(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.
champaks
champaks
noun
plural of champak
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
disworkmanship
dressmakership
gumpoldskirchner
hopkinsianism
humpbacks
humpbacks
noun
plural of humpback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humpback
huskamp
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hypermakroskelic
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
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.
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
makership
makership
noun
The role or status of a maker.
mannoketoheptose
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
marksmanships
marksmanships
noun
plural of marksmanship
milkshop
milksoppish
milksoppish
adj
weak; timid; ineffectual
milksoppishness
monkship
monkship
noun
The position or role of a monk.
omphaloskepsis
omphaloskepsis
noun
(figuratively) Ratiocination to the point of self-absorption.
Contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing.
packmanship
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.
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.
pharmakos
pharmakos
noun
(historical) In Ancient Greek religion, the ritualistic sacrifice or exile of a human scapegoat.
phenakism
phenakism
noun
(dated) deception; trickery.
phrasemake
phrasemaker
phrasemaker
noun
A crafter of phrases; one who pens bombast or rhetoric.
phrasemakers
phrasemakers
noun
plural of phrasemaker
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
picksmith
poikilothermism
poikilothermism
noun
poikilothermy
pomeshchik
psychokyme
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.
shopmark
shopmark
noun
A logo indicating the workshop from which a product originated.
shrimplike
shrimplike
adj
Resembling a shrimp.
skeuomorph
skeuomorph
noun
A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary.
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.
speechmaker
speechmaker
noun
One who makes a speech.
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.
timekeepership
trackmanship
trackmanship
noun
The role or work of a trackman.
turkophilism
visakhapatnam
visakhapatnam
Proper noun
A large city and district in India, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.