(biology) A thick-walled, dormant cell found in cyanobacteria and green algae
akontae
alkanet
alkanet
noun
Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
Anchusa barrelieri (false alkanet).
Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet).
Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant.
Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell).
Other plants of the genus Alkanna.
Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).
The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.
alnitak
alnitak
Proper noun
A triple star in the constellation of Orion; Zeta (ζ) Orionis. It is one of the three stars that form Orion's Belt.
angakut
angekut
anklets
anklets
noun
plural of anklet
antakya
anticks
anticks
noun
plural of antick
antickt
antlike
antlike
adj
Resembling an ant. Often used specifically in reference to apparent size or significance.
asklent
ateknia
ateknia
noun
childlessness
atinkle
atinkle
adj
Making a tinkling sound.
bakatan
batakan
beatnik
beatnik
noun
A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.
A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior.
beknots
bestink
betaken
betaken
verb
past participle of betake
bethank
bethank
verb
(transitive, rare) To bestow thanks upon; to thank.
bethink
bethink
verb
(intransitive) To meditate, ponder; to consider.
(obsolete, transitive) To think about, to recollect.
(reflexive) To think of (something or somebody) or that (followed by clause); to remind oneself, to consider, to reflect upon.
To determine, resolve.
betoken
betoken
verb
(transitive) To foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known.
(transitive) To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
betrunk
betrunk
verb
(transitive) To deprive (a river) of its lower course or trunk by submergence or erosion of the land by the sea.
blanket
blanket
adj
General; covering or encompassing everything.
noun
A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
A layer of anything.
A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
verb
(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
(transitive) To nullify the impact of (someone or something).
(transitive) To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of it.
(transitive) To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
(transitive) To traverse or complete thoroughly.
Of a radio signal: to override or block out another radio signal.
blankit
blunket
blunket
adj
(obsolete) Gray; grayish or light blue.
noun
(obsolete) A cloth, or kind of cloth (blanket cloth), generally but not always of this color.
(obsolete) A color, generally a light bluish gray or blue or gray, but sometimes seemingly a dark red or violet.
bontoks
botkins
botkins
noun
plural of botkin
botnick
bowknot
bowknot
noun
A knot that has two loops and two loose ends, either used decoratively, or to tie shoelaces.
catkins
catkins
noun
plural of catkin
catskin
catskin
noun
the skin of a cat, or leather made therefrom
chetnik
chetnik
noun
(now historical) A member of a Serbian royalist army band.
An adherent of an nationalist revival of the historical Chetnik movement.
conteck
conteck
noun
(obsolete) contention, heated debate
conteke
cutbank
cutbank
noun
(Canada, US) The outer edge of the bend in a stream or river, where the water cuts into the bank leaving the opposite side flat.
cutikin
dakotan
dakotan
Adjective
Of, or pertaining to, North Dakota or South Dakota or their culture
Noun
An inhabitant or a resident of the state of North Dakota or South Dakota.
dankest
dankest
adj
superlative form of dank: most dank
doitkin
doitkin
noun
A very small coin; a doit.
donetsk
donetsk
Proper noun
A city on the Kalmius river in the Donbas region of Ukraine, administrative centre of Donetsk province.
Donetsk province (oblast), in eastern Ukraine.
A town on the Donets river in Russia.
ektenes
elkmont
entrike
gangtok
gangtok
Proper noun
State capital of Sikkim (India).
gitksan
haitink
hawknut
hawknut
noun
Synonym of kippernut
inkblot
inkblot
noun
(figuratively) A dark, shapeless object.
(psychology) Any of the pictures used as stimuli in the Rorschach inkblot test.
A blot of ink.
inkiest
inkiest
adj
superlative form of inky: most inky
inkpots
inkpots
noun
plural of inkpot
inkroot
inkster
inkster
Proper noun
A city in Michigan.
A city in North Dakota.
intaker
intaker
noun
One who or that which takes or draws in.
intakes
intakes
noun
plural of intake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intake
intrunk
intrunk
verb
To enclose as if in a trunk.
jacktan
jacktan
noun
An old unit of length in Guinea, equivalent to 3.658 metres.
junkets
junkets
noun
plural of junket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of junket
kaftans
kaftans
noun
plural of kaftan
kainite
kainite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride with the chemical formula MgSO₄·KCl·3H₂O, found in German salt mines.
kainits
kainits
noun
plural of kainit
kaitlin
kaitlin
Proper noun
name, one of the modern spelling variants of Caitlin.
kaitlyn
kaitlyn
Proper noun
name, one of the modern spelling variants of Caitlin.
kaltman
kalunti
kantars
kantars
noun
plural of kantar
kantela
kantela
noun
Alternative form of kantele
kantele
kantele
noun
(music) A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol.
kantian
kantian
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the philosophical views of (1724-1804).
