The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
beaverskin
beaverskin
noun
The pelt of a beaver.
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
blackeners
blackeners
noun
plural of blackener
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
blanketers
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
breakbones
breakbones
noun
Alternative form of break-bones
plural of breakbone
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
brickmason
broomshank
burbankism
bushmaking
byrthynsak
cambyuskan
candystick
canebrakes
canebrakes
noun
plural of canebrake
canvasback
canvasback
noun
A North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, popular as a game bird.
canvaslike
canvaslike
adj
Resembling canvas (the fabric).
casemaking
casemaking
noun
The manufacture of cases.
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
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.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
clatskanie
cleanskins
cleanskins
noun
plural of cleanskin
clearskins
clearskins
noun
plural of clearskin
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
crackiness
crackiness
noun
The quality of being cracky.
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
crankcases
crankcases
noun
plural of crankcase
crankiness
crankiness
noun
The state of being cranky.
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
creakiness
creakiness
noun
The state of being creaky
croakiness
croakiness
noun
The quality of being croaky.
cruikshank
danknesses
danknesses
noun
plural of dankness
darknesses
darknesses
noun
plural of darkness
plural of darknesse
dashnakist
dawnstreak
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.
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
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
dobzhansky
drakestone
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
drinkables
drinkables
noun
plural of drinkable
dronkgrass
dronkgrass
noun
Alternative form of dronkgras
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.
eisenstark
ekasilicon
ekasilicon
noun
(chemistry, element, obsolete) The predicted element lying below silicon in the periodic table — later named germanium.
episarkine
eskilstuna
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
franciscka
franciskus
frankforts
frankfurts
frankfurts
noun
plural of frankfurt
frankhouse
freakiness
freakiness
noun
The state or condition of being freaky.
gangplanks
gangplanks
noun
plural of gangplank
ginkgoales
greenbacks
greenbacks
noun
plural of greenback
greenshank
greenshank
noun
A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
gunnysacks
gunnysacks
noun
plural of gunnysack
hackensack
hackneyism
haimsucken
hamesucken
hamesucken
noun
(Scotland) An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handshaker
handshaker
noun
One who gives a handshake.
handshakes
handshakes
noun
plural of handshake
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
hankerings
hankerings
noun
plural of hankering
hanksville
hexokinase
hexokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose
hijackings
hijackings
noun
plural of hijacking
hopkinsian
hopkinsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1721–1803).
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
houndshark
houndshark
noun
Alternative spelling of hound shark
humankinds
humankinds
noun
plural of humankind
hunchakist
hunchbacks
hunchbacks
noun
plural of hunchback
iceskating
iceskating
verb
present participle of iceskate
inspeaking
islandlike
islandlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an island.
jackanapes
jackanapes
noun
(dated, derogatory) An impudent or mischievous person.
(obsolete) A monkey.
plural of jackanape
jackknifes
jackknifes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackknife
jackknives
jackknives
noun
plural of jackknife
jacksnipes
jacksnipes
noun
plural of jacksnipe
jacksonian
jacksonian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Jacksonian
jacksonism
jacksonite
jacksonite
Noun
A Jacksonian.
jackstones
jackstones
noun
plural of jackstone
jinricksha
jinricksha
noun
Alternative spelling of jinriksha
jinrikisha
jinrikisha
noun
Alternative form of jinriksha
kafiristan
kaligenous
kaligenous
adj
(chemistry) Forming alkalis with oxygen, as some metals do.
kalsomined
kalsomined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kalsomine
kalsominer
kalsominer
noun
Alternative form of calciminer
kanephoros
kannapolis
kannapolis
Proper noun
A city in North Carolina.
kantianism
kantianism
Proper noun
The philosophical system of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and his followers; also called transcendental idealism.
kaolinised
kaolinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kaolinise
karamanlis
karstenite
karstenite
noun
(mineralogy, archaic) anhydrite
karwinskia
kashmirian
kazakhstan
kazakhstan
Proper noun
country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan.
kenduskeag
kentishman
keratinose
keratinous
keratinous
adj
Consisting of, or made from keratin.
keratoncus
kermanshah
kermanshah
Proper noun
A city in and the capital of Kermanshah Province, Iran.
A province of Iran.
kersantite
kersantite
noun
(mineralogy) A lamprophyre mineral containing biotite and plagioclase.