(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
arkadelphia
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backpackers
backpackers
noun
A hostel catering to backpackers.
plural of backpacker
backpointer
backscraper
backslapper
backslapper
noun
One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
backspierer
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
barkpeeling
berrypicker
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
bookkeepers
bookkeepers
noun
plural of bookkeeper
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
bromopikrin
camelkeeper
carpetmaker
carpetmaker
noun
One who manufactures carpets.
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
chlorpikrin
clockkeeper
cocksparrow
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
copperworks
copperworks
noun
A place where copper is manufactured and/or shaped.
crackpotism
crowkeepers
crowkeepers
noun
plural of crowkeeper
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
doorkeepers
doorkeepers
noun
plural of doorkeeper
downpatrick
dropkickers
dropkickers
noun
plural of dropkicker
evilspeaker
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
fitzpatrick
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
forebespeak
forespeaker
forespeaker
noun
(obsolete or historical) One who speaks on behalf of another; an advocate.
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
gainspeaker
gainspeaker
noun
(obsolete) A gainsayer; opponent.
gamekeepers
gamekeepers
noun
plural of gamekeeper
gatekeepers
gatekeepers
noun
plural of gatekeeper
goalkeepers
goalkeepers
noun
plural of goalkeeper
greenkeeper
greenkeeper
noun
(golf) An employee responsible for the maintenance of a golf course.
groundskeep
groupthinks
harpoonlike
hockingport
horsekeeper
horsekeeper
noun
A person who looks after horses, for example in a coal mine.
hotelkeeper
hotelkeeper
noun
A hotelier; a hotel owner.
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.
humperdinck
hyperlinked
hyperlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink
hypermarket
hypermarket
noun
A combination of department store and supermarket.
imparkation
jacksonport
kabirpanthi
kamptomorph
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
karyoplasma
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
katamorphic
kataphrenia
katipuneros
keratophyre
keratophyre
noun
(petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
keratoscope
keratoscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An ophthalmic instrument for assessing the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratosropy
keraulophon
kerplunking
kerplunking
verb
present participle of kerplunk
keypunchers
keypunchers
noun
plural of keypuncher
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kindredship
kindredship
noun
The quality of being kindred.
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kirkpatrick
klappvisier
klappvisier
noun
(historical) A type of visor, found on medieval European (especially German) helmets, typically hinged at a single point in the middle of the brow of the helmet (rather than hinged on the sides of the skull).
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
krugersdorp
kulturkampf
kulturkampf
noun
(historical) A conflict between secular and religious authorities, especially the struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government under Bismarck.
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
lapstreaked
lapstreaker
leopardskin
leopardskin
noun
(uncountable, attributive) A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard.
Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing.
The skin or pelt of a leopard.
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
lightkeeper
lightkeeper
noun
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
lockkeepers
lockkeepers
noun
plural of lockkeeper
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.
marketplace
marketplace
noun
(by extension) The world of commerce and trade.
(figurative) A place or sphere for the exchange of anything, such as ideas or fashions.
An open area in a town housing a public market.
The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
marlinspike
marlinspike
noun
A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when knotting and splicing.
microphakia
microphakia
noun
Abnormal small size of the lens of the eye.
milksoppery
milksoppery
noun
weak, timid, ineffectual behaviour
misprovoked
mudskippers
mudskippers
noun
plural of mudskipper
musketproof
musketproof
adj
resistant to damage by muskets
nonsparking
nonsparking
adj
That does not give off sparks.
nonspeakers
nonspeakers
noun
plural of nonspeaker
nursekeeper
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.
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
overpackage
overpackage
verb
(transitive) To package wastefully in more material than necessary.
overpacking
overpacking
verb
present participle of overpack
overprovoke
overprovoke
verb
To provoke excessively.
overskipper
packbuilder
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
paddockride
painkillers
painkillers
noun
plural of painkiller
painterlike
painterlike
adj
painterly; characteristic of a painter or paintings
palankeener
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
paperbacked
paperbacked
adj
Having the sort of flexible binding characteristic of a paperback book.
paperknives
paperknives
noun
plural of paperknife
papermakers
papermakers
noun
plural of papermaker
papermaking
papermaking
noun
The craft of making paper.
parakinesia
parakinesia
noun
Synonym of parakinesis
parakinesis
parakinesis
noun
(archaic) A supposed paranormal phenomenon in which the relatively small force imparted to an object is not sufficient to explain the degree of resulting movement
(medicine) The incorporation of a choreic or involuntary movement into a voluntary one
parakinetic
parakinetic
adj
Relating to parakinesis
paraskenion
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
parkersburg
parkersburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
parkinsonia
parsleylike
parsleylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parsley.
passagework
passagework
noun
(music) An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
pathbreaker
pathbreaker
noun
A person who carries out pathbreaking work.
patternlike
patternlike
adj
Resembling a pattern; regular.
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
pawnbrokery
pawnbrokery
noun
A pawnbroker's shop.
The trade of pawnbroking.
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
peacekeeper
peacekeeper
noun
(Canada, law enforcement) An officer of the peace (police officer) in a force run by a Canadian aboriginal community.
A member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties in a troublespot.
One that preserves the peace.
peacemakers
peacemakers
noun
plural of peacemaker
peckerwoods
peckerwoods
noun
plural of peckerwood
pedricktown
perestroika
perestroika
noun
(countable, singularity theory) A situation where a small variation of parameters leads to a sudden change in properties.
(historical, uncountable) A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.
(historical, uncountable) The period of time in the Soviet Union during which these reforms were carried out and in effect.