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
checkmate
checkmate
intj
(by extension) Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape.
(chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
noun
(figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
verb
(transitive, by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
(transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
checkmated
checkmated
adj
(chess) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
(figuratively) Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkmate
checkmates
checkmates
noun
plural of checkmate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkmate
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
chikamatsu
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
cockmatch
cockmatch
noun
(archaic) A cockfight.
deutschemark
deutschmark
earthmaker
earthmaking
earthsmoke
ektachrome
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
frankenmuth
hackamatak
hackmatack
hackmatack
noun
A balsam poplar, a tree of the species Populus balsamifera.
A larch, a tree of the species Larix laricina.
hackmatacks
hackmatacks
noun
plural of hackmatack
hamtramck
hamtramck
Proper noun
A city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States.
hatmaker
hatmaker
noun
Someone who makes hats.
hatmakers
hatmakers
noun
plural of hatmaker
hatmaking
hatmaking
noun
The manufacture of hats.
hawkmoth
hawkmoth
noun
(entomology) Any of several moths, of the family Sphingidae, that hover over flowers when sucking nectar through a long proboscis.
hawkmoths
hawkmoths
noun
plural of hawkmoth
haymarket
haymarket
Proper noun
Any of various placenames, particularly a street in Westminster, London and the in that street
A town in Virginia State.
heatmaker
heatmaking
hektogram
helmetmaker
helmetmaking
hemikaryotic
hemiplankton
hemoalkalimeter
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hypermarket
hypermarket
noun
A combination of department store and supermarket.
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
jacksmith
jacksmith
noun
A smith who makes jacks.
kamchatka
kamchatka
Proper noun
A long peninsula in the Russian Far East, lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk.
kamchatkan
kamchatkan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Kamchatka.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Kamchatka.
kameelthorn
kamptomorph
karmathian
karmouth
katachromasis
katamorphic
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
katathermometer
katathermometer
noun
Alternative spelling of kata thermometer
katharometer
katharometer
noun
(sciences) A device used for analyzing gas mixtures by measuring their thermal conductivity.
kathemoglobin
kathenotheism
kathenotheism
noun
Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
kathisma
kathisma
noun
A division of the psalter, used by Eastern Orthodox Christians and Eastern Catholics who follow the Byzantine Rite.
A hinged seat used in monastic churches, having a full back attached to the wall.
A troparion, or hymn, chanted at matins after each such division of the psalter.
kathismata
kathismata
noun
plural of kathisma
kathmandu
kentishman
khamti
khartoum
khartoum
Proper noun
Capital of the Sudan.
khartoumer
khartum
khidmatgar
khidmutgar
khidmutgar
noun
Alternative form of khitmatgar
khitmatgar
khitmatgar
noun
(British India, South Asia) A male servant, with responsibility for waiting at table.
khitmutgar
khitmutgar
noun
Alternative spelling of khitmatgar
kilhamite
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
kitchenmaid
kitchenmaid
noun
(archaic) A woman employed in a kitchen.
kitchenman
kitchenman
noun
A man employed in a kitchen.
klamath
klamath
Noun
Any member of a Native American tribe formerly living along the Klamath River in California and Oregon.
Proper noun
The language of this tribe (also known as Klamath-Modoc).
A county in southern Oregon.
A former county in northern California.
klamaths
klootchman
klootchman
noun
(US, Canada, western dialects) Woman, wife (especially if Native American).
kurchatovium
kurchatovium
noun
(physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
leathermaker
leathermaker
noun
A manufacturer of leather.
leathermaking
leathermaking
noun
The manufacture of leather.
leukocythemia
lukewarmth
lukewarmth
noun
lukewarmness
machtpolitik
machtpolitik
noun
(politics) Power politics.
mackintosh
mackintosh
noun
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
By extension, any waterproof coat or raincoat.
Waterproof rubberized cloth.
mackintoshed
mackintoshed
adj
Wearing a mackintosh.
mackintoshes
mackintoshes
noun
plural of mackintosh
mackintoshite
mackintoshite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of thorogummite
mahlstick
mahlstick
noun
Alternative form of maulstick
makeshift
makeshift
adj
Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
noun
(obsolete) A rogue; a shifty person.
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
makeshiftiness
makeshiftiness
noun
The quality of being makeshifty.
makeshiftness
makeshiftness
noun
The quality of being makeshift.
makeshifts
makeshifts
noun
plural of makeshift
makeshifty
makeshifty
adj
Somewhat makeshift.
makeweight
makeweight
noun
Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument.
Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
mannoketoheptose
marketech
markgenossenschaft
markshot
markworthy
markworthy
adj
Worthy of note or remark.
massekhoth
matchbook
matchbook
noun
A small folded sheet of cardboard containing rows of cardboard matches, generally with a striker on the outside.
matchbooks
matchbooks
noun
plural of matchbook
matchlock
matchlock
noun
Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan.
The gunlock used in such a weapon, having a slow smouldering match, see: slow match.
matchlocks
matchlocks
noun
plural of matchlock
matchmake
matchmake
verb
To do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.
matchmaker
matchmaker
noun
(by extension) Someone who arranges professional boxing matches.
Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.
Someone who makes matchsticks.
matchmakers
matchmakers
noun
plural of matchmaker
matchmaking
matchmaking
noun
(business) A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners.
(video games) The act or process of locating suitable players to take part in a multiplayer game session.
An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.
The manufacture of matches for kindling or burning.
verb
present participle of matchmake
matchmakings
matchmakings
noun
plural of matchmaking
matchmark
matchmark
noun
(engineering) A mark inscribed on a component to aid alignment with the rest of an assembly.
matchmarked
matchmarking
matchstalk
matchstalk
noun
Misspelling of matchstick.
matchstick
matchstick
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece.
A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
matchsticks
matchsticks
noun
plural of matchstick
mathematik
matkah
meathook
meathook
noun
Alternative spelling of meat hook
meathooks
meathooks
noun
plural of meathook
meekhearted
meekheartedness
mekhitarist
merchantlike
merchantlike
adj
Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
mitakshara
mohawkite
mohawkite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper ore and discredited mineral species composed of arsenic and copper, Cu₃As up to Cu₆As.
mookhtar
mountebankish
mountebankish
adj
Like a mountebank; using or suggesting quackery.
mukhtar
mukhtar
noun
(India, historical) A person acting as an agent, particularly a lawyer.
(politics) A minor official—usually overseeing a village or town—in many Arab countries and (historical) in the Ottoman Empire and its successor states, including Turkey, Northern Cyprus, and formerly Albania.
(specifically) Alternative spelling of muhtar: an elected official overseeing a village or neighborhood in modern Turkey.
mythmaker
mythmaker
noun
A person who originates a myth.
mythmaking
mythmaking
noun
The production or composing of myths.
mythmakings
mythmakings
noun
plural of mythmaking
nachtmusik
nikethamide
nikethamide
noun
A stimulant which mainly affects the respiratory cycle.
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
peckhamite
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
pharmacokinetic
pharmacokinetic
adj
(pharmacology) Of or relating to pharmacokinetics.
pharmacokinetics
pharmacokinetics
noun
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.