| CANTANKEROUSLY | • cantankerously adv. In a cantankerous manner. • CANTANKEROUS adv. difficult or irritating to deal with. |
| CHOLECYSTOKININ | • cholecystokinin n. (Biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK. • CHOLECYSTOKININ n. a hormone secreted esp. by the duodenal mucosa that regulates the emptying of the gallbladder and secretion of enzymes by the pancreas and that has been found in the brain. |
| DIPHENYLKETONES | • diphenylketones n. Plural of diphenylketone. • DIPHENYLKETONE n. the aromatic ketone benzophenone. |
| ENSKYING | • enskying v. Present participle of ensky. • ENSKY v. (Shakespeare) to raise in the skies. |
| JOHNNYCAKES | • johnnycakes n. Plural of johnnycake. • johnny␣cakes n. Plural of johnny cake. • JOHNNYCAKE n. a kind of bread made of the meal of maize (Indian corn), mixed with water or milk, etc. and baked, also JONNYCAKE. |
| JONNYCAKES | • jonnycakes n. Plural of jonnycake. • JONNYCAKE n. a kind of bread made of the meal of maize (Indian corn), mixed with water or milk, etc., and baked, also JOHNNYCAKE. |
| KEYSTONING | • keystoning v. Present participle of keystone. • KEYSTONE v. to produce a distortion of a television picture in which a rectangular pattern is transformed into a trapezoidal pattern. |
| MONEYMAKINGS | • money-makings n. Plural of money-making. • MONEYMAKING n. the business of making money. |
| MONKEYSHINE | • monkeyshine n. A puerile trick or prank. • monkey-shine n. Alternative form of monkeyshine. • MONKEYSHINE n. a monkeyish trick. |
| MONKEYSHINES | • monkeyshines n. Plural of monkeyshine. • monkey-shines n. Plural of monkey-shine. • MONKEYSHINE n. a monkeyish trick. |
| PENNYWINKLES | • PENNYWINKLE n. a kind of marine snail, also PERIWINKLE. |
| PINNYWINKLES | • pinnywinkles n. Alternative form of pilliwinks. • PINNYWINKLE n. an instrument of torture designed to crush fingers, also PILLIWINKS, PILNIEWINKS, PINNIEWINKLE. |
| SICKENINGLY | • sickeningly adv. (Sometimes figurative) In a manner to sicken. • SICKENING adv. nauseating. |
| SNEAKINGLY | • sneakingly adv. In the manner of one who is sneaking or sneaky; slyly, covertly. • SNEAKING adv. SNEAK, to move stealthily. |
| TEKNONYMIES | • TEKNONYMY n. the naming of the parent after the child. |
| TEKNONYMOUS | • teknonymous adj. Relating to teknonymy. • TEKNONYMOUS adj. relating to teknonymy, the naming of the parent after the child. |
| UNSHAKENLY | • unshakenly adv. Without being shaken. • UNSHAKEN adv. not shaken. |