(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
akroterial
akroterion
allokurtic
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
asteriskos
autokrator
backlotter
backstroke
backstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
A backhanded stroke or blow.
verb
To swim the backstroke.
bakerstown
barkometer
barkometer
noun
A hydrometer calibrated to test the strength of tanning liquors used in tanning leather.
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
batterdock
biometrika
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.
boatkeeper
boatkeeper
noun
(historical) A person who operated small-crew open fishing boats and fishing rooms on the shores around Newfoundland in the early 19th century.
A person in charge of a boat.
boltstrake
bookstores
bookstores
noun
plural of bookstore
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
breasthook
breasthook
noun
(nautical) A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
brickcroft
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
cankerroot
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
cementwork
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
cockatrice
cockatrice
noun
(fantasy, folklore) A snake or serpent that appears to be hatched of a rooster, or cock's, egg.
(mythology) A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.
(obsolete) Mistress, harlot.
(obsolete, figurative) Any venomous or deadly thing.
(speculated) The cobra.
cockmaster
cockmaster
noun
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
One who breeds gamecocks.
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
coldturkey
copartaker
copartaker
noun
One who partakes in something with others.
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
crocketing
crocketing
noun
(architecture) ornamentation with crockets
crookedest
crookedest
adj
superlative form of crooked: most crooked
crookesite
crookesite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, selenium, silver, and thallium.
crosstrack
crosstrack
noun
(speedskating) An instance of crosstracking.
verb
(speedskating) To impede another speedskater by crossing over their projected track and cutting them off.
dikaryotic
dikaryotic
adj
(biology) Relating to a dikaryon
(cytology, of a cell) Containing two nuclei
dockmaster
dockmaster
noun
Someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.
doctorlike
doctorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a doctor.
downstroke
downstroke
noun
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
drakestone
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
earthsmoke
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
ektachrome
enrockment
enrockment
noun
A layer of stones and rocks laying on the bottom of a sea or lake that provides the base for a pier or breakwater.
euromarket
euromarket
noun
(finance) Any financial market that issues securities in currencies other than the country of origin (whether or not any European currency is involved).
(finance) The market of the European Union as a whole.
fetterlock
fetterlock
noun
(heraldry) A shackle or lock.
floatmaker
floatmaker
noun
A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
folklorist
folklorist
noun
A person who studies or collects folklore
folkmooter
footlicker
footlicker
noun
A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
footlocker
footlocker
noun
A long, rectangular trunk or similar container that lies flat on the floor, especially one used for personal belongings and kept at the foot of a bed, commonly used in barracks and dormitories.
forestlike
forestlike
adj
Like a forest.
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.
foretokens
foretokens
noun
plural of foretoken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foretoken
frankforts
fretworked
fretworked
adj
Adorned with fretwork.
frithsoken
garnetwork
gastrodisk
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
grannyknot
grottolike
grottolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grotto
grottowork
grottowork
noun
artificial ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
hackathorn
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
heartblock
heartbroke
heartbroke
adj
(dialect or nonstandard) heartbroken
heatstroke
heatstroke
noun
Alternative spelling of heat stroke.
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
hektoliter
hektometer
hektostere
herskowitz
inkhornist
inkhornist
noun
One who uses or favours inkhorn terms.
interblock
interblock
adj
Between blocks.
noun
A space or interval between two adjacent blocks or cells on a grid.
interchoke
interlocks
interlocks
noun
plural of interlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlock
intershock
intershock
adj
Between shocks.
verb
To shock mutually, as if by collision.
interworks
interworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interwork
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
jogjakarta
jokjakarta
kaliborite
kaliborite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous borate of potassium and magnesium
karinghota
kartometer
karyolitic
karyolytic
karyolytic
adj
relating to, or causing karyolysis
karyomiton
karyomiton
noun
(cytology, rare, obsolete) The reticular network of fine fibers, of which the nucleus of a cell is in part composed.
karyotypic
karyotypic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to karyotypes
katabothra
katacrotic
kataphoric
kataphoric
adj
Alternative form of cataphoric
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
kentrolite
kentrolite
noun
An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.
keratinoid
keratinoid
adj
Resembling, or composed of keratin
keratinose
keratinous
keratinous
adj
Consisting of, or made from keratin.
keratocele
keratocele
noun
(ophthalmology) A herniation of Descemet's membrane in the eye.
keratoconi
keratohyal
keratoidea
keratomata
keratoncus
keratophyr
keratotome
keratotome
noun
The surgical instrument used in keratotomy.
keratotomy
keratotomy
noun
(medicine) A surgical incision in the cornea.
keystrokes
keystrokes
noun
plural of keystroke
kharoshthi
khartoumer
kicksorter
kicksorter
noun
A device for analyzing the amplitudes of electrical pulses.
kidneyroot
kidneywort
kidneywort
noun
hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
navelwort
kilometers
kilometers
noun
plural of kilometer
kilometric
kilometric
adj
Measured in kilometres/kilometers
kinetogram
kinetogram
noun
The image produced by a kinetograph
knobnoster
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
koniggratz
kopperston
koreishite
korntonder
korntunnur
krageroite
kramatorsk
kramatorsk
Proper noun
A city in eastern Ukraine, in Donetsk oblast.
kratogenic
kreitonite
kristoffer
kristoforo
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
kryokonite
kryptomere
kryptonite
kryptonite
noun
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.