(obsolete) The name first proposed for nitrogen, as being a chief constituent of ammonia or volatile alkali.
alkekengi
alkekengi
noun
A herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi).
The flavoursome berry of this plant.
alkylogen
angellike
angellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an angel.
anglehook
awakening
awakening
adj
Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting
noun
(figurative) Being roused into action or activity.
(religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
The act of becoming aware of something.
verb
present participle of awaken
backening
barkening
barkening
verb
present participle of barken
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
beckoning
beckoning
adj
That beckons.
noun
Such a wave or similar action.
verb
present participle of beckon
bedecking
bedecking
noun
An ornament.
verb
present participle of bedeck
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
bekissing
bekissing
verb
present participle of bekiss
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
bengkalis
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
bickering
bickering
noun
Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
verb
present participle of bicker
breakings
breakings
noun
plural of breaking
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
bungmaker
bunkerage
bunkerage
noun
(nautical) Oil or coal used for the engine of a vessel
(nautical) The act of bunkering (loading a vessel with oil or coal)
bunkering
bunkering
noun
(chiefly Nigeria) The illicit removal of oil from a pipeline or other distribution system.
(nautical) The taking on board of bunker fuel.
verb
present participle of bunker
cankering
cankering
verb
present participle of canker
casketing
casketing
verb
present participle of casket
cockaigne
cockaigne
Proper noun
A land of plenty, luxury and idleness.
cockering
cockering
verb
present participle of cocker
cocketing
dackering
daikering
daikering
verb
present participle of daiker
darkening
darkening
noun
The act of something becoming darker.
verb
present participle of darken
debarking
debarking
verb
present participle of debark
debunking
debunking
noun
The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum)
verb
present participle of debunk
demarking
demarking
verb
present participle of demark
deticking
deticking
verb
present participle of detick
dickering
dickering
noun
bargaining
bartering
verb
present participle of dicker
diemaking
docketing
docketing
noun
The act by which something is docketed.
verb
present participle of docket
dogwinkle
dyemaking
eikonogen
eikonogen
noun
(chemistry, photography) The sodium salt of a sulphonic acid of a naphthol, C₁₀H₅(OH)(NH₂)SO₃Na, used as a photographic developer.
embanking
embanking
verb
present participle of embank
embarking
embarking
noun
An embarkation.
verb
present participle of embark
embosking
embosking
verb
present participle of embosk
enlinking
enlinking
verb
present participle of enlink
fenugreek
fenugreek
noun
Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).
folketing
folketing
Proper noun
the title of the Danish parliament (Folketinget in Danish)
freckling
freckling
noun
A pattern of freckles
verb
present participle of freckle
garfinkel
gavelkind
gavelkind
noun
(historical) a system of inheritance associated with the county of Kent in England whereby, at the death of a tenant, intestate estate is divided equally among all his sons; also, a similar system employed in Ireland
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
geckotian
geckotian
noun
(zoology, obsolete) A gecko.
gekkonoid
giantlike
giantlike
adj
Like a giant; enormous.
gieseking
gitanemuk
glandlike
glandlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gland.
glenbrook
gnomelike
gnomelike
adj
Resembling a gnome.
gooseneck
gooseneck
noun
(nautical) The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.
(often attributive) Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.
Short for gooseneck barnacle.
gooseskin
gooseskin
noun
A kind of thin soft leather.
The skin of a goose, especially the removable skin of a the goose form of a narnauk who transforms back into a goose by putting the skin back on.
grapeskin
grapeskin
noun
The skin of a grape.
greekling
greekling
Noun
A little Greek, or one of small esteem or pretensions.
greenback
greenback
noun
(US) Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally printed with green and black ink) issued by the Federal Reserve.
(historical) A unit of American currency issued during the Civil War by the Treasury Department.
(surfing) A wave that has not yet begun to break.
The United States dollar.
greenbank
greenbank
Proper noun
An urban district of Bristol, England between Easton, Eastville and Whitehall
A large civil cemetery in this district
greenbark
greenleek
greensick
greensick
adj
Afflicted with green sickness.
grudgekin
guauaenok
gunkholed
gunkholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gunkhole
hankering
hankering
noun
(often followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.
verb
present participle of hanker
harkening
harkening
noun
The act of one who harkens or listens.
verb
present participle of harken
hingelike
hingelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hinge.
hunkering
hunkering
verb
present participle of hunker
inglenook
inglenook
noun
A nook or corner beside an open fireplace; a chimney corner.
inleakage
jacketing
jacketing
noun
(countable, UK, dialect, archaic) A thrashing; a beating.
(countable, uncountable) A protective or insulating cover for an object; a jacket.
