(surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis
keratinized
keratinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keratinize
keratinizes
keratinizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keratinize
keratitides
keratitises
keratitises
noun
plural of keratitis
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keratoderma
keratoderma
noun
Any of various skin conditions causing horny skin.
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
keratolysis
keratolysis
noun
(pathology) The periodic exfoliation of the epidermis.
The removal of dead surface skin cells, used to treat various types of wart.
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
keratometer
keratometer
noun
ophthalmometer
keratometry
keratometry
noun
measurement with a keratometer
keratonosus
keratonyxis
keratonyxis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
keratophyre
keratophyre
noun
(petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
keratoscope
keratoscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An ophthalmic instrument for assessing the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratosropy
kettlemaker
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
kickstarted
kickstarted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kickstart
kilometrage
kilometrage
noun
An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per kilometre.
The number of kilometres travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel.
The total distance travelled, in kilometres.
kindhearted
kindhearted
adj
Having an innately kind disposition or character.
kinesiatric
kinesiatric
adj
Of or relating to 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.
kirkpatrick
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knotgrasses
knotgrasses
noun
plural of knotgrass
koreshanity
kosmokrator
krishnaitic
kristianson
kulturkampf
kulturkampf
noun
(historical) A conflict between secular and religious authorities, especially the struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government under Bismarck.
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
lapstreaked
lapstreaker
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
leatherback
leatherback
noun
A large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a leathery back.
leatherbark
leatherlike
leatherlike
adj
Resembling leather.
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
leatherwork
leatherwork
noun
Articles thus produced.
The making of articles from leather.
maeterlinck
mantuamaker
mantuamaker
noun
A maker of women's clothes, especially dresses
marketplace
marketplace
noun
(by extension) The world of commerce and trade.
(figurative) A place or sphere for the exchange of anything, such as ideas or fashions.
An open area in a town housing a public market.
The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
marketstead
marketstead
noun
(obsolete) A marketplace.
masterworks
masterworks
noun
plural of masterwork
matchmakers
matchmakers
noun
plural of matchmaker
matchmarked
meekhearted
mekhitarist
metalworker
metalworker
noun
A person who shapes metal.
metanetwork
metanetwork
noun
(communication, management, sociology) A network of networks.
minimarkets
minimarkets
noun
plural of minimarket
mitsukurina
narrishkeit
natureliked
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nordmarkite
nordmarkite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of syenite with quartz, mostly composed of microperthite.
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
nutcrackery
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
overtakable
overtakable
adj
That can be overtaken
overtalking
overtalking
verb
present participle of overtalk
overtasking
overtasking
verb
present participle of overtask
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
painterlike
painterlike
adj
painterly; characteristic of a painter or paintings
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
parakinetic
parakinetic
adj
Relating to parakinesis
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.
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.
piatigorsky
plasterlike
plasterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of plaster (the material).
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
platemakers
platemakers
noun
plural of platemaker
plateworker
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
postmarking
postmarking
verb
present participle of postmark
premarketed
prepartaken
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.
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.
quarterback
quarterback
noun
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
(American football, historical) An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back.
(rugby football, historical) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.
verb
(American football) To play the position of quarterback.
(by extension) To lead a team or group; to be primarily responsible for some group project or activity.
quarterdeck
quarterdeck
noun
(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
racetracker
racetracker
noun
Any person employed at a racetrack for horses.
racketeered
racketeered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of racketeer
racketiness
racketiness
noun
Quality of being rackety.
racketproof
ratchetlike
ratchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet.
rathskeller
rathskeller
noun
A bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer.
rattleskull
rattlesnake
rattlesnake
noun
Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.
realpolitik
realpolitik
noun
(politics) Pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state.
reattacking
reattacking
verb
present participle of reattack
rejacketing
rejacketing
verb
present participle of rejacket
remarketing
remarketing
verb
present participle of remarket
reundertake
reundertake
verb
(transitive) To undertake again.
rheumaticky
rheumaticky
adj
(colloquial) Of, pertaining to or having rheumatism.
rickettsiae
rickettsiae
noun
plural of rickettsia
rickettsial
rickettsial
adj
Relating to rickettsia.
rickettsias
rickstaddle
rickstaddle
noun
A staddle for a hayrick.
ringstraked
ringstraked
adj
(archaic) striped with differently colored rings
rockhampton
rockhampton
Proper noun
A village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Proper noun
A regional city of Queensland, Australia.
rockhearted
rosenkrantz
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
saltshakers
saltshakers
noun
plural of saltshaker
samarskites
samarskites
noun
plural of samarskite
sanskritist
sanskritist
noun
Alternative spelling of Sanskritist
sanskritize
sanskritize
Verb
to convert a non-Sanskrit word, particularly a Pali word, to its equivalent Sanskrit form
to emulate rituals and practices of upper classes so as to gain upward social mobility
sauerkrauts
sauerkrauts
noun
plural of sauerkraut
scratchback
scratchback
noun
(UK, dated) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
seraskerate
seraskerate
noun
Alternative form of seraskierate
seraskierat
servantlike
servantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a servant.
shirtmakers
shirtmakers
noun
plural of shirtmaker
shirtmaking
shirtmaking
noun
the industry or practice of making shirts
sickhearted
sidetracked
sidetracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sidetrack
skateboards
skateboards
noun
plural of skateboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skateboard
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
spartanlike
spatterdock
spatterdock
noun
A species of water lily, Nuphar advena
spatterwork
spatterwork
noun
Art produced by spattering ink or paint against a surface.
stagestruck
stagestruck
adj
Enamored of the theatre, the craft of acting or of actors/actresses.
stakeholder
stakeholder
noun
(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise.
(law) A person filing an interpleader action, such as a garnishee or trustee, who acknowledges possession of property that is owed to one or more of several other claimants.
A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
An escrow agent or custodian.
stakemaster
stallkeeper
stallkeeper
noun
The person in charge of a stall (small open-fronted shop).