(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
backlighted
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
breithablik
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
chalkcutter
chalkotheke
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
cheektowaga
darkhearted
darkhearted
adj
Bleak
Despondent
Having a dark center
Having dark heartwood
Malevolent
Unenlightened
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
deutschmark
duckhearted
earthmaking
earthquaked
earthquaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of earthquake
earthquaken
earthquakes
earthquakes
noun
plural of earthquake
earthshaker
earthshaker
noun
Somebody or something that is earthshaking, or of great global importance.
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
frankenmuth
hairstreaks
hairstreaks
noun
plural of hairstreak
halterbreak
halterbreak
verb
To get an animal used to wearing and being handled in a halter.
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
handistroke
hatchetback
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
heartbreaks
heartbreaks
noun
plural of heartbreak
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
heatstrokes
heatstrokes
noun
plural of heatstroke
hecctkaerre
helmetmaker
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
hyalotekite
hyalotekite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, beryllium, boron, calcium, chlorine, copper, fluorine, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
hypermarket
hypermarket
noun
A combination of department store and supermarket.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
kameelthorn
kataphrenia
katharevusa
keratophyre
keratophyre
noun
(petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
kinaestheic
kindhearted
kindhearted
adj
Having an innately kind disposition or character.
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
kinesiatrics
kinesthesia
kinesthesia
noun
(performing arts) A spectator's perception of the motion of a performer, or, the effect of the motion of a scene on the spectator.
(physiology) The perception of the movement of one's own body, its limbs and muscles etc.
Proprioception or static position sense; the perception of the position and posture of the body; also, more broadly, including the motion of the body as well. See usage notes below.
Sensation or perception of motion.
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kitchenmaid
kitchenmaid
noun
(archaic) A woman employed in a kitchen.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
koreshanity
kweihwating
landsknecht
leatherback
leatherback
noun
A large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a leathery back.
leatherbark
leatherlike
leatherlike
adj
Resembling leather.
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
leatherwork
leatherwork
noun
Articles thus produced.
The making of articles from leather.
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
matchmakers
matchmakers
noun
plural of matchmaker
matchmarked
meekhearted
mekhitarist
narrishkeit
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nikethamide
nikethamide
noun
A stimulant which mainly affects the respiratory cycle.
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
pathbreaker
pathbreaker
noun
A person who carries out pathbreaking work.
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
pinakotheke
ratchetlike
ratchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet.
rathskeller
rathskeller
noun
A bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer.
rheumaticky
rheumaticky
adj
(colloquial) Of, pertaining to or having rheumatism.
rockhearted
sabbathlike
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
saltshakers
saltshakers
noun
plural of saltshaker
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
shattuckite
shattuckite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper silicate hydroxide mineral.
shirtmakers
shirtmakers
noun
plural of shirtmaker
sickhearted
snakemouths
snakemouths
noun
plural of snakemouth
stakeholder
stakeholder
noun
(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise.
(law) A person filing an interpleader action, such as a garnishee or trustee, who acknowledges possession of property that is owed to one or more of several other claimants.
A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
An escrow agent or custodian.
starchmaker
steaakhouse
steakhouses
steakhouses
noun
plural of steakhouse
stealthlike
stealthlike
adj
Seeming to exhibit stealth.
stickhandle
stickhandle
verb
(chiefly Canada, by extension) To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.
(transitive, intransitive, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
stockfather
stockhausen
teacherlike
teacherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a teacher.
thackerayan
thackerayan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1811–1863), English novelist and satirist.
thankfuller
thankfuller
adj
comparative form of thankful: more thankful
thanklessly
thanklessly
adv
In a thankless manner, ungratefully.
thanksgiver
thanksgiver
noun
One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness.
theaterlike
theaterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a theater, or the medium of theater.
theodorakis
thessalonki
thickheaded
thickheaded
adj
(informal) stupid, obtuse or dumb.
thickleaves
thiefmaking
threadmaker
threadmaker
noun
A manufacturer of thread.
thumbtacked
thumbtacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thumbtack
thwackstave
tutankhamen
tutenkhamon
unthinkable
unthinkable
adj
Incapable of being believed; incredible.
Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense.
watchkeeper
watchkeeper
noun
A lookout (person who keeps watch).
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
weakhearted
weakhearted
adj
fainthearted
weakmouthed
wealthmaker
wealthmaker
noun
One who generates wealth.
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.