(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
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
counterlocking
doublethinking
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
dukeling
dukeling
noun
A little or insignificant duke.
dungeonlike
dungeonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dungeon
funguslike
funguslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of fungus.
gallinulelike
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.
glucokinases
glucokinases
noun
plural of glucokinase
gluconokinase
gluconokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.
gluelikeness
gluemaking
gluemaking
noun
The manufacture of glue.
gulbenkian
gumlikeness
gumpoldskirchner
heilungkiang
hulkingness
kaligenous
kaligenous
adj
(chemistry) Forming alkalis with oxygen, as some metals do.
keelhauling
keelhauling
noun
(nautical) The act by which a person is keelhauled.
(slang, obsolete, by extension) A thorough thrashing or mauling; rough treatment.
verb
present participle of keelhaul.
kerplunking
kerplunking
verb
present participle of kerplunk
leukemogenic
leukemogenic
adj
That tends to cause leukemia
loudspeaking
lurkingness
lurkingness
noun
Quality of lurking.
lutemaking
lutemaking
noun
The manufacture of lutes.
mecklenburgian
neighbourlike
neighbourlike
adj
(Britain, Canada) Synonym of neighbourly
plumemaking
puddinglike
puddinglike
adj
Resembling a pudding.
quicksilvering
quicksilvering
noun
An amalgam of mercury and tin formerly applied to the backs of mirrors.
verb
present participle of quicksilver
rebuckling
rebuckling
verb
present participle of rebuckle
rebukingly
rebukingly
adv
In a rebuking manner.
recklinghausen
shuttlecocking
shuttlecocking
verb
present participle of shuttlecock
spelunking
spelunking
noun
The practice or hobby of exploring underground caverns.
verb
present participle of spelunk
spelunkings
spelunkings
noun
plural of spelunking
squeakingly
squeakingly
adv
With a squeaking sound.
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.