(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
disworkmanship
dressmakership
gumpoldskirchner
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hypermakroskelic
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
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
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.
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.
phrasemake
phrasemaker
phrasemaker
noun
A crafter of phrases; one who pens bombast or rhetoric.
phrasemakers
phrasemakers
noun
plural of phrasemaker
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
poikilothermism
poikilothermism
noun
poikilothermy
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
shopkeeperism
shopkeeperism
noun
The characteristic attitudes and behaviours of a shopkeeper.
shopmark
shopmark
noun
A logo indicating the workshop from which a product originated.
shrimplike
shrimplike
adj
Resembling a shrimp.
skeuomorph
skeuomorph
noun
A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary.
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.
speechmaker
speechmaker
noun
One who makes a speech.
taskmastership
taskmastership
noun
The role or status of taskmaster.
timekeepership
trackmanship
trackmanship
noun
The role or work of a trackman.
turkophilism
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.
