(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
berrypicker
berrypicking
chalkography
cockneyship
copybook
copybook
noun
(Quebec, UK) A notebook containing blank, often lined, pages for writing answers.
(programming, COBOL) A series of instructions or data definitions copied into multiple programs from a shared library; boilerplate.
A student's exercise book containing samples of good handwriting to be copied.
copybooks
copybooks
noun
plural of copybook
copydesk
copydesk
noun
Alternative form of copy desk
copydesks
copydesks
noun
plural of copydesk
cryoplankton
dikaryophasic
dikaryophytic
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
flyspeck
flyspeck
noun
(by extension) Anything tiny or insignificant.
Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.
verb
To bespeckle with tiny spatters of color.
To inspect in minute detail to ensure that something contains no flaws; nitpick.
flyspecked
flyspecked
adj
Covered with flyspecks.
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
flyspecks
flyspecks
noun
plural of flyspeck
glykopectic
glykopexic
hyperbrachyskelic
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hyperkeratotic
hyperkeratotic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperkeratosis
hyperkinetic
hyperkinetic
adj
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
noun
A person exhibiting hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypermakroskelic
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypokinetic
hypokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypokinesis
hypoplanktonic
jockeyship
jockeyship
noun
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
kaleidoscopically
kaleidoscopically
adv
In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner.
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
karyotypic
karyotypic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to karyotypes
karyotypical
karyotypical
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of a karyotype
keraphyllocele
keraphyllocele
noun
A horny tumor which forms on the internal surface of the wall of a horse's foot, at the expense of the keraphyllous tissue, which becomes hypertrophied.
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keraunoscopy
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
kinematographically
koilanaglyphic
kryptic
kryptic
adj
Of or relating to krypsis.
krypticism
kryptocyanine
kryptocyanine
noun
Alternative form of cryptocyanine
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
kyphoscoliosis
kyphoscoliosis
noun
(medicine) Abnormal curvature of the spine in both coronal and sagittal planes; i.e. backward and lateral (sideways) spinal curvature.
kyphoscoliotic
kyphoscoliotic
adj
Relating to kyphoscoliosis.
kyphotic
kyphotic
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
lickpenny
lickpenny
adj
(obsolete) Expensive.
noun
(obsolete) Something that devours or absorbs lots of money; something expensive.
A miserly person.
nickeltype
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.
overskeptically
oyapock
packability
packability
noun
The quality or state of being packable
packery
packly
packway
packway
noun
A path, as over mountains, followed by pack animals.
paddywack
paddywack
noun
Alternative form of paddywhack
paddywacked
paddywacking
paddywhack
paddywhack
noun
(dated) A blow; a slap.
(dated, derogatory) An Irishman.
(slang) The paxwax (ligament of the neck in quadrupeds).
verb
(dated, transitive) To slap.
panicky
panicky
adj
In a state of panic.
pastrycook
pastrycook
noun
A cook who makes desserts and pastries.
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
payback
payback
noun
(countable) A benefit, reward, a form of recompense.
(rare) A refund; reimbursement.
(uncountable) An act of revenge.
A return on investment.
verb
Misspelling of pay back.
paybacks
paybacks
noun
plural of payback
paycheck
paycheck
noun
(US) Money received on payday as payment for work performed.
paychecks
paychecks
noun
plural of paycheck
peacockery
peacockery
noun
gaudy showiness; ostentation
peacockishly
peacockishly
adv
In a peacockish manner.
peacockly
peacocky
peacocky
adj
Of a horse: showy in motion; holding itself high while running.
Proud and boastful.
peckishly
peckishly
adv
In a peckish manner.
peckly
pecksniffery
pecksniffery
Noun
unctuous, hypocritical or sanctimonious behaviour
pecky
pecky
adj
Discoloured by fungus growth or insects.
Inclined to peck.
pernicketty
pernickety
pernickety
adj
(chiefly Britain) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
Requiring attention to minor details.
pernickity
persnickety
persnickety
adj
US standard form of pernickety.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
phthisicky
phthisicky
adj
Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing.
physicked
physicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of physic
physicker
physicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A physician; a doctor.
physicking
physicking
noun
(archaic) medication
verb
present participle of physic
physicks
physicks
noun
Obsolete form of physics.
plural of physick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of physick
physicky
physicky
adj
(archaic) Resembling medicine.
phytoplanktonic
phytoplanktonic
adj
Pertaining to, or derived from, phytoplankton
pickaninny
pickaninny
adj
(now rare) Little, small.
noun
(colloquial, now offensive, ethnic slur) A black child.
pickaway
pickedly
pickery
pickery
noun
(Scotland) petty theft
A place where cotton is picked.
pickney
pickney
noun
(Caribbean, Jamaica, Belize, MLE, MTE, informal) A child.
pickpenny
pickpenny
noun
A sharper
pickpocketry
pickthankly
pickwickianly
picky
picky
adj
Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
noun
(informal) A picture.
picnickery
picnicky
picnicky
adj
(informal) Picniclike.
piggyback
piggyback
adj
Attached or appended to something larger or more important.
On somebody's back or shoulders.
Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. For example, a truck on a train.
noun
(countable) A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.
(medicine, countable, uncountable) The connection of one intravenous drip to another.
An act or instance of piggybacking.
verb
(transitive) To carry (someone) on the back or shoulders.
(transitive) To enter a secured area at the same time along with someone having authorized access; to tailgate
(transitive) To transport (a lorry/truck) on a flatbed railway waggon
(transitive, Internet) To obtain a wireless internet connection by bringing one's own computer within the range of another's wireless connection without that subscriber's permission or knowledge.
(transitive, Internet) To utilize "last-mile" wiring rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP.
(transitive, intransitive) To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.
piggybacked
piggybacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piggyback
piggybacking
piggybacking
noun
The practice of carrying something piggyback.
verb
present participle of piggyback
piggybacks
piggybacks
noun
plural of piggyback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of piggyback
pilgarlicky
pinckney
pinckneya
pinckneyville
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
playback
playback
noun
The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.
playbacks
playbacks
noun
plural of playback
playock
playock
noun
(obsolete, UK dialectal) A plaything; a toy.
pluckily
pluckily
adv
In a plucky manner.
plucklessly
plucky
plucky
adj
(informal) Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.
pockety
pockily
pockmanky
pocky
pocky
adj
Covered in pock marks; specifically, pox-ridden, syphilitic.
pohickory
pohickory
noun
A kind of hickory nut milk prepared by Native Americans in New England and used as a beverage.
poikilocyte
poikilocyte
noun
(physiology) An irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of profound anaemia, probably a degenerated red blood corpuscle.
poikilocythemia
poikilocytosis
poikilocytosis
noun
(pathology) Presence in the blood of red blood cells with abnormal shape or an entirely different shape
policymaker
policymaker
noun
One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
policymaking
policymaking
noun
the formulation of policies.
polykaryocyte
polykaryocyte
noun
(cytology) A cell that has many nuclei
poppycock
poppycock
noun
(colloquial) foolish talk; nonsense.
poppycockish
poppycockish
adj
Full of poppycock; nonsensical; ridiculous.
poyssick
prebankruptcy
prebankruptcy
adj
Preceding a bankruptcy.
prickingly
prickingly
adv
With a pricking action or sensation.
pricklingly
pricklingly
adv
With a prickling action or sensation.
prickly
prickly
adj
Covered with sharp points.
Difficult; complicated; (figuratively) hairy or thorny.
Easily irritated.
adv
In a prickly manner.
noun
(colloquial) Something that gives a pricking sensation; a sharp object.
pricklyback
prickmedainty
pricky
pricky
adj
Stiff and sharp; prickly.
probankruptcy
prokaryotic
prokaryotic
adj
Of cells, lacking a nucleus.
Of or having the characteristics of prokaryotes, especially bacteria.
proleukocyte
protoleukocyte
psychokineses
psychokineses
noun
plural of psychokinesis
psychokinesia
psychokinesia
noun
(pathology, obsolete) Abnormal impulsive behaviour unaccompanied by depression or other mental disorder.
psychokinesis
psychokinesis
noun
(parapsychology) The movement of physical systems and objects by the use of psychic power. Abbreviated as PK.
psychokinetic
psychokinetic
adj
Of or relating to psychokinesis.
noun
A person having the paranormal ability of psychokinesis.