Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
allokinetic
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
antirickets
antirickets
adj
Preventing rickets.
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(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.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
backlighted
backpointer
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
backtracked
backtracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backtrack
backtracker
backtracker
noun
One who, or that which, backtracks.
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
blackbeetle
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.
blacktongue
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brickbatted
brickbatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brickbat
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
bucklandite
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
cabinetmake
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
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
carpetmaker
carpetmaker
noun
One who manufactures carpets.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
catakinesis
catakinetic
cementmaker
chalkcutter
chalkotheke
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
cheektowaga
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
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
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
cratemaking
cratemaking
noun
The manufacture of crates.
crystallike
deutschmark
dockmasters
dockmasters
noun
plural of dockmaster
duckhearted
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
flatterdock
flickertail
flickertail
noun
Nickname for the North American ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni.
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
hatchetback
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
hecctkaerre
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
kalymmocyte
katagenetic
katakinetic
kataplectic
kataplectic
adj
Alternative form of cataplectic
kentuckians
keratectomy
keratectomy
noun
(surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis
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
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
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.
kickstarted
kickstarted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kickstart
kinaestheic
kinematical
kinematical
adj
kinematic
kinesiatric
kinesiatric
adj
Of or relating to kinesiatrics.
kinetically
kinetically
adv
Concerning kinetics.
In a kinetic manner.
kitchenmaid
kitchenmaid
noun
(archaic) A woman employed in a kitchen.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
landsknecht
latticelike
latticelike
adj
Resembling a lattice
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
leatherback
leatherback
noun
A large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a leathery back.
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
maeterlinck
marketplace
marketplace
noun
(by extension) The world of commerce and trade.
(figurative) A place or sphere for the exchange of anything, such as ideas or fashions.
An open area in a town housing a public market.
The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
matchmakers
matchmakers
noun
plural of matchmaker
matchmarked
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
metakinetic
metakinetic
adj
Relating to metakinesis.
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
nutcrackery
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
parakinetic
parakinetic
adj
Relating to parakinesis
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
peacockiest
peacockiest
adj
superlative form of peacocky: most peacocky
peasticking
pickedevant
picketboats
picketboats
noun
plural of picketboat
pockmanteau
pockmanteau
noun
(Scotland, archaic) portmanteau
quarterback
quarterback
noun
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
(American football, historical) An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back.
(rugby football, historical) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.
verb
(American football) To play the position of quarterback.
(by extension) To lead a team or group; to be primarily responsible for some group project or activity.
quarterdeck
quarterdeck
noun
(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
racetracker
racetracker
noun
Any person employed at a racetrack for horses.
racketeered
racketeered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of racketeer
racketiness
racketiness
noun
Quality of being rackety.
racketproof
ratchetlike
ratchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet.
reattacking
reattacking
verb
present participle of reattack
rejacketing
rejacketing
verb
present participle of rejacket
rheumaticky
rheumaticky
adj
(colloquial) Of, pertaining to or having rheumatism.
rickettsiae
rickettsiae
noun
plural of rickettsia
rickettsial
rickettsial
adj
Relating to rickettsia.
rickettsias
rickstaddle
rickstaddle
noun
A staddle for a hayrick.
rockhearted
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
shattuckite
shattuckite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper silicate hydroxide mineral.
sickhearted
sidetracked
sidetracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sidetrack
skeltonical
skeptically
skeptically
adv
(American spelling) In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.
slackwitted
smokestacks
smokestacks
noun
plural of smokestack
spatterdock
spatterdock
noun
A species of water lily, Nuphar advena
stagestruck
stagestruck
adj
Enamored of the theatre, the craft of acting or of actors/actresses.
starchmaker
steeplejack
steeplejack
noun
A person whose job involves climbing tall structures like steeples in order to make repairs.
stickhandle
stickhandle
verb
(chiefly Canada, by extension) To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.
(transitive, intransitive, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
stickleback
stickleback
noun
Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct nests from weeds.