(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
alkalinuria
alkalinuria
noun
(pathology) The condition of the urine having a higher than normal pH
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alkylarylsulfonate
anakrousis
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
antiturnpikeism
areskutan
arosaguntacook
arrenotokous
arrenotokous
adj
Alternative form of arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
aufklarung
aufklrung
auldfarrantlike
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backrun
backrun
noun
A reverse flow, either of a fluid or of an anchor chain.
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
bankrupcy
bankrupcy
noun
Misspelling of bankruptcy.
bankrupt
bankrupt
adj
(finance) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts.
Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
Having been legally declared insolvent.
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person.
verb
(transitive) To force into bankruptcy.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
bankruptship
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
bareknuckle
bareknuckled
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
baronduki
blackburn
blackburn
Proper noun
A town in Lancashire, England
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blockaderunning
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bukharin
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bungmaker
bunkerage
bunkerage
noun
(nautical) Oil or coal used for the engine of a vessel
(nautical) The act of bunkering (loading a vessel with oil or coal)
bunkerman
bunkerman
noun
(historical) A man in charge of an industrial coal storage bunker.
bunraku
bunraku
noun
A traditional form of Japanese puppet theatre.
bunrakus
burbank
burbank
Proper noun
A city in California
A heavy cotton canvas, used for convertible tops for cars in the early 20th century
burbankian
burbankism
burkundauze
burkundauze
noun
Alternative form of burkundaz
burkundaz
burkundaz
noun
(India, now historical) An armed guard or watchman.
buttermaking
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
caratunk
chaunoprockt
chuckfarthing
counterattack
counterattack
noun
Alternative form of counter-attack
counterattacked
counterattacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterattack
counterattacker
counterattacker
noun
One who carries out a counterattack.
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
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
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbreastwork
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countertack
crankous
crankum
cruickshank
cruikshank
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
droukan
drunkard
drunkard
noun
(derogatory) A person who is habitually drunk.
drunkards
drunkards
noun
plural of drunkard
dunkard
earthquaken
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
ekaterinburg
euskarian
faulkner
faulkner
noun
Obsolete form of falconer.
fernambuck
franciskus
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
frankenmuth
frankfurt
frankfurt
noun
(US, Australia) A frankfurter; a hot dog sausage.
frankfurter
frankfurter
noun
(UK, US, Canada) A moist sausage of soft, even texture and flavor, often made from mechanically recovered meat or meat slurry.
frankfurters
frankfurters
noun
plural of frankfurter
frankfurts
frankfurts
noun
plural of frankfurt
frankhouse
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
funmaker
funmaker
noun
A person who does or says funny things; a person who makes people laugh.
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
graustarkian
groundbreaker
groundbreaker
noun
First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
guerickian
gunmaker
gunmaker
noun
One who manufactures guns.
gunrack
gunrack
noun
A rack for storing a gun.
hakenkreuz
hakenkreuz
noun
(chiefly India, often capitalized) The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.
hakenkreuze
hakenkreuzler
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
houndshark
houndshark
noun
Alternative spelling of hound shark
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
jacksonburg
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
junggrammatiker
junkboard
junkboard
noun
A kind of heavy millboard.
junkdealer
junkyard
junkyard
noun
A business that sells used metal or items.
A place where rubbish is placed.
junkyards
junkyards
noun
plural of junkyard
kairouan
kairouan
Proper noun
A major city of the Umayyads, now in modern Tunisia.
kaiserslautern
kamerun
kananur
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
kanpur
kanpur
Proper noun
A large city in India, in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
kanuri
kanuri
Proper noun
A Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Niger, Nigeria, and Chad.
karaburan
karaburan
noun
A hot dusty wind in parts of Asia
karshuni
karuna
katipuneros
keansburg
kechumaran
keratinous
keratinous
adj
Consisting of, or made from keratin.
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve