hooklets
hooklets
noun
plural of hooklet
hulkiest
hulkiest
adj
superlative form of hulky: most hulky
ilkeston
ilkeston
Proper noun
A town in Derbyshire, England.
inkblots
inkblots
noun
plural of inkblot
kahlotus
kalamist
kalathos
kalathos
noun
Alternative form of calathus
kallista
kalvesta
kanteles
kanteles
noun
plural of kantele
karlstad
kasolite
kasolite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, silicon, and uranium.
katalase
katalase
noun
Alternative form of catalase
katalyst
katalyst
noun
Alternative form of catalyst
keitloas
keitloas
noun
plural of keitloa
kemalist
kemalist
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the ideology of following the ideals of Kemalism.
Noun
One who follows the ideals of Kemalism.
kestrels
kestrels
noun
plural of kestrel
kielstra
kilobits
kilobits
noun
plural of kilobit
kilotons
kilotons
noun
plural of kiloton
kiltings
kiltings
noun
plural of kilting
kinglets
kinglets
noun
plural of kinglet
kistfuls
kistfuls
noun
plural of kistful
kithless
kithless
adj
(obsolete) Not knowing anyone; having no acquaintances or family.
kitlings
kitlings
noun
plural of kitling
kittisol
kittlest
kittlest
adj
superlative form of kittle: most kittle
kittlish
kittlish
adj
ticklish; kittle
kittysol
kittysol
noun
(historical) A Chinese parasol of paper and bamboo.
klamaths
klatches
klisters
klisters
noun
plural of klister
klosters
klystron
klystron
noun
(physics) an electron tube used to amplify microwave-frequency electromagnetic radiation.
knotless
knotless
adj
Without knots.
koestler
kolskite
kostival
kreistle
kreistle
verb
(transitive, US, dialect) To cause (a person) to shudder; to disgust.
laktasic
lankiest
lankiest
adj
superlative form of lanky: most lanky
larkiest
larkiest
adj
superlative form of larky: most larky
latakias
latakias
noun
plural of latakia
leakiest
leakiest
adj
superlative form of leaky: most leaky
lekythos
lekythos
noun
A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.
lekythus
lentisks
lentisks
noun
plural of lentisk
lickspit
lickspit
noun
Synonym of lickspittle
linkiest
linkster
linkster
noun
(dialectal, obsolete) An interpreter; a person who understands more than one language.
(obsolete, by extension) In West and Central Africa, a bi- or multilingual agent or broker facilitating trade between Europeans and non-Europeans.
A golfer.
linstock
linstock
noun
(historical) A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.
lipstick
lipstick
noun
(countable) A stick of this makeup.
(countable, colloquial) A dog's penis.
(uncountable) Makeup for the lips.
verb
(transitive) To apply lipstick to; to paint with lipstick.
listwork
lobstick
lobstick
noun
A traditional marker found in the Boreal Forests of Canada, created by removing the middle or lower branches of a coniferous tree.
lockfast
lockfast
adj
(Scotland) Fastened or secured with a lock.
locknuts
locknuts
noun
plural of locknut
lockouts
lockouts
noun
plural of lockout
lockspit
lockspit
noun
(cartography) A trench dug in the ground to mark a boundary or other imaginary line.
verb
to dig a such a trench
lockstep
lockstep
noun
(figuratively) Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization.
(military) A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front.
An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern.
lookouts
lookouts
noun
plural of lookout
lopstick
lopstick
noun
Alternative form of lobstick
luckiest
luckiest
adj
superlative form of lucky: most lucky
mastlike
mastlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a mast.
meletski
micklest
milkiest
milkiest
adj
superlative form of milky: most milky
miltsick
mostlike
nestlike
nestlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a nest.
nkkelost
oilstock
outbulks
outbulks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbulk
outkills
outkills
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outkill
outlooks
outlooks
noun
plural of outlook
outskill
outskill
verb
(business) To outsource the skilled part of an enterprise.
(transitive) To surpass in skill.
outslick
outslick
verb
(transitive) To be more slick than; to exceed in slickness.
outslink
outslink
verb
(transitive) To surpass in slinking.
outsulks
outsulks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsulk
outtalks
outtalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outtalk
outwalks
outwalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwalk
pastelki
plackets
plackets
noun
plural of placket
postlike
postlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a post (upright stake).
potlucks
potlucks
noun
plural of potluck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of potluck
restbalk
saltlick
saltlick
noun
Alternative spelling of salt lick
saltlike
saltlike
Adjective
Resembling salt.
saltwork
saltwork
noun
Synonym of saltworks
sharklet
sharklet
noun
(aviation) An Airbus-branded blended winglet design.
A small or young shark.
shoptalk
shoptalk
noun
Discussion of business in a social setting, especially using jargon.
shotlike
shotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shot.
silkiest
silkiest
adj
superlative form of silky: most silky
silktail
silktail
noun
Lamprolia victoriae, a bird endemic to Fiji, closely related to the fantails.
siltlike
skatoles
skatoles
noun
plural of skatole
skatoxyl
skeletal
skeletal
adj
barebones, lacking elaboration
haggard, cadaverous, emaciated or gaunt
of, or relating to the skeleton
skeletin
skeleton
skeleton
noun
(anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.
(architecture) A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
(botany) The network of veins in a leaf.
(computing, middleware) A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub.
(especially attributive) Reduced to a minimum or bare essentials.
(figuratively) A very thin person.
(figuratively) The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure.
(geometry) The vertices and edges of a polyhedron, taken collectively.
(printing) A very thin form of light-faced type.
(sports, uncountable) A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.
An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton.
verb
(archaic) To minimize.
(archaic) To reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize.
skelters
skelters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skelter
skillets
skillets
noun
plural of skillet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skillet
skintled
skiptail
skittled
skittled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skittle
skittler
skittler
noun
One who plays the game of skittles.
skittles
skittles
noun
(mostly British, uncountable) A pub game in which a ball is rolled down a wooden alley in order to knock down as many of the nine skittles as possible.
(uncountable, chiefly chess) An informal form of chess played without a clock.
plural of skittle
sklented
sklinter
skunklet
skylight
skylight
noun
(architecture) A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.
(physics) Diffuse sky radiation—solar radiation reaching the earth's surface after having been scattered from the direct solar beam by molecules or suspensoids in the atmosphere.
(volcanology) A hole in the upper part of a lava tube, yielding a view of the lava within.
A region of flat, thin ice allowing a submarine to surface.
skyplast
slackest
slackest
adj
superlative form of slack: most slack
slakiest
sleekest
sleekest
adj
superlative form of sleek: most sleek
slickest
slickest
adj
superlative form of slick: most slick
slipknot
slipknot
noun
Alternative spelling of slip knot
slitlike
slitlike
adj
Resembling a slit.
slitwork
slotback
slotback
noun
(American football) A particular position in American football, often a running back who lines up near the line of scrimmage and can function as a wide receiver.
(Canadian football) A particular position in Canadian football, similar to a hybrid between wide receiver and running back. This position is more common in the Canadian game than its American counterpart.