(chemistry) One of a series of compounds that may be regarded as ammonia in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic, and another part by acid, atoms or radicals.
alkalified
alkalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalify
alkaloidal
alkaloidal
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to alkaloids.
alkylidene
alkylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R₂C=
almondlike
almondlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a almond.
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backfilled
backfilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfill
backhauled
backhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhaul
backlashed
backlashed
adj
Having a backlash.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlash
backliding
backlogged
backlogged
adj
Having an excessive list of tasks to do, especially tasks that should have already been performed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlog
backslided
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backslides
backslides
noun
plural of backslide
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslide
backvelder
backvelder
noun
A native or inhabitant of the backveld.
backwardly
backwardly
adv
In a backward direction.
badgerlike
badgerlike
adj
Similar to a badger.
Similar to that of a badger.
baldricked
baldricked
adj
Wearing a baldrick (ornamental belt).
balkanised
balkanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanise
balkanized
balkanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanize
balladlike
balladlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ballad.
bankrolled
bankrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankroll
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
bespeckled
bespeckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespeckle
blackbeard
blackbeard
Proper noun
The archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries.
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackboard
blackboard
noun
A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.
verb
To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blackheads
blackheads
noun
plural of blackhead
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
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
blockboard
blockboard
noun
A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
bloodstock
bloodstock
noun
(countable) The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal.
(uncountable) Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses.
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
bocklogged
bookdealer
bookdealer
noun
One who trades in books.
bookholder
bookholder
noun
(obsolete) A prompter at a theatre.
A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying.
bootlicked
bootlicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootlick
brickfield
brickfield
noun
A place where bricks are made; a brickyard.
bridgelike
bridgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bridge.
Similar to the card game of bridge.
brookeland
brookfield
bulkheaded
bulkheaded
adj
Furnished with a bulkhead or bulkheads.
bullnecked
bullnecked
adj
Having a thick, muscular neck
cadilesker
cadilesker
noun
A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire.
cakewalked
cakewalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cakewalk
candlewick
candlewick
noun
A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery
The thread used to make the wicks of candles
cankeredly
cankeredly
adv
In a cankered manner.
chalkboard
chalkboard
noun
A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
verb
To write or draw on a chalkboard.
cinderlike
cinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cinder.
clarkedale
clarkfield
clarksdale
cockbilled
cockbilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockbill
cockeyedly
cockeyedly
adv
In a cockeyed manner.
cockpaddle
cockpaddle
noun
The (male of the) lumpfish
cocktailed
cocktailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocktail
coldturkey
cradlelike
cradlelike
adj
Resembling a cradle.
cuckolding
cuckolding
noun
The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink.
verb
present participle of cuckold
cuckoldize
cuckoldize
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To cuckold.
daggerlike
daggerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dagger.
deadlocked
deadlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deadlock
dealkalize
dealkylate
dealkylate
verb
(organic chemistry, transitive) To remove alkyl groups from (a compound), especially as part of the oil refining process.
deblocking
deblocking
verb
present participle of deblock
dekaliters
dekaliters
noun
plural of dekaliter
desertlike
desertlike
adj
Resembling a desert
dickcissel
dickcissel
noun
The American black-throated bunting (Spiza americana).
diskophile
dislikable
dislikable
adj
Not capable or worthy of being liked; not liked; regarded with displeasure or aversion.
dislikeful
dislikeful
adj
(obsolete) Unpleasant; disagreeable.
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
doctorlike
doctorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a doctor.
dollmaking
dollmaking
noun
The manufacture of dolls.
doodlesack
doodlesack
noun
(archaic or UK dialectal) The bagpipes.
downlinked
downlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downlink
downlooked
downlooked
adj
(obsolete) Having a downcast countenance; dejected; gloomy; sullen.
downlooker
downlooker
noun
(fishing) A kind of artificial fly used in fly fishing.
