(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
amphikaryon
amphitokous
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
anakoluthia
andikithira
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
antikythera
apparatchik
apparatchik
noun
(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
archikaryon
arkadelphia
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
bacchuslike
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighted
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
bakshishing
bakshishing
verb
present participle of bakshish
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bhaktimarga
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blankenship
breithablik
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckwashing
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
chackchiuma
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
chelyabinsk
chickabiddy
chickabiddy
noun
(childish) A chicken or similar bird.
Term of endearment for a young child or loved one.
chickamauga
chikmagalur
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
cruickshank
dankishness
dankishness
noun
The quality of being dankish.
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
dzaudzhikau
earthmaking
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
finchbacked
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
hairstreaks
hairstreaks
noun
plural of hairstreak
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
hammocklike
hammocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammock.
handistroke
handpicking
handpicking
verb
present participle of handpick
handshaking
handshaking
noun
(computing) A step in a protocol in which information is exchanged between computing processor devices; often as part of the initiation process for communications.
A greeting by clasping hands.
verb
present participle of handshake
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
harpoonlike
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
headworking
hedgemaking
hedgemaking
noun
The construction of hedges.
hexokinases
hexokinases
noun
plural of hexokinase
highjacking
highjacking
noun
Alternative form of hijacking
verb
present participle of highjack
hlidhskjalf
hlithskjalf
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
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.
hypokalemia
hypokalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood (below the reference range).
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypokinemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
inkstandish
inkstandish
noun
(obsolete) An inkstand.
jackanapish
jackanapish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jackanapes.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jinrickshas
jinrickshas
noun
plural of jinricksha
jinrickshaw
jinrikishas
jinrikishas
noun
plural of jinrikisha
jnanashakti
joukahainen
kabirpanthi
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kamanichile
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
katamorphic
kataphrenia
kawchodinne
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.
kephallenia
khwarazmian
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.
kinorhyncha
kinsmanship
kinsmanship
noun
kinship
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.
kjeldahlize
knavishness
knavishness
noun
The quality of being knavish.
kochliarion
kochliarion
noun
(historical) A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.
koilonychia
koilonychia
noun
A deformity of the nails characterized by concavity of the outer surface
koniophobia
koreshanity
krishnaitic
kwashiorkor
kwashiorkor
noun
(pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.
kweihwating
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
lanarkshire
lanarkshire
Proper noun
A former county in Scotland.
larkishness
leatherlike
leatherlike
adj
Resembling leather.
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
machinelike
machinelike
adj
Resembling a machine; mechanical in form
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
matchmaking
matchmaking
noun
(business) A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners.
(video games) The act or process of locating suitable players to take part in a multiplayer game session.
An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.
The manufacture of matches for kindling or burning.
verb
present participle of matchmake
matchsticks
matchsticks
noun
plural of matchstick
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mekhitarist
microphakia
microphakia
noun
Abnormal small size of the lens of the eye.
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
mythmakings
mythmakings
noun
plural of mythmaking
nakhichevan
nakhichevan
Proper noun
historically a region of Greater Armenia, divided between the provinces Vaspurakan and Syunik; currently a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan, officially Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
the capital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
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.
nunapitchuk
oklahannali
outthanking
outthanking
verb
present participle of outthank
packmanship
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
peakishness
peakishness
noun
The quality of being peakish.
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
phitsanulok
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.