(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
attackingly
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
backadation
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backfitting
backfitting
verb
present participle of backfit
backlighted
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backpointer
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
billsticker
billsticker
noun
Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces.
biokinetics
biokinetics
noun
(medical biology) The study of movements of or within organisms
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
blackington
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brickbatted
brickbatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brickbat
bricksetter
bricktimber
broomsticks
broomsticks
noun
plural of broomstick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broomstick
bucklandite
bullsticker
cabinetmake
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cakravartin
cakravartin
noun
Alternative form of chakravartin
candlestick
candlestick
noun
(finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
verb
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
(of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
To adorn with candlesticks.
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
captaincook
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
catakinesis
catakinetic
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
checkwriter
checkwriter
noun
A machine that writes on preprinted checks in such a way as to prevent fraudulent alteration of the check.
One who writes checks.
chickenshit
chickenshit
adj
(slang, vulgar) petty and contemptible; contemptibly unimportant. (Compare bullshit.)
(vulgar, slang) cowardly
noun
(slang, vulgar) (A) petty and contemptible thing(s).
(slang, vulgar) coward
(vulgar, military, slang) A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings; a petty, abusive martinet.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
choukoutien
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
coronetlike
counterdike
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.
crackpotism
cratemaking
cratemaking
noun
The manufacture of crates.
cricketings
cricketings
noun
plural of cricketing
cricketlike
cricketlike
adj
Similar to or resembling a cricket (the insect).
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.
crystallike
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
cytokineses
cytokineses
noun
plural of cytokinesis
cytokinesis
cytokinesis
noun
(biology) The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.
cytokinetic
cytokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to cytokinesis or to cytokinetics
dockization
dockization
noun
conversion of an area of water into a dock, by excluding the tide with a dam
downpatrick
duckhunting
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
ferntickled
fiddlestick
fiddlestick
intj
Dated form of fiddlesticks.
noun
A bow used to play the fiddle.
One of a pair of sticks, similar to drumsticks, used by a second player to percuss the strings of a fiddle while the main player plays via bow.
finnickiest
finnickiest
adj
superlative form of finnicky: most finnicky
fitzpatrick
flickertail
flickertail
noun
Nickname for the North American ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni.
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
footlicking
footlicking
adj
sycophantic
noun
The act of licking someone's feet.
sycophantic behavior
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
gazingstock
gazingstock
noun
(archaic) An object, event or person that is stared at by many people; a spectacle.
glykopectic
greenockite
greenockite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide in crystalline form.
gunstocking
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
highpockets
hitchhikers
hitchhikers
noun
plural of hitchhiker
hitchhiking
hitchhiking
noun
(genetics) A form of evolution caused by genetic drift.
The act of one who hitchhikes.
verb
present participle of hitchhike
hockingport
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hucksterism
hucksterism
noun
The condition of being a huckster; hucksterish behavior.
hucksterize
hucksterize
verb
To hawk; to promote, especially in a pushy or deceptive manner.
hypokinetic
hypokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypokinesis
ideokinetic
interchoked
interlocked
interlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlock
interlocker
interlocker
noun
A device that interlocks.
An individual who holds more than one role in a power structure.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jackrabbits
jackrabbits
noun
plural of jackrabbit
justicelike
justicelike
adj
Alternative form of justice-like
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
karyomitoic
katacrotism
katagenetic
katakinetic
katamorphic
kataplectic
kataplectic
adj
Alternative form of cataplectic
kenogenetic
kenogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to kenogenesis.
kentuckians
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
ketogenetic
ketogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to ketogenesis
kickstarted
kickstarted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kickstart
kinaestheic
kinchinmort
kinematical
kinematical
adj
kinematic
kinesiatric
kinesiatric
adj
Of or relating to kinesiatrics.
kinesthetic
kinesthetic
adj
Of or relating to kinesthesia.
kinetically
kinetically
adv
Concerning kinetics.
In a kinetic manner.
kineticists
kineticists
noun
plural of kineticist
kinetochore
kinetochore
noun
(biology) The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.
kinetogenic
kinetogenic
adj
(biology) Producing movement.
kinetomeric
kinetoscope
kinetoscope
noun
An early device for exhibiting motion pictures, creating the illusion of movement from a strip of perforated film bearing sequential images that is conveyed over a light source with a high-speed shutter.
An instrument for illustrating the production of kinematic curves by the combination of circular movements of different radii.
kingtehchen
kirkpatrick
kitchenette
kitchenette
noun
small kitchen or area for preparing food, often just a part of a room instead of a separate room
kitchenless
kitchenless
adj
Lacking a kitchen
kitchenmaid
kitchenmaid
noun
(archaic) A woman employed in a kitchen.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
kitchenwife
kitschified
kitschified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kitschify
kitschifies
kitschifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kitschify
kittycorner
koechlinite
koechlinite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, molybdenum, and oxygen.
krishnaitic
krocidolite
kyschtymite
latticelike
latticelike
adj
Resembling a lattice
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leschetizky
leukoctyoid
leukocytoid
leukocytoid
adj
Resembling a leukocyte
lickspittle
lickspittle
noun
(by extension) The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.
A fawning toady; a base sycophant.
verb
(transitive and intransitive) To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).
littlenecks
littlenecks
noun
plural of littleneck
maeterlinck
matchmaking
matchmaking
noun
(business) A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners.
(video games) The act or process of locating suitable players to take part in a multiplayer game session.
An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.
The manufacture of matches for kindling or burning.
verb
present participle of matchmake
matchsticks
matchsticks
noun
plural of matchstick
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.