(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
(sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
verb
To play basketball
To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
basketlike
basketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a basket.
beanstalks
beanstalks
noun
plural of beanstalk
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
blacketeer
blacketeer
noun
Short for black marketeer.
blackheart
blackheart
noun
A cruel and remorseless person.
A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.
A type of malleable cast iron with minimum tensile strength of 350 N/mm².
Any of various plant diseases that cause darkening of the central tissue.
blacklight
blacklight
noun
Alternative form of black light (“ultraviolet bulb”)
blacklists
blacklists
noun
plural of blacklist
blackpatch
blackplate
blackprint
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
blackstick
blackstock
blackstone
blackstrap
blackstrap
noun
(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blackwater
blackwater
noun
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
blanketeer
blanketers
blanketing
blanketing
noun
(countable) A layer of something that covers like a blanket.
(nautical, slang) A manoeuvre in which one vessel covers or becalms another with its sails.
(rail transport) Provision of a layer under the trackbed to prevent clay subsoil and water being forced to the surface by the weight of trains.
(uncountable, countable) Cloth for making blankets.
(uncountable, countable) The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.
verb
present participle of blanket
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
bluejacket
bluejacket
noun
(nautical) A seaman of a British warship
(nautical) An enlisted man in the US Navy.
A uniformed policeman.
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
boltstrake
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
bootblacks
bootblacks
noun
plural of bootblack
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
casketlike
castlelike
castlelike
adj
Resembling a castle
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
clarkeites
clatskanie
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
cockleboat
cockleboat
noun
Alternative form of cockboat
cocktailed
cocktailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocktail
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
crackliest
crackliest
adj
superlative form of crackly: most crackly
crankplate
craterlike
craterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crater.
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
eskilstuna
fackeltanz
fackeltanz
noun
(music) a kind of polonaise, associated with German royal wedding celebrations
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
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.
fruitstalk
garnetlike
gottschalk
grapestalk
guitarlike
guitarlike
adj
Resembling a guitar
halakistic
halterlike
heartblock
hokaltecan
infantlike
infantlike
adj
Like an infant
interlaken
jacketless
jacketless
adj
Without a jacket (book cover).
Without a jacket (coat).
jacketlike
jacksmelts
jacksmelts
noun
plural of jacksmelt
kaliborite
kaliborite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous borate of potassium and magnesium
kalimantan
kalimantan
Proper noun
The Indonesian part of the island of Borneo.
kaneelhart
kanteletar
kartvelian
kartvelian
Noun
a member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus, namely Georgians, Svans, Mingrelians and Lazs
a Georgian person, from the endonym
Proper noun
a family of languages spoken by the Kartvelian people
Adjective
pertaining to the Kartvelian peoples or languages such as Georgian.
same as Georgian (language or ethnicity)
karyolitic
karyolytic
karyolytic
adj
relating to, or causing karyolysis
katabolism
katabolism
noun
Alternative form of catabolism
katabolite
katabolize
katalyzing
katalyzing
verb
present participle of katalyze
kataplasia
kataplasia
noun
Alternative form of cataplasia
katholikoi
katholikos
katholikos
noun
Alternative form of catholicos
keilhauite
keilhauite
noun
(mineralogy) yttrotitanite
keltically
keratalgia
keratalgia
noun
Pain of the cornea
keratocele
keratocele
noun
(ophthalmology) A herniation of Descemet's membrane in the eye.
keratohyal
ketembilla
ketembilla
noun
The plant Dovyalis hebecarpa, native to Sri Lanka and southern India.
kettlecase
kilpatrick
kimballton
kineplasty
kirillitsa
kitambilla
klagenfurt
klootchman
klootchman
noun
(US, Canada, western dialects) Woman, wife (especially if Native American).
knapbottle
knapbottle
noun
Bladder campion.
knightdale
kymatology
kymatology
noun
The study of wave motion.
lackluster
lackluster
adj
(figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
Having no shine or lustre; dull.
Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
noun
(countable) A person or thing of no particular brilliance or intelligence.
(uncountable) Lack of brightness or points of interest.
lacklustre
lacklustre
adj
(Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of lackluster
lackwitted
lackwitted
adj
foolish; stupid
lagerkvist
lansknecht
lansknecht
noun
Alternative form of lansquenet
lanzknecht
laurvikite
leafstalks
leafstalks
noun
plural of leafstalk
leuckartia
leukoblast
leukoblast
noun
An immature leukocyte.
leukotaxin
likability
likability
noun
Alternative spelling of likeability
lokayatika
lopatnikov
loranskite
lukewarmth
lukewarmth
noun
lukewarmness
lutemaking
lutemaking
noun
The manufacture of lutes.
mantlerock
marketable
marketable
adj
Of or pertaining to marketability; capable of being marketed.
saleable (of goods) or employable (of people)
marketably
marketably
adv
In a marketable way.
martyrlike
martyrlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a martyr.
masterlike
masterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a master; masterly.
matchlocks
matchlocks
noun
plural of matchlock
matchstalk
matchstalk
noun
Misspelling of matchstick.
matlockite
matlockite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, fluorine, and lead.
matronlike
matronlike
adj
Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
metalworks
metalworks
noun
A factory where metal is processed.
plural of metalwork
mistakable
mistakable
adj
Possible to be mistaken or misunderstood.
mistakably
mistakably
adv
In a mistakable manner
mistakeful
mistakeful
adj
Full of mistakes.
mistakenly
mistakenly
adv
by accident, by mistake, in error (without intention to do so)
wrongly, erroneously
monkeytail
mortarlike
mortarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of mortar.
multibreak
multibreak
adj
Involving more than one break.
multitrack
multitrack
adj
(music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
(railways) Of a railway line: having multiple, parallel tracks.
Having or involving more than one track.
verb
To record on multiple tracks simultaneously (typically with each performer or instrument having its own track)