The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archikaryon
archmockery
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backcrosses
backcrosses
noun
plural of backcross
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcross
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backpointer
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
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
backwoodser
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
bodicemaker
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
caseworkers
caseworkers
noun
plural of caseworker
cchaddoorck
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkworker
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
clodbreaker
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockroaches
cockroaches
noun
plural of cockroach
cocksparrow
codebreaker
codebreaker
noun
A cryptanalyst, one who decodes messages without the key.
coffeemaker
coffeemaker
noun
(obsolete) A person who makes coffee.
Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
corncracker
corncracker
noun
Alternative form of corn-cracker
cornerbacks
cornerbacks
noun
plural of cornerback
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countertack
crackpotism
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crookbacked
crookbacked
adj
hunchbacked
crookheaded
crosshackle
dockmasters
dockmasters
noun
plural of dockmaster
dockyardman
dockyardman
noun
A laborer employed in a dockyard.
downpatrick
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
flatterdock
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
gerlachovka
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
horsebacker
horsebacker
noun
One who rides on horseback.
hydrocracks
hydrocracks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrocrack
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jabberwocky
jabberwocky
adj
absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
meaningless, worthless
noun
invented or meaningless language; nonsense
jackarooing
jackarooing
verb
present participle of jackaroo
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
jacksonboro
jacksonburg
jacksonport
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
karyochrome
karyochrome
noun
(cytology, dated) A type of neuron that has a nucleus that stains intensely
karyomitoic
katacrotism
katamorphic
keratectomy
keratectomy
noun
(surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
keratoscope
keratoscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An ophthalmic instrument for assessing the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
kilocalorie
kilocalorie
noun
A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kinorhyncha
kochliarion
kochliarion
noun
(historical) A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
makroskelic
microphakia
microphakia
noun
Abnormal small size of the lens of the eye.
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
noncranking
noncranking
adj
That does not crank.
overcarking
overcarking
adj
(archaic) Too anxious; too full of care.
verb
present participle of overcark
overpackage
overpackage
verb
(transitive) To package wastefully in more material than necessary.
overpacking
overpacking
verb
present participle of overpack
paddockride
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
pockmarking
pockmarking
verb
present participle of pockmark
policymaker
policymaker
noun
One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
preblockade
preblockade
adj
Before a blockade.
problockade
prokaryotic
prokaryotic
adj
Of cells, lacking a nucleus.
Of or having the characteristics of prokaryotes, especially bacteria.
racketproof
roadblocked
roadblocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of roadblock
rockafellow
rockhampton
rockhampton
Proper noun
A village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Proper noun
A regional city of Queensland, Australia.
rockhearted
romancelike
romancelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of romance or the romance genre.
scholarlike
scholarlike
adj
scholarly
adv
in a scholarly fashion
schwarzkopf
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
shcherbakov
smokechaser
smokechaser
noun
A person employed to locate and extinguish a wildfire.
sockdolager
sockdolager
noun
(US, fishing) A combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites.
(US, slang, dated) A hard hit, a knockout or finishing blow, or conclusive argument.
(US, slang, dated) Something large or otherwise exceptional; a whopper.
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
spatterdock
spatterdock
noun
A species of water lily, Nuphar advena
starchworks
stockfather
synkaryonic
tandstickor
terracework
trackbarrow
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
waterlocked
weathercock
weathercock
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) A kind of wind pump whose top behaves like a weather vane, moving with the wind direction, but which also has a wheel attached to measure wind speed.
(figuratively) One who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.
verb
(intransitive, of a boat) To turn upwind because of the difference in water pressure on two sides.
(intransitive, of an airplane or missile) To veer into the direction of the oncoming (relative) wind.