(of a brake system) Designed to maintain traction on a slippery surface.
(of a surface) Designed to increase friction, and thereby reduce the possibility of skid.
noun
(aviation) Antiskid braking.
antiskidding
antiskidding
adj
antiskid
asterisked
asterisked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asterisk
backstitched
backstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstitch
bedticks
bedticks
noun
plural of bedtick
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blackshirted
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
bodstick
bradyteleokinesis
bridestake
candlestick
candlestick
noun
(finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
verb
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
(of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
To adorn with candlesticks.
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
candlesticked
candlesticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of candlestick
candlesticks
candlesticks
noun
plural of candlestick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of candlestick
candlestickward
candystick
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
chickenbreasted
chickenheartedness
chickenheartedness
noun
Alternative form of chicken-heartedness
dakoities
dakoities
noun
plural of dakoity
dakoits
dakoits
noun
plural of dakoit
darkliest
darkliest
adv
(literary, dated) superlative form of darkly: most darkly
dashnakist
dashnaktzutiun
deathlikeness
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
dekabrist
dekabrist
Noun
Decembrist
dekaliters
dekaliters
noun
plural of dekaliter
desertlike
desertlike
adj
Resembling a desert
detickers
deticks
deticks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detick
diaskeuast
diaskeuast
noun
One who reviews or revises a text.
dickiest
dickiest
adj
superlative form of dicky: most dicky
dickinsonite
dickinsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, lithium, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium.
diestock
diestock
noun
A component that holds a die that cuts screw threads.
diestocks
diestocks
noun
plural of diestock
dikast
dikast
noun
Alternative form of dicast (“juror in ancient Athens”)
diktats
diktats
noun
plural of diktat
dinkiest
dinkiest
adj
superlative form of dinky: most dinky
dipstick
dipstick
noun
(slang) A useless person of inferior intellect; a dipshit.
A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.
verb
(mechanical engineering) To measure the level of a fluid using a dipstick.
To check (a person) for their understanding of something, as of a lesson, or attitude toward something.
dipsticks
dipsticks
noun
plural of dipstick
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disembarkation
disembarkation
noun
The act of disembarking.
disembarkations
disembarkations
noun
plural of disembarkation
disembarkment
disembarkment
noun
disembarkation
disjasket
disjasket
adj
Alternative form of disjaskit
disjaskit
disjaskit
adj
(UK, dialect) worn out
diskette
diskette
noun
(computer hardware, dated) An 8-inch floppy disk.
(computing) A small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data.
diskettes
diskettes
noun
plural of diskette
dismarket
dismarketed
dismarketing
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
distelfinks
distelfinks
noun
plural of distelfink
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
ditokous
ditokous
adj
(zoology) Having two kinds of young.
(zoology) Producing only two eggs in a clutch.
dmitrevsk
doketism
dokimastic
dokimastic
adj
Alternative form of docimastic
dorkiest
dorkiest
adj
superlative form of dorky: most dorky
dostoevski
dostoievski
dostoyevski
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
dreikanters
dreikanters
noun
plural of dreikanter
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
dripstick
dripstick
noun
(aviation) A thin hollow tube installed vertically in the bottoms of fuel tanks of many large aircraft, used to check fuel levels; now mostly superseded by the floatstick.
drumstick
drumstick
noun
(South Asia, Myanmar) The moringa or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera, especially its slender, cylindrical pods.
(slang, chiefly in the plural) A person's leg.
A stick used to play drums.
The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food.
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
duckiest
duckiest
adj
superlative form of ducky: most ducky
ducktails
ducktails
noun
plural of ducktail
dumbstricken
duskiest
duskiest
adj
superlative form of dusky: most dusky
duskingtide
dustlike
dustlike
adj
Resembling dust.
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis
noun
(medicine) Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.
dyskinetic
dyskinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to dyskinesia
fiddlestick
fiddlestick
intj
Dated form of fiddlesticks.
noun
A bow used to play the fiddle.