(countable, uncountable) Material used to make jackets.
verb
present participle of jacket
jerkingly
jerkingly
adv
With jerking motions; unsteadily.
jockeying
jockeying
noun
The act of one who jockeys.
verb
present participle of jockey
junketing
junketing
noun
A celebratory feast or banquet.
verb
present participle of junket
kakogenic
kashering
kashering
verb
present participle of kasher
katangese
katangese
Adjective
from, in or relating to Katanga (all senses)
Noun
The inhabitants or descendants of the people of Katanga (all senses)
keansburg
keensburg
keepering
keepering
noun
gamekeeping
kenneling
kenneling
verb
present participle of kennel
kentigera
kentledge
kentledge
noun
(nautical) Weights (often scrap or pig iron) used as permanent ballast on ships.
A system of weights (usually concrete or cast-iron blocks) used for load-testing piled foundations.
kentrogon
kentrogon
noun
A parasitic larval form of a Sacculina barnacle.
kerguelen
kerneling
kerneling
verb
present participle of kernel
kernighan
ketogenic
ketogenic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to ketogenesis.
kettering
kettering
Proper noun
a town in Northamptonshire, England
kevazingo
keynoting
keynoting
verb
present participle of keynote
kingdomed
kingdomed
adj
(obsolete) Having a kingdom or the dignity of a king.
Having a specified type or number of kingdoms.
kingfield
kingfield
Proper noun
A town in Maine, USA
kingliest
kingliest
adj
superlative form of kingly: most kingly
kingmaker
kingmaker
noun
(by extension, game theory) A player who is unable to win but powerful enough to decide which of the other viable players will eventually win.
(politics) Someone who has strong influence over the choice of a leader.
kingpiece
kingsides
kingsides
noun
plural of kingside
kingsnake
kingsnake
noun
Any of various colubrid snakes of the genus Lampropeltis.
kingstree
kininogen
kininogen
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a set of proteins defined by their primary role as precursors for kinin
kippering
kippering
noun
The development of an acquired hypospadias, usually as a result of long use of a catheter.
The trait of walking on the front legs while dragging the hind legs (applied to a dog).
verb
present participle of kipper
kissinger
kittening
kittening
noun
The giving birth of kittens
verb
present participle of kitten
knaggiest
knaggiest
adj
superlative form of knaggy: most knaggy
knightage
knightage
noun
knighthood; state of being a knight
knights collectively
knightess
knightess
noun
(rare) A female knight.
(rare) The wife of a knight.
knightsen
knigsberg
knowinger
knowinger
adj
comparative form of knowing: more knowing
knowledge
knowledge
noun
(UK, informal) The deep familiarity with certain routes and places of interest required by taxicab drivers working in London, England.
(archaic or law) Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase carnal knowledge).
(countable) Something that can be known; a branch of learning; a piece of information; a science.
(obsolete) Acknowledgement.
(obsolete) Information or intelligence about something; notice.
(obsolete) Notice, awareness.
(philosophical) Justified true belief
Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.
Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.
Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information.
The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
The total of what is known; all information and products of learning.
verb
(obsolete) To confess as true; to acknowledge.
koeninger
kokengolo
kongolese
koshering
koshering
verb
present participle of kosher
kremmling
kvetching
kvetching
noun
Persistent complaining.
verb
present participle of kvetch
lackering
lackering
verb
present participle of lacker
lackeying
lackeying
verb
present participle of lackey
marketing
marketing
noun
(dated) Attending market as a seller.
(uncountable) The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising.
(up to the 1920s, archaic) Shopping, going to market as a buyer.
Buying and/or selling in a market (street market or market fair).
verb
present participle of market
monkeying
monkeying
verb
present participle of monkey
muskogean
muskogean
Noun
Muskogee
Proper noun
Muskogee
neckenger
neckguard
neckguard
noun
Alternative form of neck guard
neckinger
neckinger
noun
(obsolete, slang) A neckerchief.
negrolike
negrolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a negro.
netmaking
netmaking
noun
The manufacture of nets.
nickelage
nickeling
nickeling
noun
Alternative form of nickelling
verb
present participle of nickel
nickering
nickering
noun
The sound of a horse that nickers.
verb
present participle of nicker
nightlike
nightlike
adj
Resembling night or some aspect of it; dark, tenebrous.
nightwake
oaktongue
packeting
packeting
verb
present participle of packet
pekingese
pekingese
Proper noun
The Beijing dialect of Chinese, as distinct from standardized Mandarin.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China.
A small toy dog from China.
Adjective
of or related to Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China
penmaking
penmaking
noun
The manufacture of pens for writing.
perkingly
pickering
pickering
Proper noun
A town in North Yorkshire, England.
A city in Ontario, Canada.
from the town.
picketing
picketing
noun
The act of one who pickets (in any sense).
verb
present participle of picket
pocketing
pocketing
noun
A structure resembling a pocket or pouch.
Material used for making pockets for clothing.
The act of something being illicitly taken or purloined.
verb
present participle of pocket
pokelogan
pokelogan
Noun
A marsh.
premaking
premaking
verb
present participle of premake
pronglike
pronglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prong.
puckering
puckering
noun
A fold or pinched bunch of fabric caused by the shrinkage of one layer among many.