| APPARATCHIKI | • apparatchiki n. Plural of apparatchik. • APPARATCHIK n. (Russian) a member of the (Soviet) bureaucracy; now extended to apply to any inflexible organisation man, particularly in a political party. |
| APPARATCHIKS | • apparatchiks n. Plural of apparatchik. • APPARATCHIK n. (Russian) a member of the (Soviet) bureaucracy; now extended to apply to any inflexible organisation man, particularly in a political party. |
| BANKRUPTCIES | • bankruptcies n. Plural of bankruptcy. • BANKRUPTCY n. the state of being bankrupt. |
| CHALKSTRIPES | • CHALKSTRIPE n. clothing with a pattern of thin white stripes on a dark background. |
| IMPARKATIONS | • IMPARKATION n. the act of imparking. |
| KARYOTYPICAL | • karyotypical adj. Relating to, or characteristic of a karyotype. • KARYOTYPICAL adj. of or like a karyotype, the appearance, number and arrangements of chromosomes, also KARYOTYPIC. |
| KINETOGRAPHS | • kinetographs n. Plural of kinetograph. • KINETOGRAPH n. an early form of cinematograph camera. |
| KLEPTOCRATIC | • kleptocratic adj. Pertaining to a kleptocracy; characterised by rulers or leaders who are thieves. • KLEPTOCRATIC adj. of or like a kleptocracy, a government characterized by rampant greed and corruption. |
| OUTSPARKLING | • outsparkling v. Present participle of outsparkle. • OUTSPARKLE v. to exceed in sparkling. |
| PATCHWORKING | • patchworking v. Present participle of patchwork. • patchworking n. The making of patchworks. • PATCHWORK v. in needlework, to sew pieces together. |
| PATHBREAKING | • pathbreaking adj. Opening a new path or approach. • PATHBREAKING adj. trailblazing. |
| PERESTROIKAS | • perestroikas n. Plural of perestroika. • PERESTROIKA n. (Russian) the period of reconstruction in Russia under Mikhail Gorbachev. |
| PLATEMARKING | • PLATEMARK v. to mark with a platemark. |
| POSTCARDLIKE | • postcardlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque. • POSTCARDLIKE adj. resembling a postcard. |
| PREMARKETING | • premarketing adj. Before the marketing of a product or service. • PREMARKET v. to market in advance. |
| PRINTMAKINGS | • PRINTMAKING n. the act of making prints. |
| REALPOLITIKS | • realpolitiks n. Plural of realpolitik. • REALPOLITIK n. (German) politics guided by practical considerations, instead of principles or ethics. |
| SPHAIRISTIKE | • sphairistike n. (Sports, archaic) An early racquet sport that evolved into tennis. • SPHAIRISTIKE n. (Greek) a ball game that developed into lawn tennis. |