(pathology) The condition of the urine having a higher than normal pH
amphitokous
anakoluthia
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
bacchuslike
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
bareknuckle
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bauckiebird
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blacktongue
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
boguslawsky
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
bucklandite
buckwashing
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buffaloback
buffaloback
noun
The back of a buffalo
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulletmaker
bulletmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bullets.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bunchbacked
bundelkhand
burkundauze
burkundauze
noun
Alternative form of burkundaz
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
buttermaker
buzzardlike
buzzardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buzzard.
chackchiuma
chalkcutter
chickamauga
chikmagalur
chuckawalla
chuckawalla
noun
Alternative form of chuckwalla
chucklehead
chucklehead
noun
(informal) A stupid or clumsy person.
A coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus.
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
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
cruickshank
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
demibuckram
deutschmark
diaskeuasis
diaskeuasis
noun
The process of reviewing or revising a text.
doublespeak
doublespeak
noun
Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
duckhearted
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
dzaudzhikau
earthquaked
earthquaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of earthquake
earthquaken
earthquakes
earthquakes
noun
plural of earthquake
ekatantalum
ekatantalum
noun
Alternative form of eka-tantalum
frankenmuth
frankfurter
frankfurter
noun
(UK, US, Canada) A moist sausage of soft, even texture and flavor, often made from mechanically recovered meat or meat slurry.
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
gearksutite
gearksutite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.
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.
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
grubstakers
grubstakers
noun
plural of grubstaker
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
gulfhammock
hakenkreuze
housebreaks
housebreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
hunchbacked
hunchbacked
adj
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others
jackqueline
jacksonburg
joukahainen
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
kamelaukion
kamelaukion
noun
A stiff cylindrical head-covering worn for religious reasons in Orthodox Christian and Eastern Catholic traditions.
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
katharevusa
katipuneros
keelhauling
keelhauling
noun
(nautical) The act by which a person is keelhauled.
(slang, obsolete, by extension) A thorough thrashing or mauling; rough treatment.
verb
present participle of keelhaul.
kentuckians
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
keratonosus
keraulophon
kilogausses
kilogausses
noun
plural of kilogauss
klausenburg
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knisteneaux
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
knuckleball
knuckleball
noun
(baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.
(figurative) An event that is hard to predict.
verb
(intransitive, baseball) To pitch knuckleballs.
knucklehead
knucklehead
noun
An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
kookaburras
kookaburras
noun
plural of kookaburra
kulturkampf
kulturkampf
noun
(historical) A conflict between secular and religious authorities, especially the struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government under Bismarck.
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
leskeaceous
leucoplakia
leucoplakia
noun
Alternative form of leukoplakia
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukoplakia
leukoplakia
noun
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
leukorrheal
leukorrheal
adj
Relating to leukorrhea.
leukorrheas
leukorrheas
noun
plural of leukorrhea
leukorrhoea
leukorrhoea
noun
Alternative form of leukorrhea
leukotaxine
loudspeaker
loudspeaker
noun
An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones.
lukaszewicz
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
lutoslawski
mantuamaker
mantuamaker
noun
A maker of women's clothes, especially dresses
menangkabau
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
milwaukeean
milwaukeean
Adjective
Of or relating to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
minnewaukan
minnewaukan
Proper noun
a small city in North Dakota, USA, which is the county seat of
mitsukurina
mountebanks
mountebanks
noun
plural of mountebank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mountebank
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
multitasked
multitasked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of multitask
muschelkalk
muskallonge
muskallunge
natureliked
nonbulkhead
nonbulkhead
adj
Not of or relating to a bulkhead.
nunapitchuk
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
nutcrackery
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
outflanking
outflanking
noun
The act of one who outflanks.
verb
present participle of outflank
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
outthanking
outthanking
verb
present participle of outthank
packbuilder
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
parkersburg
parkersburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
pervouralsk
pfannkuchen
phitsanulok
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.