(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.
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
hemiplankton
hyperkalemia
hyperkalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hypokaliemia
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kleptomaniac
kleptomaniac
noun
One who steals compulsively.
kleptomanias
kleptomanias
noun
plural of kleptomania
kleptomanist
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
machtpolitik
machtpolitik
noun
(politics) Power politics.
marketplaces
marketplaces
noun
plural of marketplace
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
marlinespike
marlinespike
noun
Alternative spelling of marlinspike
marlingspike
marlinspikes
marlinspikes
noun
plural of marlinspike
meatpackings
melanoplakia
meroplankton
meroplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton
mesoplankton
mesoplankton
noun
plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton
microplakite
mispackaging
mispackaging
verb
present participle of mispackage
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
mulaprakriti
papermakings
papermakings
noun
plural of papermaking
parkinsonism
parkinsonism
noun
(neurology, pathology) A neurological syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability; a condition with the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, regardless of its cause.
passadumkeag
patternmaker
patternmaker
noun
Someone whose occupation is to make patterns, especially those used as a guide in the manufacture of something else.
peacemakings
peacemakings
noun
plural of peacemaking
phrasemakers
phrasemakers
noun
plural of phrasemaker
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
picturemaker
platemakings
policymaking
policymaking
noun
the formulation of policies.
prayermaking
premarketing
premarketing
adj
Before the marketing of a product or service.
printmakings
speechmaking
speechmaking
noun
The delivery of speeches
springmaking
springmaking
noun
The manufacture of springs (mechanical devices that exert force).
