(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
baloskionaceae
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockiest
blockiest
adj
superlative form of blocky: most blocky
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
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
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
chalkosideric
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
choleokinase
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockwise
clockwise
adj
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
adv
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
cloisterlike
cloisterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cloister.
clokies
cobleskill
cockeysville
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
cooksville
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
corpselikeness
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
crooksville
crosslike
crosslike
adj
Resembling a cross.
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
czechoslovakia
czechoslovakian
czechoslovakian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the former nation of Czechoslovakia.
Noun
A person from Czechoslovakia.
czechoslovakians
dikelocephalus
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
ekasilicon
ekasilicon
noun
(chemistry, element, obsolete) The predicted element lying below silicon in the periodic table — later named germanium.
electrokinematics
electrokinetics
electrokinetics
noun
(physics) the electrodynamics of electrical circuits
firelocks
firelocks
noun
plural of firelock
flickermouse
flockiest
flockiest
adj
superlative form of flocky: most flocky
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
frolickers
frolickers
noun
plural of frolicker
glockenspiel
glockenspiel
noun
(music) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.
glockenspiels
glockenspiels
noun
plural of glockenspiel
glossokinesthetic
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.
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
gumpoldskirchner
holluschickie
holluschickie
noun
A bachelor seal; a young male seal which is prevented from mating by its herd's older males, mated bulls defending their territory.
plural of holluschick
homesickly
homesickly
adv
In a homesick way.
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypermakroskelic
interlocks
interlocks
noun
plural of interlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlock
jacksonville
jacksonville
Proper noun
Name for a number of cities and towns in the United States, including the largest city in Florida.
an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, Indiana
kaleidescope
kaleidoscope
kaleidoscope
noun
(figuratively) A constantly changing series of colours or other things.
An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen.
verb
(intransitive) To move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns.
kaleidoscopes
kaleidoscopes
noun
plural of kaleidoscope
kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopic
adj
(figuratively) Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope.
Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope.
kaleidoscopical
kaleidoscopical
adj
Alternative form of kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopically
kaleidoscopically
adv
In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner.
keratohelcosis
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
kilocalories
kilocalories
noun
plural of kilocalorie
kilocycles
kilocycles
noun
plural of kilocycle
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kinesiologic
kinesiologic
adj
Alternative form of kinesiological
kinesiological
kinesiological
adj
of, or related to kinesiology
kinetonucleus
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
koeberliniaceous
lassockie
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
leukoblastic
leukoblastic
adj
Relating to leukoblasts.
leukocytosis
leukocytosis
noun
Alternative spelling of leucocytosis
lickerous
lickerous
adj
(archaic) lickerish; lecherous; eager; lustful.
livestock
livestock
noun
Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.
livestocks
livestocks
noun
plural of livestock
lobachevskian
lobachevskian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (1792–1856), Russian mathematician.
Of or related to hyperbolic geometry, which was developed by Nikolai Lobachevsky.
lockeanism
locksmithery
locksmithery
Noun
The work of a locksmith.
lockstitched
lockstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lockstitch
lockstitches
lockstitches
noun
plural of lockstitch
locustlike
locustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a locust.
lovesick
lovesick
adj
Behaving oddly, or as though in distress, due to being overcome by feelings of love.
Having an aching desire for one's beloved.
lovesickness
lovesickness
noun
Quality or property of being lovesick.
makroskelic
mesoplanktonic
mesoplanktonic
adj
Relating to mesoplankton.
mesoskelic
mickelson
microleukoblast
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
mocksville
mocksville
Proper noun
a town in North Carolina, USA
nickeliferous
nickeliferous
adj
(of ore) Yielding or containing nickel.
nickelodeons
nickelodeons
noun
plural of nickelodeon
nickelous
nickelous
adj
(chemistry) Containing bivalent nickel.
nonskeptical
nonskeptical
adj
Not skeptical.
ostrichlike
ostrichlike
adj
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overskeptically
overskepticalness
ovisaclike
peacockishly
peacockishly
adv
In a peacockish manner.
politickers
politickers
noun
plural of politicker
pollocksville
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
proboscislike
proboscislike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a proboscis.
pseudoleukemic
rhinoceroslike
rhinoceroslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a rhinoceros.
rickettsialpox
rickettsialpox
noun
An illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.
rockabillies
rockabillies
noun
plural of rockabilly
rockslide
rockslide
noun
(geology) A type of landslide characterized by falling rocks.
rollickingness
rollickingness
noun
The quality of being rollicking.
rollicksome
rollicksome
adj
Rollicking; lively, boisterous.
rollicksomeness
rollicksomeness
noun
The quality of being rollicksome.
scheltopusik
scheltopusik
noun
Alternative form of sheltopusik
schlockiest
schlockiest
adj
superlative form of schlocky: most schlocky
schnorkeling
scholarlike
scholarlike
adj
scholarly
adv
in a scholarly fashion
schoolkeeping
schoollike
schoollike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a school.
schoolmasterlike
scissorlike
scissorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of scissors.
scissorlikeness
sclerokeratitis
sclerokeratoiritis
scutcheonlike
shocklike
shocklike
adj
(medicine) Resembling or characteristic of shock.
shuttlecocking
shuttlecocking
verb
present participle of shuttlecock
sicklepod
sicklepod
noun
Senna obtusifolia, a legume used in folk medicine.
sicklewort
sicklewort
noun
A plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.
The heal-all (Prunella vulgaris).
sidelock
sidelock
noun
(firearms) The design of a gun that has the lockwork mounted to the inside of a plate; compare boxlock.