A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
bolshevikism
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
checkerbloom
checkerbloom
noun
Any of the flowering plants in the genus Sidalcea.
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
chemokinesis
chemokinesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level
chemokinetic
chemokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or provoking chemokinesis
chickahominy
deutschemark
hammarskjold
hammerskjold
helmetmaking
hemikaryotic
hemiplankton
hemokoniosis
holidaymaker
holidaymaker
noun
(Britain) someone who is on holiday
homelikeness
homelikeness
noun
The quality of being homelike.
homeokinesis
homeokinesis
noun
The dynamic formation of equilibrium in a bodily function.
homeokinetic
homeokinetic
adj
Relating to homeokinesis.
Relating to homeokinetics.
homesickness
homesickness
noun
The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.
hucksterisms
hucksterisms
noun
plural of hucksterism
hyperkalemia
hyperkalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hypokaliemia
jackhammered
jackhammered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackhammer
karmadharaya
karmadharaya
noun
(Sanskrit grammar, lexicography) A form of tatpuruṣa in which the relation of the first member to the last is appositional, attributive, or adverbial, e.g. uluka-yatu (owl + demon) for a demon in the shape of an owl. Most typically this involves an adjective which modifies a following substantive.
karyochylema
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
katharometer
katharometer
noun
(sciences) A device used for analyzing gas mixtures by measuring their thermal conductivity.
khorramshahr
khorramshahr
Proper noun
A port city of Khuzestan province, located in southwestern Iran
kurchatovium
kurchatovium
noun
(physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
leathermaker
leathermaker
noun
A manufacturer of leather.
locksmithery
locksmithery
Noun
The work of a locksmith.
locksmithing
locksmithing
noun
The science and art of making and defeating locks.
machtpolitik
machtpolitik
noun
(politics) Power politics.
mackintoshed
mackintoshed
adj
Wearing a mackintosh.
mackintoshes
mackintoshes
noun
plural of mackintosh
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
matchmakings
matchmakings
noun
plural of matchmaking
matchmarking
merchantlike
merchantlike
adj
Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
monkeyshines
monkeyshines
noun
plural of monkeyshine
motherfucker
motherfucker
intj
(vulgar) A semi-voluntary vocalization in place of a gasp.
(vulgar) Expressing dismay or discontent.
(vulgar) Synonym of ouch.
(vulgar) Synonym of wow.
noun
(vulgar) A good very close friend or relative.
(vulgar) An extremely intense experience, often but not always negative.
(vulgar) Any person, often but not always with the connotation that the person is disliked or is threatening.
(vulgar, literally) One who engages in incest with their mother.
(vulgar, literally) One who engages in sex with a mother, not necessarily one's own.
(vulgar, offensive) An extremely contemptible or mean person.
(with as or like, forming a compound unit adverbial intensifier) To an extreme degree.
mushroomlike
mushroomlike
adj
Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom
nackenheimer
phrasemakers
phrasemakers
noun
plural of phrasemaker
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
poikilotherm
poikilotherm
adj
cold-blooded
noun
A cold-blooded animal
sambhogakaya
sambhogakaya
noun
(Buddhism) The second aspect of the Trikaya: a subtle body of limitless form.
schmalkaldic
schomburgkia
scrimshanker
scrimshanker
noun
(UK, military, slang) A shirker; one who scrimshanks.
shikimotoxin
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.
skrimshander
skrimshander
noun
Alternative form of scrimshander
speechmaking
speechmaking
noun
The delivery of speeches
stakhanovism
stakhanovism
Noun
A system instituted in communist countries to encourage increased productivity
starchmaking
thimblemaker
threadmaking
throckmorton
thumbtacking
thumbtacking
verb
present participle of thumbtack
toughkenamon
trackmanship
trackmanship
noun
The role or work of a trackman.
turkophilism
uncheckmated
unskirmished
watchmakings
wealthmaking
wealthmaking
noun
The production of wealth.
weathermaker
weathermaker
noun
One who attempts to influence the weather by magic; one who performs a weathermaking ritual.