An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
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)
jackqueline
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
knuckleball
knuckleball
noun
(baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.
(figurative) An event that is hard to predict.
verb
(intransitive, baseball) To pitch knuckleballs.
knucklebone
knucklebone
noun
(slang) A die.
A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump.
Such a bone once used in knucklebones and other children's games of chance.
knucklehead
knucklehead
noun
An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
knucklesome
knucklesome
adj
(literally and figurative) Characterised or marked by knuckle(s); knuckly
luckinesses
luckinesses
noun
plural of luckiness
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
outslicking
outslicking
verb
present participle of outslick
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
pluckedness
pluckedness
noun
The quality of being plucked (in various senses).
spondulicks
spondulicks
noun
(slang, UK) Money.
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.
trucklingly
turnbuckles
turnbuckles
noun
plural of turnbuckle
turtlenecks
turtlenecks
noun
plural of turtleneck
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
unblackened
unblackened
adj
Not blackened.
unblockaded
unblockaded
adj
Not blockaded.
uncheckable
uncheckable
adj
Incapable of being checked or restrained.
Incapable of being checked or verified.
unchildlike
unchildlike
adj
Not childlike; inappropriate for a child to do or be
unclerklike
uncloakable
uncloakable
adj
Not cloakable.
uncourtlike
uncourtlike
adj
Not courtlike.
uncrinkling
uncrinkling
verb
present participle of uncrinkle
uncrookedly
uncuckolded
uncuckolded
adj
Not cuckolded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncuckold
underclerks
underclerks
noun
plural of underclerk
unduncelike
unicornlike
unicornlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a unicorn.
unluckiness
unluckiness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being unlucky or unfortunate; misfortune.
unmockingly
unmockingly
adv
Without mocking.
unnickelled
unpadlocked
unpadlocked
adj
Not secured by a padlock.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unpadlock
unshackling
unshackling
verb
present participle of unshackle
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).