A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidaeand related to the herons.
hermokopid
homekeeper
homekeeper
noun
Synonym of housekeeper (“one who looks after domestic affairs in a house”)
hoopmaker
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hypermakroskelic
hypokeimenometry
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease
kiloampere
kiloampere
noun
One thousand amperes
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
kryptomere
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
mckeesport
meroplankton
meroplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton
meroplanktonic
meroplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to meroplankton
microplakite
milksoppery
milksoppery
noun
weak, timid, ineffectual behaviour
misprovoke
misprovoked
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
morepork
morepork
intj
The call of a morepork.
noun
(chiefly New Zealand) The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania.
A foolish person; also, a person who is wearisome.
A person who is lazy or slow; a slowcoach, a slowpoke.
morpunkee
musketproof
musketproof
adj
resistant to damage by muskets
overskeptticism
pembroke
pembroke
Proper noun
A town in Pembrokeshire, Wales
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.
pembrook
perikeiromene
perikiromene
perkiomenville
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.
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
pikemonger
pinkertonism
plowmaker
pockmarked
pockmarked
adj
having pockmarks
incomplete, lacking, having holes
pitted, or scarred with holes
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pockmark
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.
pointmaker
pointmaker
noun
(historical) A manufacturer of laces for fastening clothing.
poisonmaker
policymaker
policymaker
noun
One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
pomperkin
postmarked
postmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postmark
postmasterlike
potmaker
potmaker
noun
A manufacturer of pots.
pranksome
pranksome
adj
(dated, poetic) Characterised by pranks or pranking; mischievous; prone to pull pranks.
pranksomeness
pranksomeness
noun
The quality or state of being pranksome.
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
prokeimenon
prokeimenon
noun
(Christianity) In the liturgical practice of the Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite, a psalm or canticle refrain sung responsorially at certain points of the Divine Liturgy or the Divine Office, usually to introduce a scripture reading.
proskomide
puckermouth
roomkeeper
roomkeeper
noun
A person employed by a hotel or similar establishment to clean, maintain and restock the rooms.
ropemaker
ropemaker
noun
A maker of ropes.
ropemaking
ropemaking
noun
The manufacture of rope.
sempstrywork
shopkeeperism
shopkeeperism
noun
The characteristic attitudes and behaviours of a shopkeeper.
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.
slopmaker
smokejumper
smokejumper
noun
(US, Canada) A firefighter who parachutes into a remote area to combat wildfires and set up firebreaks.
smokeproof
smokeproof
adj
Resistant to smoke.
soapmaker
soapmaker
noun
A manufacturer of soap.
spidermonkey
spoonmaker
spoonmaker
noun
A manufacturer of spoons.
sportsmanlike
sportsmanlike
adj
Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner.