(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
champak
champak
noun
Alternative form of champac (Magnolia champaca)
champaka
champaks
champaks
noun
plural of champak
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
chempaduk
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chumpaka
crackhemp
disworkmanship
dressmakership
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
hammerkop
hammerkop
noun
A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidaeand related to the herons.
hemiplankton
hoopmaker
hopkinsianism
humpback
humpback
noun
(by extension) A hump or protuberance on the shoulders or back of an animal.
(derogatory, now offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.
(figurative) A rounded topographical feature, such as a mountain or hill.
A humpback salmon.
A humpback whale.
A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
verb
To hunt humpback whales.
humpbacked
humpbacked
adj
Being a humpback bridge.
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humpback
humpbacks
humpbacks
noun
plural of humpback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humpback
humuhumunukunukuapuaa
humuhumunukunukuapuaa
noun
Either of two species, Rhinecanthus aculeatus and Rhinecanthus rectangulus, of triggerfishes native to the reefs of Hawaii.
huskamp
hyperkalemia
hyperkalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hyperkaliemia
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hypermakroskelic
hypermarket
hypermarket
noun
A combination of department store and supermarket.
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
hypokalemia
hypokalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood (below the reference range).
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypokaliemia
hypokinemia
kamptomorph
kampuchea
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
karyolymph
karyolymph
noun
The liquid part of the nucleus of a cell.
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
katamorphic
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
kinsmanship
kinsmanship
noun
kinship
kymograph
kymograph
noun
A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure over time, using a pen on a rotating drum.
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
kymography
kymography
noun
The use of a kymograph.
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
machtpolitik
machtpolitik
noun
(politics) Power politics.
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
microphakia
microphakia
noun
Abnormal small size of the lens of the eye.
mopehawk
mopehawk
noun
Alternative form of morepork (“the bird”)
okahumpka
omphaloskepsis
omphaloskepsis
noun
(figuratively) Ratiocination to the point of self-absorption.
Contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing.
packmanship
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
peckham
peckham
Proper noun
A suburb in the London Borough of Southwark, England.
peckhamite
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
pharmacokinetic
pharmacokinetic
adj
(pharmacology) Of or relating to pharmacokinetics.
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.
pharmakoi
pharmakoi
noun
plural of pharmakos
pharmakos
pharmakos
noun
(historical) In Ancient Greek religion, the ritualistic sacrifice or exile of a human scapegoat.
phenakism
phenakism
noun
(dated) deception; trickery.
phokomelia
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.
pinkham
poikilocythemia
poikilothermal
poikilothermal
adj
poikilothermic
rockhampton
rockhampton
Proper noun
A village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Proper noun
A regional city of Queensland, Australia.
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.
Shakespeare's works collectively.
shakespearianism
shaksperianism
shopmark
shopmark
noun
A logo indicating the workshop from which a product originated.
speechmaker
speechmaker
noun
One who makes a speech.
speechmaking
speechmaking
noun
The delivery of speeches
spokesmanship
spokesmanship
noun
The position of being a spokesman.
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
sticksmanship
sticksmanship
noun
(informal) The art or skill of a drummer in popular music.
taskmastership
taskmastership
noun
The role or status of taskmaster.
telekinematography
trackmanship
trackmanship
noun
The role or work of a trackman.
visakhapatnam
visakhapatnam
Proper noun
A large city and district in India, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
whipmaker
whipmaker
noun
A manufacturer of whips.
whipmaking
whipmaking
noun
The manufacture of whips.
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.