(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
auchinleck
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
bankalachi
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blankenship
blankish
blankish
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
blockheadishness
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bolshevikian
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
chackling
chackling
verb
present participle of chackle
chainlike
chainlike
adj
Having the form of a chain
chalkiness
chalkiness
noun
The state of being chalky.
chalking
chalking
noun
(painting) The appearance of non-gloss paint on an exterior surface due to chemical deterioration and removal by weather.
Something chalked on a surface.
verb
present participle of chalk
chalkline
chameleonlike
chameleonlike
adj
Alternative form of chameleon-like.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
checkline
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
chelyabinsk
chelyuskin
chickenbill
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chickling
chickling
noun
A small chick or chicken; a baby chick.
The leguminous plant Lathyrus sativus as well as other Lathyrus species.
childkind
childkind
noun
All children, considered as a group.
childlikeness
childlikeness
noun
The state or quality of being childlike.
chimneylike
chimneylike
adj
Resembling a chimney, especially in shape
chinalike
chinalike
adj
Resembling china (the ceramic or porcelain material) or some aspect of it.
chinkle
chinkle
noun
(nautical) A turn or kink in a rope.
(rare) A ringing sound of low volume.
verb
(rare, intransitive) To chink or jingle.
(transitive) To tinkle or cause to tinkle; to produce a continued chinking sound with.
chlorpikrin
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
choleokinase
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
chuckingly
chuckling
chuckling
noun
(gerund of chuckle) An instance in which someone chuckles
verb
present participle of chuckle
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
chunkily
chunkily
adv
In a chunky way.
churnmilk
churnmilk
noun
Synonym of buttermilk
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
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
czechoslovakian
czechoslovakian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the former nation of Czechoslovakia.
Noun
A person from Czechoslovakia.
czechoslovakians
deathlikeness
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketone
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
doublethinking
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
ducklingship
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
elephantlike
elephantlike
adj
(figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good
Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
fliegerabwehrkanone
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
flunkyish
flunkyish
adj
Like a flunky.
foehnlike
foehnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a foehn (type of wind).
folkething
folkishness
folkishness
noun
The quality of being folkish.
frenchlick
gelsenkirchen
ghostlikeness
glossokinesthetic
gumpoldskirchner
gunkholing
gunkholing
noun
(nautical) cruising in shallow, coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.
hackingly
hackingly
adv
In a hacking manner; brokenly or jerkily.
hackling
hackling
verb
present participle of hackle
haeckelian
haeckelian
Adjective
Of or relating to the zoologist (1834-1919).
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
handlike
handlike
adj
Resembling a hand.
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
hanksville
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
harpoonlike
hawkinsville
heartbreakingly
heartbreakingly
adv
In a heartbreaking manner
heavenlike
heavenlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a heaven; heavenly.
heckling
heckling
noun
The act of one who heckles.
The preparation of flax for spinning using special combs called hackles.
verb
present participle of heckle
heelmaking
heilungkiang
helmetmaking
helsingkite
helsinki
helterskelteriness
hemiplankton
henlike
henlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hen.
herakleion
heraklidan
herringlike
herringlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a herring
hillinck
hinckley
hingelike
hingelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hinge.
hinkel
hinkle
hinkley
hockling
holidaymaking
holidaymaking
noun
(Britain) Going on holiday.
holking
holking
verb
present participle of holk
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
homelikeness
homelikeness
noun
The quality of being homelike.
honeylike
honeylike
adj
Like honey in taste, texture, or appearance.
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
hoolakin
hopkinsville
hopkinsville
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
hormonelike
hormonelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hormone.
hornlike
hornlike
adj
Of a hard substance, similar to horn.
Projecting like a horn.
houndlike
houndlike
adj
Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndly.
hulkiness
hulking
hulking
adj
Large and bulky, heavily built; massive.
noun
A kind of sloping embankment used as a coastal defence.
verb
present participle of hulk
hulkingly
hulkingly
adv
In a hulking manner.
hulkingness
humanlike
humanlike
adj
Having characteristics of a human.
hunlike
hunterlike
hunterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hunter.
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
hydrofranklinite
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
hymnlike
hymnlike
adj
Resembling a hymn in form or sound
hyperalkalinity
hyperalkalinity
noun
The property of being hyperalkaline.
hyperlinked
hyperlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink
hyperlinking
hyperlinking
verb
present participle of hyperlink
hypoalkaline
hypoalkalinity
hypoplanktonic
inkholder
inkholder
noun
A container for ink.
jacklighting
jacklighting
noun
(hunting, US, Canada) The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the purpose of hunting.