(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
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
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
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).
antileukemic
antileukemic
adj
(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
auldfarrantlike
auntlike
auntlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an aunt.
autoalkylation
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blacktongue
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.
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
blunket
blunket
adj
(obsolete) Gray; grayish or light blue.
noun
(obsolete) A cloth, or kind of cloth (blanket cloth), generally but not always of this color.
(obsolete) A color, generally a light bluish gray or blue or gray, but sometimes seemingly a dark red or violet.
bucklandite
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
buttonlike
buttonlike
adj
Resembling a button.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
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.
cuckoopintle
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.
ekatantalum
ekatantalum
noun
Alternative form of eka-tantalum
eskilstuna
faulkton
faulkton
Proper noun
a small city in South Dakota, USA
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flunkeyite
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
flunkyite
fountainlike
fountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
hunterlike
hunterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hunter.
inguklimiut
interleukin
interleukin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of cytokine proteins important in the regulation of lymphocyte function.
interleukins
interleukins
noun
plural of interleukin
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
kaiserslautern
kalunti
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
katsunkel
khlustino
kinetonucleus
kitchenful
kitchenful
noun
As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.
klagenfurt
klendusity
klendusity
noun
(botany) resistance to infection
klutziness
klutziness
noun
The quality of being klutzy, or being a klutz.
klutzinesses
knublet
knuckliest
knuckliest
adj
superlative form of knuckly: most knuckly
knurliest
knurliest
adj
superlative form of knurly: most knurly
koltunna
koltunnor
kulpmont
kunkletown
kunstlied
kunstlieder
lacklusterness
lacklusterness
noun
The quality of being lackluster.
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
leukotaxin
leukotaxine
leukotriene
leukotriene
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several physiologically active lipids, related to the prostaglandins, that participate in allergic responses.
leukotrienes
leukotrienes
noun
plural of leukotriene
locknut
locknut
noun
A nut with an inner ring made of a material with elastic properties to prevent it from slipping.
A second nut, screwed down onto another in order to prevent it slipping.
locknuts
locknuts
noun
plural of locknut
lutemaking
lutemaking
noun
The manufacture of lutes.
monumentlike
monumentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monument.
mountainlike
mountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a mountain.
mountebankly
mulkeytown
multitasking
multitasking
noun
(buzzword, figuratively) The practice or capability of handling more than one task at the same time.
(computing) The simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (programs) under the control of an interrupt-driven operating system.
verb
present participle of multitask
naturelike
naturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of nature.
natureliked
neuroskeletal
neuroskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to the neuroskeleton.
neuroskeleton
neuroskeleton
noun
(anatomy) The deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton related to the nervous axis and locomotion.
neuterlike
neuterlike
adj
Having neuter characteristics; apparently sexless.
nutlike
nutlike
adj
Resembling a nut
outblacken
outflank
outflank
verb
(transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example).
(transitive) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force).
outflanked
outflanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outflank
outflanker
outflanker
noun
(military) One who is positioned so as to outflank the enemy in combat.
outflanking
outflanking
noun
The act of one who outflanks.
verb
present participle of outflank
outflanks
outflanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outflank
outflunky
outlandishlike
outslicking
outslicking
verb
present participle of outslick
outslink
outslink
verb
(transitive) To surpass in slinking.
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
outspokenly
outspokenly
adv
In an outspoken manner.
outsulking
outsulking
verb
present participle of outsulk
outtalking
outtalking
verb
present participle of outtalk
outtinkle
outtinkled
outtinkling
outwalking
outwalking
verb
present participle of outwalk
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
phenylketonuria
phenylketonuria
noun
(medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
phitsanulok
plankbuilt
plunkett
pseudoskeleton
puritanlike
puritanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puritan.
quadrantlike
quadrantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a quadrant.
rumpelstiltskin
rumpelstiltskin
Proper noun
A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.
sakuntala
scutcheonlike
shakuntala
shuttlecocking
shuttlecocking
verb
present participle of shuttlecock
skeletogenous
skeletogenous
adj
Forming or producing parts of the skeleton.
skunklet
sluttikin
snoutlike
snoutlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a snout.
stackencloud
stackencloud
noun
A cumulus cloud.
streuselkuchen
streuselkuchen
Noun
A of made of covered with sweet
stuckling
studentlike
studentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a student.
sultanlike
sultanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sultan.
superacknowledgment
superalkalinity
superalkalinity
noun
The property of being superalkaline.
superthankful
superthankfully
superthankfulness
tankful
tankful
noun
The amount (usually of a fluid) that will fill a tank.
tankfuls
tankfuls
noun
plural of tankful
tarpaulinmaker
teknonymously
telefunken
telukbetung
thankful
thankful
adj
(obsolete) Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.
Showing appreciation or gratitude.
thankfuller
thankfuller
adj
comparative form of thankful: more thankful
thankfullest
thankfullest
adj
superlative form of thankful: most thankful
thankfully
thankfully
adv
(sometimes proscribed) fortunately, gratefully.
In a thankful manner; giving thanks.
thankfulness
thankfulness
noun
The state of being thankful.
thankfulnesses
thankfulnesses
noun
plural of thankfulness
thinkful
thinkful
adj
thoughtful
thunderlike
thunderlike
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of thunder.
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.