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
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hypermakroskelic
hypokeimenometry
imparkation
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
kamptomorph
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
kiloampere
kiloampere
noun
One thousand amperes
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
kromskop
kromskop
Noun
A device used for taking colour photographs of specimens in pathology.
kryptomere
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.
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
macroplankton
macroplankton
noun
Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.
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
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
musketproof
musketproof
adj
resistant to damage by muskets
overskeptticism
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.
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.
pembrook
perikeiromene
perikiromene
perkiomenville
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.
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
pikemonger
pinkertonism
plowmaker
plumrock
pockmark
pockmark
noun
A crater in the seafloor caused by erupting gas or liquid.
A mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock.
pockmarked
pockmarked
adj
having pockmarks
incomplete, lacking, having holes
pitted, or scarred with holes
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pockmark
pockmarking
pockmarking
verb
present participle of pockmark
pockmarks
pockmarks
noun
plural of pockmark
poikilotherm
poikilotherm
adj
cold-blooded
noun
A cold-blooded animal
poikilothermal
poikilothermal
adj
poikilothermic
poikilothermic
poikilothermic
adj
(of an animal) Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
poikilothermism
poikilothermism
noun
poikilothermy
poikilothermy
poikilothermy
noun
(biology) The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.
pointmaker
pointmaker
noun
(historical) A manufacturer of laces for fastening clothing.
poisonmaker
policymaker
policymaker
noun
One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
pomperkin
porkman
porkman
noun
a person who produces and sells pork.
postmark
postmark
noun
A marking made by a postal service on a letter, package, postcard or the like, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, and often serving to cancel a postage stamp.
verb
To apply a postmark on.
postmarked
postmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postmark
postmarking
postmarking
verb
present participle of postmark
postmarks
postmarks
noun
plural of postmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of postmark
postmasterlike
potmaker
potmaker
noun
A manufacturer of pots.
pranksome
pranksome
adj
(dated, poetic) Characterised by pranks or pranking; mischievous; prone to pull pranks.
pranksomeness
pranksomeness
noun
The quality or state of being pranksome.
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
prokeimenon
prokeimenon
noun
(Christianity) In the liturgical practice of the Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite, a psalm or canticle refrain sung responsorially at certain points of the Divine Liturgy or the Divine Office, usually to introduce a scripture reading.
promptbook
promptbook
noun
An annotated copy of a script used by a prompter
promptbooks
promptbooks
noun
plural of promptbook
proskomide
puckermouth
rockhampton
rockhampton
Proper noun
A village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Proper noun
A regional city of Queensland, Australia.
roomkeeper
roomkeeper
noun
A person employed by a hotel or similar establishment to clean, maintain and restock the rooms.
ropemaker
ropemaker
noun
A maker of ropes.
ropemaking
ropemaking
noun
The manufacture of rope.
sempstrywork
shopkeeperism
shopkeeperism
noun
The characteristic attitudes and behaviours of a shopkeeper.
shopmark
shopmark
noun
A logo indicating the workshop from which a product originated.
skeuomorph
skeuomorph
noun
A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary.
skeuomorphic
skeuomorphic
adj
(originally archaeology) Pertaining to skeuomorphs, obsolete design elements which are retained for familiarity or out of tradition, even though they no longer serve any functional purpose.
slopmaker
slumpwork
smokejumper
smokejumper
noun
(US, Canada) A firefighter who parachutes into a remote area to combat wildfires and set up firebreaks.
smokeproof
smokeproof
adj
Resistant to smoke.
soapmaker
soapmaker
noun
A manufacturer of soap.
spidermonkey
spoonmaker
spoonmaker
noun
A manufacturer of spoons.
sportsmanlike
sportsmanlike
adj
Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner.
sportsmanlikeness
stumpknocker
superacknowledgment
telekinematography
topmaker
topmaker
noun
A person or company in the business of topmaking.
trampcock
turkophilism
unpostmarked
unpostmarked
adj
Without a postmark.
unsportsmanlike
unsportsmanlike
adj
violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship
unsportsmanlikeness
weaponmaker
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.