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
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
demibuckram
funfkirchen
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
grieshuckle
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hucksterism
hucksterism
noun
The condition of being a huckster; hucksterish behavior.
hucksterize
hucksterize
verb
To hawk; to promote, especially in a pushy or deceptive manner.
humperdinck
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
outtricking
outtricking
verb
present participle of outtrick
overquickly
overquickly
adv
In an overquick manner; too quickly.
packbuilder
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
picturelike
picturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a picture.
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
quicksilver
quicksilver
adj
Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.
noun
(colloquial) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.
The metal mercury.
verb
To overlay with quicksilver.
To treat with quicksilver.
rheumaticky
rheumaticky
adj
(colloquial) Of, pertaining to or having rheumatism.
suikerbosch
sunstricken
sunstricken
Adjective
Afflicted with sunstroke.
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.
trucemaking
truckdriver
truckdriver
noun
(cycling) a freestyle BMX move involving turning the bicycle handlebar 360-degrees, akin to spinning the steering wheel of a big truck to turn
(skiing) a freestyle skiing aerialist move involving grabbing the front end of one's skis on a jump in a pike position, similar to holding the large steering wheel of a big truck
Alternative spelling of truck driver: person employed to drive a truck