(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
bankshall
bankshall
noun
(India, historical) A warehouse.
(India, historical) The office of a harbormaster or other port authority.
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
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
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
blankenship
blankish
blankish
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadishness
bolshevikian
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
chalkiness
chalkiness
noun
The state of being chalky.
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.
chelyabinsk
choleokinase
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
chuckleheadedness
chuckleheadedness
noun
The quality of being chuckleheaded.
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
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.
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
hallanshaker
hallanshaker
noun
(obsolete) A sturdy beggar.
hanksville
hanselka
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
hawkinsville
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
kephalins
kephalins
noun
plural of kephalin
kinaesthetically
kinaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of kinesthetically
kinesthetically
kinesthetically
adv
In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics
klagshamn
knappishly
knavishly
knavishly
adv
In a knavish manner.
knuckleheadedness
knuckleheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being knuckleheaded; foolishness or ineptitude.
knuckleheads
knuckleheads
noun
plural of knucklehead
koluschan
koluschan
Noun
Tlingit
Proper noun
Tlingit
Adjective
Tlingit
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.
landshark
landshark
noun
(derogatory) A landgrabber.
(obsolete, slang, derogatory) A swindler or fraudster.
(obsolete, slang, derogatory, among smugglers) A customs officer.
landsknecht
lankish
lankish
adj
Somewhat lank.
lansknecht
lansknecht
noun
Alternative form of lansquenet
larkishness
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leatherlikeness
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.
loanshark
loanshark
noun
Alternative spelling of loan shark.
verb
To commit usury (to loan money at excessive rate of interest), especially if collecting under threat of violence.
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.
longshanks
longshanks
noun
A bird, the stilt.
lunkheads
lunkheads
noun
plural of lunkhead
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nonshrinkable
nonshrinkable
adj
Not shrinkable.
oklahomans
outlandishlike
phitsanulok
planksheer
prankishly
prankishly
adv
In a prankish way.
ramshackleness
ramshackleness
noun
Quality of being ramshackle.
recklinghausen
sakhalin
sakhalin
Proper noun
The largest island of Russia, off its eastern coast, a Russian oblast located on the island.
schnabelkanne
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
shackland
shackland
noun
(South Africa) An unofficial urban settlement composed of shacks.
shacklebone
shacklebones
shackleton
shackling
shackling
verb
present participle of shackle
shakenly
shakenly
adv
In a shaken or nervous manner.
shakespeareanly
shakingly
shakingly
adv
In a shaking manner; shakily
shakuntala
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
shrinkable
shrinkable
adj
Capable of being made to shrink.
snakeholing
sneakishly
sneakishly
adv
In a sneakish manner.
solonchak
solonchak
noun
A pale or grey soil found in arid to subhumid conditions with poor drainage.
spinachlike
spinachlike
Adjective
Resembling spinach.
spindleshank
spindleshanks
spindleshanks
noun
(archaic, derogatory) A thin, lanky person with long legs.
splanchnoskeletal
splanchnoskeleton
splanchnoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.
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
superthankful
superthankfully
superthankfulness
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
thankfullest
thankfullest
adj
superlative form of thankful: most thankful
thankfulness
thankfulness
noun
The state of being thankful.
thankfulnesses
thankfulnesses
noun
plural of thankfulness
thankless
thankless
adj
(of a person) ungrateful or unappreciative
(of a task) not appreciated or rewarded
thanklessly
thanklessly
adv
In a thankless manner, ungratefully.
thanklessness
thanklessness
noun
the property of being thankless
thessalonike
thessalonki
thinkableness
thinkableness
noun
The property of being thinkable.
unchristianlike
unchristianlike
adj
Not Christian-like.
unfreakishly
unfreakishly
adv
Not freakishly.
unhuskable
unphysicianlike
unscholarlike
unscholarlike
adj
Not scholarlike.
unsearcherlike
unshackle
unshackle
verb
To remove restrictions or inhibitions; to allow full freedom and power.
To remove shackles from someone or something.
unshackled
unshackled
adj
Not shackled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unshackle
unshackles
unshackles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unshackle
unshackling
unshackling
verb
present participle of unshackle
unshakable
unshakable
adj
(figuratively) Having no errors or loopholes; unassailable
Not able to be shaken; firm, solid
resolute, unfaltering, unwavering
unshakableness
unshakably
unshakably
adv
In an unshakable manner.
unshakeable
unshakeable
adj
Alternative form of unshakable
unshakeably
unshakeably
adv
Alternative spelling of unshakably
unshakenly
unshakenly
adv
Without being shaken.
unshockability
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).
unshowmanlike
unshowmanlike
adj
Not showmanlike.
unshrinkability
unshrinkability
noun
The quality of being unshrinkable.
unshrinkable
unshrinkable
adj
That will not shrink
unsketchable
unsketchable
adj
Not sketchable.
unthankfulness
unthankfulness
noun
The state or condition of being unthankful; ingratitude.