The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
akepiro
akepiro
noun
A small tree of New Zealand (Olearia furfuracea).
akepiros
akepiros
noun
plural of akepiro
aleksandropol
alkalurops
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
ampherotokous
ampherotoky
amphikaryon
amphikaryotic
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
ankyloblepharon
ankyloblepharon
noun
(pathology) fusion of the margins of the eyelids
ankyloproctia
apikores
apikoros
apikoros
noun
A Jewish skeptic or apostate.
apikorsim
apikorsim
noun
plural of apikoros
apokrea
apokreos
apronlike
apronlike
adj
Resembling an apron.
archipenko
arkport
aspartokinase
aspartokinase
noun
(organic chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.
backdrop
backdrop
noun
(figurative) Any background situation.
A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
An image that serves as a visual background.
The setting or background of an acted performance.
verb
(transitive) To serve as a backdrop for.
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backpointer
backpointers
backrope
backropes
boatkeeper
boatkeeper
noun
(historical) A person who operated small-crew open fishing boats and fishing rooms on the shores around Newfoundland in the early 19th century.
A person in charge of a boat.
bookkeeper
bookkeeper
noun
(accounting) A person responsible for keeping records or documents, such as of a business.
A bookseller
bookkeepers
bookkeepers
noun
plural of bookkeeper
bookpress
boxkeeper
boxkeeper
noun
(now historical) A theatre attendant in charge of the boxes.
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
bricktop
brockport
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
bromopikrin
brookport
bucksport
capework
capework
noun
The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
capeworks
caprock
caprock
noun
(geology) A harder or more resistant rock type overlying a weaker or less resistant rock type.
caprocks
caprocks
noun
plural of caprock
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
chalkography
chaunoprockt
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkrope
chlorpikrin
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
clockkeeper
cocksparrow
cockspur
cockspur
noun
A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.
A kind of grass (Echinochloa crus-galli).
A kind of hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli).
cockspurs
cockspurs
noun
plural of cockspur
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
copartaker
copartaker
noun
One who partakes in something with others.
copperskin
copperworks
copperworks
noun
A place where copper is manufactured and/or shaped.
corapeake
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
corpselikeness
counterprick
cowkeeper
cowkeeper
noun
(archaic) cowherd
crackpot
crackpot
adj
(informal) Eccentric or impractical.
noun
(informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
(informal) Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).
crackpotism
crackpots
crackpots
noun
plural of crackpot
crackpottedness
crackrope
crackrope
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of crack-rope
cropsick
cropsick
adj
(obsolete) Sick in the stomach, especially from excess in eating or drinking.
cropsickness
cropsickness
noun
The quality of being cropsick.
crowkeeper
crowkeeper
noun
(obsolete) A person employed to scare off crows.
(obsolete) A scarecrow.
crowkeepers
crowkeepers
noun
plural of crowkeeper
cryoplankton
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophasic
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dikaryophytic
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disworkmanship
dneprodzerzhinsk
dnepropetrovsk
doorkeep
doorkeeper
doorkeeper
noun
The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes something more.
doorkeepers
doorkeepers
noun
plural of doorkeeper
downpatrick
drinkproof
drokpa
dropkick
dropkick
noun
(Australia, derogatory, informal) An unintelligent or useless person.
(professional wrestling) a kick made to the opponent by leaping into the air and kicking with both feet before dropping to the ground.
(soccer) kicking where the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground.
verb
to make a dropkick
to score via a dropkick
dropkicker
dropkicker
noun
One who dropkicks.
dropkickers
dropkickers
noun
plural of dropkicker
dropkicks
dropkicks
noun
plural of dropkick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dropkick
droplike
droplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a drop of liquid.
dykehopper
ekphore
ekphore
verb
Alternative form of ecphore
ekphoria
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
ekphorize
ekphory
ekphory
noun
Alternative form of ecphoria
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
elkport
epikouros
episkotister
episkotister
noun
Alternative form of episcotister
flickerproof
flowerpecker
flowerpecker
noun
Any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar.
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
forebespeak
forepeak
forepeak
noun
(nautical) The part of the hold of a ship within the angle of the bow
forepeaks
forepeaks
noun
plural of forepeak
forespake
forespake
verb
(archaic) simple past tense of forespeak
forespeak
forespeak
verb
(transitive, archaic) To foretell, to predict.
Alternative spelling of forspeak
forespeaker
forespeaker
noun
(obsolete or historical) One who speaks on behalf of another; an advocate.
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
forespoke
forespoke
verb
simple past tense of forespeak
forespoken
forespoken
adj
Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
verb
past participle of forespeak.
forspeak
forspeak
verb
(transitive, dialectal, Northern England and Scotland) To injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise or flattery; to affect with the curse of an evil tongue, which brings ill luck upon all objects of its praise.
(transitive, obsolete) Alternative spelling of forespeak
(transitive, obsolete) To bewitch, to charm.
(transitive, obsolete) To forbid, to prohibit; to oppose.
(transitive, obsolete) To say bad things about; to slander.
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
forspoke
forspoke
verb
simple past tense of forspeak
forspoken
forspoken
adj
(obsolete) Bewitched, charmed.
verb
past participle of forspeak.
freakpot
freckleproof
goalkeeper
goalkeeper
noun
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
goalkeepers
goalkeepers
noun
plural of goalkeeper
gorakhpur
groundkeeper
groundkeeper
noun
Alternative form of groundskeeper
groundskeep
groundskeeping
groundskeeping
noun
The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
groupthinks
gumpoldskirchner
hammerkop
hammerkop
noun
A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidaeand related to the herons.
harpoonlike
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
hermokopid
hockingport
homekeeper
homekeeper
noun
Synonym of housekeeper (“one who looks after domestic affairs in a house”)
hoopmaker
hoopskirt
hoopskirt
noun
Alternative spelling of hoop skirt
horsekeeper
horsekeeper
noun
A person who looks after horses, for example in a coal mine.
horsekeeping
hotelkeeper
hotelkeeper
noun
A hotelier; a hotel owner.
housekeeper
housekeeper
noun
(colloquial, now rare) Someone who keeps to their house; someone who rarely ventures away from home; an unadventurous person, a homebody.
(now rare) Someone who owns a house as a place of residence; a householder.
Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc.
Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household.