(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
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).
aufklarung
aufklrung
auldfarrantlike
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
bareknuckle
bareknuckled
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
blunker
bruckleness
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bunkerville
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
churnmilk
churnmilk
noun
Synonym of buttermilk
clunker
clunker
noun
(informal) A decrepit motor car.
(informal) Anything which is in poor condition or of poor quality.
clunkers
clunkers
noun
plural of clunker
clunkier
clunkier
adj
comparative form of clunky: more clunky
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
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.
counterlocking
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
crunkle
crunkle
verb
(UK, obsolete, dialectal) To crumple.
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
drunkelew
drunkenly
drunkenly
adv
In a drunken manner.
drunkly
drunkly
adv
In a drunk manner; drunkenly.
faulkner
faulkner
noun
Obsolete form of falconer.
flunker
flunker
noun
(slang, Canada, US) Someone who has flunked: failed in an examination, been kept back to repeat a grade, or flunked out of school.
flunkers
flunkers
noun
plural of flunker
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
gumpoldskirchner
gurolinick
hakenkreuzler
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
hunterlike
hunterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hunter.
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
interleukin
interleukin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of cytokine proteins important in the regulation of lymphocyte function.
interleukins
interleukins
noun
plural of interleukin
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
junkdealer
kaiserslautern
keraulophon
keraulophone
kerguelen
kerplunk
kerplunk
noun
A thudding or thunking sound.
verb
To make a thudding or thunking sound.
kerplunking
kerplunking
verb
present participle of kerplunk
kilbourne
klagenfurt
klausenburg
knobular
knobular
adj
knobby; knob-shaped
knuckleballer
knuckleballer
noun
(baseball) A baseball pitcher known for throwing knuckleballs.
knuckler
knuckler
noun
(baseball slang) A knuckleball.
knucklers
knucklers
noun
plural of knuckler
knucklier
knucklier
adj
comparative form of knuckly: more knuckly
knurl
knurl
noun
A contorted knot in wood.
A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip.
verb
To roll or press a pattern of ridges or indentations into a part for grip.
knurled
knurled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of knurl
knurlier
knurlier
adj
comparative form of knurly: more knurly
knurliest
knurliest
adj
superlative form of knurly: most knurly
knurlin
knurling
knurling
noun
A knurled pattern
verb
present participle of knurl
knurls
knurls
noun
plural of knurl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knurl
knurly
knurly
adj
Gnarled or knotty; hard and misshapen.
koeberliniaceous
koltunnor
kulkarni
kulkarni
noun
(historical) A person in parts of India who was responsible for maintaining the accounts and records of a village.
kunstlieder
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
kurilian
kurilian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Kurile Islands.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the Kurile Islands.
kurland
lacklusterness
lacklusterness
noun
The quality of being lackluster.
leukotriene
leukotriene
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several physiologically active lipids, related to the prostaglandins, that participate in allergic responses.
leukotrienes
leukotrienes
noun
plural of leukotriene
leverkusen
lieberkuhn
lockbourne
lukewarmness
lukewarmness
noun
The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
lunker
lunker
noun
(US) Anything, especially a sport fish, that is especially large for its type; a whopper.
lunkers
lunkers
noun
plural of lunker
lurking
lurking
noun
The act of one who lurks.
verb
present participle of lurk
lurkingly
lurkingly
adv
So as to lurk; in sinister concealment.
lurkingness
lurkingness
noun
Quality of lurking.
marlinsucker
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
mecklenburgian
naturelike
naturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of nature.
natureliked
neighbourlike
neighbourlike
adj
(Britain, Canada) Synonym of neighbourly
neuromalakia
neuroskeletal
neuroskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to the neuroskeleton.
neuroskeleton
neuroskeleton
noun
(anatomy) The deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton related to the nervous axis and locomotion.
neuterlike
neuterlike
adj
Having neuter characteristics; apparently sexless.
nickeliferous
nickeliferous
adj
(of ore) Yielding or containing nickel.
numskullery
nurselike
nurselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a nurse.
outflanker
outflanker
noun
(military) One who is positioned so as to outflank the enemy in combat.
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
overbulkiness
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
phenylketonuria
phenylketonuria
noun
(medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
pluckerian
plunker
plunker
noun
(fishing) An angler who throws bait into the water and waits on the shore, rather than fishing from a boat.
plunkers
plunkers
noun
plural of plunker
prankful
prankful
adj
Full of pranks; mischievous.
prankfulness
prankfulness
noun
The quality of being prankful.
pumpernickel
pumpernickel
noun
A German sourdough bread made from rye.
pumpernickels
pumpernickels
noun
plural of pumpernickel
puritanlike
puritanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puritan.
quadrantlike
quadrantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a quadrant.
quicksilvering
quicksilvering
noun
An amalgam of mercury and tin formerly applied to the backs of mirrors.
verb
present participle of quicksilver
quicksilverishness
quicksilverishness
noun
The quality of being quicksilverish.
rebuckling
rebuckling
verb
present participle of rebuckle
rebukefulness
rebukefulness
noun
The quality of being rebukeful.
rebukingly
rebukingly
adv
In a rebuking manner.
recklinghausen
riskfulness
riskfulness
noun
(archaic) riskiness
ruckling
ruckling
verb
present participle of ruckle
ruffianlike
ruffianlike
adj
Like a ruffian
ruinlike
ruinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ruin.
rumpelstiltskin
rumpelstiltskin
Proper noun
A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.
runefolk
runelike
runelike
adj
Resembling a rune.
runkel
runkle
runkle
verb
(intransitive) To wrinkle or crease.
runkled
runkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of runkle
runkles
runkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of runkle
runkling
runkling
verb
present participle of runkle
runkly
skullbanker
sparkplugging
sparkplugging
verb
present participle of sparkplug
spelunker
spelunker
noun
(Canada, US) One who explores caves; one who spelunks.
(derogatory) An amateur or inadequately prepared caver.