(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
bucklandite
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
buckwashing
choukoutien
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
counterdike
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
cruickshank
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
duckhunting
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
funfkirchen
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.
gunstocking
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
humperdinck
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others
jackqueline
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
kentuckians
keypunching
keypunching
verb
present participle of keypunch
luckinesses
luckinesses
noun
plural of luckiness
nunapitchuk
outslicking
outslicking
verb
present participle of outslick
outtricking
outtricking
verb
present participle of outtrick
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
puckishness
puckishness
noun
An instance of being puckish
quickenance
quickenance
noun
quickening
quickenbeam
quicknesses
quicknesses
noun
plural of quickness
saucemaking
saucemaking
noun
(cooking) The making of sauces.
spondulicks
spondulicks
noun
(slang, UK) Money.
sunstricken
sunstricken
Adjective
Afflicted with sunstroke.
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.
trucemaking
trucklingly
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
unbickering
unbickering
adj
Not bickering.
unchildlike
unchildlike
adj
Not childlike; inappropriate for a child to do or be
unclerklike
uncourtlike
uncourtlike
adj
Not courtlike.
uncrinkling
uncrinkling
verb
present participle of uncrinkle
underpicked
undertricks
undertricks
noun
plural of undertrick
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
unnicknamed
unnicknamed
adj
Not given a nickname.
unphysicked
unphysicked
adj
(archaic) Not physicked.
unpuckering
unpuckering
verb
present participle of unpucker
unquickened
unquickened
adj
Not quickened.
unquickness
unshackling
unshackling
verb
present participle of unshackle
unskeptical
unskeptical
adj
Not skeptical; having an open mind.
unthickened
unthickened
adj
Not thickened.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unthicken