(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
chalkography
chalkpit
chalkpit
noun
A quarry where chalk is found.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
chappelka
chlorpikrin
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
ducklingship
gumpoldskirchner
heckelphone
heckelphone
noun
A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
hyperbrachyskelic
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypermakroskelic
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypoplanktonic
keraphyllocele
keraphyllocele
noun
A horny tumor which forms on the internal surface of the wall of a horse's foot, at the expense of the keraphyllous tissue, which becomes hypertrophied.
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
klephtic
klephtic
adj
(historical) Relating to the klephts.
klipdachs
klipdachs
noun
Alternative form of klipdas
koilanaglyphic
kreplach
kreplach
noun
(plural only) Small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup.
kreplech
kreplech
noun
Alternative form of kreplach
kyphoscoliosis
kyphoscoliosis
noun
(medicine) Abnormal curvature of the spine in both coronal and sagittal planes; i.e. backward and lateral (sideways) spinal curvature.
kyphoscoliotic
kyphoscoliotic
adj
Relating to kyphoscoliosis.
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
loachapoka
machtpolitik
machtpolitik
noun
(politics) Power politics.
nyckelharpa
nyckelharpa
noun
(music) A string instrument (chordophone) with a long body and a boat-shaped soundbox, with keys attached to tangents that act like frets when the keys are depressed, and most commonly featuring chromatic and sympathetic strings in modern instruments, originating in the traditional music of Sweden.
packcloth
packcloth
noun
A strong, coarse cloth used for packaging
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
peachlike
peachlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a peach.
peacockishly
peacockishly
adv
In a peacockish manner.
peckishly
peckishly
adv
In a peckish manner.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
philokleptic
phytoplanktonic
phytoplanktonic
adj
Pertaining to, or derived from, phytoplankton
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
pickthankly
pitcherlike
pitcherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pitcher.
pitchlike
pitchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of pitch (the tarry substance).
poikilocythemia
poikilothermic
poikilothermic
adj
(of an animal) Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
porchlike
porchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a porch.
pouchlike
pouchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pouch.
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.
puckishly
puckishly
adv
mischievously; playfully
puklich
punchlike
punchlike
adj
Resembling a punch (tool for punching holes).
Resembling or characteristic of punch (the drink).
scheltopusik
scheltopusik
noun
Alternative form of sheltopusik
schoolkeeper
schoolkeeping
skiagraphical
skiagraphical
adj
Alternative form of sciagraphical
skiagraphically
skiagraphically
adv
Alternative form of sciagraphically
specklehead
spinachlike
spinachlike
Adjective
Resembling spinach.
splanchnoskeletal
splanchnoskeleton
splanchnoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.
splashback
splashback
noun
(countable) A shield of an easily-cleaned material, such as those placed behind an oven top or kitchen sink and at industrial facilities, construction sites, etc, in order to catch splashes of liquid.
(uncountable, countable) Splashes of liquid, especially noxious liquid, rebounding from a surface.