| ANKYLOSAURUS | • ankylosaurus n. A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for… • Ankylosaurus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Ankylosauridae – ankylosaurus, an armored dinosaur from the Cretaceous… • ANKYLOSAURUS n. a kind of dinosaur with a club tail, also ANKYLOSAUR. |
| BLOCKBUSTING | • blockbusting n. (US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood… • blockbusting adj. Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful. • BLOCKBUSTING n. the act of bringing about the sale of property in an area by stirring up fears of racial change. |
| BLOODSUCKING | • bloodsucking adj. (Of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person. • bloodsucking adj. (By extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading. • blood-sucking adj. Alternative form of bloodsucking. |
| BLUESTOCKING | • bluestocking n. (Usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman. • bluestocking n. (Historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society. • bluestocking n. (Historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament. |
| CUCKOLDISING | • CUCKOLDISE v. to make a cuckold of, also CUCKOLDIZE. |
| CUPRONICKELS | • cupronickels n. Plural of cupronickel. • CUPRONICKEL n. an alloy of copper and nickel. |
| DOUBLETHINKS | • doublethinks n. Plural of doublethink. • DOUBLETHINK n. thought marked by the acceptance of gross contradictions and falsehoods, esp. when used as a technique of self-indoctrination. |
| DRUNKALOGUES | • drunkalogues n. Plural of drunkalogue. • DRUNKALOGUE n. an account of a person's problems with alcohol. |
| GLUCOKINASES | • glucokinases n. Plural of glucokinase. • GLUCOKINASE n. a hexokinase found esp. in the liver that catalyzes the phosphorylation of glucose. |
| HONEYSUCKLED | • honeysuckled adj. Covered with honeysuckle. • HONEYSUCKLED adj. sweetened with honeysuckle. |
| HONEYSUCKLES | • honeysuckles n. Plural of honeysuckle. • HONEYSUCKLE n. any of a genus of shrubs with opposite leaves and fragrant tubular flowers rich in nectar. |
| KAMELAUKIONS | • kamelaukions n. Plural of kamelaukion. • KAMELAUKION n. (Modern Greek) a tall cylindrical hat worn by Orthodox priests. |
| KNUCKLEBONES | • knucklebones n. Plural of knucklebone. • knucklebones n. A children’s game, originally played with the knucklebones of sheep, in which small objects are picked… • KNUCKLEBONE n. the bone of the knuckle. |
| LEUKAEMOGENS | • LEUKAEMOGEN n. a substance or agent which promotes the development of leukaemia, also LEUCAEMOGEN, LEUKEMOGEN. |
| LEUKOTRIENES | • leukotrienes n. Plural of leukotriene. • LEUKOTRIENE n. any of a group of eicosanoids that participate in allergic responses, such as bronchial constriction. |
| LUCKENBOOTHS | • LUCKENBOOTH n. (Scots) a shop or booth esp. in 18th century Edinburgh. |
| LUCKENGOWANS | • LUCKENGOWAN n. (Scots) the globeflower. |
| OUTSPARKLING | • outsparkling v. Present participle of outsparkle. • OUTSPARKLE v. to exceed in sparkling. |
| UNDERLOOKERS | • underlookers n. Plural of underlooker. • UNDERLOOKER n. a mine manager's assistant, also UNDERVIEWER. |
| UNSAILORLIKE | • unsailorlike adj. Not sailorlike. • UNSAILORLIKE adj. not like or befitting a sailor. |