(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
ampherotoky
amphikaryon
amphitokous
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
anakoluthia
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archikaryon
archmockery
arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
noun
(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bibliotheke
bibliotheke
noun
Alternative form of bibliotheque
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
bodychecked
bodychecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodycheck
bookishness
bookishness
noun
The property of being bookish.
bookshelves
bookshelves
noun
plural of bookshelf
breechblock
breechblock
noun
(firearms) The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge.
breshkovsky
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
brookesmith
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
buttonhooks
buttonhooks
noun
plural of buttonhook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhook
cchaddoorck
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkotheke
chalkworker
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkerwork
checkerwork
noun
(figuratively) Any aggregate of varied vicissitudes.
Work consisting of or showing checkers, varied alternately by colour or material.
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
cheektowaga
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
cheremkhovo
chickenhood
chickenhood
noun
The state or period of being a chicken.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chlorpikrin
chockablock
chockablock
adj
(by extension) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
(nautical, of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
adv
In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
chokecherry
chokecherry
noun
Any of several American wild cherry trees, especially Prunus virginiana.
chokoloskee
chopsockies
chopsockies
noun
plural of chopsocky
choukoutien
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cockishness
cockleshell
cockleshell
noun
A small, flimsy boat.
The shell of a cockle (or similar shell).
cockneyship
cockroaches
cockroaches
noun
plural of cockroach
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
crookheaded
crosshackle
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
dukhobortsy
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
flunkeyhood
flunkeyhood
noun
The role or status of a flunkey.
folkishness
folkishness
noun
The quality of being folkish.
forechecked
forechecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forecheck
forechecker
forechecker
noun
(ice hockey) A player who forechecks.
forethinker
forethinker
noun
One who thinks ahead, or plans things in advance.
forthinking
forthinking
verb
present participle of forthink
gerlachovka
groupthinks
gulfhammock
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
hammocklike
hammocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammock.
handistroke
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harpoonlike
headworking
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
heatstrokes
heatstrokes
noun
plural of heatstroke
heckelphone
heckelphone
noun
A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.
hendrickson
herrenvolks
herrenvolks
noun
plural of herrenvolk
hexokinases
hexokinases
noun
plural of hexokinase
hickscorner
highpockets
hockingport
hokeynesses
hokeypokeys
hokeypokeys
noun
plural of hokeypokey
holluschick
holluschick
noun
A "bachelor seal"; a holluschickie.
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
honeysuckle
honeysuckle
noun
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia)
Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia)
Banksia marginata (silver banksia)
Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle)
Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle)
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
hoodwinking
hoodwinking
noun
An act of deception.
verb
present participle of hoodwink
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
hormonelike
hormonelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hormone.
horsebacker
horsebacker
noun
One who rides on horseback.
horsejockey
horsekeeper
horsekeeper
noun
A person who looks after horses, for example in a coal mine.
hotelkeeper
hotelkeeper
noun
A hotelier; a hotel owner.
housebreaks
housebreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak
housebroken
housebroken
adj
Of animals: trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
housekeeper
housekeeper
noun
(colloquial, now rare) Someone who keeps to their house; someone who rarely ventures away from home; an unadventurous person, a homebody.
(now rare) Someone who owns a house as a place of residence; a householder.
Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc.
Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household.
houseworker
houseworker
noun
One who does the housework; a homemaker.
hundredwork
hyalotekite
hyalotekite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, beryllium, boron, calcium, chlorine, copper, fluorine, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
hydrocracks
hydrocracks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrocrack
hypokalemia
hypokalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood (below the reference range).
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypokinemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
hypokinesis
hypokinesis
noun
(pathology) Diminished power of movement; hypomotility
hypokinetic
hypokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypokinesis
inkhornizer
interchoked
johnnycakes
johnnycakes
noun
plural of johnnycake
joukahainen
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kameelthorn
kamptomorph
karyochrome
karyochrome
noun
(cytology, dated) A type of neuron that has a nucleus that stains intensely
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
katabothron
katamorphic
kawchodinne
keratophyre
keratophyre
noun
(petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
keraulophon
ketoheptose
ketoheptose
noun
(biochemistry) Any ketose form of a heptose
kilohertzes
kilohertzes
noun
plural of kilohertz
kinchinmort
kinetochore
kinetochore
noun
(biology) The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kinetophone
kinetophone
noun
(historical) A machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph synchronized so as to reproduce a scene and its accompanying sounds.
kingdomship
kinorhyncha
knighthoods
knighthoods
noun
plural of knighthood
knightstown
knightswort
kochliarion
kochliarion
noun
(historical) A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.