(archaic) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.
A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning.
keraunographic
keraunographic
adj
Of or pertaining to keraunography.
keraunography
keraunography
noun
(archaic) The study of keraunographs (figures or pictures impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere).
keraunophobia
keraunophobia
Noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
keraunophone
keraunophone
noun
(historical) A radio-based device that generates sound corresponding to distant lightning flashes.
keraunophonic
keraunoscopia
keraunoscopy
kerplunk
kerplunk
noun
A thudding or thunking sound.
verb
To make a thudding or thunking sound.
kerplunking
kerplunking
verb
present participle of kerplunk
ketchup
ketchup
noun
(countable, now rare) Such a sauce more generally (not necessarily based on tomatoes, but with mushrooms, fish, etc.). This is the older meaning.
(uncountable, chiefly US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup.. A tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners.
verb
(transitive) To cover with ketchup.
ketchups
ketchups
noun
plural of ketchup
ketupa
keup
keuper
keypunch
keypunch
noun
(computing) A mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in combination, to punch holes in punched cards or paper tape that correspond to particular characters.
(computing) An electric machine with a keyboard that has the same function.
verb
To use such a device or machine
keypunched
keypunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keypunch
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
keypunchers
keypunchers
noun
plural of keypuncher
keypunches
keypunches
noun
plural of keypunch
keypunching
keypunching
verb
present participle of keypunch
kiangpu
kickup
kickup
noun
(Caribbean) The waterthrush.
(countable) A controlled kick that sends a ball upwards.
(countable, dated) A disturbance.
(uncountable) Material thrown upward by the wheels of a moving vehicle.
kickups
kickups
noun
plural of kickup
kiepura
kilopound
kilopound
noun
(US, engineering, architecture) A non-SI unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force.
kingcup
kingcup
noun
(Britain, dialectal) Any of various species of buttercup, or the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris.
kingcups
kingcups
noun
plural of kingcup
kinipetu
kipnuk
kippur
kipuka
kipuka
noun
(geology) A zone of unharmed land completely surrounded by lava flows.
klump
knapscull
knockup
knockup
noun
Alternative form of knock-up
koitapu
kokopu
kokopu
noun
Any of various fish of the genus Galaxias, endemic to New Zealand.
kolhapur
kolhapur
Proper noun
A city in Maharashtra province, western India.
kopagmiut
kornephorus
kornerupine
kornerupine
noun
(mineralogy) A rare boro-silicate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe²⁺)₄(Al,Fe³⁺)₆(SiO₄,BO₄)₅(O,OH)₂, some varieties of which are valued as gemstones.
kornskeppur
kouprey
kouprey
noun
A wild, forest-dwelling ox, Bos sauveli, from Vietnam and surrounding countries
koupreys
koupreys
noun
plural of kouprey
kouproh
kouproh
noun
Alternative form of kouprey
kpuesi
krugersdorp
krupp
krupskaya
kualapuu
kukupa
kukupa
noun
(New Zealand) The New Zealand pigeon.
kulanapan
kulpmont
kulpsville
kulturkampf
kulturkampf
noun
(historical) A conflict between secular and religious authorities, especially the struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government under Bismarck.
kuopio
kuopio
Proper noun
A city in eastern Finland.
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
kupfferite
kuphar
kupper
kuprin
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.
kuyp
kyprianou
larkspur
larkspur
noun
Any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida.
larkspurs
larkspurs
noun
plural of larkspur
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leptokurtosis
leptokurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leucoplakia
leucoplakia
noun
Alternative form of leukoplakia
leucoplakial
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
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.
leukopedesis
leukopenia
leukopenia
noun
(medicine) An abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood.
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
leukophoresis
leukophoresis
noun
Leukapheresis.
leukoplakia
leukoplakia
noun
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.
leukoplakias
leukoplakias
noun
plural of leukoplakia
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
leukopoieses
leukopoiesis
leukopoiesis
noun
A form of hematopoiesis in which white blood cells are formed in bone marrow located in bones in adults and hematopoietic organs in the fetus
leukopoietic
leukopoietic
adj
Relating to leukopoiesis
linkup
linkup
noun
(climbing) enchainment
A connection.
