| 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. |
| COMPUTERNIKS | • computerniks n. Plural of computernik. • COMPUTERNIK n. a computer enthusiast. |
| IMPARKATIONS | • IMPARKATION n. the act of imparking. |
| KINETOGRAPHS | • kinetographs n. Plural of kinetograph. • KINETOGRAPH n. an early form of cinematograph camera. |
| OUTSPARKLING | • outsparkling v. Present participle of outsparkle. • OUTSPARKLE v. to exceed in sparkling. |
| PERESTROIKAS | • perestroikas n. Plural of perestroika. • PERESTROIKA n. (Russian) the period of reconstruction in Russia under Mikhail Gorbachev. |
| PERJINKITIES | • PERJINKITY n. (Scots) a nicety. |
| POSTCARDLIKE | • postcardlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque. • POSTCARDLIKE adj. resembling a postcard. |
| 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. |
| SPECKTIONEER | • specktioneer n. Alternative form of specksioneer. • SPECKTIONEER n. (Dutch) the chief harpooner on a whaler, who directs the flensing of the whale, also SPECKSIONEER. |
| SPHAIRISTIKE | • sphairistike n. (Sports, archaic) An early racquet sport that evolved into tennis. • SPHAIRISTIKE n. (Greek) a ball game that developed into lawn tennis. |
| SPIRKETTINGS | • spirkettings n. Plural of spirketting. • SPIRKETTING n. deck planking near the bulwarks. |
| SPITSTICKERS | • SPITSTICKER n. a wood engraving tool with a fine point for cutting curved lines. |
| STOREKEEPING | • storekeeping n. The work of a storekeeper, looking after a shop. • STOREKEEPING n. the business of keeping a store. |
| SUPERSTRIKES | • superstrikes n. Plural of superstrike. • SUPERSTRIKE n. an exceptional strike. |