(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.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
chipmuck
chipmuck
noun
Archaic form of chipmunk.
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
disworkmanship
dressmakership
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
gumpoldskirchner
hemiplankton
hemplike
hemplike
adj
Resembling hemp or some aspect of it.
hermokopid
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)
hopkinsianism
humperdinck
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.
hyperkaliemia
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hypermakroskelic
hypokalemia
hypokalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood (below the reference range).
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypokaliemia
hypokeimenometry
hypokinemia
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
katamorphic
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
kingdomship
kinsmanship
kinsmanship
noun
kinship
klephtism
klephtism
noun
(historical) The theft and banditry characteristic of the anti-Ottoman insurgency when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
lymphokines
lymphokines
noun
plural of lymphokine
machtpolitik
machtpolitik
noun
(politics) Power politics.
makership
makership
noun
The role or status of a maker.
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
marksmanships
marksmanships
noun
plural of marksmanship
microphakia
microphakia
noun
Abnormal small size of the lens of the eye.
milkshop
milksoppish
milksoppish
adj
weak; timid; ineffectual
milksoppishness
monkship
monkship
noun
The position or role of a monk.
nymphlike
nymphlike
adj
Resembling a nymph.
omphaloskepsis
omphaloskepsis
noun
(figuratively) Ratiocination to the point of self-absorption.
Contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing.
packmanship
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
peckhamite
pembrokeshire
pembrokeshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.
A local government principal area, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
pharmacokinetic
pharmacokinetic
adj
(pharmacology) Of or relating to pharmacokinetics.
pharmacokinetics
pharmacokinetics
noun
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
pharmakoi
pharmakoi
noun
plural of pharmakos
phenakism
phenakism
noun
(dated) deception; trickery.
phokomelia
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
picksmith
pinkham
poikilocythemia
poikilotherm
poikilotherm
adj
cold-blooded
noun
A cold-blooded animal
poikilothermal
poikilothermal
adj
poikilothermic
poikilothermic
poikilothermic
adj
(of an animal) Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
poikilothermism
poikilothermism
noun
poikilothermy
poikilothermy
poikilothermy
noun
(biology) The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.
pomeshchik
pumpkinish
shakespeareanism
shakespeareanism
Noun
The devotion to or the teaching of the works and terminology of William Shakespeare.
A term coined by Shakespeare, or otherwise derived from his works.
Shakespeare's works collectively.
shakespearianism
shaksperianism
shopkeeperism
shopkeeperism
noun
The characteristic attitudes and behaviours of a shopkeeper.
shrimplike
shrimplike
adj
Resembling a shrimp.
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.
speechmaking
speechmaking
noun
The delivery of speeches
spokesmanship
spokesmanship
noun
The position of being a spokesman.
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
sticksmanship
sticksmanship
noun
(informal) The art or skill of a drummer in popular music.
taskmastership
taskmastership
noun
The role or status of taskmaster.
telekinematography
timekeepership
trackmanship
trackmanship
noun
The role or work of a trackman.
turkophilism
unnymphlike
unnymphlike
adj
Not nymphlike.
visakhapatnam
visakhapatnam
Proper noun
A large city and district in India, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
whipmaker
whipmaker
noun
A manufacturer of whips.
whipmaking
whipmaking
noun
The manufacture of whips.
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.