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.
canvaslike
canvaslike
adj
Resembling canvas (the fabric).
casketlike
castlelike
castlelike
adj
Resembling a castle
cavernlike
cavernlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cavern.
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.
chalkiness
chalkiness
noun
The state of being chalky.
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
chilliwack
chimalakwe
chuckwalla
chuckwalla
noun
An iguana, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
clankingly
clankingly
adv
With a clanking sound.
clarkedale
clarkeites
clarkfield
clarksboro
clarksburg
clarksburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
clarksdale
clatskanie
cleanskins
cleanskins
noun
plural of cleanskin
clearbrook
clearskins
clearskins
noun
plural of clearskin
cloakmaker
cloakmaker
noun
Someone who makes cloaks.
cloakrooms
cloakrooms
noun
plural of cloakroom
clockmaker
clockmaker
noun
A person who makes clocks.
clogmaking
clogmaking
noun
The manufacture of clogs (type of shoe).
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
cockalorum
cockalorum
noun
(countable) A menial yet self-important person; a person who makes empty boasts.
(uncountable) A game similar to leapfrog.
(uncountable) Boastful speech, crowing.
cockleboat
cockleboat
noun
Alternative form of cockboat
cockpaddle
cockpaddle
noun
The (male of the) lumpfish
cocktailed
cocktailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocktail
colormaker
colormaker
noun
(American spelling) A maker of paints or dyes; a colorman.
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
crackliest
crackliest
adj
superlative form of crackly: most crackly
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
crackskull
cradlelike
cradlelike
adj
Resembling a cradle.
crankplate
craterlike
craterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crater.
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
crosswalks
crosswalks
noun
plural of crosswalk
cymballike
cymballike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cymbal.
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.
dekaliters
dekaliters
noun
plural of dekaliter
dislikable
dislikable
adj
Not capable or worthy of being liked; not liked; regarded with displeasure or aversion.
dollmaking
dollmaking
noun
The manufacture of dolls.
doodlesack
doodlesack
noun
(archaic or UK dialectal) The bagpipes.
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.
drinkables
drinkables
noun
plural of drinkable
ekasilicon
ekasilicon
noun
(chemistry, element, obsolete) The predicted element lying below silicon in the periodic table — later named germanium.
enamelwork
enamelwork
noun
Objects decorated with enamel
ereshkigal
eskilstuna
fablemaker
fablemaker
noun
One who invents fables.
fackeltanz
fackeltanz
noun
(music) a kind of polonaise, associated with German royal wedding celebrations
falconlike
falconlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a falcon.
falkenhayn
farmerlike
farmerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmer.
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
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.
filemaking
filemaking
noun
The manufacture of files (rasping tools).
filmmaking
filmmaking
noun
The activity of preparing edited video works, formerly principally films, whether for entertainment or other purposes.
The manufacture of physical film.
flagmaking
flagmaking
noun
The manufacture of flags.
flakeboard
flakeboard
noun
A type of board manufactured from wood flakes
flanderkin
flashbacks
flashbacks
noun
plural of flashback
fleshquake
fleshquake
noun
A tremor or quiver of the body.
floatmaker
floatmaker
noun
A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
foretackle
foretackle
noun
(nautical) The tackle that attaches or hooks on to the pendant (on a masthead or foremast) for the purposes of hoisting, tautening, or securing a stay.
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
frackville
franklinia
franklinic
franklinic
adj
(physics, obsolete) Relating to the electricity from a machine, rather than from a redox reaction.
frankville
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
fruitstalk
galleylike
galleylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a galley.
gangplanks
gangplanks
noun
plural of gangplank
gardenlike
gardenlike
adj
Resembling a garden
garliclike
garliclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of garlic.
garnetlike
ginkgoales
girdlecake
glassmaker
glassmaker
noun
A person or company that makes glass or glass items.
glassworks
glassworks
noun
A factory that produces glass or items made from glass, such as glassware
glovemaker
glovemaker
noun
A maker of gloves; a glover.
gluemaking
gluemaking
noun
The manufacture of glue.
goalkeeper
goalkeeper
noun
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
goldenback
goldenback
noun
(regional) The natterjack.
Any of a group of large woodpeckers that are resident breeders in tropical southern Asia.
gottschalk
grapestalk
graymalkin
graymalkin
noun
Alternative form of grimalkin (“a cat”)
guitarlike
guitarlike
adj
Resembling a guitar
gulbenkian
hackleback
hackleback
noun
A small North American sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, the roe of which is harvested for caviar
hackleburg
hacksilber
hacksilber
noun
Alternative form of hacksilver
haeckelian
haeckelian
Adjective
Of or relating to the zoologist (1834-1919).
haeckelism
halakistic
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
hallmarker
hallmarker
noun
A person who, or device that applies a hallmark
halterlike
hammerlike
hammerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammer.
hammerlock
hammerlock
noun
A hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back; an armlock
hamshackle
hamshackle
verb
(transitive) To tie (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the forelegs.
(transitive, figurative) To bind or restrain; to impose restrictions upon.
hanksville
hearselike
hearselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hearse.
heartblock
heavenlike
heavenlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a heaven; heavenly.
heelmaking
herakleion
heraklidan
hokaltecan
huckleback
hukbalahap
infantlike
infantlike
adj
Like an infant
interlaken
islandlike
islandlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an island.
jacketless
jacketless
adj
Without a jacket (book cover).
Without a jacket (coat).
jacketlike
jackpiling
jackquelin
jackrolled
jackrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackroll
jacksmelts
jacksmelts
noun
plural of jacksmelt
jailbreaks
jailbreaks
noun
plural of jailbreak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jailbreak
jailkeeper
jailkeeper
noun
One who keeps a jail; a jailer.
jaywalkers
jaywalkers
noun
plural of jaywalker
jaywalking
jaywalking
noun
gerund of jaywalk.
verb
present participle of jaywalk
junkdealer
kabalevsky
kabbeljaws
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease
kailuakona
kailyarder
kailyarder
noun
A writer of the Kailyard school, a group of Scottish authors who offered a sentimental and idyllic representation of rural life.