a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
apokatastatic
apokatastatic
adj
Alternative form of apocatastatic
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backpointers
backropes
backstop
backstop
noun
(baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.
(baseball, slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.
(cricket, dated) The longstop.
(cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper.
(espionage) Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.
(rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
verb
(transitive) To bolster, support.
(transitive) To serve as backstop for.
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstops
backstops
noun
plural of backstop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstop
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
capeworks
caprocks
caprocks
noun
plural of caprock
chapbooks
chapbooks
noun
plural of chapbook
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
cockapoos
cockapoos
noun
plural of cockapoo
cocksparrow
crackpotism
crackpots
crackpots
noun
plural of crackpot
crackpottedness
dikaryophasic
dikelocephalus
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
hopsack
hopsack
noun
(countable) A hemp sack used for holding hops.
(uncountable) A coarse, loosely-woven clothing fabric.
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
hopsacks
hopsacks
noun
plural of hopsack
hypermakroskelic
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
jackpots
jackpots
noun
plural of jackpot
jacksonport
jockstrap
jockstrap
noun
(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
kaleidescope
kaleidoscope
kaleidoscope
noun
(figuratively) A constantly changing series of colours or other things.
An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen.
verb
(intransitive) To move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns.
kaleidoscopes
kaleidoscopes
noun
plural of kaleidoscope
kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopic
adj
(figuratively) Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope.
Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope.
kaleidoscopical
kaleidoscopical
adj
Alternative form of kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopically
kaleidoscopically
adv
In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner.
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keratoscope
keratoscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An ophthalmic instrument for assessing the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keraunoscopia
keraunoscopy
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kilopascals
kilopascals
noun
plural of kilopascal
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kinoplasmic
kinoplasmic
adj
of or related to kinoplasm
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
mesoplanktonic
mesoplanktonic
adj
Relating to mesoplankton.
nobackspace
nonskeptical
nonskeptical
adj
Not skeptical.
overpackages
overpackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpackage
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overskeptically
overskepticalness
packhorse
packhorse
noun
A horse used as a pack animal.
packhorses
packhorses
noun
plural of packhorse
packhouse
packhouse
noun
A building where fruit and vegetables are packed prior to distribution to shops.
packinghouse
packinghouse
noun
A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
packston
paddocks
paddocks
noun
plural of paddock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paddock
paddockstone
paddockstool
padlocks
padlocks
noun
plural of padlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of padlock
pastrycook
pastrycook
noun
A cook who makes desserts and pastries.
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
peacockiest
peacockiest
adj
superlative form of peacocky: most peacocky
peacockish
peacockish
adj
Characteristic of a peacock; striking; ostentatious.
peacockishly
peacockishly
adv
In a peacockish manner.
peacockishness
peacockishness
noun
The quality of being peacockish.
peacockism
peacocks
peacocks
noun
plural of peacock
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
pharmacokinetics
pharmacokinetics
noun
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
phenakistoscope
phenakistoscope
noun
An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through slits, often via a mirror, thus producing the illusion of motion.
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
picketboats
picketboats
noun
plural of picketboat
plowbacks
pocketableness
pocketcase
pockmarks
pockmarks
noun
plural of pockmark
poikiloblastic
poikiloblastic
adj
(geology) Describing the texture of a metamorphic rock that has small idioblasts of one constituent lying within larger xenoblasts
pollacks
pollacks
noun
plural of pollack
postattack
postattack
adj
After an attack.
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
psychokinesia
psychokinesia
noun
(pathology, obsolete) Abnormal impulsive behaviour unaccompanied by depression or other mental disorder.
psychoquackeries
rickettsialpox
rickettsialpox
noun
An illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.
sagaponack
scalplock
schwarzkopf
scrapbook
scrapbook
noun
a book, similar to a notebook or journal, in which personal or family memorabilia and photos are collected and arranged
verb
to create scrapbooks.
scrapbooks
scrapbooks
noun
plural of scrapbook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scrapbook
scrapworks
shoepack
shoepack
noun
Alternative spelling of shoepac
shoepacks
shoepacks
noun
plural of shoepack
skatoscopy
skiascope
skiascope
noun
A retinoscope.
skiascopies
skiascopies
noun
plural of skiascopy
skiascopy
skiascopy
noun
retinoscopy
snowpack
snowpack
noun
An accumulation of packed snow, usually the seasonal amount.
snowpacks
snowpacks
noun
plural of snowpack
soaprock
soaprock
noun
soapstone
spatchcock
spatchcock
noun
A rushed effort.
Chicken meat when prepared by spatchcocking. (See below.)
verb
To cut (poultry) along the spine and spread the halves apart, for more even cooking when grilled.
To interpolate, insert or sandwich (in or into).
To prepare in haste.
spatterdock
spatterdock
noun
A species of water lily, Nuphar advena
spatterdocks
spatterdocks
noun
plural of spatterdock
splanchnoskeletal
splanchnoskeleton
splanchnoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.
splatterdock
splatterdock
noun
Alternative form of spatterdock (“species of water lily”)
spongecake
spongecake
noun
Alternative spelling of sponge cake
spookological
spookological
adj
(informal) Relating to the study of ghosts.
spoonback
stopback
superacknowledgment
traprocks
traprocks
noun
plural of traprock
woolpacks
woolpacks
noun
plural of woolpack
workspace
workspace
noun
(computing) A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated or developed in isolation from others.
(computing, graphical user interface) An empty portion of the screen or window that serves as a container for other windows or objects.
(computing, graphical user interface) Any of the screens that can be switched between in a virtual desktop.
(robotics) The set of points that can be reached by the end-effector of a robotic manipulator
An area allocated for someone to work in, especially in an office.