(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
alkylarylsulfonate
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
ampherotokous
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
archworkmaster
arrenotokous
arrenotokous
adj
Alternative form of arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
artemovsk
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
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.
asterikos
asterikos
noun
(Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy) A metal cross that is placed over the diskos to prevent the veil from touching the host.
asteriskos
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
avalokitesvara
backpointers
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstroke
backstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
A backhanded stroke or blow.
verb
To swim the backstroke.
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backstrokes
backstrokes
noun
plural of backstroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
bakerstown
barkstone
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
berkovets
berkovets
noun
(historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.
berkovtsi
bialystoker
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
bloodstroke
bloodstroke
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.
A stroke or blow with a weapon that draws blood.
bolsterwork
boltstrake
bookrest
bookrest
noun
A support used to maintain a book or sheet when reading.
bookrests
bookrests
noun
plural of bookrest
bookstore
bookstore
noun
A store where books are bought and sold.
bookstores
bookstores
noun
plural of bookstore
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bradyteleokinesis
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakouts
breakouts
noun
plural of breakout
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
breakthroughes
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
breasthook
breasthook
noun
(nautical) A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.
breaststroke
breaststroke
noun
A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's
verb
to swim using this stroke
breaststroker
breaststroker
noun
(swimming) A person swimming using the breaststroke.
breaststrokes
breaststrokes
noun
plural of breaststroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breaststroke
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
brockets
brockets
noun
plural of brocket
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
brookesmith
brookiest
brookites
brookites
noun
plural of brookite
brooklets
brooklets
noun
plural of brooklet
cabinetworks
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cantankerousness
cantankerousness
noun
The state of being cantankerous.
cantankerousnesses
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
cloisterlike
cloisterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cloister.
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
cockmaster
cockmaster
noun
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
One who breeds gamecocks.
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
comstockeries
comstockery
comstockery
noun
(US) Censorship of literature and performances because of especially broad definitions of obscenity or immorality.
concertstck
concertstuck
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
corkiest
corkiest
adj
superlative form of corky: most corky
counterattacks
counterattacks
noun
plural of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbreastwork
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.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
countersinking
countersinking
verb
present participle of countersink
countersinks
countersinks
noun
plural of countersink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersink
counterstock
counterstock
noun
(dated) counterfoil
counterstrike
counterstrike
noun
(military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking
verb
(intransitive) To perform a counterstrike.
counterstroke
counterstroke
noun
A blow given in return.
A retaliation.
countersunk
countersunk
adj
(of a bolt or screw) That has a flat conical top allowing it to be inserted flush with a surface
verb
past participle of countersink
countersunken
crackpottedness
croakiest
croakiest
adj
superlative form of croaky: most croaky
crockets
crockets
noun
plural of crocket
crookedest
crookedest
adj
superlative form of crooked: most crooked
crookesite
crookesite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, selenium, silver, and thallium.
crooksterned
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
dermaskeleton
dermatoskeleton
dermatoskeleton
noun
exoskeleton
dermoskeletal
dermoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to the dermoskeleton.
dermoskeleton
dermoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) An exoskeleton.
deuterotokous
deuterotokous
adj
Relating to deuterotoky.
disembarkation
disembarkation
noun
The act of disembarking.
disembarkations
disembarkations
noun
plural of disembarkation
dnepropetrovsk
dockmaster
dockmaster
noun
Someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.
dockmasters
dockmasters
noun
plural of dockmaster
dorkiest
dorkiest
adj
superlative form of dorky: most dorky
downstroke
downstroke
noun
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
downstrokes
downstrokes
noun
plural of downstroke
drakestone
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis
noun
(medicine) Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
earthsmoke
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
ekaterinoslav
ekstrom
electrokinematics
electrokinetics
electrokinetics
noun
(physics) the electrodynamics of electrical circuits
electroshock
electroshock
noun
(An) electric shock.
(medicine) Electroconvulsive therapy.
verb
(medicine) To administer electroconvulsive therapy.
electroshocks
electroshocks
noun
plural of electroshock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroshock
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
enterokinase
enterokinase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme, secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa, that catalyzes the activation of trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin
enterokinesia
episkotister
episkotister
noun
Alternative form of episcotister
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
footlockers
footlockers
noun
plural of footlocker
foreskirt
foreskirt
noun
The front skirt of a garment, in distinction from the train.
forestick
forestick
noun
The front stick of a fire in a hearth.
forestlike
forestlike
adj
Like a forest.
foretokens
foretokens
noun
plural of foretoken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foretoken
forjesket
forkiest
fortresslike
fortresslike
adj
Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
frankforters
freakouts
freakouts
noun
plural of freakout
fretworks
fretworks
noun
plural of fretwork
frithsoken
frostlike
frostlike
adj
Resembling frost or some aspect of it.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
gateworks
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
greenockites
greenockites
noun
plural of greenockite
grotesk
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
handistroke
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle