An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
cycloalkane
cycloalkane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
deckerville
dickcissels
dickcissels
noun
plural of dickcissel
dickeyville
duchesslike
duchesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a duchess.
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
ferntickled
ferronickel
ferronickel
noun
A ferroalloy of iron and nickel.
fiddlebacks
fiddlebacks
noun
plural of fiddleback
fiddlestick
fiddlestick
intj
Dated form of fiddlesticks.
noun
A bow used to play the fiddle.
One of a pair of sticks, similar to drumsticks, used by a second player to percuss the strings of a fiddle while the main player plays via bow.
finickingly
finickingly
adv
finically
flatterdock
flecklessly
flecklessly
adv
In a fleckless manner.
flickertail
flickertail
noun
Nickname for the North American ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni.
flicksville
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
footlicking
footlicking
adj
sycophantic
noun
The act of licking someone's feet.
sycophantic behavior
footlockers
footlockers
noun
plural of footlocker
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
forelocking
forelocking
verb
present participle of forelock
freckliness
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
gerlachovka
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
glykopectic
goldbricked
goldbricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of goldbrick
goldbricker
goldbricker
noun
(US, informal) A lazy person; an idler.
goldenlocks
griddlecake
griddlecake
noun
Any of various forms of small pancake made from a spoonful of batter cooked on a griddle
gridlocking
gridlocking
verb
present participle of gridlock
grieshuckle
gulfhammock
hackneyedly
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
hammocklike
hammocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammock.
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
heckelphone
heckelphone
noun
A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.
holluschick
holluschick
noun
A "bachelor seal"; a holluschickie.
honeysuckle
honeysuckle
noun
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia)
Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia)
Banksia marginata (silver banksia)
Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle)
Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle)
huckleberry
huckleberry
noun
(US, slang) The person one is looking for; the right person for the job.
(slang) A person of little consequence.
A shrub growing this fruit.
A small amount, a short distance, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.
A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.
verb
(intransitive) To pick huckleberries.
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
interlocked
interlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlock
interlocker
interlocker
noun
A device that interlocks.
An individual who holds more than one role in a power structure.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jackqueline
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
justicelike
justicelike
adj
Alternative form of justice-like
kalymmocyte
kamanichile
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kataplectic
kataplectic
adj
Alternative form of cataplectic
kenspeckled
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
killikinick
kilocalorie
kilocalorie
noun
A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kilopascals
kilopascals
noun
plural of kilopascal
kinematical
kinematical
adj
kinematic
kinesically
kinesically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, kinesics.
kinetically
kinetically
adv
Concerning kinetics.
In a kinetic manner.
kinoplasmic
kinoplasmic
adj
of or related to kinoplasm
kitchenless
kitchenless
adj
Lacking a kitchen
knuckleball
knuckleball
noun
(baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.
(figurative) An event that is hard to predict.
verb
(intransitive, baseball) To pitch knuckleballs.
knucklebone
knucklebone
noun
(slang) A die.
A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump.
Such a bone once used in knucklebones and other children's games of chance.
knucklehead
knucklehead
noun
An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
knucklesome
knucklesome
adj
(literally and figurative) Characterised or marked by knuckle(s); knuckly
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
krocidolite
lackadaisic
lackadaisic
adj
(rare, nonstandard or poetic) Lackadaisical.
lackbrained
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
lampblacked
lampblacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lampblack
landsknecht
latticelike
latticelike
adj
Resembling a lattice
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
leatherback
leatherback
noun
A large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a leathery back.
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leschetizky
leskeaceous
leucoplakia
leucoplakia
noun
Alternative form of leukoplakia
leukoctyoid
leukocytoid
leukocytoid
adj
Resembling a leukocyte
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
lickerishly
lickerishly
adv
In a lickerish manner.
lickspittle
lickspittle
noun
(by extension) The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.
A fawning toady; a base sycophant.
verb
(transitive and intransitive) To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).
lincolnlike
linebackers
linebackers
noun
plural of linebacker
linebacking
linebacking
noun
(American football) Playing as a linebacker
littlenecks
littlenecks
noun
plural of littleneck
lobachevsky
lockkeepers
lockkeepers
noun
plural of lockkeeper
luckinesses
luckinesses
noun
plural of luckiness
lukaszewicz
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
macflecknoe
machinelike
machinelike
adj
Resembling a machine; mechanical in form
mackereling
mackereling
noun
Alternative form of mackerelling
mackeyville
maeterlinck
makhachkala
makhachkala
Proper noun
The capital city of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia
makroskelic
marketplace
marketplace
noun
(by extension) The world of commerce and trade.
(figurative) A place or sphere for the exchange of anything, such as ideas or fashions.
An open area in a town housing a public market.
The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
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.
millinocket
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
muschelkalk
necktieless
necktieless
adj
Without a necktie.
nickelbloom
nickelising
nickelising
verb
present participle of nickelise
nickelizing
nickelizing
verb
present participle of nickelize
nickelodeon
nickelodeon
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Nickelodeon
nonblocking
nonblocking
adj
(computing theory) That does not block; allowing other tasks to proceed immediately rather than having to wait for completion.
nonchokable
nonchokable
adj
On which a person cannot choke.
That cannot become choked or blocked up.
nonpickable
nonpickable
adj
Not pickable.
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.
ostrichlike
ostrichlike
adj
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
outpolitick
outpolitick
verb
(transitive) To outdo in politics.
outslicking
outslicking
verb
present participle of outslick
overquickly
overquickly
adv
In an overquick manner; too quickly.
overthickly
packability
packability
noun
The quality or state of being packable
packbuilder
packsaddles
packsaddles
noun
plural of packsaddle
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
peacocklike
peacocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a peacock.
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
pickthankly
picturelike
picturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a picture.
pilgarlicky
pitcherlike
pitcherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pitcher.
placekicked
placekicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of placekick
placekicker
placekicker
noun
(in several forms of football) A player who takes a placekick
placemaking
placemaking
noun
The planning, design and management of public spaces with regard to the communities that will inhabit them.
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
pluckedness
pluckedness
noun
The quality of being plucked (in various senses).
plucklessly
poikilocyte
poikilocyte
noun
(physiology) An irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of profound anaemia, probably a degenerated red blood corpuscle.
policymaker
policymaker
noun
One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
politickers
politickers
noun
plural of politicker
politicking
politicking
noun
(often derogatory) The act of engaging in politics, or in political campaigning.