ANTALKALINE | • antalkaline adj. Alternative form of antialkaline. • ANTALKALINE n. a substance that neutralizes alkalis, esp. one used to treat alkalosis. |
ANTIWRINKLE | • antiwrinkle adj. (Dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles. • ANTIWRINKLE adj. intended to prevent wrinkles. |
BARKANTINES | • barkantines n. Plural of barkantine. • BARKANTINE n. a three-masted vessel, with the foremast square-rigged, and the mainmast and mizzenmast fore-and-aft-rigged, also BARKENTINE, BARQUANTINE, BARQUENTINE. |
BARKENTINES | • barkentines n. Plural of barkentine. • BARKENTINE n. a three-masted vessel, with the foremast square-rigged, and the mainmast and mizzenmast fore-and-aft-rigged, also BARKANTINE, BARQUANTINE, BARQUENTINE. |
BLANKETINGS | • blanketings n. Plural of blanketing. • BLANKETING n. cloth for blankets. |
CATSKINNERS | • catskinners n. Plural of catskinner. |
COUNTERSANK | • countersank v. Simple past tense of countersink. • COUNTERSINK v. to make a countersink on (a hole). |
EMBANKMENTS | • embankments n. Plural of embankment. • EMBANKMENT n. a raised structure (as of earth or gravel) used esp. to hold back water or to carry a roadway. |
ENTERTAKING | • entertaking v. Present participle of entertake. • ENTERTAKE v. (Spenser) to receive, entertain. |
FRANKLINITE | • franklinite n. (Mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc. • FRANKLINITE n. a zinc-manganese mineral, mined at Franklin Forge, New Jersey, USA. |
LANDSKNECHT | • landsknecht n. Alternative form of lansquenet. • Landsknecht n. (Historical) Alternative form of lansquenet. • LANDSKNECHT n. (historical) a mercenary foot-soldier of the 16th century, also LANSQUENET, LANZKNECHT. |
LANZKNECHTS | • lanzknechts n. Plural of lanzknecht. • LANZKNECHT n. (German) a mercenary foot-soldier of the 16th century, also LANDSKNECHT, LANSQUENET. |
MOUNTEBANKS | • mountebanks n. Plural of mountebank. • mountebanks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mountebank. • MOUNTEBANK n. a person who sells quack medicines from a platform; a charlatan. |
NONSKELETAL | • nonskeletal adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to those parts of the body which are not skeletal. • NONSKELETAL adj. not skeletal. |
SNAKEBITTEN | • snakebitten adj. (US) Alternative form of snakebit. • SNAKEBITTEN adj. suffering from snakebite. |
SNAKESTONES | • snakestones n. Plural of snakestone. • SNAKESTONE n. a kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland. |
SNEAKERNETS | • sneakernets n. Plural of sneakernet. |
TELEBANKING | • telebanking n. Banking carried out over a computer network. • TELEBANKING n. an electronic banking service accessed by telephone. |
UNDERTAKING | • undertaking n. The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals. • undertaking n. A promise or pledge; a guarantee. • undertaking n. That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform;… |
UNTHINKABLE | • unthinkable adj. Incapable of being believed; incredible. • unthinkable adj. Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense. • UNTHINKABLE adj. that cannot be thought. |