| KAPELLMEISTER | • kapellmeister n. (Music) A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra. • kapellmeister n. (Music, historical) Person in charge of music at a noble court during the baroque and classical period. • KAPELLMEISTER n. (German) the director of a choir or orchestra, also CAPELLMEISTER. |
| KERATOPLASTIC | • keratoplastic adj. Relating to keratoplasty. • KERATOPLASTIC adj. relating to keratoplasty, plastic surgery on the cornea. |
| KLEPTOCRACIES | • kleptocracies n. Plural of kleptocracy. • KLEPTOCRACY n. a government by the corrupt in which rulers use their official positions for personal gain. |
| KLIPSPRINGERS | • klipspringers n. Plural of klipspringer. • KLIPSPRINGER n. (South African) a small, hoofed African antelope. |
| MARLINESPIKES | • marlinespikes n. Plural of marlinespike. • marline␣spikes n. Plural of marline spike. • MARLINESPIKE n. a tool used to separate rope strands while splicing, also MARLINGSPIKE, MARLINSPIKE. |
| MARLINGSPIKES | • marlingspikes n. Plural of marlingspike. • marling␣spikes n. Plural of marling spike. • MARLINGSPIKE n. a tool used to separate rope strands while splicing, also MARLINESPIKE, MARLINSPIKE. |
| MICROPLANKTON | • microplankton n. Microscopic zooplankton. • MICROPLANKTON n. very small plankton. |
| PICKERELWEEDS | • pickerelweeds n. Plural of pickerelweed. • pickerel␣weeds n. Plural of pickerel weed. • PICKERELWEED n. a shallow-water perennial plant chiefly of the eastern United States and Canada with large leaves and a spike of purplish-blue flowers. |
| 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. |
| PRICKLINESSES | • pricklinesses n. Plural of prickliness. • PRICKLINESS n. the state of being prickly. |
| PUMPERNICKELS | • pumpernickels n. Plural of pumpernickel. • PUMPERNICKEL n. (German) a kind of coarse dark rye bread. |
| 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. |
| SPARKPLUGGING | • sparkplugging v. Present participle of sparkplug. • SPARKPLUG v. to spark something off, in the manner of a sparkplug in a car carrying wires between which an electric spark passes to fire the explosive mixture of gases. |
| SPORTSMANLIKE | • sportsmanlike adj. Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner. • SPORTSMANLIKE adj. like a sportsman. |