(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
akenobeite
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
antiblock
backadation
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
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backjoint
backjoint
noun
(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backlogging
backlogging
verb
present participle of backlog
backpointer
backpointers
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
balkanization
balkanization
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanization
balloonlike
balloonlike
adj
Resembling a balloon in form
baloskion
baloskionaceae
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
baronduki
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
baskonize
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
beakiron
beakiron
noun
Alternative form of beak-iron
beckiron
beckoning
beckoning
adj
That beckons.
noun
Such a wave or similar action.
verb
present participle of beckon
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
beknotting
bellowsmaking
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
benediktov
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
betokening
betokening
verb
present participle of betoken
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bickiron
bickleton
biforking
bikhaconitine
bikhaconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in bikh (Aconitum spicatum).
billbroking
biokinetics
biokinetics
noun
(medical biology) The study of movements of or within organisms
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blackington
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blockaderunning
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
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.
blockheadishness
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
blocking
blocking
noun
(computing) A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.
Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).
verb
present participle of block
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
blockline
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
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.
bloodsuckings
bloomkin
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.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
boarskin
bobbinwork
bobbinwork
noun
Work woven with bobbins.
bobolink
bobolink
noun
An American migratory songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, resembling a blackbird with the bill of a finch.
bobolinks
bobolinks
noun
plural of bobolink
bocking
bocking
noun
A coarse woollen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.
bockstein
bodicemaking
bodikin
bodikin
noun
A diminutive of body, forming part of the exclamatory phrase "ods bodikin", a corruption of God's body.
bodkin
bodkin
adv
Closely wedged between two people.
noun
(printing) A sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for pressing down individual type characters letters from a column or page in making corrections.
A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing.
A hairpin.
A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
A type of long thin arrowhead.
bodkins
bodkins
noun
plural of bodkin
bodkinwise
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bodykins
bodymaking
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
boilinglike
bolingbroke
bolshevikian
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bombernickel
bonelike
bonelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bone.
bonking
bonking
verb
present participle of bonk
bonnetlike
bonnetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
bookbind
bookbinder
bookbinder
noun
A person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
bookbinding
bookbinding
noun
The art, craft or process of binding books
bookbindings
bookbindings
noun
plural of bookbinding
bookiness
bookiness
noun
The quality of being booky.
booking
booking
noun
(law) The process of photographing, fingerprinting and recording the identifying data of a suspect following arrest.
(sports) The issuing of a caution which is usually written down in a book, and results in a yellow card or (after two bookings) a red card, that is to say, the player is sent from the field of play.
A reservation for a service, such as travel or hotel accommodation.
The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting.
The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.
verb
present participle of book
bookings
bookings
noun
plural of booking
bookishness
bookishness
noun
The property of being bookish.
bookkeeping
bookkeeping
noun
(accounting) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.
(computing) General tasks for maintaining a system.
verb
present participle of bookkeep
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
bookling
bookling
noun
A short-length or compact book, typically under one hundred pages.
bookmaking
bookmaking
noun
The art or practice of compiling books from the writings of others.
The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
bookmakings
bookmakings
noun
plural of bookmaking
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bookselling
bookselling
noun
The sale of books.
booksellings
boomkin
boomkin
noun
Alternative form of bumkin
boomkins
boomkins
noun
plural of boomkin
bootikin
bootikin
noun
(obsolete) A small boot or gaiter.
(obsolete) The boot (torture device).
A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the gout.
bootikins
bootikins
noun
plural of bootikin
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
boskiness
boskiness
noun
The state or quality of being bosky.
boscage
boskinesses
bosniak
bosniak
Noun
A person belonging to an autochthonous South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro.
A person typically characterized by their ties to the Bosnian historical region, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language.
botkin
botkin
noun
Alternative form of bodkin
botkins
botkins
noun
plural of botkin
botnick
bottekin
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
botvinnik
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
boxmaking
boxmaking
noun
The manufacture of boxes.
boykin
boykin
noun
(now rare, chiefly informal, endearing) A little boy.
boykins
boykins
noun
plural of boykin
boylikeness
bradyteleokinesis
brainwork
brainwork
noun
Work done with the brain; mental effort.
brainworker
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.
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
brecknockshire
brecknockshire
Proper noun
An inland traditional county of Wales, bordered by Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Glamorganshire.
brickmason
brideknot
brinklow
brinktown
brocklin
brodekin
brodekin
noun
Alternative form of brodequin
broking
broking
noun
(computing) The action of a broker agent; exchange of messages or transactions involving a software agent.
The craft or profession of a broker; mediation in a sale or transaction.
bromeikon
bromopikrin
bronzelike
bronzelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bronze.
brooking
brooking
verb
present participle of brook
brookings
brookings
Proper noun
A city in South Dakota, USA
A city in Oregon, USA.
brooklandville
brooklin
brookline
brookline
Proper noun
a town in Massachusetts, USA, which is an exclave of
a former village in Missouri, USA, now part of the city of