A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
apparatchik
apparatchik
noun
(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
backpointer
backstamped
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
captaincook
carpetmaker
carpetmaker
noun
One who manufactures carpets.
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
crackpotism
downpatrick
epiplankton
epiplankton
noun
Plankton normally living in the top hundred fathoms of a body of water (at a depth of about 180 metres or less).
episkeletal
episkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Above or outside the endoskeleton; epaxial.
fitzpatrick
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
gatekeepers
gatekeepers
noun
plural of gatekeeper
gatekeeping
gatekeeping
verb
present participle and gerund of gatekeep
hypermarket
hypermarket
noun
A combination of department store and supermarket.
imparkation
jacksonport
kabirpanthi
kamptomorph
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
katamorphic
kataphrenia
kataplectic
kataplectic
adj
Alternative form of cataplectic
katipuneros
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
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
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.
kinetoplast
kinetoplast
noun
(microbiology) A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
A kinetoplastid.
kirkpatrick
kleptomania
kleptomania
noun
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
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.
lapstreaked
lapstreaker
lopatnikoff
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.
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
nunapitchuk
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
packability
packability
noun
The quality or state of being packable
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
painstaking
painstaking
adj
Carefully attentive to details; diligent in performing a process or procedure.
noun
The application of careful and attentive effort.
painterlike
painterlike
adj
painterly; characteristic of a painter or paintings
palettelike
palettelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a palette.
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.
peacockiest
peacockiest
adj
superlative form of peacocky: most peacocky
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.
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
phitsanulok
piatigorsky
pickedevant
picketboats
picketboats
noun
plural of picketboat
pickthankly
pinakiolite
pinakiolite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
pinakotheke
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.
pockmanteau
pockmanteau
noun
(Scotland, archaic) portmanteau
pointmaking
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.
racketproof
realpolitik
realpolitik
noun
(politics) Pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state.
rockhampton
rockhampton
Proper noun
A village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Proper noun
A regional city of Queensland, Australia.
skeptically
skeptically
adv
(American spelling) In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.
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.
spanokopita
spanokopita
noun
Alternative spelling of spanakopita
spartanlike
spatterdock
spatterdock
noun
A species of water lily, Nuphar advena
spatterwork
spatterwork
noun
Art produced by spattering ink or paint against a surface.
speiskobalt
speiskobalt
noun
smaltite
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.
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.
supertanker
supertanker
noun
An extremely large tanker ship.
suttapitaka
sweepstakes
sweepstakes
noun
Synonym of sweepstake
plural of sweepstake
tadpolelike
tadpolelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tadpole.
tapermaking
tapersticks
tapersticks
noun
plural of taperstick
tapsterlike
teapottykin
templarlike
trapperlike
turkophilia
turkophobia
unpartaking
unpartaking
adj
Not partaking.
unplantlike
unplantlike
adj
Not plantlike.
unskeptical
unskeptical
adj
Not skeptical; having an open mind.
watchkeeper
watchkeeper
noun
A lookout (person who keeps watch).
zooplankter
zooplankter
noun
Any organism that is a zooplankton
zooplankton
zooplankton
noun
(zoology) Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the eggs and larvae from larger animals.