An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
dikelocephalus
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
dukeship
dukeship
noun
The quality or condition of being a duke.
dukkeripen
dunpickle
dunpickle
noun
(obsolete) marsh harrier (a bird)
epikouros
groundskeeping
groundskeeping
noun
The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution
gumpoldskirchner
housekeeperlike
housekeeping
housekeeping
noun
Any general tasks that involve preparation.
Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
humperdinck
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
katipuneros
keraunographic
keraunographic
adj
Of or pertaining to keraunography.
keraunophobia
keraunophobia
Noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
keraunophonic
keraunoscopia
kerplunking
kerplunking
verb
present participle of kerplunk
keypunching
keypunching
verb
present participle of keypunch
kiepura
kinipetu
kornerupine
kornerupine
noun
(mineralogy) A rare boro-silicate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe²⁺)₄(Al,Fe³⁺)₆(SiO₄,BO₄)₅(O,OH)₂, some varieties of which are valued as gemstones.
kpuesi
kulpsville
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
kupfferite
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leptokurtosis
leptokurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leucoplakia
leucoplakia
noun
Alternative form of leukoplakia
leucoplakial
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
leukopedesis
leukopenia
leukopenia
noun
(medicine) An abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood.
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
leukophoresis
leukophoresis
noun
Leukapheresis.
leukoplakia
leukoplakia
noun
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.
leukoplakias
leukoplakias
noun
plural of leukoplakia
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
leukopoieses
leukopoiesis
leukopoiesis
noun
A form of hematopoiesis in which white blood cells are formed in bone marrow located in bones in adults and hematopoietic organs in the fetus
leukopoietic
leukopoietic
adj
Relating to leukopoiesis
loudspeaking
mudskipper
mudskipper
noun
Any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral fins that act as simple legs.
mudskippers
mudskippers
noun
plural of mudskipper
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
muspike
muspikes
nonhousekeeping
nonhousekeeping
adj
Not of or relating to housekeeping.
outkeeping
outkeeping
verb
present participle of outkeep
outpicket
outpicket
noun
A military picket or outpost.
outpocketing
outpocketing
noun
The growth of a surface so as to form a cavity (sac or pocket); the cavity so formed
outskipped
outskipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outskip
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
packbuilder
packinghouse
packinghouse
noun
A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
panleukopenia
panleukopenia
noun
A distemper of cats caused by a strain of Parvovirus.
pendulumlike
pendulumlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pendulum; having a back-and-forth motion.
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
perukier
perukier
noun
A maker or seller of perukes.
perukiership
phenylketonuria
phenylketonuria
noun
(medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
pickpurse
pickpurse
noun
One who steals purses, or money from purses.
picturelike
picturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a picture.
picturemaker
picturemaking
pipsqueak
pipsqueak
noun
Alternative spelling of pip-squeak
pipsqueaks
pipsqueaks
noun
plural of pipsqueak
pluckemin
pluckerian
pluckier
pluckier
adj
comparative form of plucky: more plucky
pluckiest
pluckiest
adj
superlative form of plucky: most plucky
pluckiness
pluckiness
noun
The characteristic of being plucky.
pluckinesses
pluglike
pluglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plug.
plumelike
plumelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plume.
plumemaking
plumlike
plumlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plum.
plushlike
plushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of plush.
pneumonokoniosis
pouchlike
pouchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pouch.
poughkeepsie
poughkeepsie
Proper noun
a city in New York State, USA
poultrylike
poultrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of poultry.
poundlike
preundertaking
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
prologuelike
prologuelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prologue.
prudelike
prudelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prude; prudish.
pseudankylosis
pseudoalkaloid
pseudoalkaloid
noun
Any alkaloid-like compound that does not originate from amino acids.
pseudoankylosis
pseudobrookite
pseudobrookite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, magnesium, oxygen, and titanium.
pseudoleukemia
pseudoleukemic
pseudoskink
psychoquackeries
puckerier
puckeriest
puckering
puckering
noun
A fold or pinched bunch of fabric caused by the shrinkage of one layer among many.
verb
present participle of pucker
puckishness
puckishness
noun
An instance of being puckish
pucklike
pucklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puck.
puddinglike
puddinglike
adj
Resembling a pudding.
puddlelike
puddlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puddle.
pukateine
pukateine
noun
An alkaloid found in the bark of the pukatea.
pukishness
pulaskite
pulaskite
noun
(mineralogy) A massive course-grained rock composed chiefly of feldspar with some other minerals such as hornblende and biotite.
pulplike
pulplike
adj
Resembling pulp; pulpy.
pulselike
pulselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pulse.
pumpernickel
pumpernickel
noun
A German sourdough bread made from rye.
pumpernickels
pumpernickels
noun
plural of pumpernickel
pumpkinseed
pumpkinseed
noun
A North American sunfish; Lepomis gibbosus.
The seed of a pumpkin.
pumpkinseeds
pumpkinseeds
noun
plural of pumpkinseed
pumplike
pumplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pump.
punchlike
punchlike
adj
Resembling a punch (tool for punching holes).
Resembling or characteristic of punch (the drink).
punkie
punkie
noun
(South West England, chiefly Somerset) In full punkie lantern: a lantern similar to a jack-o'-lantern consisting of a gourd such as a pumpkin or a root vegetable such as a mangelwurzel or swede which has been hollowed out, in which a candle has been placed; these are chiefly displayed during Punkie Night in late October.
(US) Synonym of pumpkinseed (“a North American sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus”).
(chiefly New England) A small two-winged fly or midge of the family Ceratopogonidae, which bites and then sucks the blood of mammals; a biting midge or sandfly.
punkier
punkier
adj
comparative form of punky: more punky
punkies
punkies
noun
plural of punkie
punkiest
punkiest
adj
superlative form of punky: most punky
punkiness
punkiness
noun
The quality of being punky (in various senses).
punkinesses
puplike
puppetlike
puppetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puppet; mechanical, controlled by another.
puppylike
puppylike
adj
Resembling a puppy.
purbeckian
puritanlike
puritanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puritan.
purkinje
purkinjean
purkinjean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Johannes Evangelists Purkinje, 1787-1869), Czech anatomist and physiologist, or to his discoveries.
purposelike
purposelike
adj
(Scotland) purposeful
purselike
purselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a purse.
puslike
puslike
adj
Resembling pus.
pusslike
pustulelike
pustulelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pustule.
puttylike
puttylike
adj
Resembling putty or some aspect of it.
quakership
quickstep
quickstep
noun
A fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork.
verb
To dance the quickstep.
To move with a hurried step.
quicksteps
quicksteps
noun
plural of quickstep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quickstep
rumpelstiltskin
rumpelstiltskin
Proper noun
A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.