COUNTERPICKET | • counterpicket n. A picket (protest) set up in opposition to another. • counterpicket v. (Intransitive) To take part in a counterpicket. • COUNTERPICKET v. to picket in opposition to another picket. |
KERATOPLASTIC | • keratoplastic adj. Relating to keratoplasty. • KERATOPLASTIC adj. relating to keratoplasty, plastic surgery on the cornea. |
KINEMATOGRAPH | • kinematograph n. Alternative form of cinematograph. • KINEMATOGRAPH n. an apparatus for filming, printing and projecting a series of instantaneous photographs so as to give a moving representation of a scene, also CINEMATOGRAPH. |
KLEPTOCRACIES | • kleptocracies n. Plural of kleptocracy. • KLEPTOCRACY n. a government by the corrupt in which rulers use their official positions for personal gain. |
OVERPACKAGING | • overpackaging v. Present participle of overpackage. • OVERPACKAGE v. to package excessively. |
POIKILOTHERMS | • poikilotherms n. Plural of poikilotherm. • POIKILOTHERM n. an organism that takes on the temperature of its surroundings. |
POIKILOTHERMY | • poikilothermy n. (Biology) The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature… • POIKILOTHERMY n. the state of being cold-blooded, also POIKILOTHERMISM. |
PORCELAINLIKE | • porcelainlike adj. Resembling porcelain or some aspect of it. • PORCELAINLIKE adj. like porcelain. |
REALPOLITIKER | • realpolitiker n. One who supports or engages in realpolitik. • REALPOLITIKER n. (German) one who practises realpolitik, politics based on practical, rather than moral or ideological, considerations. |
SHOPBREAKINGS | • shopbreakings n. Plural of shopbreaking. • SHOPBREAKING n. the act of breaking into a shop. |
SKEUOMORPHISM | • skeuomorphism n. The incorporation of obsolete or skeuomorphic elements into a design, for familiarity or out of tradition… • SKEUOMORPHISM n. the state of being a skeuomorph. |
SPECKSIONEERS | • specksioneers n. Plural of specksioneer. • SPECKSIONEER n. (Dutch) the chief harpooner on a whaler, who directs the flensing of the whale, also SPECKTIONEER. |
SPECKTIONEERS | • specktioneers n. Plural of specktioneer. • SPECKTIONEER n. (Dutch) the chief harpooner on a whaler, who directs the flensing of the whale, also SPECKSIONEER. |
SPORTSMANLIKE | • sportsmanlike adj. Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner. • SPORTSMANLIKE adj. like a sportsman. |
STOREKEEPINGS | • STOREKEEPING n. the business of keeping a store. |
STREPTOKINASE | • streptokinase n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) An enzyme produced by some streptococci which is involved in breaking down… • STREPTOKINASE n. a proteolytic enzyme produced by hemolytic streptococci that promotes the dissolution of blood clots by activating plasminogen to produce plasmin. |
SUPERKINGDOMS | • superkingdoms n. Plural of superkingdom. • SUPERKINGDOM n. a taxonomical classification comprising several kingdoms. |