(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterreckoning
afterworking
angiokeratoma
angiokeratoma
noun
(medicine) A benign cutaneous lesion of capillaries, resulting in small marks of red to blue colour and characterized by hyperkeratosis.
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
bergomask
bergomask
noun
(obsolete) A kind of rustic dance.
blockaderunning
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bolingbroke
bookmonger
bookmonger
noun
(archaic) A bookseller.
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breakthroughes
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brockage
brockage
noun
(coin collecting) A type of error coin in which one side of the coin has the normal design and the other side has a mirror image of the same design impressed upon it.
brockages
brockages
noun
plural of brockage
brokage
brokage
noun
(archaic) The act of a broker; brokerage.
brokages
brokages
noun
plural of brokage
brokerage
brokerage
noun
A business, firm, or company whose business is to act as a broker (e.g., stockbroker).
The commission paid to a broker.
The occupation of being a broker.
brokerages
brokerages
noun
plural of brokerage
cabinetworking
cagework
cagework
noun
A cage or cage-like structure.
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
clogmaker
clogmaker
noun
A manufacturer of clogs (type of shoe).
cockering
cockering
verb
present participle of cocker
cockermeg
cockermeg
noun
An arrangement of pit props used to support a coalface
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cokeburg
coremaking
coremaking
noun
(engineering) The manufacture of the cores used to produce the hollow parts of castings.
corkage
corkage
noun
A fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided.
corkages
corkages
noun
plural of corkage
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
counterlocking
counterreckoning
countersinking
countersinking
verb
present participle of countersink
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
crocketing
crocketing
noun
(architecture) ornamentation with crockets
crookfingered
crooklegged
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; - called also tenure by free alms.
froglike
froglike
adj
Similar to a frog (amphibian), or to a characteristic of a frog.
a froglike croak
adv
In a froglike way
gadzookeries
gadzookeries
noun
plural of gadzookery
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
garmentworker
garmentworker
noun
A person who works making clothes.
garnetwork
gasworker
gasworker
noun
Someone who works in a gasworks
gateworks
gedecktwork
gemwork
gemwork
noun
ornamentation with gems; jewellery
gerlachovka
gingerwork
glassworker
glassworker
noun
One who makes glasswork.
glassworkers
glassworkers
noun
plural of glassworker
glazework
glazework
noun
glazed decorative work
glenbrook
glovemaker
glovemaker
noun
A maker of gloves; a glover.
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
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
godforsaken
godforsaken
adj
Abandoned by a deity or god.
Particularly awful; very bad
godmaker
goerke
goldbricked
goldbricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of goldbrick
goldbricker
goldbricker
noun
(US, informal) A lazy person; an idler.
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
goldworker
goldworker
noun
A metalworker who fashions gold into objects.
gorgonlike
gorgonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gorgon.
gorillalike
gorillalike
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
gorkiesque
gourdlike
gourdlike
adj
Resembling a gourd.
greekdom
greenock
greenock
Proper noun
a town on the south side of the Scotland, which is the administrative centre of council area
a small town in the South Australia.
greenockite
greenockite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide in crystalline form.
greenockites
greenockites
noun
plural of greenockite
grieko
grillework
grillework
noun
Alternative spelling of grillwork
grockle
grockle
noun
(slang, Britain, various parts of the West Country) A tourist from elsewhere in the country
groesbeck
groesbeck
Proper noun
a CDP in Ohio, USA, named after
a city in Texas, USA, and the county seat of Named after a railroad employee.
groovelike
groovelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a groove (channel or depression).
grosbeak
grosbeak
noun
Any of several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
grosbeaks
grosbeaks
noun
plural of grosbeak
grotesk
grottolike
grottolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grotto
groundbreaker
groundbreaker
noun
First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.
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
grouselike
grouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grouse.
guesswork
guesswork
noun
An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.
guessworker
guessworker
noun
A person who proceeds by guesswork.
guiderock
gumpoldskirchner
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
headworking
hektogram
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
hogchoker
hogchoker
noun
Trinectes maculatus, a small flatfish found along the coast of parts of North America.
hogsucker
hogsucker
noun
Hypentelium nigricans, a species of fish found throughout the Mississippi river basin, growing up to two feet in length.
horsekeeping
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
hygrodeik
hygrodeik
noun
A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
interchoking
interknotting
interknotting
verb
present participle of interknot
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
interlocking
interlocking
noun
(rail transport) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.
verb
present participle of interlock
internetworking
internetworking
verb
present participle of internetwork
interworking
interworking
noun
Interoperability.
isokeraunographic
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
jogglework
kalgoorlie
kalgoorlie
Proper noun
A city in Western Australia.
kalogeros
kangarooer
kangarooer
noun
One who hunts kangaroos.
kangaroolike
kangaroolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a kangaroo.
karyogamies
karyogamies
noun
plural of karyogamy
karyologies
karyologies
noun
plural of karyology
keerogue
keerogue
noun
(Ireland) A beetle.
kenningwort
kentrogon
kentrogon
noun
A parasitic larval form of a Sacculina barnacle.
keratoangioma
keratoangioma
noun
(pathology) Angioma of the cornea.
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
keratogenous
keratogenous
adj
That produces horny tissue
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
keratoglossus
keraunograph
keraunograph
noun
(archaic) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.
A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning.