Any of a number of North American fish in the sucker genus Moxostoma
jumprocks
jumprocks
noun
plural of jumprock
kamarupa
kamarupic
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
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.
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
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
mauckport
moorpunky
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
picturemaker
picturemaking
plumemaker
plumrock
puckermouth
pugmark
pugmark
noun
The print or track of an animal.
pugmarks
pugmarks
noun
plural of pugmark
pumpernickel
pumpernickel
noun
A German sourdough bread made from rye.
pumpernickels
pumpernickels
noun
plural of pumpernickel
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.
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.
slumpwork
smokejumper
smokejumper
noun
(US, Canada) A firefighter who parachutes into a remote area to combat wildfires and set up firebreaks.
spurmaker
strumpetlike
strumpetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a strumpet.
stumpknocker
stumpsucker
superacknowledgment
supermarket
supermarket
noun
(figurative) A one-stop shop; a place offering a range of products or services.
A chain of such stores.
A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.