(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
bookshop
bookshop
noun
A shop that sells books.
bookshops
bookshops
noun
plural of bookshop
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
chalkography
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
changepocket
chapbook
chapbook
noun
A small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts
chapbooks
chapbooks
noun
plural of chapbook
chaunoprockt
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
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
checkrope
chickenpox
chickenpox
noun
Alternative form of chicken pox
chlorpikrin
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chopsockies
chopsockies
noun
plural of chopsocky
chopstick
chopstick
noun
(ethnic slur) An Asian person.
(usually in the plural) An East Asian eating utensil usually used as a pair and held in one hand to grip pieces of food or occasionally to mix liquids or scoop up small pieces of food. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood and measuring approximately 23cm (10 inches) in length.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To pick up (food) using chopsticks.
chopsticks
chopsticks
noun
plural of chopstick
cockneyship
cookshop
cookshop
noun
A shop that sells cooked food.
cookshops
cookshops
noun
plural of cookshop
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophasic
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dikaryophytic
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
dikephobia
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
diskophile
disworkmanship
dneprodzerzhinsk
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
dopchick
dykehopper
ekphore
ekphore
verb
Alternative form of ecphore
ekphoria
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
ekphorize
ekphory
ekphory
noun
Alternative form of ecphoria
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
gorakhpur
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
groupthinks
gumpoldskirchner
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
hammerkop
hammerkop
noun
A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidaeand related to the herons.
handspoke
handspoke
noun
Alternative form of handspike
harpoonlike
heckelphone
heckelphone
noun
A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
hemiplankton
hermokopid
highpockets
hockingport
hockshop
hockshop
noun
(US, rare) A pawnshop.
hockshops
hockshops
noun
plural of hockshop
hoddypeak
hokeypokey
hokeypokey
noun
(New Zealand) A kind of ice cream with pieces of honeycomb toffee.
(New Zealand) Honeycomb toffee.
hokeypokeys
hokeypokeys
noun
plural of hokeypokey
hokypokies
hokypoky
holoplankton
holoplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
homekeeper
homekeeper
noun
Synonym of housekeeper (“one who looks after domestic affairs in a house”)
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)
hookshop
hooktip
hooktip
noun
Any of various drepanid moths.
hookup
hookup
noun
(slang) A brief sexual relationship or encounter.
(slang) A sexual partner.
(sometimes attributive) A connection.
hookups
hookups
noun
plural of hookup
hookupu
hooplike
hooplike
adj
Resembling a hoop.
hoopmaker
hoopskirt
hoopskirt
noun
Alternative spelling of hoop skirt
hoopstick
hopak
hopak
noun
A Ukrainian national dance in 2/4 time.
hopkins
hopkinsian
hopkinsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1721–1803).
hopkinsianism
hopkinson
hopkinsonian
hopkinsville
hopkinsville
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
hopkinton
hopsack
hopsack
noun
(countable) A hemp sack used for holding hops.
(uncountable) A coarse, loosely-woven clothing fabric.
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
hopsacks
hopsacks
noun
plural of hopsack
horsekeeper
horsekeeper
noun
A person who looks after horses, for example in a coal mine.
horsekeeping
hotelkeeper
hotelkeeper
noun
A hotelier; a hotel owner.
housekeep
housekeep
noun
(archaic or fantasy) The person in charge of a house; a housekeeper or innkeeper.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out the domestic duties of housekeeping.
(transitive, intransitive, computing) To perform the general tasks of housekeeping.
housekeeper
housekeeper
noun
(colloquial, now rare) Someone who keeps to their house; someone who rarely ventures away from home; an unadventurous person, a homebody.
(now rare) Someone who owns a house as a place of residence; a householder.
Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc.
Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household.
housekeeperlike
housekeeperly
housekeeperly
adj
Befitting a housekeeper.
housekeepers
housekeepers
noun
plural of housekeeper
housekeeping
housekeeping
noun
Any general tasks that involve preparation.
Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
housekept
housekept
verb
simple past tense and past participle of housekeep
housekkept
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
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypermakroskelic
hypoalkaline
hypoalkalinity
hypokalemia
hypokalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood (below the reference range).
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypokaliemia
hypokeimenometry
hypokinemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
hypokinesis
hypokinesis
noun
(pathology) Diminished power of movement; hypomotility
hypokinetic
hypokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypokinesis
hypokoristikon
hypoplankton
hypoplanktonic
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
jackpuddinghood
jockeyship
jockeyship
noun
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
kakorraphiaphobia
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kaleidophone
kaleidophone
noun
(obsolete, physics) A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate, that produces optical figures that correspond to the mode of vibration of the rod or plate
kaliophilite
kaliophilite
noun
a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO₄, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Italy