(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
aldermanlike
aldermanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an alderman.
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkalimeters
alkalimeters
noun
plural of alkalimeter
alkalimetric
alkalimetric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a titration in which the titrant is an alkali.
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
ankylenteron
ankylomerism
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
asteriskless
asteriskless
adj
(rare) Not marked with an asterisk.
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bareknuckled
barrackville
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
basketballer
basketballer
noun
(informal) A basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
bellowsmaker
bernkasteler
blackberries
blackberries
noun
plural of blackberry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackberry
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackfigured
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackhearted
blackhearted
adj
Alternative form of black-hearted
blackleggery
blacklisters
blacklisters
noun
plural of blacklister
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blackshirted
bladderwrack
bladderwrack
noun
Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed in which iodine was first discovered.
blanketmaker
blanketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blankets.
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
bletherskate
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
breakability
breakability
noun
The state or property of being breakable.
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
brooktondale
cankerflower
carnivallike
carnivallike
adj
Like a carnival; festive.
chalkography
clarkesville
clarkesville
Proper noun
A in
A in that is the of
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
confervalike
crackability
crackability
noun
Quality or degree of being crackable.
cracklewares
cracklewares
noun
plural of crackleware
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
cryoplankton
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
daydreamlike
daydreamlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a daydream.
deerstalkers
deerstalkers
noun
plural of deerstalker
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
drinkability
drinkability
noun
The extent to which something is drinkable.
The state or property of being drinkable.
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
frankability
frankability
noun
The quality of being frankable.
frankalmoign
frankalmoign
noun
(UK, historical) A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service.
franklandite
frankliniana
franklinites
franklinites
noun
plural of franklinite
franklintown
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
glassworkers
glassworkers
noun
plural of glassworker
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
griddlecakes
griddlecakes
noun
plural of griddlecake
hallanshaker
hallanshaker
noun
(obsolete) A sturdy beggar.
halterbreaks
halterbreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
hammarskjold
hammerskjold
holidaymaker
holidaymaker
noun
(Britain) someone who is on holiday
hurleyhacket
hydraulicked
hydraulicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydraulic
hyperkalemia
hyperkalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
interlinkage
interlinkage
noun
linkage together
kalandariyah
kanarraville
kangaroolike
kangaroolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a kangaroo.
karyochylema
karyological
karyological
adj
karyologic
karyolysidae
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
karyotypical
karyotypical
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of a karyotype
keraphyllous
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
keratoplasty
keratoplasty
noun
(surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea
keraulophone
kilocalories
kilocalories
noun
plural of kilocalorie
kilometrical
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
koelreuteria
kolombangara
lacklustrous
lacklustrous
adj
Synonym of lackluster
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
leatherbacks
leatherbacks
noun
plural of leatherback
leathermaker
leathermaker
noun
A manufacturer of leather.
leathernecks
leathernecks
noun
plural of leatherneck
leukorrhoeal
leukorrhoeal
adj
Alternative form of leukorrheal
lindackerite
lindackerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.
loansharking
loansharking
verb
present participle of loanshark (Committing crimes as a loan shark, committing usury (loaning money at excessive rate of interest) especially when collecting under threat of violence.)
loudspeakers
loudspeakers
noun
plural of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
lukewarmness
lukewarmness
noun
The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
lumberjacket
lumberjacket
noun
A lumberjack shirt.
marketplaces
marketplaces
noun
plural of marketplace
markfieldite
markfieldite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of microdiorite
markleeville
markleeville
Proper noun
a CDP in California, USA
markleysburg
marlinespike
marlinespike
noun
Alternative spelling of marlinspike
marlingspike
marlinspikes
marlinspikes
noun
plural of marlinspike
marlinsucker
membranelike
membranelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a membrane.
merchantlike
merchantlike
adj
Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
meroplankton
meroplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton
metalworkers
metalworkers
noun
plural of metalworker
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
microplakite
mulaprakriti
neuromalakia
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nonbreakable
nonbreakable
adj
Not easily broken.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something that cannot be easily broken.
nondrinkable
nonrevokable
nonrevokable
adj
Not revokable.
nonsparkling
nonsparkling
adj
Not sparkling; uncarbonated.
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
paligorskite
parasitelike
parasitelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parasite.
placekickers
placekickers
noun
plural of placekicker
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
portraitlike
portraitlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a portrait.
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.