(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
baulkiest
baulkiest
adj
superlative form of baulky: most baulky
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blockbusted
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
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.
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
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
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
buckholts
buckstall
buckstall
noun
(archaic) A net used for catching deer.
bucktails
bucktails
noun
plural of bucktail
bulkiest
bulkiest
adj
superlative form of bulk: most bulk
bullsticker
burkettsville
burkittsville
bushelbasket
buttermilks
buttermilks
noun
plural of buttermilk
buttresslike
buttresslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buttress.
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
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.
cuckstool
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
ducktails
ducktails
noun
plural of ducktail
dustlike
dustlike
adj
Resembling dust.
eskilstuna
flukiest
flukiest
adj
superlative form of fluky: most fluky
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
fruitstalk
guiltsick
heiltsuk
hulkiest
hulkiest
adj
superlative form of hulky: most hulky
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
interleukins
interleukins
noun
plural of interleukin
justicelike
justicelike
adj
Alternative form of justice-like
kahlotus
kaiserslautern
katsunkel
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
keratoglossus
kettledrums
kettledrums
noun
plural of kettledrum
khlustino
kinetonucleus
kistful
kistful
noun
(Scotland) A chestful.
kistfuls
kistfuls
noun
plural of kistful
klendusity
klendusity
noun
(botany) resistance to infection
klutzes
klutzes
noun
plural of klutz
klutziest
klutziest
adj
superlative form of klutzy: most klutzy
klutziness
klutziness
noun
The quality of being klutzy, or being a klutz.
klutzinesses
knuckliest
knuckliest
adj
superlative form of knuckly: most knuckly
knurliest
knurliest
adj
superlative form of knurly: most knurly
kulseth
kulturkreis
kulturkreise
kulturs
kunstlied
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
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
lekythus
leptokurtosis
leptokurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leukoblast
leukoblast
noun
An immature leukocyte.
leukoblastic
leukoblastic
adj
Relating to leukoblasts.
leukocytes
leukocytes
noun
plural of leukocyte
leukocytoblast
leukocytoses
leukocytoses
noun
plural of leukocytosis
leukocytosis
leukocytosis
noun
Alternative spelling of leucocytosis
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.
leukotomies
leukotomies
noun
plural of leukotomy
leukotrienes
leukotrienes
noun
plural of leukotriene
locknuts
locknuts
noun
plural of locknut
lockouts
lockouts
noun
plural of lockout
locustlike
locustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a locust.
lookouts
lookouts
noun
plural of lookout
lotuslike
lotuslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a lotus.
luckiest
luckiest
adj
superlative form of lucky: most lucky
lustick
lutfisk
lutoslawski
maulstick
maulstick
noun
(art) A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it from accidentally touching the painting.
microleukoblast
mistakeful
mistakeful
adj
Full of mistakes.
multiskilled
multiskilled
adj
Having multiple skills
multitask
multitask
verb
(computing) To schedule and execute multiple tasks (program) simultaneously; control being passed from one to the other using interrupts.
(figuratively, of a person) To handle multiple tasks at once.
multitasked
multitasked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of multitask
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
musculoskeletal
musculoskeletal
adj
of, or relating to both muscles and the skeleton
musketlike
musketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a musket.
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.
oligotokeus
oligotokous
outbulks
outbulks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbulk
outflanks
outflanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outflank
outkills
outkills
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outkill
outlandishlike
outlooks
outlooks
noun
plural of outlook
outpoliticks
outpoliticks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpolitick
outskill
outskill
verb
(business) To outsource the skilled part of an enterprise.
(transitive) To surpass in skill.
outslick
outslick
verb
(transitive) To be more slick than; to exceed in slickness.
outslicking
outslicking
verb
present participle of outslick
outslink
outslink
verb
(transitive) To surpass in slinking.
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
outspokenly
outspokenly
adv
In an outspoken manner.
outsulk
outsulk
verb
(transitive) To sulk more than.
outsulked
outsulked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsulk
outsulking
outsulking
verb
present participle of outsulk
outsulks
outsulks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsulk
outtalks
outtalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outtalk
outwalks
outwalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwalk
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
phitsanulok
platykurtosis
platykurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
pluckiest
pluckiest
adj
superlative form of plucky: most plucky
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketsful
polytokous
potlucks
potlucks
noun
plural of potluck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of potluck
pseudoskeletal
pseudoskeleton
pulaskite
pulaskite
noun
(mineralogy) A massive course-grained rock composed chiefly of feldspar with some other minerals such as hornblende and biotite.
pustulelike
pustulelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pustule.
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.
sakuntala
saltchuck
saltchuck
noun
(British Columbia, Washington, Pacific Northwest) Any body of saltwater, especially the ocean.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.