(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
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.
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antistrike
antistrike
adj
Opposed to a strike (industrial action).
arsmetrike
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
artinskian
artinskian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Permian period.
asterisked
asterisked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asterisk
asteriskos
awkwardest
awkwardest
adj
superlative form of awkward: most awkward
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backstairs
backstairs
adj
Secret or furtive.
noun
A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen.
An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse.
backstreet
backstreet
adj
(figuratively) Done in poor and unsanitary conditions, secretly and illegally; back-alley.
Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.
noun
Alternative spelling of back street
backstring
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.
backtracks
backtracks
noun
plural of backtrack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backtrack
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
bakerstown
basketries
basketries
noun
plural of basketry
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
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.
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blackstrap
blackstrap
noun
(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
blanketers
boltstrake
bookstores
bookstores
noun
plural of bookstore
breakfasts
breakfasts
noun
plural of breakfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breakfast
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.
breastmark
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.
bridestake
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.
byrthynsak
caretakers
caretakers
noun
plural of caretaker
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
checkerist
checkerist
noun
One who plays the game of checkers.
checkstrap
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
clarkeites
clerkliest
clerkliest
adj
superlative form of clerkly: most clerkly
cockmaster
cockmaster
noun
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
One who breeds gamecocks.
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
crackliest
crackliest
adj
superlative form of crackly: most crackly
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
creekstuff
cricketers
cricketers
noun
plural of cricketer
crinkliest
crinkliest
adj
superlative form of crinkly: most crinkly
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.
dawnstreak
dekaliters
dekaliters
noun
plural of dekaliter
dekameters
dekameters
noun
plural of dekameter
desertlike
desertlike
adj
Resembling a desert
dockmaster
dockmaster
noun
Someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.
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.
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
dumbstruck
dumbstruck
adj
so shocked as to be unable to speak
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
earthsmoke
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
eisenstark
folklorist
folklorist
noun
A person who studies or collects folklore
forestlike
forestlike
adj
Like a forest.
foretokens
foretokens
noun
plural of foretoken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foretoken
frankforts
frankfurts
frankfurts
noun
plural of frankfurt
freckliest
freckliest
adj
superlative form of freckly: most freckly
frithsoken
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fruitstalk
gastrodisk
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
grapestalk
greenstick
greenstick
noun
A greenstick fracture.
grubstaked
grubstaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grubstake
grubstaker
grubstaker
noun
One who provides a prospector with a grubstake.
grubstakes
grubstakes
noun
plural of grubstake
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
hairstreak
hairstreak
noun
Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
heartshake
heatstroke
heatstroke
noun
Alternative spelling of heat stroke.
hektostere
herskowitz
huckstered
huckstered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of huckster
hucksterer
hucksterer
noun
huckster
huckstress
huckstress
noun
A female huckster.
hystericky
hystericky
adj
(informal) Hysterical; inclined to hysterics.
inkhornist
inkhornist
noun
One who uses or favours inkhorn terms.
interlinks
interlinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlink
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
jackstraws
jackstraws
noun
plural of jackstraw
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
junketeers
junketeers
noun
plural of junketeer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of junketeer
kafiristan
karstenite
karstenite
noun
(mineralogy, archaic) anhydrite
keithsburg
keratinose
keratinous
keratinous
adj
Consisting of, or made from keratin.
keratoncus
kersantite
kersantite
noun
(mineralogy) A lamprophyre mineral containing biotite and plagioclase.
keystrokes
keystrokes
noun
plural of keystroke
kharoshthi
kicksorter
kicksorter
noun
A device for analyzing the amplitudes of electrical pulses.
kiesserite
kilometers
kilometers
noun
plural of kilometer
kirillitsa
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knobnoster
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
kopperston
koreishite
kramatorsk
kramatorsk
Proper noun
A city in eastern Ukraine, in Donetsk oblast.
kremersite
kremersite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and potassium.
krishnaist
krishnaite
kristinaux
kristoffer
kristoforo
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
krypticism
kurtistown
kurtosises
lackluster
lackluster
adj
(figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
Having no shine or lustre; dull.
Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
noun
(countable) A person or thing of no particular brilliance or intelligence.
(uncountable) Lack of brightness or points of interest.
lacklustre
lacklustre
adj
(Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of lackluster
lagerkvist
loranskite
marketeers
marketeers
noun
plural of marketeer
marketings
marketings
noun
plural of marketing
marketwise
marketwise
adj
In terms of the financial market.
masterlike
masterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a master; masterly.
masterwork
masterwork
noun
(obsolete) A main drain or irrigation channel.
(obsolete) An act of primary importance.
A piece done to prove possession of skill sufficient to be ranked a master.
A piece of quality, indicative of having been made by a master; a masterpiece.
mckeesport
mesokurtic
mesokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis equal to that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having zero excess kurtosis.
metalworks
metalworks
noun
A factory where metal is processed.
plural of metalwork
meterstick
microskirt
microskirt
noun
An extremely short miniskirt with its hemline at the upper thigh, at or just below crotch or underwear level.
miniskirts
miniskirts
noun
plural of miniskirt
ministrike
mitakshara
moonstruck
moonstruck
adj
(by extension) Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature.
(obsolete) Crazy or insane when affected by the phases of the Moon.
(obsolete) Made sick, or (like fishes) unsuitable for food, by the supposed influence of the Moon.
motherkins
motherkins
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's mother.
motorbikes
motorbikes
noun
plural of motorbike
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of motorbike