Having the sort of flexible binding characteristic of a paperback book.
paperknives
paperknives
noun
plural of paperknife
papermakers
papermakers
noun
plural of papermaker
papermaking
papermaking
noun
The craft of making paper.
parakinesia
parakinesia
noun
Synonym of parakinesis
parakinesis
parakinesis
noun
(archaic) A supposed paranormal phenomenon in which the relatively small force imparted to an object is not sufficient to explain the degree of resulting movement
(medicine) The incorporation of a choreic or involuntary movement into a voluntary one
parakinetic
parakinetic
adj
Relating to parakinesis
paraskenion
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
parkersburg
parkersburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
parkinsonia
parsleylike
parsleylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parsley.
passagework
passagework
noun
(music) An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage
passionlike
passionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of passion.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
pathbreaker
pathbreaker
noun
A person who carries out pathbreaking work.
patternlike
patternlike
adj
Resembling a pattern; regular.
pawkinesses
pawkinesses
noun
plural of pawkiness
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
pawnbrokery
pawnbrokery
noun
A pawnbroker's shop.
The trade of pawnbroking.
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
peacekeeper
peacekeeper
noun
(Canada, law enforcement) An officer of the peace (police officer) in a force run by a Canadian aboriginal community.
A member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties in a troublespot.
One that preserves the peace.
peacemakers
peacemakers
noun
plural of peacemaker
peacemaking
peacemaking
noun
The act of reconciling two people or groups who disagree.
peacockiest
peacockiest
adj
superlative form of peacocky: most peacocky
peacocklike
peacocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a peacock.
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
peakishness
peakishness
noun
The quality of being peakish.
peasantlike
peasantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a peasant.
peasticking
pendantlike
pendantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pendant.
perestroika
perestroika
noun
(countable, singularity theory) A situation where a small variation of parameters leads to a sudden change in properties.
(historical, uncountable) A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.
(historical, uncountable) The period of time in the Soviet Union during which these reforms were carried out and in effect.
pervouralsk
pfannkuchen
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
phitsanulok
phrasemaker
phrasemaker
noun
A crafter of phrases; one who pens bombast or rhetoric.
piatigorsky
pickabacked
pickabacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickaback
pickedevant
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
picketboats
picketboats
noun
plural of picketboat
pickthankly
pickwickian
pickwickian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Pickwickian.
piggybacked
piggybacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piggyback
pilgarlicky
pinakiolite
pinakiolite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
pinakotheke
placekicked
placekicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of placekick
placekicker
placekicker
noun
(in several forms of football) A player who takes a placekick
placemaking
placemaking
noun
The planning, design and management of public spaces with regard to the communities that will inhabit them.
plainspoken
plainspoken
adj
Speaking plainly or simply.
planktology
planktology
noun
The study of plankton
plasterlike
plasterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of plaster (the material).
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
platemakers
platemakers
noun
plural of platemaker
platemaking
platemaking
noun
The production of plates (printing surfaces).
plateworker
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
playmakings
plumemaking
pockmanteau
pockmanteau
noun
(Scotland, archaic) portmanteau
pockmarking
pockmarking
verb
present participle of pockmark
pointmaking
poisonmaker
policymaker
policymaker
noun
One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
pollakiuria
pollakiuria
noun
(urology) Abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine.
polygynaiky
postmarking
postmarking
verb
present participle of postmark
prairielike
prairielike
adj
Alternative form of prairie-like
prajadhipok
prayermaker
preblockade
preblockade
adj
Before a blockade.
predarkness
predarkness
noun
The period of time before darkness falls.
prefranking
premarketed
prepackaged
prepackaged
adj
That has been packaged prior to being sold
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prepackage
prepackages
prepackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prepackage
prepartaken
prickleback
prickleback
noun
Any of the fish in the family Stichaeidae.
The stickleback
pricklyback
printmakers
printmakers
noun
plural of printmaker
printmaking
printmaking
noun
The field of art concerned, roughly, with the transfer of ink or paint from a plate or block or through a screen mesh to paper.
prisonbreak
problockade
prokaryotes
prokaryotes
noun
plural of prokaryote
prokaryotic
prokaryotic
adj
Of cells, lacking a nucleus.
