The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backpedalled
backpedalled
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backpointers
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
backstrapped
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
berrypicking
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
bridgekeeper
bridgekeeper
noun
One who guards (or keeps) a bridge.
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
changepocket
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
counterprick
cropsickness
cropsickness
noun
The quality of being cropsick.
cuckoopintle
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
disciplelike
disciplelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a disciple.
doppelkummel
doublespeaks
elephantlike
elephantlike
adj
(figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good
Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
episkotister
episkotister
noun
Alternative form of episcotister
evilspeaking
fingerpicked
fingerpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerpick
flickerproof
flowerpecker
flowerpecker
noun
Any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar.
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
freckleproof
gainspeaking
gainspeaking
noun
(obsolete) A speaking against; opposition.
glockenspiel
glockenspiel
noun
(music) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.
greenkeepers
greenkeepers
noun
plural of greenkeeper
greenkeeping
greenkeeping
noun
The maintenance of a golf course.
greenskeeper
greenskeeper
noun
Alternative form of greenkeeper
groundkeeper
groundkeeper
noun
Alternative form of groundskeeper
hemiplankton
hopkinsville
hopkinsville
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
horsekeeping
housekeepers
housekeepers
noun
plural of housekeeper
housekeeping
housekeeping
noun
Any general tasks that involve preparation.
Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
hyperkalemia
hyperkalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hyperkineses
hyperkineses
noun
plural of hyperkinesis
hyperkinesia
hyperkinesia
noun
hyperkinesis
hyperkinesis
hyperkinesis
noun
(pathology) A condition especially of childhood characterized by hyperactivity.
(pathology) Abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements.
hyperkinetic
hyperkinetic
adj
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
noun
A person exhibiting hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
hyperlinking
hyperlinking
verb
present participle of hyperlink
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
hypoalkaline
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hypokaliemia
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
interspeaker
interspeaker
adj
(linguistics) Between speakers of a language.
jackanapeses
jackanapeses
noun
plural of jackanapes
kaataplectic
kaleidescope
kaleidophone
kaleidophone
noun
(obsolete, physics) A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate, that produces optical figures that correspond to the mode of vibration of the rod or plate
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.
kaliophilite
kaliophilite
noun
a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO₄, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Italy
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
kataphoretic
kataphoretic
adj
Alternative form of cataphoretic
katjepiering
keraphyllous
keraterpeton
keratoplasty
keratoplasty
noun
(surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea
keraulophone
keraunograph
keraunograph
noun
(archaic) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.
A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning.
keraunophone
keraunophone
noun
(historical) A radio-based device that generates sound corresponding to distant lightning flashes.
keraunoscopy
kidneylipped
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
kinetophobia
kinetoplasts
kinetoplasts
noun
plural of kinetoplast
kinetoscopes
kinetoscopes
noun
plural of kinetoscope
kinetoscopic
kinetoscopic
adj
Relating to the kinetoscope.
kleptomaniac
kleptomaniac
noun
One who steals compulsively.
kleptomanias
kleptomanias
noun
plural of kleptomania
kleptomanist
kleptophobia
kleptophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of theft.
klipspringer
klipspringer
noun
A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat.
kneecappings
kneecappings
noun
plural of kneecapping
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
leucoplakial
leukopedesis
leukoplakias
leukoplakias
noun
plural of leukoplakia
leukopoieses
leukopoiesis
leukopoiesis
noun
A form of hematopoiesis in which white blood cells are formed in bone marrow located in bones in adults and hematopoietic organs in the fetus
leukopoietic
leukopoietic
adj
Relating to leukopoiesis
lickspittles
lickspittles
noun
plural of lickspittle
loudspeakers
loudspeakers
noun
plural of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
loudspeaking
marketplaces
marketplaces
noun
plural of marketplace
marlinespike
marlinespike
noun
Alternative spelling of marlinspike
marlingspike
marlinspikes
marlinspikes
noun
plural of marlinspike
meatpackings
melanoplakia
meroplankton
meroplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton
mesoplankton
mesoplankton
noun
plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton
microplakite
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
nickerpecker
nonskeptical
nonskeptical
adj
Not skeptical.
outpocketing
outpocketing
noun
The growth of a surface so as to form a cavity (sac or pocket); the cavity so formed
overpackaged
overpackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpackage
overpackages
overpackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpackage
overprovoked
overprovoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overprovoke
overspeaking
overspeaking
verb
present participle of overspeak
oversprinkle
oversprinkle
verb
(transitive) To sprinkle over.
(transitive, nonce word) To be sprinkled over (something).
packinghouse
packinghouse
noun
A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
packthreaded
paddockstone
palankeening
paleokinetic
paligorskite
papermakings
papermakings
noun
plural of papermaking
parasitelike
parasitelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parasite.
passadumkeag
passageworks
passageworks
noun
plural of passagework
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
patternmaker
patternmaker
noun
Someone whose occupation is to make patterns, especially those used as a guide in the manufacture of something else.
peacebreaker
peacebreaker
noun
One who disturbs the public peace.
peacekeepers
peacekeepers
noun
plural of peacekeeper
peacekeeping
peacekeeping
noun
(as a noun modifier) (for example) a peacekeeping force.
The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force.
peacemakings
peacemakings
noun
plural of peacemaking
peacockishly
peacockishly
adv
In a peacockish manner.
peakednesses
peakednesses
noun
plural of peakedness
pecksniffery
pecksniffery
Noun
unctuous, hypocritical or sanctimonious behaviour
pecksniffian
pecksniffian
adj
Of or pertaining to Pecksniffery; unctuously hypocritical; sanctimonious.
pecksniffism
pendulumlike
pendulumlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pendulum; having a back-and-forth motion.
peppershrike
peppershrike
noun
Any vireo of the genus Cyclarhis, of Central and South America.
perestroikas
perestroikas
noun
plural of perestroika
perikiromene
perjinkities
perkinsville
perukiership
petrozavodsk
petrozavodsk
Proper noun
The capital of the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
philokleptic
photokineses
photokineses
noun
plural of photokinesis
photokinesis
photokinesis
noun
(parapsychology) The ability to mentally manipulate light.