(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
autarkical
autarkical
adj
Autarkic.
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
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
blockbusted
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
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.
blockout
blockout
noun
(construction) A void that is deliberately not filled with concrete, so that it can be used to insert something else such as pipework.
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
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
bluetick
bluetick
noun
A coonhound of a certain breed originating in the United States,
verb
(Internet slang) To ignore (a message) sent via a social messaging app, especially one where a reply is expected or requested.
bucketful
bucketful
noun
(by extension) A large quantity.
The quantity contained in a bucket.
bucketfull
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
buckholts
bucklandite
buckplate
buckstall
buckstall
noun
(archaic) A net used for catching deer.
bucktail
bucktail
noun
The tail of a deer, traditionally used as a fishing lure.
bucktails
bucktails
noun
plural of bucktail
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
bullockite
bullsticker
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
chalkcutter
clockmutch
clockmutch
noun
(New York, obsolete) A three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin.
coldturkey
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
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.
counterlocking
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
courtlike
courtlike
adj
Courteous; polite.
Resembling or characteristic of a court.
crutchlike
crutchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crutch.
cuckoopintle
cuckstool
ducklet
ducklet
noun
A duckling.
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
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
gemuetlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
noun
Alternative form of Gemütlichkeit
guiltsick
halucket
hurleyhacket
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
justicelike
justicelike
adj
Alternative form of justice-like
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kinetonucleus
kitchenful
kitchenful
noun
As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.
knuckliest
knuckliest
adj
superlative form of knuckly: most knuckly
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
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leuckartia
leuckartiidae
leukoblastic
leukoblastic
adj
Relating to leukoblasts.
leukoctyoid
leukocyte
leukocyte
noun
(hematology, cytology, immunology) Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity.
leukocytes
leukocytes
noun
plural of leukocyte
leukocythemia
leukocytic
leukocytic
adj
Relating to, or containing leukocytes
leukocytoblast
leukocytoid
leukocytoid
adj
Resembling a leukocyte
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
leukocytoses
leukocytoses
noun
plural of leukocytosis
leukocytosis
leukocytosis
noun
Alternative spelling of leucocytosis
leukocytotic
leukopoietic
leukopoietic
adj
Relating to leukopoiesis
leukotic
leukotic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to leukosis.
locknut
locknut
noun
A nut with an inner ring made of a material with elastic properties to prevent it from slipping.
A second nut, screwed down onto another in order to prevent it slipping.
locknuts
locknuts
noun
plural of locknut
lockout
lockout
noun
(by extension) The exclusion of certain people from a place, event, situation, etc.
(computing) A situation where the system is not responding to input.
(labor) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
(weightlifting) An exercise meant to increase strength in the lockout portion of a lifting motion.
(weightlifting) The final portion of a weightlifting motion where all applicable limbs or joints are fully extended or "locked out".
A safety device designed to prevent touching a moving part when it is under operation.
The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.
The restriction of a population to a certain area, but allowing free movement within that region, in order to prevent the spread of disease. Compare lockdown.
lockouts
lockouts
noun
plural of lockout
locustlike
locustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a locust.
luckett
luckiest
luckiest
adj
superlative form of lucky: most lucky
lumberjacket
lumberjacket
noun
A lumberjack shirt.
lustick
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
multiblock
multiblock
adj
Of or pertaining to more than one block (in various senses).
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
outblacken
outclerk
outpolitick
outpolitick
verb
(transitive) To outdo in politics.
outpoliticks
outpoliticks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpolitick
outslick
outslick
verb
(transitive) To be more slick than; to exceed in slickness.
outslicking
outslicking
verb
present participle of outslick
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
picturelike
picturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a picture.
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
pluckiest
pluckiest
adj
superlative form of plucky: most plucky
pocketful
pocketful
noun
(figurative) A small or moderate amount.
The amount that a pocket would hold.
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketsful
potluck
potluck
noun
(by extension) Whatever is available in a particular situation.
(dated) A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever food is available.
(obsolete) The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.
(originally Canada, US) A shared meal consisting of whatever guests have brought (sometimes without prior arrangement); a potlatch; also, a dish of food brought to such a meal.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a potluck, where each participant brings a meal to be shared by all.
potlucks
potlucks
noun
plural of potluck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of potluck
proleukocyte
protoleukocyte
putlock
putlock
noun
(architecture) Alternative form of putlog
saltchuck
saltchuck
noun
(British Columbia, Washington, Pacific Northwest) Any body of saltwater, especially the ocean.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
scheltopusik
scheltopusik
noun
Alternative form of sheltopusik
scutcheonlike
shattuckville
shuttlecock
shuttlecock
noun
(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]
(uncountable, dated) The game of badminton.
verb
To move rapidly back and forth.
To send or toss back and forth; to bandy.
shuttlecocked
shuttlecocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shuttlecock
shuttlecocking
shuttlecocking
verb
present participle of shuttlecock
shuttlecocks
shuttlecocks
noun
plural of shuttlecock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shuttlecock
skeletomuscular
skeletomuscular
adj
Relating to the skeleton and muscles.
socketful
stackencloud
stackencloud
noun
A cumulus cloud.
stackful
stackful
adj
(programming) Using a stack (last-in-first-out data structure).
noun
Enough to fill or form a stack.
stickful
stickful
noun
(printing, dated) As much type as fills a composing stick.
An amount that is held on one stick.
stickfuls
streuselkuchen
streuselkuchen
Noun
A of made of covered with sweet
stuckling
subjectlike
subjectlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a subject.
superacknowledgment
telakucha
thicketful
thickskull
thickskull
noun
(archaic) A dullard; a blockhead.
thickskulled
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.
ticklenburgs
ticklenburgs
noun
plural of ticklenburg
trickful
truckful
truckful
noun
As much as a truck can hold.
truckle
truckle
noun
A small wheel of cheese.
A small wheel; a caster or pulley.
A truckle bed.
verb
(intransitive) To act in a submissive manner; to fawn, submit to a superior.
(intransitive) To sleep in a truckle bed.
To roll or move upon truckles, or casters; to trundle.