A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
bacchuslike
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
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).
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
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.
earthquakes
earthquakes
noun
plural of earthquake
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
housebreaks
housebreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
katharevusa
katipuneros
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
kilogausses
kilogausses
noun
plural of kilogauss
klausenburg
knisteneaux
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
leskeaceous
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukorrheas
leukorrheas
noun
plural of leukorrhea
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
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
mountebanks
mountebanks
noun
plural of mountebank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mountebank
multitasked
multitasked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of multitask
muschelkalk
muskallonge
muskallunge
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
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
parkersburg
parkersburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
pervouralsk
quackenbush
quacksalver
quacksalver
noun
(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
quakerishly
quakinesses
rattleskull
saarbrucken
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
saucemaking
saucemaking
noun
(cooking) The making of sauces.
sauerkrauts
sauerkrauts
noun
plural of sauerkraut
sausagelike
sausagelike
adj
Resembling a sausage; often specifically sausage-shaped.
sawdustlike
sawdustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of sawdust.
sharksucker
sharksucker
noun
The remora or suckerfish.
shattuckite
shattuckite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper silicate hydroxide mineral.
skullbanker
snakemouths
snakemouths
noun
plural of snakemouth
soundalikes
soundalikes
noun
plural of soundalike
squeakiness
squeakiness
noun
The state of being squeaky
squeakingly
squeakingly
adv
With a squeaking sound.
squeakproof
squeakproof
adj
Resistant to making squeaking sounds.
stagestruck
stagestruck
adj
Enamored of the theatre, the craft of acting or of actors/actresses.
steaakhouse
steakhouses
steakhouses
noun
plural of steakhouse
stockhausen
subalkaline
subalkaline
adj
Somewhat alkaline.
subtacksmen
superflacks
superflacks
noun
plural of superflack
supermarket
supermarket
noun
(figurative) A one-stop shop; a place offering a range of products or services.
A chain of such stores.
A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
supertanker
supertanker
noun
An extremely large tanker ship.
supplejacks
supplejacks
noun
plural of supplejack
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
truckmaster
truckmaster
noun
(historical) The manager of a colonially-sanctioned store that traded goods with the Native Americans.
turtlebacks
turtlebacks
noun
plural of turtleback
undertakers
undertakers
noun
plural of undertaker
unfrankness
unfrankness
noun
The quality of being unfrank.
unransacked
unransacked
adj
Not having been ransacked.
unsaintlike
unsaintlike
adj
Not saintlike.
unsatyrlike
unshakeable
unshakeable
adj
Alternative form of unshakable
unshakeably
unshakeably
adv
Alternative spelling of unshakably
unshakiness
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).
unskeptical
unskeptical
adj
Not skeptical; having an open mind.
unslackened
unslackened
adj
Not slackened.
unslakeable
unslakeable
adj
That cannot be slaked
unsmokeable
unsmokeable
adj
Alternative form of unsmokable
unspeakable
unspeakable
adj
Extremely bad or objectionable.
Impossible to speak about.
Incapable of being spoken or uttered
Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described.
unspeakably
unspeakably
adv
In an unspeakable manner.
wakefulness
wakefulness
noun
The state of being wakeful.
whalesucker
whalesucker
noun
A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.