(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
alkaline
alkaline
adj
(chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7.
Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
noun
An alkaline battery.
alkamine
alkanets
alkanets
noun
plural of alkanet
alkannin
alkannin
noun
A natural dye and naphthoquinone derivative obtained from the borage plant Alkanna tinctoria, used as a food colouring and in cosmetics.
alkapton
alkapton
noun
homogentisic acid
alkargen
alkargen
noun
(chemistry) cacodylic acid
alkarsin
alkarsin
Noun
cacodyl
alkitran
alkylene
alkylene
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) An alkanediyl functional group, especially one having the free valencies of adjacent carbon atoms.
(obsolete, organic chemistry) An alkene.
alumbank
angelika
ankylose
ankylose
verb
(intransitive, pathology) To suffer from ankylosis.
(transitive, pathology) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
antileak
antileak
adj
Preventing leaks.
askingly
askingly
adv
In an asking manner; so as to ask.
auckland
auckland
Proper noun
The largest conurbation in New Zealand.
auntlike
auntlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an aunt.
backland
backland
noun
Land that lies behind or beyond some primary settlement or development.
backlins
bakingly
bakingly
adv
So as to bake.
baldakin
balkanic
balkanic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Balkan peninsula.
balkline
balkline
noun
baulk line
bankable
bankable
adj
Acceptable to a bank.
Certain to bring profit and success, especially in the entertainment industry.
Reliable.
bankfull
bankfull
adj
(of a river, etc) Risen to a height just sufficient to spill over its banks into the floodplain.
bankroll
bankroll
noun
A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.
The monetary assets of a person or organization.
verb
(transitive) To fund a project; to underwrite something.
barnlike
barnlike
adj
Resembling a barn
baulking
baulking
noun
Alternative form of balking
verb
present participle of baulk
beanlike
beanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bean.
blackens
blackens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacken
blackfin
blackfin
noun
bluefin tuna
blacking
blacking
noun
A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
Shoe polish.
verb
present participle of black
blackman
blackman
noun
(nonstandard) Alternative form of black man
blackmun
blackneb
blacknob
blankard
blankeel
blankest
blankest
adj
superlative form of blank: most blank
blankets
blankets
noun
plural of blanket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanket
blankety
blankety
adj
(dated, euphemistic) damnable, damned
Resembling or related to a blanket.
blanking
blanking
noun
(television) The reduction of the brightness of the scanning beam to zero when it needs to be moved without updating the picture.
A metalworking process to form the rough shape of a sheet-metal workpiece.
An instance of something being blanked out.
verb
present participle of blank
blankish
blankish
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
blankite
blinkard
blinkard
noun
(obsolete) One with bad eyes.
A dim-witted or stupid person; an idiot.
blockman
bookland
bookland
noun
(Anglo-Saxon) In Anglo-Saxon society, land held by charter or written title, free from all fief, fee, service, and/or fines. Such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility and denominated freeholders.
buckland
bunkload
byrlakin
cackling
cackling
noun
A sound that cackles.
verb
present participle of cackle
calfskin
calfskin
noun
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
canelike
canelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cane.
caulking
caulking
noun
A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.
verb
present participle of caulk
chalking
chalking
noun
(painting) The appearance of non-gloss paint on an exterior surface due to chemical deterioration and removal by weather.
Something chalked on a surface.
verb
present participle of chalk
chalkone
clacking
clacking
noun
A sound that clacks.
verb
present participle of clack
clankety
clankety
intj
A clanking sound suggesting mechanical motion.
clanking
clanking
noun
A noise that clanks.
verb
present participle of clank
clarkson
clarkton
claybank
claybank
noun
(color) Dun; brownish-yellow.
A dun-coloured horse.
clinkant
clinkant
adj
Alternative form of clinquant
cloaking
cloaking
noun
The act of wrapping or covering with a cloak.
The material from which cloaks are made.
verb
present participle of cloak
cockalan
cracknel
cracknel
noun
(in the plural) Crackling (fried pork fat).
