(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
astrakhan
astrakhan
noun
Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.
athabaskan
athapaskan
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
bankruptship
bethanks
bethanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethank
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
byrthynsak
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.
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chickenbreasted
chickenheartedness
chickenheartedness
noun
Alternative form of chicken-heartedness
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
darkheartedness
dashnakist
dashnaktzutiun
deathlikeness
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
frankheartedness
frankheartedness
noun
open-heartedness
frankheartness
hackettstown
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
handistroke
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
hanksite
hanksite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.
heartbrokenness
heartbrokenness
noun
The state or quality of being heartbroken.
heartsickening
heartsickness
heartsickness
noun
The condition of being heartsick
heartsicknesses
heartsicknesses
noun
plural of heartsickness
heterokinesia
hexakisoctahedron
hexakisoctahedron
noun
A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.
hexakistetrahedron
hexakistetrahedron
noun
A polyhedron with 24 faces.
hunchakist
inkstandish
inkstandish
noun
(obsolete) An inkstand.
jnanashakti
kaneshite
kantharos
kantharos
noun
Alternative form of cantharus (“ancient drinking-cup”)
kathenotheism
kathenotheism
noun
Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
kathopanishad
kazakhstan
kazakhstan
Proper noun
country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan.
kentishman
khanates
khanates
noun
plural of khanate
khotanese
khotanese
Proper noun
An extinct Eastern Iranian language formerly spoken in the Kingdom of Khotan.
khuzistan
kinaestheic
kinaesthesia
kinaesthesia
noun
Alternative spelling of kinesthesia
kinaesthesias
kinaesthesias
noun
plural of kinaesthesia
kinaesthesis
kinaesthesis
noun
Alternative form of kinesthesis
kinaesthetic
kinaesthetic
adj
Alternative form of kinesthetic
kinaesthetically
kinaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of kinesthetically
kindheartedness
kindheartedness
noun
The quality of being kindhearted.
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
kinesiatrics
kinesitherapy
kinesitherapy
Noun
kinesiatrics
kinesthesia
kinesthesia
noun
(performing arts) A spectator's perception of the motion of a performer, or, the effect of the motion of a scene on the spectator.
(physiology) The perception of the movement of one's own body, its limbs and muscles etc.
Proprioception or static position sense; the perception of the position and posture of the body; also, more broadly, including the motion of the body as well. See usage notes below.
Sensation or perception of motion.
kinesthesias
kinesthesias
noun
plural of kinesthesia
kinesthetically
kinesthetically
adv
In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics
kinkhaust
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kohistan
kohistan
Proper noun
a political district in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Tajikistan
kohistani
kohistani
Noun
A person from Kohistan.
Adjective
From or relating to Kohistan or Kohistani people.
koreshanity
koridethianus
krishnaist
krishnaite
krishnaitic
landsknecht
lansknecht
lansknecht
noun
Alternative form of lansquenet
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.
mackintosh
mackintosh
noun
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
By extension, any waterproof coat or raincoat.
Waterproof rubberized cloth.
mackintoshed
mackintoshed
adj
Wearing a mackintosh.
mackintoshes
mackintoshes
noun
plural of mackintosh
mackintoshite
mackintoshite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of thorogummite
makeshiftiness
makeshiftiness
noun
The quality of being makeshifty.
makeshiftness
makeshiftness
noun
The quality of being makeshift.
mannoketoheptose
markgenossenschaft
matchmakings
matchmakings
noun
plural of matchmaking
meekheartedness
mountebankish
mountebankish
adj
Like a mountebank; using or suggesting quackery.
mythmakings
mythmakings
noun
plural of mythmaking
nachtmusik
narrishkeit
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
novoshakhtinsk
octakishexahedron
octakishexahedron
noun
(geometry, rare) A polyhedron with 48 faces.
outlandishlike
outthanks
outthanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outthank
pankhurst
pharmacokinetics
pharmacokinetics
noun
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
pharyngokeratosis
phenakistoscope
phenakistoscope
noun
An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through slits, often via a mirror, thus producing the illusion of motion.
phitsanulok
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pickthankness
sabbathbreaking
sabbathkeeping
saskatchewan
saskatchewan
Proper noun
A river in Canada.
Prairie province in western Canada (named after the river, which flows through it) which has Regina as its capital city.
shackanite
shackleton
shakuntala
shantylike
shantylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shanty.
shirtmaking
shirtmaking
noun
the industry or practice of making shirts
skupshtina
skutchan
smokefarthings
snakemouth
snakemouth
noun
The orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides.
snakemouths
snakemouths
noun
plural of snakemouth
splanchnoskeletal
splanchnoskeleton
splanchnoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.
stakhanov
stakhanovism
stakhanovism
Noun
A system instituted in communist countries to encourage increased productivity
stakhanovite
stakhanovite
Noun
An extremely productive or hard-working worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic.
Adjective
Pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working.
starchmaking
stephanokontae
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
sticksmanship
sticksmanship
noun
(informal) The art or skill of a drummer in popular music.