(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
antiskeptical
aspartokinase
aspartokinase
noun
(organic chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.
backspacefile
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bellowsmaking
berkeleianism
betsimisaraka
blatherskites
blatherskites
noun
plural of blatherskite
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
booksellerish
booksellerish
adj
(rare) Characteristic of a bookseller.
booksellerism
brainsickness
brainsickness
noun
The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness
burkettsville
burkittsville
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
candlesticked
candlesticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of candlestick
chalkosideric
childlikeness
childlikeness
noun
The state or quality of being childlike.
chokecherries
chokecherries
noun
plural of chokecherry
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
comstockeries
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
counterstrike
counterstrike
noun
(military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking
verb
(intransitive) To perform a counterstrike.
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
deathlikeness
desmopyknosis
diadkokinesia
disembarkment
disembarkment
noun
disembarkation
dislikelihood
dislikelihood
noun
(obsolete) improbability
dreamlikeness
dreamlikeness
noun
The state or condition of being dreamlike; resemblance to a dream.
drinkableness
drinkableness
noun
The quality of being drinkable.
ekaterinoslav
enterokinesia
farkleberries
farkleberries
noun
plural of farkleberry
feinschmecker
fibrinokinase
finickingness
finickingness
noun
The quality of being finicking.
frankensteins
frankensteins
noun
plural of frankenstein
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frankenstein
frankincensed
frankincensed
adj
Perfumed with frankincense.
frankincenses
frankincenses
noun
plural of frankincense
frederiksberg
gelsenkirchen
ghostlikeness
giantlikeness
gimcrackiness
gimcrackiness
noun
The quality of being gimcracky.
glasslikeness
glockenspiels
glockenspiels
noun
plural of glockenspiel
gluconokinase
gluconokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.
grainsickness
greensickness
greensickness
noun
Alternative form of green sickness
handkerchiefs
heartsickness
heartsickness
noun
The condition of being heartsick
heterokinesia
heterokinesis
hodgkinsonite
hodgkinsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare monoclinic zinc manganese silicate mineral with the chemical formula Zn₂MnSiO₄(OH)₂, having a pink, red or yellow-red colour.
holluschickie
holluschickie
noun
A bachelor seal; a young male seal which is prevented from mating by its herd's older males, mated bulls defending their territory.
plural of holluschick
homoeokinesis
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
huckleberries
huckleberries
noun
plural of huckleberry
hydrokinetics
hydrokinetics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
internetworks
internetworks
noun
plural of internetwork
intersprinkle
intersprinkle
verb
(transitive) To sprinkle between.
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
jeewhillikens
jellylikeness
kaleidoscopes
kaleidoscopes
noun
plural of kaleidoscope
kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopic
adj
(figuratively) Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope.
Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope.
kapellmeister
kapellmeister
noun
(music) A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
(music, historical) Person in charge of music at a noble court during the baroque and classical period.
kathenotheism
kathenotheism
noun
Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
kearneysville
kellnersville
keratectomies
keratectomies
noun
plural of keratectomy
keratomycosis
keratomycosis
noun
fungal infection of the cornea
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keratorrhexis
keratorrhexis
noun
rupture of the cornea
keraunoscopia
kettlersville
kidderminster
kidderminster
noun
A type of two-ply carpet.
kinaesthesias
kinaesthesias
noun
plural of kinaesthesia
kindergartens
kindergartens
noun
plural of kindergarten
kinesiologies
kinesiologies
noun
(rare) plural of kinesiology
kinesitherapy
kinesitherapy
Noun
kinesiatrics
kinetogenesis
kinetogenesis
noun
(biology, historical) The neo-Lamarckian doctrine or hypothesis that animal structures have been produced, directly or indirectly, by animal movements.
kinetonucleus
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kinosternidae
kintnersville
kittenishness
kittenishness
noun
The state or condition of being kittenish.
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
knightsbridge
koridethianus
krameriaceous
leptokurtosis
leptokurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leukophoresis
leukophoresis
noun
Leukapheresis.
lickerishness
lickerishness
noun
Quality of being lickerish.
lobachevskian
lobachevskian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (1792–1856), Russian mathematician.
Of or related to hyperbolic geometry, which was developed by Nikolai Lobachevsky.
mackintoshite
mackintoshite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of thorogummite
makeshiftness
makeshiftness
noun
The quality of being makeshift.
marlinespikes
marlinespikes
noun
plural of marlinespike
mawkishnesses
mawkishnesses
noun
plural of mawkishness
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
milksoppiness
monkeyishness
monkeyishness
noun
The quality of being monkeyish.
monkishnesses
mountebankish
mountebankish
adj
Like a mountebank; using or suggesting quackery.
mountebankism
mountebankism
noun
The practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.
neckerchieves
nickeliferous
nickeliferous
adj
(of ore) Yielding or containing nickel.
nonshrinkable
nonshrinkable
adj
Not shrinkable.
outskirmisher
overbookishly
overbulkiness
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overthickness
parakeratosis
parakeratosis
noun
(pathology) Retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum layer of skin.
peacekeepings
peacekeepings
noun
plural of peacekeeping
pembrokeshire
pembrokeshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.
A local government principal area, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
phosphokinase
phosphokinase
noun
(biochemistry) kinase
pickpocketism
pickpocketism
noun
pickpocketing
pickthankness
pollocksville
porokeratosis
porokeratosis
noun
(pathology) A disorder of keratinization that is characterized by the presence of a cornoid lamella, a thin column of closely stacked, parakeratotic cells extending through the stratum corneum with a thin or absent granular layer.
presprinkling
presprinkling
verb
present participle of presprinkle
proboscislike
proboscislike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a proboscis.
professorlike
professorlike
adj
Resembling a professor, characteristic of a professor.
provokingness
provokingness
noun
The state or condition of being provoking.
psychokineses
psychokineses
noun
plural of psychokinesis
psychokinesia
psychokinesia
noun
(pathology, obsolete) Abnormal impulsive behaviour unaccompanied by depression or other mental disorder.
psychokinesis
psychokinesis
noun
(parapsychology) The movement of physical systems and objects by the use of psychic power. Abbreviated as PK.
psychokinetic
psychokinetic
adj
Of or relating to psychokinesis.
noun
A person having the paranormal ability of psychokinesis.
pumpernickels
pumpernickels
noun
plural of pumpernickel
quakerishness
racketeerings
racketeerings
noun
plural of racketeering
raspberrylike
raspberrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a raspberry (plant or fruit).