(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=
andreyevka
ankylomele
ankylotome
archjockey
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
backyarder
backyarder
noun
One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
barleysick
blackbelly
blackberry
blackberry
noun
(UK, dialectal) The blackcurrant.
A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.
The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets.
verb
To gather or forage for blackberries.
blocklayer
blocklayer
noun
A person employed to lay down blocks of material, for example as a road surface.
bricklayer
bricklayer
noun
A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.
byeworkman
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
cankeredly
cankeredly
adv
In a cankered manner.
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
cymballike
cymballike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cymbal.
damnyankee
dealkylate
dealkylate
verb
(organic chemistry, transitive) To remove alkyl groups from (a compound), especially as part of the oil refining process.
dekadarchy
dekadarchy
noun
(politics) Synonym of decarchy: rule by ten people.
diyarbekir
donkeyback
donkeyback
noun
(with on, upon, etc.) The back of a donkey.
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.
falkenhayn
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
fruitcakey
galleylike
galleylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a galley.
hackneying
hackneying
verb
present participle of hackney
hackneyism
hackneyman
hackneyman
noun
(dated) A man who hires out horses and carriages.
hemikaryon
jackassery
jackassery
noun
The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
jackyarder
jaywalkers
jaywalkers
noun
plural of jaywalker
johnnycake
johnnycake
noun
(US) A dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.
kabalevsky
kailyarder
kailyarder
noun
A writer of the Kailyard school, a group of Scottish authors who offered a sentimental and idyllic representation of rural life.
karttikeya
keltically
kemperyman
keratohyal
keratophyr
keratotomy
keratotomy
noun
(medicine) A surgical incision in the cornea.
kerygmatic
kerygmatic
adj
Presumptuous.
Relating to the kerygmata.
keyboarded
keyboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keyboard
keyboarder
keyboarder
noun
Someone who keyboards; a typist.
Synonym of keyboardist
kineplasty
kneadingly
kneadingly
adv
(rare) In the manner of one who is kneading.
kovalevsky
kyphosidae
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
ladykiller
ladykiller
noun
Alternative spelling of lady-killer
ladylikely
ladylikely
adv
In a ladylike manner.
lawyerlike
lawyerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a lawyer.
lukewarmly
lukewarmly
adv
In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without enthusiasm.
mackaybean
makeshifty
makeshifty
adj
Somewhat makeshift.
marketably
marketably
adv
In a marketable way.
martyrlike
martyrlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a martyr.
merrymaker
merrymaker
noun
One who makes merry; a reveler or celebrant.
mistakenly
mistakenly
adv
by accident, by mistake, in error (without intention to do so)
wrongly, erroneously
moneymaker
moneymaker
noun
(obsolete) One who makes (especially counterfeit) money.
(slang, vulgar) (usually a woman's) butt, ass, rear end
(slang, vulgar) A lady’s breast.
Someone or something that earns or makes money; anything lucrative or profitable.
monkeyface
monkeyface
noun
(childish, derogatory) A term of abuse for an ugly person.
The mussel Theliderma metanevra.
monkeytail
overweakly
peacockery
peacockery
noun
gaudy showiness; ostentation
perikaryal
perikaryal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a perikaryon
perikaryon
perikaryon
noun
The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast.
playbroker
playbroker
noun
An agent involved in procuring and selling theatrical plays.
prokaryote
prokaryote
noun
An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.
In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded).
remarkably
remarkably
adv
(degree) To a noteworthy extent.
(evaluative) Used to draw special attention to a proposition.
(manner) In a remarkable manner.
remarkedly
remarkedly
adv
markedly
rhymemaker
shantylike
shantylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shanty.
skeletally
skeletally
adv
In a skeletal manner; like a skeleton.
Pertaining to the skeleton.
skyjackers
skyjackers
noun
plural of skyjacker
skylarkers
skylarkers
noun
plural of skylarker
skyscraper
skyscraper
noun
(architecture) A very tall building with a large number of floors.
(figuratively) Anything very tall or high.
(nautical, archaic) A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail.