(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
ampherotoky
amphikaryon
amphitokous
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
anakoluthia
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archikaryon
archmockery
arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
noun
(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
cchaddoorck
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkotheke
chalkworker
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
cheektowaga
chockablock
chockablock
adj
(by extension) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
(nautical, of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
adv
In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockroaches
cockroaches
noun
plural of cockroach
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
crookheaded
crosshackle
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
gerlachovka
gulfhammock
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
hammocklike
hammocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammock.
handistroke
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harpoonlike
headworking
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
heatstrokes
heatstrokes
noun
plural of heatstroke
hexokinases
hexokinases
noun
plural of hexokinase
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
horsebacker
horsebacker
noun
One who rides on horseback.
housebreaks
housebreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak
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.
hydrocracks
hydrocracks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrocrack
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.
johnnycakes
johnnycakes
noun
plural of johnnycake
joukahainen
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kameelthorn
kamptomorph
karyochrome
karyochrome
noun
(cytology, dated) A type of neuron that has a nucleus that stains intensely
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
katabothron
katamorphic
kawchodinne
keratophyre
keratophyre
noun
(petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
keraulophon
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
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
kwangchowan
kwashiorkor
kwashiorkor
noun
(pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
leatherwork
leatherwork
noun
Articles thus produced.
The making of articles from leather.
leukorrheal
leukorrheal
adj
Relating to leukorrhea.
leukorrheas
leukorrheas
noun
plural of leukorrhea
leukorrhoea
leukorrhoea
noun
Alternative form of leukorrhea
lobachevsky
microphakia
microphakia
noun
Abnormal small size of the lens of the eye.
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
nonbulkhead
nonbulkhead
adj
Not of or relating to a bulkhead.
nonchokable
nonchokable
adj
On which a person cannot choke.
That cannot become choked or blocked up.
oklahannali
outthanking
outthanking
verb
present participle of outthank
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
phitsanulok
pinakotheke
prajadhipok
rockhampton
rockhampton
Proper noun
A village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Proper noun
A regional city of Queensland, Australia.
rockhearted
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
satyashodak
scholarlike
scholarlike
adj
scholarly
adv
in a scholarly fashion
schwarzkopf
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
shacklebone
shammocking
sharebroker
sharebroker
noun
A broker who deals in railway or other shares and securities.
shcherbakov
shockheaded
shockheaded
adj
Alternative form of shock-headed
shopbreaker
shopbreaker
noun
One who breaks into a shop with unlawful intent.
shovelmaker
shovelmaker
noun
A manufacturer of shovels.
skirophoria
smokechaser
smokechaser
noun
A person employed to locate and extinguish a wildfire.
snakeholing
snakemouths
snakemouths
noun
plural of snakemouth
snakephobia
snakephobia
noun
Fear of snakes.
sparrowhawk
sparrowhawk
noun
(falconry) A female such bird, a male being a musket.
Alternative form of sparrow hawk; the American kestrel, Falco sparverius, of similar size and habit.
Any of numerous other relatively small Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
spokeshaves
spokeshaves
noun
plural of spokeshave
stackhousia
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.
starchworks
steaakhouse
steakhouses
steakhouses
noun
plural of steakhouse
stockfather
stockhausen
tchaikovsky
tchaikovsky
Proper noun
definition usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
thankworthy
thankworthy
adj
Deserving thanks; worthy of gratitude.
theodorakis
thessalonki
tomahawking
tomahawking
verb
present participle of tomahawk
tunkhannock
tunkhannock
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
turkophilia
turkophobia
tutankhamon
tutankhamon
Proper noun
Egyptian Pharaoh known for his young age, for the restoration of Egyptian religion, and for being the only Pharaoh whose tomb was preserved intact to the modern age.
tutenkhamon
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).
weakmouthed
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.
(transitive) To act as a weathercock for.
whiskerando
workaholics
workaholics
noun
plural of workaholic
workaholism
workaholism
noun
The urge of a person to work excessively.
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.