(uncountable) The state or quality of being alike.
alikenesses
alikenesses
noun
plural of alikeness
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alkalinisation
alkalinisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalinization
alkalinise
alkalinise
verb
Alternative spelling of alkalinize
alkalinised
alkalinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalinise
alkalinising
alkalinising
verb
present participle of alkalinise
alkalinities
alkalinities
noun
plural of alkalinity
alkalinizes
alkalinizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalinize
alkalisation
alkalisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalization
alkalising
alkalising
verb
present participle of alkalise
alkarsin
alkarsin
Noun
cacodyl
alkarsine
alkarsine
Noun
cacodyl
alkines
alkines
noun
plural of alkine
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
allokinesis
aniselike
aniselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of anise.
ankyloglossia
ankyloglossia
noun
(medicine) A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.
ankylomerism
ankylosing
ankylosing
verb
present participle of ankylose
ankylosis
ankylosis
noun
(anatomy) The growing together of bones to form a single unit.
(figuratively) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
(medicine) The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion.
ankylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis
noun
Alternative form of ancylostomiasis
antalkalies
antalkalis
antalkalis
noun
plural of antalkali
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
antiskeptical
antislickens
askingly
askingly
adv
In an asking manner; so as to ask.
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlings
backlins
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backslidingness
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
balkanise
balkanise
verb
Alternative spelling of balkanize
balkanised
balkanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanise
balkanising
balkanising
verb
present participle of balkanise
balkanism
balkanism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanism
balkiness
balkiness
noun
The state or quality of being balky or uncooperative.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
billsticking
billsticking
noun
Synonym of billposting
bilskirnir
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackfins
blackfins
noun
plural of blackfin
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
blackings
blackings
noun
plural of blacking
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
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
blankenship
blankish
blankish
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
blankmindedness
blinkards
blinkards
noun
plural of blinkard
blinkers
blinkers
noun
(plural only) A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from glare, dust, etc.
(plural only, slang) Spectacles.
A pair of leather or rubber eye cups attached to a horse hood in order to impede the rear vision of racehorses and harness horses; blinders in (USA).
plural of blinker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blinker
blinks
blinks
noun
Montia fontana, a herbaceous annual plant in the family Montiaceae, formerly included in the purslane family (Portulacaceae).
plural of blink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blink
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blockheadishness
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bobolinks
bobolinks
noun
plural of bobolink
bolshevikian
bookselling
bookselling
noun
The sale of books.
booksellings
boylikeness
bradyteleokinesis
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
brickleness
brickleness
noun
(obsolete) brittleness
brinkless
brinkless
adj
Without a brink.
bulkiness
bulkiness
noun
The characteristic of being bulky, or of having bulk.
bulkinesses
bulkinesses
noun
plural of bulkiness
bullskin
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
businesslike
businesslike
adj
Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.
Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson.
businesslikeness
businesslikeness
noun
The state or condition of being businesslike.
calfskin
calfskin
noun
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
calfskins
calfskins
noun
plural of calfskin
calkins
calkins
noun
plural of calkin
candlestick
candlestick
noun
(finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
verb
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
(of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
To adorn with candlesticks.
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
candlesticked
candlesticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of candlestick
candlesticks
candlesticks
noun
plural of candlestick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of candlestick
candlestickward
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
canvaslike
canvaslike
adj
Resembling canvas (the fabric).
caulkings
caulkings
noun
plural of caulking
chalkiness
chalkiness
noun
The state of being chalky.
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
chelyabinsk
chelyuskin
childlikeness
childlikeness
noun
The state or quality of being childlike.
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
choleokinase
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
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
clankingness
clatskanie
cleanskin
cleanskin
noun
(Australia) An unbranded animal.
(Australia, New Zealand) An unlabelled bottle of wine.
(cricket) A cricket bat with no maker's logo
A person who does not have any tattoos.
An undercover police officer who has not done a particular task before.
Someone with no prior criminal record, a person with no previous convictions; loosely, someone who has not done anything wrong before, an unblemished character.
cleanskins
cleanskins
noun
plural of cleanskin
clearskins
clearskins
noun
plural of clearskin
clerkliness
clerkliness
Noun
scholarship
clinkers
clinkers
noun
(Ulster, anatomy) testicles
plural of clinker
clinks
clinks
noun
plural of clink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clink
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
clockings
clockings
noun
plural of clocking
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
coltskin
coltskin
noun
The skin of a colt.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
corpselikeness
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
crescentlike
crescentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crescent.
crinkles
crinkles
noun
plural of crinkle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crinkle
crinkliest
crinkliest
adj
superlative form of crinkly: most crinkly
crinkliness
crinkliness
noun
The state or quality of being crinkly.
crosslink
crosslink
noun
Alternative spelling of cross-link
cufflinks
cufflinks
noun
plural of cufflink
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
czechoslovakian
czechoslovakian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the former nation of Czechoslovakia.
Noun
A person from Czechoslovakia.
czechoslovakians
darklings
darklings
adv
(poetic, obsolete) In the darkness.
noun
plural of darkling
deathlikeness
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.