(obsolete, physics) A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate, that produces optical figures that correspond to the mode of vibration of the rod or plate
kamanichile
kanchil
kanchil
noun
A small, agile chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, especially Tragulus kanchil (lesser mouse-deer).
kathemoglobin
kathlin
keelhaling
keelhaling
verb
present participle of keelhale
keelhauling
keelhauling
noun
(nautical) The act by which a person is keelhauled.
(slang, obsolete, by extension) A thorough thrashing or mauling; rough treatment.
verb
present participle of keelhaul.
kelchin
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
kenleigh
kephalin
kephalin
noun
Alternative spelling of cephalin
kephalins
kephalins
noun
plural of kephalin
kephallenia
kephallina
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
khaldian
khalin
khellin
khellin
noun
(organic chemistry) A derivative of chromone and furan with lipophilic and vasodilatory properties, found in the plant Visnaga daucoides (syn. Ammi visnaga).
khlustino
kilnhole
kilnhole
noun
The opening of a kiln into which material is fed.
kinaesthetically
kinaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of kinesthetically
kincheloe
kindheartedly
kindheartedly
adv
In a kindhearted manner.
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinesthetically
kinesthetically
adv
In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics
kinglihood
kinglihood
noun
kingliness; majesty
kinloch
kitchenful
kitchenful
noun
As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.
kitchenless
kitchenless
adj
Lacking a kitchen
kithlessness
kithlessness
noun
(rare) Absence of friends or acquaintances.
kittenishly
kittenishly
adv
In a kittenish manner.
kjeldahlization
knaidlach
knaidlach
noun
plural of knaidel
knappishly
knavishly
knavishly
adv
In a knavish manner.
knightdale
knightless
knightless
adj
(not comparable) Without a knight.
(rare, obsolete) Unbecoming of a knight; unchivalrous.
knightlihood
knightlihood
noun
Quality of being knightly.
knightlike
knightlike
adj
Knightly; bold, gallant, etc.
knightliness
knightliness
noun
knightly behaviour; chivalry
knightling
knightling
noun
A small or petty knight.
knightly
knightly
adj
Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly.
Of or pertaining to a knight or knights.
adv
In the manner of a knight; chivalrously.
knightsville
kochliarion
kochliarion
noun
(historical) A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.
koechlinite
koechlinite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, molybdenum, and oxygen.
koilanaglyphic
koilonychia
koilonychia
noun
A deformity of the nails characterized by concavity of the outer surface
kolkhoznik
kolkhoznik
noun
(Soviet Union) One who works on a kolkhoz.
kolkhozniki
kolkhozniki
noun
plural of kolkhoznik
kolkhozniks
krahling
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
lakishness
lakishness
noun
The quality of being lakish.
lanarkshire
lanarkshire
Proper noun
A former county in Scotland.
lankish
lankish
adj
Somewhat lank.
larkishness
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leatherlikeness
leathermaking
leathermaking
noun
The manufacture of leather.
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
leechkin
lichenlike
lichenlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of lichen.
lickerishness
lickerishness
noun
Quality of being lickerish.
lieberkuhn
liebknecht
lightninglike
lightninglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of lightning.
linksmith
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.)
lobachevskian
lobachevskian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (1792–1856), Russian mathematician.
Of or related to hyperbolic geometry, which was developed by Nikolai Lobachevsky.
locksmithing
locksmithing
noun
The science and art of making and defeating locks.
lymphokines
lymphokines
noun
plural of lymphokine
machinelike
machinelike
adj
Resembling a machine; mechanical in form
merchantlike
merchantlike
adj
Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
milksoppishness
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
monkeyishly
monkeyishly
adv
In a monkeyish manner.
monkishly
monkishly
adv
In a monkish way.
muehlenbeckia
muehlenbeckia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Muehlenbeckia of maidenhairs.
nakhlite
nakhlite
noun
Any achondrite composed of an aggregate of diopside and olivine; thought to originate from Mars
nalchik
neighborlike
neighborlike
adj
US standard spelling of neighbourlike.
neighborlikeness
neighbourlike
neighbourlike
adj
(Britain, Canada) Synonym of neighbourly
netchilik
nightlike
nightlike
adj
Resembling night or some aspect of it; dark, tenebrous.
nightwalk
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightwalking
nightwalking
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) The activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
ninilchik
nonbookishly
nonshrinkable
nonshrinkable
adj
Not shrinkable.
nonshrinkingly
nymphlike
nymphlike
adj
Resembling a nymph.
oklahannali
outlandishlike
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
phenylketonuria
phenylketonuria
noun
(medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
phitsanulok
phoenixlike
phoenixlike
adj
Resembling a phoenix, especially in being (figuratively) reborn after destruction.
phytoplanktonic
phytoplanktonic
adj
Pertaining to, or derived from, phytoplankton
pickthankly
plinthlike
plinthlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plinth.
prankishly
prankishly
adv
In a prankish way.
punchlike
punchlike
adj
Resembling a punch (tool for punching holes).
Resembling or characteristic of punch (the drink).
quicksilverishness
quicksilverishness
noun
The quality of being quicksilverish.
ranchlike
ranchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ranch.
recklinghausen
rhinoceroslike
rhinoceroslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a rhinoceros.
sakhalin
sakhalin
Proper noun
The largest island of Russia, off its eastern coast, a Russian oblast located on the island.
schnecksville
schnorkeling
schoolkeeping
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
scutcheonlike
shackling
shackling
verb
present participle of shackle
shakingly
shakingly
adv
In a shaking manner; shakily
shanksville
shantylike
shantylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shanty.
shellacking
shellacking
noun
(informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.
The act or process of coating with shellac.
verb
present participle of shellac
shellackings
shellackings
noun
plural of shellacking
shockingly
shockingly
adv
In a shocking manner.
To a shocking degree.
shriekingly
shriekingly
adv
With a shrieking sound.
shrinelike
shrinelike
adj
Resembling, or having characteristics of, a shrine
shrinkable
shrinkable
adj
Capable of being made to shrink.
shrinkingly
shrinkingly
adv
In a shrinking manner; as if shrinking away
shuttlecocking
shuttlecocking
verb
present participle of shuttlecock
shylocking
shylocking
verb
present participle of shylock
sinkhole
sinkhole
noun
(Internet) A domain name server that has been configured to hand out non-routeable addresses for all domains, so that every computer that uses it will fail to get access to the real website.
(computer security) An attack which redirects requests - be it network or memory accesses - to a new location defined by the attacker.
(geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
(pinball) A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.
A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
verb
(Internet, transitive) To configure as a sinkhole (domain name server that gives non-routeable addresses).
sinkholes
sinkholes
noun
plural of sinkhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sinkhole
siphonlike
siphonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a siphon.
sketchingly
skirmishingly
skirmishingly
adv
In a skirmishing manner.
snakeholing
sneakishly
sneakishly
adv
In a sneakish manner.
sphinxlike
sphinxlike
adj
Like a sphinx, or like that of a sphinx. Especially, not showing emotion
Mysterious; scheming; having a deceptive outward appearance
spinachlike
spinachlike
Adjective
Resembling spinach.
spindleshank
spindleshanks
spindleshanks
noun
(archaic, derogatory) A thin, lanky person with long legs.
stickhandle
stickhandle
verb
(chiefly Canada, by extension) To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.
(transitive, intransitive, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
stickhandled
stickhandled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stickhandle
stickhandler
stickhandler
noun
(ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) A player who is skilled in stickhandling.
stickhandles
stickhandles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stickhandle
stockholding
stockholding
noun
(finance) An ownership interest in one or more companies' stock.