Of or having the characteristics of prokaryotes, especially bacteria.
puritanlike
puritanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puritan.
pyramidlike
pyramidlike
adj
Resembling a pyramid.
racketproof
realpolitik
realpolitik
noun
(politics) Pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state.
repackagers
repackagers
noun
plural of repackager
repackaging
repackaging
noun
The process of packaging something again or anew.
verb
present participle of repackage
rockhampton
rockhampton
Proper noun
A village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Proper noun
A regional city of Queensland, Australia.
ropewalkers
ropewalkers
noun
plural of ropewalker
safekeeping
safekeeping
noun
(US) not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.
the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
the responsibility of a guardian
the storage of assets in a protected area
schwarzkopf
shakespeare
shakespeare
Proper noun
William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries
His works or media adaptations of his works.
Noun
Eloquent language, especially English; poetry.
A playwright of the standing of William Shakespeare
shaksperean
shaksperian
shankpieces
sheepshanks
sheepshanks
noun
plural of sheepshank
sheepwalker
shopbreaker
shopbreaker
noun
One who breaks into a shop with unlawful intent.
skeptically
skeptically
adv
(American spelling) In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.
skiagraphed
skiagraphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skiagraph
skiagrapher
skiagrapher
noun
Alternative form of sciagrapher
skiagraphic
skiagraphic
adj
Alternative form of sciagraphic
skiascopies
skiascopies
noun
plural of skiascopy
skirophoria
skyscrapers
skyscrapers
noun
plural of skyscraper
skyscraping
skyscraping
adj
Extremely tall; as tall as a skyscraper
sleepmarken
sleepmarken
noun
(uncommon) A hagfish, an eel-like marine fish, Myxine glutinosa.
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalked
sleepwalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sleepwalk
sleepwalker
sleepwalker
noun
Someone who walks about in their sleep.
snakephobia
snakephobia
noun
Fear of snakes.
snapperback
spacewalked
spacewalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spacewalk
spacewalker
spacewalker
noun
An astronaut engaging in a space walk or other activity outside the spacecraft.
spanakopita
spanakopita
noun
(Usually short for spanakotiropita) A Greek dish made with pre-cooked spinach, butter, olive oil, cheese, green onions, egg and seasoning in phyllo pastry.
The same or similar dishes made without cheese.
spaniellike
spaniellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a spaniel.
spanokopita
spanokopita
noun
Alternative spelling of spanakopita
sparklessly
sparklessly
adv
Without sparks.
sparkliness
sparkliness
noun
(obsolete) vivacity
The state or quality of being sparkly.
sparklingly
sparklingly
adv
In a sparkling way.
sparrowhawk
sparrowhawk
noun
(falconry) A female such bird, a male being a musket.
Alternative form of sparrow hawk; the American kestrel, Falco sparverius, of similar size and habit.
Any of numerous other relatively small Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
sparrowlike
sparrowlike
adj
Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
Similar to that of a sparrow.
spartanlike
spatterdock
spatterdock
noun
A species of water lily, Nuphar advena
spatterwork
spatterwork
noun
Art produced by spattering ink or paint against a surface.
speakablies
speakeasies
speakeasies
noun
plural of speakeasy
speakership
speakership
noun
(politics) The role or status of speaker.
speaklessly
specklehead
speechmaker
speechmaker
noun
One who makes a speech.
speiskobalt
speiskobalt
noun
smaltite
spinachlike
spinachlike
Adjective
Resembling spinach.
spokeshaves
spokeshaves
noun
plural of spokeshave
spokeswoman
spokeswoman
noun
A woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people.
spoonmaking
spoonmaking
noun
The manufacture of spoons.
springmaker
springmaker
noun
A manufacturer of springs (mechanical devices that exert force).
squeakproof
squeakproof
adj
Resistant to making squeaking sounds.
stallkeeper
stallkeeper
noun
The person in charge of a stall (small open-fronted shop).
steeplejack
steeplejack
noun
A person whose job involves climbing tall structures like steeples in order to make repairs.
sukarnapura
superflacks
superflacks
noun
plural of superflack
supermarket
supermarket
noun
(figurative) A one-stop shop; a place offering a range of products or services.
A chain of such stores.
A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.