(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breakweather
breaststroke
breaststroke
noun
A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's
verb
to swim using this stroke
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
brickbatting
brickbatting
noun
The act of assailing with criticism.
The act of attacking by throwing brickbats.
verb
present participle of brickbat
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
bridgemaking
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.
brooktondale
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
bushelbasket
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
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
buttermaking
cabinetmaker
cabinetmaker
noun
A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden furniture
cabinetworks
camiknickers
camiknickers
noun
(dated) A women's undergarment covering the torso, worn for example under short dresses or slacks.
candlemaking
candlemaking
noun
The manufacture of candles.
candlesticks
candlesticks
noun
plural of candlestick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of candlestick
cankeredness
cankeredness
noun
The state or quality of being cankered.
cankerflower
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
carnivallike
carnivallike
adj
Like a carnival; festive.
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
cementmaking
chakravartin
chakravartin
noun
(India, religion) An ideal universal ruler, who rules ethically and benevolently over the entire world.
chalkography
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
chandrakanta
changchiakow
changepocket
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chaunoprockt
checkerboard
checkerboard
noun
(film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.
A pattern of squares of alternating colours.
verb
(transitive) To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
chickahominy
choleokinase
chuckawallas
chuckawallas
noun
plural of chuckawalla
chuckleheads
chuckleheads
noun
plural of chucklehead
cinnamonlike
cinnamonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of cinnamon.
clankingness
clarkesville
clarkesville
Proper noun
A in
A in that is the of
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
coffeemakers
coffeemakers
noun
plural of coffeemaker
coffinmaking
coffinmaking
noun
The manufacture of coffins.
confervalike
contakionkia
crackability
crackability
noun
Quality or degree of being crackable.
crackbrained
crackbrained
adj
Idiotic.
crackerberry
crackerberry
noun
The Canadian bunchberry, Cornus canadensis.
crackerjacks
crackerjacks
noun
plural of crackerjack
cracklewares
cracklewares
noun
plural of crackleware
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
crankinesses
crankinesses
noun
plural of crankiness
creakinesses
creakinesses
noun
plural of creakiness
crockeryware
crockeryware
noun
crockery
cryoplankton
cuckoomaiden
cytoskeletal
cytoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton.
czechoslovak
czechoslovak
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Czechoslovakia or its people
damaskeening
damaskeening
noun
Alternative form of damascening
verb
present participle of damaskeen
darksomeness
darksomeness
noun
The quality of being darksome.
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
daydreamlike
daydreamlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a daydream.
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
decisionmake
deerstalkers
deerstalkers
noun
plural of deerstalker
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
deutschemark
dialkylamine
dialkylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any secondary amine formed from two alkyl groups
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
dismarketing
doublespeaks
dressmakings
dressmakings
noun
plural of dressmaking
drinkability
drinkability
noun
The extent to which something is drinkable.
The state or property of being drinkable.
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis
noun
(medicine) Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
earthshakers
earthshakers
noun
plural of earthshaker
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
ekamanganese
ekamanganese
noun
(chemistry) the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the predicted element (technetium) lying below manganese in the periodic table
ekaterinburg
ekaterinodar
elephantlike
elephantlike
adj
(figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good
Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
endoskeletal
endoskeletal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton).
enterokinase
enterokinase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme, secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa, that catalyzes the activation of trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin
evilspeaking
faithbreaker
faithbreaker
noun
Someone who breaks a promise or violates a treaty.
fantasiestck
fasibitikite
firecrackers
firecrackers
noun
plural of firecracker
fishybacking
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
forsakenness
forsakenness
noun
The state or condition of being forsaken.
fountainlike
fountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
frankability
frankability
noun
The quality of being frankable.
frankalmoign
frankalmoign
noun
(UK, historical) A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service.
frankenstein
frankenstein
noun
Alternative form of Frankenstein
verb
Alternative spelling of Frankenstein
frankforters
frankfurters
frankfurters
noun
plural of frankfurter
frankhearted
frankincense
frankincense
noun
A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.
franklandite
frankliniana
franklinites
franklinites
noun
plural of franklinite
franklintown
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
freakinesses
freakinesses
noun
plural of freakiness
freakishness
freakishness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being freakish
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
gadsbodikins
gadzookeries
gadzookeries
noun
plural of gadzookery
gainspeaking
gainspeaking
noun
(obsolete) A speaking against; opposition.
galligaskins
galligaskins
noun
(archaic, historical) Large, loose breeches, fashionable in the 16th and 17th centuries.
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
gallygaskins
gallygaskins
noun
Alternative form of galligaskins
gardenmaking
gardenmaking
noun
The creation of gardens.
garmentmaker
garmentmaker
noun
A manufacturer of garments.
ginkgoaceous
ginkgoaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ginkgoaceae.
glassmakings
glassworkers
glassworkers
noun
plural of glassworker
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
glucokinases
glucokinases
noun
plural of glucokinase
graustarkian
greenbackers
greenbackers
noun
plural of greenbacker
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
griddlecakes
griddlecakes
noun
plural of griddlecake
hackettstown
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
hallanshaker
hallanshaker
noun
(obsolete) A sturdy beggar.
halterbreaks
halterbreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
hammarskjold
hammerskjold
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
heartbreaker
heartbreaker
noun
(dated) A curl or lovelock.
(role-playing games) An independent role-playing game that attempts to fix various perceived design flaws in an established RPG, but whose few innovations will not reach a wide audience due to its lack of marketability.
(sports) A match which ends in defeat for a promising player or team.
Someone, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours a person, but does not reciprocate their love.
Something that causes sorrow, grief or extreme disappointment.