(organic chemistry) Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R₂C=
almondlike
almondlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a almond.
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
anakinesis
anakinetic
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
andreyevka
animallike
animallike
adj
Alternative spelling of animal-like
ankaramite
ankaramite
noun
(geology) A specific type of volcanic rock
anklebones
anklebones
noun
plural of anklebone
ankylomele
ankylotome
antikinase
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antistrike
antistrike
adj
Opposed to a strike (industrial action).
archipenko
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
ashkenazic
ashkenazic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Ashkenazi Jews.
ashkenazim
auchinleck
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
awakenable
awakenings
awakenings
noun
plural of awakening
awakenment
awakenment
noun
An awakening.
backberand
backberend
backbitten
backbitten
verb
past participle of backbite
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backhanded
backhanded
adj
(of writing) inclining to the left
Backwards, turned around.
Indirect.
Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
Involving a backward flip of the hand.
Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance.
Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful.
With the back of the hand.
adv
In a backhanded manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhand
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
backplanes
backplanes
noun
plural of backplane
backtender
backtenter
backwinded
bakerstown
balkanised
balkanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanise
balkanized
balkanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanize
bankrolled
bankrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankroll
bankroller
bankroller
noun
One who bankrolls; usually an individual who has enough seed capital to launch a venture; one who can fund a project; angel investor.
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
beaverskin
beaverskin
noun
The pelt of a beaver.
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
bedarkened
bedarkened
adj
Dim, dark, or obscure
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedarken
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
bellmaking
bellmaking
noun
The manufacture of bells.
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
berkeleian
berkeleian
Adjective
Of or relating to or his system of idealism.
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
bethanking
bethanking
verb
present participle of bethank
birkenhead
birkenhead
Proper noun
An English topographic surname
Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead
the town itself.
blackeners
blackeners
noun
plural of blackener
blackening
blackening
noun
(countable) The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain or mark.
(uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
Any of various (dark-colored) surface treatments for metal substrates, to inhibit corrosion; on steel, generally, synonym of bluing.
The act of defaming or sullying.
verb
present participle of blacken
blacksnake
blacksnake
noun
(US) A long, tapering whip.
(chiefly vulgar, slang) A penis, especially a black penis.
Alternative form of black snake: any of several relatively harmless North American snakes.
verb
To whip with a long, tapering whip.
blackstone
blanketeer
blanketers
blanketing
blanketing
noun
(countable) A layer of something that covers like a blanket.
(nautical, slang) A manoeuvre in which one vessel covers or becalms another with its sails.
(rail transport) Provision of a layer under the trackbed to prevent clay subsoil and water being forced to the surface by the weight of trains.
(uncountable, countable) Cloth for making blankets.
(uncountable, countable) The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.
verb
present participle of blanket
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
bounceback
bounceback
noun
(Internet) An automated response to an email, indicating that it could not be delivered.
(marketing) A customized order form sent out with previously ordered goods, encouraging the customer to make a further order, perhaps motivated by a discount or free gift.
A rebound.
An economic recovery.
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
breakbones
breakbones
noun
Alternative form of break-bones
plural of breakbone
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakerman
breakermen
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
brookeland
brookhaven
brookhaven
Proper noun
Any of several towns and cities in the United States and Canada:
a city in Mississippi, USA, and the county seat of Named after Brookhaven, New York.
byeworkman
cakemaking
cakemaking
noun
The making of cakes.
candlewick
candlewick
noun
A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery
The thread used to make the wicks of candles
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
canebrakes
canebrakes
noun
plural of canebrake
cankerbird
cankeredly
cankeredly
adv
In a cankered manner.
cankerfret
cankerroot
cankerweed
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
canvaslike
canvaslike
adj
Resembling canvas (the fabric).
caretaking
caretaking
noun
The act of taking care or taking charge of something.
casemaking
casemaking
noun
The manufacture of cases.
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
cavernlike
cavernlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cavern.
chainbreak
chainmaker
chainmaker
noun
A tool use to add a link to a chain
One who makes chains.
chalkiness
chalkiness
noun
The state of being chalky.
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
chekhovian
chekhovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) or his writings.
clatskanie
cleanskins
cleanskins
noun
plural of cleanskin
clearskins
clearskins
noun
plural of clearskin
conemaking
coremaking
coremaking
noun
(engineering) The manufacture of the cores used to produce the hollow parts of castings.
cornerback
cornerback
noun
(American football, Gaelic football, hurling) Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
crackiness
crackiness
noun
The quality of being cracky.
crankcases
crankcases
noun
plural of crankcase
crankiness
crankiness
noun
The state of being cranky.
crankplate
creakiness
creakiness
noun
The state of being creaky
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
croakiness
croakiness
noun
The quality of being croaky.
crownmaker
crownmaker
noun
A manufacturer of crowns.
czerniakov
damnyankee
danknesses
danknesses
noun
plural of dankness
darknesses
darknesses
noun
plural of darkness
plural of darknesse
dawnstreak
debarkment
derrickman
derrickman
noun
A member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor, manhandling the drillpipe.
diakineses
diakineses
noun
plural of diakinesis
diakinesis
diakinesis
noun
(cytology) the last stage of prophase, in which the nucleolus and nuclear envelope disappear, spindle fibers form, and the chromosomes shorten in preparation for metaphase.
diakinetic
diakinetic
adj
(biology) of, relating to, or produced by diakinesis
dickensian
dickensian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Charles Dickens or, especially, his writings.
Reminiscent of the environments and situations most commonly portrayed in Dickens' writings, such as poverty and social injustice and other aspects of Victorian England.
Noun
A person who studies or admires the works of
donkeyback
donkeyback
noun
(with on, upon, etc.) The back of a donkey.
dragonlike
dragonlike
Adjective
Resembling a dragon or some aspect of one.
drakestone
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
dreikanter
dreikanter
noun
(petrology) A type of pebble that has three curved faces formed by wind-blown sand.
drinkables
drinkables
noun
plural of drinkable
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
dyskinesia
dyskinesia
noun
(countable) A disorder involving such state.
(uncountable) A state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and reduced voluntary muscle movements.
earmarking
earmarking
noun
An earmark (funding designation).
An earmark (identifying mark on the ear of an animal).
verb
present participle of earmark
edgemaking
edgemaking
noun
The manufacture of the edges of shoes.
eisenstark
ekasilicon
ekasilicon
noun
(chemistry, element, obsolete) The predicted element lying below silicon in the periodic table — later named germanium.
embankment
embankment
noun
a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.