(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
apparatchiks
apparatchiks
noun
plural of apparatchik
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
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
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
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
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.
bletherskate
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.
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
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.
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
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
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
chickenshits
chickenshits
noun
plural of chickenshit
chokeberries
chokeberries
noun
plural of chokeberry
choleokinase
chuckawallas
chuckawallas
noun
plural of chuckawalla
chuckleheads
chuckleheads
noun
plural of chucklehead
cockleshells
cockleshells
noun
plural of cockleshell
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
conshohocken
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
czechoslovak
czechoslovak
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Czechoslovakia or its people
deutschemark
dhodheknisos
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doukhobortsy
doukhobortsy
Noun
The Doukhobors.
ducklingship
earthshakers
earthshakers
noun
plural of earthshaker
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
electroshock
electroshock
noun
(An) electric shock.
(medicine) Electroconvulsive therapy.
verb
(medicine) To administer electroconvulsive therapy.
fishybacking
forecheckers
forecheckers
noun
plural of forechecker
freakishness
freakishness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being freakish
freethinkers
freethinkers
noun
plural of freethinker
guidebookish
guidebookish
adj
Having the tone or style of a guidebook.
hackettstown
hallanshaker
hallanshaker
noun
(obsolete) A sturdy beggar.
halterbreaks
halterbreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak
hammarskjold
hammerskjold
hawkinsville
headshrinker
headshrinker
noun
Alternative form of head-shrinker
hemokoniosis
homelikeness
homelikeness
noun
The quality of being homelike.
homeokinesis
homeokinesis
noun
The dynamic formation of equilibrium in a bodily function.
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.
honeystucker
honeysuckled
honeysuckled
adj
Covered with honeysuckle.
honeysuckles
honeysuckles
noun
plural of honeysuckle
hookswinging
hopkinsonian
hopkinsville
hopkinsville
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
horsebreaker
horsebreaker
noun
One who trains, or breaks in, horses.
horsekeeping
housebreaker
housebreaker
noun
A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime.
housekeepers
housekeepers
noun
plural of housekeeper
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.
houseworkers
houseworkers
noun
plural of houseworker
housewrecker
hucksterisms
hucksterisms
noun
plural of hucksterism
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.
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
javakishvili
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
katholikoses
katholikoses
noun
plural of katholikos
keraphyllous
khorramshahr
khorramshahr
Proper noun
A port city of Khuzestan province, located in southwestern Iran
kinaesthesia
kinaesthesia
noun
Alternative spelling of kinesthesia
kinaesthesis
kinaesthesis
noun
Alternative form of kinesthesis
kinaesthetic
kinaesthetic
adj
Alternative form of kinesthetic
kinesthesias
kinesthesias
noun
plural of kinesthesia
kinetochores
kinetochores
noun
plural of kinetochore
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
knightliness
knightliness
noun
knightly behaviour; chivalry
knightsville
knuckleheads
knuckleheads
noun
plural of knucklehead
kotschubeite
kotschubeite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium chlorite mineral.
kwashiorkors
kwashiorkors
noun
plural of kwashiorkor
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
leatherbacks
leatherbacks
noun
plural of leatherback
leathernecks
leathernecks
noun
plural of leatherneck
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
lockstitches
lockstitches
noun
plural of lockstitch
mackintoshed
mackintoshed
adj
Wearing a mackintosh.
mackintoshes
mackintoshes
noun
plural of mackintosh
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
matchmakings
matchmakings
noun
plural of matchmaking
monkeyshines
monkeyshines
noun
plural of monkeyshine
mushroomlike
mushroomlike
adj
Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom
neckerchiefs
neckerchiefs
noun
plural of neckerchief
neugkroschen
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nonbookishly
nonshrinking
nonshrinking
adj
That does not suffer from shrinkage.
packinghouse
packinghouse
noun
A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
peacockishly
peacockishly
adv
In a peacockish manner.
peppershrike
peppershrike
noun
Any vireo of the genus Cyclarhis, of Central and South America.
perukiership
photokineses
photokineses
noun
plural of photokinesis
photokinesis
photokinesis
noun
(parapsychology) The ability to mentally manipulate light.
Any movement that is in response to light.
phrasemakers
phrasemakers
noun
plural of phrasemaker
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
pokerishness
pokerishness
noun
Quality of being pokerish.
poppycockish
poppycockish
adj
Full of poppycock; nonsensical; ridiculous.
postworkshop
postworkshop
adj
After a workshop (educational course or conference).
poughkeepsie
poughkeepsie
Proper noun
a city in New York State, USA
prankishness
prankishness
noun
Prankish behaviour; mischief.
preshrinkage
preshrinking
preshrinking
verb
present participle of preshrink
quackishness
quackishness
noun
The state or condition of being quackish.
rakishnesses
rathskellers
rathskellers
noun
plural of rathskeller
sambhogakaya
sambhogakaya
noun
(Buddhism) The second aspect of the Trikaya: a subtle body of limitless form.