A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bumpkinet
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
desmopyknosis
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
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.
gamekeeping
gamekeeping
noun
The keeping of game; the occupation of a gamekeeper.
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
gumpoldskirchner
hemiplankton
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)
humperdinck
hypokeimenometry
hypokinemia
impackment
kampseen
kemperyman
kempner
kemptken
kempton
kenipsim
kenmpy
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
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
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.
kompeni
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
lymphokines
lymphokines
noun
plural of lymphokine
mankeeper
mannoketoheptose
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
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
meatpackings
melanoplakia
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
mesoplankton
mesoplankton
noun
plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton
mesoplanktonic
mesoplanktonic
adj
Relating to mesoplankton.
milksoppiness
milksoppishness
miskeeping
miskeeping
verb
present participle of miskeep
misspeaking
misspeaking
noun
(obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
The fact or instance of speaking falsely or unclearly.
misspoken
misspoken
verb
past participle of misspeak
monkeypod
monkeypod
noun
Albizia saman, a flowering tree in the pea family, native to the neotropics.
Couroupita nicaraguarensis (syn. Lecythis nicaraguarensis) (coco de mono)
Lecythis ollaria (coco de mono)
Pithecellobium dulce (blackbead)
Senna petersiana (dwarf cassia)
monkeypot
monkeypot
noun
Alternative form of monkey pot
morpunkee
nonmakeup
nymphlike
nymphlike
adj
Resembling a nymph.
pacemaking
pacemaking
noun
The action of a pacemaker (in any sense)
pacemakings
packmen
packmen
noun
plural of packman
pamunkey
papermaking
papermaking
noun
The craft of making paper.
papermakings
papermakings
noun
plural of papermaking
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
patternmaker
patternmaker
noun
Someone whose occupation is to make patterns, especially those used as a guide in the manufacture of something else.
patternmaking
patternmaking
noun
The creation of patterns for either sewing or casting.
peacemaking
peacemaking
noun
The act of reconciling two people or groups who disagree.
peacemakings
peacemakings
noun
plural of peacemaking
pecksniffianism
pecksniffism
pendulumlike
pendulumlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pendulum; having a back-and-forth motion.
penmaker
penmaker
noun
One who makes pens for writing.
penmaking
penmaking
noun
The manufacture of pens for writing.
perikeiromene
perikiromene
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.
perkiomenville
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
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.
phenakism
phenakism
noun
(dated) deception; trickery.
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
pickleman
pickmen
pickmen
noun
plural of pickman
picksomeness
picksomeness
noun
The quality of being picksome.
picturemaking
pikeman
pikeman
noun
A miner who works with a pick.
A person who operates a turnpike.
A soldier armed with a pike.
pikemen
pikemen
noun
plural of pikeman
pikemonger
pinkertonism
pinksome
pinmaker
pinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of pins.
pitmenpitmirk
placemaking
placemaking
noun
The planning, design and management of public spaces with regard to the communities that will inhabit them.
platemaking
platemaking
noun
The production of plates (printing surfaces).
platemakings
pluckemin
plumemaking
pneumonokoniosis
pockmanteau
pockmanteau
noun
(Scotland, archaic) portmanteau
pockmantie
pointmaker
pointmaker
noun
(historical) A manufacturer of laces for fastening clothing.
poisonmaker
policemanlike
policemanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a policeman.
pomperkin
potemkin
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.
prayermaking
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
premaking
premaking
verb
present participle of premake
premankind
premarketing
premarketing
adj
Before the marketing of a product or service.
prickmedainty
printmake
printmaker
printmaker
noun
A person who makes prints of works of art, (particularly) a self-employed craftsman.
printmakers
printmakers
noun
plural of printmaker
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.
pumpernickel
pumpernickel
noun
A German sourdough bread made from rye.
pumpernickels
pumpernickels
noun
plural of pumpernickel
pumpkinseed
pumpkinseed
noun
A North American sunfish; Lepomis gibbosus.
The seed of a pumpkin.
pumpkinseeds
pumpkinseeds
noun
plural of pumpkinseed
ropemaking
ropemaking
noun
The manufacture of rope.
rumpelstiltskin
rumpelstiltskin
Proper noun
A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.
semipalatinsk
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.
shakespearianism
shaksperianism
skimpiness
skimpiness
noun
The property of being skimpy.
skimpinesses
sleepmarken
sleepmarken
noun
(uncommon) A hagfish, an eel-like marine fish, Myxine glutinosa.
spectaclemaking
spectaclemaking
noun
The manufacture of spectacles (eyewear).
speechmaking
speechmaking
noun
The delivery of speeches
spidermonkey
spokesman
spokesman
noun
One who speaks as the voice of another person or a group of people.
spokesmanship
spokesmanship
noun
The position of being a spokesman.
spokesmen
spokesmen
noun
plural of spokesman
spokeswoman
spokeswoman
noun
A woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people.
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
spokeswomen
spokeswomen
noun
plural of spokeswoman
spoonmaker
spoonmaker
noun
A manufacturer of spoons.
sportsmanlike
sportsmanlike
adj
Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner.