Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
allokinetic
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
attackingly
backlighted
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
blackbeetle
blackbreast
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blackington
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.
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blacktongue
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bucklandite
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.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
chalkcutter
chalkotheke
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
crystallike
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
flatterdock
flickertail
flickertail
noun
Nickname for the North American ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni.
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
kalymmocyte
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.
kinematical
kinematical
adj
kinematic
kinetically
kinetically
adv
Concerning kinetics.
In a kinetic manner.
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
landsknecht
latticelike
latticelike
adj
Resembling a lattice
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
leatherback
leatherback
noun
A large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a leathery back.
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
maeterlinck
marketplace
marketplace
noun
(by extension) The world of commerce and trade.
(figurative) A place or sphere for the exchange of anything, such as ideas or fashions.
An open area in a town housing a public market.
The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
packability
packability
noun
The quality or state of being packable
pickthankly
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
ratchetlike
ratchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet.
rickettsial
rickettsial
adj
Relating to rickettsia.
rickstaddle
rickstaddle
noun
A staddle for a hayrick.
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
skeltonical
skeptically
skeptically
adv
(American spelling) In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.
slackwitted
steeplejack
steeplejack
noun
A person whose job involves climbing tall structures like steeples in order to make repairs.
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.
tanglewrack
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.
tracklayers
tracklayers
noun
plural of tracklayer
tracklaying
tracklaying
noun
(rail transport) The work that involves putting the track in place.
tracklessly
tracklessly
adv
Without a track.
trackwalker
trackwalker
noun
A person employed to walk over and inspect a section of railway track.