A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
apparatchik
apparatchik
noun
(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
arkadelphia
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backpacking
backpacking
noun
hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.
verb
present participle of backpack
backpointer
backspacing
backspacing
verb
present participle of backspace
backspierer
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
barkpeeling
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
beekeepings
berrypicker
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
bibliokelpt
biblioklept
biblioklept
noun
A person who steals books
blankenship
bookkeeping
bookkeeping
noun
(accounting) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.
(computing) General tasks for maintaining a system.
verb
present participle of bookkeep
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
bromopikrin
capeneddick
captaincook
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
chlorpikrin
chopsockies
chopsockies
noun
plural of chopsocky
cockneyship
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
crackpotism
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
downpatrick
dropkickers
dropkickers
noun
plural of dropkicker
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
epimanikion
epimanikion
noun
A cuff worn over the sticharion by clergy in the Greek Orthodox Church, corresponding to a maniple in other Catholic churches.
epiplankton
epiplankton
noun
Plankton normally living in the top hundred fathoms of a body of water (at a depth of about 180 metres or less).
episkeletal
episkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Above or outside the endoskeleton; epaxial.
evilspeaker
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
fitzpatrick
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
gainspeaker
gainspeaker
noun
(obsolete) A gainsayer; opponent.
gamekeeping
gamekeeping
noun
The keeping of game; the occupation of a gamekeeper.
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
gatekeeping
gatekeeping
verb
present participle and gerund of gatekeep
glykopectic
goalkeeping
goalkeeping
noun
The art of a goalkeeper.
verb
present participle of goalkeep
groupthinks
handpicking
handpicking
verb
present participle of handpick
harpoonlike
highpockets
hockingport
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
humperdinck
hyperlinked
hyperlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink
hypokalemia
hypokalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood (below the reference range).
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypokinemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
hypokinesis
hypokinesis
noun
(pathology) Diminished power of movement; hypomotility
hypokinetic
hypokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypokinesis
imparkation
jackanapish
jackanapish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jackanapes.
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others
kabirpanthi
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
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.
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
katamorphic
kataphrenia
kataplectic
kataplectic
adj
Alternative form of cataplectic
katipuneros
kephallenia
kerplunking
kerplunking
verb
present participle of kerplunk
keypunching
keypunching
verb
present participle of keypunch
kidnappings
kidnappings
noun
plural of kidnapping
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kilopascals
kilopascals
noun
plural of kilopascal
kindredship
kindredship
noun
The quality of being kindred.
kinescoping
kinescoping
verb
present participle of kinescope
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
kinesiatrics
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kinetophone
kinetophone
noun
(historical) A machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph synchronized so as to reproduce a scene and its accompanying sounds.
kinetoplast
kinetoplast
noun
(microbiology) A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
A kinetoplastid.
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.
kingdomship
kinoplasmic
kinoplasmic
adj
of or related to kinoplasm
kinsmanship
kinsmanship
noun
kinship
kirkpatrick
klappvisier
klappvisier
noun
(historical) A type of visor, found on medieval European (especially German) helmets, typically hinged at a single point in the middle of the brow of the helmet (rather than hinged on the sides of the skull).
kleptomania
kleptomania
noun
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
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
knifepoints
knifepoints
noun
plural of knifepoint
koniophobia
kornerupine
kornerupine
noun
(mineralogy) A rare boro-silicate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe²⁺)₄(Al,Fe³⁺)₆(SiO₄,BO₄)₅(O,OH)₂, some varieties of which are valued as gemstones.
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
leopardskin
leopardskin
noun
(uncountable, attributive) A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard.
Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing.
The skin or pelt of a leopard.
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
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukoplakia
leukoplakia
noun
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
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).
lightkeeper
lightkeeper
noun
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
lopatnikoff
lymphokines
lymphokines
noun
plural of lymphokine
marlinspike
marlinspike
noun
A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when knotting and splicing.
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
microphakia
microphakia
noun
Abnormal small size of the lens of the eye.
milksoppery
milksoppery
noun
weak, timid, ineffectual behaviour
milksopping
milksoppish
milksoppish
adj
weak; timid; ineffectual
mispackaged
mispackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispackage
mispackages
mispackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispackage
misprovoked
misspeaking
misspeaking
noun
(obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
The fact or instance of speaking falsely or unclearly.