One of a pair of sticks, similar to drumsticks, used by a second player to percuss the strings of a fiddle while the main player plays via bow.
fiddlesticks
fiddlesticks
intj
(euphemistic) Darn! Expresses mild dismay or annoyance.
(euphemistic) Nonsense! Expresses dismissal or disdain.
noun
plural of fiddlestick
foldskirt
frederiksted
fredrikstad
gastrodisk
handistroke
headstick
headstick
noun
(printing, historical) A straight piece of furniture placed at the head of a form, between the chase and the type.
A stick-like device strapped to a paralysed person's head to allow them to perform activities such as typing on a keyboard.
hexakisoctahedron
hexakisoctahedron
noun
A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.
hexakistetrahedron
hexakistetrahedron
noun
A polyhedron with 24 faces.
hodgkinsonite
hodgkinsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare monoclinic zinc manganese silicate mineral with the chemical formula Zn₂MnSiO₄(OH)₂, having a pink, red or yellow-red colour.
hydrokinetics
hydrokinetics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
iceskated
iceskated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of iceskate
inkstand
inkstand
noun
A small tray containing pens and an inkwell; (by extension) a pot for holding ink, inkpot, inkwell.
inkstandish
inkstandish
noun
(obsolete) An inkstand.
inkstands
inkstands
noun
plural of inkstand
intersprinkled
intersprinkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intersprinkle
kathopanishad
katsuwonidae
katydids
katydids
noun
plural of katydid
kendoist
keratitides
ketoside
ketoside
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoside of a ketose
ketosteroid
ketosteroid
noun
(organic chemistry) Any steroid having a ketone functional group.
ketosteroids
ketosteroids
noun
plural of ketosteroid
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
keyboardists
keyboardists
noun
plural of keyboardist
kickstand
kickstand
noun
A folding bar to prop up a mobile phone, tablet or similar device when it is being used on a surface.
A levered bar that can be folded down from the frame of a bicycle or motorcycle to prop it upright when not being ridden.
kickstands
kickstands
noun
plural of kickstand
kickstarted
kickstarted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kickstart
kidderminster
kidderminster
noun
A type of two-ply carpet.
kilooersted
kindergartens
kindergartens
noun
plural of kindergarten
kindergartners
kindergartners
noun
plural of kindergartner
kindest
kindest
adj
superlative form of kind: most kind
kindheartedness
kindheartedness
noun
The quality of being kindhearted.
kindliest
kindliest
adj
superlative form of kindly: most kindly
kinosternidae
kirkcudbrightshire
kirkcudbrightshire
Proper noun
A historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the informal Galloway area of south-western Scotland.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitschified
kitschified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kitschify
klendusity
klendusity
noun
(botany) resistance to infection
knighthoods
knighthoods
noun
plural of knighthood
knightsbridge
kodakist
koridethianus
kristiansand
kristianstad
kshatriyahood
kshatriyahood
noun
The quality of being a kshatriya.
kunstlied
kunstlieder
kurdistan
lackadaisicality
lackadaisicality
noun
The quality of being lackadaisical.
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
lockstitched
lockstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lockstitch
mackintoshed
mackintoshed
adj
Wearing a mackintosh.
midiskirt
midiskirt
noun
A skirt with a hemline at mid-calf.
midstroke
midstroke
adv
During a stroke.
noun
The midpart of a stroke.
miniskirted
miniskirted
adj
Wearing a miniskirt.
mitsukurinidae
multiskilled
multiskilled
adj
Having multiple skills
multitasked
multitasked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of multitask
octakishexahedron
octakishexahedron
noun
(geometry, rare) A polyhedron with 48 faces.
outdrinks
outdrinks
noun
plural of outdrink
outkissed
outkissed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outkiss
outlandishlike
outskipped
outskipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outskip
pigsticked
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
prekindergartens
prekindergartens
noun
plural of prekindergarten
pseudobrookite
pseudobrookite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, magnesium, oxygen, and titanium.