(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backpointer
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backstrokes
backstrokes
noun
plural of backstroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstroke
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
bialystoker
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
bottlemaker
bottlemaker
noun
A manufacturer of bottles.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countertack
crackpotism
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
djokjakarta
dockmasters
dockmasters
noun
plural of dockmaster
downpatrick
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
flatterdock
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
foretalking
frankforter
franklinton
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
handistroke
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
heatstrokes
heatstrokes
noun
plural of heatstroke
imbarkation
imparkation
jacksonport
kakortokite
kakortokite
noun
(mineralogy) A eudialytic nepheline syenite mineral.
kameelthorn
kamptomorph
karyomerite
karyomitoic
karyomitome
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
katabothron
katacrotism
katamorphic
katipuneros
keratectomy
keratectomy
noun
(surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keratoderma
keratoderma
noun
Any of various skin conditions causing horny skin.
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
keratolysis
keratolysis
noun
(pathology) The periodic exfoliation of the epidermis.
The removal of dead surface skin cells, used to treat various types of wart.
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
keratometer
keratometer
noun
ophthalmometer
keratometry
keratometry
noun
measurement with a keratometer
keratonosus
keratonyxis
keratonyxis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
keratophyre
keratophyre
noun
(petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
keratoscope
keratoscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An ophthalmic instrument for assessing the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratosropy
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
kilometrage
kilometrage
noun
An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per kilometre.
The number of kilometres travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel.
The total distance travelled, in kilometres.
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.
knotgrasses
knotgrasses
noun
plural of knotgrass
koreshanity
kosmokrator
kristianson
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
leatherwork
leatherwork
noun
Articles thus produced.
The making of articles from leather.
masterworks
masterworks
noun
plural of masterwork
metalworker
metalworker
noun
A person who shapes metal.
metanetwork
metanetwork
noun
(communication, management, sociology) A network of networks.
nordmarkite
nordmarkite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of syenite with quartz, mostly composed of microperthite.
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
overtakable
overtakable
adj
That can be overtaken
overtalking
overtalking
verb
present participle of overtalk
overtasking
overtasking
verb
present participle of overtask
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
perestroika
perestroika
noun
(countable, singularity theory) A situation where a small variation of parameters leads to a sudden change in properties.
(historical, uncountable) A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.
(historical, uncountable) The period of time in the Soviet Union during which these reforms were carried out and in effect.
piatigorsky
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plateworker
postmarking
postmarking
verb
present participle of postmark
prokaryotes
prokaryotes
noun
plural of prokaryote
prokaryotic
prokaryotic
adj
Of cells, lacking a nucleus.
Of or having the characteristics of prokaryotes, especially bacteria.
racketproof
realpolitik
realpolitik
noun
(politics) Pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state.
rockhampton
rockhampton
Proper noun
A village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Proper noun
A regional city of Queensland, Australia.
rockhearted
rosenkrantz
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
skateboards
skateboards
noun
plural of skateboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skateboard
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
spatterdock
spatterdock
noun
A species of water lily, Nuphar advena
spatterwork
spatterwork
noun
Art produced by spattering ink or paint against a surface.
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
stockfather
stolkjaerre
stolkjaerre
noun
A two-wheeled cart used in Norway, having a front seat for two people and a rear seat for the driver.
strikeboard
tallowmaker
tallowmaker
noun
A manufacturer of tallow.
tandstickor
terracework
tetraketone
tetrakisazo
thankworthy
thankworthy
adj
Deserving thanks; worthy of gratitude.
theodorakis
toolmarking
tornadolike
tornadolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tornado.
trackbarrow
traitorlike
traitorlike
adj
traitorly
turkomanize
turkophilia
turkophobia
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
unovertaken
unovertaken
adj
Not overtaken.
waterlocked
watersoaked
watersoaked
adj
Soaked with water.
waterworker
waterworker
noun
A person employed in the field of waterworks (engineering works relating to the conveyance and flow of fluids).
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.
wikstroemia
workability
workability
noun
The ease with which something can be worked or fashioned.
The quality of being workable; practical capacity to succeed.
workbaskets
workbaskets
noun
plural of workbasket
workstation
workstation
noun
a desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics