The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
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.
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.
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
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
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blacktongue
boguslawsky
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
doublespeak
doublespeak
noun
Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
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
housebreaks
housebreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jacksonburg
joukahainen
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
kamelaukion
kamelaukion
noun
A stiff cylindrical head-covering worn for religious reasons in Orthodox Christian and Eastern Catholic traditions.
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
katipuneros
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
keraulophon
kilogausses
kilogausses
noun
plural of kilogauss
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
kookaburras
kookaburras
noun
plural of kookaburra
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
leskeaceous
leucoplakia
leucoplakia
noun
Alternative form of leukoplakia
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukoplakia
leukoplakia
noun
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
leukorrheal
leukorrheal
adj
Relating to leukorrhea.
leukorrheas
leukorrheas
noun
plural of leukorrhea
leukorrhoea
leukorrhoea
noun
Alternative form of leukorrhea
leukotaxine
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.
lutoslawski
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
mountebanks
mountebanks
noun
plural of mountebank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mountebank
muskallonge
nonbulkhead
nonbulkhead
adj
Not of or relating to a bulkhead.
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
outflanking
outflanking
noun
The act of one who outflanks.
verb
present participle of outflank
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
outthanking
outthanking
verb
present participle of outthank
pervouralsk
phitsanulok
pockmanteau
pockmanteau
noun
(Scotland, archaic) portmanteau
pollakiuria
pollakiuria
noun
(urology) Abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine.
snakemouths
snakemouths
noun
plural of snakemouth
soundalikes
soundalikes
noun
plural of soundalike
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
squeakproof
squeakproof
adj
Resistant to making squeaking sounds.
stackhousia
steaakhouse
steakhouses
steakhouses
noun
plural of steakhouse
stockhausen
tunkhannock
tunkhannock
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
turkomanize
turkophilia
turkophobia
tutankhamon
tutankhamon
Proper noun
Egyptian Pharaoh known for his young age, for the restoration of Egyptian religion, and for being the only Pharaoh whose tomb was preserved intact to the modern age.
tutenkhamon
ulrikaumeko
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
unblockaded
unblockaded
adj
Not blockaded.
unbrookable
unbrookable
adj
Not to be brooked or borne; intolerable.
unbrookably
unbrookably
adv
In an unbrookable manner.
uncloakable
uncloakable
adj
Not cloakable.
unforsaking
unforsaking
adj
That does not forsake.
uninvokable
uninvokable
adj
That cannot be invoked.
unovertaken
unovertaken
adj
Not overtaken.
unpadlocked
unpadlocked
adj
Not secured by a padlock.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unpadlock
unrevokable
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).