The act of connecting.
linkups
linkups
noun
plural of linkup
lockup
lockup
noun
(UK, chiefly) A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage.
(computing) A condition where a system stops responding to inputs; a freeze.
(marketing, by extension) A fixed layout involving one or more logos and possibly related text.
(mechanical engineering) A condition in which one or more of a vehicle's wheels suddenly cease to rotate due to the application of excessive brake torque, causing the affected wheel(s) to skid.
(printing, historical) A device for locking type into position for printing.
(slang) A jail cell, or a period of incarceration.
lockups
lockups
noun
plural of lockup
lookup
lookup
noun
An attempt to retrieve data.
The process of locating a term in a reference work.
verb
Misspelling of look up.
lookups
lookups
noun
plural of lookup
loudspeak
loudspeaker
loudspeaker
noun
An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones.
loudspeakers
loudspeakers
noun
plural of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
loudspeaking
lumpkin
lumpkin
noun
A clumsy, heavy, stupid, silly or blundering person.
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
makeup
makeup
noun
(countable, uncountable) An item's composition.
(countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.
(education) A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.
(manufacturing) Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To put makeup on (someone or something).
makeups
makeups
noun
plural of makeup
markup
markup
noun
(US politics) The process by which proposed legislation is debated and amended.
(computing) The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed.
An increase in price.
The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up his buy-in price when determining his selling price.
markups
markups
noun
plural of markup
mauckport
mockup
mockup
noun
Alternative spelling of mock-up.
mockups
mockups
noun
plural of mockup
moorpunky
morpunkee
mudpack
mudpack
noun
A paste of earth or clay, applied to the face for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes.
mudpacks
mudpacks
noun
plural of mudpack
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
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
musketproof
musketproof
adj
resistant to damage by muskets
muspike
muspikes
nikolainkaupunki
nipmuck
nipmucks
nonhousekeeping
nonhousekeeping
adj
Not of or relating to housekeeping.
nonmakeup
nunapitchuk
nursekeeper
nutpecker
nutpecker
noun
The nuthatch.
nutpick
nutpick
noun
(US) A sharp tool used for digging the edible portion out of a nut.
verb
(Internet) To cherry-pick poor representatives of a viewpoint (i.e., from Internet postings) in order to disparage it.
nutpicks
nutpicks
noun
plural of nutpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nutpick
okahumpka
okupukupu
okupukupu
noun
Alternative form of kupukupu
ouspensky
outkeep
outkeep
verb
(transitive) To keep or last, without spoiling, longer than.
outkeeper
outkeeper
noun
An attachment to a surveyor's compass for keeping tally in chaining.
outkeeping
outkeeping
verb
present participle of outkeep
outkeeps
outkeeps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outkeep
outkept
outkept
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outkeep
outpick
outpick
verb
(transitive) To surpass in picking; to pick better or faster than.
outpicket
outpicket
noun
A military picket or outpost.
outpocketing
outpocketing
noun
The growth of a surface so as to form a cavity (sac or pocket); the cavity so formed
outpolitick
outpolitick
verb
(transitive) To outdo in politics.
outpoliticks
outpoliticks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpolitick
outskip
outskip
verb
(transitive) To avoid by flight or fleeing; escape.
(transitive) To surpass in skipping; surpass in skipping stones.
outskipped
outskipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outskip
outskipping
outskipping
verb
present participle of outskip
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
outspeak
outspeak
verb
(intransitive, rare, dialectal) To speak out or aloud.
(transitive) To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than.
(transitive, rare, dialectal) To declare; utter; express; vocalise.
outspeaker
outspeaker
noun
One who speaks out.
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
outspeaks
outspeaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspeak
outspoke
outspoke
verb
simple past tense of outspeak
outspoken
outspoken
adj
Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.
verb
past participle of outspeak.
outspokenly
outspokenly
adv
In an outspoken manner.
outspokenness
outspokenness
noun
The quality of being outspoken.
outspokennesses
outspokennesses
noun
plural of outspokenness
packbuilder
packhouse
packhouse
noun
A building where fruit and vegetables are packed prior to distribution to shops.