(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
allokinetic
attackingly
bacchuslike
backfilling
backfilling
noun
The process by which something is backfilled.
verb
present participle of backfill
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighted
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backlogging
backlogging
verb
present participle of backlog
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
blackington
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blackmailed
blackmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackmail
blackmailer
blackmailer
noun
Someone who blackmails.
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blacksville
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
bricklayers
bricklayers
noun
plural of bricklayer
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
bucklandite
cabbagelike
cabbagelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cabbage.
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
candlestick
candlestick
noun
(finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
verb
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
(of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
To adorn with candlesticks.
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
chelyabinsk
chikmagalur
clarksville
clarksville
Proper noun
A community in
A near
A in the U.S. state of that is the of
An in
An unincorporated community in
An unincorporated community in
An unincorporated community in
A in
An unincorporated community in Indiana.
A city in
An unincorporated community in
A in
A city in
A town in
An unincorporated community in
An unincorporated community in New Jersey.
A in the town of
A town in New York.
A village in
A in Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Ohio.
An unincorporated community in
A in
A city in that is the of
A city in that is the county seat of
A town in and
cloakmaking
cloakmaking
noun
The manufacture of cloaks.
clockmaking
clockmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
cockaleekie
cockaleekie
noun
Alternative form of cock-a-leekie
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
crystallike
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
fiddlebacks
fiddlebacks
noun
plural of fiddleback
flickertail
flickertail
noun
Nickname for the North American ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni.
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
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.
griddlecake
griddlecake
noun
Any of various forms of small pancake made from a spoonful of batter cooked on a griddle
hammocklike
hammocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammock.
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jackqueline
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
kamanichile
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kataplectic
kataplectic
adj
Alternative form of cataplectic
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
kilocalorie
kilocalorie
noun
A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kilopascals
kilopascals
noun
plural of kilopascal
kinematical
kinematical
adj
kinematic
kinesically
kinesically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, kinesics.
kinetically
kinetically
adv
Concerning kinetics.
In a kinetic manner.
kinoplasmic
kinoplasmic
adj
of or related to kinoplasm
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
lackadaisic
lackadaisic
adj
(rare, nonstandard or poetic) Lackadaisical.
lackbrained
latticelike
latticelike
adj
Resembling a lattice
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
leucoplakia
leucoplakia
noun
Alternative form of leukoplakia
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
linebackers
linebackers
noun
plural of linebacker
linebacking
linebacking
noun
(American football) Playing as a linebacker
lukaszewicz
machinelike
machinelike
adj
Resembling a machine; mechanical in form
mackereling
mackereling
noun
Alternative form of mackerelling
mackeyville
maeterlinck
makroskelic
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
nonpickable
nonpickable
adj
Not pickable.
packability
packability
noun
The quality or state of being packable
packbuilder
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
peacocklike
peacocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a peacock.
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
pickthankly
pilgarlicky
placekicked
placekicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of placekick
placekicker
placekicker
noun
(in several forms of football) A player who takes a placekick
placemaking
placemaking
noun
The planning, design and management of public spaces with regard to the communities that will inhabit them.
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
policymaker
policymaker
noun
One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
prickleback
prickleback
noun
Any of the fish in the family Stichaeidae.
The stickleback
pricklyback
racewalking
racewalking
noun
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
verb
present participle of racewalk
ratchetlike
ratchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet.
rickettsial
rickettsial
adj
Relating to rickettsia.
rickstaddle
rickstaddle
noun
A staddle for a hayrick.
romancelike
romancelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of romance or the romance genre.
saracenlike
scholarlike
scholarlike
adj
scholarly
adv
in a scholarly fashion
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
shacklewise
shellacking
shellacking
noun
(informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.
The act or process of coating with shellac.
verb
present participle of shellac
silverbacks
silverbacks
noun
plural of silverback
skeltonical
skeptically
skeptically
adv
(American spelling) In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.
slackminded
slackwitted
slammocking
spinachlike
spinachlike
Adjective
Resembling spinach.
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.
stickleback
stickleback
noun
Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct nests from weeds.
teacherlike
teacherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a teacher.
thickleaves
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
ticklebrain
ticklebrain
noun
(obsolete) Alcoholic liquor.
tobaccolike
tobaccolike
adj
Resembling tobacco or some aspect of it.
tracklaying
tracklaying
noun
(rail transport) The work that involves putting the track in place.