Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkrope
checkstrap
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
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
crackhemp
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
gumpoldskirchner
humperdinck
hyperbrachyskelic
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hyperkeratotic
hyperkeratotic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperkeratosis
hyperkinetic
hyperkinetic
adj
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
noun
A person exhibiting hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypermakroskelic
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
kataphoretic
kataphoretic
adj
Alternative form of cataphoretic
keraphyllocele
keraphyllocele
noun
A horny tumor which forms on the internal surface of the wall of a horse's foot, at the expense of the keraphyllous tissue, which becomes hypertrophied.
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
keraunographic
keraunographic
adj
Of or pertaining to keraunography.
keraunophonic
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
keypunchers
keypunchers
noun
plural of keypuncher
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
kreplach
kreplach
noun
(plural only) Small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup.
kreplech
kreplech
noun
Alternative form of kreplach
nyckelharpa
nyckelharpa
noun
(music) A string instrument (chordophone) with a long body and a boat-shaped soundbox, with keys attached to tangents that act like frets when the keys are depressed, and most commonly featuring chromatic and sympathetic strings in modern instruments, originating in the traditional music of Sweden.
packhorse
packhorse
noun
A horse used as a pack animal.
packhorses
packhorses
noun
plural of packhorse
packthread
packthread
noun
(archaic) A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels.
packthreaded
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
petrouchka
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.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
physicker
physicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A physician; a doctor.
pikeperch
pikeperch
noun
Alternative form of pike-perch
pikeperches
pikeperches
noun
plural of pikeperch
pitcherlike
pitcherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pitcher.
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
poikilothermic
poikilothermic
adj
(of an animal) Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
porchlike
porchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a porch.
precheck
precheck
verb
To check in advance.
prechecked
prechecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of precheck
prechecking
prechecking
verb
present participle of precheck
prechecks
prechecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of precheck
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.
psychoquackeries
puckerbush
puckermouth
rockhoppers
rockhoppers
noun
plural of rockhopper
schaapsteker
schaapsteker
noun
Alternative form of skaapsteker
schipperke
schipperke
noun
(zoology) A small breed of dog developed in Belgium, sometimes used as a watchdog on boats.
schipperkes
schipperkes
noun
plural of schipperke
schoolkeeper
sheepcrook
shipwreck
shipwreck
noun
(countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
(figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
verb
To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shipwrecks
shipwrecks
noun
plural of shipwreck
shipwrecky
shipwrecky
adj
(figurative) Weak, feeble; shaky.
Characteristic of a shipwreck.
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.