(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
blackshirted
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
brickbatted
brickbatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brickbat
candlestickward
cardiokinetic
cardiokinetic
adj
That excites or stimulates the heart.
noun
A drug that stimulates the heart.
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
chickenbreasted
chickenhearted
chickenhearted
adj
Alternative form of chicken-hearted
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chickenheartedness
chickenheartedness
noun
Alternative form of chicken-heartedness
counterdike
cricketed
cricketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cricket
deticker
detickers
dikaryophytic
dikaryotic
dikaryotic
adj
(biology) Relating to a dikaryon
(cytology, of a cell) Containing two nuclei
doctorlike
doctorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a doctor.
dogtrick
downpatrick
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
dripstick
dripstick
noun
(aviation) A thin hollow tube installed vertically in the bottoms of fuel tanks of many large aircraft, used to check fuel levels; now mostly superseded by the floatstick.
drumstick
drumstick
noun
(South Asia, Myanmar) The moringa or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera, especially its slender, cylindrical pods.
(slang, chiefly in the plural) A person's leg.
A stick used to play drums.
The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food.
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
dumbstricken
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
ferntickled
ficklehearted
fredericktown
hexakisoctahedron
hexakisoctahedron
noun
A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.
hydrokinetic
hydrokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrokinetics
Of or pertaining to the kinetic energy of moving fluids
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
hydrokinetics
hydrokinetics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
interchoked
interlocked
interlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlock
intertrafficked
keratocricoid
kickstarted
kickstarted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kickstart
kirkcudbright
kirkcudbrightshire
kirkcudbrightshire
Proper noun
A historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the informal Galloway area of south-western Scotland.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kittycornered
krocidolite
leuckartiidae
lindackerite
lindackerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.
octakishexahedron
octakishexahedron
noun
(geometry, rare) A polyhedron with 48 faces.
outtricked
outtricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outtrick
pedricktown
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
prickmedainty
quarterdeckish
quickhearted
redocketing
redocketing
verb
present participle of redocket
retricked
rickardite
rickardite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing copper and tellurium.
rickstaddle
rickstaddle
noun
A staddle for a hayrick.
rickstand
rickstand
noun
A flooring or framework on which a rick is made.
sickhearted
sidetrack
sidetrack
noun
(mining) A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well.
(rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction); a railroad siding.
(sometimes) Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main track.
An alternate train of thought, issue, topic, or activity, that is a deviation or distraction from the topic at hand or central activity, and secondary or subordinate in importance or effectiveness.
verb
(intransitive) To deviate briefly from the topic at hand.
(rail transport) To divert (a locomotive or train) on to a lesser used track in order to allow other trains to pass.
To divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action with an alternate or less relevant topic or activity; or, to use deliberate trickery or sly wordplay when talking to (a person) in order to avoid discussion of a subject.
To sideline; to push aside; to divert or distract from, reducing (something) to a secondary or subordinate position.
sidetracked
sidetracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sidetrack
sidetracking
sidetracking
verb
present participle of sidetrack
sidetracks
sidetracks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sidetrack
stickadore
stickhandler
stickhandler
noun
(ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) A player who is skilled in stickhandling.
stockbreeding
stockbreeding
noun
The breeding and rearing of livestock.
stockbridge
stockrider
stockrider
noun
A cowboy.
stockriding
strickland
strickled
strickled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of strickle
swordstick
swordstick
noun
A cane incorporating a concealed blade.
tandstickor
tetrakaidecahedron
tetrakaidecahedron
noun
Alternative form of tetrakaidekahedron
thedrick
thickbrained
thunderstick
thunderstick
noun
A gun or cannon, especially a rifle.
A narrow plastic balloon that is used as a promotional noise maker by hitting one against another.
thunderstricken
thunderstricken
adj
Thunderstruck.
verb
past participle of thunderstrike
tickbird
tickbird
noun
A bird, the oxpecker.
A bird, the yellow-headed caracara (Milvago chimachima).
trackside
trackside
adj
Located to the side of a track, especially a racetrack or set of railroad tracks.
noun
The area that borders a track.
trafficked
trafficked
adj
Carrying traffic; subject to traffic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of traffic
simple past tense and past participle of traffick
triakisicosahedral
triakisicosahedron
triakisoctahedral
triakisoctahedrid
triakisoctahedron
triakisoctahedron
noun
(crystallography) A trigonal trisoctahedron.
tricked
tricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of trick
trickled
trickled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of trickle
truckdriver
truckdriver
noun
(cycling) a freestyle BMX move involving turning the bicycle handlebar 360-degrees, akin to spinning the steering wheel of a big truck to turn
(skiing) a freestyle skiing aerialist move involving grabbing the front end of one's skis on a jump in a pike position, similar to holding the large steering wheel of a big truck
Alternative spelling of truck driver: person employed to drive a truck
understocking
understocking
noun
A stocking intended to be worn under another stocking.
verb
present participle of understock
understricken
undertrick
undertrick
noun
(bridge) A trick that declarer does not win, causing the contract to go down.
undertricks
undertricks
noun
plural of undertrick
uninterlocked
uninterlocked
adj
Not interlocked.
untrafficked
untrafficked
adj
Not trafficked.
untricked
untricked
adj
Not tricked out; not dressed or ornamented in an elaborate way; unadorned.
yardstick
yardstick
noun
(figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.
A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.