The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
brickleness
brickleness
noun
(obsolete) brittleness
bricklining
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
brisknesses
brisknesses
noun
plural of briskness
bromoketone
bromoketone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any brominated derivative of a ketone
bromopikrin
brooklynese
brooklynese
Proper noun
The dialect of American English spoken in the borough of Brooklyn in New York.
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
broommaking
bruckleness
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckeystown
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
bucklandite
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
buckwashing
bukittinggi
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulkinesses
bulkinesses
noun
plural of bulkiness
bunchbacked
bundelkhand
bunkerville
burkburnett
burkundauze
burkundauze
noun
Alternative form of burkundaz
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
buttinskies
buttonhooks
buttonhooks
noun
plural of buttonhook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhook
cabinetmake
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
cakravartin
cakravartin
noun
Alternative form of chakravartin
candlemaker
candlemaker
noun
Someone who makes candles; chandler.
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.
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
candymaking
candymaking
noun
The manufacture of candy.
cankerberry
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
canvasbacks
canvasbacks
noun
plural of canvasback
capeneddick
captaincook
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
carjackings
carjackings
noun
plural of carjacking
carsickness
carsickness
noun
(dated) Motion sickness caused by riding in a railway carriage.
Motion sickness caused by riding in a motor car.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
catakinesis
catakinetic
cementmaker
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
chelyabinsk
chickenbill
chickenhood
chickenhood
noun
The state or period of being a chicken.
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.
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chimneylike
chimneylike
adj
Resembling a chimney, especially in shape
chlorpikrin
choukoutien
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
clackmannan
clackmannan
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of until 1822
a local government district in Region, Scotland, created in 1975 when the county of Clackmannanshire was abolished, and renamed again in 1996 when it became a council area.
clerkliness
clerkliness
Noun
scholarship
cloakmaking
cloakmaking
noun
The manufacture of cloaks.
clockmaking
clockmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
clodknocker
clodknocker
noun
Synonym of clodhopper
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cockbilling
cockbilling
verb
present participle of cockbill
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cockinesses
cockishness
cockneybred
cockneyfied
cockneyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockneyfy
cockneyfies
cockneyfies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cockneyfy
cockneyisms
cockneyisms
noun
plural of cockneyism
cockneyland
cockneylike
cockneyship
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
coforeknown
coldcocking
coldcocking
verb
present participle of coldcock
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
concertstck
corkinesses
corncracker
corncracker
noun
Alternative form of corn-cracker
cornerbacks
cornerbacks
noun
plural of cornerback
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
coronetlike
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
counterdike
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
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
countertack
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
crackbrains
crackbrains
noun
plural of crackbrain
crackedness
crackedness
noun
The state or quality of being cracked.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
cratemaking
cratemaking
noun
The manufacture of crates.
creammaking
cricketings
cricketings
noun
plural of cricketing
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.
crinkliness
crinkliness
noun
The state or quality of being crinkly.
crookedness
crookedness
noun
The state of being crooked
crooknecked
cruickshank
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
cycloalkane
cycloalkane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
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
damaskeened
damaskeened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of damaskeen
damkjernite
dankishness
dankishness
noun
The quality of being dankish.
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
dejunkerize
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
demikindred
diamondback
diamondback
noun
(common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.
The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin).
diamondlike
diamondlike
adj
Having characteristics, or molecular structure, of diamond
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
diazoalkane
diazoalkane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any diazo derivative of an alkane
dickensiana
diefenbaker
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
diskindness
diskindness
noun
(countable, rare) An unkind act.
(uncountable, rare) unkindness
dislikeness
dislikeness
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being disliked.
distelfinks
distelfinks
noun
plural of distelfink
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
dockization
dockization
noun
conversion of an area of water into a dock, by excluding the tide with a dam