The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
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.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blacktongue
buffaloback
buffaloback
noun
The back of a buffalo
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
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
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
gulfhammock
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jacksonburg
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
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
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
leskeaceous
leucoplakia
leucoplakia
noun
Alternative form of leukoplakia
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
pockmanteau
pockmanteau
noun
(Scotland, archaic) portmanteau
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
stackhousia
stockhausen
tunkhannock
tunkhannock
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
unblockaded
unblockaded
adj
Not blockaded.
uncloakable
uncloakable
adj
Not cloakable.
unpadlocked
unpadlocked
adj
Not secured by a padlock.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unpadlock
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).