(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
breechblock
breechblock
noun
(firearms) The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge.
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkotheke
chalkworker
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
chlorpikrin
chockablock
chockablock
adj
(by extension) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
(nautical, of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
adv
In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
chokoloskee
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
cockleshell
cockleshell
noun
A small, flimsy boat.
The shell of a cockle (or similar shell).
crosshackle
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
gerlachovka
gulfhammock
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
hammocklike
hammocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammock.
heckelphone
heckelphone
noun
A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.
holluschick
holluschick
noun
A "bachelor seal"; a holluschickie.
honeysuckle
honeysuckle
noun
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia)
Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia)
Banksia marginata (silver banksia)
Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle)
Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle)
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
kochliarion
kochliarion
noun
(historical) A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.
koechlinite
koechlinite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, molybdenum, and oxygen.
koilonychia
koilonychia
noun
A deformity of the nails characterized by concavity of the outer surface
lobachevsky
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
nonchokable
nonchokable
adj
On which a person cannot choke.
That cannot become choked or blocked up.
ostrichlike
ostrichlike
adj
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
overthickly
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
schlockiest
schlockiest
adj
superlative form of schlocky: most schlocky
schnorkeled
scholarlike
scholarlike
adj
scholarly
adv
in a scholarly fashion
schoolbooks
schoolbooks
noun
plural of schoolbook
schoolworks
shacklebone
shcheglovsk
shuttlecock
shuttlecock
noun
(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]
(uncountable, dated) The game of badminton.
verb
To move rapidly back and forth.
To send or toss back and forth; to bandy.
stockholder
stockholder
noun
(finance) One who owns stock.
a company that maintains a stock of certain products.
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).