(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
akrabattine
backbearing
backpointer
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backspierer
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
baedekerian
baggyrinkle
baikerinite
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
bakersville
bakersville
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
a town in North Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Mitchell County.
an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, USA.
bandkeramik
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
barkentines
barkentines
noun
plural of barkentine
barkevikite
barkevikite
noun
(mineralogy) A particular hornblende mineral.
barkpeeling
baskerville
baskerville
Proper noun
A serif typeface from the 18th century.
bauckiebird
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
beiderbecke
berkeleyism
berkeleyite
berrypicker
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bhaktimarga
bialystoker
billbroking
billsticker
billsticker
noun
Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces.
birkeniidae
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackfisher
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blackmailer
blackmailer
noun
Someone who blackmails.
bladderlike
bladderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bladder.
blitzkriegs
blitzkriegs
noun
plural of blitzkrieg
bodicemaker
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
boilerworks
bokmakierie
bokmakierie
noun
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.
bolingbroke
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
bradykinins
bradykinins
noun
plural of bradykinin
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
brainworker
brakemaking
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
brecksville
breislakite
breithablik
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
brickbatted
brickbatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brickbat
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
bricklayers
bricklayers
noun
plural of bricklayer
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
brickleness
brickleness
noun
(obsolete) brittleness
bricklining
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
bricksetter
bricktimber
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
brisknesses
brisknesses
noun
plural of briskness
bristlelike
bristlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bristle.
bromopikrin
brookesmith
brookeville
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
brooksville
broommaking
broomsticks
broomsticks
noun
plural of broomstick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broomstick
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
bullsticker
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
bunkerville
burkesville
buttermilks
buttermilks
noun
plural of buttermilk
buzzardlike
buzzardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buzzard.
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
crackbrains
crackbrains
noun
plural of crackbrain
crookbilled
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
demibuckram
diefenbaker
disembarked
disembarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembark
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
goldbricked
goldbricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of goldbrick
goldbricker
goldbricker
noun
(US, informal) A lazy person; an idler.
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
icebreakers
icebreakers
noun
plural of icebreaker
imbarkation
jackrabbits
jackrabbits
noun
plural of jackrabbit
jailbreaker
jailbreaker
noun
One who breaks out of jail.
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jenkinsburg
kabirpanthi
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
kimberlites
kimberlites
noun
plural of kimberlite
knobkerries
knobkerries
noun
plural of knobkerrie
plural of knobkerry
koeberlinia
koenigsberg
lackbrained
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
linebackers
linebackers
noun
plural of linebacker
lobsterlike
lobsterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a lobster.
middlebrook
mockingbird
mockingbird
noun
(archaic) Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”)
A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.
motorbiking
motorbiking
verb
present participle of motorbike
novosibirsk
novosibirsk
Proper noun
A city in Siberia, Russia.
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
overbooking
overbooking
noun
An instance of selling or guaranteeing more seats than are available.
verb
present participle of overbook
overbookish
overbookish
adj
Excessively bookish.
overbraking
overbraking
verb
present participle of overbrake
overbulkily
packbuilder
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pokeberries
pokeberries
noun
plural of pokeberry
prickleback
prickleback
noun
Any of the fish in the family Stichaeidae.
The stickleback
pricklyback
pricktimber
prisonbreak
proverblike
proverblike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a proverb.
rainbowlike
rainbowlike
adj
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
redisembark
reembarking
reembarking
verb
present participle of reembark
ribandmaker
ribbonmaker
ribbonmaker
noun
One who makes ribbons.
ringbarking
ringbarking
verb
present participle of ringbark
silverbacks
silverbacks
noun
plural of silverback
springbrook
springbrook
Proper noun
A hamlet in Alberta, Canada
A city in Iowa
A city in North Dakota
A town in Wisconsin
stockbridge
storksbills
storksbills
noun
plural of storksbill
strikeboard
strikebound
strikebound
adj
Not operating normally because of strike action.
strikebreak
strikebreak
verb
To break a strike; to work for a business where the union members are on strike.