(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
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
cashkeeper
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkstrap
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophasic
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disworkmanship
dneprodzerzhinsk
dressmakership
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
groupthinks
gumpoldskirchner
heirskip
hoopskirt
hoopskirt
noun
Alternative spelling of hoop skirt
horsekeeper
horsekeeper
noun
A person who looks after horses, for example in a coal mine.
horsekeeping
housekeeper
housekeeper
noun
(colloquial, now rare) Someone who keeps to their house; someone who rarely ventures away from home; an unadventurous person, a homebody.
(now rare) Someone who owns a house as a place of residence; a householder.
Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc.
Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household.
housekeeperlike
housekeeperly
housekeeperly
adj
Befitting a housekeeper.
housekeepers
housekeepers
noun
plural of housekeeper
hyperanakinesia
hyperanakinesis
hyperbrachyskelic
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperkeratoses
hyperkeratoses
noun
plural of hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
noun
(pathology) Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions.
hyperkineses
hyperkineses
noun
plural of hyperkinesis
hyperkinesia
hyperkinesia
noun
hyperkinesis
hyperkinesis
hyperkinesis
noun
(pathology) A condition especially of childhood characterized by hyperactivity.
(pathology) Abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements.
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypermakroskelic
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
hypokoristikon
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
kaisership
kaisership
noun
The role or status of a kaiser.
kanephoros
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
keepership
keepership
noun
The position of a keeper; guardianship, ownership.
keraphyllous
keypunchers
keypunchers
noun
plural of keypuncher
kindredship
kindredship
noun
The quality of being kindred.
kinesitherapy
kinesitherapy
Noun
kinesiatrics
kornephorus
kriophoros
kriophoros
noun
Synonym of criophore
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(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.
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
packhorse
packhorse
noun
A horse used as a pack animal.
packhorses
packhorses
noun
plural of packhorse
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
pankhurst
parkish
parkish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a park.
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
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.
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.
pharyngokeratosis
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.
physicker
physicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A physician; a doctor.
pikeperches
pikeperches
noun
plural of pikeperch
piroshki
piroshki
noun
Alternative spelling of pirozhki
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
planksheer
poikilothermism
poikilothermism
noun
poikilothermy
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.
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.
postworkshop
postworkshop
adj
After a workshop (educational course or conference).
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.
prechecks
prechecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of precheck
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
psychoquackeries
puckerbush
quakership
reaphooks
reaphooks
noun
plural of reaphook
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