(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
akrabattine
backbearing
backpointer
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backspierer
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
baedekerian
baggyrinkle
baikerinite
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
bakersville
bakersville
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
a town in North Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Mitchell County.
an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, USA.
bandkeramik
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
barkentines
barkentines
noun
plural of barkentine
barkevikite
barkevikite
noun
(mineralogy) A particular hornblende mineral.
barkpeeling
baskerville
baskerville
Proper noun
A serif typeface from the 18th century.
bauckiebird
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
bhaktimarga
bialystoker
birkeniidae
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackfisher
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blackmailer
blackmailer
noun
Someone who blackmails.
bladderlike
bladderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bladder.
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.
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
bradykinins
bradykinins
noun
plural of bradykinin
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
brainworker
brakemaking
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
breislakite
breithablik
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
brickbatted
brickbatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brickbat
bricklayers
bricklayers
noun
plural of bricklayer
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
broommaking
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buzzardlike
buzzardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buzzard.
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
crackbrains
crackbrains
noun
plural of crackbrain
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
demibuckram
diefenbaker
disembarked
disembarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembark
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
icebreakers
icebreakers
noun
plural of icebreaker
imbarkation
jackrabbits
jackrabbits
noun
plural of jackrabbit
jailbreaker
jailbreaker
noun
One who breaks out of jail.
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
kabirpanthi
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
koeberlinia
lackbrained
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
linebackers
linebackers
noun
plural of linebacker
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
overbraking
overbraking
verb
present participle of overbrake
packbuilder
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
prickleback
prickleback
noun
Any of the fish in the family Stichaeidae.
The stickleback
pricklyback
prisonbreak
rainbowlike
rainbowlike
adj
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
redisembark
reembarking
reembarking
verb
present participle of reembark
ribandmaker
ribbonmaker
ribbonmaker
noun
One who makes ribbons.
ringbarking
ringbarking
verb
present participle of ringbark
silverbacks
silverbacks
noun
plural of silverback
strikeboard
strikebreak
strikebreak
verb
To break a strike; to work for a business where the union members are on strike.
stringybark
stringybark
noun
Any of a number of Australian eucalyptus trees with fibrous bark, or the wood or bark of such trees.
svarabhakti
svarabhakti
noun
(linguistics, phonology) Epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.
ticklebrain
ticklebrain
noun
(obsolete) Alcoholic liquor.
tiebreakers
tiebreakers
noun
plural of tiebreaker
transbaikal
turkophobia
underbaking
underbaking
verb
present participle of underbake
undrinkable
undrinkable
adj
Not drinkable.
noun
Anything not suitable for drinking.
undrinkably
undrinkably
adv
Such that it cannot be drunk.
untrickable
untrickable
adj
That cannot be tricked.
verbenalike
verbenalike
adj
Resembling verbena or some aspect of it.
warblerlike
warblerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a warbler.
weakbrained
weakbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of weak-brained
wilkesbarre
windbreaker
windbreaker
noun
A thin outer coat designed to resist wind chill and light rain.
workability
workability
noun
The ease with which something can be worked or fashioned.
The quality of being workable; practical capacity to succeed.