(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
beckemeyer
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
chelyuskin
cherrylike
cherrylike
adj
Resembling a cherry, such as in shape, color, or flavor
chokeberry
chokeberry
noun
Either of two species in Aronia, formerly and sometimes in Photinia, deciduous shrubs, native to Russia and eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps.
The fruit of such a shrub.
clergylike
clergylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the clergy.
cockernony
cockernony
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) The bunch of hair folded up in a snood worn by a woman.
cockeyedly
cockeyedly
adv
In a cockeyed manner.
cockneydom
cockneydom
Noun
The region or home of Cockneys; Cockneys collectively.
cockneyese
cockneyess
cockneyess
noun
A female cockney.
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
cockneyism
cockneyism
noun
A Cockney phrase or idiom.
The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
cockneyize
cockneyize
verb
To make vulgar and tasteless.
To pronounce with a cockney accent.
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
coldturkey
corkscrewy
corkscrewy
adj
Resembling the worm of a corkscrew in shape
corymblike
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
culverkeys
culverkeys
noun
plural of culverkey
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.
dickeybird
diktyonite
diktyonite
noun
(geology) Alternative form of dictyonite
diyarbekir
donkeyback
donkeyback
noun
(with on, upon, etc.) The back of a donkey.
donkeywork
donkeywork
noun
Alternative form of donkey work
doohickeys
doohickeys
noun
plural of doohickey
dostoevsky
dykehopper
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.
dyskinetic
dyskinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to dyskinesia
eikonology
eskimology
eskimology
Noun
The study of the Eskimo people.
falkenhayn
fecklessly
fecklessly
adv
In a feckless manner
flunkeydom
flunkeydom
noun
The state of a being a flunkey
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
flunkeyism
flunkeyism
noun
Alternative form of flunkyism
flunkeyite
flunkeyize
flyspecked
flyspecked
adj
Covered with flyspecks.
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.
gimmickery
gimmickery
noun
Alternative form of gimmickry
glykopexic
guidebooky
hackneying
hackneying
verb
present participle of hackney
hackneyism
hackneyman
hackneyman
noun
(dated) A man who hires out horses and carriages.
hemikaryon
hokeypokey
hokeypokey
noun
(New Zealand) A kind of ice cream with pieces of honeycomb toffee.
(New Zealand) Honeycomb toffee.
hokypokies
holyokeite
homesickly
homesickly
adv
In a homesick way.
honeybrook
hystericky
hystericky
adj
(informal) Hysterical; inclined to hysterics.
jackassery
jackassery
noun
The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
jackyarder
jaywalkers
jaywalkers
noun
plural of jaywalker
jockeylike
jockeylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jockey (rider of racehorses).
jockeyship
jockeyship
noun
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
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
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
kellyville
keltically
kemperyman
keratohyal
keratophyr
keratotomy
keratotomy
noun
(medicine) A surgical incision in the cornea.
kerseymere
kerseymere
noun
A fine, twilled woollen cloth.
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
keypresses
keypresses
noun
plural of keypress
keypunched
keypunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keypunch
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
keypunches
keypunches
noun
plural of keypunch
keyserlick
keyserling
keystrokes
keystrokes
noun
plural of keystroke
kidneylike
kidneylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a kidney.
kidneyroot
kidneywort
kidneywort
noun
hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
navelwort
kilocycles
kilocycles
noun
plural of kilocycle
kindlessly
kineplasty
kionectomy
kirbyville
kiteflying
kiteflying
noun
(archaic) A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal.
The flying of kites.
klendusity
klendusity
noun
(botany) resistance to infection
kneadingly
kneadingly
adv
(rare) In the manner of one who is kneading.
kneelingly
kneelingly
adv
In a kneeling position.
kovalevsky
kryokonite
kryptomere
kryptonite
kryptonite
noun
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.
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.
leukocytes
leukocytes
noun
plural of leukocyte
leukocytic
leukocytic
adj
Relating to, or containing leukocytes
likewisely
lubiniezky
lucklessly
lucklessly
adv
In a luckless way.
lukewarmly
lukewarmly
adv
In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without enthusiasm.
lysenkoism
lysenkoism
Noun
The doctrine that maintained that environmentally acquired characteristics could be inherited; Lamarckism.
The use of pseudoscience in furtherance of an ideology.
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.
miscookery
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.
monkeryies
monkeyface
monkeyface
noun
(childish, derogatory) A term of abuse for an ugly person.
The mussel Theliderma metanevra.
monkeyfied
monkeyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of monkeyfy
monkeyhood
monkeyhood
noun
The state or essence of being a monkey.
monkeylike
monkeylike
adj
Similar to a monkey
Similar to that of a monkey; as, a monkeylike skull, monkeylike curiosity