| KENTLEDGE | • kentledge n. (Nautical) Weights (often scrap or pig iron) used as permanent ballast on ships. • kentledge n. A system of weights (usually concrete or cast-iron blocks) used for load-testing piled foundations. • KENTLEDGE n. pig-iron used as ballast in a ship's hold, also KINTLEDGE. |
| KENTLEDGES | • kentledges n. Plural of kentledge. • KENTLEDGE n. pig-iron used as ballast in a ship's hold, also KINTLEDGE. |
| BLANKETWEED | • blanketweed n. A filamentous alga often found in ponds. • BLANKETWEED n. a rapidly spreading green filamentous alga that forms in ponds. |
| NEEDLESTICK | • needlestick n. Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object. • NEEDLESTICK n. an accidental puncture of the skin with an unsterilized instrument (such as a syringe). |
| BLANKETWEEDS | • BLANKETWEED n. a rapidly spreading green filamentous alga that forms in ponds. |
| BOTTLENECKED | • bottlenecked v. Simple past tense and past participle of bottleneck. • BOTTLENECK v. to slow down or impede by creating an obstruction. |
| ENDOSKELETAL | • endoskeletal adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton). • ENDOSKELETAL adj. relating to the endoskeleton. |
| ENDOSKELETON | • endoskeleton n. (Anatomy) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage. • ENDOSKELETON n. an internal skeleton or supporting framework in an animal. |
| NEEDLESTICKS | • needlesticks n. Plural of needlestick. • NEEDLESTICK n. an accidental puncture of the skin with an unsterilized instrument (such as a syringe). |
| SKELETONISED | • skeletonised v. Simple past tense and past participle of skeletonise. • SKELETONISE v. to reduce to a skeleton, also SKELETONIZE. |
| SKELETONIZED | • skeletonized v. Simple past tense and past participle of skeletonize. • skeletonized adj. Reduced to a skeleton. • SKELETONIZE v. to reduce to a skeleton, also SKELETONISE. |
| TURTLENECKED | • turtlenecked adj. Wearing a turtleneck. • turtlenecked adj. (Slang) Not circumcised; uncircumcised. • turtle-necked adj. Alternative form of turtlenecked. |
| ENDOSKELETONS | • endoskeletons n. Plural of endoskeleton. • ENDOSKELETON n. an internal skeleton or supporting framework in an animal. |
| DIPHENYLKETONE | • diphenylketone n. (Organic chemistry) The aromatic ketone diphenylmethanone. • DIPHENYLKETONE n. the aromatic ketone benzophenone. |
| KINETHEODOLITE | • kinetheodolite n. A form of theodolite used to track the movement of an aircraft or missile. • KINETHEODOLITE n. a theodolite used in tracking missiles and satellites. |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | • acknowledgement n. (Most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment. • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT n. the act of acknowledging, also ACKNOWLEDGMENT. |
| BROKENHEARTEDLY | • brokenheartedly adv. In a brokenhearted manner. • broken-heartedly adv. Alternative form of brokenheartedly. • BROKENHEARTED adv. greatly depressed or hurt. |
| DIPHENYLKETONES | • diphenylketones n. Plural of diphenylketone. • DIPHENYLKETONE n. the aromatic ketone benzophenone. |
| KINETHEODOLITES | • KINETHEODOLITE n. a theodolite used in tracking missiles and satellites. |