(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
akrabattine
alkalisable
alkalizable
bacchuslike
backbearing
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backlighted
backpointer
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backspierer
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
baedekerian
baggyrinkle
baikerinite
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
bakersville
bakersville
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
a town in North Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Mitchell County.
an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, USA.
balkinesses
balloonlike
balloonlike
adj
Resembling a balloon in form
bandkeramik
bangwaketsi
barkentines
barkentines
noun
plural of barkentine
barkevikite
barkevikite
noun
(mineralogy) A particular hornblende mineral.
barkpeeling
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
baskerville
baskerville
Proper noun
A serif typeface from the 18th century.
bauckiebird
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
bialystoker
biofeedback
biofeedback
noun
A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.
birkeniidae
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.
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
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
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blackmailed
blackmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackmail
blackmailer
blackmailer
noun
Someone who blackmails.
blacksville
bladderlike
bladderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bladder.
blankenship
blanketlike
blanketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a blanket.
blankminded
bodicemaker
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
bokmakierie
bokmakierie
noun
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brainworker
brakemaking
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
breislakite
breithablik
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
brickbatted
brickbatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brickbat
bricklayers
bricklayers
noun
plural of bricklayer
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
bucklandite
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
buzzardlike
buzzardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buzzard.
cabbagelike
cabbagelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cabbage.
cabinetmake
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
chelyabinsk
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
demibuckram
diefenbaker
disembarked
disembarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembark
dislikeable
dislikeable
adj
Alternative spelling of dislikable
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
fiddlebacks
fiddlebacks
noun
plural of fiddleback
finchbacked
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
icebreakers
icebreakers
noun
plural of icebreaker
jailbreaker
jailbreaker
noun
One who breaks out of jail.
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
klebsiellas
klebsiellas
noun
plural of klebsiella
koeberlinia
lackbrained
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
likableness
likableness
noun
The property of being likable, that which makes likable.
likeability
likeability
noun
The property that makes a person likeable, that allows them to be liked.
linebackers
linebackers
noun
plural of linebacker
linebacking
linebacking
noun
(American football) Playing as a linebacker
nonpickable
nonpickable
adj
Not pickable.
nonsinkable
nonsinkable
adj
Not sinkable.
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
overbraking
overbraking
verb
present participle of overbrake
packbuilder
pickabacked
pickabacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickaback
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
picketboats
picketboats
noun
plural of picketboat
piggybacked
piggybacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piggyback
prickleback
prickleback
noun
Any of the fish in the family Stichaeidae.
The stickleback
prisonbreak
quickenbeam
rainbowlike
rainbowlike
adj
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
redisembark
reembarking
reembarking
verb
present participle of reembark
ribandmaker
ribbonmaker
ribbonmaker
noun
One who makes ribbons.
sabbathlike
silverbacks
silverbacks
noun
plural of silverback
skatemobile
skatemobile
noun
A makeshift vehicle built by attaching roller skates to a crate.
snakebitten
snakebitten
adj
(US) Alternative form of snakebit
snakephobia
snakephobia
noun
Fear of snakes.
speakablies
speiskobalt
speiskobalt
noun
smaltite
stickleback
stickleback
noun
Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct nests from weeds.
strikeboard
strikebreak
strikebreak
verb
To break a strike; to work for a business where the union members are on strike.
subalkaline
subalkaline
adj
Somewhat alkaline.
tablemaking
tablemaking
noun
The construction of tables of data.
The manufacture of tables.
ticklebrain
ticklebrain
noun
(obsolete) Alcoholic liquor.
tiebreakers
tiebreakers
noun
plural of tiebreaker
tobaccolike
tobaccolike
adj
Resembling tobacco or some aspect of it.
underbaking
underbaking
verb
present participle of underbake
undrinkable
undrinkable
adj
Not drinkable.
noun
Anything not suitable for drinking.
uninvokable
uninvokable
adj
That cannot be invoked.
unknittable
unknittable
adj
Not knittable; unable to be knitted.
unthinkable
unthinkable
adj
Incapable of being believed; incredible.
Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense.
untrickable
untrickable
adj
That cannot be tricked.
verbenalike
verbenalike
adj
Resembling verbena or some aspect of it.
warblerlike
warblerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a warbler.
weakbrained
weakbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of weak-brained
wilkesbarre
windbreaker
windbreaker
noun
A thin outer coat designed to resist wind chill and light rain.