(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backpointer
backscatter
backscatter
noun
(computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.
(military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that is scattered back in the direction of the source of radiation by an obscurant.
(physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner.
verb
To scatter particles and/or radiation back to the direction from which they come.
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
backstabber
backstabber
noun
A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstreets
backstreets
noun
plural of backstreet
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backstrokes
backstrokes
noun
plural of backstroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstroke
backtracked
backtracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backtrack
backtracker
backtracker
noun
One who, or that which, backtracks.
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
billsticker
billsticker
noun
Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces.
blackbreast
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brickbatted
brickbatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brickbat
bricksetter
bricktimber
broomsticks
broomsticks
noun
plural of broomstick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broomstick
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bullsticker
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cakravartin
cakravartin
noun
Alternative form of chakravartin
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
carpetmaker
carpetmaker
noun
One who manufactures carpets.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
cementmaker
chalkcutter
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
checkwriter
checkwriter
noun
A machine that writes on preprinted checks in such a way as to prevent fraudulent alteration of the check.
One who writes checks.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
comstockery
comstockery
noun
(US) Censorship of literature and performances because of especially broad definitions of obscenity or immorality.
concertstck
coronetlike
counterdike
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
countersunk
countersunk
adj
(of a bolt or screw) That has a flat conical top allowing it to be inserted flush with a surface
verb
past participle of countersink
countertack
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
crackpotism
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
cratemaking
cratemaking
noun
The manufacture of crates.
cricketings
cricketings
noun
plural of cricketing
cricketlike
cricketlike
adj
Similar to or resembling a cricket (the insect).
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.
crystallike
deutschmark
dockmasters
dockmasters
noun
plural of dockmaster
downpatrick
duckhearted
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
ferntickled
fitzpatrick
flatterdock
flickertail
flickertail
noun
Nickname for the North American ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni.
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
footlockers
footlockers
noun
plural of footlocker
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
gedecktwork
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
greenockite
greenockite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide in crystalline form.
hecctkaerre
hitchhikers
hitchhikers
noun
plural of hitchhiker
hockingport
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
hucksteress
hucksteress
noun
(archaic) A female huckster.
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hucksterism
hucksterism
noun
The condition of being a huckster; hucksterish behavior.
hucksterize
hucksterize
verb
To hawk; to promote, especially in a pushy or deceptive manner.
interchoked
interlocked
interlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlock
interlocker
interlocker
noun
A device that interlocks.
An individual who holds more than one role in a power structure.
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jackrabbits
jackrabbits
noun
plural of jackrabbit
jacksonport
karakatchan
karyomitoic
katacrotism
katamorphic
keratectomy
keratectomy
noun
(surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
keratoscope
keratoscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An ophthalmic instrument for assessing the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
kickstarted
kickstarted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kickstart
kinchinmort
kinesiatric
kinesiatric
adj
Of or relating to kinesiatrics.
kinetochore
kinetochore
noun
(biology) The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.
kinetomeric
kirkpatrick
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
kittycorner
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
krishnaitic
krocidolite
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
leatherback
leatherback
noun
A large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a leathery back.
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
maeterlinck
marketplace
marketplace
noun
(by extension) The world of commerce and trade.
(figurative) A place or sphere for the exchange of anything, such as ideas or fashions.
An open area in a town housing a public market.
The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
matchmakers
matchmakers
noun
plural of matchmaker
matchmarked
meisterstck
metersticks
misstricken
motortrucks
motortrucks
noun
plural of motortruck
netherstock
netherstock
noun
(historical) A 16th-century stocking reaching above the knee and worn with upperstocks.
A stocking.
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
nutcrackery
ostrichlike
ostrichlike
adj
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
outreckoned
outreckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outreckon
outtricking
outtricking
verb
present participle of outtrick
overstocked
overstocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overstock
overthickly
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
parakinetic
parakinetic
adj
Relating to parakinesis
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
pedricktown
pernicketty
persnickety
persnickety
adj
US standard form of pernickety.
picturelike
picturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a picture.
pigstickers
pigstickers
noun
plural of pigsticker
pitcherlike
pitcherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pitcher.
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.