(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
agkistrodon
aleksandrov
alkalometry
ampherotoky
amphikaryon
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archikaryon
archmockery
arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
noun
(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.
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backcrosses
backcrosses
noun
plural of backcross
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcross
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
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
backwoodser
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
beaverbrook
bialystoker
billbroking
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
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.
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bodicemaker
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
boilerworks
bokmakierie
bokmakierie
noun
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.
bolingbroke
bolsterwork
bonebreaker
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
bookkeepers
bookkeepers
noun
plural of bookkeeper
bookmarkers
bookmarkers
noun
plural of bookmarker
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
booksellers
booksellers
noun
plural of bookseller
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bottlemaker
bottlemaker
noun
A manufacturer of bottles.
brainworker
brassworker
brassworker
noun
A person who manufactures or shapes brass.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
breechblock
breechblock
noun
(firearms) The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge.
breshkovsky
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
bromoketone
bromoketone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any brominated derivative of a ketone
bromopikrin
brookesmith
brookeville
brookflower
brooklynese
brooklynese
Proper noun
The dialect of American English spoken in the borough of Brooklyn in New York.
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
brooksville
broommaking
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
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
caseworkers
caseworkers
noun
plural of caseworker
cchaddoorck
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkworker
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.
checkerwork
checkerwork
noun
(figuratively) Any aggregate of varied vicissitudes.
Work consisting of or showing checkers, varied alternately by colour or material.
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
cheremkhovo
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chlorpikrin
chokecherry
chokecherry
noun
Any of several American wild cherry trees, especially Prunus virginiana.
clockkeeper
clockworked
clodbreaker
clodknocker
clodknocker
noun
Synonym of clodhopper
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cockneybred
cockroaches
cockroaches
noun
plural of cockroach
cocksparrow
cocksuckers
cocksuckers
noun
(vulgar) plural of cocksucker
cocksuredom
cocksureism
codebreaker
codebreaker
noun
A cryptanalyst, one who decodes messages without the key.
coffeemaker
coffeemaker
noun
(obsolete) A person who makes coffee.
Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
coforeknown
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
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
copperworks
copperworks
noun
A place where copper is manufactured and/or shaped.
corkinesses
corkscrewed
corkscrewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corkscrew
corncracker
corncracker
noun
Alternative form of corn-cracker
cornerbacks
cornerbacks
noun
plural of cornerback
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
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.
crewelworks
crewelworks
noun
plural of crewelwork
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.
crookbacked
crookbacked
adj
hunchbacked
crookbilled
crookedness
crookedness
noun
The state of being crooked
crookheaded
crooklegged
crooknecked
crooksville
crosshackle
crowkeepers
crowkeepers
noun
plural of crowkeeper
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
deuterotoky
deuterotoky
noun
The production of both male and female offspring by parthenogenesis.