(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
allokurtic
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).
arkabutla
auldfarrantlike
autarkical
autarkical
adj
Autarkic.
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
autarkikal
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
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
brutelike
brutelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brute.
bulletmaker
bulletmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bullets.
bullsticker
burkettsville
burkittsville
butlerlike
butlerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butler.
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
butterlike
butterlike
adj
Resembling butter or some aspect of it.
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
buttermilks
buttermilks
noun
plural of buttermilk
buttresslike
buttresslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buttress.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
chalkcutter
coldturkey
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
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.
crutchlike
crutchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crutch.
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
flukewort
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
fruitlike
fruitlike
adj
Resembling fruit.
fruitstalk
guitarlike
guitarlike
adj
Resembling a guitar
gutterlike
gutterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gutter.
hunterlike
hunterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hunter.
hurleyhacket
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
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
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
keratoglossus
keratoleukoma
keratoleukoma
noun
(pathology) A white opacity of the cornea
kettledrum
kettledrum
noun
(dated) An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening.
(music) A large hemispherical brass percussion instrument (one of the timpani) with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting its tension.
kettledrummer
kettledrummer
noun
A musician who plays the kettledrum.
kettledrums
kettledrums
noun
plural of kettledrum
klagenfurt
klutzier
klutzier
adj
comparative form of klutzy: more klutzy
knurliest
knurliest
adj
superlative form of knurly: most knurly
koelreuteria
koltunnor
kultur
kultur
noun
German culture or civilization, especially seen as authoritarian or racist during the period of world wars (1914-18 and 1939-45)
kulturkampf
kulturkampf
noun
(historical) A conflict between secular and religious authorities, especially the struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government under Bismarck.
kulturkreis
kulturkreise
kulturs
kunstlieder
lackluster
lackluster
adj
(figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
Having no shine or lustre; dull.
Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
noun
(countable) A person or thing of no particular brilliance or intelligence.
(uncountable) Lack of brightness or points of interest.
lacklusterness
lacklusterness
noun
The quality of being lackluster.
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
lacklustre
lacklustre
adj
(Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of lackluster
lacklustrous
lacklustrous
adj
Synonym of lackluster
lakehurst
laurvikite
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leptokurtosis
leptokurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leuckartia
leuckartiidae
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
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
lukewarmth
lukewarmth
noun
lukewarmness
lumberjacket
lumberjacket
noun
A lumberjack shirt.
lutemaker
lutemaker
noun
A manufacturer of lutes.
microleukoblast
mulaprakriti
multibreak
multibreak
adj
Involving more than one break.
multitrack
multitrack
adj
(music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
(railways) Of a railway line: having multiple, parallel tracks.
Having or involving more than one track.
verb
To record on multiple tracks simultaneously (typically with each performer or instrument having its own track)
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.
outclerk
outflanker
outflanker
noun
(military) One who is positioned so as to outflank the enemy in combat.
outlooker
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
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.
picturelike
picturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a picture.
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
platykurtosis
platykurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
poultrylike
poultrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of poultry.
proletkult
proleukocyte
protoleukocyte
puritanlike
puritanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puritan.
quadrantlike
quadrantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a quadrant.
quakerlet
quartermasterlike
rattleskull
rattleskulled
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.
russetlike
russetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a russet potato.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
skeletomuscular
skeletomuscular
adj
Relating to the skeleton and muscles.
stirruplike
stirruplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a stirrup.
streuselkuchen
streuselkuchen
Noun
A of made of covered with sweet
strumpetlike
strumpetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a strumpet.
superacknowledgment
superalkalinity
superalkalinity
noun
The property of being superalkaline.
superthankful
superthankfully
superthankfulness
talukdar
talukdar
noun
(historical) An Indian landholder in the Mughal Empire and British Raj, responsible for collecting taxes from a taluk.
talukdari
tarpaulinmaker
thankfuller
thankfuller
adj
comparative form of thankful: more thankful
thrushlike
thrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a thrush (the bird).
Resembling or characteristic of thrush (the fungal infection).
thunderlike
thunderlike
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of thunder.
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.
ticklenburgs
ticklenburgs
noun
plural of ticklenburg
trickful
troublemaker
troublemaker
noun
A complainer.
One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.
troublemakers
troublemakers
noun
plural of troublemaker
troublemaking
troublemaking
adj
Causing trouble.
noun
Causing trouble; acting in a disruptive way
troughlike
troughlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a trough.
troutlike
troutlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of trout.
truantlike
truantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a truant.
truckful
truckful
noun
As much as a truck can hold.
truckle
truckle
noun
A small wheel of cheese.
A small wheel; a caster or pulley.
A truckle bed.
verb
(intransitive) To act in a submissive manner; to fawn, submit to a superior.
(intransitive) To sleep in a truckle bed.
To roll or move upon truckles, or casters; to trundle.
truckled
truckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of truckle
truckler
truckler
noun
One who truckles.
trucklers
trucklers
noun
plural of truckler
truckles
truckles
noun
plural of truckle
trucklike
trucklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a truck (vehicle).
truckline
truckline
noun
(Canada, US) A company that uses trucks to transport goods.
truckling
truckling
adj
Apt to truckle, often fawning, obsequious, ingratiating.