(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
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.
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
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.
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
blackbreast
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
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.
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cakravartin
cakravartin
noun
Alternative form of chakravartin
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
carpetmaker
carpetmaker
noun
One who manufactures carpets.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
cementmaker
chalkcutter
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
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
crackpotism
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
cratemaking
cratemaking
noun
The manufacture of crates.
crystallike
deutschmark
dockmasters
dockmasters
noun
plural of dockmaster
downpatrick
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.
fitzpatrick
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
hecctkaerre
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jackrabbits
jackrabbits
noun
plural of jackrabbit
jacksonport
karakatchan
karyomitoic
katacrotism
katamorphic
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
kinesiatric
kinesiatric
adj
Of or relating to kinesiatrics.
kirkpatrick
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.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
krishnaitic
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
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
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
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
prokaryotic
prokaryotic
adj
Of cells, lacking a nucleus.
Of or having the characteristics of prokaryotes, especially bacteria.
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.
rockhampton
rockhampton
Proper noun
A village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Proper noun
A regional city of Queensland, Australia.
rockhearted
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
scratchback
scratchback
noun
(UK, dated) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
sickhearted
sidetracked
sidetracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sidetrack
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
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
starchworks
stockfather
tandstickor
tanglewrack
tapersticks
tapersticks
noun
plural of taperstick
teacherlike
teacherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a teacher.
terracework
thackerayan
thackerayan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1811–1863), English novelist and satirist.
ticklebrain
ticklebrain
noun
(obsolete) Alcoholic liquor.
trackbarrow
tracklayers
tracklayers
noun
plural of tracklayer
tracklaying
tracklaying
noun
(rail transport) The work that involves putting the track in place.
tracklessly
tracklessly
adv
Without a track.
trackmaster
trackmaster
noun
(dated) One who is in charge of a railroad track.
trackwalker
trackwalker
noun
A person employed to walk over and inspect a section of railway track.
traffickers
traffickers
noun
plural of trafficker
trafficking
trafficking
noun
(biochemistry) The movement of an enzyme (or other protein) through tissue.
Clipping of arms trafficking: the smuggling of illegal arms.
Clipping of drug trafficking: the distribution of illegal drugs.
Clipping of human trafficking.
verb
present participle of traffic
present participle of traffick
trafflicker
treaclelike
treaclelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of treacle.
trucemaking
truckmaster
truckmaster
noun
(historical) The manager of a colonially-sanctioned store that traded goods with the Native Americans.
turtlebacks
turtlebacks
noun
plural of turtleback
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
unbracketed
unbracketed
adj
Not bracketed.
underjacket
untrickable
untrickable
adj
That cannot be tricked.
watchkeeper
watchkeeper
noun
A lookout (person who keeps watch).
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
waterlocked
weathercock
weathercock
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) A kind of wind pump whose top behaves like a weather vane, moving with the wind direction, but which also has a wheel attached to measure wind speed.
(figuratively) One who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.
verb
(intransitive, of a boat) To turn upwind because of the difference in water pressure on two sides.
(intransitive, of an airplane or missile) To veer into the direction of the oncoming (relative) wind.