(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
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
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
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
choleokinase
chuckawallas
chuckawallas
noun
plural of chuckawalla
chuckleheads
chuckleheads
noun
plural of chucklehead
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
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
ducklingship
electroshock
electroshock
noun
(An) electric shock.
(medicine) Electroconvulsive therapy.
verb
(medicine) To administer electroconvulsive therapy.
hallanshaker
hallanshaker
noun
(obsolete) A sturdy beggar.
halterbreaks
halterbreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak
hammarskjold
hammerskjold
hawkinsville
homelikeness
homelikeness
noun
The quality of being homelike.
honeysuckled
honeysuckled
adj
Covered with honeysuckle.
honeysuckles
honeysuckles
noun
plural of honeysuckle
hopkinsville
hopkinsville
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
javakishvili
katholikoses
katholikoses
noun
plural of katholikos
keraphyllous
kithlessness
kithlessness
noun
(rare) Absence of friends or acquaintances.
knightliness
knightliness
noun
knightly behaviour; chivalry
knightsville
knuckleheads
knuckleheads
noun
plural of knucklehead
leatherbacks
leatherbacks
noun
plural of leatherback
leathernecks
leathernecks
noun
plural of leatherneck
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
mushroomlike
mushroomlike
adj
Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nonbookishly
peacockishly
peacockishly
adv
In a peacockish manner.
rathskellers
rathskellers
noun
plural of rathskeller
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