(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.
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
capmakers
capmakers
noun
plural of capmaker
champaks
champaks
noun
plural of champak
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
crackpotism
desmopyknosis
disimpark
disimpark
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park.
disworkmanship
dressmakership
dummkopfs
dummkopfs
noun
plural of dummkopf
gamekeepers
gamekeepers
noun
plural of gamekeeper
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
imparks
imparks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impark
jumprocks
jumprocks
noun
plural of jumprock
kamloops
kamloops
Proper noun
A city and a lake in British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the
kampliles
kampongs
kampongs
noun
plural of kampong
kampseen
kampsville
kapellmeister
kapellmeister
noun
(music) A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
(music, historical) Person in charge of music at a noble court during the baroque and classical period.
kappellmeister
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
karyoplasm
karyoplasm
noun
nucleoplasm
karyoplasma
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kempas
kempas
noun
A Malaysian tree Koompassia malaccensis; the hardwood of this tree
kempis
kemps
kemps
noun
plural of kemp
kempster
kempster
noun
Alternative form of kembster
kempts
kenipsim
kingdomship
kinoplasm
kinoplasm
noun
an active protoplasm used to make filaments and mobile structures.
kinoplasmic
kinoplasmic
adj
of or related to kinoplasm
kinsmanship
kinsmanship
noun
kinship
kiplingism
kiplingism
Noun
An attitude or turn of phrase characteristic of Rudyard Kipling.
klephtism
klephtism
noun
(historical) The theft and banditry characteristic of the anti-Ottoman insurgency when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
kleptomanias
kleptomanias
noun
plural of kleptomania
kleptomanist
kneippism
kneippism
Noun
The treatment of disease by forms of hydrotherapy, such as walking barefoot in the morning dew, baths, wet compresses, cold affusions, etc.
kromskop
kromskop
Noun
A device used for taking colour photographs of specimens in pathology.
krypticism
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.
limpkins
limpkins
noun
plural of limpkin
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
lymphokines
lymphokines
noun
plural of lymphokine
makership
makership
noun
The role or status of a maker.
makeups
makeups
noun
plural of makeup
mannoketoheptose
mapmakers
mapmakers
noun
plural of mapmaker
marakapas
marketplaces
marketplaces
noun
plural of marketplace
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
marksmanships
marksmanships
noun
plural of marksmanship
markups
markups
noun
plural of markup
marlinespike
marlinespike
noun
Alternative spelling of marlinspike
marlinespikes
marlinespikes
noun
plural of marlinespike
marlingspike
marlinspike
marlinspike
noun
A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when knotting and splicing.
marlinspikes
marlinspikes
noun
plural of marlinspike
mckeesport
meatpackings
mesopeak
mesoplankton
mesoplankton
noun
plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton
mesoplanktonic
mesoplanktonic
adj
Relating to mesoplankton.
milkshop
milksop
milksop
noun
(by extension, derogatory) An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.
A dish consisting of bread pieces in a bowl, sprinkled with sugar and covered in hot milk.
A piece of bread sopped in milk.
milksopism
milksoppery
milksoppery
noun
weak, timid, ineffectual behaviour
milksoppiness
milksopping
milksoppish
milksoppish
adj
weak; timid; ineffectual
milksoppishness
milksoppy
milksoppy
Adjective
weak; timid; ineffectual
milksops
milksops
noun
plural of milksop
miskeep
miskeep
verb
(transitive) To keep ill or wrongly.
miskeeping
miskeeping
verb
present participle of miskeep
miskeeps
miskeeps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miskeep
miskept
miskept
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miskeep
mispackaged
mispackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispackage
mispackages
mispackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispackage
mispackaging
mispackaging
verb
present participle of mispackage
mispacked
mispacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispack
mispick
mispick
noun
(business) The accidental substitution of an incorrect item in the fulfilment of an order.
(data processing) An incorrectly sampled data point.
(textiles) A defect in woven fabric in which a yarn across the warp is in the wrong place.
verb
(transitive) To pick incorrectly (any sense).
mispickel
mispickel
noun
The mineral arsenopyrite
misprovoke
misprovoked
misprovoking
misspeak
misspeak
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To speak insultingly or disrespectfully.
(transitive, intransitive, chiefly US) To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly.
misspeaking
misspeaking
noun
(obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
The fact or instance of speaking falsely or unclearly.
misspeaks
misspeaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misspeak
misspoke
misspoke
verb
simple past tense of misspeak
misspoken
misspoken
verb
past participle of misspeak
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
mockups
mockups
noun
plural of mockup
monkship
monkship
noun
The position or role of a monk.
mopokes
mopokes
noun
plural of mopoke
mopstick
mopstick
noun
(music, historical) In an old pianoforte movement, a rod that raises the damper as the key is depressed.
The long handle of a mop.
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
musketproof
musketproof
adj
resistant to damage by muskets
muspike
muspikes
nipmucks
omphaloskepsis
omphaloskepsis
noun
(figuratively) Ratiocination to the point of self-absorption.
Contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing.
overskeptticism
pacemakers
pacemakers
noun
plural of pacemaker
pacemakings
packmanship
palikarism
papermakers
papermakers
noun
plural of papermaker
papermakings
papermakings
noun
plural of papermaking
parkinsonism
parkinsonism
noun
(neurology, pathology) A neurological syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability; a condition with the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, regardless of its cause.
passadumkeag
peacemakers
peacemakers
noun
plural of peacemaker
peacemakings
peacemakings
noun
plural of peacemaking
peacockism
pecksniffianism
pecksniffism
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.
perkinism
perkinism
Noun
A pseudoscientific treatment in which two pointed metal rods ("tractors") were waved over the body, supposed to cure inflammation, rheumatism, etc. by drawing off an electrical fluid.
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.