(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
corpselikeness
crapelike
crapelike
Adjective
Resembling crape.
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
flickerproof
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
gumpoldskirchner
hyperbrachyskelic
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypermakroskelic
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
karyotypical
karyotypical
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of a karyotype
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
killcrop
killcrop
noun
(obsolete) A changeling.
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kilpatrick
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
meroplanktonic
meroplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to meroplankton
microplakite
microplankton
microplankton
noun
microscopic zooplankton
micropoikilitic
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overskeptically
overskepticalness
packbuilder
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
pickerel
pickerel
noun
(Canada) Walleye, A species of gamefish, Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.
A freshwater fish of the genus Esox.
A wading bird, the dunlin.
pickerels
pickerels
noun
plural of pickerel
pickerelweed
pickerelweed
noun
(US) Any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves
pickler
pickler
noun
(programming) (in the Python programming language) A program or algorithm that performs serialization.
A cucumber grown for pickling.
A machine that pickles metal.
One who pickles food products.
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
pickrell
picturelike
picturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a picture.
pilgarlicky
pincerlike
pincerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pincer.
pitcherlike
pitcherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pitcher.
placekicker
placekicker
noun
(in several forms of football) A player who takes a placekick
placekickers
placekickers
noun
plural of placekicker
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
pluckerian
pluckier
pluckier
adj
comparative form of plucky: more plucky
poikilothermic
poikilothermic
adj
(of an animal) Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
policymaker
policymaker
noun
One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
politicker
politicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A politician; one who employs politics.
One who politicks; one who engages in politicking to increase their stature or power within a (non-governmental) business, organization, profession, etc.
politickers
politickers
noun
plural of politicker
porcelainlike
porcelainlike
adj
Resembling porcelain or some aspect of it.
porchlike
porchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a porch.
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
potlicker
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
prealkalic
preblockading
prickingly
prickingly
adv
With a pricking action or sensation.
prickle
prickle
noun
(UK, obsolete) A sieve of hazelnuts, weighing about fifty pounds.
A kind of willow basket.
A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn.
A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
verb
(intransitive) To feel a prickle.
(transitive) To cause (someone) to feel a prickle; to prick.
prickleback
prickleback
noun
Any of the fish in the family Stichaeidae.
The stickleback
prickled
prickled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prickle
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.
prickles
prickles
noun
(Ulster) gooseflesh
plural of prickle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prickle
prickless
prickless
adj
Without a prick or prickle.
pricklier
pricklier
adj
comparative form of prickly: more prickly
prickliest
prickliest
adj
superlative form of prickly: most prickly
prickliness
prickliness
noun
The state or quality of being prickly.
prickling
prickling
noun
A sensation that prickles.
verb
present participle of prickle
pricklingly
pricklingly
adv
With a prickling action or sensation.
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
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
princelike
princelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prince.
princesslike
princesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a princess.
proboscislike
proboscislike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a proboscis.
protonickel
pumpernickel
pumpernickel
noun
A German sourdough bread made from rye.
pumpernickels
pumpernickels
noun
plural of pumpernickel
rickettsialpox
rickettsialpox
noun
An illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.