Any of various snipe flies of the genus Rhagio.
dragonlike
dragonlike
Adjective
Resembling a dragon or some aspect of one.
dreadlocks
dreadlocks
noun
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
drinkables
drinkables
noun
plural of drinkable
enkindling
enkindling
verb
present participle of enkindle
fiddleback
fiddleback
noun
A feature of maple wood where the fibers are distorted in an undulating chatoyant pattern.
A kind of chasuble with the front cut away.
The brown recluse spider.
fiddleneck
fiddleneck
noun
Any plant in the genus Amsinckia, with flowers in a coiled inflorescence that looks like the end of a fiddle.
flakeboard
flakeboard
noun
A type of board manufactured from wood flakes
flanderkin
flunkeydom
flunkeydom
noun
The state of a being a flunkey
flunkyhood
flunkyhood
noun
Alternative form of flunkeyhood
flyspecked
flyspecked
adj
Covered with flyspecks.
friendlike
friendlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a friend.
gardenlike
gardenlike
adj
Resembling a garden
geeldikkop
geeldikkop
noun
(South Africa) tribulosis
girdlecake
girdlelike
girdlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a girdle.
goldbricks
goldbricks
noun
plural of goldbrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick
goldenback
goldenback
noun
(regional) The natterjack.
Any of a group of large woodpeckers that are resident breeders in tropical southern Asia.
goldenknop
goldilocks
goldilocks
noun
A goldilocks aster, Aster linosyris.
A person with golden hair, especially a girl with long hair.
goldworker
goldworker
noun
A metalworker who fashions gold into objects.
goldylocks
goldylocks
noun
(less common) Alternative spelling of goldilocks
halfcocked
halfcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halfcock
hallmarked
hallmarked
adj
Stamped with a hallmark
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hallmark
heraklidan
islandlike
islandlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an island.
jackrolled
jackrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackroll
junkdealer
kailyarder
kailyarder
noun
A writer of the Kailyard school, a group of Scottish authors who offered a sentimental and idyllic representation of rural life.
kalsomined
kalsomined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kalsomine
kaolinised
kaolinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kaolinise
kaolinized
kaolinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kaolinize
keelhauled
keelhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keelhaul
kellupweed
kennerdell
kettledrum
kettledrum
noun
(dated) An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening.
(music) A large hemispherical brass percussion instrument (one of the timpani) with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting its tension.
khalkidike
khalkidiki
kidneylike
kidneylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a kidney.
kindlesome
kindlessly
kindliness
kindliness
noun
(archaic) Favourableness; mildness.
(obsolete) Naturalness.
The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby.
kingdomful
kingdomful
noun
Enough to fill a kingdom.
kinglihood
kinglihood
noun
kingliness; majesty
klendusity
klendusity
noun
(botany) resistance to infection
klendusive
kneadingly
kneadingly
adv
(rare) In the manner of one who is kneading.
knightdale
knowledged
knowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of knowledge
knowledges
knowledges
noun
plural of knowledg
plural of knowledge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knowledge
lackadaisy
lackadaisy
adj
(archaic) lackadaisical
intj
(archaic) lackaday
lackwitted
lackwitted
adj
foolish; stupid
ladderlike
ladderlike
adj
Resembling a ladder (device used for climbing).
ladykiller
ladykiller
noun
Alternative spelling of lady-killer
ladylikely
ladylikely
adv
In a ladylike manner.
lakelander
landlocked
landlocked
adj
(US, real estate, of a property or parcel) Surrounded by other property and having no access to a public road.
(of a country, geographical region, etc.) Surrounded by land (having no borders with the sea).
Living in freshwater, such as landlocked salmon.
landlooker
landmarker
larderlike
larderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a larder.
laserdisks
leukocidic
leukocidic
adj
Alternative form of leucocidic
leukocidin
leukocidin
noun
Alternative form of leucocidin
leukoderma
leukoderma
noun
An acquired cutaneous condition with localized loss of pigmentation of the skin.
likelihead
likelihead
noun
Obsolete form of likelihood.
likelihood
likelihood
noun
(archaic) Appearance, show, sign, expression.
(statistics, probability theory) The probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter.
Likeness, resemblance.
The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.