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.
bacchuslike
bauckiebird
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
bucklandite
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
buzzardlike
buzzardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buzzard.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
demibuckram
diaskeuasis
diaskeuasis
noun
The process of reviewing or revising a text.
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
gearksutite
gearksutite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jackqueline
joukahainen
kamelaukion
kamelaukion
noun
A stiff cylindrical head-covering worn for religious reasons in Orthodox Christian and Eastern Catholic traditions.
katipuneros
keelhauling
keelhauling
noun
(nautical) The act by which a person is keelhauled.
(slang, obsolete, by extension) A thorough thrashing or mauling; rough treatment.
verb
present participle of keelhaul.
kentuckians
kilogausses
kilogausses
noun
plural of kilogauss
knisteneaux
leucoplakia
leucoplakia
noun
Alternative form of leukoplakia
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukoplakia
leukoplakia
noun
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
leukotaxine
lukaszewicz
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
milwaukeean
milwaukeean
Adjective
Of or relating to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
minnewaukan
minnewaukan
Proper noun
a small city in North Dakota, USA, which is the county seat of
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
multitasked
multitasked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of multitask
natureliked
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
packbuilder
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
plumemaking
puritanlike
puritanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puritan.
quakerishly
quakinesses
quickenance
quickenance
noun
quickening
quickenbeam
rheumaticky
rheumaticky
adj
(colloquial) Of, pertaining to or having rheumatism.
ruffianlike
ruffianlike
adj
Like a ruffian
saucemaking
saucemaking
noun
(cooking) The making of sauces.
sausagelike
sausagelike
adj
Resembling a sausage; often specifically sausage-shaped.
sawdustlike
sawdustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of sawdust.
shattuckite
shattuckite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper silicate hydroxide mineral.
soundalikes
soundalikes
noun
plural of soundalike
squeakiness
squeakiness
noun
The state of being squeaky
squeakingly
squeakingly
adv
With a squeaking sound.
subalkaline
subalkaline
adj
Somewhat alkaline.
trucemaking
turkomanize
ulrikaumeko
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
unawakening
unawakening
adj
Not awakening; dormant, asleep.
underbaking
underbaking
verb
present participle of underbake
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
undreamlike
undreamlike
adj
Not dreamlike.
undrinkable
undrinkable
adj
Not drinkable.
noun
Anything not suitable for drinking.
unfairylike
unfairylike
adj
Not fairylike.
unfriarlike
unfriarlike
adj
Not friarlike.
uninvokable
uninvokable
adj
That cannot be invoked.
unkidnapped
unkidnapped
adj
(rare) Not kidnapped.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unkidnap
unknittable
unknittable
adj
Not knittable; unable to be knitted.
unnicknamed
unnicknamed
adj
Not given a nickname.
unplantlike
unplantlike
adj
Not plantlike.
unremarking
unsaintlike
unsaintlike
adj
Not saintlike.
unsatyrlike
unshakiness
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.