(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
auchinleck
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
bankalachi
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
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
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
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
blankenship
blankish
blankish
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
blockheadishness
bolshevikian
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
chackling
chackling
verb
present participle of chackle
chainlike
chainlike
adj
Having the form of a chain
chalkiness
chalkiness
noun
The state of being chalky.
chalking
chalking
noun
(painting) The appearance of non-gloss paint on an exterior surface due to chemical deterioration and removal by weather.
Something chalked on a surface.
verb
present participle of chalk
chalkline
chameleonlike
chameleonlike
adj
Alternative form of chameleon-like.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
chelyabinsk
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chinalike
chinalike
adj
Resembling china (the ceramic or porcelain material) or some aspect of it.
choleokinase
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
czechoslovakian
czechoslovakian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the former nation of Czechoslovakia.
Noun
A person from Czechoslovakia.
czechoslovakians
deathlikeness
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
elephantlike
elephantlike
adj
(figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good
Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
fliegerabwehrkanone
hackingly
hackingly
adv
In a hacking manner; brokenly or jerkily.
hackling
hackling
verb
present participle of hackle
haeckelian
haeckelian
Adjective
Of or relating to the zoologist (1834-1919).
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
handlike
handlike
adj
Resembling a hand.
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
hanksville
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
harpoonlike
hawkinsville
heartbreakingly
heartbreakingly
adv
In a heartbreaking manner
heavenlike
heavenlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a heaven; heavenly.
heelmaking
heilungkiang
helmetmaking
hemiplankton
herakleion
heraklidan
holidaymaking
holidaymaking
noun
(Britain) Going on holiday.
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
hoolakin
humanlike
humanlike
adj
Having characteristics of a human.
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
hydrofranklinite
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
hyperalkalinity
hyperalkalinity
noun
The property of being hyperalkaline.
hypoalkaline
hypoalkalinity
hypoplanktonic
jacklighting
jacklighting
noun
(hunting, US, Canada) The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the purpose of hunting.
verb
present participle of jacklight
kalandariyah
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kaleidophone
kaleidophone
noun
(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.
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
kinaesthetically
kinaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of kinesthetically
kindheartedly
kindheartedly
adv
In a kindhearted manner.
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinesthetically
kinesthetically
adv
In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics
kjeldahlization
knaidlach
knaidlach
noun
plural of knaidel
knappishly
knavishly
knavishly
adv
In a knavish manner.
knightdale
kochliarion
kochliarion
noun
(historical) A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.
koilanaglyphic
koilonychia
koilonychia
noun
A deformity of the nails characterized by concavity of the outer surface
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.
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.
machinelike
machinelike
adj
Resembling a machine; mechanical in form
merchantlike
merchantlike
adj
Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
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
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.
nonshrinkable
nonshrinkable
adj
Not shrinkable.
oklahannali
outlandishlike
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
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.
phitsanulok
phytoplanktonic
phytoplanktonic
adj
Pertaining to, or derived from, phytoplankton
pickthankly
prankishly
prankishly
adv
In a prankish way.
ranchlike
ranchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ranch.
recklinghausen
sakhalin
sakhalin
Proper noun
The largest island of Russia, off its eastern coast, a Russian oblast located on the island.