(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
aktistetae
aktivismus
aktyubinsk
alkahestic
alkahestic
adj
Resembling or relating to alkahest.
anankastic
anankastic
adj
(linguistics) Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.
(psychology) Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.
antalkalis
antalkalis
noun
plural of antalkali
antikinase
antiknocks
antiknocks
noun
plural of antiknock
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antistrike
antistrike
adj
Opposed to a strike (industrial action).
arsmetrike
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
artinskian
artinskian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Permian period.
asterisked
asterisked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asterisk
asteriskos
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backstairs
backstairs
adj
Secret or furtive.
noun
A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen.
An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse.
backstitch
backstitch
noun
(sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.
verb
To sew with a backstitch.
backstring
bakuninist
bakuninist
Adjective
Relating to, or supporting the revolutionary anarchism of
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
blacklists
blacklists
noun
plural of blacklist
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
blackstick
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
bridestake
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
candystick
casketlike
castlelike
castlelike
adj
Resembling a castle
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
centistoke
centistoke
noun
(physics) Misconstruction of centistokes (unit of kinematic viscosity)
checkerist
checkerist
noun
One who plays the game of checkers.
checklists
checklists
noun
plural of checklist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checklist
chickstone
chikamatsu
chopsticks
chopsticks
noun
plural of chopstick
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
clarkeites
clatskanie
clerkliest
clerkliest
adj
superlative form of clerkly: most clerkly
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
clocksmith
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
crackliest
crackliest
adj
superlative form of crackly: most crackly
cricketers
cricketers
noun
plural of cricketer
crinkliest
crinkliest
adj
superlative form of crinkly: most crinkly
crookesite
crookesite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, selenium, silver, and thallium.
dashnakist
dekaliters
dekaliters
noun
plural of dekaliter
desertlike
desertlike
adj
Resembling a desert
diaskeuast
diaskeuast
noun
One who reviews or revises a text.
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
dokimastic
dokimastic
adj
Alternative form of docimastic
dostoevski
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
dyskinetic
dyskinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to dyskinesia
eisenstark
eskilstuna
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
finickiest
finickiest
adj
superlative form of finicky: most finicky
flintlocks
flintlocks
noun
plural of flintlock
folklorist
folklorist
noun
A person who studies or collects folklore
forestlike
forestlike
adj
Like a forest.
freckliest
freckliest
adj
superlative form of freckly: most freckly
frithsoken
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fruitstalk
gastrodisk
gieseckite
gieseckite
noun
(mineralogy) A greenish-grey variety of muscovite.
greenstick
greenstick
noun
A greenstick fracture.
hairstreak
hairstreak
noun
Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.
halakistic
herskowitz
hitchhikes
hitchhikes
noun
plural of hitchhike
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hitchhike
hoskinston
hunchakist
hystericky
hystericky
adj
(informal) Hysterical; inclined to hysterics.
iceskating
iceskating
verb
present participle of iceskate
inkhornist
inkhornist
noun
One who uses or favours inkhorn terms.
insectlike
insectlike
adj
Resembling an insect in any of various attributes such as form, behavior, or sound
interlinks
interlinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlink
interlocks
interlocks
noun
plural of interlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlock
intershock
intershock
adj
Between shocks.
verb
To shock mutually, as if by collision.
interworks
interworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interwork
jacketwise
jacketwise
adv
In the manner of a jacket.
jacksonite
jacksonite
Noun
A Jacksonian.
kafiristan
kantianism
kantianism
Proper noun
The philosophical system of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and his followers; also called transcendental idealism.
karstenite
karstenite
noun
(mineralogy, archaic) anhydrite
katabolism
katabolism
noun
Alternative form of catabolism
kataplasia
kataplasia
noun
Alternative form of cataplasia
katastatic
katastatic
adj
Alternative form of catastatic
kathismata
kathismata
noun
plural of kathisma
katholikos
katholikos
noun
Alternative form of catholicos
katsushika
kazatskies
kazatskies
noun
plural of kazatsky
keithsburg
kelotomies
kelotomies
noun
plural of kelotomy
kenoticism
kenoticism
noun
The doctrine of kenosis
kenoticist
kenoticist
noun
kenotist
kensington
kensington
noun
(dated, Midwestern US and Western US) A sewing circle for women.
kentishman
kentishmen
keratinose
keratinous
keratinous
adj
Consisting of, or made from keratin.
kersantite
kersantite
noun
(mineralogy) A lamprophyre mineral containing biotite and plagioclase.
kharoshthi
kicksorter
kicksorter
noun
A device for analyzing the amplitudes of electrical pulses.
kickstands
kickstands
noun
plural of kickstand
kiesserite
kigensetsu
kilometers
kilometers
noun
plural of kilometer
kinematics
kinematics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved.
kineplasty
kineticism
kineticism
noun
Energetic movement, particularly applied to any visual arts.
Kinetic art.
kineticist
kineticist
noun
One who studies kinetics.
kinetosome
kinetosome
noun
A basal body.
kirillitsa
kiskatomas
kiskitomas
kitakyushu
kitakyushu
Proper noun
A city in Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
kittenless
kittenless
adj
Without kittens.
kittenship
kittenship
noun
The state or condition of a kitten; kittenhood.
kittlepins
kittlepins
Noun
The game of skittles.
kleinstein
klendusity
klendusity
noun
(botany) resistance to infection
kleptistic
klutziness
klutziness
noun
The quality of being klutzy, or being a klutz.
knifesmith
knifesmith
noun
A cutler who makes knives.
knightless
knightless
adj
(not comparable) Without a knight.
(rare, obsolete) Unbecoming of a knight; unchivalrous.
knightship
knightship
noun
(mathematics, computing) A spaceship, in a cellular automaton, which moves knightwise (i.e., moving two spaces along the x-axis for every space it moves along the y-axis [or vice versa], in the manner of a chess knight); a spaceship which moves with slope 2; a (2,1) spaceship.
Honorific formal address to a knighted person. Usually used with the relevant possessive pronoun.
The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
knobbliest
knobbliest
adj
superlative form of knobbly: most knobbly
knottiness
knottiness
noun
The state of being knotty.
knowingest
knowingest
adj
superlative form of knowing: most knowing
knuckliest
knuckliest
adj
superlative form of knuckly: most knuckly
konstantin
koreishite
kremersite
kremersite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and potassium.
krishnaist
krishnaite
kristinaux
kristoffer
kristoforo
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.