A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
bacchuslike
bakuninism
bakuninist
bakuninist
Adjective
Relating to, or supporting the revolutionary anarchism of
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankruptship
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
baulkiest
baulkiest
adj
superlative form of baulky: most baulky
bhikshu
bhikshu
noun
(Buddhism) A bhikkhu.
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
biscuitmaker
biscuitmaking
bivouacks
bivouacks
noun
plural of bivouack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouack
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
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.
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
bloubiskop
blouselike
blouselike
adj
Resembling a blouse.
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
bousouki
bousoukia
bousoukis
bousoukis
noun
plural of bousouki
bouzoukis
bouzoukis
noun
plural of bouzouki
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
brushlike
brushlike
adj
Having the form of a brush.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckish
buckish
adj
(now rare) Like a dandy; foppish.
(obsolete) Like a male goat; foul-smelling or lascivious.
buckishly
buckishly
adv
In a buckish manner.
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
buckism
buckskin
buckskin
adj
Of a grayish yellow in colour.
noun
A grayish yellow in colour.
A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.
A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.
Breeches made of buckskin.
Clothing made from buckskin.
The skin of a male deer, a buck.
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
buckskins
buckskins
noun
trousers and other clothing made from buckskin
bucktails
bucktails
noun
plural of bucktail
buckwashing
buicks
bukshi
bukshi
noun
(historical) The paymaster in native Indian states.
bulkiest
bulkiest
adj
superlative form of bulk: most bulk
bulkiness
bulkiness
noun
The characteristic of being bulky, or of having bulk.
bulkinesses
bulkinesses
noun
plural of bulkiness
bulkish
bulkish
adj
bulky; large
bullskin
bullsticker
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
bumkins
bumkins
noun
plural of bumkin
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
bumsucking
burbankism
burkesville
burkettsville
burkites
burkittsville
burushaski
burushaski
Proper noun
A language of northwestern Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
bushkill
bushlike
bushlike
adj
Resembling a bush; bushly.
bushmaking
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
busiek
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.
buskin
buskin
noun
(by extension) Tragic drama; tragedy.
(historical) A half-boot.
(historical) A type of half-boot with a high heel, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors.
An instrument of torture for the foot; bootikin.
buskined
buskined
adj
Tragic, dignified or serious in style.
Trodden by buskins.
Wearing buskins.
busking
busking
noun
(obsolete) Clothing; dress; ornaments worn.
verb
present participle of busk
buskins
buskins
noun
plural of buskin
buskirk
buttermilks
buttermilks
noun
plural of buttermilk
buttinski
buttinski
noun
(telecommunications) A robust portable one-piece telephone instrument with clips, used by technicians and lines staff for testing telephone circuits or making a temporary connection to a telephone line.
Alternative spelling of buttinsky
buttinskies
buttinsky
buttinsky
noun
(derogatory) One who is prone to butt in, interrupt, or get involved where they are not welcome; a busybody.
(telecommunications) Alternative spelling of buttinski (“a robust portable one-piece telephone instrument with clips, used by technicians and lines staff for testing telephone circuits or making a temporary connection to a telephone line”)
buttresslike
buttresslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buttress.
buzukis
buzukis
noun
plural of buzuki
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
caulkings
caulkings
noun
plural of caulking
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
chelyuskin
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
chikamatsu
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
chuckchis
chuckies
chuckies
noun
(Scotland) The game of jacks or jackstones; chucks.
plural of chuckie
plural of chucky
chukchis
chunkiest
chunkiest
adj
superlative form of chunky: most chunky
chunkiness
chunkiness
noun
the state of being chunky
cocksureism
cokuloris
cokuloris
noun
Alternative form of cucoloris
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
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.
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
countersinking
countersinking
verb
present participle of countersink
countersinks
countersinks
noun
plural of countersink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersink
counterstrike
counterstrike
noun
(military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking
verb
(intransitive) To perform a counterstrike.
coupstick
coupstick
noun
(historical) A stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.
cruickshank
cruikshank
cruiskeen
cruiskeen
noun
(Ireland) A small bottle.
cruisken
cruisken
noun
Alternative form of cruiskeen
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
cufflinks
cufflinks
noun
plural of cufflink
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
cusick
dashnaktzutiun
diaskeuasis
diaskeuasis
noun
The process of reviewing or revising a text.
diaskeuast
diaskeuast
noun
One who reviews or revises a text.
dibbuks
dibbuks
noun
plural of dibbuk
dikelocephalus
dinkums
dislikeful
dislikeful
adj
(obsolete) Unpleasant; disagreeable.
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
ditokous
ditokous
adj
(zoology) Having two kinds of young.
(zoology) Producing only two eggs in a clutch.
dominikus
doohickus
doohickus
noun
(informal) An unspecified or nameless thing; doohickey.
doohinkus
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
drumskin
drumskin
noun
The skin of a drum.
drumstick
drumstick
noun
(South Asia, Myanmar) The moringa or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera, especially its slender, cylindrical pods.
(slang, chiefly in the plural) A person's leg.
A stick used to play drums.
The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food.