Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
antirickets
antirickets
adj
Preventing rickets.
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backscatter
backscatter
noun
(computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.
(military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that is scattered back in the direction of the source of radiation by an obscurant.
(physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner.
verb
To scatter particles and/or radiation back to the direction from which they come.
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
backstabbed
backstabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstab
backstabber
backstabber
noun
A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.
backstamped
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstreets
backstreets
noun
plural of backstreet
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backstrokes
backstrokes
noun
plural of backstroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstroke
beetlestock
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.
blackbreast
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
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
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
blockbusted
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
bloodstocks
bloodstocks
noun
plural of bloodstock
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bottlenecks
bottlenecks
noun
plural of bottleneck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bottleneck
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
bricksetter
broomsticks
broomsticks
noun
plural of broomstick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broomstick
buckeystown
bullsticker
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.
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
catakinesis
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
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.
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.
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
comstockery
comstockery
noun
(US) Censorship of literature and performances because of especially broad definitions of obscenity or immorality.
concertstck
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
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.
countersunk
countersunk
adj
(of a bolt or screw) That has a flat conical top allowing it to be inserted flush with a surface
verb
past participle of countersink
crackpotism
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
cricketings
cricketings
noun
plural of cricketing
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.
deutschmark
dockmasters
dockmasters
noun
plural of dockmaster
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
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
footlockers
footlockers
noun
plural of footlocker
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.
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
gunstocking
hackmatacks
hackmatacks
noun
plural of hackmatack
highpockets
hitchhikers
hitchhikers
noun
plural of hitchhiker
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
hucksteress
hucksteress
noun
(archaic) A female huckster.
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.
jackrabbits
jackrabbits
noun
plural of jackrabbit
jacksonport
jacksontown
justicelike
justicelike
adj
Alternative form of justice-like
katacrotism
kentuckians
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keratoscope
keratoscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An ophthalmic instrument for assessing the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
kickstarted
kickstarted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kickstart
kinaestheic
kinesiatric
kinesiatric
adj
Of or relating to kinesiatrics.
kinesthetic
kinesthetic
adj
Of or relating to kinesthesia.
kineticists
kineticists
noun
plural of kineticist
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.
kitchenless
kitchenless
adj
Lacking a kitchen
kitschified
kitschified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kitschify
kitschifies
kitschifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kitschify
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
krishnaitic
kyschtymite
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
landsknecht
leschetizky
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
matchmakers
matchmakers
noun
plural of matchmaker
matchsticks
matchsticks
noun
plural of matchstick
meisterstck
metersticks
misstricken
motortrucks
motortrucks
noun
plural of motortruck
necktieless
necktieless
adj
Without a necktie.
netherstock
netherstock
noun
(historical) A 16th-century stocking reaching above the knee and worn with upperstocks.
A stocking.
nightsticks
nightsticks
noun
plural of nightstick
nitpickiest
nitpickiest
adj
superlative form of nitpicky: most nitpicky
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
ostrichlike
ostrichlike
adj
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
outslicking
outslicking
verb
present participle of outslick
overstocked
overstocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overstock
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
peacockiest
peacockiest
adj
superlative form of peacocky: most peacocky
peasticking
persnickety
persnickety
adj
US standard form of pernickety.
picketboats
picketboats
noun
plural of picketboat
pickpockets
pickpockets
noun
plural of pickpocket
pigstickers
pigstickers
noun
plural of pigsticker
pigsticking
pigsticking
verb
present participle of pigstick
pocketbooks
pocketbooks
noun
plural of pocketbook
politickers
politickers
noun
plural of politicker
prestricken
racketiness
racketiness
noun
Quality of being rackety.
resketching
resketching
verb
present participle of resketch
ricketiness
ricketiness
noun
The state or condition of being rickety.
rickettsiae
rickettsiae
noun
plural of rickettsia
rickettsial
rickettsial
adj
Relating to rickettsia.
rickettsias
rickstaddle
rickstaddle
noun
A staddle for a hayrick.
rocketsonde
rocketsonde
noun
A sounding rocket carrying a radiosonde for atmospheric observations.
rudderstock
rudderstock
noun
(nautical) The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or similarly, with the sternpost of a vessel.
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
schlockiest
schlockiest
adj
superlative form of schlocky: most schlocky
scratchback
scratchback
noun
(UK, dated) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
shattuckite
shattuckite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper silicate hydroxide mineral.
sheetrocked
sheetrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sheetrock