(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.
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
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
bareknuckle
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blacktongue
bucklandite
buckwashing
bunchbacked
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
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
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.
hunchbacked
hunchbacked
adj
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
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
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
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.
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
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
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.
nunapitchuk
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
nutcrackery
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
pfannkuchen
pockmanteau
pockmanteau
noun
(Scotland, archaic) portmanteau
quackenbush
quickenance
quickenance
noun
quickening
quickenbeam
saarbrucken
saucemaking
saucemaking
noun
(cooking) The making of sauces.
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
stockhausen
subtacksman
subtacksmen
trucemaking
tunkhannock
tunkhannock
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
unblackened
unblackened
adj
Not blackened.
unblockaded
unblockaded
adj
Not blockaded.
unbracketed
unbracketed
adj
Not bracketed.
unbuckramed
unbuckramed
adj
(archaic) Not stiffened with buckram; not stiff.
uncheckable
uncheckable
adj
Incapable of being checked or restrained.
Incapable of being checked or verified.
uncloakable
uncloakable
adj
Not cloakable.
underjacket
unhackneyed
unhackneyed
adj
Not worn-out through overuse; not hackneyed.
Unpractised, inexperienced.
unnicknamed
unnicknamed
adj
Not given a nickname.
unpadlocked
unpadlocked
adj
Not secured by a padlock.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unpadlock
unransacked
unransacked
adj
Not having been ransacked.
unshackling
unshackling
verb
present participle of unshackle
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).