(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
cashkeeper
champaks
champaks
noun
plural of champak
chapbooks
chapbooks
noun
plural of chapbook
chapstick
chapstick
noun
Lip balm.
cheapskate
cheapskate
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not give freely.
Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
checkstrap
chesapeake
chesapeake
Noun
Any member of a Native American tribe that once inhabited the area now known as in Virginia, United States.
chickpeas
chickpeas
noun
plural of chickpea
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophasic
dikelocephalus
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disworkmanship
dressmakership
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
handpicks
handpicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handpick
handspike
handspike
noun
A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.
handspoke
handspoke
noun
Alternative form of handspike
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
hopkinsian
hopkinsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1721–1803).
hopkinsianism
hopkinsonian
hopsack
hopsack
noun
(countable) A hemp sack used for holding hops.
(uncountable) A coarse, loosely-woven clothing fabric.
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
hopsacks
hopsacks
noun
plural of hopsack
humpbacks
humpbacks
noun
plural of humpback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humpback
huskamp
hyperanakinesia
hyperanakinesis
hyperbrachyskelic
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperkeratoses
hyperkeratoses
noun
plural of hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
noun
(pathology) Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions.
hyperkinesia
hyperkinesia
noun
hyperkinesis
hypermakroskelic
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
jackanapish
jackanapish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jackanapes.
kaisership
kaisership
noun
The role or status of a kaiser.
kaliphs
kaliphs
noun
plural of kaliph
kanephoros
kaphs
kaphs
noun
plural of kaph
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
kashyapa
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
kathopanishad
kavaphis
kephalins
kephalins
noun
plural of kephalin
keraphyllous
khakanship
khakanship
noun
Synonym of khanship
khaphs
khaphs
noun
plural of khaph
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
kinesiatrics
kinesitherapy
kinesitherapy
Noun
kinesiatrics
kinsmanship
kinsmanship
noun
kinship
klipdachs
klipdachs
noun
Alternative form of klipdas
kliphaas
knappish
knappish
adj
(obsolete) snappish; peevish
knappishly
knaveship
knaveship
noun
(countable, obsolete, Scotland) A quantity of corn or flour due to a miller's servant from each batch in a thirlage mill
(uncountable) The condition of being a knave (used mockingly)
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
kyphosidae
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
makership
makership
noun
The role or status of a maker.
mannoketoheptose
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
marksmanships
marksmanships
noun
plural of marksmanship
omphaloskepsis
omphaloskepsis
noun
(figuratively) Ratiocination to the point of self-absorption.
Contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing.
packhorse
packhorse
noun
A horse used as a pack animal.
packhorses
packhorses
noun
plural of packhorse
packhouse
packhouse
noun
A building where fruit and vegetables are packed prior to distribution to shops.
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.
packmanship
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
pankhurst
parkish
parkish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a park.
pashalik
pashalik
noun
The jurisdiction or the territory of a pasha.
pashaliks
pashaliks
noun
plural of pashalik
pashka
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
pawhuska
pawhuska
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA
paychecks
paychecks
noun
plural of paycheck
peacockish
peacockish
adj
Characteristic of a peacock; striking; ostentatious.
peacockishly
peacockishly
adv
In a peacockish manner.
peacockishness
peacockishness
noun
The quality of being peacockish.
peakish
peakish
adj
(colloquial) Having peaks; peaked.
(colloquial) Having thin or sharp features, as from sickness; sickly; peaky.
(colloquial) Of or relating to a peak or peaks; belonging to a mountainous region.
peakishly
peakishness
peakishness
noun
The quality of being peakish.
peakyish
peakyish
adj
Somewhat peaky or sickly.
peshkar
peshkar
noun
(India) A deputy minister.
peshkash
pharmacokinetics
pharmacokinetics
noun
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
pharmakos
pharmakos
noun
(historical) In Ancient Greek religion, the ritualistic sacrifice or exile of a human scapegoat.
pharyngokeratosis
phenakism
phenakism
noun
(dated) deception; trickery.
phenakistoscope
phenakistoscope
noun
An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through slits, often via a mirror, thus producing the illusion of motion.
phitsanulok
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
phosphokinase
phosphokinase
noun
(biochemistry) kinase
phrasemake
phrasemaker
phrasemaker
noun
A crafter of phrases; one who pens bombast or rhetoric.
phrasemakers
phrasemakers
noun
plural of phrasemaker
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
piankashaw
pickshaft
pickthankness
planksheer
prakash
prakash
Proper noun
name. It is a common name mostly among Hindus, with some usage among Jains, Sikhs and recently Indic Christians. The name is encountered in variant forms in the Indian Union, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and other countries where Indic races (i.e., people of East Indian origin) live.
prankish
prankish
adj
Given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous.
prankishly
prankishly
adv
In a prankish way.
prankishness
prankishness
noun
Prankish behaviour; mischief.
preshrinkage
psychokinesia
psychokinesia
noun
(pathology, obsolete) Abnormal impulsive behaviour unaccompanied by depression or other mental disorder.
psychoquackeries
punkahs
punkahs
noun
plural of punkah
puschkinia
puschkinia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Puschkinia of bulbous perennials in the family Asparagaceae.
quakership
reaphooks
reaphooks
noun
plural of reaphook
sabbathkeeper
sabbathkeeping
sanjakship
schaapsteker
schaapsteker
noun
Alternative form of skaapsteker
schapska
schwarzkopf
seraphlike
seraphlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a seraph.
shakeproof
shakeproof
adj
(engineering) Of a washer: resistant to being loosened by vibration.
shakespeare
shakespeare
Proper noun
William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries
His works or media adaptations of his works.
Noun
Eloquent language, especially English; poetry.
A playwright of the standing of William Shakespeare
shakespearean
shakespearean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived.
Derivative of Shakespeare's works or authorship.
Composed of Shakespearean sonnets.
Noun
A scholar of the works of Shakespeare.
A person trained to act in Shakespeare's plays.
shakespeareana
shakespeareana
Noun
items related to William Shakespeare, especially collectibles.
shakespeareanism
shakespeareanism
Noun
The devotion to or the teaching of the works and terminology of William Shakespeare.
A term coined by Shakespeare, or otherwise derived from his works.