(architecture, informal) A vestibule, foyer or entranceway with doors to the exterior on one end and doors to the interior on the other, functioning to keep indoor and outdoor air, humidity, and air temperatures separate.
A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.
Alternative form of air lock
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
alarick
alkalimetric
alkalimetric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a titration in which the titrant is an alkali.
alkalimetrical
alkalimetrical
adj
Alternative form of alkalimetric
alkalimetrically
alkalimetrically
adv
By means of alkalimetry.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alkoranic
allokurtic
alrick
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
ankyloproctia
aprickle
aprickle
adj
Prickling.
arclike
arclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arc.
atrickle
atrickle
adj
Trickling.
autarkical
autarkical
adj
Autarkic.
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backtrail
backtrail
noun
A small path or trail that is not used regularly.
The path over which one has already traveled.
verb
To backtrack along a trail.
baldrick
baldrick
noun
Alternative form of baldric
baldricked
baldricked
adj
Wearing a baldrick (ornamental belt).
baldricks
baldricks
noun
plural of baldrick
barleysick
barrackville
blackberries
blackberries
noun
plural of blackberry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackberry
blackberrylike
blackberrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a blackberry.
blackbird
blackbird
noun
(slang, derogatory, historical, among slavers and pirates) A native of the South Pacific islands.
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
verb
To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackfigured
blackfire
blackfisher
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blacklisters
blacklisters
noun
plural of blacklister
blackmailer
blackmailer
noun
Someone who blackmails.
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blackprint
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blackshirted
blockaderunning
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brackettville
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
bricklay
bricklayer
bricklayer
noun
A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.
bricklayers
bricklayers
noun
plural of bricklayer
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
brickwall
brickwall
noun
(nonstandard) Alternative form of brick wall
cadilesker
cadilesker
noun
A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire.
candlestickward
cardlike
cardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a card.
Resembling or characteristic of card (the material).
carkingly
carkingly
adv
(archaic) In a carking manner; so as to weary or distress.
carlick
carnivallike
carnivallike
adj
Like a carnival; festive.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
caterpillarlike
caterpillarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a caterpillar.
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
cavernlike
cavernlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cavern.
chalkier
chalkier
adj
comparative form of chalky: more chalky
chalkosideric
chalkrail
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
checkrail
checkrail
noun
Alternative spelling of check rail
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chikmagalur
chilmark
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
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
clarkeite
clarkeite
noun
(mineralogy) A uranium oxide mineral of variable composition and uncertain structure, its colour varying from dark brown to orange.
clarkeites
clarkesville
clarkesville
Proper noun
A in
A in that is the of
clarkfield
clarkia
clarkia
noun
Any of several annual flowering plants, of the genus Clarkia, native to the Americas.
clarkias
clarkias
noun
plural of clarkia
clarkin
clarksville
clarksville
Proper noun
A community in
A near
A in the U.S. state of that is the of
An in
An unincorporated community in
An unincorporated community in
An unincorporated community in
A in
An unincorporated community in Indiana.
A city in
An unincorporated community in
A in
A city in
A town in
An unincorporated community in
An unincorporated community in New Jersey.
A in the town of
A town in New York.
A village in
A in Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Ohio.
An unincorporated community in
A in
A city in that is the of
A city in that is the county seat of
A town in and
clearskins
clearskins
noun
plural of clearskin
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
confervalike
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
corallike
corallike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of coral.
crablike
crablike
adj
Having some characteristics of a crab
Walking or moving sideways
crackability
crackability
noun
Quality or degree of being crackable.
cracklier
cracklier
adj
comparative form of crackly: more crackly
crackliest
crackliest
adj
superlative form of crackly: most crackly
crackling
crackling
adj
Sounding with small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
noun
(cooking, countable) A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.
(cooking, in the singular in Britain) The crispy rind of roast pork.
(cooking, often in the plural, US) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens
(obsolete, usually in the plural) Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.
verb
present participle of crackle
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
craddockville
cradlelike
cradlelike
adj
Resembling a cradle.
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
craglike
craglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crag.
cranelike
cranelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crane (mechanical lifting device).
Resembling or characteristic of a crane (the bird).
crankily
crankily
adv
In a cranky manner.
crankling
crankling
verb
present participle of crankle
crapelike
crapelike
Adjective
Resembling crape.
craterlike
craterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crater.
creakily
creakily
adv
In a creaky manner.
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
creamlike
creamlike
adj
Resembling cream.
croakily
croakily
adv
In a croaky manner.
crystallike
electrokinematics
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
farcelike
farcelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of farce.
ficklehearted
flickertail
flickertail
noun
Nickname for the North American ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni.
frackville
francklin
franklinic
franklinic
adj
(physics, obsolete) Relating to the electricity from a machine, rather than from a redox reaction.
frillback
frillback
noun
A pigeon of a fancy breed having a frill or curls on the wing shield feathers.
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
garlicky
garlicky
adj
Tasting or smelling of garlic.
garliclike
garliclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of garlic.
girdlecake
gracelike
gracelike
adj
(religion) Resembling or characteristic of grace.
greenbackville
griddlecake
griddlecake
noun
Any of various forms of small pancake made from a spoonful of batter cooked on a griddle
griddlecakes
griddlecakes
noun
plural of griddlecake
hacklier
hacksilber
hacksilber
noun
Alternative form of hacksilver
hairlock
hairlock
noun
A lock of hair.
hairlocks
hairlocks
noun
plural of hairlock
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
hrdlicka
hydraulicked
hydraulicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydraulic
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
hyperbrachyskelic
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.