(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
backpointer
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
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.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
crackpotism
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
downpatrick
fitzpatrick
gatekeepers
gatekeepers
noun
plural of gatekeeper
groupthinks
hockingport
hotelkeeper
hotelkeeper
noun
A hotelier; a hotel owner.
hypermarket
hypermarket
noun
A combination of department store and supermarket.
imparkation
jacksonport
kabirpanthi
kamptomorph
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
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
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.
lapstreaked
lapstreaker
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.
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.
musketproof
musketproof
adj
resistant to damage by muskets
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
painterlike
painterlike
adj
painterly; characteristic of a painter or paintings
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
parakinetic
parakinetic
adj
Relating to parakinesis
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.
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.
pernicketty
perovskites
perovskites
noun
plural of perovskite
persnickety
persnickety
adj
US standard form of pernickety.
piatigorsky
picturelike
picturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a picture.
pigstickers
pigstickers
noun
plural of pigsticker
pitcherlike
pitcherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pitcher.
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
plasterlike
plasterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of plaster (the material).
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
platemakers
platemakers
noun
plural of platemaker
plateworker
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
politickers
politickers
noun
plural of politicker
postmarking
postmarking
verb
present participle of postmark
poultrylike
poultrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of poultry.
premarketed
prepartaken
prestricken
pricktimber
printerlike
printerlike
adj
Resembling a printer.
printmakers
printmakers
noun
plural of printmaker
printmaking
printmaking
noun
The field of art concerned, roughly, with the transfer of ink or paint from a plate or block or through a screen mesh to paper.
prokaryotes
prokaryotes
noun
plural of prokaryote
prokaryotic
prokaryotic
adj
Of cells, lacking a nucleus.
Of or having the characteristics of prokaryotes, especially bacteria.
promptbooks
promptbooks
noun
plural of promptbook
prophetlike
prophetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prophet.
protonickel
puckermouth
puritanlike
puritanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puritan.
racketproof
realpolitik
realpolitik
noun
(politics) Pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state.
reptilelike
reptilelike
adj
Like or resembling a reptile.
rockhampton
rockhampton
Proper noun
A village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Proper noun
A regional city of Queensland, Australia.
serpentlike
serpentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a serpent; snakelike.
spartanlike
spatterdock
spatterdock
noun
A species of water lily, Nuphar advena
spatterwork
spatterwork
noun
Art produced by spattering ink or paint against a surface.
specterlike
specterlike
adj
Like a specter; spectral; ghostly.
spirketting
spirketting
noun
Alternative form of spirketing
spitsticker
spittlefork
stallkeeper
stallkeeper
noun
The person in charge of a stall (small open-fronted shop).
stirruplike
stirruplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a stirrup.
stockkeeper
stockkeeper
noun
(business) A person responsible for stock control
A keeper of stock or cattle; a herdsman.
stockpilers
stockpilers
noun
plural of stockpiler
stonepecker
storekeeper
storekeeper
noun
(US, colloquial, dated) Any unsaleable item.
One who is in charge of stores or goods of any kind.
One who runs a shop, either the owner or manager.
stumpsucker
supermarket
supermarket
noun
(figurative) A one-stop shop; a place offering a range of products or services.
A chain of such stores.
A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.