(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkalimeters
alkalimeters
noun
plural of alkalimeter
ankylomerism
apparatchiks
apparatchiks
noun
plural of apparatchik
asteriskless
asteriskless
adj
(rare) Not marked with an asterisk.
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backpointers
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptship
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
biscuitmaker
blackberries
blackberries
noun
plural of blackberry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackberry
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blacklisters
blacklisters
noun
plural of blacklister
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blackshirted
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
buttresslike
buttresslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buttress.
cabinetworks
camiknickers
camiknickers
noun
(dated) A women's undergarment covering the torso, worn for example under short dresses or slacks.
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chokeberries
chokeberries
noun
plural of chokeberry
clarkesville
clarkesville
Proper noun
A in
A in that is the of
cloisterlike
cloisterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cloister.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
countersinks
countersinks
noun
plural of countersink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersink
crankinesses
crankinesses
noun
plural of crankiness
creakinesses
creakinesses
noun
plural of creakiness
crescentlike
crescentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crescent.
cropsickness
cropsickness
noun
The quality of being cropsick.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
dismarketing
dressmakings
dressmakings
noun
plural of dressmaking
dumbstricken
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis
noun
(medicine) Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
enterokinase
enterokinase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme, secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa, that catalyzes the activation of trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin
episkotister
episkotister
noun
Alternative form of episcotister
firecrackers
firecrackers
noun
plural of firecracker
fireworkless
fireworkless
adj
Without fireworks.
flickermouse
folkloristic
folkloristic
adj
about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
fortresslike
fortresslike
adj
Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
frankenstein
frankenstein
noun
Alternative form of Frankenstein
verb
Alternative spelling of Frankenstein
frankincense
frankincense
noun
A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.
franklinites
franklinites
noun
plural of franklinite
freakinesses
freakinesses
noun
plural of freakiness
freakishness
freakishness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being freakish
frederiksted
freethinkers
freethinkers
noun
plural of freethinker
friskinesses
friskinesses
noun
plural of friskiness
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
gadzookeries
gadzookeries
noun
plural of gadzookery
girllikeness
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
graustarkian
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
greenockites
greenockites
noun
plural of greenockite
griddlecakes
griddlecakes
noun
plural of griddlecake
headshrinker
headshrinker
noun
Alternative form of head-shrinker
horsekeeping
hucksterisms
hucksterisms
noun
plural of hucksterism
hyperkineses
hyperkineses
noun
plural of hyperkinesis
hyperkinesia
hyperkinesia
noun
hyperkinesis
hyperkinesis
hyperkinesis
noun
(pathology) A condition especially of childhood characterized by hyperactivity.
(pathology) Abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements.
interkinesis
interkinesis
noun
The second stage of interphase
interleukins
interleukins
noun
plural of interleukin
interspeaker
interspeaker
adj
(linguistics) Between speakers of a language.
iridokinesia
jackasseries
jackasseries
noun
plural of jackassery
kakistocracy
kakistocracy
noun
Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.
karyokineses
karyokineses
noun
plural of karyokinesis
karyokinesis
karyokinesis
noun
(biology) The process of change that takes place during the division of a cell nucleus at mitosis or meiosis.
karyolysidae
karyomitosis
karyomitosis
noun
mitosis of the nucleus of a cell
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
karyorrhexis
karyorrhexis
noun
The destructive fragmentation of the nucleus of a dying cell whereby its chromatin is distributed irregularly throughout the cytoplasm.
karyoschisis
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
keisterville
keratectasia
keratectasia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal bulging of the cornea due to thinning and scarring.
keratoiritis
keratotomies
keratotomies
noun
plural of keratotomy
kernersville
ketosteroids
ketosteroids
noun
plural of ketosteroid
keyboardists
keyboardists
noun
plural of keyboardist
kickstarting
kickstarting
verb
present participle of kickstart
kilocalories
kilocalories
noun
plural of kilocalorie
kinesiatrics
kinesiatrics
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease by muscular movements.
kinesiometer
kinesiometer
noun
Alternative form of kinesimeter
kinetochores
kinetochores
noun
plural of kinetochore
kinrossshire
kirkersville
kirschwasser
kirschwasser
noun
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
klingerstown
klipspringer
klipspringer
noun
A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat.
kongsbergite
kongsbergite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of silver containing about 5% mercury
kristiansand
kristianstad
kulturkreise
kwashiorkors
kwashiorkors
noun
plural of kwashiorkor
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
leukotrienes
leukotrienes
noun
plural of leukotriene
loansharking
loansharking
verb
present participle of loanshark (Committing crimes as a loan shark, committing usury (loaning money at excessive rate of interest) especially when collecting under threat of violence.)
locksmithery
locksmithery
Noun
The work of a locksmith.
magnitogorsk
magnitogorsk
Proper noun
A city in Chelyabinsk oblast, Russia.
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
marlinespike
marlinespike
noun
Alternative spelling of marlinspike
marlingspike
marlinspikes
marlinspikes
noun
plural of marlinspike
marlinsucker
merrymakings
merrymakings
noun
plural of merrymaking
mininetworks
misprovoking
misreckoning
misreckoning
noun
A false reckoning; a miscalculation.
verb
present participle of misreckon
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
mockingbirds
mockingbirds
noun
plural of mockingbird
moonstricken
moonstricken
adj
moonstruck
mushroomlike
mushroomlike
adj
Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom
narsarsukite
narsarsukite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing fluorine, iron, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
neckerchiefs
neckerchiefs
noun
plural of neckerchief
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nonshrinking
nonshrinking
adj
That does not suffer from shrinkage.
nonsparkling
nonsparkling
adj
Not sparkling; uncarbonated.
novorossiisk
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
overkindness
overkindness
noun
Excessive kindness.
overspeaking
overspeaking
verb
present participle of overspeak
oversprinkle
oversprinkle
verb
(transitive) To sprinkle over.
(transitive, nonce word) To be sprinkled over (something).