Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
bemocks
bemocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemock
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
bespecklement
biscuitmaker
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
cabinetmakings
camiknickers
camiknickers
noun
(dated) A women's undergarment covering the torso, worn for example under short dresses or slacks.
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
capmakers
capmakers
noun
plural of capmaker
carmakers
carmakers
noun
plural of carmaker
casemaker
casemaker
noun
One who manufactures cases.
casemaking
casemaking
noun
The manufacture of cases.
checkmates
checkmates
noun
plural of checkmate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkmate
checkrooms
checkrooms
noun
plural of checkroom
checksum
checksum
noun
(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verb
(mathematics, computing) To compute a checksum.
checksummed
checksummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checksum
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
checksums
checksums
noun
plural of checksum
cheesemaker
cheesemaker
noun
A person skilled in the art of making cheese
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
chemokinesis
chemokinesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level
chmielewski
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
clambakes
clambakes
noun
plural of clambake
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
cockmaster
cockmaster
noun
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
One who breeds gamecocks.
cockneyism
cockneyism
noun
A Cockney phrase or idiom.
The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
cockneyisms
cockneyisms
noun
plural of cockneyism
cockscombed
cocksuredom
cocksureism
coffeemakers
coffeemakers
noun
plural of coffeemaker
comakers
comakers
noun
plural of comaker
comakes
comebacks
comebacks
noun
plural of comeback
commiskey
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
comstockeries
comstockery
comstockery
noun
(US) Censorship of literature and performances because of especially broad definitions of obscenity or immorality.
cracksmen
cracksmen
noun
plural of cracksman
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
decisionmake
deutschemark
deutschmark
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
dockmaster
dockmaster
noun
Someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.
dockmasters
dockmasters
noun
plural of dockmaster
dominickers
dominickers
noun
plural of dominicker
dumbstricken
ekacaesium
ekacaesium
noun
Alternative form of eka-caesium
electrokinematics
eskimoic
feinschmecker
feinschmeckers
flickermouse
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
gamecocks
gamecocks
noun
plural of gamecock
gebrauchsmusik
gemsbuck
gemsbuck
noun
Alternative form of gemsbok
gemsbucks
gemsbucks
noun
plural of gemsbuck
gimcrackiness
gimcrackiness
noun
The quality of being gimcracky.
gimmickries
gimmickries
noun
plural of gimmickry
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
gumpoldskirchner
hackneyism
haeckelism
haimsucken
hamesucken
hamesucken
noun
(Scotland) An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
hamshackle
hamshackle
verb
(transitive) To tie (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the forelegs.
(transitive, figurative) To bind or restrain; to impose restrictions upon.
heckerism
heckerism
Noun
The teaching of Isaac Thomas Hecker (1819-1888), which interprets Catholicism as promoting human aspirations after liberty and truth, and as the religion best suited to the character and institutions of the American people.
hemlocks
hemlocks
noun
plural of hemlock
homesick
homesick
adj
(often with for) Missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.
homesickly
homesickly
adv
In a homesick way.
homesickness
homesickness
noun
The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.
homesicknesses
homesicknesses
noun
plural of homesickness
honeymoonstruck
hucksterism
hucksterism
noun
The condition of being a huckster; hucksterish behavior.
hucksterisms
hucksterisms
noun
plural of hucksterism
hypermakroskelic
jackhammers
jackhammers
noun
plural of jackhammer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackhammer
jacksmelt
jacksmelt
noun
Atherinopsis californiensis, an edible neotropical silverside native to the Pacific coast of North America.
jacksmelts
jacksmelts
noun
plural of jacksmelt
jockeyism
jockeyism
noun
The practice or techniques of jockeys; the skill of riding a horse in a race.
kamacites
kamacites
noun
plural of kamacite
karyomicrosome
karyosystematics
karyosystematics
noun
The systematics of karyotypes
kecskem
kecskemet
kenoticism
kenoticism
noun
The doctrine of kenosis
kenticism
keramics
keramics
noun
Dated form of ceramics.
keratectomies
keratectomies
noun
plural of keratectomy
keratomycosis
keratomycosis
noun
fungal infection of the cornea
kermesic
kimchees
kimchees
noun
plural of kimchee
kinematics
kinematics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved.
kineticism
kineticism
noun
Energetic movement, particularly applied to any visual arts.
Kinetic art.
kionectomies
kismetic
kismetic
adj
Of, like, or pertaining to kismet; fatiloquent; predestined; ineluctable.
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
knucklesome
knucklesome
adj
(literally and figurative) Characterised or marked by knuckle(s); knuckly
knuclesome
krameriaceous
kyschtymite
lackeyism
lackeyism
noun
Fawning servility.
leukemics
leukemics
noun
plural of leukemic
limbecks
limbecks
noun
plural of limbeck
limericks
limericks
noun
plural of limerick
lockeanism
locksmithery
locksmithery
Noun
The work of a locksmith.
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
mackensen
mackerels
mackerels
noun
plural of mackerel
mackerras
mackintoshed
mackintoshed
adj
Wearing a mackintosh.
mackintoshes
mackintoshes
noun
plural of mackintosh
mackintoshite
mackintoshite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of thorogummite
mackles
mackles
noun
plural of mackle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mackle
macksville
makroskelic
marketplaces
marketplaces
noun
plural of marketplace
markgenossenschaft
marlinsucker
matchmakers
matchmakers
noun
plural of matchmaker
mavericks
mavericks
noun
plural of maverick
mccluskey
mckeesport
mckesson
meatpackings
medicks
medicks
noun
Obsolete spelling of medics (“(obsolete) the science of medicine”)
plural of medick
medrinacks
meekoceras
megabucks
megabucks
noun
(informal) Collectively, a very large amount of money (whether in dollars or other currency).