(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
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
amethystlike
amphitokal
anakoluthia
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(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.
backcloth
backcloth
noun
The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop.
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
bathkol
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bathyplankton
bathyplankton
noun
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
blackheart
blackheart
noun
A cruel and remorseless person.
A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.
A type of malleable cast iron with minimum tensile strength of 350 N/mm².
Any of various plant diseases that cause darkening of the central tissue.
blackhearted
blackhearted
adj
Alternative form of black-hearted
blackheartedly
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blacklight
blacklight
noun
Alternative form of black light (“ultraviolet bulb”)
blackpatch
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
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
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
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
breithablik
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
bushelbasket
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
chalkcutter
chalkiest
chalkiest
adj
superlative form of chalky: most chalky
chalkotheke
chalkpit
chalkpit
noun
A quarry where chalk is found.
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.
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chilkat
chilkats
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
clothesbasket
clothesbasket
noun
A basket for holding clothes to be laundered.
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
deathlike
deathlike
adj
(obsolete) Deadly.
Resembling or characteristic of death.
a deathlike silence
deathlikeness
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.
elkhart
elkhart
Proper noun
a village in Logan County, Illinois, USA.
a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, USA.
a city in Polk County, Iowa, USA.
a city in Kansas, USA, and the county seat of Morton County.
a town in Anderson County, Texas, USA.
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
ficklehearted
frankheartedly
gottschalk
hackbolt
hackbolt
noun
(archaic, Scilly Isles) The greater shearwater or hagdon.
hacklet
hacklet
noun
Synonym of haglet (“the bird”)
hackliest
hakluyt
halakhist
halakhist
noun
A Jewish person who strictly adheres to halakhic and Talmudic laws.
halakhot
halakist
halakist
noun
Alternative form of halakhist
halakistic
halakists
halakists
noun
plural of halakist
halakoth
halakoth
noun
plural of halakah
haletky
halftrack
halftrack
noun
Alternative form of half-track
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
halterbreak
halterbreak
verb
To get an animal used to wearing and being handled in a halter.
halterbreaks
halterbreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
halterlike
halucket
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
hatlike
hatlike
adj
Resembling a hat.
heartblock
heartbreakingly
heartbreakingly
adv
In a heartbreaking manner
heartbrokenly
heartbrokenly
adv
In a heartbroken 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
helmetmaker
helmetmaking
hemiplankton
hemoalkalimeter
hlithskjalf
hokaltecan
holoplankton
holoplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
hurleyhacket
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
hypoalkalinity
hypoplankton
hypoplanktonic
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
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
kaffeeklatsch
kaffeeklatsch
noun
A coffee klatch.
kahlotus
kalathoi
kalathoi
noun
plural of kalathos
kalathos
kalathos
noun
Alternative form of calathus
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.
kameelthorn
kaneelhart
karthli
katagelophobia
katagelophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of catagelophobia
kathal
kathemoglobin
kathlee
kathleen
kathlene
kathlin
kathlyn
kathlynne
kathodal
kathodal
adj
Dated form of cathodal.
katholikoi
katholikos
katholikos
noun
Alternative form of catholicos
katholikoses
katholikoses
noun
plural of katholikos
keilhauite
keilhauite
noun
(mineralogy) yttrotitanite
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
keratohelcosis
keratohyal
khalat
khalat
noun
(historical, Judaism) A long, close-fitting coat with shawl collars and pockets, worn by Ashkenazi Jewish men in Eastern Europe until the early 20th century
A type of native gown worn in parts of Central Asia, historically awarded as a robe of honor.