(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
agkistrodon
aleksandrov
alkalometry
ampherotoky
amphikaryon
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
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.
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backcrosses
backcrosses
noun
plural of backcross
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcross
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
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
backwoodser
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
beaverbrook
bialystoker
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
bodicemaker
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
bokmakierie
bokmakierie
noun
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.
bonebreaker
bookmarkers
bookmarkers
noun
plural of bookmarker
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bottlemaker
bottlemaker
noun
A manufacturer of bottles.
brainworker
brassworker
brassworker
noun
A person who manufactures or shapes brass.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
broommaking
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
caseworkers
caseworkers
noun
plural of caseworker
cchaddoorck
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkworker
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
clodbreaker
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockroaches
cockroaches
noun
plural of cockroach
cocksparrow
codebreaker
codebreaker
noun
A cryptanalyst, one who decodes messages without the key.
coffeemaker
coffeemaker
noun
(obsolete) A person who makes coffee.
Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
corncracker
corncracker
noun
Alternative form of corn-cracker
cornerbacks
cornerbacks
noun
plural of cornerback
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.
crookbacked
crookbacked
adj
hunchbacked
crookheaded
crosshackle
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
djokjakarta
dockmasters
dockmasters
noun
plural of dockmaster
dockyardman
dockyardman
noun
A laborer employed in a dockyard.
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
farmworkers
farmworkers
noun
plural of farmworker
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.
floorwalker
floorwalker
noun
Alternative form of floor-walker
forebespeak
forespeaker
forespeaker
noun
(obsolete or historical) One who speaks on behalf of another; an advocate.
foretalking
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
frankalmoin
frankalmoin
noun
Alternative form of frankalmoign
frankforter
franklinton
gerlachovka
glassworker
glassworker
noun
One who makes glasswork.
goalkeepers
goalkeepers
noun
plural of goalkeeper
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
godforsaken
godforsaken
adj
Abandoned by a deity or god.
Particularly awful; very bad
gorillalike
gorillalike
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
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
horsebacker
horsebacker
noun
One who rides on horseback.
housebreaks
housebreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak
hydrocracks
hydrocracks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrocrack
imbarkation
imparkation
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jabberwocky
jabberwocky
adj
absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
meaningless, worthless
noun
invented or meaningless language; nonsense
jackarooing
jackarooing
verb
present participle of jackaroo
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
jacksonboro
jacksonburg
jacksonport
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
kakortokite
kakortokite
noun
(mineralogy) A eudialytic nepheline syenite mineral.
kameeldoorn
kameeldoorn
noun
(South Africa) camelthorn
kameelthorn
kamptomorph
kangarooing
kangarooing
verb
present participle of kangaroo
karyochrome
karyochrome
noun
(cytology, dated) A type of neuron that has a nucleus that stains intensely
karyogamies
karyogamies
noun
plural of karyogamy
karyologies
karyologies
noun
plural of karyology
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
karyomerite
karyomitoic
karyomitome
karyoplasma
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.