(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
beknighting
beknighting
verb
present participle of beknight
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
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.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
choukoutien
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
earthmaking
earthquaken
forethinker
forethinker
noun
One who thinks ahead, or plans things in advance.
frankenmuth
freethinker
freethinker
noun
A person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion.
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
handistroke
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
helsingkite
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hypokinetic
hypokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypokinesis
interchoked
kameelthorn
kataphrenia
kinaestheic
kindhearted
kindhearted
adj
Having an innately kind disposition or character.
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
kinesiatrics
kinestheses
kinestheses
noun
plural of kinesthesis
kinesthesia
kinesthesia
noun
(performing arts) A spectator's perception of the motion of a performer, or, the effect of the motion of a scene on the spectator.
(physiology) The perception of the movement of one's own body, its limbs and muscles etc.
Proprioception or static position sense; the perception of the position and posture of the body; also, more broadly, including the motion of the body as well. See usage notes below.
Sensation or perception of motion.
kinesthesis
kinesthesis
noun
Ability to feel motion of the body and limbs.
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.
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.
kinetophone
kinetophone
noun
(historical) A machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph synchronized so as to reproduce a scene and its accompanying sounds.
kingtehchen
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
kittenishly
kittenishly
adv
In a kittenish manner.
koechlinite
koechlinite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, molybdenum, and oxygen.
konigshutte
koreshanity
kweihwating
landsknecht
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
metchnikoff
narrishkeit
netherstock
netherstock
noun
(historical) A 16th-century stocking reaching above the knee and worn with upperstocks.
A stocking.
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightworker
nikethamide
nikethamide
noun
A stimulant which mainly affects the respiratory cycle.
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
pinakotheke
resketching
resketching
verb
present participle of resketch
sketchiness
sketchiness
noun
The property of being sketchy.
sketchingly
snakemouths
snakemouths
noun
plural of snakemouth
stickhandle
stickhandle
verb
(chiefly Canada, by extension) To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.
(transitive, intransitive, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
stockhausen
stretchneck
tenterhooks
tenterhooks
noun
plural of tenterhook
thackerayan
thackerayan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1811–1863), English novelist and satirist.
thankfuller
thankfuller
adj
comparative form of thankful: more thankful
thanklessly
thanklessly
adv
In a thankless manner, ungratefully.
thanksgiver
thanksgiver
noun
One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness.
thessalonki
thickenings
thickenings
noun
plural of thickening
thicknesses
thicknesses
noun
plural of thickness
thiefmaking
thunderlike
thunderlike
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of thunder.
tinkershere
tinkershire
trunkfishes
trunkfishes
noun
plural of trunkfish
turkishness
turkishness
Noun
The quality or state of being Turkish.
tutankhamen
tutenkhamon
unghostlike
unghostlike
adj
Not ghostlike.
unthickened
unthickened
adj
Not thickened.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unthicken
unthickness
unthinkable
unthinkable
adj
Incapable of being believed; incredible.
Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense.