(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
leukophoresis
leukophoresis
noun
Leukapheresis.
lightkeeper
lightkeeper
noun
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
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.
nyckelharpa
nyckelharpa
noun
(music) A string instrument (chordophone) with a long body and a boat-shaped soundbox, with keys attached to tangents that act like frets when the keys are depressed, and most commonly featuring chromatic and sympathetic strings in modern instruments, originating in the traditional music of Sweden.
packhorse
packhorse
noun
A horse used as a pack animal.
packhorses
packhorses
noun
plural of packhorse
packthread
packthread
noun
(archaic) A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels.
packthreaded
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
pankhurst
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
parkhall
parkish
parkish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a park.
patchwork
patchwork
noun
(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
(figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
verb
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
pathbreaker
pathbreaker
noun
A person who carries out pathbreaking work.
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
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.
peppershrike
peppershrike
noun
Any vireo of the genus Cyclarhis, of Central and South America.
perkish
perkish
adj
Synonym of perky (“lively”)
perukiership
peshkar
peshkar
noun
(India) A deputy minister.
petrouchka
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
pharmakos
pharmakos
noun
(historical) In Ancient Greek religion, the ritualistic sacrifice or exile of a human scapegoat.
pharyngokeratosis
phenylketonuria
phenylketonuria
noun
(medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
pherkad
philbrook
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
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.
phulkari
phulkari
noun
(countable) A cloth or garment embroidered in this style.
(uncountable) A style of Punjabi embroidery characterized by patterns of flowers.
physicker
physicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A physician; a doctor.
pikeperch
pikeperch
noun
Alternative form of pike-perch
pikeperches
pikeperches
noun
plural of pikeperch
piroshki
piroshki
noun
Alternative spelling of pirozhki
pirozhki
pirozhki
noun
A single such pastry.
Small pastries filled with finely chopped meat, vegetables or fruit baked or fried, from eastern European cuisine, or a serving of these.
pirozhok
pirozhok
noun
singular of pirozhki - Russian пирожки́ (pirožkí)
pitcherlike
pitcherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pitcher.
pitchfork
pitchfork
noun
(casual, loosely) Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered ignorant by experienced farmers).
(rare) A tuning fork.
A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader.
An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).
verb
(transitive) To toss or carry with a pitchfork.
(transitive, figurative) To throw suddenly.
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
pitchforking
pitchforking
noun
The act of pricking with a pitchfork
verb
present participle of pitchfork
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
pithwork
planksheer
pohickory
pohickory
noun
A kind of hickory nut milk prepared by Native Americans in New England and used as a beverage.
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.
pokerish
pokerish
adj
(US, archaic, colloquial) unsafe, dangerous
(archaic, colloquial) nervous, uneasy
Stiff, like a poker.
pokerishly
pokerishly
adv
In a pokerish manner.
pokerishness
pokerishness
noun
Quality of being pokerish.
porchlike
porchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a porch.
porkchop
porkchop
noun
(chiefly attributive) Alternative form of pork chop
porkfish
porkfish
noun
Any grunt (fish) of the species Anisotremus virginicus.
porkfishes
porkish
porkish
adj
(US, politics, informal) Relating to pork barrel funding.
(colloquial) Plump.
(informal) Selfish.
porokaiwhiria
porokaiwhiria
noun
(New Zealand) pigeonwood
porthook
postworkshop
postworkshop
adj
After a workshop (educational course or conference).
pothookery
pracharak
pracharak
noun
(India) A missionary or recruiter belonging to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, an Indian nationalist paramilitary volunteer organization.
prajadhipok
prakash
prakash
Proper noun
name. It is a common name mostly among Hindus, with some usage among Jains, Sikhs and recently Indic Christians. The name is encountered in variant forms in the Indian Union, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and other countries where Indic races (i.e., people of East Indian origin) live.
prankish
prankish
adj
Given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous.
prankishly
prankishly
adv
In a prankish way.
prankishness
prankishness
noun
Prankish behaviour; mischief.
precheck
precheck
verb
To check in advance.
prechecked
prechecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of precheck
prechecking
prechecking
verb
present participle of precheck
prechecks
prechecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of precheck
preearthquake
preshrink
preshrink
verb
(transitive, of clothing) To shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit.
preshrinkage
preshrinked
preshrinking
preshrinking
verb
present participle of preshrink
preshrinks
preshrinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preshrink
preshrunk
preshrunk
verb
past participle of preshrink
preshrunken
prickish
prickish
adj
(informal, vulgar) having the characteristics of a prick; being unpleasant, rude or annoying.
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.
prickshot
prophetlike
prophetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prophet.
psychoquackeries
puckerbush
puckermouth
quakership
reaphook
reaphooks
reaphooks
noun
plural of reaphook
rheoplankton
rockhampton
rockhampton
Proper noun
A village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Proper noun
A regional city of Queensland, Australia.
rockhoppers
rockhoppers
noun
plural of rockhopper
sabbathkeeper
schaapsteker
schaapsteker
noun
Alternative form of skaapsteker
schipperke
schipperke
noun
(zoology) A small breed of dog developed in Belgium, sometimes used as a watchdog on boats.
schipperkes
schipperkes
noun
plural of schipperke
schoolkeeper
schwarzkopf
seraphlike
seraphlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a seraph.
serpukhov
shakeproof
shakeproof
adj
(engineering) Of a washer: resistant to being loosened by vibration.
shakespeare
shakespeare
Proper noun
William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries
His works or media adaptations of his works.
Noun
Eloquent language, especially English; poetry.
A playwright of the standing of William Shakespeare
shakespearean
shakespearean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived.
Derivative of Shakespeare's works or authorship.
Composed of Shakespearean sonnets.
Noun
A scholar of the works of Shakespeare.
A person trained to act in Shakespeare's plays.
shakespeareana
shakespeareana
Noun
items related to William Shakespeare, especially collectibles.
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.
shakespeareanly
shakespeareans
shakespearian
shakespearianism
shakespearize
shakespearolater
shakespearolatry
shakspere
shaksperean
shaksperian
shaksperianism
sharkship
sheepcrook
sheepkeeper
sheepwalker
shepherdlike
shepherdlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shepherd.
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shipbroken
shipbroken
adj
Synonym of shipwrecked
shipkeeper
shipwork
shipwork
noun
The work of building and repairing ships.
shipwreck
shipwreck
noun
(countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
(figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
verb
To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shipwrecks
shipwrecks
noun
plural of shipwreck
shipwrecky
shipwrecky
adj
(figurative) Weak, feeble; shaky.
Characteristic of a shipwreck.
shkupetar
shockproof
shockproof
adj
Made sturdily enough to withstand knocks and shocks without being damaged.
Protected from imparting electric shocks.
verb
(transitive) To protect from imparting electric shocks.
shopbreaker
shopbreaker
noun
One who breaks into a shop with unlawful intent.
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
shopkeeper
shopkeeper
noun
A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.
shopkeeperess
shopkeeperess
noun
(dated) female equivalent of shopkeeper
shopkeeperish
shopkeeperish
adj
Characteristic of a shopkeeper.
shopkeeperism
shopkeeperism
noun
The characteristic attitudes and behaviours of a shopkeeper.