(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
bricktop
captaincook
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
checkpointing
checkpointing
verb
present participle of checkpoint
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
chickenpox
chickenpox
noun
Alternative form of chicken pox
chlorpikrin
chopsockies
chopsockies
noun
plural of chopsocky
chopstick
chopstick
noun
(ethnic slur) An Asian person.
(usually in the plural) An East Asian eating utensil usually used as a pair and held in one hand to grip pieces of food or occasionally to mix liquids or scoop up small pieces of food. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood and measuring approximately 23cm (10 inches) in length.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To pick up (food) using chopsticks.
chopsticks
chopsticks
noun
plural of chopstick
cockneyship
cockpit
cockpit
noun
(Jamaica) A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes.
(figurative) A site of conflict; a battlefield.
(figurative) An area from where something is controlled or managed; a centre of control.
(nautical) A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located.
(nautical, now historical) The area set aside for junior officers including the ship's surgeon on a man-of-war, where the wounded were treated; the sickbay.
(now chiefly historical) A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.
(vulgar, slang) The vagina.
The compartment in an aircraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled; an analogous area in a spacecraft.
The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile).
cockpits
cockpits
noun
plural of cockpit
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
copintank
copperskin
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
corpselikeness
cottonpicking
counterprick
coupstick
coupstick
noun
(historical) A stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.
crackpotism
cropsick
cropsick
adj
(obsolete) Sick in the stomach, especially from excess in eating or drinking.
cropsickness
cropsickness
noun
The quality of being cropsick.
cuckoopint
cuckoopint
noun
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
cuckoopintle
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
dikaryophasic
dikaryophytic
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
dopchick
downpatrick
dropkick
dropkick
noun
(Australia, derogatory, informal) An unintelligent or useless person.
(professional wrestling) a kick made to the opponent by leaping into the air and kicking with both feet before dropping to the ground.
(soccer) kicking where the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground.
verb
to make a dropkick
to score via a dropkick
dropkicker
dropkicker
noun
One who dropkicks.
dropkickers
dropkickers
noun
plural of dropkicker
dropkicks
dropkicks
noun
plural of dropkick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dropkick
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
epiplanktonic
epiplanktonic
adj
Relating to epiplankton
flickerproof
footpick
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
glockenspiel
glockenspiel
noun
(music) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.
glockenspiels
glockenspiels
noun
plural of glockenspiel
glykopectic
glykopexic
gumpoldskirchner
highpockets
hockingport
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
hoopstick
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
hyperkeratotic
hyperkeratotic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperkeratosis
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypermakroskelic
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypokinetic
hypokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypokinesis
hypoplanktonic
impocket
impocket
verb
(transitive, rare) To place into a pocket.
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
jackpuddinghood
jockeyship
jockeyship
noun
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
kaleidescope
kaleidoscope
kaleidoscope
noun
(figuratively) A constantly changing series of colours or other things.
An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen.
verb
(intransitive) To move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns.
kaleidoscopes
kaleidoscopes
noun
plural of kaleidoscope
kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopic
adj
(figuratively) Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope.
Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope.
kaleidoscopical
kaleidoscopical
adj
Alternative form of kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopically
kaleidoscopically
adv
In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner.
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
karyotypic
karyotypic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to karyotypes
karyotypical
karyotypical
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of a karyotype
katamorphic
kataphoretic
kataphoretic
adj
Alternative form of cataphoretic
kataphoric
kataphoric
adj
Alternative form of cataphoric
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keraunographic
keraunographic
adj
Of or pertaining to keraunography.
keraunophonic
keraunoscopia
kickapoo
kickapoo
Proper noun
An Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe.
The language spoken by this people.
Noun
A member of this tribe.
killcrop
killcrop
noun
(obsolete) A changeling.
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kilopascals
kilopascals
noun
plural of kilopascal
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinescope
kinescope
noun
(historical) An early television receiver tube.
A recording of a television broadcast made by filming the screen of a monitor; a telerecording.
verb
(transitive) To record (a television broadcast) by filming the screen of a monitor.
kinescoped
kinescoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kinescope
kinescopes
kinescopes
noun
plural of kinescope
kinescoping
kinescoping
verb
present participle of kinescope
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kinetoscope
kinetoscope
noun
An early device for exhibiting motion pictures, creating the illusion of movement from a strip of perforated film bearing sequential images that is conveyed over a light source with a high-speed shutter.
An instrument for illustrating the production of kinematic curves by the combination of circular movements of different radii.
kinetoscopes
kinetoscopes
noun
plural of kinetoscope
kinetoscopic
kinetoscopic
adj
Relating to the kinetoscope.
kinoplasmic
kinoplasmic
adj
of or related to kinoplasm
kleptomaniac
kleptomaniac
noun
One who steals compulsively.
kleptomaniacal
kleptomaniacal
adj
Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
knickpoint
knickpoint
noun
(geomorphology) Part of a river or channel where there is a sharp change in slope, such as a waterfall or lake.
koilanaglyphic
koniscope
koniscope
noun
An instrument for indicating the quantity of dust in the atmosphere.
kryptocyanine
kryptocyanine
noun
Alternative form of cryptocyanine
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
kyphoscoliosis
kyphoscoliosis
noun
(medicine) Abnormal curvature of the spine in both coronal and sagittal planes; i.e. backward and lateral (sideways) spinal curvature.
kyphoscoliotic
kyphoscoliotic
adj
Relating to kyphoscoliosis.
kyphotic
kyphotic
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: 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.
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
leukopoietic
leukopoietic
adj
Relating to leukopoiesis
lockpin
lockpin
noun
(chiefly aviation) A pin used to lock a mechanism and prevent it from moving.
lockspit
lockspit
noun
(cartography) A trench dug in the ground to mark a boundary or other imaginary line.
verb
to dig a such a trench
lopstick
lopstick
noun
Alternative form of lobstick
lopsticks
lopsticks
noun
plural of lopstick
machtpolitik
machtpolitik
noun
(politics) Power politics.
meroplanktonic
meroplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to meroplankton
mesoplanktonic
mesoplanktonic
adj
Relating to mesoplankton.
microphakia
microphakia
noun
Abnormal small size of the lens of the eye.
microplakite
microplankton
microplankton
noun
microscopic zooplankton
micropoikilitic
mopstick
mopstick
noun
(music, historical) In an old pianoforte movement, a rod that raises the damper as the key is depressed.