Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.
doublespeaks
ducklingship
gumpoldskirchner
housekeeperlike
housekeeperly
housekeeperly
adj
Befitting a housekeeper.
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
keraphyllous
knapscull
kulpsville
larkspur
larkspur
noun
Any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida.
larkspurs
larkspurs
noun
plural of larkspur
leptokurtosis
leptokurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
leukopedesis
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukophoresis
leukophoresis
noun
Leukapheresis.
leukoplakias
leukoplakias
noun
plural of leukoplakia
leukopoieses
leukopoiesis
leukopoiesis
noun
A form of hematopoiesis in which white blood cells are formed in bone marrow located in bones in adults and hematopoietic organs in the fetus
linkups
linkups
noun
plural of linkup
lockups
lockups
noun
plural of lockup
lookups
lookups
noun
plural of lookup
loudspeak
loudspeaker
loudspeaker
noun
An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones.
loudspeakers
loudspeakers
noun
plural of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
loudspeaking
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
outpoliticks
outpoliticks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpolitick
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
outspokenly
outspokenly
adv
In an outspoken manner.
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
penuckles
perukeless
pervouralsk
phitsanulok
pilsudski
platykurtosis
platykurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
pluckedness
pluckedness
noun
The quality of being plucked (in various senses).
pluckers
pluckers
noun
plural of plucker
pluckiest
pluckiest
adj
superlative form of plucky: most plucky
pluckiness
pluckiness
noun
The characteristic of being plucky.
pluckinesses
pluckless
pluckless
adj
Without pluck; timid; faint-hearted.
plucklessly
plucklessness
plucklessness
noun
(rare) Absence of pluck or courage; timidity.
plucks
plucks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pluck
plunkers
plunkers
noun
plural of plunker
plunks
plunks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plunk
plushlike
plushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of plush.
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketsful
polytokous
potlucks
potlucks
noun
plural of potluck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of potluck
prankfulness
prankfulness
noun
The quality of being prankful.
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
proklausis
pseudankylosis
pseudoalkaloid
pseudoalkaloid
noun
Any alkaloid-like compound that does not originate from amino acids.
pseudoankylosis
pseudoleukemia
pseudoleukemic
pseudoskeletal
pseudoskeleton
puckishly
puckishly
adv
mischievously; playfully
pulaski
pulaski
noun
A double-ended fire-fighting tool, usually long-handled, and having an ax-blade on one side and a mattock-blade on the other.
pulaskite
pulaskite
noun
(mineralogy) A massive course-grained rock composed chiefly of feldspar with some other minerals such as hornblende and biotite.
pullbacks
pullbacks
noun
plural of pullback
pulselike
pulselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pulse.
pumpernickels
pumpernickels
noun
plural of pumpernickel
purposelike
purposelike
adj
(Scotland) purposeful
purselike
purselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a purse.
puslike
puslike
adj
Resembling pus.
pusslike
pustulelike
pustulelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pustule.
rumpelstiltskin
rumpelstiltskin
Proper noun
A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.
sapskull
sapskull
noun
A stupid person; a saphead.
scheltopusik
scheltopusik
noun
Alternative form of sheltopusik
skaalpund
skalpund
skepful
skepful
noun
Enough to fill a skep; a basketful.
skepfuls
skepfuls
noun
plural of skepful
skrupul
skullcap
skullcap
noun
(anatomy) The calvaria, the top part of the skull, covering the cranial cavity containing the brain.
(botany) Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.
(historical) A torture device for compressing the skull.
A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.
A yarmulke-like hat worn as an element of ghetto fashion.
skullcaps
skullcaps
noun
plural of skullcap
skulp
slumpwork
souplike
souplike
adj
Resembling soup; soupy.
sparkplug
sparkplug
noun
Alternative form of spark plug
verb
(transitive) To serve as the driving force behind (a new endeavour).
sparkplugged
sparkplugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sparkplug
sparkplugging
sparkplugging
verb
present participle of sparkplug
spelunk
spelunk
noun
(obsolete) A cave, cavern or grotto.
verb
To explore a system in depth.
To explore caves.
spelunked
spelunked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spelunk
spelunker
spelunker
noun
(Canada, US) One who explores caves; one who spelunks.
(derogatory) An amateur or inadequately prepared caver.
spelunkers
spelunkers
noun
plural of spelunker
spelunking
spelunking
noun
The practice or hobby of exploring underground caverns.
verb
present participle of spelunk
spelunkings
spelunkings
noun
plural of spelunking
spelunks
spelunks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spelunk
splacknuck
spondulicks
spondulicks
noun
(slang, UK) Money.
spoutlike
spoutlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a spout.
spunkily
spunkily
adv
in a spunky manner
spunkless
spunkless
adj
(slang) Without semen.
Without spirit or courage.
spunklessly
spunklessness
spurlike
spurlike
adj
Resembling a spur.
spurlock
spurlockville
stirruplike
stirruplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a stirrup.
strumpetlike
strumpetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a strumpet.
stumplike
stumplike
adj
Resembling a stump.
subclerkship
subclerkship
noun
The state or business of a subclerk.
sulphurlike
sulphurlike
adj
Alternative spelling of sulfurlike
superacknowledgment
superalkaline
superalkaline
adj
Highly alkaline.
superalkalinity
superalkalinity
noun
The property of being superalkaline.
superblock
superblock
noun
(architecture, urban planning) A very large block of buildings.
(computing) A segment of metadata describing the file system on a block device.
superblocks
superblocks
noun
plural of superblock
superflacks
superflacks
noun
plural of superflack
superknowledge
superknowledge
noun
superhuman or supernatural knowledge
superlikelihood
superlucky
superlucky
adj
Extremely lucky.
superslick
superslick
adj
(informal) Very slick.
superthankful
superthankfully
superthankfulness
supplejack
supplejack
noun
A cane made from such a plant used as a walking stick or as a whip.
A child's toy in the form of a man with jointed limbs controlled by a string; a jumping jack.
Any of several vines belonging to the genus Ripogonum, native to New Zealand.
Any of various North American vines that have supple stems.