(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
bromopikrin
buckjumper
buckjumper
noun
A horse that buckjumps.
One who takes part in buckjumping.
camelkeeper
capmaker
capmaker
noun
A person or company that manufactures caps (the headgear).
capmakers
capmakers
noun
plural of capmaker
carpetmaker
carpetmaker
noun
One who manufactures carpets.
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
crackhemp
crackpotism
cupmaker
cupmaker
noun
someone who makes cups
disimpark
disimpark
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park.
disworkmanship
dressmakership
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
empark
empark
verb
Obsolete form of impark.
gamekeeper
gamekeeper
noun
A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects. Often shortened to keeper.
gamekeepers
gamekeepers
noun
plural of gamekeeper
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
gumpoldskirchner
hammerkop
hammerkop
noun
A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidaeand related to the herons.
hermokopid
homekeeper
homekeeper
noun
Synonym of housekeeper (“one who looks after domestic affairs in a house”)
hoopmaker
humperdinck
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
hypokeimenometry
impark
impark
verb
(transitive) To enclose or confine in, or as if in, a park.
(transitive) To enclose or fence in (land) to make a park.
imparkation
imparked
imparked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impark
imparking
imparking
verb
present participle of impark
imparks
imparks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impark
jumprock
jumprock
noun
Any of a number of North American fish in the sucker genus Moxostoma
jumprocks
jumprocks
noun
plural of jumprock
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease
kamarupa
kamarupic
kamperite
kampmeier
kamptomorph
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
kapellmeister
kapellmeister
noun
(music) A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
(music, historical) Person in charge of music at a noble court during the baroque and classical period.
kappellmeister
karyolymph
karyolymph
noun
The liquid part of the nucleus of a cell.
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
karyoplasm
karyoplasm
noun
nucleoplasm
karyoplasma
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
katamorphic
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kemperyman
kempner
kempster
kempster
noun
Alternative form of kembster
kilampere
kiloampere
kiloampere
noun
One thousand amperes
kimper
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
klemperer
kromskop
kromskop
Noun
A device used for taking colour photographs of specimens in pathology.
krypticism
kryptomere
kulturkampf
kulturkampf
noun
(historical) A conflict between secular and religious authorities, especially the struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government under Bismarck.
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.
lampmaker
lampmaker
noun
A manufacturer of lamps.
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
macroplankton
macroplankton
noun
Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.
makership
makership
noun
The role or status of a maker.
mankeeper
mapmaker
mapmaker
noun
A person who makes maps.
mapmakers
mapmakers
noun
plural of mapmaker
marakapas
marketplace
marketplace
noun
(by extension) The world of commerce and trade.
(figurative) A place or sphere for the exchange of anything, such as ideas or fashions.
An open area in a town housing a public market.
The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
marketplaces
marketplaces
noun
plural of marketplace
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
marksmanships
marksmanships
noun
plural of marksmanship
markup
markup
noun
(US politics) The process by which proposed legislation is debated and amended.
(computing) The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed.
An increase in price.
The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up his buy-in price when determining his selling price.
markups
markups
noun
plural of markup
marlinespike
marlinespike
noun
Alternative spelling of marlinspike
marlinespikes
marlinespikes
noun
plural of marlinespike
marlingspike
marlinspike
marlinspike
noun
A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when knotting and splicing.
marlinspikes
marlinspikes
noun
plural of marlinspike
mauckport
mckeesport
meroplankton
meroplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton
meroplanktonic
meroplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to meroplankton
microphakia
microphakia
noun
Abnormal small size of the lens of the eye.
microplakite
microplankton
microplankton
noun
microscopic zooplankton
micropoikilitic
milksoppery
milksoppery
noun
weak, timid, ineffectual behaviour
minipark
minipark
Noun
A small public park.
misprovoke
misprovoked
misprovoking
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
moorpunky
morepork
morepork
intj
The call of a morepork.
noun
(chiefly New Zealand) The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania.
A foolish person; also, a person who is wearisome.
A person who is lazy or slow; a slowcoach, a slowpoke.
morpunkee
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
mulaprakriti
musketproof
musketproof
adj
resistant to damage by muskets
overskeptticism
pacemaker
pacemaker
noun
(anatomy) A set of nerves which stimulate the heart to beat.
(by extension, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.
One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
pacemakers
pacemakers
noun
plural of pacemaker
packmaker
palikarism
papermaker
papermaker
noun
A person or company that makes paper
papermakers
papermakers
noun
plural of papermaker
papermaking
papermaking
noun
The craft of making paper.
papermakings
papermakings
noun
plural of papermaking
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
parkinsonism
parkinsonism
noun
(neurology, pathology) A neurological syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability; a condition with the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, regardless of its cause.
parkman
parmack
parmak
patternmaker
patternmaker
noun
Someone whose occupation is to make patterns, especially those used as a guide in the manufacture of something else.
patternmaking
patternmaking
noun
The creation of patterns for either sewing or casting.
pawmark
peacemaker
peacemaker
noun
(non-native speakers' English, medicine) Misconstruction of pacemaker.
A person who restores peace, especially by settling disputes.
peacemakers
peacemakers
noun
plural of peacemaker
pembroke
pembroke
Proper noun
A town in Pembrokeshire, Wales
pembrokeshire
pembrokeshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.
A local government principal area, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.