Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
amphitokous
ankylostoma
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antalkalies
antirickets
antirickets
adj
Preventing rickets.
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antismoking
antismoking
adj
Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco
antistriker
antistriker
noun
One who opposes a strike (industrial action).
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
asterisking
asterisking
verb
present participle of asterisk
astrakanite
astrakanite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of a mixed sodium and magnesium sulphate.
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.
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backscatter
backscatter
noun
(computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.
(military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that is scattered back in the direction of the source of radiation by an obscurant.
(physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner.
verb
To scatter particles and/or radiation back to the direction from which they come.
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
backstabbed
backstabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstab
backstabber
backstabber
noun
A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.
backstamped
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstreets
backstreets
noun
plural of backstreet
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backstrokes
backstrokes
noun
plural of backstroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstroke
bangwaketsi
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
barkentines
barkentines
noun
plural of barkentine
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
basketballs
basketballs
noun
plural of basketball
basketmaker
basketmaker
noun
A person who weaves baskets.
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
bialystoker
blackbreast
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
blanketless
blanketless
adj
Without a blanket or blankets.
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
breadbasket
breadbasket
noun
(agriculture) A region which has favourable conditions to produce a large quantity of grain or, by extension, other food products; a food bowl.
(humorous) The abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack.
A basket used for storing or carrying bread.
breakfasted
breakfasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breakfast
breakfaster
breakfaster
noun
One eating breakfast.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
breakwaters
breakwaters
noun
plural of breakwater
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
breislakite
candlestick
candlestick
noun
(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.
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
catakinesis
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
crackpotism
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
crystallike
deerstalker
deerstalker
noun
One who takes part in deer stalking.
deutschmark
dismarketed
dockmasters
dockmasters
noun
plural of dockmaster
dreikanters
dreikanters
noun
plural of dreikanter
earthquakes
earthquakes
noun
plural of earthquake
earthshaker
earthshaker
noun
Somebody or something that is earthshaking, or of great global importance.
embankments
embankments
noun
plural of embankment
embarkments
embarkments
noun
plural of embarkment
episkeletal
episkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Above or outside the endoskeleton; epaxial.
exoskeletal
exoskeletal
adj
(engineering, of a turbine) Having rotor blades extending inwards from the inner surface of a rotating drum, rather than outwards from a central shaft.
Pertaining to the exoskeleton.
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
franklinist
fredrikstad
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
gatekeepers
gatekeepers
noun
plural of gatekeeper
gazingstock
gazingstock
noun
(archaic) An object, event or person that is stared at by many people; a spectacle.
gearksutite
gearksutite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.
glaiketness
glaikitness
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
grubstakers
grubstakers
noun
plural of grubstaker
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
hackmatacks
hackmatacks
noun
plural of hackmatack
hairstreaks
hairstreaks
noun
plural of hairstreak
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
handistroke
heartbreaks
heartbreaks
noun
plural of heartbreak
heatstrokes
heatstrokes
noun
plural of heatstroke
hlithskjalf
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
inkstandish
inkstandish
noun
(obsolete) An inkstand.
interstreak
interstreak
adj
Between streaks.
verb
To color or pattern with alternating streaks.
jackrabbits
jackrabbits
noun
plural of jackrabbit
jacksonport
jacksontown
jnanashakti
katacrotism
katagenesis
katagenesis
noun
Alternative form of catagenesis
katakinesis
katharevusa
katipuneros
kazantzakis
kentuckians
keratinizes
keratinizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keratinize
keratitides
keratitises
keratitises
noun
plural of keratitis
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
keratolysis
keratolysis
noun
(pathology) The periodic exfoliation of the epidermis.
The removal of dead surface skin cells, used to treat various types of wart.
keratonosus
keratonyxis
keratonyxis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
keratoscope
keratoscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An ophthalmic instrument for assessing the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratosropy
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
kickstarted
kickstarted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kickstart
kinaestheic
kinesiatric
kinesiatric
adj
Of or relating to kinesiatrics.
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
kinesiatrics
kinesthesia
kinesthesia
noun
(performing arts) A spectator's perception of the motion of a performer, or, the effect of the motion of a scene on the spectator.
(physiology) The perception of the movement of one's own body, its limbs and muscles etc.
Proprioception or static position sense; the perception of the position and posture of the body; also, more broadly, including the motion of the body as well. See usage notes below.
Sensation or perception of motion.
kinetoplast
kinetoplast
noun
(microbiology) A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
A kinetoplastid.
kissability
kissability
noun
The quality of being kissable.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knisteneaux
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
knotgrasses
knotgrasses
noun
plural of knotgrass
konstantine
koreshanity
kosmokrator
kostelanetz
krishnaitic
kristianson
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
landsknecht
lapstreaked
lapstreaker
lutoslawski
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
marketstead
marketstead
noun
(obsolete) A marketplace.
maskelynite
maskelynite
noun
(mineralogy) A glassy phase found in some meteorites and impact craters, typically similar in composition to plagioclase feldspar.