(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
arosaguntacook
artukovic
autarkic
autarkic
adj
Pertaining to an autarky; self-sufficient.
autarkical
autarkical
adj
Autarkic.
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(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.
autotruck
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backcourt
backcourt
noun
(basketball) A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.
(chiefly Scotland) A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backout
backout
noun
(aerospace) A reversed countdown (i.e. ascending numbers) in response to problems leading up to a launch.
A reversal or undoing of tasks previously done (often in reverse order).
backouts
backouts
noun
plural of backout
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
barkcutter
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
biscuitmaker
biscuitmaking
blackbutt
blackbutt
noun
(chiefly Australia) Any of several Australian eucalyptus trees with a dark fibrous bark towards the base of the trunk, especially Eucalyptus pilularis.
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackout
blackout
noun
(attributive) The blocking out of as much light as possible.
(historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.
A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
A temporary loss of consciousness.
A temporary loss of memory.
An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.
verb
(nonstandard) Alternative form of black out
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blacktongue
bluejacket
bluejacket
noun
(nautical) A seaman of a British warship
(nautical) An enlisted man in the US Navy.
A uniformed policeman.
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
buckatunna
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bucketman
bucklandite
buckplate
buckstall
buckstall
noun
(archaic) A net used for catching deer.
buckstay
buckstay
noun
A vertical support for a furnace or boiler, to give it rigidity.
bucktail
bucktail
noun
The tail of a deer, traditionally used as a fishing lure.
bucktails
bucktails
noun
plural of bucktail
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
burckhardt
butterback
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cantankerousness
cantankerousness
noun
The state of being cantankerous.
cantankerousnesses
caratunk
chalkcutter
chaunoprockt
chikamatsu
chuckfarthing
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
counterattack
counterattack
noun
Alternative form of counter-attack
counterattacked
counterattacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterattack
counterattacker
counterattacker
noun
One who carries out a counterattack.
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
counterattacks
counterattacks
noun
plural of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbreastwork
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countertack
cuckoomate
cutback
cutback
noun
(roofing) Solvent-thinned bitumen used in cold process roofing adhesives, cements and coatings.
(soccer) An offensive pass played into a position further from the attacking goal line.
(surfing) Maneuver where the surfer turns and surfs back towards where the wave is breaking.
A reduction of some sort in an existing program or service.
cutbacks
cutbacks
noun
plural of cutback
cutbank
cutbank
noun
(Canada, US) The outer edge of the bend in a stream or river, where the water cuts into the bank leaving the opposite side flat.
cutbanks
cutbanks
noun
plural of cutbank
cuttack
deutschemark
deutschmark
duckboat
duckhearted
duckmeat
duckmeat
noun
(archaic) duckweed
ducktail
ducktail
noun
A hairstyle in which the hair is swept back into an upturned point at the back.
ducktails
ducktails
noun
plural of ducktail
duckwater
duckwheat
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
fruitcake
fruitcake
noun
(US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A homosexual male.
(colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person.
A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice.
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fruitcakey
gitanemuck
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
hackbut
hackbuteer
hackbuteer
noun
An arquebusier.
hackbuts
hackbuts
noun
plural of hackbut
hackbutter
hackbutter
Noun
An arquebusier.
halucket
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
hunchakist
hurleyhacket
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
jackfruit
jackfruit
noun
A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
The large fruit from this tree.
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
katchung
katchung
noun
(India) Synonym of groundnut (“Arachis hypogaea”)
katuscha
kentuckian
kentuckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the US state of Kentucky.
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Kentucky in the United States of America.
kentuckians
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keratoncus
khachaturian
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knockabout
knockabout
adj
Boisterous
Suitable for rough use.
noun
(circus) A tumbler.
(entertainment) A slapstick comedy or comedian.
(sailing) A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area
A person living in rough, violent conditions.
A worker habitually engaged in casual employment.
Clothing suitable for rough use.
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
kraurotic
kraurotic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, kraurosis.
kurchatovium
kurchatovium
noun
(physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
kutcha
kutcha
adj
Imperfect, makeshift; ramshackle, second-rate.
noun
Dried brick or mud, used as a material.
lackluster
lackluster
adj
(figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
Having no shine or lustre; dull.
Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
noun
(countable) A person or thing of no particular brilliance or intelligence.
(uncountable) Lack of brightness or points of interest.
lacklusterness
lacklusterness
noun
The quality of being lackluster.
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
lacklustre
lacklustre
adj
(Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of lackluster
lacklustrous
lacklustrous
adj
Synonym of lackluster
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leuckartia
leuckartiidae
leukoblastic
leukoblastic
adj
Relating to leukoblasts.
leukocythemia
leukocytoblast
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
lumberjacket
lumberjacket
noun
A lumberjack shirt.
mattituck
mauckport
maulstick
maulstick
noun
(art) A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it from accidentally touching the painting.
microleukoblast
mucksweat
mudtrack
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
multitrack
multitrack
adj
(music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
(railways) Of a railway line: having multiple, parallel tracks.
Having or involving more than one track.
verb
To record on multiple tracks simultaneously (typically with each performer or instrument having its own track)
musculoskeletal
musculoskeletal
adj
of, or relating to both muscles and the skeleton
nachtmusik
nantucket
nantucket
Proper noun
A resort island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States, formerly a major whaling port.
naugatuck
nouakchott
nouakchott
Proper noun
The capital of Mauritania.
nunapitchuk
nutcake
nutcake
noun
(informal) A crazy person
A cake made with nuts
nutcrack
nutcrack
verb
(of primates) To crack nuts for food.
nutcracker
nutcracker
noun
(US, New York City) A bootleg mixed drink made from a blend of alcohols and fruit juices.
(informal) Something difficult to figure out; a puzzle
(ornithology) Either of two birds of the genus Nucifraga in the crow family.
An implement for cracking nuts.
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
nutcrackery
outback
outback
adj
Characteristic of the most remote and desolate areas of Australia; very remote from urban areas.
adv
To or towards the most remote and desolate areas of Australia.
noun
(Australia) The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops.