(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
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
disworkmanship
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
imparkation
imparking
imparking
verb
present participle of impark
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
kemperyman
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
macroplankton
macroplankton
noun
Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.
mankeeper
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
marksmanships
marksmanships
noun
plural of marksmanship
marlinespike
marlinespike
noun
Alternative spelling of marlinspike
marlinespikes
marlinespikes
noun
plural of marlinespike
marlingspike
marlinspike
marlinspike
noun
A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when knotting and splicing.
marlinspikes
marlinspikes
noun
plural of marlinspike
meroplankton
meroplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton
meroplanktonic
meroplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to meroplankton
microplankton
microplankton
noun
microscopic zooplankton
minipark
minipark
Noun
A small public park.
papermaking
papermaking
noun
The craft of making paper.
papermakings
papermakings
noun
plural of papermaking
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
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.
parkman
patternmaker
patternmaker
noun
Someone whose occupation is to make patterns, especially those used as a guide in the manufacture of something else.
patternmaking
patternmaking
noun
The creation of patterns for either sewing or casting.
penmaker
penmaker
noun
One who makes pens for writing.
pharmacokinetic
pharmacokinetic
adj
(pharmacology) Of or relating to pharmacokinetics.
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.
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
picturemaking
pinmaker
pinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of pins.
pockmarking
pockmarking
verb
present participle of pockmark
pointmaker
pointmaker
noun
(historical) A manufacturer of laces for fastening clothing.
poisonmaker
porkman
porkman
noun
a person who produces and sells pork.
postmarking
postmarking
verb
present participle of postmark
pranksome
pranksome
adj
(dated, poetic) Characterised by pranks or pranking; mischievous; prone to pull pranks.
pranksomeness
pranksomeness
noun
The quality or state of being pranksome.
prayermaking
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
premaking
premaking
verb
present participle of premake
premankind
premarketing
premarketing
adj
Before the marketing of a product or service.
prickmedainty
printmake
printmaker
printmaker
noun
A person who makes prints of works of art, (particularly) a self-employed craftsman.
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.
printmakings
rockhampton
rockhampton
Proper noun
A village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Proper noun
A regional city of Queensland, Australia.
ropemaking
ropemaking
noun
The manufacture of rope.
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
sleepmarken
sleepmarken
noun
(uncommon) A hagfish, an eel-like marine fish, Myxine glutinosa.
sparkman
spoonmaker
spoonmaker
noun
A manufacturer of spoons.
sportsmanlike
sportsmanlike
adj
Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner.
sportsmanlikeness
springmaker
springmaker
noun
A manufacturer of springs (mechanical devices that exert force).
springmaking
springmaking
noun
The manufacture of springs (mechanical devices that exert force).
superacknowledgment
tapermaking
tarpaulinmaker
telekinematography
templarlikeness
trackmanship
trackmanship
noun
The role or work of a trackman.
trapmaking
trapmaking
noun
The manufacture of traps.
undergamekeeper
undergamekeeper
noun
A subordinate gamekeeper.
unpostmarked
unpostmarked
adj
Without a postmark.
unsportsmanlike
unsportsmanlike
adj
violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship
unsportsmanlikeness
weaponmaker
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.