The desiccated bodies of certain insects (female Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio), which live on the kermes oak, formerly much used as a material for dye and a medicinal ingredient; also a given mixture, preparation etc. containing such insects.
amtracks
amtracks
noun
plural of amtrack
armlocks
armlocks
noun
plural of armlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armlock
arsmetik
barksome
barksome
adj
Characterised or marked by barking
barmskin
barmskin
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A blacksmith's leather apron.
bismarck
bismarck
noun
(Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northern US, Midwestern US) A jelly doughnut: a doughnut filled with jam and coated with sugar.
(Manitoba) A doughnut filled with cream, often with chocolate icing.
(Midland US) A fried cruller, or a sort of pancake.
breekums
buckrams
buckrams
noun
Alternative form of buckram ("ramson").
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buckram
comakers
comakers
noun
plural of comaker
crankism
darkmans
darkmans
noun
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) The night.
darksome
darksome
adj
(poetic, literary) Characterised by darkness; gloomy; obscure
drumskin
drumskin
noun
The skin of a drum.
earmarks
earmarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earmark
fakirism
fakirism
noun
The practices of fakirs.
finmarks
gasmaker
greekism
grosmark
jerksome
jerksome
adj
Characteristic of a jerk, or obnoxious person.
Indicative of quick, rapid movements; jerky.
kashmiri
kashmirs
kempster
kempster
noun
Alternative form of kembster
keramics
keramics
noun
Dated form of ceramics.
keremeos
kermesic
kermises
kermises
noun
plural of kermis
kersmash
korymbos
korymbos
noun
(historical) A jewel-studded globe containing the top hair of the ruler of the Sasanian dynasty of Iran, resting on his crown.
kostroma
kremlins
kremlins
noun
plural of kremlin
krigsman
krimmers
krimmers
noun
plural of krimmer
kromeski
kromeski
noun
Alternative form of kromesky
kromesky
kromesky
noun
A kind of Russian croquette wrapped in bacon.
kromskop
kromskop
Noun
A device used for taking colour photographs of specimens in pathology.
larksome
larksome
adj
Characterised or marked by larks (i.e. pranks); playful.
lockrams
lockrams
noun
plural of lockram
makassar
makassar
Proper noun
A city in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
makeress
makeress
noun
(rare, dated) A female maker or manufacturer.
markazes
markesan
markhors
markhors
noun
plural of markhor
markings
markings
noun
plural of marking
the pattern of colouration on a particular animal
markless
markless
adj
Without a mark; unmarked.
markshot
marksman
marksman
noun
(soccer) Goalscorer.
A man or person skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.
marksmen
marksmen
noun
plural of marksman
mazurkas
mazurkas
noun
plural of mazurka
meshwork
meshwork
noun
A net; an assembly of meshes.
mirkiest
mirkiest
adj
superlative form of mirky: most mirky
mirkness
mirksome
mirksome
adj
(archaic) Dark; gloomy; murky.
misliker
misliker
noun
One who mislikes.
mismarks
mismarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mismark
missmark
mistaker
mistaker
noun
One who mistakes.
monarski
monikers
monikers
noun
plural of moniker
mudlarks
mudlarks
noun
plural of mudlark
mudrocks
mudrocks
noun
plural of mudrock
murkiest
murkiest
adj
superlative form of murky: most murky
murkness
murkness
noun
Alternative form of murkiness
murksome
murksome
adj
Suggestive or indicative of murk; darksome.
murmansk
musicker
musicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A musician.
musketry
musketry
noun
A collection of muskets or musketeers.
Musket fire.
The technique of using small arms such as muskets.
muskrats
muskrats
noun
plural of muskrat
muskroot
muskroot
noun
Adoxa (moschatel), especially Adoxa moschatellina, found in most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere.
Ferula moschata (syn. Ferula sumbul), a the tall umbelliferous plant
Nardostachys jatamansi (nard)
The root of F. moschata, formerly used in medicine and as a substitute for musk.
omikrons
omikrons
noun
plural of omikron
ostmarks
ostmarks
noun
plural of ostmark
overmask
overskim
overskim
verb
(transitive) To skim excessively; to remove too much material from, by skimming.
postmark
postmark
noun
A marking made by a postal service on a letter, package, postcard or the like, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, and often serving to cancel a postage stamp.
verb
To apply a postmark on.
pugmarks
pugmarks
noun
plural of pugmark
ramekins
ramekins
noun
plural of ramekin
rampikes
rampikes
noun
plural of rampike
ranksman
ranksman
noun
A common soldier, one deployed in the rank and file.
ranksmen
ranksmen
noun
plural of ranksman
riksmaal
rimouski
rimouski
Proper noun
A city and a river in Quebec, Canada
rimrocks
rimrocks
noun
plural of rimrock
samskara
samskara
noun
Alternative form of sanskara
sawmaker
sawmaker
noun
Someone who makes saws.
schramke
seamarks
seamarks
noun
plural of seamark
semidark
semidark
adj
Moderately dark.
noun
semidarkness
shamrock
shamrock
noun
Any of several species of small clover-like plant species, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens.
The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.
shopmark
shopmark
noun
A logo indicating the workshop from which a product originated.
sickroom
sickroom
noun
A room to be used by someone who is ill.
silkworm
silkworm
noun
Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.
simbirsk
simbirsk
Proper noun
definition Ulyanovsk the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (born Vladimir Ulyanov).
sinkroom
sinkroom
noun
(historical) A room containing a sink for washing things; a scullery.
sitzmark
sitzmark
noun
(skiing) An indentation in the snow made by a fallen skier.
skiagram
skiagram
noun
A picture or image created from shadows, especially with X-rays.
skidmore
skimmers
skimmers
noun
plural of skimmer
skimpier
skimpier
adj
comparative form of skimpy: more skimpy
skinworm
skiogram
skirmish
skirmish
noun
(figuratively, by extension) Any minor dispute.
(military) A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
A type of outdoor military style game using paintball or similar weapons.
verb
To engage in a minor battle or dispute
smackers
smackers
noun
(humorous slang) Money.
(humorous slang) The lips.
plural of smacker
smerking
smerking
verb
present participle of smerk
smirkers
smirkers
noun
plural of smirker
smirkier
smirkier
adj
comparative form of smirky: more smirky
smirking
smirking
noun
The act of one who smirks.
verb
present participle of smirk
smirkish
sparkman
swanmark
swanmark
noun
(UK) A mark of ownership cut on the bill of a swan.
tamarisk
tamarisk
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.
trinkums
umstroke
umstroke
noun
(archaic) A boundary line, especially one at the outermost limit; an extreme edge.
(obsolete) The circumference or periphery of a circle.
unmakers
unmakers
noun
plural of unmaker
unmasker
unmasker
noun
One who unmasks.
worksome
worksome
adj
(archaic) Characterised by work; industrious; diligent.