(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
ahepatokla
aitutakian
akenobeite
akolouthia
akroterial
akroterion
aktiebolag
aktistetae
aktivismus
aktyubinsk
aldoketene
alkahestic
alkahestic
adj
Resembling or relating to alkahest.
alkalinity
alkalinity
noun
(chemistry) The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.
alkalizate
alkalizate
adj
(archaic) Alkaline.
alkatively
alkylating
alkylating
verb
present participle of alkylate
alkylation
alkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.
allokurtic
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
amphitokal
anakinetic
anankastic
anankastic
adj
(linguistics) Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.
(psychology) Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.
ankaramite
ankaramite
noun
(geology) A specific type of volcanic rock
ankylotome
ankylotomy
antalkalis
antalkalis
noun
plural of antalkali
antihijack
antikamnia
antikinase
antiknocks
antiknocks
noun
plural of antiknock
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antistrike
antistrike
adj
Opposed to a strike (industrial action).
arakawaite
arakawaite
noun
(mineralogy) veszelyite
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
arsmetrike
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
artinskian
artinskian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Permian period.
asterisked
asterisked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asterisk
asteriskos
athabaskan
athapaskan
atikokania
attackable
attackable
adj
which may be attacked
autarkical
autarkical
adj
Autarkic.
autarkikal
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autokrator
awakenment
awakenment
noun
An awakening.
awkwardest
awkwardest
adj
superlative form of awkward: most awkward
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backbiting
backbiting
adj
Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
noun
The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
verb
present participle of backbite
backbitten
backbitten
verb
past participle of backbite
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
backfatter
backfatter
noun
A pig yielding significant backfat.
backlotter
backstairs
backstairs
adj
Secret or furtive.
noun
A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen.
An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse.
backstitch
backstitch
noun
(sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.
verb
To sew with a backstitch.
backstreet
backstreet
adj
(figuratively) Done in poor and unsanitary conditions, secretly and illegally; back-alley.
Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.
noun
Alternative spelling of back street
backstring
backstroke
backstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
A backhanded stroke or blow.
verb
To swim the backstroke.
backtender
backtenter
backtracks
backtracks
noun
plural of backtrack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backtrack
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
bakerstown
bakuninist
bakuninist
Adjective
Relating to, or supporting the revolutionary anarchism of
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
A hydrometer calibrated to test the strength of tanning liquors used in tanning leather.
basketball
basketball
noun
(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
(sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
verb
To play basketball
To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
basketlike
basketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a basket.
basketries
basketries
noun
plural of basketry
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
battercake
battercake
noun
A kind of flat cake similar to a pancake.
batterdock
beanstalks
beanstalks
noun
plural of beanstalk
beatnikism
beatnikism
noun
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
bedticking
beefsteaks
beefsteaks
noun
plural of beefsteak
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
beknotting
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
benediktov
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
bethanking
bethanking
verb
present participle of bethank
bethinking
bethinking
noun
The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.
verb
present participle of bethink
betokening
betokening
verb
present participle of betoken
betuckered
biometrika
birkremite
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
bitterbark
bitterbark
noun
Alternative form of bitter bark
blacketeer
blacketeer
noun
Short for black marketeer.
blackheart
blackheart
noun
A cruel and remorseless person.
A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.
A type of malleable cast iron with minimum tensile strength of 350 N/mm².
Any of various plant diseases that cause darkening of the central tissue.
blacklight
blacklight
noun
Alternative form of black light (“ultraviolet bulb”)
blacklists
blacklists
noun
plural of blacklist
blackpatch
blackplate
blackprint
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
blackstick
blackstock
blackstone
blackstrap
blackstrap
noun
(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blackwater
blackwater
noun
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
blanketeer
blanketers
blanketing
blanketing
noun
(countable) A layer of something that covers like a blanket.
(nautical, slang) A manoeuvre in which one vessel covers or becalms another with its sails.
(rail transport) Provision of a layer under the trackbed to prevent clay subsoil and water being forced to the surface by the weight of trains.
(uncountable, countable) Cloth for making blankets.
(uncountable, countable) The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.
verb
present participle of blanket
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
blithelike
blitzkrieg
blitzkrieg
noun
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
bloodstock
bloodstock
noun
(countable) The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal.
(uncountable) Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses.
bluejacket
bluejacket
noun
(nautical) A seaman of a British warship
(nautical) An enlisted man in the US Navy.
A uniformed policeman.
boatkeeper
boatkeeper
noun
(historical) A person who operated small-crew open fishing boats and fishing rooms on the shores around Newfoundland in the early 19th century.
A person in charge of a boat.
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
boltstrake
bonnetlike
bonnetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
bookstores
bookstores
noun
plural of bookstore
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bootblacks
bootblacks
noun
plural of bootblack
bootlicked
bootlicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootlick
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
bottlelike
bottlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bottle.
bottleneck
bottleneck
noun
(by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
(figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
verb
(intransitive) To form a bottleneck.
(transitive) To slow by causing a bottleneck.
bottonhook
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
bracketted
breakfasts
breakfasts
noun
plural of breakfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breakfast
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
breakwater
breakwater
noun
(nautical) A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
(on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
breasthook
breasthook
noun
(nautical) A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.
breastmark
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
bribetaker
bribetaker
noun
A person who takes bribes
brickcroft
bridestake
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.