a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
embankments
embankments
noun
plural of embankment
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
embarkment
embarkment
noun
embarkation; the act of setting out
embarkments
embarkments
noun
plural of embarkment
empacket
empacket
verb
(transitive, archaic, Scotland) To pack up.
estmark
estmark
noun
(historical) The currency of Estonia after the end of German occupation in November 1918, replaced a few years later by the kroon.
euromarket
euromarket
noun
(finance) Any financial market that issues securities in currencies other than the country of origin (whether or not any European currency is involved).
(finance) The market of the European Union as a whole.
fakement
fakement
noun
(archaic) A forgery; something faked.
feltmaker
feltmaker
noun
A manufacturer of felt.
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
floatmaker
floatmaker
noun
A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
footmaker
footmark
footmark
noun
footprint (an impression made by a foot)
footmarks
footmarks
noun
plural of footmark
frankenmuth
garmentmaker
garmentmaker
noun
A manufacturer of garments.
garmentworker
garmentworker
noun
A person who works making clothes.
gatemaker
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
gentlemanlike
gentlemanlike
adj
Like a gentleman; courteous.
gentlemanlikeness
gentlemanlikeness
noun
The quality of being gentlemanlike.
gentlewomanlike
gentlewomanlike
adj
Characteristic of a gentlewoman; having the qualities of a gentlewoman.
adv
In a manner befitting a gentlewoman.
gitanemuck
gitanemuk
gymnotoka
hackamatak
hackmatack
hackmatack
noun
A balsam poplar, a tree of the species Populus balsamifera.
A larch, a tree of the species Larix laricina.
hackmatacks
hackmatacks
noun
plural of hackmatack
hamtramck
hamtramck
Proper noun
A city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States.
hatmaker
hatmaker
noun
Someone who makes hats.
hatmakers
hatmakers
noun
plural of hatmaker
hatmaking
hatmaking
noun
The manufacture of hats.
hawkmoth
hawkmoth
noun
(entomology) Any of several moths, of the family Sphingidae, that hover over flowers when sucking nectar through a long proboscis.
hawkmoths
hawkmoths
noun
plural of hawkmoth
haymarket
haymarket
Proper noun
Any of various placenames, particularly a street in Westminster, London and the in that street
A town in Virginia State.
heatmaker
heatmaking
hektogram
helmetmaker
helmetmaking
hemikaryotic
hemiplankton
hemoalkalimeter
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hypermarket
hypermarket
noun
A combination of department store and supermarket.
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
imbarkation
imbarkment
impackment
imparkation
jacksmelt
jacksmelt
noun
Atherinopsis californiensis, an edible neotropical silverside native to the Pacific coast of North America.
jacksmelts
jacksmelts
noun
plural of jacksmelt
jacksmith
jacksmith
noun
A smith who makes jacks.
junggrammatiker
kalamist
kalimantan
kalimantan
Proper noun
The Indonesian part of the island of Borneo.
kaltemail
kaltman
kalumpit
kalymmocyte
kamacite
kamacite
noun
(mineralogy) A meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel
kamacites
kamacites
noun
plural of kamacite
kamarezite
kamarezite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic form of copper sulphate
kamasutra
kamat
kamchatka
kamchatka
Proper noun
A long peninsula in the Russian Far East, lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk.
kamchatkan
kamchatkan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Kamchatka.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Kamchatka.
kameelthorn
kamet
kammererite
kamperite
kamptomorph
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kampylite
kampylite
noun
Alternative form of campylite
kantianism
kantianism
Proper noun
The philosophical system of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and his followers; also called transcendental idealism.
kantism
kantism
Proper noun
Kantianism
kapellmeister
kapellmeister
noun
(music) A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
(music, historical) Person in charge of music at a noble court during the baroque and classical period.
kappellmeister
karaitism
karmathian
karmouth
kartometer
karyomerite
karyomitoic
karyomitome
karyomiton
karyomiton
noun
(cytology, rare, obsolete) The reticular network of fine fibers, of which the nucleus of a cell is in part composed.
karyomitosis
karyomitosis
noun
mitosis of the nucleus of a cell
karyomitotic
karyomitotic
adj
Relating to karyomitosis.
karyoplasmatic
karyosystematics
karyosystematics
noun
The systematics of karyotypes
katabolism
katabolism
noun
Alternative form of catabolism
katachromasis
katacrotism
katakinetomer
katakinetomeric
katamorphic
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
katathermometer
katathermometer
noun
Alternative spelling of kata thermometer
katemcy
katharometer
katharometer
noun
(sciences) A device used for analyzing gas mixtures by measuring their thermal conductivity.
kathemoglobin
kathenotheism
kathenotheism
noun
Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
kathisma
kathisma
noun
A division of the psalter, used by Eastern Orthodox Christians and Eastern Catholics who follow the Byzantine Rite.
A hinged seat used in monastic churches, having a full back attached to the wall.
A troparion, or hymn, chanted at matins after each such division of the psalter.
kathismata
kathismata
noun
plural of kathisma
kathmandu
katmai
katmandu
katmon
katmon
noun
Dillenia philippinensis, a tree endemic to the Philippines. Its fruit is the elephant apple.
katsuyama
katzenjammer
katzenjammer
noun
A hangover.
Depression.
Jitters; discord; confusion.
katzman
keelboatman
keelboatman
noun
The person who operates a keelboat.
keelboatmen
keelboatmen
noun
plural of keelboatman
kemalist
kemalist
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the ideology of following the ideals of Kemalism.
Noun
One who follows the ideals of Kemalism.
kentigerma
kentiggerma
kentishman
keratectomies
keratectomies
noun
plural of keratectomy
keratectomy
keratectomy
noun
(surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis
keratoangioma
keratoangioma
noun
(pathology) Angioma of the cornea.
keratoderma
keratoderma
noun
Any of various skin conditions causing horny skin.
keratodermia
keratoleukoma
keratoleukoma
noun
(pathology) A white opacity of the cornea
keratoma
keratoma
noun
A horn-like tumour.
keratomalacia
keratomalacia
noun
An eye disorder that leads to a dry cornea, often caused by a deficiency of vitamin A.
keratomas
keratomas
noun
plural of keratoma
keratomata
keratome
keratome
noun
A surgical instrument for dividing the cornea in cataract operations