(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
backpointer
backpointers
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
balkanization
balkanization
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanization
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
beknotting
benediktov
betokening
betokening
verb
present participle of betoken
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bickleton
bikhaconitine
bikhaconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in bikh (Aconitum spicatum).
biokinetics
biokinetics
noun
(medical biology) The study of movements of or within organisms
blackington
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bockstein
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bonnetlike
bonnetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
bootikin
bootikin
noun
(obsolete) A small boot or gaiter.
(obsolete) The boot (torture device).
A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the gout.
bootikins
bootikins
noun
plural of bootikin
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
botkin
botkin
noun
Alternative form of bodkin
botkins
botkins
noun
plural of botkin
botnick
bottekin
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
botvinnik
bradyteleokinesis
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.
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
brideknot
brinktown
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
buttonlike
buttonlike
adj
Resembling a button.
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
disembarkation
disembarkation
noun
The act of disembarking.
disembarkations
disembarkations
noun
plural of disembarkation
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
doublethinking
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
imbarkation
inkblot
inkblot
noun
(figuratively) A dark, shapeless object.
(psychology) Any of the pictures used as stimuli in the Rorschach inkblot test.
A blot of ink.
inkblots
inkblots
noun
plural of inkblot
interblock
interblock
adj
Between blocks.
noun
A space or interval between two adjacent blocks or cells on a grid.
kathemoglobin
kimballton
kimberton
kimbolton
kinboot
kinbot
kinbote
kinbote
noun
(obsolete) A fine paid to the kin of the victim of a crime.
kinetophobia
kingbolt
kingbolt
noun
The main bolt of a structure, especially the bolt in a motor vehicle that links the chassis to the axle, providing the steering pivot.
kingbolts
kingbolts
noun
plural of kingbolt
knobbiest
knobbiest
adj
superlative form of knobby: most knobby
knobbliest
knobbliest
adj
superlative form of knobbly: most knobbly
knobstick
knobstick
noun
(slang) One who refuses to join, or withdraws from, a trade union.
A stick with a rounded knob at the end.
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
kongsbergite
kongsbergite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of silver containing about 5% mercury
manakinsabot
motorbiking
motorbiking
verb
present participle of motorbike
mountebankeries
mountebankeries
noun
plural of mountebankery
mountebankish
mountebankish
adj
Like a mountebank; using or suggesting quackery.
mountebankism
mountebankism
noun
The practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.
nonembarkation
nonembarkation
noun
Failure to embark.
nonmarketability
outbaking
outbaking
verb
present participle of outbake
outbarking
outbarking
verb
present participle of outbark
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
pointblank
pointblank
adv
(obsolete or rare) point blank
reembarkation
reembarkation
noun
embarkation again or anew
reimbarkation
sinkboat
skateboarding
skateboarding
noun
the act of riding on a skateboard
verb
present participle of skateboard
steinbock
steinbock
noun
A type of ibex.
steinbok
steinbok
noun
Alternative spelling of steenbok
steinboks
steinboks
noun
plural of steinbok
stockbreeding
stockbreeding
noun
The breeding and rearing of livestock.
stockbroking
stockbroking
noun
The profession of a stockbroker.
stockjobbing
stockjobbing
noun
(trading, dated) Making markets in equity securities; dealing in stocks and shares.
strikebound
strikebound
adj
Not operating normally because of strike action.
thrombokinase
thrombokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme that converts prothrombin into thrombin during the clotting of blood
troublemaking
troublemaking
adj
Causing trouble.
noun
Causing trouble; acting in a disruptive way
twinbrooks
unbluestockingish
unbrotherlike
unbrotherlike
adj
Not brotherlike.
unknowability
unknowability
noun
The quality or state of being unknowable.
unshockability
unworkability
unworkability
noun
An unworkable aspect or element.
The quality or state of being unworkable, lack of workability.