(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
ankylenteron
ankylomerism
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
bellowsmaker
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bombernickel
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
brooktondale
cankerflower
chalkography
checkerbloom
checkerbloom
noun
Any of the flowering plants in the genus Sidalcea.
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
cloisterlike
cloisterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cloister.
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
confervalike
crocketville
cryoplankton
cuckooflower
cuckooflower
noun
lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
electroshock
electroshock
noun
(An) electric shock.
(medicine) Electroconvulsive therapy.
verb
(medicine) To administer electroconvulsive therapy.
fireworkless
fireworkless
adj
Without fireworks.
flickermouse
flickerproof
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
flowerpecker
flowerpecker
noun
Any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar.
folkloristic
folkloristic
adj
about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
fortresslike
fortresslike
adj
Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
frankalmoign
frankalmoign
noun
(UK, historical) A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service.
franklintown
freckleproof
frontierlike
frontierlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a frontier.
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
glassworkers
glassworkers
noun
plural of glassworker
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
goldbricking
goldbricking
verb
present participle of goldbrick
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
hammarskjold
hammerskjold
herrenvolker
holidaymaker
holidaymaker
noun
(Britain) someone who is on holiday
interlocking
interlocking
noun
(rail transport) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.
verb
present participle of interlock
kangaroolike
kangaroolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a kangaroo.
karyochylema
karyological
karyological
adj
karyologic
karyolysidae
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
karyotypical
karyotypical
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of a karyotype
keraphyllous
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
keratoplasty
keratoplasty
noun
(surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea
keraulophone
kilocalories
kilocalories
noun
plural of kilocalorie
kilometrical
klingerstown
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
koelreuteria
kolombangara
kremlinology
kremlinology
Noun
The study of the internal politics of the high members of the government of the USSR.
The study of the internal politics of any powerful and secretive organization.
lacklustrous
lacklustrous
adj
Synonym of lackluster
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
leukorrhoeal
leukorrhoeal
adj
Alternative form of leukorrheal
leukotrienes
leukotrienes
noun
plural of leukotriene
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.
loudspeakers
loudspeakers
noun
plural of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
meroplankton
meroplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton
metalworkers
metalworkers
noun
plural of metalworker
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
microplakite
monkeyflower
monkeyflower
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Mimulus.
mushroomlike
mushroomlike
adj
Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom
needleworked
needleworked
adj
Made in needlework.
needleworker
needleworker
noun
One who carries out needlework.
neighborlike
neighborlike
adj
US standard spelling of neighbourlike.
neuromalakia
nonbreakable
nonbreakable
adj
Not easily broken.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something that cannot be easily broken.
nondrinkable
nonrevokable
nonrevokable
adj
Not revokable.
nonsparkling
nonsparkling
adj
Not sparkling; uncarbonated.
nordenskjold
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
oversprinkle
oversprinkle
verb
(transitive) To sprinkle over.
(transitive, nonce word) To be sprinkled over (something).
paligorskite
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
poikilotherm
poikilotherm
adj
cold-blooded
noun
A cold-blooded animal
porpoiselike
porpoiselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a porpoise.
porridgelike
porridgelike
adj
Resembling porridge or some aspect of it.
portraitlike
portraitlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a portrait.
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
preblockaded
preknowledge
preknowledge
noun
prior knowledge
proleukocyte
prologuelike
prologuelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prologue.
realpolitiks
realpolitiks
noun
plural of realpolitik
rheoplankton
roadblocking
roadblocking
verb
present participle of roadblock
rockabillies
rockabillies
noun
plural of rockabilly
rollermaking
rollerskater
rollerskater
noun
One who takes part in roller skating.
rollickingly
rollickingly
adv
In a rollicking manner.
saloonkeeper
saloonkeeper
noun
(US) someone who owns or operates a saloon (drinking establishment)
schnorkeling
schoolkeeper
shacklefords
silverworker
silverworker
noun
A person employed to manufacture and shape silver.
skeletonizer
skeletonizer
noun
Any of various moths whose larva eats the parenchyma of leaves, leaving only the skeleton (the veins) behind.
skleropelite
sockdolagers
sockdolagers
noun
plural of sockdolager
sockdologers
sockdologers
noun
plural of sockdologer
splatterdock
splatterdock
noun
Alternative form of spatterdock (“species of water lily”)
splatterwork
splatterwork
noun
(art) The creation of a design on a surface by spattering colouring matter upon it.
stakeholders
stakeholders
noun
plural of stakeholder
steelworkers
steelworkers
noun
plural of steelworker
steelworking
steelworking
noun
The act of working steel, the creation of steelwork or steelwares
stockholders
stockholders
noun
plural of stockholder
tetraskelion
tetraskelion
noun
A type of swastika, especially a stylized one used in Mayan art.
throstlelike
tortoiselike
tortoiselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tortoise; thus frequently slow or unhurried
trellisworks
trellisworks
noun
plural of trelliswork
trestleworks
trestleworks
noun
plural of trestlework
trianglework
troublemaker
troublemaker
noun
A complainer.
One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.
turkophilism
twinkleproof
unmatronlike
unmatronlike
adj
Not matronlike.
unoverlooked
unoverlooked
adj
Not overlooked; not seen from above.
unprovokable
unprovokable
adj
That cannot be provoked.
unprovokedly
unprovokedly
adv
Without provocation.
unreckonable
unreckonable
adj
That cannot be reckoned; uncountable, innumerable.
unsailorlike
unsailorlike
adj
Not sailorlike.
untailorlike
untailorlike
adj
Not tailorlike.
vernoleninsk
virtuouslike
vitreouslike
vitreouslike
adj
Apparently vitreous; having a vitreous aspect.
voroshilovsk
workableness
workableness
noun
The quality or state of being workable, or the extent to which a thing is workable.
workaholisms
worklessness
worklessness
noun
(Britain) Unemployment; the state of being without paid work