A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
blackdamp
blackdamp
noun
Choke damp.
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(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
camelkeeper
capmaker
capmaker
noun
A person or company that manufactures caps (the headgear).
capmakers
capmakers
noun
plural of capmaker
capmaking
capmaking
noun
The manufacture of caps (the headgear).
carpetmaker
carpetmaker
noun
One who manufactures carpets.
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
champak
champak
noun
Alternative form of champac (Magnolia champaca)
champaka
champaks
champaks
noun
plural of champak
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
chempaduk
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chumpaka
crackhemp
crackpotism
cupmaker
cupmaker
noun
someone who makes cups
cupmaking
cupmaking
noun
The manufacture of cups.
disimpark
disimpark
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park.
disworkmanship
dressmakership
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
empacket
empacket
verb
(transitive, archaic, Scotland) To pack up.
empark
empark
verb
Obsolete form of impark.
epimanikia
epimanikia
noun
plural of epimanikion
epimanikion
epimanikion
noun
A cuff worn over the sticharion by clergy in the Greek Orthodox Church, corresponding to a maniple in other Catholic churches.
gamekeeper
gamekeeper
noun
A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects. Often shortened to keeper.
gamekeepers
gamekeepers
noun
plural of gamekeeper
gamekeeping
gamekeeping
noun
The keeping of game; the occupation of a gamekeeper.
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
hammerkop
hammerkop
noun
A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidaeand related to the herons.
hemiplankton
hoopmaker
hopkinsianism
humpback
humpback
noun
(by extension) A hump or protuberance on the shoulders or back of an animal.
(derogatory, now offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.
(figurative) A rounded topographical feature, such as a mountain or hill.
A humpback salmon.
A humpback whale.
A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
verb
To hunt humpback whales.
humpbacked
humpbacked
adj
Being a humpback bridge.
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humpback
humpbacks
humpbacks
noun
plural of humpback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humpback
humuhumunukunukuapuaa
humuhumunukunukuapuaa
noun
Either of two species, Rhinecanthus aculeatus and Rhinecanthus rectangulus, of triggerfishes native to the reefs of Hawaii.
huskamp
hyperkalemia
hyperkalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hyperkaliemia
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hypermakroskelic
hypermarket
hypermarket
noun
A combination of department store and supermarket.
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
hypokalemia
hypokalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood (below the reference range).
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypokaliemia
hypokinemia
impack
impackment
impark
impark
verb
(transitive) To enclose or confine in, or as if in, a park.
(transitive) To enclose or fence in (land) to make a park.
imparkation
imparked
imparked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impark
imparking
imparking
verb
present participle of impark
imparks
imparks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impark
jampacked
jampacked
adj
Alternative spelling of jam-packed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jampack
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease
kalumpang
kalumpit
kamarupa
kamarupic
kamloops
kamloops
Proper noun
A city and a lake in British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the
kamp
kamp
adj
(Australia, of males) homosexual
(New Zealand, historical) lesbian (in Maori communities)
kampala
kampala
Proper noun
The capital of, and largest city in, Uganda.
kamperite
kampliles
kampmann
kampmeier
kampong
kampong
noun
(Cambodia) A landing, a port; a river town.
Dated spelling of kampung.
kampongs
kampongs
noun
plural of kampong
kampseen
kampsville
kamptomorph
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kampuchea
kampylite
kampylite
noun
Alternative form of campylite
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
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
karyolymph
karyolymph
noun
The liquid part of the nucleus of a cell.
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
karyoplasm
karyoplasm
noun
nucleoplasm
karyoplasma
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
katamorphic
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
kemperyman
kilampere
kiloampere
kiloampere
noun
One thousand amperes
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
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
kleptomania
kleptomania
noun
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
kleptomaniac
kleptomaniac
noun
One who steals compulsively.
kleptomaniacal
kleptomaniacal
adj
Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
kleptomanias
kleptomanias
noun
plural of kleptomania
kleptomanist
kopagmiut
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.
kymograph
kymograph
noun
A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure over time, using a pen on a rotating drum.
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
kymography
kymography
noun
The use of a kymograph.
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
lampblack
lampblack
noun
An amorphous form of carbon made from incompletely burned organic matter; used to make pigments and inks.
verb
(transitive) To blacken (something) using this form of carbon.
lampblacked
lampblacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lampblack
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
lampmaker
lampmaker
noun
A manufacturer of lamps.
lampmaking
lampmaking
noun
The manufacture of lamps.
lampwick
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
limnoplankton
limnoplankton
noun
(biology) The plankton of fresh waters, especially of lakes
machtpolitik
machtpolitik
noun
(politics) Power politics.
macroplankton
macroplankton
noun
Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.
maikop
makership
makership
noun
The role or status of a maker.
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).