(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
backbencher
backbencher
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not play an active role in a process.
(education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom.
(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.
(sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
blackhander
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
cruickshank
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
earthmaking
earthquaken
frankenmuth
greenshanks
greenshanks
noun
plural of greenshank
hakenkreuze
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
handistroke
handkercher
handkercher
noun
Obsolete form of handkerchief.
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
harpoonlike
headworking
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
jinrickshas
jinrickshas
noun
plural of jinricksha
jinrickshaw
jinrikishas
jinrikishas
noun
plural of jinrikisha
kabirpanthi
kameelthorn
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
karakatchan
karyenchyma
katabothron
kataphrenia
keraulophon
khwarazmian
kindhearted
kindhearted
adj
Having an innately kind disposition or character.
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kinorhyncha
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
kochliarion
kochliarion
noun
(historical) A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.
koreshanity
krishnaitic
lanarkshire
lanarkshire
Proper noun
A former county in Scotland.
larkishness
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
marshbanker
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
narrishkeit
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nyckelharpa
nyckelharpa
noun
(music) A string instrument (chordophone) with a long body and a boat-shaped soundbox, with keys attached to tangents that act like frets when the keys are depressed, and most commonly featuring chromatic and sympathetic strings in modern instruments, originating in the traditional music of Sweden.
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
ramakrishna
rhymemaking
rockhampton
rockhampton
Proper noun
A village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Proper noun
A regional city of Queensland, Australia.
shaksperean
shaksperian
shirtmaking
shirtmaking
noun
the industry or practice of making shirts
thackerayan
thackerayan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1811–1863), English novelist and satirist.
thankfuller
thankfuller
adj
comparative form of thankful: more thankful
thanksgiver
thanksgiver
noun
One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness.
thankworthy
thankworthy
adj
Deserving thanks; worthy of gratitude.
tirthankara
tirthankara
Noun
A person who achieves enlightenment through asceticism and who then becomes a role-model teacher for those seeking spiritual guidance.
varnishlike
varnishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of varnish.
whinchacker
whiskerando
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.