A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
blacktongue
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
bucklandite
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bulletmaker
bulletmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bullets.
buttermaker
chalkcutter
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
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
deutschmark
duckhearted
earthquaked
earthquaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of earthquake
earthquaken
earthquakes
earthquakes
noun
plural of earthquake
ekatantalum
ekatantalum
noun
Alternative form of eka-tantalum
frankenmuth
frankfurter
frankfurter
noun
(UK, US, Canada) A moist sausage of soft, even texture and flavor, often made from mechanically recovered meat or meat slurry.
gearksutite
gearksutite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
grubstakers
grubstakers
noun
plural of grubstaker
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
katharevusa
katipuneros
kentuckians
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
keratonosus
knisteneaux
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
leukotaxine
mantuamaker
mantuamaker
noun
A maker of women's clothes, especially dresses
mountebanks
mountebanks
noun
plural of mountebank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mountebank
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
multitasked
multitasked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of multitask
natureliked
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
nutcrackery
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
pockmanteau
pockmanteau
noun
(Scotland, archaic) portmanteau
puritanlike
puritanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puritan.
quarterback
quarterback
noun
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
(American football, historical) An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back.
(rugby football, historical) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.
verb
(American football) To play the position of quarterback.
(by extension) To lead a team or group; to be primarily responsible for some group project or activity.
quarterdeck
quarterdeck
noun
(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
rattleskull
reundertake
reundertake
verb
(transitive) To undertake again.
rheumaticky
rheumaticky
adj
(colloquial) Of, pertaining to or having rheumatism.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
sauerkrauts
sauerkrauts
noun
plural of sauerkraut
sawdustlike
sawdustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of sawdust.
shattuckite
shattuckite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper silicate hydroxide mineral.
snakemouths
snakemouths
noun
plural of snakemouth
stagestruck
stagestruck
adj
Enamored of the theatre, the craft of acting or of actors/actresses.
steaakhouse
steakhouses
steakhouses
noun
plural of steakhouse
stockhausen
subtacksmen
supermarket
supermarket
noun
(figurative) A one-stop shop; a place offering a range of products or services.
A chain of such stores.
A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
supertanker
supertanker
noun
An extremely large tanker ship.
thankfuller
thankfuller
adj
comparative form of thankful: more thankful
thumbtacked
thumbtacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thumbtack
trucemaking
truckmaster
truckmaster
noun
(historical) The manager of a colonially-sanctioned store that traded goods with the Native Americans.
tunnelmaker
turkomanize
turtlebacks
turtlebacks
noun
plural of turtleback
tutankhamen
tutenkhamon
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
unblanketed
unblanketed
adj
Not blanketed; not covered by a blanket.
unbracketed
unbracketed
adj
Not bracketed.
underjacket
undertakers
undertakers
noun
plural of undertaker
undertakery
undertaking
undertaking
noun
A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
The act of one who undertakes (in either sense).
The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
verb
present participle of undertake
unknittable
unknittable
adj
Not knittable; unable to be knitted.
unovertaken
unovertaken
adj
Not overtaken.
unplantlike
unplantlike
adj
Not plantlike.
unsaintlike
unsaintlike
adj
Not saintlike.
unsatyrlike
unskeptical
unskeptical
adj
Not skeptical; having an open mind.
untalkative
untalkative
adj
unwilling to talk; taciturn; refusing to speak
unthinkable
unthinkable
adj
Incapable of being believed; incredible.
Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense.