(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
apparatchik
apparatchik
noun
(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
archikaryon
bacchuslike
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighted
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
buckwashing
chackchiuma
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
checkwriter
checkwriter
noun
A machine that writes on preprinted checks in such a way as to prevent fraudulent alteration of the check.
One who writes checks.
chelyabinsk
chickabiddy
chickabiddy
noun
(childish) A chicken or similar bird.
Term of endearment for a young child or loved one.
chickamauga
chickenbill
chickenhood
chickenhood
noun
The state or period of being a chicken.
chickenshit
chickenshit
adj
(slang, vulgar) petty and contemptible; contemptibly unimportant. (Compare bullshit.)
(vulgar, slang) cowardly
noun
(slang, vulgar) (A) petty and contemptible thing(s).
(slang, vulgar) coward
(vulgar, military, slang) A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings; a petty, abusive martinet.
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chikmagalur
chimneylike
chimneylike
adj
Resembling a chimney, especially in shape
chlorpikrin
chmielewski
chopsockies
chopsockies
noun
plural of chopsocky
choukoutien
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cockishness
cockneyship
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
creekfishes
cruickshank
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
duchesslike
duchesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a duchess.
duckhunting
finchbacked
funfkirchen
grieshuckle
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
hammocklike
hammocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammock.
handpicking
handpicking
verb
present participle of handpick
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
hendrickson
hickishness
hickscorner
highjacking
highjacking
noun
Alternative form of hijacking
verb
present participle of highjack
highpockets
hitchhikers
hitchhikers
noun
plural of hitchhiker
hitchhiking
hitchhiking
noun
(genetics) A form of evolution caused by genetic drift.
The act of one who hitchhikes.
verb
present participle of hitchhike
hockingport
holluschick
holluschick
noun
A "bachelor seal"; a holluschickie.
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hucksterism
hucksterism
noun
The condition of being a huckster; hucksterish behavior.
hucksterize
hucksterize
verb
To hawk; to promote, especially in a pushy or deceptive manner.
humperdinck
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypokinetic
hypokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypokinesis
interchoked
jackanapish
jackanapish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jackanapes.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jinrickshas
jinrickshas
noun
plural of jinricksha
jinrickshaw
kamanichile
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
katamorphic
kawchodinne
keypunching
keypunching
verb
present participle of keypunch
kinaestheic
kinchinmort
kinesthetic
kinesthetic
adj
Of or relating to kinesthesia.
kinetochore
kinetochore
noun
(biology) The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.
kingtehchen
kinorhyncha
kitchenette
kitchenette
noun
small kitchen or area for preparing food, often just a part of a room instead of a separate room
kitchenless
kitchenless
adj
Lacking a kitchen
kitchenmaid
kitchenmaid
noun
(archaic) A woman employed in a kitchen.
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.
kitchenwife
kitschified
kitschified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kitschify
kitschifies
kitschifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kitschify
kochliarion
kochliarion
noun
(historical) A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.
koechlinite
koechlinite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, molybdenum, and oxygen.
koilonychia
koilonychia
noun
A deformity of the nails characterized by concavity of the outer surface
krishnaitic
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
kyschtymite
leschetizky
lickerishly
lickerishly
adv
In a lickerish manner.
machinelike
machinelike
adj
Resembling a machine; mechanical in form
matchmaking
matchmaking
noun
(business) A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners.
(video games) The act or process of locating suitable players to take part in a multiplayer game session.
An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.
The manufacture of matches for kindling or burning.
verb
present participle of matchmake
matchsticks
matchsticks
noun
plural of matchstick
melchizedek
melchizedek
Proper noun
A king and priest mentioned in the book of Genesis; contemporary of Abraham.
Noun
A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles.
metchnikoff
microphakia
microphakia
noun
Abnormal small size of the lens of the eye.
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
nakhichevan
nakhichevan
Proper noun
historically a region of Greater Armenia, divided between the provinces Vaspurakan and Syunik; currently a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan, officially Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
the capital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
neckerchief
neckerchief
noun
A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.
nightsticks
nightsticks
noun
plural of nightstick
nunapitchuk
ostrichlike
ostrichlike
adj
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
overthickly
packmanship
peckishness
peckishness
noun
The quality of being peckish; mild hunger.
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
pickthankly
pikeperches
pikeperches
noun
plural of pikeperch
pitcherlike
pitcherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pitcher.
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
prechecking
prechecking
verb
present participle of precheck
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.
puckishness
puckishness
noun
An instance of being puckish
ratchetlike
ratchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet.
reichsmarks
reichsmarks
noun
plural of reichsmark
resketching
resketching
verb
present participle of resketch
rheumaticky
rheumaticky
adj
(colloquial) Of, pertaining to or having rheumatism.
schipperkes
schipperkes
noun
plural of schipperke
schlockiest
schlockiest
adj
superlative form of schlocky: most schlocky
scholarlike
scholarlike
adj
scholarly
adv
in a scholarly fashion
schrecklich
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
shacklewise
shammocking
shankpieces
shattuckite
shattuckite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper silicate hydroxide mineral.
shellacking
shellacking
noun
(informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.
The act or process of coating with shellac.
verb
present participle of shellac
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
shickshinny
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck