(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
bruckleness
bruskness
bruskness
noun
The state of being brusk
buckbeans
buckbeans
noun
plural of buckbean
buckeens
buckeens
noun
plural of buckeen
buckeystown
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
buckstone
buddenbrooks
budennovsk
bulkiness
bulkiness
noun
The characteristic of being bulky, or of having bulk.
bulkinesses
bulkinesses
noun
plural of bulkiness
bullnecks
bullnecks
noun
plural of bullneck
bullsnake
bullsnake
noun
Pituophis catenifer sayi, a large non-venomous colubrid snake endemic to the central United States, northern Mexico, and southwestern Canada.
bunkers
bunkers
noun
plural of bunker
bunkhouse
bunkhouse
noun
A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.
bunkhouses
bunkhouses
noun
plural of bunkhouse
bunkmates
bunkmates
noun
plural of bunkmate
businesslike
businesslike
adj
Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.
Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson.
businesslikeness
businesslikeness
noun
The state or condition of being businesslike.
buskined
buskined
adj
Tragic, dignified or serious in style.
Trodden by buskins.
Wearing buskins.
buttinskies
cankerous
cankerous
adj
Causing canker; ulcerating.
Infected with canker; ulcerous.
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cantankerousness
cantankerousness
noun
The state of being cantankerous.
cantankerousnesses
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
chelyuskin
chuckleheadedness
chuckleheadedness
noun
The quality of being chuckleheaded.
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chunkiest
chunkiest
adj
superlative form of chunky: most chunky
chunkiness
chunkiness
noun
the state of being chunky
clunkers
clunkers
noun
plural of clunker
cocksureness
cocksureness
noun
the state or condition of being cocksure
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
concertstuck
cornhusker
cornhusker
noun
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
A person or device that removes husks from corn.
counterattacks
counterattacks
noun
plural of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbreastwork
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
countersinking
countersinking
verb
present participle of countersink
countersinks
countersinks
noun
plural of countersink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersink
counterstock
counterstock
noun
(dated) counterfoil
counterstrike
counterstrike
noun
(military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking
verb
(intransitive) To perform a counterstrike.
counterstroke
counterstroke
noun
A blow given in return.
A retaliation.
countersunk
countersunk
adj
(of a bolt or screw) That has a flat conical top allowing it to be inserted flush with a surface
verb
past participle of countersink
countersunken
cruiskeen
cruiskeen
noun
(Ireland) A small bottle.
cruisken
cruisken
noun
Alternative form of cruiskeen
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
debunkers
debunkers
noun
plural of debunker
debunks
debunks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debunk
deskbound
deskbound
adj
(of an employee) Whose work confines him or her to a desk.
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
drunkeness
drunkenness
drunkenness
noun
A state of being drunk.
drunkennesses
drunkennesses
noun
plural of drunkenness
drunkensome
drunkensome
adj
Characterised or marked by drunkenness
drunkenwise
drunkeries
drunkest
drunkest
adj
superlative form of drunk: most drunk
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple past form of drink
duckstone
dumbstricken
dunkers
dunkers
noun
plural of dunker
dusken
dusken
verb
(intransitive) To grow or become dusky.
(transitive) To make dusky or obscure.
duskiness
duskiness
noun
The quality of being dusky.
duskinesses
duskinesses
noun
plural of duskiness
duskingtide
duskishness
duskishness
noun
Quality of being duskish.
duskness
duskness
noun
duskiness
eduskunta
elkhounds
elkhounds
noun
plural of elkhound
embuskin
enhusk
eskilstuna
eskimauan
eskualdun
euskaldun
euskarian
evtushenko
flukiness
flukiness
noun
The property of being fluky.
flukinesses
flunkers
flunkers
noun
plural of flunker
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
flunkeyism
flunkeyism
noun
Alternative form of flunkyism
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flunkeys
flunkeys
noun
plural of flunkey (alternative spelling of flunkies).
flunkies
flunkies
noun
plural of flunkey
plural of flunky
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
frankfurters
frankfurters
noun
plural of frankfurter
frankhouse
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
funguslike
funguslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of fungus.
funkers
funkers
noun
plural of funker
funkiest
funkiest
adj
superlative form of funky: most funky
funkiness
funkiness
noun
The state or quality of being funky.
funkinesses
gerenuks
gerenuks
noun
plural of gerenuk
ginkgoaceous
ginkgoaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ginkgoaceae.
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
glucokinases
glucokinases
noun
plural of glucokinase
gluconokinase
gluconokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.
gluelikeness
groundskeep
groundskeeping
groundskeeping
noun
The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution
gumlikeness
gumpoldskirchner
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
haimsucken
hamesucken
hamesucken
noun
(Scotland) An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.
honeymoonstruck
honeystucker
honeysuck
honeysuck
noun
(dialect, archaic) honeysuckle
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
honeysuckle
honeysuckle
noun
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia)
Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia)
Banksia marginata (silver banksia)
Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle)
Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle)
honeysuckled
honeysuckled
adj
Covered with honeysuckle.
honeysuckles
honeysuckles
noun
plural of honeysuckle
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
housebroken
housebroken
adj
Of animals: trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
housebrokenness
housekeeping
housekeeping
noun
Any general tasks that involve preparation.
Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hulkiness
hulkingness
hunkerism
hunkerism
noun
(US, politics) Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress.