(now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
alkahestic
alkahestic
adj
Resembling or relating to alkahest.
alkahestica
alkahestical
alkahestical
adj
Alternative form of alkahestic
alkahests
alkahests
noun
plural of alkahest
amethystlike
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blackshirted
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
blatherskites
blatherskites
noun
plural of blatherskite
bletherskate
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bushelbasket
chalkiest
chalkiest
adj
superlative form of chalky: most 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.
checklist
checklist
noun
A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.
An inventory, especially of species.
verb
(transitive) To add to a checklist.
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
checklists
checklists
noun
plural of checklist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checklist
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
clothesbasket
clothesbasket
noun
A basket for holding clothes to be laundered.
deathlikeness
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
electroshock
electroshock
noun
(An) electric shock.
(medicine) Electroconvulsive therapy.
verb
(medicine) To administer electroconvulsive therapy.
electroshocks
electroshocks
noun
plural of electroshock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroshock
elkoshite
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
ghostlike
ghostlike
adj
Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
ghostlikeness
glossokinesthetic
hackliest
halterbreaks
halterbreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak
heiltsuk
hellkites
hellkites
noun
plural of hellkite
helsingkite
helterskelteriness
hooklets
hooklets
noun
plural of hooklet
hulkiest
hulkiest
adj
superlative form of hulky: most hulky
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
kaffeeklatsch
kaffeeklatsch
noun
A coffee klatch.
katholikoses
katholikoses
noun
plural of katholikos
keratohelcosis
kilohertzes
kilohertzes
noun
plural of kilohertz
kinaesthetically
kinaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of kinesthetically
kinesthetically
kinesthetically
adv
In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics
kitchenless
kitchenless
adj
Lacking a kitchen
kithless
kithless
adj
(obsolete) Not knowing anyone; having no acquaintances or family.
kithlessness
kithlessness
noun
(rare) Absence of friends or acquaintances.
kittenishly
kittenishly
adv
In a kittenish manner.
klatches
klatsches
klatsches
noun
plural of klatsch
klephtism
klephtism
noun
(historical) The theft and banditry characteristic of the anti-Ottoman insurgency when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
klephts
klephts
noun
plural of klepht
knightless
knightless
adj
(not comparable) Without a knight.
(rare, obsolete) Unbecoming of a knight; unchivalrous.
knightliness
knightliness
noun
knightly behaviour; chivalry
knightsville
knotholes
knotholes
noun
plural of knothole
kulseth
lakehurst
landsknecht
lansknecht
lansknecht
noun
Alternative form of lansquenet
latchkeys
latchkeys
noun
plural of latchkey
leatherbacks
leatherbacks
noun
plural of leatherback
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.
lekythos
lekythos
noun
A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.
lekythus
leschetizky
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
locksmithery
locksmithery
Noun
The work of a locksmith.
lockstitched
lockstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lockstitch
lockstitches
lockstitches
noun
plural of lockstitch
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
ostrichlike
ostrichlike
adj
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
outlandishlike
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
poikilothermism
poikilothermism
noun
poikilothermy
rathskeller
rathskeller
noun
A bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer.
rathskellers
rathskellers
noun
plural of rathskeller
sabbathlike
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
saltshaker
saltshaker
noun
Alternative spelling of salt shaker
saltshakers
saltshakers
noun
plural of saltshaker
scheltopusik
scheltopusik
noun
Alternative form of sheltopusik
schlockiest
schlockiest
adj
superlative form of schlocky: most schlocky
schoolmasterlike
schrecklichkeit
schrecklichkeit
noun
A general atmosphere or situation of awfulness or dread.
A military policy of terrorising an enemy, especially through its civilian population.
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
scutcheonlike
scythelike
scythelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scythe.
shackleton
shaftlike
shaftlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shaft.
shakespearolater
shakespearolatry
shantylike
shantylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shanty.
sharklet
sharklet
noun
(aviation) An Airbus-branded blended winglet design.
A small or young shark.
shattuckville
sheathlike
sheathlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sheath.
sheetlike
sheetlike
adj
Alternative form of sheet-like
shirtlike
shirtlike
adj
Resembling a shirt.
shotlike
shotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shot.
shuttlecock
shuttlecock
noun
(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]
(uncountable, dated) The game of badminton.
verb
To move rapidly back and forth.
To send or toss back and forth; to bandy.
shuttlecocked
shuttlecocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shuttlecock
shuttlecocking
shuttlecocking
verb
present participle of shuttlecock
shuttlecocks
shuttlecocks
noun
plural of shuttlecock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shuttlecock
shuttlelike
shuttlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shuttle.
skeptophylaxia
skeptophylaxis
sketchability
sketchability
noun
The quality of being sketchable.
sketchable
sketchable
adj
Capable of being sketched.
sketchily
sketchily
adv
In a sketchy manner.
sketchingly
sketchlike
sketchlike
adj
Resembling a sketch
skilletfish
skilletfishes
sleuthlike
sleuthlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sleuth.
splanchnoskeletal
splanchnoskeleton
splanchnoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.
stakeholder
stakeholder
noun
(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise.
(law) A person filing an interpleader action, such as a garnishee or trustee, who acknowledges possession of property that is owed to one or more of several other claimants.
A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
An escrow agent or custodian.
stakeholders
stakeholders
noun
plural of stakeholder
starchlike
starchlike
adj
Resembling starch.
stealthlike
stealthlike
adj
Seeming to exhibit stealth.
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
stitchlike
stitchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a stitch (stabbing pain).
stockholder
stockholder
noun
(finance) One who owns stock.
a company that maintains a stock of certain products.
stockholders
stockholders
noun
plural of stockholder
stokehold
stokehold
noun
(nautical) A chamber where a ship's furnaces are stoked.
stokehole
stokehole
noun
(nautical) The place in a steamship in which stokers fed the boilers with coal; a stokehold.
The aperture through which a furnace is fed or tended.
streuselkuchen
streuselkuchen
Noun
A of made of covered with sweet
superthankful
superthankfully
superthankfulness
switchlike
switchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a switch (control that can be turned on and off).
talisheek
thackless
thackless
adj
(archaic) Without thatch; (by extension) having no roof.