(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
aitutakian
akenobeite
akolouthia
akroterial
akroterion
aktiebolag
aktistetae
aktivismus
aktyubinsk
alkahestic
alkahestic
adj
Resembling or relating to alkahest.
alkalinity
alkalinity
noun
(chemistry) The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.
alkalizate
alkalizate
adj
(archaic) Alkaline.
alkatively
alkylating
alkylating
verb
present participle of alkylate
alkylation
alkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.
allokurtic
amphitokal
anakinetic
anankastic
anankastic
adj
(linguistics) Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.
(psychology) Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.
ankaramite
ankaramite
noun
(geology) A specific type of volcanic rock
antalkalis
antalkalis
noun
plural of antalkali
antihijack
antikamnia
antikinase
antiknocks
antiknocks
noun
plural of antiknock
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antistrike
antistrike
adj
Opposed to a strike (industrial action).
arakawaite
arakawaite
noun
(mineralogy) veszelyite
arsmetrike
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
artinskian
artinskian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Permian period.
asterisked
asterisked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asterisk
asteriskos
atikokania
autarkical
autarkical
adj
Autarkic.
autarkikal
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backbiting
backbiting
adj
Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
noun
The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
verb
present participle of backbite
backbitten
backbitten
verb
past participle of backbite
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
backstairs
backstairs
adj
Secret or furtive.
noun
A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen.
An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse.
backstitch
backstitch
noun
(sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.
verb
To sew with a backstitch.
backstring
bakuninist
bakuninist
Adjective
Relating to, or supporting the revolutionary anarchism of
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
bedticking
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
beknotting
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
benediktov
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
bethanking
bethanking
verb
present participle of bethank
bethinking
bethinking
noun
The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.
verb
present participle of bethink
betokening
betokening
verb
present participle of betoken
biometrika
birkremite
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
bitterbark
bitterbark
noun
Alternative form of bitter bark
blacklight
blacklight
noun
Alternative form of black light (“ultraviolet bulb”)
blacklists
blacklists
noun
plural of blacklist
blackprint
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
blackstick
blanketing
blanketing
noun
(countable) A layer of something that covers like a blanket.
(nautical, slang) A manoeuvre in which one vessel covers or becalms another with its sails.
(rail transport) Provision of a layer under the trackbed to prevent clay subsoil and water being forced to the surface by the weight of trains.
(uncountable, countable) Cloth for making blankets.
(uncountable, countable) The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.
verb
present participle of blanket
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
blithelike
blitzkrieg
blitzkrieg
noun
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bonnetlike
bonnetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bootlicked
bootlicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootlick
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
bottlelike
bottlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bottle.
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
bribetaker
bribetaker
noun
A person who takes bribes
brickcroft
bridestake
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
bulletlike
bulletlike
adj
Resembling a bullet or the path of a bullet.
bullockite
bumblekite
butlerlike
butlerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butler.
butterlike
butterlike
adj
Resembling butter or some aspect of it.
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
buttonlike
buttonlike
adj
Resembling a button.
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
candystick
caretaking
caretaking
noun
The act of taking care or taking charge of something.
cartmaking
cartmaking
noun
The manufacture of carts.
casketlike
castlelike
castlelike
adj
Resembling a castle
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
cementlike
cementlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of cement.
centistoke
centistoke
noun
(physics) Misconstruction of centistokes (unit of kinematic viscosity)
checkerist
checkerist
noun
One who plays the game of checkers.
checklists
checklists
noun
plural of checklist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checklist
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
chickstone
chikamatsu
chopsticks
chopsticks
noun
plural of chopstick
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
clarkeites
clatskanie
clerkliest
clerkliest
adj
superlative form of clerkly: most clerkly
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
clocksmith
cockatrice
cockatrice
noun
(fantasy, folklore) A snake or serpent that appears to be hatched of a rooster, or cock's, egg.
(mythology) A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.
(obsolete) Mistress, harlot.
(obsolete, figurative) Any venomous or deadly thing.
(speculated) The cobra.
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
cocktailed
cocktailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocktail
cottonwick
cottonwick
noun
A grunt (fish) of the species Haemulon melanurum
crackliest
crackliest
adj
superlative form of crackly: most crackly
craterlike
craterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crater.
cricketers
cricketers
noun
plural of cricketer
cricketing
cricketing
adj
That plays cricket.
noun
(archaic) A game of cricket.
verb
present participle of cricket
crinkliest
crinkliest
adj
superlative form of crinkly: most crinkly
crocketing
crocketing
noun
(architecture) ornamentation with crockets
crookesite
crookesite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, selenium, silver, and thallium.
crutchlike
crutchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crutch.
cuckoopint
cuckoopint
noun
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
dashnakist
dekaliters
dekaliters
noun
plural of dekaliter
desertlike
desertlike
adj
Resembling a desert
diakinetic
diakinetic
adj
(biology) of, relating to, or produced by diakinesis
diaskeuast
diaskeuast
noun
One who reviews or revises a text.
dikaryotic
dikaryotic
adj
(biology) Relating to a dikaryon
(cytology, of a cell) Containing two nuclei
diktyonite
diktyonite
noun
(geology) Alternative form of dictyonite
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
doctorlike
doctorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a doctor.
dokimastic
dokimastic
adj
Alternative form of docimastic
dostoevski
dreikanter
dreikanter
noun
(petrology) A type of pebble that has three curved faces formed by wind-blown sand.
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
dyskinetic
dyskinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to dyskinesia
eisenstark
ekebergite
ekebergite
noun
(archaic, mineralogy) Wernerite, a scapolite mineral.