To select carefully and with individual attention.
handpicked
handpicked
adj
(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handpick
handpicking
handpicking
verb
present participle of handpick
handpicks
handpicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handpick
henpecking
henpecking
noun
An instance of somebody being henpecked; nagging.
verb
present participle of henpeck
highpockets
hockingport
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
hoopstick
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
humperdinck
hyperbrachyskelic
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hyperkeratotic
hyperkeratotic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperkeratosis
hyperkinetic
hyperkinetic
adj
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
noun
A person exhibiting hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
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
icepick
icepick
noun
A pointed tool, rather like an awl, used for breaking ice.
impack
impackment
impocket
impocket
verb
(transitive, rare) To place into a pocket.
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
jackanapish
jackanapish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jackanapes.
jackpile
jackpiling
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others
jackpuddinghood
jacksnipe
jacksnipe
noun
Lymnocryptes minimus, a migratory small stocky wader, the smallest of the snipes.
jacksnipes
jacksnipes
noun
plural of jacksnipe
jockeyship
jockeyship
noun
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
kaataplectic
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.
kamarupic
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
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
kataplectic
kataplectic
adj
Alternative form of cataplectic
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keraunographic
keraunographic
adj
Of or pertaining to keraunography.
keraunophonic
keraunoscopia
ketipic
keypunching
keypunching
verb
present participle of keypunch
kickapoo
kickapoo
Proper noun
An Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe.
The language spoken by this people.
Noun
A member of this tribe.
kickplate
kickplate
noun
A usually metal strip mounted at the base of a door to prevent scuffing.
kickup
kickup
noun
(Caribbean) The waterthrush.
(countable) A controlled kick that sends a ball upwards.
(countable, dated) A disturbance.
(uncountable) Material thrown upward by the wheels of a moving vehicle.
kickups
kickups
noun
plural of kickup
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
kilpatrick
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.
kingcup
kingcup
noun
(Britain, dialectal) Any of various species of buttercup, or the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris.
kingcups
kingcups
noun
plural of kingcup
kingpiece
kinoplasmic
kinoplasmic
adj
of or related to kinoplasm
kipchak
kipchak
Noun
A member of a nomadic Turkic tribal confederation that overran the Eurasian steppe in mid-11th century.
Adjective
of or relating to the Kipchak people or their language
Proper noun
the Turkic language of the Kipchak people
kirkpatrick
klephtic
klephtic
adj
(historical) Relating to the klephts.
kleptic
kleptistic
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
klipdachs
klipdachs
noun
Alternative form of klipdas
knapsacking
knapsacking
verb
present participle of knapsack
kneecapping
kneecapping
noun
(gerund) The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
(gerund, figurative, by extension) An excessively and needlessly damaging attack or disparagement.
verb
present participle of kneecap
kneecappings
kneecappings
noun
plural of kneecapping
kneepiece
kneepiece
noun
(construction) An angular piece of timber strengthening a joint where two roof timbers meet.
The piece of armour that covers the knee.
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.
kryptic
kryptic
adj
Of or relating to krypsis.
krypticism
kryptocyanine
kryptocyanine
noun
Alternative form of cryptocyanine
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
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.
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
lampwick
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
lickpenny
lickpenny
adj
(obsolete) Expensive.
noun
(obsolete) Something that devours or absorbs lots of money; something expensive.
A miserly person.
lickspit
lickspit
noun
Synonym of lickspittle
lickspits
lickspits
noun
plural of lickspit
lickspittle
lickspittle
noun
(by extension) The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.
A fawning toady; a base sycophant.
verb
(transitive and intransitive) To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).
lickspittles
lickspittles
noun
plural of lickspittle
lickspittling
lickspittling
verb
present participle of lickspittle
lipstick
lipstick
noun
(countable) A stick of this makeup.
(countable, colloquial) A dog's penis.
(uncountable) Makeup for the lips.
verb
(transitive) To apply lipstick to; to paint with lipstick.
lipsticks
lipsticks
noun
plural of lipstick
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.
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
meatpackings
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
mispackaged
mispackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispackage
mispackages
mispackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispackage
mispackaging
mispackaging
verb
present participle of mispackage
mispacked
mispacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispack
mispick
mispick
noun
(business) The accidental substitution of an incorrect item in the fulfilment of an order.
(data processing) An incorrectly sampled data point.
(textiles) A defect in woven fabric in which a yarn across the warp is in the wrong place.
verb
(transitive) To pick incorrectly (any sense).
mispickel
mispickel
noun
The mineral arsenopyrite
mopstick
mopstick
noun
(music, historical) In an old pianoforte movement, a rod that raises the damper as the key is depressed.