(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
agkistrodon
airsickness
airsickness
noun
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
akrabattine
aleksandrov
alkalinuria
alkalinuria
noun
(pathology) The condition of the urine having a higher than normal pH
amphikaryon
andikithira
ankaratrite
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antikythera
antirickets
antirickets
adj
Preventing rickets.
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antistriker
antistriker
noun
One who opposes a strike (industrial action).
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
archikaryon
arkansawyer
arkansawyer
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Arkansas in the United States of America.
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
noun
(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
arsenicking
asterisking
asterisking
verb
present participle of asterisk
astrakanite
astrakanite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of a mixed sodium and magnesium sulphate.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awkwardness
awkwardness
noun
The quality of an embarrassing situation.
The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
backbearing
backbencher
backbencher
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not play an active role in a process.
(education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom.
(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.
(sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backpointer
baedekerian
baggyrinkle
baikerinite
bandkeramik
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
bareknuckle
barkentines
barkentines
noun
plural of barkentine
barkpeeling
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
billbroking
birkeniidae
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
blackhander
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
bolingbroke
bonebreaker
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bradykinins
bradykinins
noun
plural of bradykinin
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
brainworker
brakemaking
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
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.
bunkerville
burkburnett
burkundauze
burkundauze
noun
Alternative form of burkundaz
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cakravartin
cakravartin
noun
Alternative form of chakravartin
candlemaker
candlemaker
noun
Someone who makes candles; chandler.
cankerberry
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
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
cementmaker
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.
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.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chlorpikrin
clerkliness
clerkliness
Noun
scholarship
clodknocker
clodknocker
noun
Synonym of clodhopper
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cockneybred
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
coforeknown
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
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
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
damkjernite
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.