A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(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
bromopikrin
bumpkin
bumpkin
noun
(nautical) A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay.
A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
Dance, a series of reels, Scottish.
bumpkinet
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
bumpkinly
bumpkinly
adj
Befitting a bumpkin.
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
capmaking
capmaking
noun
The manufacture of caps (the headgear).
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
cupmaking
cupmaking
noun
The manufacture of cups.
desmopyknosis
disworkmanship
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
epimanikia
epimanikia
noun
plural of epimanikion
epimanikion
epimanikion
noun
A cuff worn over the sticharion by clergy in the Greek Orthodox Church, corresponding to a maniple in other Catholic churches.
gamekeeping
gamekeeping
noun
The keeping of game; the occupation of a gamekeeper.
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
gumpoldskirchner
hemiplankton
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)
hopkinsianism
humperdinck
humuhumunukunukuapuaa
humuhumunukunukuapuaa
noun
Either of two species, Rhinecanthus aculeatus and Rhinecanthus rectangulus, of triggerfishes native to the reefs of Hawaii.
hypokeimenometry
hypokinemia
impackment
imparkation
imparking
imparking
verb
present participle of impark
kalumpang
kampmann
kampong
kampong
noun
(Cambodia) A landing, a port; a river town.
Dated spelling of kampung.
kampongs
kampongs
noun
plural of kampong
kampseen
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
kemperyman
kempner
kemptken
kempton
kenipsim
kenmpy
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
kingdomship
kinoplasm
kinoplasm
noun
an active protoplasm used to make filaments and mobile structures.
kinoplasmic
kinoplasmic
adj
of or related to kinoplasm
kinsmanship
kinsmanship
noun
kinship
kiplingism
kiplingism
Noun
An attitude or turn of phrase characteristic of Rudyard Kipling.
kleptomania
kleptomania
noun
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
kleptomaniac
kleptomaniac
noun
One who steals compulsively.
kleptomaniacal
kleptomaniacal
adj
Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
kleptomanias
kleptomanias
noun
plural of kleptomania
kleptomanist
kneippism
kneippism
Noun
The treatment of disease by forms of hydrotherapy, such as walking barefoot in the morning dew, baths, wet compresses, cold affusions, etc.
kompeni
kulpmont
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
lampmaking
lampmaking
noun
The manufacture of lamps.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
limnoplankton
limnoplankton
noun
(biology) The plankton of fresh waters, especially of lakes
limpkin
limpkin
noun
A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida.
limpkins
limpkins
noun
plural of limpkin
lumpkin
lumpkin
noun
A clumsy, heavy, stupid, silly or blundering person.
lymphokines
lymphokines
noun
plural of lymphokine
macroplankton
macroplankton
noun
Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.
mankeeper
mannoketoheptose
manpack
manpack
noun
(usually attributive) An object meant to be carried by a single person.
mapmaking
mapmaking
noun
Cartography, the making of maps and charts.
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
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
meatpackings
melanoplakia
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
mesoplankton
mesoplankton
noun
plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton
mesoplanktonic
mesoplanktonic
adj
Relating to mesoplankton.
microplankton
microplankton
noun
microscopic zooplankton
milksoppiness
milksopping
milksoppishness
minipark
minipark
Noun
A small public park.
minkopi
miskeeping
miskeeping
verb
present participle of miskeep
mispackaging
mispackaging
verb
present participle of mispackage
misprovoking
misspeaking
misspeaking
noun
(obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
The fact or instance of speaking falsely or unclearly.
misspoken
misspoken
verb
past participle of misspeak
monkeypod
monkeypod
noun
Albizia saman, a flowering tree in the pea family, native to the neotropics.
Couroupita nicaraguarensis (syn. Lecythis nicaraguarensis) (coco de mono)
Lecythis ollaria (coco de mono)
Pithecellobium dulce (blackbead)
Senna petersiana (dwarf cassia)
monkeypot
monkeypot
noun
Alternative form of monkey pot
monkship
monkship
noun
The position or role of a monk.
moorpunky
morpunkee
nipmuck
nipmucks
nonmakeup
nymphlike
nymphlike
adj
Resembling a nymph.
pacemaking
pacemaking
noun
The action of a pacemaker (in any sense)
pacemakings
packmaking
packman
packman
noun
(archaic) Someone who travels with a pack, especially a travelling salesman.
packmanship
packmen
packmen
noun
plural of packman
pamunkey
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.
peacemaking
peacemaking
noun
The act of reconciling two people or groups who disagree.
peacemakings
peacemakings
noun
plural of peacemaking
pecksniffianism
pecksniffism
pendulumlike
pendulumlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pendulum; having a back-and-forth motion.
penmaker
penmaker
noun
One who makes pens for writing.
penmaking
penmaking
noun
The manufacture of pens for writing.
perikeiromene
perikiromene
perkinism
perkinism
Noun
A pseudoscientific treatment in which two pointed metal rods ("tractors") were waved over the body, supposed to cure inflammation, rheumatism, etc. by drawing off an electrical fluid.
perkiomenville
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.