(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
auchinleck
backhandedly
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
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
blackhander
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
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.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
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
blagoveshchensk
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadishness
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
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
chalkone
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
chalukyan
chameleonlike
chameleonlike
adj
Alternative form of chameleon-like.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
checkline
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
chelyabinsk
chelyuskin
chickenbill
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chickling
chickling
noun
A small chick or chicken; a baby chick.
The leguminous plant Lathyrus sativus as well as other Lathyrus species.
childkind
childkind
noun
All children, considered as a group.
childlikeness
childlikeness
noun
The state or quality of being childlike.
chimneylike
chimneylike
adj
Resembling a chimney, especially in shape
chinalike
chinalike
adj
Resembling china (the ceramic or porcelain material) or some aspect of it.
chinkle
chinkle
noun
(nautical) A turn or kink in a rope.
(rare) A ringing sound of low volume.
verb
(rare, intransitive) To chink or jingle.
(transitive) To tinkle or cause to tinkle; to produce a continued chinking sound with.
chlorpikrin
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
choleokinase
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
chuckingly
chuckleheadedness
chuckleheadedness
noun
The quality of being chuckleheaded.
chuckling
chuckling
noun
(gerund of chuckle) An instance in which someone chuckles
verb
present participle of chuckle
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
chunkily
chunkily
adv
In a chunky way.
churnmilk
churnmilk
noun
Synonym of buttermilk
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.
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
czechoslovakian
czechoslovakian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the former nation of Czechoslovakia.
Noun
A person from Czechoslovakia.
czechoslovakians
ducklingship
frenchlick
gelsenkirchen
glossokinesthetic
gumpoldskirchner
hackingly
hackingly
adv
In a hacking manner; brokenly or jerkily.
hackling
hackling
verb
present participle of hackle
hackneyedly
haeckelian
haeckelian
Adjective
Of or relating to the zoologist (1834-1919).
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
handlock
handlock
noun
A hold for restraining another person by immobilizing their hand.
A locking mechanism that operates by hand.
A restraint that attaches to the wrist, especially a shackle or handcuff.
Immobilization of the hand.
verb
To lock by means of a handlock.
To restrain by holding so as to immobilize the hand.
To restrain with, or as with, a handlock.
heckelphone
heckelphone
noun
A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.
heckling
heckling
noun
The act of one who heckles.
The preparation of flax for spinning using special combs called hackles.
verb
present participle of heckle
hillinck
hinckley
hockling
hokaltecan
hollenbeck
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
honeysuckle
honeysuckle
noun
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia)
Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia)
Banksia marginata (silver banksia)
Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle)
Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle)
honeysuckled
honeysuckled
adj
Covered with honeysuckle.
honeysuckles
honeysuckles
noun
plural of honeysuckle
hucklebone
hucklebone
noun
Alternative form of huckle bone
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
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
kalanchoe
kalanchoe
noun
Any of the genus Kalanchoe of tropical, succulent flowering plants.
kamanichile
kanchil
kanchil
noun
A small, agile chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, especially Tragulus kanchil (lesser mouse-deer).
kelchin
kelchyn
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
kinaesthetically
kinaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of kinesthetically
kincheloe
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinesthetically
kinesthetically
adv
In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics
kinloch
kitchenful
kitchenful
noun
As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.
kitchenless
kitchenless
adj
Lacking a kitchen
klootchman
klootchman
noun
(US, Canada, western dialects) Woman, wife (especially if Native American).
kluckhohn
knaidlach
knaidlach
noun
plural of knaidel
knaydlach
knobloch
knucklehead
knucklehead
noun
An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
knuckleheaded
knuckleheaded
adj
Stupid or inept, like a knucklehead.
knuckleheadedness
knuckleheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being knuckleheaded; foolishness or ineptitude.
knuckleheads
knuckleheads
noun
plural of knucklehead
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
koluschan
koluschan
Noun
Tlingit
Proper noun
Tlingit
Adjective
Tlingit
landsknecht
lansknecht
lansknecht
noun
Alternative form of lansquenet
lanzknecht
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
leathernecks
leathernecks
noun
plural of leatherneck
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
lebkuchen
lebkuchen
noun
A traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread.
leechkin
lichenlike
lichenlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of lichen.
lickerishness
lickerishness
noun
Quality of being lickerish.
liebknecht
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.
longshucks
lunchhook
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.
nalchik
neckcloth
neckcloth
noun
(historical) An ornamental cravat, usually white.
netchilik
ninilchik
nonchalky
nonchalky
adj
Not chalky.
nonchokable
nonchokable
adj
On which a person cannot choke.
That cannot become choked or blocked up.
nyckelharpa
nyckelharpa
noun
(music) A string instrument (chordophone) with a long body and a boat-shaped soundbox, with keys attached to tangents that act like frets when the keys are depressed, and most commonly featuring chromatic and sympathetic strings in modern instruments, originating in the traditional music of Sweden.