(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
arbuckle
auchinleck
auckland
auckland
Proper noun
The largest conurbation in New Zealand.
autarkical
autarkical
adj
Autarkic.
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
bacchuslike
backhaul
backhaul
noun
(broadcasting) Uncut program content that is transmitted point-to-point to an individual television or radio station, network or other receiving entity where it will be integrated into a finished show.
(military) The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shipped.
(transport) A return trip after delivery of cargo.
(travel, aviation, fare construction) Travel to a destination via a further point, or a higher fare point, than the destination (higher intermediate point).
verb
To transmit (data or footage) from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted.
backhauled
backhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhaul
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backhauls
backhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhaul
bareknuckle
bareknuckled
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
beauclerk
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackbuck
blackbuck
noun
An Indian antelope, Antilope cervicapra
blackburn
blackburn
Proper noun
A town in Lancashire, England
blackbush
blackbutt
blackbutt
noun
(chiefly Australia) Any of several Australian eucalyptus trees with a dark fibrous bark towards the base of the trunk, especially Eucalyptus pilularis.
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackduck
blackfigured
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackgum
blackgum
noun
Alternative form of black gum (“tree”)
blackgums
blackgums
noun
plural of blackgum
blackmun
blackmur
blackout
blackout
noun
(attributive) The blocking out of as much light as possible.
(historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.
A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
A temporary loss of consciousness.
A temporary loss of memory.
An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.
verb
(nonstandard) Alternative form of black out
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blacksburg
blacktongue
blockaderunning
blueback
blueback
noun
A blueback herring or blueback shad (Alosa aestivalis, syn. Clupea aestivalis) similar to the alewife
A lake trout (Salmo oquassa).
A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).
blueblack
bluejack
bluejack
verb
(transitive) To send messages to (a device) anonymously using Bluetooth.
bluejacket
bluejacket
noun
(nautical) A seaman of a British warship
(nautical) An enlisted man in the US Navy.
A uniformed policeman.
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bluejacks
bluejacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluejack
buckland
bucklandite
buckleya
buckplate
buckstall
buckstall
noun
(archaic) A net used for catching deer.
bucktail
bucktail
noun
The tail of a deer, traditionally used as a fishing lure.
bucktails
bucktails
noun
plural of bucktail
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
buffaloback
buffaloback
noun
The back of a buffalo
bullback
bullockman
bullwhack
bullwhack
verb
(US) To work as a bullwhacker, driving a bullock team.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
calakmul
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
caulk
caulk
noun
A composition of vehicle and pigment used at ambient temperatures for filling/sealing joints or junctures, that remains elastic for an extended period of time after application.
Alternative form of calk (“pointed projection on a horseshoe”)
Caulking.
verb
(nautical) To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.
(slang) To copulate.
To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.
caulked
caulked
adj
Having cracks or crevices stopped-up with a filler.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caulk
caulker
caulker
noun
(informal) Archaic form of corker (“something large or remarkable, a whopper”).
(slang, archaic) An alcoholic drink; a dram.
A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron.
caulkers
caulkers
noun
plural of caulker
caulking
caulking
noun
A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.
verb
present participle of caulk
caulkings
caulkings
noun
plural of caulking
caulks
caulks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caulk
chalkcutter
chaluka
chalukya
chalukyan
chikmagalur
chuckawalla
chuckawalla
noun
Alternative form of chuckwalla
chuckawallas
chuckawallas
noun
plural of chuckawalla
chucklehead
chucklehead
noun
(informal) A stupid or clumsy person.
A coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus.
chuckleheaded
chuckleheaded
adj
stupid, idiotic
chuckleheadedness
chuckleheadedness
noun
The quality of being chuckleheaded.
chuckleheads
chuckleheads
noun
plural of chucklehead
chuckwalla
chuckwalla
noun
An iguana, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
clankum
clarksburg
clarksburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
cloudcuckooland
cloudcuckooland
noun
Alternative spelling of cloud-cuckoo-land
cockalorum
cockalorum
noun
(countable) A menial yet self-important person; a person who makes empty boasts.
(uncountable) A game similar to leapfrog.
(uncountable) Boastful speech, crowing.
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
crackskull
cuddebackville
culleoka
dikelocephalus
ducklar
ducktail
ducktail
noun
A hairstyle in which the hair is swept back into an upturned point at the back.
ducktails
ducktails
noun
plural of ducktail
duckwalk
duckwalk
noun
Alternative spelling of duck walk
verb
(intransitive) To jump on one leg while moving the other back and forth, a motion sometimes employed by guitar players in popular music.
(intransitive) To walk while squatting.
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
dudelsack
earlduck
fullback
fullback
noun
(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays.
(field hockey) A defensive player who assists the goalie in preventing the opposing team from scoring.
(rugby) A position behind the main line of backs in both rugby union and rugby league. In rugby union, they wear number 15 jersey at the start of play and are the last line of defence responsible for catching punts.
(soccer) A player who plays on the left or right side of defence.
fullbacks
fullbacks
noun
plural of fullback
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
glucokinases
glucokinases
noun
plural of glucokinase
gluconokinase
gluconokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.
gulfhammock
hackleburg
halucket
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
haulback
hecklau
huckleback
hucklebacked
hurleyhacket
hydraulicked
hydraulicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydraulic
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
jackquelin
jackqueline
kalmuck
kalmuck
noun
A kind of shaggy cloth resembling bearskin.
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
karacul
kauslick
klockau
knapscull
knuckleball
knuckleball
noun
(baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.
(figurative) An event that is hard to predict.
verb
(intransitive, baseball) To pitch knuckleballs.
knuckleballer
knuckleballer
noun
(baseball) A baseball pitcher known for throwing knuckleballs.
knuckleballs
knuckleballs
noun
plural of knuckleball
knucklehead
knucklehead
noun
An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
knuckleheaded
knuckleheaded
adj
Stupid or inept, like a knucklehead.
knuckleheadedness
knuckleheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being knuckleheaded; foolishness or ineptitude.
knuckleheads
knuckleheads
noun
plural of knucklehead
koeberliniaceous
koluschan
koluschan
Noun
Tlingit
Proper noun
Tlingit
Adjective
Tlingit
koulibiaca
koulibiaca
noun
A Russian dish of salmon, rice etc. cooked in puff pastry
kukulcan
kulack
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