(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).
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
backlighted
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
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bibliotheke
bibliotheke
noun
Alternative form of bibliotheque
blacklight
blacklight
noun
Alternative form of black light (“ultraviolet bulb”)
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blackshirted
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
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
blithelike
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bothlike
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
breithablik
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
chalkiest
chalkiest
adj
superlative form of chalky: most chalky
chalkpit
chalkpit
noun
A quarry where chalk is found.
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
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
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chilkat
chilkats
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
clocksmith
clothlike
clothlike
adj
Resembling cloth.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
cocklight
cocklight
noun
twilight at cockcrow; daybreak.
crutchlike
crutchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crutch.
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
deathlike
deathlike
adj
(obsolete) Deadly.
Resembling or characteristic of death.
a deathlike silence
deathlikeness
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketol
dimethylketone
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
doublethinking
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
earthlike
earthlike
adj
(of a planet) Resembling the Earth
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
elephantlike
elephantlike
adj
(figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good
Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
elkoshite
etherlike
etherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of ether.
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
fetichlike
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
ficklehearted
folkething
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
gemuetlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
noun
Alternative form of Gemütlichkeit
ghostlike
ghostlike
adj
Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
ghostlikeness
glossokinesthetic
hackliest
halakhist
halakhist
noun
A Jewish person who strictly adheres to halakhic and Talmudic laws.
halakist
halakist
noun
Alternative form of halakhist
halakistic
halakists
halakists
noun
plural of halakist
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
halterlike
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
hatlike
hatlike
adj
Resembling a hat.
heartbreakingly
heartbreakingly
adv
In a heartbreaking manner
heartlike
heartlike
adj
Having the shape of a heart.
Resembling or characteristic of a heart.
heathlike
heathlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a heath.
heatlike
heiltsuk
hektoliter
hellkite
hellkite
noun
A person who is cruel and wicked, like a devil.
hellkites
hellkites
noun
plural of hellkite
helmetlike
helmetlike
adj
Resembling a helmet.
helmetmaking
helsingkite
helterskelteriness
hemiplankton
hemoalkalimeter
hermitlike
hermitlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hermit
hlithskjalf
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
holyokeite
hulkiest
hulkiest
adj
superlative form of hulky: most hulky
hunterlike
hunterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hunter.
hutlike
hutlike
adj
Resembling a hut.
hyalotekite
hyalotekite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, beryllium, boron, calcium, chlorine, copper, fluorine, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
hydrofranklinite
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
hyperalkalinity
hyperalkalinity
noun
The property of being hyperalkaline.
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypoalkalinity
hypoplanktonic
jacklight
jacklight
noun
(Canada, US) A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car.
verb
(hunting, US, Canada) To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
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
kalathoi
kalathoi
noun
plural of kalathos
kaliophilite
kaliophilite
noun
a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO₄, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Italy
kalokagathia
kalokagathia
noun
(philosophy) A Platonic teaching consisting of the harmonious combination of bodily, moral and spiritual virtues.
karthli
katagelophobia
katagelophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of catagelophobia
kathemoglobin
kathlin
katholikoi
katholikos
katholikos
noun
Alternative form of catholicos
katholikoses
katholikoses
noun
plural of katholikos
kehilloth
keilhauite
keilhauite
noun
(mineralogy) yttrotitanite
keithley
keithville
kelyphite
kelyphite
noun
(mineralogy) A substitution mineral found surrounding garnet in peridotites.
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
keratohelcosis
khalifat
khalifat
noun
Dated form of caliphate.
khalifate
khalifate
noun
Alternative spelling of caliphate
khilat
khilat
noun
Alternative form of khalat
khlustino
khlysti
kilhamite
kilohertz
kilohertz
noun
A unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one thousand hertz