(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.
bolsterwork
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bottlemaker
bottlemaker
noun
A manufacturer of bottles.
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
coronetlike
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
flatterdock
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
folklorists
folklorists
noun
plural of folklorist
footlockers
footlockers
noun
plural of footlocker
foretalking
forklifting
forklifting
verb
present participle of forklift
franklinton
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
hotelkeeper
hotelkeeper
noun
A hotelier; a hotel owner.
interlocked
interlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlock
interlocker
interlocker
noun
A device that interlocks.
An individual who holds more than one role in a power structure.
kameelthorn
keratolysis
keratolysis
noun
(pathology) The periodic exfoliation of the epidermis.
The removal of dead surface skin cells, used to treat various types of wart.
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
kilohertzes
kilohertzes
noun
plural of kilohertz
kilometrage
kilometrage
noun
An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per kilometre.
The number of kilometres travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel.
The total distance travelled, in kilometres.
kilooersted
krocidolite
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
leatherwork
leatherwork
noun
Articles thus produced.
The making of articles from leather.
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leukotriene
leukotriene
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several physiologically active lipids, related to the prostaglandins, that participate in allergic responses.
lobsterlike
lobsterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a lobster.
metalworker
metalworker
noun
A person who shapes metal.
monsterlike
monsterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monster; monstrous, deformed.
ostrichlike
ostrichlike
adj
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
overtakable
overtakable
adj
That can be overtaken
overtalking
overtalking
verb
present participle of overtalk
overthickly
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plateworker
politickers
politickers
noun
plural of politicker
poultrylike
poultrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of poultry.
prophetlike
prophetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prophet.
protonickel
realpolitik
realpolitik
noun
(politics) Pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state.
spittlefork
stakeholder
stakeholder
noun
(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise.
(law) A person filing an interpleader action, such as a garnishee or trustee, who acknowledges possession of property that is owed to one or more of several other claimants.
A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
An escrow agent or custodian.
steelworker
steelworker
noun
(uncommon) A person employed to build steel structures, an ironworker.
A person who manufactures or shapes steel.
stockholder
stockholder
noun
(finance) One who owns stock.
a company that maintains a stock of certain products.
stockpilers
stockpilers
noun
plural of stockpiler
stolkjaerre
stolkjaerre
noun
A two-wheeled cart used in Norway, having a front seat for two people and a rear seat for the driver.
storksbills
storksbills
noun
plural of storksbill
tallowmaker
tallowmaker
noun
A manufacturer of tallow.
tickleproof
toolmarking
tornadolike
tornadolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tornado.
torpedolike
torpedolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a torpedo.
torrentlike
torrentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a torrent.
traitorlike
traitorlike
adj
traitorly
trefoillike
trefoillike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a trefoil.
trelliswork
trelliswork
noun
A trellis or trellis-like structure.
trestlework
trestlework
noun
A system of trestles, especially one used to support a bridge.
triskelions
turkologist
turkologist
Noun
A scholar specializing in the languages, history or cultures of Turkic peoples, including, for example Turkish, Kazakh, Uzbek, Azeri, Kyrgyz, Uyghur, Tuvan, Altai, Shor, Karakalpak and any of the other dozens of Turkic peoples.
turkophilia
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
uncourtlike
uncourtlike
adj
Not courtlike.
waterlocked
workability
workability
noun
The ease with which something can be worked or fashioned.
The quality of being workable; practical capacity to succeed.