| BUTTERMILK | • buttermilk n. The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called… • buttermilk n. Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow’s milk, with a characteristically sour taste. • BUTTERMILK n. the milk that remains after the butter is separated from the cream. |
| KETTLEDRUM | • kettledrum n. (Music) A large hemispherical brass percussion instrument (one of the timpani) with a drumhead that… • kettledrum n. (Dated) An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. • kettle-drum n. Alternative form of kettledrum. |
| LACKLUSTER | • lackluster adj. Lacking brilliance or intelligence. • lackluster adj. Having no shine or lustre; dull. • lackluster adj. (Figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality. |
| LACKLUSTRE | • lacklustre adj. (Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of lackluster. • lacklustre n. (Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of lackluster. • lack-lustre adj. Alternative spelling of lackluster. |
| LAURVIKITE | • LAURVIKITE n. a mineral, a soda syenite, also LARVIKITE. |
| LOVESTRUCK | • lovestruck adj. Alternative spelling of love-struck. • love-struck adj. Struck by (usually romantic) love; smitten. • LOVESTRUCK adj. affected by love for someone. |
| LUKEWARMTH | • lukewarmth n. Lukewarmness. • LUKEWARMTH n. the state of being lukewarm. |
| OUTSPARKLE | • outsparkle v. To exceed in sparkling. • OUTSPARKLE v. to exceed in sparkling. |
| THRUSHLIKE | • thrushlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a thrush (the bird). • thrushlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of thrush (the fungal infection). • THRUSHLIKE adj. like a thrush. |
| TROUGHLIKE | • troughlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a trough. • TROUGHLIKE adj. like a trough. |
| TRUCKLINES | • trucklines n. Plural of truckline. • TRUCKLINE n. a transportation line using trucks. |
| TURNBUCKLE | • turnbuckle n. A coupling device consisting of two eyelets or other connection points connected in screw threads. The… • turnbuckle n. (Nautical) A link threaded on both ends of a short bar which is used to pull objects together. (FM 55-501) • TURNBUCKLE n. a coupling with screw threads for adjusting tension. |
| TURTLEBACK | • turtleback n. Anything having the shape of a turtle’s back (that is, its shell). • turtleback n. (Nautical) A convex deck at the bow or stern of a vessel, designed to shed seawater quickly. • turtleback n. (Military, nautical) An armor layout with an armored deck which slopes downwards towards the sides of… |
| TURTLENECK | • turtleneck n. (North America) A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the… • turtleneck n. (North America) Ellipsis of turtleneck sweater. • turtleneck n. (Slang) A foreskin. |