(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.
chalkography
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
changepocket
chaunoprockt
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
elephantlike
elephantlike
adj
(figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good
Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
hemiplankton
holoplankton
holoplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton
hopkinsonian
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.
hyperkinesia
hyperkinesia
noun
hyperkinesis
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
hypoalkaline
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hypokaliemia
hypoplankton
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
kaleidophone
kaleidophone
noun
(obsolete, physics) A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate, that produces optical figures that correspond to the mode of vibration of the rod or plate
kaliophilite
kaliophilite
noun
a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO₄, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Italy
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
kataphoretic
kataphoretic
adj
Alternative form of cataphoretic
keraphyllous
keraulophone
keraunograph
keraunograph
noun
(archaic) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.
A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning.
keraunophone
keraunophone
noun
(historical) A radio-based device that generates sound corresponding to distant lightning flashes.
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
kinetophobia
kleptophobia
kleptophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of theft.
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
machtpolitik
machtpolitik
noun
(politics) Power politics.
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
packinghouse
packinghouse
noun
A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
packthreaded
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
peacockishly
peacockishly
adv
In a peacockish manner.
phrasemakers
phrasemakers
noun
plural of phrasemaker
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
prankishness
prankishness
noun
Prankish behaviour; mischief.
preshrinkage
rheoplankton
schaapsteker
schaapsteker
noun
Alternative form of skaapsteker
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
skiagraphing
skiagraphing
verb
present participle of skiagraph
sparkishness
sparkishness
noun
The quality of being sparkish.
speakerphone
speakerphone
noun
A loudspeaker on a telephone that broadcasts the sound, to use handsfree.
A telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker separate from those in the handset.
speakerships
speakerships
noun
plural of speakership
speechmaking
speechmaking
noun
The delivery of speeches
spindleshank
tappahannock
tappahannock
Proper noun
a town in Virginia, USA, which is the county seat of