(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackprint
blockaderunning
bombernickel
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
brickkiln
brickkiln
noun
A kiln in which bricks are baked.
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
brickleness
brickleness
noun
(obsolete) brittleness
brickliner
bricklining
brocklin
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
candlestickward
carkingly
carkingly
adv
(archaic) In a carking manner; so as to weary or distress.
carnivallike
carnivallike
adj
Like a carnival; festive.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
cavernlike
cavernlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cavern.
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chlorpikrin
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
churnmilk
churnmilk
noun
Synonym of buttermilk
cinderlike
cinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cinder.
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
clarkin
clearskins
clearskins
noun
plural of clearskin
clerking
clerking
verb
present participle of clerk
clerkliness
clerkliness
Noun
scholarship
clinker
clinker
noun
(in the plural) fetters.
(nautical, chiefly attributive) A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.
A mass of bricks fused together by intense heat.
A scum of oxide of iron formed in forging.
A very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands.
An intermediate product in the manufacture of Portland cement, obtained by sintering limestone and alumino-silicate materials such as clay into nodules in a cement kiln.
Hardened volcanic lava.
Slag or ash produced by intense heat in a furnace, kiln or boiler that forms a hard residue upon cooling.
Someone or something that clinks.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert or be converted into clinker.
clinkered
clinkered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clinker
clinkerer
clinkerer
noun
A person who removes clinker from boilers, furnaces &c
clinkering
clinkering
verb
present participle of clinker
clinkers
clinkers
noun
(Ulster, anatomy) testicles
plural of clinker
clinkery
clinkery
adj
Having the characteristics of clinker.
clunkier
clunkier
adj
comparative form of clunky: more clunky
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
confervalike
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
corkline
corkline
noun
(fishing) The top line of a gillnet, which has attached floats (often, but not always, made of cork) that give that edge of the net buoyancy.
coronetlike
corpselikeness
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.
counterlocking
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
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
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
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
crescentlike
crescentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crescent.
crinkle
crinkle
noun
A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.
The act of crinkling
verb
(intransitive) To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
(transitive, intransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
crinkled
crinkled
adj
Having crinkles
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crinkle
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.
crinkles
crinkles
noun
plural of crinkle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crinkle
crinklier
crinklier
adj
comparative form of crinkly: more crinkly
crinkliest
crinkliest
adj
superlative form of crinkly: most crinkly
crinkliness
crinkliness
noun
The state or quality of being crinkly.
crinkling
crinkling
noun
The act or sound or something being crinkled.
verb
present participle of crinkle
crinkly
crinkly
adj
Having crinkles; wrinkly.
That crinkles.
noun
(derogatory) An old person.
crokinole
crokinole
noun
A game, popular in Canada, in which wooden discs are flicked towards the centre of a circular board.
crosslink
crosslink
noun
Alternative spelling of cross-link
crownlike
crownlike
adj
Resembling a crown.
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
cylinderlike
cylinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cylinder.
electrokinematics
electrokinetic
electrokinetic
adj
(physics) Describing any of several phenomena in which electric charge causes movement
(physics) Describing the heating effect of an electric current
electrokinetics
electrokinetics
noun
(physics) the electrodynamics of electrical circuits
ferntickle
ferntickled
ferronickel
ferronickel
noun
A ferroalloy of iron and nickel.
fleckering
fleckering
verb
present participle of flecker
flickering
flickering
adj
shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
noun
A short, uncertain burst.
verb
present participle of flicker
flickeringly
flickeringly
adv
Briefly
In a flickering manner
forelocking
forelocking
verb
present participle of forelock
francklin
franklinic
franklinic
adj
(physics, obsolete) Relating to the electricity from a machine, rather than from a redox reaction.
freckliness
freckling
freckling
noun
A pattern of freckles
verb
present participle of freckle
frenchlick
frolicking
frolicking
noun
The act of one who frolics.
verb
present participle of frolic
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
gelsenkirchen
goldbricking
goldbricking
verb
present participle of goldbrick
greenbackville
gridlocking
gridlocking
verb
present participle of gridlock
gumpoldskirchner
gurolinick
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
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
interblock
interblock
adj
Between blocks.
noun
A space or interval between two adjacent blocks or cells on a grid.
interlock
interlock
noun
A safety device that prevents activation in unsafe conditions.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To fit or clasp together securely.
To interlace.
interlocked
interlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlock
interlocker
interlocker
noun
A device that interlocks.
An individual who holds more than one role in a power structure.
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
interlocks
interlocks
noun
plural of interlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlock
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
kilbrickenite
kilbrickenite
noun
(mineralogy) A mixed sulphide and antimonide of lead.
killiecrankie
kilmarnock
kilmarnock
Proper noun
A town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
knucklier
knucklier
adj
comparative form of knuckly: more knuckly
kochliarion
kochliarion
noun
(historical) A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.
koeberliniaceae
koeberliniaceous
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
lackbrained
lackbrainedness
lackering
lackering
verb
present participle of lacker
lamarckian
lamarckian
Noun
A supporter or an advocate of Lamarckism.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Lamarckism.
lamarckianism
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
lickerishness
lickerishness
noun
Quality of being lickerish.
limberneck
limberneck
noun
A flaccid paralysis of the neck of poultry afflicted with botulism.
lindackerite
lindackerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.
linebacker
linebacker
noun
(American football) The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.
linebackers
linebackers
noun
plural of linebacker
lyricking
mackereling
mackereling
noun
Alternative form of mackerelling
maeterlinck
maeterlinckian
marlinsucker
mecklenburgian
merchantlike
merchantlike
adj
Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.