A hard, crisp or crunchy cake or biscuit.
crankily
crankily
adv
In a cranky manner.
crankled
crankled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crankle
crankles
crankles
noun
plural of crankle
daktylon
darkling
darkling
adj
(figurative) Obscure; taking place unseen, as if in the dark.
(poetic) Dark; growing dark; darkening.
adv
In the dark; in obscurity.
noun
(fantasy) A creature that lives in the dark.
Darkness
verb
present participle of darkle
dawnlike
dawnlike
adj
Resembling dawn or some aspect of it.
dockland
dockland
noun
The land area surrounding a dock, especially the renovated or gentrified areas surrounding a former dock.
drawlink
drawlink
noun
(rail transport) drawbar
enkolpia
entackle
falanaka
falanaka
noun
Archaic form of falanouc.
falkland
falkland
Proper noun
the
a village and former royal burgh in council area, Scotland
fanakalo
fanaloka
fanaloka
noun
A Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana).
fanglike
fanglike
adj
Resembling a fang.
faulkner
faulkner
noun
Obsolete form of falconer.
faulkton
faulkton
Proper noun
a small city in South Dakota, USA
faunlike
faunlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a faun.
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
flacking
flacking
verb
present participle of flack
flankard
flankers
flankers
noun
plural of flanker
flanking
flanking
verb
present participle of flank
flockman
florikan
folkland
folkland
noun
(law, historical, UK) Land held in villeinage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and taken back at his discretion.
folkvang
forkland
franklin
franklin
noun
(historical) A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking at the bottom of the gentry.
franklyn
glackens
gnatlike
gnatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gnat; tiny, insignificant.
hackling
hackling
verb
present participle of hackle
handlike
handlike
adj
Resembling a hand.
handlock
handlock
noun
A hold for restraining another person by immobilizing their hand.
A locking mechanism that operates by hand.
A restraint that attaches to the wrist, especially a shackle or handcuff.
Immobilization of the hand.
verb
To lock by means of a handlock.
To restrain by holding so as to immobilize the hand.
To restrain with, or as with, a handlock.
hanselka
hookland
hoolakin
ilokanos
iraklion
iraklion
Proper noun
The capital city of Crete, Greece.
jackelyn
kairolin
kaitlynn
kaitlynn
Proper noun
name, one of the modern spelling variants of Caitlin.
kaiulani
kakalina
kaladana
kaladana
noun
Ipomoea nil, an East Indian convolvulaceous plant.
The dried seeds of this plant, used as a purgative or anthelmintic.
kalamian
kalendae
kalendar
kalendar
noun
Archaic form of calendar.
kalinite
kalinite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.
kallidin
kallidin
noun
(biochemistry) A decapeptide kinin, produced in the kidneys, that causes dilation of renal blood vessels and increased water excretion.
kallinge
kammalan
kandelia
kanteles
kanteles
noun
plural of kantele
kaoliang
kaoliang
noun
A sorghum-based variety of baijiu.
Any of various Chinese varieties of sorghum.
kaolines
kaolines
noun
plural of kaoline
kaolinic
kaolinic
adj
Containing or relating to kaolin.
kappland
kappland
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of area, equivalent to 154.3 m² (1,661 sq ft).
karalynn
karelian
karelian
Adjective
Of, or pertaining to, Karelia or its people, culture or language.
Noun
Someone from Karelia
Proper noun
A language closely related to Finnish, spoken in Karelia, Russia and Finland.
karilynn
karolina
karoline
kathleen
kathlene
kazanlik
kelantan
kelantan
Proper noun
A state in western Malaysia which has Kota Bharu as its capital.
kellyann
kendalia
kentland
kephalin
kephalin
noun
Alternative spelling of cephalin
kernella
khaldian
killanin
killoran
kinabalu
kinabulu
kinglake
kinkable
kinkable
adj
In which kinks may be formed.
kintlage
kirkland
kirkland
noun
(Scotland, especially in plural) land owned by the church