(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
backbearing
backbencher
backbencher
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not play an active role in a process.
(education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom.
(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.
(sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve.
backbenches
backbenches
noun
plural of backbench
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backpointer
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
baedekerian
baggyrinkle
baikerinite
balkinesses
balloonlike
balloonlike
adj
Resembling a balloon in form
bandkeramik
bangwaketsi
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
bareknuckle
barkentines
barkentines
noun
plural of barkentine
barkpeeling
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
beekmantown
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
birkeniidae
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackhander
blacknesses
blacknesses
noun
plural of blackness
blacksnakes
blacksnakes
noun
plural of blacksnake
blacktongue
blankenship
blanketless
blanketless
adj
Without a blanket or blankets.
blanketlike
blanketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a blanket.
blanketweed
blanketweed
noun
a filamentous alga often found in ponds
blankminded
blanknesses
blanknesses
noun
plural of blankness
bleaknesses
bleaknesses
noun
plural of bleakness
bonebreaker
brainworker
brakemaking
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
bucklandite
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bunchbacked
bundelkhand
burkundauze
burkundauze
noun
Alternative form of burkundaz
cabinetmake
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cankerberry
chelyabinsk
cornerbacks
cornerbacks
noun
plural of cornerback
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
diefenbaker
drakensberg
embankments
embankments
noun
plural of embankment
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
embarkments
embarkments
noun
plural of embarkment
finchbacked
greenbacker
greenbacker
noun
Alternative form of Greenbacker
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
hunchbacked
hunchbacked
adj
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
keelboatman
keelboatman
noun
The person who operates a keelboat.
keelboatmen
keelboatmen
noun
plural of keelboatman
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
klausenburg
knuckleball
knuckleball
noun
(baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.
(figurative) An event that is hard to predict.
verb
(intransitive, baseball) To pitch knuckleballs.
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.
linebackers
linebackers
noun
plural of linebacker
linebacking
linebacking
noun
(American football) Playing as a linebacker
marshbanker
menangkabau
monkeyboard
monkeyboard
noun
(historical) The footboard on which a bus conductor stands.
A derrickman's work platform.
mountebanks
mountebanks
noun
plural of mountebank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mountebank
nobackspace
nonbankable
nonbankable
adj
Not bankable.
nonbulkhead
nonbulkhead
adj
Not of or relating to a bulkhead.
nonchokable
nonchokable
adj
On which a person cannot choke.
That cannot become choked or blocked up.
nonmaskable
nonmaskable
adj
(computing) Not maskable.
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
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
pawnbrokery
pawnbrokery
noun
A pawnbroker's shop.
The trade of pawnbroking.
prisonbreak
quackenbush
quickenbeam
rainbowlike
rainbowlike
adj
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
reembarking
reembarking
verb
present participle of reembark
ribandmaker
ribbonmaker
ribbonmaker
noun
One who makes ribbons.
saarbrucken
shacklebone
skullbanker
snakebitten
snakebitten
adj
(US) Alternative form of snakebit
snakeblenny
snakephobia
snakephobia
noun
Fear of snakes.
snapperback
subalkaline
subalkaline
adj
Somewhat alkaline.
subtacksmen
tablemaking
tablemaking
noun
The construction of tables of data.
The manufacture of tables.
ticklebrain
ticklebrain
noun
(obsolete) Alcoholic liquor.
unblackened
unblackened
adj
Not blackened.
unblanketed
unblanketed
adj
Not blanketed; not covered by a blanket.
unblockaded
unblockaded
adj
Not blockaded.
unbracketed
unbracketed
adj
Not bracketed.
unbreakable
unbreakable
adj
(figurative) Resilient.
(of a horse) Not able to be broken in.
Difficult or impossible to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage.
noun
Something that cannot be broken.
unbreakably
unbreakably
adv
In an unbreakable manner.
unbrookable
unbrookable
adj
Not to be brooked or borne; intolerable.
unbuckramed
unbuckramed
adj
(archaic) Not stiffened with buckram; not stiff.
uncheckable
uncheckable
adj
Incapable of being checked or restrained.
Incapable of being checked or verified.
uncloakable
uncloakable
adj
Not cloakable.
underbaking
underbaking
verb
present participle of underbake
undrinkable
undrinkable
adj
Not drinkable.
noun
Anything not suitable for drinking.
unfrankable
unfrankable
adj
Not frankable; not eligible for being posted free of charge.
uninvokable
uninvokable
adj
That cannot be invoked.
unknittable
unknittable
adj
Not knittable; unable to be knitted.
unrebukable
unrebukable
adj
Above rebuke; honourable.
unrebukably
unrebukably
adv
In an unrebukable manner.
unrevokable
unshakeable
unshakeable
adj
Alternative form of unshakable
unshakeably
unshakeably
adv
Alternative spelling of unshakably
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).
unslakeable
unslakeable
adj
That cannot be slaked
unsmokeable
unsmokeable
adj
Alternative form of unsmokable
unspeakable
unspeakable
adj
Extremely bad or objectionable.
Impossible to speak about.
Incapable of being spoken or uttered
Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described.
unspeakably
unspeakably
adv
In an unspeakable manner.
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.
weakbrained
weakbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of weak-brained
windbreaker
windbreaker
noun
A thin outer coat designed to resist wind chill and light rain.