(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
backlighted
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.
beknighting
beknighting
verb
present participle of beknight
bibliotheke
bibliotheke
noun
Alternative form of bibliotheque
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
breithablik
brookesmith
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
chalkcutter
chalkotheke
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
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
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.
cheektowaga
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
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
darkhearted
darkhearted
adj
Bleak
Despondent
Having a dark center
Having dark heartwood
Malevolent
Unenlightened
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
deutschmark
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
duckhearted
earthmaking
earthquaked
earthquaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of earthquake
earthquaken
earthquakes
earthquakes
noun
plural of earthquake
earthshaker
earthshaker
noun
Somebody or something that is earthshaking, or of great global importance.
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
forethinker
forethinker
noun
One who thinks ahead, or plans things in advance.
frankenmuth
freethinker
freethinker
noun
A person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion.
hairstreaks
hairstreaks
noun
plural of hairstreak
halterbreak
halterbreak
verb
To get an animal used to wearing and being handled in a halter.
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
handistroke
hatchetback
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
heartbreaks
heartbreaks
noun
plural of heartbreak
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
heatstrokes
heatstrokes
noun
plural of heatstroke
hecctkaerre
helmetmaker
helsingkite
highpockets
hitchhikers
hitchhikers
noun
plural of hitchhiker
hotelkeeper
hotelkeeper
noun
A hotelier; a hotel owner.
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.
hyalotekite
hyalotekite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, beryllium, boron, calcium, chlorine, copper, fluorine, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
hypermarket
hypermarket
noun
A combination of department store and supermarket.
hypokinetic
hypokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypokinesis
interchoked
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
kameelthorn
kataphrenia
katharevusa
keratophyre
keratophyre
noun
(petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
ketoheptose
ketoheptose
noun
(biochemistry) Any ketose form of a heptose
kilohertzes
kilohertzes
noun
plural of kilohertz
kinaestheic
kindhearted
kindhearted
adj
Having an innately kind disposition or character.
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
kinesiatrics
kinestheses
kinestheses
noun
plural of kinesthesis
kinesthesia
kinesthesia
noun
(performing arts) A spectator's perception of the motion of a performer, or, the effect of the motion of a scene on the spectator.
(physiology) The perception of the movement of one's own body, its limbs and muscles etc.
Proprioception or static position sense; the perception of the position and posture of the body; also, more broadly, including the motion of the body as well. See usage notes below.
Sensation or perception of motion.
kinesthesis
kinesthesis
noun
Ability to feel motion of the body and limbs.
kinesthetic
kinesthetic
adj
Of or relating to kinesthesia.
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.
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kinetophone
kinetophone
noun
(historical) A machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph synchronized so as to reproduce a scene and its accompanying sounds.
kingtehchen
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
kittenishly
kittenishly
adv
In a kittenish manner.
koechlinite
koechlinite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, molybdenum, and oxygen.
konigshutte
koreshanity
kweihwating
kyschtymite
landsknecht
leatherback
leatherback
noun
A large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a leathery back.
leatherbark
leatherlike
leatherlike
adj
Resembling leather.
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
leatherwork
leatherwork
noun
Articles thus produced.
The making of articles from leather.
leschetizky
lightkeeper
lightkeeper
noun
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
matchmakers
matchmakers
noun
plural of matchmaker
matchmarked
meekhearted
mekhitarist
metchnikoff
narrishkeit
netherstock
netherstock
noun
(historical) A 16th-century stocking reaching above the knee and worn with upperstocks.
A stocking.
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightworker
nikethamide
nikethamide
noun
A stimulant which mainly affects the respiratory cycle.
ostrichlike
ostrichlike
adj
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
overthickly
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
pathbreaker
pathbreaker
noun
A person who carries out pathbreaking work.
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
pinakotheke
pitcherlike
pitcherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pitcher.
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
prophetlike
prophetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prophet.
puckermouth
ratchetlike
ratchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet.
rathskeller
rathskeller
noun
A bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer.
resketching
resketching
verb
present participle of resketch
rheumaticky
rheumaticky
adj
(colloquial) Of, pertaining to or having rheumatism.
rockhearted
routhercock
sabbathlike
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
saltshakers
saltshakers
noun
plural of saltshaker
schlockiest
schlockiest
adj
superlative form of schlocky: most schlocky
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
shattuckite
shattuckite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper silicate hydroxide mineral.
sheetrocked
sheetrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sheetrock