| ALKALESCENT | • alkalescent adj. Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali. • ALKALESCENT adj. tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline. |
| AWESTRICKEN | • awestricken adj. Filled with awe. • awe-stricken adj. Alternative form of awestricken (“awestruck”). • AWESTRICKEN adj. stricken with awe. |
| BACKBENCHES | • backbenches n. Plural of backbench. • back-benches n. Plural of back-bench. • back␣benches n. Plural of back bench. |
| BLACKNESSES | • blacknesses n. Plural of blackness. • BLACKNESS n. the state of being black. |
| BREAKDANCES | • breakdances n. Plural of breakdance. • breakdances v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breakdance. • break-dances v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of break-dance. |
| CRANKNESSES | • CRANKNESS n. liability to be capsize. |
| DANCEMAKERS | • dancemakers n. Plural of dancemaker. |
| HALTERNECKS | • halternecks n. Plural of halterneck. • HALTERNECK n. a type of women's clothing with one strap around the back of the neck instead of two over the shoulder. |
| HAMESUCKENS | • hamesuckens n. Plural of hamesucken. • HAMESUCKEN n. (Scots) the assaulting of a man in his own house. |
| KNEECAPPERS | • kneecappers n. Plural of kneecapper. |
| LINEBACKERS | • linebackers n. Plural of linebacker. • LINEBACKER n. in American football, a defensive player. |
| SEASICKNESS | • seasickness n. Nausea, dizziness etc caused by the motion of a ship; a form of motion sickness. • sea-sickness n. Alternative spelling of seasickness. • SEASICKNESS n. motion sickness experienced on the water. |
| SHACKLEBONE | • shackle-bone n. (Scotland, archaic) The wrist. • SHACKLEBONE n. (Scots) the wrist. |
| SHANKPIECES | • SHANKPIECE n. an arch support. |
| SLACKNESSES | • slacknesses n. Plural of slackness. • SLACKNESS n. the state of being slack. |
| TACKINESSES | • tackinesses n. Plural of tackiness. • TACKINESS n. stickiness. |
| TECHNOSPEAK | • technospeak n. Technobabble. • TECHNOSPEAK n. technical jargon. |
| WACKINESSES | • wackinesses n. Plural of wackiness. • WACKINESS n. the state of being wacky. |