Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
checkpointing
checkpointing
verb
present participle of checkpoint
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
checkstrap
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
elephantlike
elephantlike
adj
(figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good
Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
hemiplankton
highpockets
hotelkeeper
hotelkeeper
noun
A hotelier; a hotel owner.
housekept
housekept
verb
simple past tense and past participle of housekeep
housekkept
hutkeeper
hutkeeper
noun
One who maintains a hut that can be used by hikers, climbers, etc.
hyperalkalinity
hyperalkalinity
noun
The property of being hyperalkaline.
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperkeratoses
hyperkeratoses
noun
plural of hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
noun
(pathology) Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions.
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.
hypermarket
hypermarket
noun
A combination of department store and supermarket.
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
hypokeimenometry
hypokinetic
hypokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypokinesis
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
kaliophilite
kaliophilite
noun
a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO₄, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Italy
katagelophobia
katagelophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of catagelophobia
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
kataphoretic
kataphoretic
adj
Alternative form of cataphoretic
kataphrenia
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
kelyphite
kelyphite
noun
(mineralogy) A substitution mineral found surrounding garnet in peridotites.
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
keratophyr
keratophyre
keratophyre
noun
(petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
ketchup
ketchup
noun
(countable, now rare) Such a sauce more generally (not necessarily based on tomatoes, but with mushrooms, fish, etc.). This is the older meaning.
(uncountable, chiefly US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup.. A tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners.
verb
(transitive) To cover with ketchup.
ketchups
ketchups
noun
plural of ketchup
ketoheptose
ketoheptose
noun
(biochemistry) Any ketose form of a heptose
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
kinesiatrics
kinesitherapy
kinesitherapy
Noun
kinesiatrics
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.
kinetographer
kinetographer
noun
A person involved in kinetography (in either sense).
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
kinetophobia
kinetophone
kinetophone
noun
(historical) A machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph synchronized so as to reproduce a scene and its accompanying sounds.
kinetophonograph
kinetophonograph
noun
Synonym of kinetophone
kittenship
kittenship
noun
The state or condition of a kitten; kittenhood.
klaprotholite
klaprotholite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of klaprothite
klepht
klepht
noun
(historical) An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
klephtic
klephtic
adj
(historical) Relating to the klephts.
klephtism
klephtism
noun
(historical) The theft and banditry characteristic of the anti-Ottoman insurgency when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
klephts
klephts
noun
plural of klepht
kleptophobia
kleptophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of theft.
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
lightkeeper
lightkeeper
noun
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
mannoketoheptose
packthread
packthread
noun
(archaic) A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels.
packthreaded
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
pathbreaker
pathbreaker
noun
A person who carries out pathbreaking work.
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
peckhamite
peiktha
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
petrouchka
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
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.
pharyngokeratosis
phenakistoscope
phenakistoscope
noun
An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through slits, often via a mirror, thus producing the illusion of motion.
phenakite
phenakite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.
phenylketonuria
phenylketonuria
noun
(medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
philokleptic
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
photokineses
photokineses
noun
plural of photokinesis
photokinesis
photokinesis
noun
(parapsychology) The ability to mentally manipulate light.
Any movement that is in response to light.
photokinetic
photokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to photokinesis.
phuket
phuket
Proper noun
Phuket Province, a province in the southern of Thailand
The island where Phuket Province located
A city on the island of Phuket
pickthankness
pinakotheke
pitcherlike
pitcherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pitcher.
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
pitchlike
pitchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of pitch (the tarry substance).
pitchpike
plinthlike
plinthlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plinth.
poikilocythemia
poikilotherm
poikilotherm
adj
cold-blooded
noun
A cold-blooded animal
poikilothermal
poikilothermal
adj
poikilothermic
poikilothermic
poikilothermic
adj
(of an animal) Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
poikilothermism
poikilothermism
noun
poikilothermy
poikilothermy
poikilothermy
noun
(biology) The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.
pothookery
preearthquake
prophetlike
prophetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prophet.
psychokinetic
psychokinetic
adj
Of or relating to psychokinesis.
noun
A person having the paranormal ability of psychokinesis.
puckermouth
rheoplankton
sabbathkeeper
sabbathkeeping
schaapsteker
schaapsteker
noun
Alternative form of skaapsteker
scheltopusik
scheltopusik
noun
Alternative form of sheltopusik
shakespearolater
shakespearolatry
shitepoke
shitepoke
noun
the American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus
the black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
the green heron, Butorides virescens
shkupetar
skeptophylaxia
skeptophylaxis
sketchpad
sketchpad
noun
Alternative spelling of sketch pad
skiophyte
skiophyte
noun
(biology, rare) Alternative form of sciophyte
spitchcocked
spitchcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spitchcock
splanchnoskeletal
splanchnoskeleton
splanchnoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.
stephanokontae
stethokyrtograph
stethokyrtograph
noun
An instrument for measuring a person's chest.
superthankful
superthankfully
superthankfulness
superthick
superthick
adj
Very thick.
switchkeeper
taskmastership
taskmastership
noun
The role or status of taskmaster.
tcheckup
telekinematography
timekeepership
tophaike
tophaike
noun
(obsolete) A Turkish musket
trekpath
triskaidekaphobe
triskaidekaphobe
noun
(rare) Someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia.