(finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
verb
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
(of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
To adorn with candlesticks.
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
candymaking
candymaking
noun
The manufacture of candy.
cankerberry
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
canvasbacks
canvasbacks
noun
plural of canvasback
capeneddick
captaincook
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
carjackings
carjackings
noun
plural of carjacking
carsickness
carsickness
noun
(dated) Motion sickness caused by riding in a railway carriage.
Motion sickness caused by riding in a motor car.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
catakinesis
catakinetic
cementmaker
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
chelyabinsk
clackmannan
clackmannan
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of until 1822
a local government district in Region, Scotland, created in 1975 when the county of Clackmannanshire was abolished, and renamed again in 1996 when it became a council area.
cloakmaking
cloakmaking
noun
The manufacture of cloaks.
clockmaking
clockmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cockneyland
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
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
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
crackbrains
crackbrains
noun
plural of crackbrain
crackedness
crackedness
noun
The state or quality of being cracked.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
cratemaking
cratemaking
noun
The manufacture of crates.
creammaking
cruickshank
cycloalkane
cycloalkane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
damaskeened
damaskeened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of damaskeen
damkjernite
dankishness
dankishness
noun
The quality of being dankish.
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
diamondback
diamondback
noun
(common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.
The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin).
diamondlike
diamondlike
adj
Having characteristics, or molecular structure, of diamond
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
diazoalkane
diazoalkane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any diazo derivative of an alkane
dickensiana
diefenbaker
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
dockization
dockization
noun
conversion of an area of water into a dock, by excluding the tide with a dam
dockyardman
dockyardman
noun
A laborer employed in a dockyard.
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
downpatrick
drakensberg
dreikanters
dreikanters
noun
plural of dreikanter
dressmaking
dressmaking
noun
The craft of making custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns.
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
dyskinesias
dyskinesias
noun
plural of dyskinesia
earmarkings
earmarkings
noun
plural of earmarking
earthmaking
earthquaken
ekatantalum
ekatantalum
noun
Alternative form of eka-tantalum
embankments
embankments
noun
plural of embankment
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
embarkments
embarkments
noun
plural of embarkment
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
epimanikion
epimanikion
noun
A cuff worn over the sticharion by clergy in the Greek Orthodox Church, corresponding to a maniple in other Catholic churches.
epiplankton
epiplankton
noun
Plankton normally living in the top hundred fathoms of a body of water (at a depth of about 180 metres or less).
filmmakings
filmmakings
noun
plural of filmmaking
finchbacked
flakinesses
flakinesses
noun
plural of flakiness
foretalking
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
frankalmoin
frankalmoin
noun
Alternative form of frankalmoign
frankenmuth
frankforter
frankfurter
frankfurter
noun
(UK, US, Canada) A moist sausage of soft, even texture and flavor, often made from mechanically recovered meat or meat slurry.
franklinian
franklinian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to scientist and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
franklinism
franklinist
franklinite
franklinite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
franklinton
franknesses
franknesses
noun
plural of frankness
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
franksville
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
gainspeaker
gainspeaker
noun
(obsolete) A gainsayer; opponent.
galligaskin
gamekeeping
gamekeeping
noun
The keeping of game; the occupation of a gamekeeper.
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
gardenmaker
gardenmaker
noun
A person who creates gardens.
garlandlike
garlandlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a garland.
gatekeeping
gatekeeping
verb
present participle and gerund of gatekeep
gavelkinder
gavelkinder
noun
One who inherits through gavelkind.
gawkinesses
gawkinesses
noun
plural of gawkiness
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gazingstock
gazingstock
noun
(archaic) An object, event or person that is stared at by many people; a spectacle.
ginkgoaceae
glaiketness
glaikitness
glassmaking
glassmaking
noun
The craft or industry of producing glass
glovemaking
glovemaking
noun
The manufacture of gloves.
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.
goalkeeping
goalkeeping
noun
The art of a goalkeeper.
verb
present participle of goalkeep
godforsaken
godforsaken
adj
Abandoned by a deity or god.
Particularly awful; very bad
granitelike
granitelike
adj
Resembling granite.
gravemaking
greenbacker
greenbacker
noun
Alternative form of Greenbacker
greenshanks
greenshanks
noun
plural of greenshank
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
hackneyedly
hakenkreuze
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
handistroke
handkercher
handkercher
noun
Obsolete form of handkerchief.
handpicking
handpicking
verb
present participle of handpick
handshaking
handshaking
noun
(computing) A step in a protocol in which information is exchanged between computing processor devices; often as part of the initiation process for communications.
A greeting by clasping hands.
verb
present participle of handshake
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
harpoonlike
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
headworking
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
hedgemaking
hedgemaking
noun
The construction of hedges.
hexokinases
hexokinases
noun
plural of hexokinase
highjacking
highjacking
noun
Alternative form of hijacking
verb
present participle of highjack
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
hunchbacked
hunchbacked
adj
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
hypokinemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
imbarkation
imparkation
inkstandish
inkstandish
noun
(obsolete) An inkstand.
interstreak
interstreak
adj
Between streaks.
verb
To color or pattern with alternating streaks.
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jackanapish
jackanapish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jackanapes.
jackarooing
jackarooing
verb
present participle of jackaroo
jackassness
jackassness
noun
foolishness; idiocy
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
jackknifing
jackknifing
verb
present participle of jackknife
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others