(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
alkahestical
alkahestical
adj
Alternative form of alkahestic
amethystlike
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
apparatchiki
apparatchiks
apparatchiks
noun
plural of apparatchik
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
backchecking
backchecking
verb
present participle of backcheck
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
backstitched
backstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstitch
backstitches
backstitches
noun
plural of backstitch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstitch
bankruptship
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blackshirted
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
chakravartin
chakravartin
noun
(India, religion) An ideal universal ruler, who rules ethically and benevolently over the entire world.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
changchiakow
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
checkweigher
checkweigher
noun
Alternative form of check weigher
cheekinesses
cheekinesses
noun
plural of cheekiness
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
chemokinesis
chemokinesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level
chemokinetic
chemokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or provoking chemokinesis
chickahominy
chickenberry
chickenshits
chickenshits
noun
plural of chickenshit
chokeberries
chokeberries
noun
plural of chokeberry
choleokinase
cockfighting
cockfighting
noun
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
verb
present participle of cockfight
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
dhodheknisos
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
ducklingship
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
elephantlike
elephantlike
adj
(figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good
Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
faithbreaker
faithbreaker
noun
Someone who breaks a promise or violates a treaty.
fishybacking
forechecking
forechecking
verb
present participle of forecheck
forethinking
forethinking
verb
present participle of forethink
freakishness
freakishness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being freakish
freethinkers
freethinkers
noun
plural of freethinker
freethinking
freethinking
noun
The principles of a freethinker; free thought
guidebookish
guidebookish
adj
Having the tone or style of a guidebook.
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
handkerchief
handkerchief
noun
A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
hawkinsville
headkerchief
headkerchief
noun
A kerchief worn on the head
headshrinker
headshrinker
noun
Alternative form of head-shrinker
heilungkiang
helmetmaking
hemikaryotic
hemiplankton
hemokoniosis
hickorywithe
holidaymaker
holidaymaker
noun
(Britain) someone who is on holiday
homelikeness
homelikeness
noun
The quality of being homelike.
homeokinesis
homeokinesis
noun
The dynamic formation of equilibrium in a bodily function.
homeokinetic
homeokinetic
adj
Relating to homeokinesis.
Relating to homeokinetics.
homesickness
homesickness
noun
The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
hookswinging
hopkinsonian
hopkinsville
hopkinsville
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
horsekeeping
housekeeping
housekeeping
noun
Any general tasks that involve preparation.
Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
hucksterisms
hucksterisms
noun
plural of hucksterism
hydraulicked
hydraulicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydraulic
hydrokineter
hydrokinetic
hydrokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrokinetics
Of or pertaining to the kinetic energy of moving fluids
hyperkalemia
hyperkalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hyperkineses
hyperkineses
noun
plural of hyperkinesis
hyperkinesia
hyperkinesia
noun
hyperkinesis
hyperkinesis
hyperkinesis
noun
(pathology) A condition especially of childhood characterized by hyperactivity.
(pathology) Abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements.
hyperkinetic
hyperkinetic
adj
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
noun
A person exhibiting hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
hyperlinking
hyperlinking
verb
present participle of hyperlink
hypoalkaline
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hypokaliemia
interchoking
jacklighting
jacklighting
noun
(hunting, US, Canada) The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the purpose of hunting.
verb
present participle of jacklight
javakishvili
kalandariyah
kaleidophone
kaleidophone
noun
(obsolete, physics) A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate, that produces optical figures that correspond to the mode of vibration of the rod or plate
kaliophilite
kaliophilite
noun
a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO₄, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Italy
kalokagathia
kalokagathia
noun
(philosophy) A Platonic teaching consisting of the harmonious combination of bodily, moral and spiritual virtues.
karyorrhexis
karyorrhexis
noun
The destructive fragmentation of the nucleus of a dying cell whereby its chromatin is distributed irregularly throughout the cytoplasm.
karyoschisis
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
kataphoretic
kataphoretic
adj
Alternative form of cataphoretic
katholikoses
katholikoses
noun
plural of katholikos
khachaturian
kinaesthesia
kinaesthesia
noun
Alternative spelling of kinesthesia
kinaesthesis
kinaesthesis
noun
Alternative form of kinesthesis
kinaesthetic
kinaesthetic
adj
Alternative form of kinesthetic
kinchinjunga
kinesthesias
kinesthesias
noun
plural of kinesthesia
kinetochores
kinetochores
noun
plural of kinetochore
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
kinetophobia
kinrossshire
kirschwasser
kirschwasser
noun
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
kitchenettes
kitchenettes
noun
plural of kitchenette
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kithlessness
kithlessness
noun
(rare) Absence of friends or acquaintances.
kitschifying
kitschifying
verb
present participle of kitschify
kittikachorn
kleptophobia
kleptophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of theft.
knightlihood
knightlihood
noun
Quality of being knightly.
knightliness
knightliness
noun
knightly behaviour; chivalry
knightsville
kotschubeite
kotschubeite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium chlorite mineral.
kurchatovium
kurchatovium
noun
(physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
kwashiorkors
kwashiorkors
noun
plural of kwashiorkor
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
loansharking
loansharking
verb
present participle of loanshark (Committing crimes as a loan shark, committing usury (loaning money at excessive rate of interest) especially when collecting under threat of violence.)
locksmithery
locksmithery
Noun
The work of a locksmith.
locksmithing
locksmithing
noun
The science and art of making and defeating locks.
lockstitched
lockstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lockstitch