| AEROSPIKES | • aerospikes n. Plural of aerospike. • AEROSPIKE n. a rocket engine with a specially designed nozzle that allows the exhaust gases to expand and so to be used most efficiently. |
| BREAKPOINT | • breakpoint n. (Programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the… • breakpoint n. (Meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas. • breakpoint n. (Physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes. |
| DIPLOSPEAK | • diplospeak n. Diplomatic language; The careful use of euphemism and noncontroversial language to obscure points that… • diplo-speak n. Alternative form of diplospeak. • DIPLOSPEAK n. the polite and placatory language usually associated with diplomats. |
| KENOPHOBIA | • kenophobia n. An abnormal fear of empty spaces. • KENOPHOBIA n. fear of empty spaces. |
| KILOPARSEC | • kiloparsec n. (Astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs. • KILOPARSEC n. a unit of astronomical distance, 1000 parsecs. |
| LEUKOPENIA | • leukopenia n. (Medicine) An abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood. • LEUKOPENIA n. an abnormally low white blood count, also LEUCOPENIA. |
| PEACOCKIER | • PEACOCKY adj. vain, strutting. |
| PEACOCKING | • peacocking n. (Seduction community) Ostentatious dress or behaviour employed by a man in an attempt to impress women. • PEACOCK v. to strut vainly. |
| PEACOCKISH | • peacockish adj. Characteristic of a peacock; striking; ostentatious. • PEACOCKISH adj. like a peacock. |
| PERIKARYON | • perikaryon n. The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast. • PERIKARYON n. the cell body of a neuron containing the nucleus. |
| PEROVSKIAS | • perovskias n. Plural of perovskia. • PEROVSKIA n. a genus of hardy deciduous shrubs of the Labiatae family. |
| PICKETBOAT | • picketboat n. Alternative form of picket boat. • picket␣boat n. A small naval craft used for harbor patrol and other close inshore work. • PICKETBOAT n. a craft used (as by the coastguard) for harbour patrol. |
| PINAKOTHEK | • pinakothek n. Alternative form of pinacotheca. • PINAKOTHEK n. (German) a picture gallery. |
| POCKMANTIE | • POCKMANTIE n. (Scots) a corrupt form of portmanteau, also POCKMANKY. |
| PRESOAKING | • presoaking v. Present participle of presoak. • presoaking n. The soaking of something in advance. • PRESOAK v. to soak beforehand. |
| SKIASCOPES | • skiascopes n. Plural of skiascope. • SKIASCOPE n. a medical instrument for examining the eye to detect errors of refraction. |