(Alaska and northern Canada, seasons, time) The time of year during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates; more generally, spring.
A loss of emotional control; a breakdown.
The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.
The termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship.
breakups
breakups
noun
plural of breakup
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
buckjumper
buckjumper
noun
A horse that buckjumps.
One who takes part in buckjumping.
buckplate
bumpkinet
carpsucker
carpsucker
noun
Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.
checkup
checkup
noun
A routine inspection.
A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like.
checkups
checkups
noun
plural of checkup
chempaduk
chuipek
clumplike
clumplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a clump.
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
counterprick
cuckoopintle
cupcake
cupcake
noun
(slang) A weak or effeminate man.
(slang) An attractive young woman.
A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.
verb
(slang, intransitive) To flirt; to talk or act amorously or intimately.
To cover; to be abundant.
To eat/feed cupcakes.
To handle/succeed (easily).
To make cupcakes.
To mash a cupcake at; to cover with cupcake.
cupcakes
cupcakes
noun
plural of cupcake
cuplike
cuplike
adj
Resembling a cup.
cupmaker
cupmaker
noun
someone who makes cups
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
dikelocephalus
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
doppelkummel
doublespeak
doublespeak
noun
Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.
doublespeaks
dukeship
dukeship
noun
The quality or condition of being a duke.
dukkeripen
dumpoke
dumpoke
noun
(Anglo-Indian) A dish of boneless stuffed poultry cooked in dough, butter, and spices.
dunpickle
dunpickle
noun
(obsolete) marsh harrier (a bird)
epikouros
groundkeeper
groundkeeper
noun
Alternative form of groundskeeper
groundskeep
groundskeeping
groundskeeping
noun
The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution
gumpoldskirchner
housekeep
housekeep
noun
(archaic or fantasy) The person in charge of a house; a housekeeper or innkeeper.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out the domestic duties of housekeeping.
(transitive, intransitive, computing) To perform the general tasks of housekeeping.
housekeeper
housekeeper
noun
(colloquial, now rare) Someone who keeps to their house; someone who rarely ventures away from home; an unadventurous person, a homebody.
(now rare) Someone who owns a house as a place of residence; a householder.
Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc.
Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household.
housekeeperlike
housekeeperly
housekeeperly
adj
Befitting a housekeeper.
housekeepers
housekeepers
noun
plural of housekeeper
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.
housekept
housekept
verb
simple past tense and past participle of housekeep
housekkept
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
humperdinck
hutkeeper
hutkeeper
noun
One who maintains a hut that can be used by hikers, climbers, etc.
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
joukerypawkery
kajeput
kajeputs
kampuchea
katipuneros
kellupweed
kennebunkport
keraphyllous
keraulophon
keraulophone
keraunograph
keraunograph
noun
(archaic) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.
A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning.
keraunographic
keraunographic
adj
Of or pertaining to keraunography.
keraunography
keraunography
noun
(archaic) The study of keraunographs (figures or pictures impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere).
keraunophobia
keraunophobia
Noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
keraunophone
keraunophone
noun
(historical) A radio-based device that generates sound corresponding to distant lightning flashes.
keraunophonic
keraunoscopia
keraunoscopy
kerplunk
kerplunk
noun
A thudding or thunking sound.
verb
To make a thudding or thunking sound.
kerplunking
kerplunking
verb
present participle of kerplunk
ketchup
ketchup
noun
(countable, now rare) Such a sauce more generally (not necessarily based on tomatoes, but with mushrooms, fish, etc.). This is the older meaning.
(uncountable, chiefly US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup.. A tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners.
verb
(transitive) To cover with ketchup.
ketchups
ketchups
noun
plural of ketchup
ketupa
keup
keuper
keypunch
keypunch
noun
(computing) A mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in combination, to punch holes in punched cards or paper tape that correspond to particular characters.
(computing) An electric machine with a keyboard that has the same function.
verb
To use such a device or machine
keypunched
keypunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keypunch
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
keypunchers
keypunchers
noun
plural of keypuncher
keypunches
keypunches
noun
plural of keypunch
keypunching
keypunching
verb
present participle of keypunch
kiepura
kinipetu
kornephorus
kornerupine
kornerupine
noun
(mineralogy) A rare boro-silicate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe²⁺)₄(Al,Fe³⁺)₆(SiO₄,BO₄)₅(O,OH)₂, some varieties of which are valued as gemstones.
kornskeppur
kouprey
kouprey
noun
A wild, forest-dwelling ox, Bos sauveli, from Vietnam and surrounding countries
koupreys
koupreys
noun
plural of kouprey
kpuesi
krugersdorp
kulpsville
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
kupfferite
kupper
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leptokurtosis
leptokurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leucoplakia
leucoplakia
noun
Alternative form of leukoplakia
leucoplakial
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
leukopedesis
leukopenia
leukopenia
noun
(medicine) An abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood.
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
leukophoresis
leukophoresis
noun
Leukapheresis.
leukoplakia
leukoplakia
noun
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.
leukoplakias
leukoplakias
noun
plural of leukoplakia
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
leukopoieses
leukopoiesis
leukopoiesis
noun
A form of hematopoiesis in which white blood cells are formed in bone marrow located in bones in adults and hematopoietic organs in the fetus
leukopoietic
leukopoietic
adj
Relating to leukopoiesis
loudspeak
loudspeaker
loudspeaker
noun
An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones.
loudspeakers
loudspeakers
noun
plural of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
loudspeaking
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
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).
makeups
makeups
noun
plural of makeup
morpunkee
mudskipper
mudskipper
noun
Any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral fins that act as simple legs.
mudskippers
mudskippers
noun
plural of mudskipper
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
musketproof
musketproof
adj
resistant to damage by muskets
muspike
muspikes
nonhousekeeping
nonhousekeeping
adj
Not of or relating to housekeeping.
nonmakeup
nursekeeper
nutpecker
nutpecker
noun
The nuthatch.
ouspensky
outkeep
outkeep
verb
(transitive) To keep or last, without spoiling, longer than.
outkeeper
outkeeper
noun
An attachment to a surveyor's compass for keeping tally in chaining.
outkeeping
outkeeping
verb
present participle of outkeep
outkeeps
outkeeps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outkeep
outkept
outkept
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outkeep
outpicket
outpicket
noun
A military picket or outpost.
outpocketing
outpocketing
noun
The growth of a surface so as to form a cavity (sac or pocket); the cavity so formed
outskipped
outskipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outskip
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
outspeak
outspeak
verb
(intransitive, rare, dialectal) To speak out or aloud.
(transitive) To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than.
(transitive, rare, dialectal) To declare; utter; express; vocalise.
outspeaker
outspeaker
noun
One who speaks out.
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
outspeaks
outspeaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspeak
outspoke
outspoke
verb
simple past tense of outspeak
outspoken
outspoken
adj
Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.