(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
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
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
chapstick
chapstick
noun
Lip balm.
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
chickpeas
chickpeas
noun
plural of chickpea
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chopsockies
chopsockies
noun
plural of chopsocky
chopstick
chopstick
noun
(ethnic slur) An Asian person.
(usually in the plural) An East Asian eating utensil usually used as a pair and held in one hand to grip pieces of food or occasionally to mix liquids or scoop up small pieces of food. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood and measuring approximately 23cm (10 inches) in length.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To pick up (food) using chopsticks.
chopsticks
chopsticks
noun
plural of chopstick
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
cockneyship
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophasic
dikelocephalus
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
diskophile
disworkmanship
dneprodzerzhinsk
dressmakership
ducklingship
dukeship
dukeship
noun
The quality or condition of being a duke.
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
groupthinks
gumpoldskirchner
handpicks
handpicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handpick
handspike
handspike
noun
A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.
heirskip
highpockets
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
hokypokies
hoopskirt
hoopskirt
noun
Alternative spelling of hoop skirt
hoopstick
hopkins
hopkinsian
hopkinsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1721–1803).
hopkinsianism
hopkinson
hopkinsonian
hopkinsville
hopkinsville
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
horsekeeping
housekeeperlike
housekeeping
housekeeping
noun
Any general tasks that involve preparation.
Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
hyperanakinesia
hyperanakinesis
hyperbrachyskelic
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
noun
(pathology) Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions.
hyperkineses
hyperkineses
noun
plural of hyperkinesis
hyperkinesia
hyperkinesia
noun
hyperkinesis
hyperkinesis
hyperkinesis
noun
(pathology) A condition especially of childhood characterized by hyperactivity.
(pathology) Abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements.
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypermakroskelic
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
hypokinesis
hypokinesis
noun
(pathology) Diminished power of movement; hypomotility
hypokoristikon
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
jackanapish
jackanapish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jackanapes.
jockeyship
jockeyship
noun
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
kaisership
kaisership
noun
The role or status of a kaiser.
kaliphs
kaliphs
noun
plural of kaliph
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
kathopanishad
kavaphis
keepership
keepership
noun
The position of a keeper; guardianship, ownership.
kelpfish
kelpfish
noun
A perciform fish in the family Chironemidae, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.
kelpfishes
kelpfishes
noun
plural of kelpfish
kephalins
kephalins
noun
plural of kephalin
khakanship
khakanship
noun
Synonym of khanship
kindredship
kindredship
noun
The quality of being kindred.
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
kinesiatrics
kinesitherapy
kinesitherapy
Noun
kinesiatrics
kingdomship
kingship
kingship
noun
A monarchy.
The dignity, rank or office of a king; the state of being a king.
The territory or dominion of a king; a kingdom.
kingships
kingships
noun
plural of kingship
kinship
kinship
noun
relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption
relation or connection by nature or character
kinships
kinships
noun
plural of kinship
kinsmanship
kinsmanship
noun
kinship
kittenship
kittenship
noun
The state or condition of a kitten; kittenhood.
klephtism
klephtism
noun
(historical) The theft and banditry characteristic of the anti-Ottoman insurgency when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
klipdachs
klipdachs
noun
Alternative form of klipdas
klipfish
klipfish
noun
A fish of certain genera in the family Clinidae.
Sun-dried salted cod, exported from Norway.
kliphaas
knappish
knappish
adj
(obsolete) snappish; peevish
knappishly
knaveship
knaveship
noun
(countable, obsolete, Scotland) A quantity of corn or flour due to a miller's servant from each batch in a thirlage mill
(uncountable) The condition of being a knave (used mockingly)
knightship
knightship
noun
(mathematics, computing) A spaceship, in a cellular automaton, which moves knightwise (i.e., moving two spaces along the x-axis for every space it moves along the y-axis [or vice versa], in the manner of a chess knight); a spaceship which moves with slope 2; a (2,1) spaceship.
Honorific formal address to a knighted person. Usually used with the relevant possessive pronoun.
The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
kriophoros
kriophoros
noun
Synonym of criophore
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
kyphoscoliosis
kyphoscoliosis
noun
(medicine) Abnormal curvature of the spine in both coronal and sagittal planes; i.e. backward and lateral (sideways) spinal curvature.
kyphoscoliotic
kyphoscoliotic
adj
Relating to kyphoscoliosis.
kyphosidae
kyphosis
kyphosis
noun
(anatomy) The normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions.
(pathology) An abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine.
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
leukophoresis
leukophoresis
noun
Leukapheresis.
lymphokines
lymphokines
noun
plural of lymphokine
makership
makership
noun
The role or status of a maker.
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
marksmanships
marksmanships
noun
plural of marksmanship
milkshop
milksoppish
milksoppish
adj
weak; timid; ineffectual
milksoppishness
monkship
monkship
noun
The position or role of a monk.
nonhousekeeping
nonhousekeeping
adj
Not of or relating to housekeeping.
omphaloskepsis
omphaloskepsis
noun
(figuratively) Ratiocination to the point of self-absorption.
Contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing.
packinghouse
packinghouse
noun
A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
packmanship
parkish
parkish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a park.
pashalik
pashalik
noun
The jurisdiction or the territory of a pasha.
pashaliks
pashaliks
noun
plural of pashalik
peacockish
peacockish
adj
Characteristic of a peacock; striking; ostentatious.
peacockishly
peacockishly
adv
In a peacockish manner.
peacockishness
peacockishness
noun
The quality of being peacockish.
peakish
peakish
adj
(colloquial) Having peaks; peaked.
(colloquial) Having thin or sharp features, as from sickness; sickly; peaky.
(colloquial) Of or relating to a peak or peaks; belonging to a mountainous region.
peakishly
peakishness
peakishness
noun
The quality of being peakish.
peakyish
peakyish
adj
Somewhat peaky or sickly.
peckish
peckish
adj
(colloquial) irritable; crotchety
(colloquial) mildly hungry
peckishly
peckishly
adv
In a peckish manner.
peckishness
peckishness
noun
The quality of being peckish; mild hunger.
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.
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
peppershrike
peppershrike
noun
Any vireo of the genus Cyclarhis, of Central and South America.
perkish
perkish
adj
Synonym of perky (“lively”)
perukiership
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.
pharyngokeratosis
phenakism
phenakism
noun
(dated) deception; trickery.
phenakistoscope
phenakistoscope
noun
An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through slits, often via a mirror, thus producing the illusion of motion.
phitsanulok
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
phosphokinase
phosphokinase
noun
(biochemistry) kinase
photokineses
photokineses
noun
plural of photokinesis
photokinesis
photokinesis
noun
(parapsychology) The ability to mentally manipulate light.