(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
alkahestical
alkahestical
adj
Alternative form of alkahestic
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alkalimeters
alkalimeters
noun
plural of alkalimeter
alkalinising
alkalinising
verb
present participle of alkalinise
alkalinities
alkalinities
noun
plural of alkalinity
alkalisation
alkalisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalization
amethystlike
angiokinesis
aniseikonias
aniseikonias
noun
plural of aniseikonia
ankylomerism
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
antiskidding
antiskidding
adj
antiskid
antislickens
apparatchiks
apparatchiks
noun
plural of apparatchik
asteriskless
asteriskless
adj
(rare) Not marked with an asterisk.
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backpointers
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
backstabbing
backstabbing
noun
The act of one who backstabs.
verb
present participle of backstab
backstamping
backstitched
backstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstitch
backstitches
backstitches
noun
plural of backstitch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstitch
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptship
basilicalike
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
biscuitmaker
blackberries
blackberries
noun
plural of blackberry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackberry
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blacklisters
blacklisters
noun
plural of blacklister
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blackshirted
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
bolshevikian
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
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
cabinetworks
camiknickers
camiknickers
noun
(dated) A women's undergarment covering the torso, worn for example under short dresses or slacks.
candlesticks
candlesticks
noun
plural of candlestick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of candlestick
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
choleokinase
clankingness
clarkesville
clarkesville
Proper noun
A in
A in that is the of
crankinesses
crankinesses
noun
plural of crankiness
creakinesses
creakinesses
noun
plural of creakiness
damaskeening
damaskeening
noun
Alternative form of damascening
verb
present participle of damaskeen
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
decisionmake
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
dismarketing
dressmakings
dressmakings
noun
plural of dressmaking
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis
noun
(medicine) Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
enterokinase
enterokinase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme, secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa, that catalyzes the activation of trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin
evilspeaking
fantasiestck
fasibitikite
firecrackers
firecrackers
noun
plural of firecracker
fishybacking
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
frankenstein
frankenstein
noun
Alternative form of Frankenstein
verb
Alternative spelling of Frankenstein
frankincense
frankincense
noun
A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.
franklinites
franklinites
noun
plural of franklinite
freakinesses
freakinesses
noun
plural of freakiness
freakishness
freakishness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being freakish
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
gadsbodikins
gadzookeries
gadzookeries
noun
plural of gadzookery
gainspeaking
gainspeaking
noun
(obsolete) A speaking against; opposition.
galligaskins
galligaskins
noun
(archaic, historical) Large, loose breeches, fashionable in the 16th and 17th centuries.
gallygaskins
gallygaskins
noun
Alternative form of galligaskins
ginkgoaceous
ginkgoaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ginkgoaceae.
glassmakings
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
glucokinases
glucokinases
noun
plural of glucokinase
graustarkian
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
griddlecakes
griddlecakes
noun
plural of griddlecake
hawkinsville
headshrinker
headshrinker
noun
Alternative form of head-shrinker
hopkinsonian
hyperkinesia
hyperkinesia
noun
hyperkinesis
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
interspeaker
interspeaker
adj
(linguistics) Between speakers of a language.
iridokinesia
jackasseries
jackasseries
noun
plural of jackassery
jacksonville
jacksonville
Proper noun
Name for a number of cities and towns in the United States, including the largest city in Florida.
an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, Indiana
javakishvili
kainogenesis
kakistocracy
kakistocracy
noun
Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.
kalamansanai
kalamansanai
noun
The wood of Neonauclea calycina.
kaleidescope
kaleidoscope
kaleidoscope
noun
(figuratively) A constantly changing series of colours or other things.
An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen.
verb
(intransitive) To move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns.
kamelaukions
karyokineses
karyokineses
noun
plural of karyokinesis
karyokinesis
karyokinesis
noun
(biology) The process of change that takes place during the division of a cell nucleus at mitosis or meiosis.
karyolysidae
karyomitosis
karyomitosis
noun
mitosis of the nucleus of a cell
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
karyorrhexis
karyorrhexis
noun
The destructive fragmentation of the nucleus of a dying cell whereby its chromatin is distributed irregularly throughout the cytoplasm.
karyoschisis
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
katholikoses
katholikoses
noun
plural of katholikos
katsuwonidae
keratectasia
keratectasia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal bulging of the cornea due to thinning and scarring.
keratoiritis
keratotomies
keratotomies
noun
plural of keratotomy
keyboardists
keyboardists
noun
plural of keyboardist
keynesianism
keynesianism
Noun
A prescriptive or normative economic stance according to which the state should actively stimulate economic growth and improve stability in the private sector through interest rates, taxation and public projects.
kickstarting
kickstarting
verb
present participle of kickstart
kilocalories
kilocalories
noun
plural of kilocalorie
kinaesthesia
kinaesthesia
noun
Alternative spelling of kinesthesia
kinaesthesis
kinaesthesis
noun
Alternative form of kinesthesis
kinaesthetic
kinaesthetic
adj
Alternative form of kinesthetic
kinesiatrics
kinesiatrics
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease by muscular movements.
kinesthesias
kinesthesias
noun
plural of kinesthesia
kinetoplasts
kinetoplasts
noun
plural of kinetoplast
kirschwasser
kirschwasser
noun
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.