The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
akroterial
alkalometry
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alkylarylsulfonate
allokurtic
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
ankylenteron
ankyloproctia
avalokitesvara
backlotter
bialystoker
blackroot
blackroot
noun
Colicroot, Aletris farinosa
Culver's root, Veronicastrum virginicum
Either of two species in the genus Pterocaulon: Pterocaulon pycnostachyum and Pterocaulon virgatum
Several plant diseases caused by fungi in the genus Aphanomyces causing that cause roots to rot and turn black.
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
blackwort
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
bloodstroke
bloodstroke
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.
A stroke or blow with a weapon that draws blood.
bolsterwork
boltmaker
boltmaker
noun
A machine that manufactures bolts.
A manufacturer of bolts.
boltstrake
boltwork
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bottlemaker
bottlemaker
noun
A manufacturer of bottles.
bradyteleokinesis
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
brooklet
brooklet
noun
A little brook.
brooklets
brooklets
noun
plural of brooklet
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
brooktondale
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
clarkston
clarkton
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
cloisterlike
cloisterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cloister.
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
coldturkey
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
cornstalk
cornstalk
noun
(Australia, slang, derogatory) a non-indigenous native of New South Wales.
(Australia, slang, obsolete) A non-indigenous person born in Australia.
(botany) A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn.
(botany) The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
coronetlike
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
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.
counterlocking
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
courtlike
courtlike
adj
Courteous; polite.
Resembling or characteristic of a court.
coxankylometer
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.
crocketville
crosstalk
crosstalk
noun
(biology) The situation where one or more components of a signal transduction pathway affect another pathway.
(electronics) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
A traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a dialogue.
Conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion.
verb
To hold an incidental conversation
cryoplankton
dermaskeleton
dermatoskeleton
dermatoskeleton
noun
exoskeleton
dermoskeletal
dermoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to the dermoskeleton.
dermoskeleton
dermoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) An exoskeleton.
doctorlike
doctorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a doctor.
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
ekaterinoslav
electrokinematics
electrokinetic
electrokinetic
adj
(physics) Describing any of several phenomena in which electric charge causes movement
(physics) Describing the heating effect of an electric current
electrokinetics
electrokinetics
noun
(physics) the electrodynamics of electrical circuits
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
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
elektron
elkport
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
feltwork
feltwork
noun
(medicine) A fibrous network
(medicine) A tight plexus of nerve fibrils
fetterlock
fetterlock
noun
(heraldry) A shackle or lock.
flatterdock
flatwork
flatwork
noun
(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
flatworks
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
floatmaker
floatmaker
noun
A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
flukewort
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
foldskirt
folkcraft
folkcraft
noun
folk craftsmanship
folklorist
folklorist
noun
A person who studies or collects folklore
folkloristic
folkloristic
adj
about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.
folklorists
folklorists
noun
plural of folklorist
folkmooter
folkmoter
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
footlicker
footlicker
noun
A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
footlocker
footlocker
noun
A long, rectangular trunk or similar container that lies flat on the floor, especially one used for personal belongings and kept at the foot of a bed, commonly used in barracks and dormitories.
footlockers
footlockers
noun
plural of footlocker
forestlike
forestlike
adj
Like a forest.
foretackle
foretackle
noun
(nautical) The tackle that attaches or hooks on to the pendant (on a masthead or foremast) for the purposes of hoisting, tautening, or securing a stay.
foretalk
foretalk
noun
Small talk used prior to more meaningful conversation.
foretalking
forklift
forklift
noun
A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.
verb
To move or stack with, or as if with, such a vehicle.
forklifting
forklifting
verb
present participle of forklift
forklifts
forklifts
noun
plural of forklift
forktail
forktail
noun
(UK, dialect) A salmon in its fourth year's growth.
Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus.
fortresslike
fortresslike
adj
Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
franklinization
franklinton
franklintown
frontierlike
frontierlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a frontier.
frostlike
frostlike
adj
Resembling frost or some aspect of it.
grottolike
grottolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grotto
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
heartblock
heartbrokenly
heartbrokenly
adv
In a heartbroken manner.
hektoliter
hemoalkalimeter
hotelkeeper
hotelkeeper
noun
A hotelier; a hotel owner.
hydrofranklinite
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
interblock
interblock
adj
Between blocks.
noun
A space or interval between two adjacent blocks or cells on a grid.
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
interlock
interlock
noun
A safety device that prevents activation in unsafe conditions.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To fit or clasp together securely.
To interlace.
interlocked
interlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlock
interlocker
interlocker
noun
A device that interlocks.
An individual who holds more than one role in a power structure.
interlocking
interlocking
noun
(rail transport) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.
verb
present participle of interlock
interlocks
interlocks
noun
plural of interlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlock
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
kakistocratical
kaliborite
kaliborite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous borate of potassium and magnesium
kameelthorn
karlotta
karlotte
karyolitic
karyolytic
karyolytic
adj
relating to, or causing karyolysis
karyoplasmatic
karyotypical
karyotypical
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of a karyotype
kefalotir
kellerton
kelpwort
kelpwort
noun
The plant kali.
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.
kentrolite
kentrolite
noun
An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
keratocele
keratocele
noun
(ophthalmology) A herniation of Descemet's membrane in the eye.
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.