(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
bromopikrin
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
crackpotism
disimpark
disimpark
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park.
disworkmanship
dressmakership
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
gumpoldskirchner
hermokopid
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
hypokeimenometry
impark
impark
verb
(transitive) To enclose or confine in, or as if in, a park.
(transitive) To enclose or fence in (land) to make a park.
imparkation
imparked
imparked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impark
imparking
imparking
verb
present participle of impark
imparks
imparks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impark
kamarupic
kamperite
kampmeier
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
kapellmeister
kapellmeister
noun
(music) A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
(music, historical) Person in charge of music at a noble court during the baroque and classical period.
kappellmeister
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
katamorphic
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kilampere
kiloampere
kiloampere
noun
One thousand amperes
kimper
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
krypticism
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
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
marlinespike
marlinespike
noun
Alternative spelling of marlinspike
marlinespikes
marlinespikes
noun
plural of marlinespike
marlingspike
marlinspike
marlinspike
noun
A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when knotting and splicing.
marlinspikes
marlinspikes
noun
plural of marlinspike
meroplanktonic
meroplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to meroplankton
microphakia
microphakia
noun
Abnormal small size of the lens of the eye.
microplakite
microplankton
microplankton
noun
microscopic zooplankton
micropoikilitic
milksoppery
milksoppery
noun
weak, timid, ineffectual behaviour
minipark
minipark
Noun
A small public park.
misprovoke
misprovoked
misprovoking
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
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
overskeptticism
palikarism
papermaking
papermaking
noun
The craft of making paper.
papermakings
papermakings
noun
plural of papermaking
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
parkinsonism
parkinsonism
noun
(neurology, pathology) A neurological syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability; a condition with the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, regardless of its cause.
patternmaking
patternmaking
noun
The creation of patterns for either sewing or casting.
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.
perakim
perikeiromene
perikiromene
perkinism
perkinism
Noun
A pseudoscientific treatment in which two pointed metal rods ("tractors") were waved over the body, supposed to cure inflammation, rheumatism, etc. by drawing off an electrical fluid.
perkiomenville
permiak
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
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
picturemaker
picturemaking
piecemaker
piemarker
pigmaker
pikemonger
pilgrimlike
pilgrimlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pilgrim.
pillmaker
pinkertonism
pinmaker
pinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of pins.
pitmaker
pitmark
pitmenpitmirk
pitmirk
pockmarking
pockmarking
verb
present participle of pockmark
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.
pointmaker
pointmaker
noun
(historical) A manufacturer of laces for fastening clothing.
poisonmaker
policymaker
policymaker
noun
One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
pomperkin
postmarking
postmarking
verb
present participle of postmark
postmasterlike
prayermaking
premaking
premaking
verb
present participle of premake
premankind
premarketing
premarketing
adj
Before the marketing of a product or service.
pricemaker
pricemaker
noun
(gambling) A person who determines the odds to be offered to bettors.
prickmadam
prickmadam
noun
(dated) Any of several species of stonecrop, formerly used as ingredients of vermifuge medicines.
prickmedainty
prickseam
pricktimber
printmake
printmaker
printmaker
noun
A person who makes prints of works of art, (particularly) a self-employed craftsman.
printmakers
printmakers
noun
plural of printmaker
printmaking
printmaking
noun
The field of art concerned, roughly, with the transfer of ink or paint from a plate or block or through a screen mesh to paper.
printmakings
prokeimenon
prokeimenon
noun
(Christianity) In the liturgical practice of the Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite, a psalm or canticle refrain sung responsorially at certain points of the Divine Liturgy or the Divine Office, usually to introduce a scripture reading.
proskomide
pumpernickel
pumpernickel
noun
A German sourdough bread made from rye.
pumpernickels
pumpernickels
noun
plural of pumpernickel
pyramidlike
pyramidlike
adj
Resembling a pyramid.
rampick
rampick
noun
Alternative form of rampike
rampike
rampike
noun
(dated, regional) A standing dead tree.
rampikes
rampikes
noun
plural of rampike
reimpark
ropemaking
ropemaking
noun
The manufacture of rope.
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.
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.