A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
blackshirted
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
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.
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chokeberries
chokeberries
noun
plural of chokeberry
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
freakishness
freakishness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being freakish
freethinkers
freethinkers
noun
plural of freethinker
headshrinker
headshrinker
noun
Alternative form of head-shrinker
horsekeeping
hucksterisms
hucksterisms
noun
plural of hucksterism
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.
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
kinetochores
kinetochores
noun
plural of kinetochore
kinrossshire
kirschwasser
kirschwasser
noun
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kwashiorkors
kwashiorkors
noun
plural of kwashiorkor
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
loansharking
loansharking
verb
present participle of loanshark (Committing crimes as a loan shark, committing usury (loaning money at excessive rate of interest) especially when collecting under threat of violence.)
locksmithery
locksmithery
Noun
The work of a locksmith.
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
mushroomlike
mushroomlike
adj
Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom
neckerchiefs
neckerchiefs
noun
plural of neckerchief
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nonshrinking
nonshrinking
adj
That does not suffer from shrinkage.
peppershrike
peppershrike
noun
Any vireo of the genus Cyclarhis, of Central and South America.
perukiership
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
pokerishness
pokerishness
noun
Quality of being pokerish.
prankishness
prankishness
noun
Prankish behaviour; mischief.
preshrinkage
preshrinking
preshrinking
verb
present participle of preshrink
rakishnesses
schnorkeling
schomburgkia
scrimshanker
scrimshanker
noun
(UK, military, slang) A shirker; one who scrimshanks.
searcherlike
selkirkshire
selkirkshire
Proper noun
a historic county of Scotland, with its county town in It was abolished in 1975, becoming part of district in the region.
sharkishness
sheetrocking
sheetrocking
verb
present participle of sheetrock
shepherdlike
shepherdlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shepherd.
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
skeuomorphic
skeuomorphic
adj
(originally archaeology) Pertaining to skeuomorphs, obsolete design elements which are retained for familiarity or out of tradition, even though they no longer serve any functional purpose.
skiagraphing
skiagraphing
verb
present participle of skiagraph
skrimshander
skrimshander
noun
Alternative form of scrimshander
sparkishness
sparkishness
noun
The quality of being sparkish.
speakerships
speakerships
noun
plural of speakership
starchmaking
stickhandler
stickhandler
noun
(ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) A player who is skilled in stickhandling.
subclerkship
subclerkship
noun
The state or business of a subclerk.
suckerfishes
suckerfishes
noun
plural of suckerfish
svarabhaktic
svarabhaktic
adj
Of or relating to svarabhakti.
switchbacker
switchkeeper
thondrakians
throstlelike
thunderstick
thunderstick
noun
A gun or cannon, especially a rifle.
A narrow plastic balloon that is used as a promotional noise maker by hitting one against another.
trackmanship
trackmanship
noun
The role or work of a trackman.
trackshifter
trickishness
trickishness
noun
The quality of being trickish.
turkeyfishes
turkeyfishes
noun
plural of turkeyfish
turkophilism
turkophobist
unfreakishly
unfreakishly
adv
Not freakishly.
unshrinkable
unshrinkable
adj
That will not shrink
unskirmished
unthrushlike
unthrushlike
adj
Not thrushlike.
voroshilovsk
warwickshire
warwickshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bordered by Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
