(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.
kabirpanthi
kenophobia
kenophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of empty spaces.
keraunophobia
keraunophobia
Noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
kinetophobia
koniophobia
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
pinchback
pinchbeck
pinchbeck
adj
(not comparable) Made of pinchbeck.
Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive.
noun
An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry.
sabbathkeeping
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shipbroken
shipbroken
adj
Synonym of shipwrecked
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.