Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
aeolsklavier
aeolsklavier
noun
(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
aftermarkets
aftermarkets
noun
plural of aftermarket
alekseyevska
alkahestical
alkahestical
adj
Alternative form of alkahestic
alkalescence
alkalescence
noun
A tendency to become alkaline.
The state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to predominate.
alkalescency
alkalescency
noun
Alternative form of alkalescence
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alkalimeters
alkalimeters
noun
plural of alkalimeter
alkalinising
alkalinising
verb
present participle of alkalinise
alkalinities
alkalinities
noun
plural of alkalinity
alkalisation
alkalisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalization
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
amethystlike
angiokinesis
aniseikonias
aniseikonias
noun
plural of aniseikonia
ankylomerism
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
antiskidding
antiskidding
adj
antiskid
antislickens
apparatchiks
apparatchiks
noun
plural of apparatchik
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
arrenotokous
arrenotokous
adj
Alternative form of arrhenotokous
asteriskless
asteriskless
adj
(rare) Not marked with an asterisk.
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backboneless
backboneless
adj
Cowardly, spineless.
Without a backbone; invertebrate.
backbreakers
backbreakers
noun
plural of backbreaker
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backpointers
backscatters
backscatters
noun
plural of backscatter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backscatter
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
backstabbers
backstabbers
noun
plural of backstabber
backstabbing
backstabbing
noun
The act of one who backstabs.
verb
present participle of backstab
backstamping
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
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstrapped
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backtrackers
backtrackers
noun
plural of backtracker
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptship
basilicalike
basketballer
basketballer
noun
(informal) A basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
bellowsmaker
bernkasteler
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
billsticking
billsticking
noun
Synonym of billposting
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
biscuitmaker
blackberries
blackberries
noun
plural of blackberry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackberry
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
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.
blacklisters
blacklisters
noun
plural of blacklister
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
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
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
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.
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
bookbindings
bookbindings
noun
plural of bookbinding
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
booksellings
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
breadbaskets
breadbaskets
noun
plural of breadbasket
breakfasters
breakfasters
noun
plural of breakfaster
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
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
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
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.
brokennesses
brokennesses
noun
plural of brokenness
buddenbrooks
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
businesslike
businesslike
adj
Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.
Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson.
buttresslike
buttresslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buttress.
cabinetworks
camiknickers
camiknickers
noun
(dated) A women's undergarment covering the torso, worn for example under short dresses or slacks.
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.
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
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
clankingness
clarkesville
clarkesville
Proper noun
A in
A in that is the of
cloisterlike
cloisterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cloister.
cockeyedness
cockeyedness
noun
The quality of being cockeyed.
cockeysville
cockleshells
cockleshells
noun
plural of cockleshell
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
cocksureness
cocksureness
noun
the state or condition of being cocksure
coffeemakers
coffeemakers
noun
plural of coffeemaker
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
concertstuck
conshohocken
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
countersinks
countersinks
noun
plural of countersink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersink
counterstock
counterstock
noun
(dated) counterfoil
crackerjacks
crackerjacks
noun
plural of crackerjack
cracklewares
cracklewares
noun
plural of crackleware
crankinesses
crankinesses
noun
plural of crankiness
creakinesses
creakinesses
noun
plural of creakiness
crescentlike
crescentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crescent.
crooksterned
cropsickness
cropsickness
noun
The quality of being cropsick.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
cytoskeletal
cytoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton.
cytoskeleton
cytoskeleton
noun
A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that provide some rigidity to cells
czechoslovak
czechoslovak
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Czechoslovakia or its people