(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backpointer
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backstrokes
backstrokes
noun
plural of backstroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstroke
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
bialystoker
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
bloodstroke
bloodstroke
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.
A stroke or blow with a weapon that draws blood.
bolsterwork
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bottlemaker
bottlemaker
noun
A manufacturer of bottles.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
bromoketone
bromoketone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any brominated derivative of a ketone
brookesmith
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
broomsticks
broomsticks
noun
plural of broomstick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broomstick
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
comstockery
comstockery
noun
(US) Censorship of literature and performances because of especially broad definitions of obscenity or immorality.
concertstck
coronetlike
counterdike
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
countersunk
countersunk
adj
(of a bolt or screw) That has a flat conical top allowing it to be inserted flush with a surface
verb
past participle of countersink
countertack
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
crackpotism
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
deuterotoky
deuterotoky
noun
The production of both male and female offspring by parthenogenesis.
djokjakarta
dockmasters
dockmasters
noun
plural of dockmaster
downpatrick
downstrokes
downstrokes
noun
plural of downstroke
drunkometer
drunkometer
noun
(dated) A breathalyzer.
dukhobortsy
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
flatterdock
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
folklorists
folklorists
noun
plural of folklorist
footlockers
footlockers
noun
plural of footlocker
foretalking
forethinker
forethinker
noun
One who thinks ahead, or plans things in advance.
foretokened
foretokened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foretoken
forklifting
forklifting
verb
present participle of forklift
forthinking
forthinking
verb
present participle of forthink
frankforter
franklinton
gedecktwork
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
greenockite
greenockite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide in crystalline form.
groupthinks
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
handistroke
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
heatstrokes
heatstrokes
noun
plural of heatstroke
hockingport
hotelkeeper
hotelkeeper
noun
A hotelier; a hotel owner.
imbarkation
imparkation
interchoked
interlocked
interlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlock
interlocker
interlocker
noun
A device that interlocks.
An individual who holds more than one role in a power structure.
interworked
interworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwork
jacksonport
kakortokite
kakortokite
noun
(mineralogy) A eudialytic nepheline syenite mineral.
kameelthorn
kamptomorph
karyomerite
karyomitoic
karyomitome
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
katabothron
katacrotism
katamorphic
katipuneros
kenningwort
keratectomy
keratectomy
noun
(surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keratoderma
keratoderma
noun
Any of various skin conditions causing horny skin.
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
keratolysis
keratolysis
noun
(pathology) The periodic exfoliation of the epidermis.
The removal of dead surface skin cells, used to treat various types of wart.
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
keratometer
keratometer
noun
ophthalmometer
keratometry
keratometry
noun
measurement with a keratometer
keratonosus
keratonyxis
keratonyxis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
keratophyre
keratophyre
noun
(petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
keratoscope
keratoscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An ophthalmic instrument for assessing the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratosropy
ketosteroid
ketosteroid
noun
(organic chemistry) Any steroid having a ketone functional group.
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
keystroking
keystroking
verb
present participle of keystroke
kilohertzes
kilohertzes
noun
plural of kilohertz
kilometrage
kilometrage
noun
An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per kilometre.
The number of kilometres travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel.
The total distance travelled, in kilometres.
kilooersted
kinchinmort
kinemometer
kinemometer
noun
(medicine) An electromagnetic device, similar to the velocity ballistocardiograph, for measuring contraction and relaxation in a tendon reflex.
A highly sensitive type of tachometer.
kinetochore
kinetochore
noun
(biology) The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kinetomeric
kinosternon
kittycorner
knightswort
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
knotgrasses
knotgrasses
noun
plural of knotgrass
koreshanity
kosmokrator
kreittonite
kristianson
krocidolite
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
leatherwork
leatherwork
noun
Articles thus produced.
The making of articles from leather.
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leukotriene
leukotriene
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several physiologically active lipids, related to the prostaglandins, that participate in allergic responses.
lobsterlike
lobsterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a lobster.
masterworks
masterworks
noun
plural of masterwork
metalworker
metalworker
noun
A person who shapes metal.
metanetwork
metanetwork
noun
(communication, management, sociology) A network of networks.
mininetwork
monsterlike
monsterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monster; monstrous, deformed.