(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
backhandedly
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackhearted
blackhearted
adj
Alternative form of black-hearted
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blackshirted
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
bletherskate
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
bushelbasket
chalkography
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
checkerbelly
checkerbloom
checkerbloom
noun
Any of the flowering plants in the genus Sidalcea.
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
choleokinase
chuckawallas
chuckawallas
noun
plural of chuckawalla
chuckleheads
chuckleheads
noun
plural of chucklehead
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
cockleshells
cockleshells
noun
plural of cockleshell
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
czechoslovak
czechoslovak
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Czechoslovakia or its people
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
ducklingship
electroshock
electroshock
noun
(An) electric shock.
(medicine) Electroconvulsive therapy.
verb
(medicine) To administer electroconvulsive therapy.
elephantlike
elephantlike
adj
(figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good
Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
hallanshaker
hallanshaker
noun
(obsolete) A sturdy beggar.
halterbreaks
halterbreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
hammarskjold
hammerskjold
hawkinsville
heilungkiang
helmetmaking
hemiplankton
herrenvolker
holidaymaker
holidaymaker
noun
(Britain) someone who is on holiday
holoplankton
holoplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton
homelikeness
homelikeness
noun
The quality of being homelike.
honeysuckled
honeysuckled
adj
Covered with honeysuckle.
honeysuckles
honeysuckles
noun
plural of honeysuckle
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
hopkinsville
hopkinsville
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
hucklebacked
hurleyhacket
hydraulicked
hydraulicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydraulic
hyperkalemia
hyperkalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hyperlinking
hyperlinking
verb
present participle of hyperlink
hypoalkaline
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hypokaliemia
hypoplankton
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
jacklighting
jacklighting
noun
(hunting, US, Canada) The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the purpose of hunting.
verb
present participle of jacklight
javakishvili
kalandariyah
kaleidophone
kaleidophone
noun
(obsolete, physics) A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate, that produces optical figures that correspond to the mode of vibration of the rod or plate
kaliophilite
kaliophilite
noun
a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO₄, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Italy
kalokagathia
kalokagathia
noun
(philosophy) A Platonic teaching consisting of the harmonious combination of bodily, moral and spiritual virtues.
karyochylema
katholikoses
katholikoses
noun
plural of katholikos
keraphyllous
keraulophone
kithlessness
kithlessness
noun
(rare) Absence of friends or acquaintances.
kleptophobia
kleptophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of theft.
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
knightlihood
knightlihood
noun
Quality of being knightly.
knightliness
knightliness
noun
knightly behaviour; chivalry
knightsville
knuckleheads
knuckleheads
noun
plural of knucklehead
leatherbacks
leatherbacks
noun
plural of leatherback
leathermaker
leathermaker
noun
A manufacturer of leather.
leathernecks
leathernecks
noun
plural of leatherneck
leukorrhoeal
leukorrhoeal
adj
Alternative form of leukorrheal
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.
locksmithing
locksmithing
noun
The science and art of making and defeating locks.
lockstitched
lockstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lockstitch
lockstitches
lockstitches
noun
plural of lockstitch
machtpolitik
machtpolitik
noun
(politics) Power politics.
merchantlike
merchantlike
adj
Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
mushroomlike
mushroomlike
adj
Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom
neighborlike
neighborlike
adj
US standard spelling of neighbourlike.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightwalking
nightwalking
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) The activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
nonbookishly
peacockishly
peacockishly
adv
In a peacockish manner.
philokleptic
poikilotherm
poikilotherm
adj
cold-blooded
noun
A cold-blooded animal
rathskellers
rathskellers
noun
plural of rathskeller
rheoplankton
scheltopusik
scheltopusik
noun
Alternative form of sheltopusik
schmalkaldic
schnorkeling
schoolkeeper
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.
shacklebones
shacklefords
shellackings
shellackings
noun
plural of shellacking
shellcracker
shellcracker
noun
redear sunfish Lepomis microlophus.
shellshocked
shepherdlike
shepherdlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shepherd.
shockability
shockability
noun
The condition of being shockable; the capacity to be shocked.
shuttlecocks
shuttlecocks
noun
plural of shuttlecock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shuttlecock
spindleshank
stakeholders
stakeholders
noun
plural of stakeholder
stickhandled
stickhandled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stickhandle
stickhandler
stickhandler
noun
(ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) A player who is skilled in stickhandling.
stickhandles
stickhandles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stickhandle
stockholders
stockholders
noun
plural of stockholder
stockholding
stockholding
noun
(finance) An ownership interest in one or more companies' stock.
subclerkship
subclerkship
noun
The state or business of a subclerk.
swashbuckled
swashbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle
swashbuckler
swashbuckler
noun
A daring adventurer.
A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and lighthearted tone.
A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant sword play.
swashbuckles
swashbuckles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swashbuckle
thackerville
thankfullest
thankfullest
adj
superlative form of thankful: most thankful
thankfulness
thankfulness
noun
The state of being thankful.
thelyotokous
thessalonike
thickskulled
thimblemaker
thinkability
thinkability
Noun
The property of being thinkable.
thrawartlike
throstlelike
ticklishness
ticklishness
noun
The property of being ticklish.
trencherlike
trencherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a trencher (long plate).
turkophilism
twilightlike
twilightlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of twilight.
unchurchlike
unchurchlike
adj
Not churchlike.
unfatherlike
unfatherlike
adj
Not befitting a father.
unfreakishly
unfreakishly
adv
Not freakishly.
unknightlike
unknightlike
adj
Not knightlike.
unlikelihood
unlikelihood
noun
Absence of likelihood; the state of being unlikely or improbable; improbability.