Noun
A person who subscribes to philosophical views associated with Immanuel Kant.
kantism
kantism
Proper noun
Kantianism
kantist
kantist
Noun
A Kantianist.
kantner
karsten
karting
karting
noun
An open-wheeled motorsport that uses small vehicles called karts or go-karts.
kastner
katalin
katanga
katanga
Proper noun
A region in southeastern Congo, originally conquered by the Congo Free State (owned by the Belgian king, not his European state) but administered as a corporate mining concession.
Since 1910, an autonomous part of the Belgian colony Congo.
Since 1933, a regular province, until 1947 however named after its capital: Elisabethstad in Dutch or Elisabethville in French.
In 1960 a unilaterally declared independent state; in 1961-63 reconquered by Congo and reorganized in three provinces until 1966; renamed Shaba 1972-1997 as part of president Mobutu's Zairization.
katcina
kathlin
kathlyn
kathryn
kathryn
Proper noun
name, a spelling variant of Catherine.
A city/village in North Dakota.
katinka
kations
kations
noun
plural of kation
katleen
katonah
katrina
katrine
katrine
Proper noun
name of Danish origin, occasionally used in English.
katryna
katsina
katsina
noun
Alternative form of kachina
katzman
kayenta
keating
keenest
keenest
adj
superlative form of keen: most keen
keepnet
keepnet
noun
(nautical) A net strung on wire hoops and sealed at one end, suspended in water by anglers to keep alive the fish they have caught.
keftian
kempton
kenitra
kenneth
kenneth
Proper noun
name, originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century.
kennett
kennith
kenotic
kenotic
adj
(theology) Pertaining to kenosis
kensett
kentiga
kentish
kentish
Proper noun
The dialect of Modern English spoken in Kent.
A dialect of Old English that was spoken in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Kent.
Adjective
Of or relating to Kent or its inhabitants.
kentuck
keratin
keratin
noun
(biochemistry) The protein of which hair and nails are composed.
kernite
kernite
noun
A hydrated borate mineral, Na₂B₄O₆(OH)₂, originally discovered in the Mojave Desert.
kersten
kerstin
ketatin
ketchan
ketenes
ketenes
noun
plural of ketene
ketimin
ketogen
ketones
ketones
noun
plural of ketone
ketonic
ketonic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being a ketone.
ketting
kettrin
keynote
keynote
noun
(music) The note on which a musical key is based; the tonic.
A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.
The main theme of a speech, a written work, or a conference.
verb
(transitive) To deliver a speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering.
khanate
khanate
noun
A region or place ruled by a khan.
khojent
khotana
kiloton
kiloton
noun
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
One thousand tons.
kilting
kilting
noun
A method of vertically arranging flat plaits such that each plait is folded so as to cover half the of the one before it.
verb
present participle of kilt
kinboot
kinbote
kinbote
noun
(obsolete) A fine paid to the kin of the victim of a crime.
kindest
kindest
adj
superlative form of kind: most kind
kinetic
kinetic
adj
(biology) Relating to the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus
(military, euphemistic) Involving active warfare, including lethal force^([W])
(philosophy) Relating to the force driving life forward
Relating to kinesis or motor function
Relating to motion
kinetin
kinetin
noun
(biochemistry) A tricyclic heterocyclic plant hormone that promotes cell division
kinglet
kinglet
noun
(chiefly derogatory) A petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory.
A prince.
A young or little king.
Any of several birds of the family Regulidae.
kinston
kinston
Proper noun
a town in Alabama, USA.
a city in North Carolina, USA
kintyre
kintyre
Proper noun
A peninsula in western Scotland, in the south-west of Argyll and Bute.
kiranti
kirkton
kirkton
noun
Alternative form of kirk-town
kirsten
kirstin
kirstyn
kistner
kitchen
kitchen
noun
(attributive) A domesticated or uneducated form of a language.
(by extension) Cuisine; style of cooking.
(chiefly African-American Vernacular) The nape of a person's hairline, often referring to its uncombed or "nappy" look.
(dated) A utensil for roasting meat.
(music) The percussion section of an orchestra.
(obsolete) Anything eaten as a relish with bread, potatoes, etc.; a condiment.
(slang) A public gaming room in a casino.
A room or area for preparing food.
verb
(by extension) To embellish; to dress up.
To do kitchen work; to prepare food.
To embellish a basic food; to season, add condiments, etc.
kitenge
kitenge
noun
An African garment similar to the sarong, often worn by women wrapped around the chest or waist or as a headscarf or sling to carry a baby.
kithing
kithing
verb
present participle of kithe
kitling
kitling
noun
(archaic) Any young animal, especially a kitten; kit.
kittens
kittens
noun
plural of kitten
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kitten
kitting
kitting
noun
(manufacturing, retail) The process of assembling or bundling various related goods for sale to increase revenue.
verb
present participle of kit
klement
kliment
knaster
knaster
noun
canaster
knautia
kneelet
kneelet
noun
A band or piece of jewellery worn around the knee.
knesset
knights
knights
noun
plural of knight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knight